Ché

S23 · Eliminated (11th–12th)

As of March 22, 2026

Ché Chesterman, from Basildon, finished third on The X Factor in December 2015, took part in The X Factor Live Tour in 2016, and competed on American Idol season 23. As of March 22, 2026 he worked as a singer and songwriter, with private bookings that included weddings, and he was booked to sing at a ball in Bulphan in May.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

Before the show

  1. 2016He took part in The X Factor Live Tour in 2016.⁠[1][2]
  2. October 31, 2024In an interview published on October 31, 2024, he said he was auditioning for American Idol, that he had kept working as a live musician, and that he wanted to release songs.⁠[5]

After the show

  1. March 22, 2026On March 22, 2026 he was working as a singer and songwriter in Basildon, taking private bookings that included weddings, and he was booked to sing at a ball in Bulphan in May.⁠[2]

Date not documented

  1. Before his 2015 X Factor audition he left a shelf-stacking job at Tesco.⁠[2]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • 2015In 2015 he auditioned with Jessie J's Who You Are, competed in the Boys category with mentor Nick Grimshaw, and finished third. On December 12 he sang Valerie and The First Cut Is the Deepest with Rod Stewart, received 7.2 percent of the final vote, and was eliminated.⁠[1][5]

Sources

5 sources

  1. The X Factor (British TV series) series 12 — Wikipedia, published September 30, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Contestants: “|Ché Chesterman”
    • Contestants: “|[[Basildon]]”
    • Contestants: “|3rd Place”
    • Final: “12 December”
    • Tour: “would be on The X Factor Live Tour 2016”
    • Contestants: “|Boys (Grimshaw)”
    • Final: “"[[The First Cut Is the Deepest]]" (with [[Rod Stewart]])”
    • Final: “Ché Chesterman received the fewest public votes and was automatically eliminated.”
  2. X Factor finalist Che Chesterman's life in Basildon — Essex Live, published March 22, 2026. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Tour: “during the X Factor tour in 2016”
    • Work: “still works as a singer and songwriter”
    • Booking: “In May he's performing at a ball in Bulphan”
    • Booking: “available for private bookings with one video shared on his TikTok showing several past bookings to sing at weddings”
    • Caption: “during the X Factor tour in 2016”
    • Bookings: “past bookings to sing at weddings”
    • Ball: “In May he's performing at a ball in Bulphan”
    • Home: “Basildon-based singer”
  3. American Idol season 23 — Wikipedia, updated April 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Elimination chart: “! scope="row"| Ché”
    • Top 12 – Iconic American Idol Moments (April 28) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Ché: Pl. 11, 4/28 column
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Ché: Season 23, Place finish 11th-12th
  5. X Factor star relaunches music career with last opportunity on American Idol — Metro, published October 31, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Idol: “audition for American Idol”
    • Work: “continued to work as a live musician”
    • Songs: “I want to release songs.”
    • Audition: “Who You Are”
    • Result: “finishing in third”

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