Jamie Archer the afro tipped to win The X Factor

Jamie

Jamie Archer (also known as Jamie Afro) is a 33 year old musician from Putney, London and finalist in the 2009 series of The X Factor. He is the oldest entrant in the competition in 2009, and keenly aware that it’s his last chance for the big time.

He has considerable experience on the London gig circuit and plays a number of instruments, chiefly the guitar and, reportedly, finds performing without an instrument challenging. As a member of the over 25 category, he is happy that his mentor for the series is Simon Cowell.

His MySpace page lists his influences as: “So many to say and from different areas of music, but here are a few Faithless, The Killers, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, U2, The Chemical Brothers, Kings Of Leon, Blur, Oasis, Luciano Pavarrotti, Micheal Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Verve and the list goes on and on….”

Last night, Jamie performed Christina Aguilera’s Hurt proving he had an unexpected ability to deliver a softer, slower melody as well as being able to belt out rock anthems. He has stage presence and a likability. One to watch.

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