Luke Friend (born 30 April 1996) is an English singer and former student from Teignmouth in Devon.He started his career in 2013 after winning TeenStar and appearing as a contestant and later a finalist on tenth series of The X Factor and later placed third on the show.After his career appearing on The X Factor, he signed with RCA Records in October 2014 and released his debut single "Hole In My Heart" in March 2015.On 8 April 2016 he signed to BMG.