Frankie Cocozza (born 17 January 1993) is a British singer from Brighton, England who was a former contestant on ''

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''. He is currently the lead singer of British

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band the Telescreen.Profile
pledgeMusic.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

Life and career

He appeared in ''

'' and was put through to the live shows by

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in his Boys category (solo males aged 16–24) alongside

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, Craig Colton and James Michael. However, on 8 November 2011, Cocozza left the show after breaking competition rules, admitting his life had "gone out of control" while taking part in the show. He was replaced by

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, who was eliminated in the first live show by her mentor

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. He has released 2 EPs, a sell-out tour, and is currently working on an album with his band, the Telescreen. In January 2012, months after leaving ''The X Factor'', Cocozza became a housemate on the ninth series of ''

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''. He finished in second place losing out to actress and television presenter

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. On 5 November 2012, Cocozza released his debut EP online, which reached No. 19 on iTunes. 'She's Got A Motorcycle' was released as a single, with an accompanying video posted to YouTube. The music video shows Cocozza riding a motorcycle towards a wall of fire. The single reached number 89 in the UK chart. On 21 April 2013, Cocozza released his second EP to iTunes, titled 'Embrace' which failed to chartiTunes – Music – Embrace – EP by Frankie Cocozza
iTunes Store. Retrieved 6 April 2018. Five months later, on 13 September 2013, Cocozza and his band The Telescreen announced through their official

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site that they were planning to release a debut album set to launch early 2014 if funding succeeded. On 26 February 2014, Cocozza released his band's debut single 'Kids' online.Official Bandcamp site
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Personal life

Cocozza married Bianca Murphy in 2018. The couple live in Sydney, Australia. Their son was born in May 2019.

Discography

Extended plays/EPs

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cocozza, Frankie 1993 births Living people British people of Italian descent Italian British musicians The X Factor (British TV series) contestants 21st-century British singers 21st-century British male singers