▁ 2 5 ▁Fle ur ▁East ▁with ▁ 5 7 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes . ▁His ▁debut ▁single ▁" Something ▁I ▁Need " ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁his ▁victory ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Christmas ▁number ▁one . ▁ ▁Jay ▁James ▁Jay ▁James ▁( born ▁Jay ▁James ▁Pic ton ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁aged ▁ 3 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁fit ness ▁instruct or ▁from ▁Sau nd ers foot , ▁in ▁P embro kes hire . ▁He ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁record ▁deal ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁released ▁his ▁debut ▁album ▁Play ▁It ▁by ▁Heart ▁through ▁De cca ▁Records ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁" F ly " ▁by ▁Cin ematic , ▁released ▁on ▁Black ▁But ter ▁Records ▁( home ▁to ▁Rud iment al , ▁G org on ▁City ▁and ▁C lean ▁Band it ). ▁ ▁James ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁two ▁with ▁Paul ▁Ak ister ▁in ▁week ▁ 5 , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁saved ▁after ▁Wal sh ▁sent ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁dead lock ▁and ▁Ak ister ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁as ▁the ▁contest ant ▁with ▁the ▁few est ▁public ▁votes . ▁However , ▁the ▁following ▁week , ▁James ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁two ▁with ▁Ste vi ▁Rich ie . ▁His ▁ment or ▁Cow ell ▁and ▁Wal sh ▁opt ed ▁to ▁send ▁R itch ie ▁home , ▁but ▁Mel ▁B ▁and ▁Fern ande z - V ers ini , ▁who ▁picked ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁wild card ▁act ▁and