Vince Kidd was a finalist on series one of the Voice UK. He is now releasing music under the name billy blond. Appearing on the second of four audition shows, Kidd auditioned with " Like a Virgin", originally by

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—with all four coaches electing for him to join their teams; from which Kidd selected

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. During the battle rounds, Kidd sang " We Found Love" by

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against seventeen-year-old Jessica Hammond—with Jessie crowning him the winner. In the second live show, Kidd performed

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's rendition of " Always on My Mind"—proceeding to the next round on account of the public vote. In the fourth live show, Kidd performed

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's "

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"—proceeding once again to the next round on account of the public vote. In the semi-finals, Kidd performed " Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse—advancing to the final. In the final of ''The Voice UK'', Kidd performed both "

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" and " Nobody's Perfect"—the latter alongside coach Jessie J—ultimately finishing in fourth place. Following ''The Voice UK'', an eight-track compilation was released in June 2012 featuring Kidd's renditions of "Like a Virgin" and "Always On My Mind"; entering the UK chart at number ninety-seven and one-hundred-and-thirty-four respectively. Vince released his debut

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—''Sick Love''—in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2012; which peaked at number one-hundred-and-ninety-eight on the UK chart. A music video for his second EP, ''The Zoo'', featuring

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' Vanessa White, was uploaded to YouTube on 20 April 2013. The EP was released on 2 June 2012. "You And Me" was released as a single on iTunes on 7 June 2013. "My Gang" was released as a single on 11 September 2013. In May 2014, he lent his vocals to

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song, "Zero", featured on their debut album. He also co-wrote the song. He featured on the

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song "Dangerous", released on 9 February 2015. The song reached No. 1 in Qatar. A song he co-wrote, "What Would Dusty Do?", was recorded by X Factor 2014 finalist Andrea Faustini, and released on his debut album on 17 July 2015.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

References

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