Which British singer now signed to Epic Records placed ahead of English pop/R&B boy band JLS on the fifth series of The X Factor? 
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is a British singer and stage actress.
 Burke rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series "The X Factor" in 2008, becoming one of the most successful winners of the series.
 She has been signed to Epic Records, RCA Records and Syco Music.
JLS
JLS (an initialism of Jack the Lad Swing) were an English pop/R&B boy band, which consisted of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, originally formed by Williams.
 They initially signed to Tracklacers production company New Track City and then went on to become runners-up of the fifth series of the ITV reality talent show "The X Factor" in 2008, coming second to Alexandra Burke.
JB Gill
Jonathan Benjamin "JB" Gill (born 7 December 1986) is an English singer and farmer.
 He is best known as a former member of boy band JLS, who came second place on "The X Factor" in 2008.
 They went on to have five number-one singles and sold over 10 million records worldwide before disbanding in December 2013. Oritsé Williams
Oritsé Jolomi Matthew Soloman Williams ( , , born 27 November 1986), professionally as Oritsé, is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and record producer.
 He is best known as the founding member of the boy band JLS, who were runners-up to Alexandra Burke on the fifth series of "The X Factor" in 2008.
 JLS sold over 10 million records before disbanding in December 2013.
 Williams also won the ITV dancing competition "Stepping Out" in September 2013. Eoghan Quigg
Eoghan Karl Christopher Quigg (pronounced "Owen", born 12 July 1992) is a pop singer from Dungiven, Northern Ireland, who finished third in the fifth series of the British television music talent contest "The X Factor" in 2008.
 As a result of his "X Factor" success, Quigg was due to be signed by Simon Cowell, "X Factor" creator/producer and owner and CEO of Syco Records, but was instead signed to RCA after Cowell pulled out.
 Quigg released an eponymous studio album in 2009, to strongly negative reviews.
 Quigg competed in the Irish national selection for the chance to represent Ireland in 2014 at the Eurovision Song Contest but finished second. Aston Merrygold
Aston Iain Merrygold (born 13 February 1988) is a British singer-songwriter, dancer and television personality.
 He is best known for being a member of the British boy band JLS who were the runners-up to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series of "The X Factor".
 After a successful five years, JLS split on 22 December 2013.
 In 2013, Merrygold became a judge on the British dance talent show "Got to Dance". Marvin Humes
Marvin Richard James Humes (born 18 March 1985) is an English disc jockey and radio host who currently presents the late show across the UK's Capital FM Network, and the Vodafone Big Top 40 chart show across UK commercial radio stations on a Sunday afternoon.
 He is best known as a former member of the boyband JLS, the runner-up boyband to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series of "The X Factor".
 After a successful five years, JLS split in December 2013. Jukebox (JLS album)
Jukebox is the third and penultimate studio album by English boy band JLS, released on 11 November 2011 through Epic Records.
 The album's release was preceded by the lead single "She Makes Me Wanna", which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2011, and the second single, "Take a Chance on Me", released on 4 November 2011.
 The single charted at number two in the British charts.
 The album was issued in four exclusive different editions through music retailer HMV, each containing a slipcase portraying a different member of the band on the artwork. JLS (album)
JLS is the debut studio album by English boy band JLS.
 It was released in the UK on 9 November 2009 by Epic Records.
 It was preceded by the lead single, "Beat Again" on 13 July 2009.
 The album debuted at number-one in the UK and Ireland.
 It has been certified four times platinum in the UK, where it was the sixth best-selling album of 2009. Beat Again
"Beat Again" is the debut single by English boy band JLS.
 It was released on 12 July 2009 as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album "JLS" (2009).
 The song was written by Wayne Hector and Steve Mac and produced by Mac.
 The song's B-side is a cover of "Umbrella" by Rihanna, which JLS covered during the semi-finals of the fifth series of "The X Factor" in December 2008.