The singer, who finished third at the X-Factor in 2015, said Basildon has really become his home since moving back to south Essex from London, and hopes to fly the flag for the town on the US show where singers compete for a record label deal. The father-of-three credited his dad, Che senior, who died in 2020, for everything he has achieved so far and said it is “every singer’s dream” to break out in America. “I’ve watched the show since I was a child, I grew up watching it with my dad.
It’s a dream come true without a doubt.” Che had previously attended South Essex College in and said the school had helped him with nerves when performing on stage. “My career will always be dedicated to my dad, growing up he was always singing, he showed me everything I know about singing today,” Che added.
“I would love for him to have seen it, I hope he might give me that strength I need to get over the line. He is everything I know and everything is down to him.” He called the experience competing in X-Factor “amazing” and still fondly remembers reaching the final and singing at Wembley.
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