{"id":33903,"date":"2018-03-14T11:55:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T11:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=33903"},"modified":"2018-03-14T11:55:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T11:55:45","slug":"eltee-is-on-fleek-with-music-career-and-debut-ep-no-1-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/03\/eltee-is-on-fleek-with-music-career-and-debut-ep-no-1-contender\/","title":{"rendered":"El’tee Is On Fleek With Music Career And Debut EP ‘No.1 Contender’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s been a whirlwind for El’tee, who went from singing on the streets of London to the stage of the Wembley Arena in the space of 12 months.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Real name Luke Thompson, El’tee is the son of Tony T, a member of 90s group Benz. Music and singing have always been a part of El’tee’s life, and he was introduced to professional recording at the tender age of 13. It was last year however that he threw himself into music in earnest, and spent the first year of his music career performing at gigs and showcases around London and South East England, and made it through to Bootcamp in the 2017 season of X Factor.<\/p>\n

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In the early stages of last year’s series it had been announced that they were looking for original songwriters, with the hope of attracting viewers and a younger demographic. With that in mind, El’tee auditioned, and stuck to his beliefs and musical background by insisting on performing only original songs during his entire X Factor experience. This included his initial room audition, where he brought Nicole Scherzinger to tears, singing his song ‘Good And Bad’, and causing her to proclaim, \u201cThis guy is going to sell millions of records\u201d. The performance gained him four nods, and enabled his entry to Bootcamp. His penultimate X Factor appearance saw him perform at Wembley Arena in front of an audience of 4000 – mindblowing for someone just starting out on his musical journey.<\/p>\n