Andy Abraham

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Andy Abraham
Andy signing autographs at The X Factor Tour 2006
Origin	England
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Sony BMG (2006–present)

Andrew Abraham (born 1964 in London) is an English male vocalist. He was the runner up of the second series of The X Factor.

Before applying for The X Factor, Andy was a dustman. Andy has 2 children by his wife Denise, a daughter called Tara and a son called Jacob.

Andy was beaten to the top spot on The X Factor by Shayne Ward by only 1.2% of the national public vote for the show. Andy was mentored throughout the competition by Sharon Osbourne although fellow judges Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh also praised the singer throughout the competition.

On 26 March 2006, Andy's debut album entered the UK album chart at No 2 selling 176,000 albums in its first week being beaten to the top spot by fellow X Factor finalists Journey South.

So far in 2006, Andy's debut album is the twelfth highest selling album of the year with total sales of around 252,000.^{[update needed]}

Andy's second album Soul Man wasn't as popular, but even though there was a lack of promotion etc, it still managed to make the Top 20 in the UK Charts.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 Singles
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

The Impossible Dream — released 20 March 2006; #1 Republic of Ireland, #2 (UK).
Soul Man — released 13 November 2006; #19 (UK).

[edit] Singles

"Hang Up" — released 27 March 2006; #14 Republic of Ireland, #63 (UK)
"Sticky Situation/Me and Mrs Jones" - released 26 June 2006; #23 (UK Download Chart)
"December Brings Me Back to You" (featuring Michael Underwood) — released 11 December 2006; #18 (UK)