Kye Sones was 29 and from Middlesex when he walked into The X Factor auditions. His day job sounded like something from an old novel. He was working as a chimney sweep in London, with brushes, soot and dirty hands every day.
He said he was grateful to have work, but music was his real passion. For ten years he had played small clubs all over the country, and for one reason or another it never worked out. He admitted it was a hard pill to swallow. He came to the audition alone and kept it a secret, because he just needed a lucky break 🎤.
For the audition, he chose a mash-up he had made himself, mixing Save the World by Swedish House Mafia with RIP by Rita Ora. He only found out on the day that Rita Ora would be on the judging panel, which made him even more nervous.
As soon as he started, it was clear that he was not just a singer but an artist. One judge said he was born to sing, not born to clean chimneys. Another said his was the kind of voice that could sell albums and called him a superstar. Another judge said he had really touched them. Kye walked off with yeses from the judges, and his years of playing small clubs finally felt worth it 🔥.
