Frankie Cocozza is from Brighton and was born to an English mother and a father of Italian descent. He attended Longhill High School. During the first live show, he sang "The A Team" and was safe. The second week of live shows, he sang "The Scientist" and was in the bottom two and had to perform against Nu Vibe in the final showdown, when he sang "Red". Barlow, Rowland and Walsh all voted in his favour, saving him from elimination. In week three, Cocozza sang "Rocks", and was at the centre of controversy after he swore live on air. He was announced as being safely through to the following week. The week after he sang "Should I Stay or Should I Go", and during week 5 he sang "I Gotta Feeling", after which, all four judges criticised his performance. On 8 November, it was announced that Cocozza had been asked to leave due to him breaking competition rules. This made Cocozza only the second act ever to be removed from The X Factor, the first being Emily Nakanda of series 4. It is confirmed that he will be a housemate in the 2012 Celebrity Big Brother.

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