Stereo Kicks

Stereo Kicks (previously New Boy Band) are an eight-piece boy band consisting of Barclay Beales (19, Devon), Chris Leonard (19, Meath, Ireland), Tom Mann (21, Southampton), James Graham (18, Essex), Reece Bibby (16, Lancashire), Jake Sims (20, Bristol), Casey Johnson (19, London) and Charlie Jones (14, Kent).[54] Beales and Mann were both rejected as soloists at bootcamp in series 10,[55][56] and Leonard as part of the band Out of the Blue (formerly 5th Base), because they forgot their lyrics;[57] Beales also previously yodelled.[58] The members were all initially rejected at the bootcamp stage but were formed into a group by the judges because they felt they were too good to let them go.[54][59] Their dream duet would be Justin Timberlake or Ed Sheeran.[1] Intially called the "New Boy Band", they later held a poll on the website to determine a new name and "Stereo Kicks" was chosen.[60]

Stereo Kicks landed in the sing-off during week two with Chloe Jasmine[, but were saved when Walsh, Mel B and Cowell opted to send Jasmine home.[21] They were in the sing-off again in week 4 against Lola Saunders. With Walsh and Mel B opting to save them, the result went to deadlock and Saunders was eliminated as the contestant with fewest number of public votes.[28] With the eliminations of Blonde Electra and Overload Generation in week 1 and Only The Young in week 7, Stereo Kicks became Walsh's last remaining act in the competition. In week 8, they were eliminated against Lauren Platt after voting went to deadlock, becoming the last of Walsh's groups to leave the competition and finishing in fifth place.[27]