Evetts first came to the attention of the public in 2001 when she appeared on '' Popstars '' , the TV show that launched Hear ' Say and Liberty X . After failing to make either of the groups , later in that year she returned and auditioned for the first series of '' Pop Idol '' . She made the final 10 along with Will Young , Gareth Gates and Darius Danesh , eventually coming fifth . The following year , Evetts presented '' Cruel Holiday '' for Sky TV before briefly appearing in '' Coronation Street '' as Eve . She also presented '' Popstars : The Rivals Extra '' on ITV2 alongside Dane Bowers . In 2003 , she won the role of Sandy in '' Grease the Musical '' along with Jonathan Wilkes who played Danny . In 2011 , she independently released a single , " Waste My Time " . In 2012 , Evetts successfully auditioned at the Manchester auditions of '' The X Factor '' and made it through to bootcamp , but failed to progress to judges ' houses . On 11 February 2016 , she was revealed to be one of the candidates to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song , " Brand New Day " . However , on 17 February 2016 , it was revealed that she had withdrawn from the selection due to a severe knee injury ( The song that won the show was barred from competing in the contest due to the Romanian TV broadcaster 's severe debts )
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Hayley Evetts