Rhydian (born 14 February 1983) is a singer from Powys, Wales, is best known for his appearance on the fourth series of the British talent show The X Factor (2007) in which he came second. He was praised by all four judges throughout the series for his impressive performances, and he was the favourite to win the competition with the bookmakers.
Rhydian released his self-titled debut album, '
Rhydian', on the 24th of November 2008 and was the highest selling solo male artist of 2008.Of his four albums, the first,
Rhydian, went double platinum, and the second, O Fortuna was Classical Brit nominated and included collaborations with Dame Kiri te Kanawa and Bryn Terfel. The third, Waves, marked a shift in styl...
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