Ray Quinn

Ray Quinn’s only piece of mis-fortune was to come up against Leona Lewis in the 2006 edition of The X factor where he finished as runner up!

The fact that his debut album ‘Doing It My Way’ entered the UK album charts at number one, going on to sell over 300,000 copies showed just how popular his appearances on the show had become - and all without releasing a single.

Ray is a multi talented singer / dancer / actor who first came to our attention in 2000 playing Anthony Murray on Channel 4’s Brookside going on to play roles in other many TV shows before finally turning his attention to his true passion and entering The X factor, appearing in the 2006 series seen by 12.6 million viewers.

Following the success of X factor & ‘Doing It My Way’, the next step for Ray was the West End and combining all his talents as he appeared in some of the biggest hit shows - Grease, Dirty Dancing & Legally Blonde - these shows highlighted just how versatile a performer he was. 

He also went on to star in the 2009 Saturday night show ‘Dancing On Ice’ which he not only won but was also crowned Champions of Champions in 2014.

Ray returned to the studio in 2015 to start work on a new commercial sound that would return him to his music. Working with a team of songwriters and producers in London he has been creating an album of original songs for his eagerly awaited second album. As yet untitled, the album is due for release in 2016 and with sell out gigs throughout the spring and summer Ray is witnessing first-hand just how well his huge fan base are embracing this new sound.

TV Credits

Merseybeat(BBC),Doctors(BBC),The Singing Cactus(part of the BBC Afternoon Play Series),Songs Of Praise(BBC),Britain Sings Christmas(ITV),Hider In The House(BBC),Watchdog(BBC),Alan Titchmarsh Show(ITV),This Morning(ITV),Loose Women(ITV),The Wright Stuff(Ch5),BBC Breakfast,Paul O Grady(ITV),The 5 O Clock Show(Ch4),Baby Ballroom(ITV),Everybody Dance Now(ITV),Ready Steady Cook(BBC),Grease-The School Musical(Sky),Sing If You Can(ITV),Little Crackers(Sky),Pointless Celebrities(BBC),Comic Relief 2013(BBC),All Star Mr and Mrs(ITV),DayBreak(ITV),Lorraine(ITV),Dancing on Ice-All Stars Series(ITV).

Theatre

Dirty Dancing(2010-2011)as Billy Kostecki,Grease(2008/2009)playing both Doody and lead Danny Zuko.Ray has also starred in 3 Qdos Pantomime productions(Sleeping Beauty-2009/10), (Jack and the Beanstalk-2010/11) and (Cinderella-2011/12),also Aladdin at Lighthouse,Poole(2012/2013),Peter Pan at the Liverpool Empire Theatre(2013/14).Other theatre credits include :-Peter Pan(Neptune Theatre,Liverpool),Me and My Girl(Empire Theatre,Liverpool),Buster(Playhouse Theatre,Liverpool).

Tours

Ray embarked on his own successful theatre tour in Autumn 2007.Ray has also appeared in the X Factor Tour(2007),Ray also took part in 2 tours for Dancing On Ice(2009/2010).Ray also took the lead as Danny Zuko in the U.K tour of Grease,whilst the tour was visiting Liverpool(November 2011).Legally Blonde U.K Tour(January-July 2012)as Warner Huntington lll.The Rise and Fall of Little Voice U.K Tour(August 2012-June 2013) as Billy. Celebrities On Ice(January 2013).Dancing On Ice-The Final Tour(2014).

Music

In March 2007,Ray released his debut album'Doing It My Way'.The album shot to No1 in the charts,quickly reaching Platinum selling status.Ray is currently writing and producing new material with writing partner Wayne Anthony Cole.

Film/Radio

Bulletproof(Film-2006),Lost Boys(Radio Play-2004),Millions(Radio Play-2004)The Believers(Radio Play-2010)

Ray also has done many gigs around the country,focusing on his trademark 1950's swing classics.Ray is also an accomplished dancer,winning many awards including :-

Disco-Junior British Champion

Ballroom-British and Europeon Junior Champion

Latin-Junior World and British Champion

Modern-Junior British Champion(Janet Cram Awards 2000)