▁began ▁working ▁with ▁J ools ▁Holland ▁as ▁a ▁session ▁music ian ▁and ▁backing ▁vocal ist . ▁He ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁contest ant ▁on ▁Gre ase ▁Is ▁the ▁Word ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁got ▁put ▁through ▁to ▁' boot ▁camp ', ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁pa ired ▁with ▁Al ison ▁C raw ford . ▁Although ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁elimin ated , ▁K av ana ▁book ed ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁declared ▁runner - up ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁theatre ▁production ▁The ▁Ext ra ▁F actor , ▁a ▁fict ional ▁on - stage ▁musical ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁X ▁F actor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁tou red ▁with ▁G * Man ia , ▁a ▁musical ▁show ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁G lee . ▁The ▁cast ▁then ▁recorded ▁a ▁Christmas ▁single , ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁" Don ' t ▁Stop ▁Bel ie vin '" ▁by ▁J our ney . ▁K av ana ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁series ▁of ▁BBC ▁Saturday ▁night ▁singing ▁show ▁The ▁Vo ice ▁UK ▁where ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁progress ▁past ▁the ▁aud ition ▁stage . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁K av ana , ▁D ane ▁Bow ers , ▁G are th ▁G ates ,