Javine Hylton

Javine Hylton, more commonly known as simply Javine is a British singer who has had a string of hits in the UK charts. She was born on 27 December, 1981.

Career

For a spell of two years, she played Nala in a production of The Lion King on London's West End. In a potentially risky move, she opted to channel this experience of live singing into an audition for the returning Popstars, a TV talent show in which young hopefuls sought to be picked for a place in a new band. For the second series, Popstars - The Rivals, the format had been altered to allow for the creation of two groups, one boy-band and one girl-band, that would, in theory at least, battle it out for chart dominance.

Related Topics:
The Lion King - West End - Popstars

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Javine's gamble paid off to some extent as she was one of the last six contenders for a place in the girl-band, but she fell at the final hurdle, and missed out on a spot in what became the chart-topping group Girls Aloud, and instead embarked on a solo singing career.

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She was dropped by her record label in late 2004, despite receiving good record sales, peaking at no 4 in the charts with her opening release "Real Things".

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On March 5, 2005, she won Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up, the British heat of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The other contestants were the 1996 UK entrant Gina G, as well as Andy Scott-Lee, the group Tricolore, and Katie Price (better known as glamour model Jordan). Javine represented Britain in the final, finishing in 22nd place (with 18 points) in front of only France and Germany. She had been given pre-final odds of 33/1, making her an outsider.

Related Topics:
March 5 - 2005 - Eurovision Song Contest 2005 - Gina G - Andy Scott-Lee - Tricolore - Katie Price - France - Germany

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