Altiyan Childs
Name: Altiyan Childs
Age: 35
Category: Over 25s
Forklift driver Altiyan Childs had almost given up his dream of becoming a musician. Born in Mt Isa, but growing up in Sydney’s North Shore, Altiyan Childs formed his first band at age 12. Now at 35, he’s finally getting the chance he thinks he deserves. Having enjoyed some success 10 years ago with the band “Masonia” (they reached Number 41 on the album charts), Altiyan decided to retire from music. “I lost the drive to keep plugging away, sending demos.”
Altiyan’s father encoured him to audition for The X Factor. “He saw how much I was struggling being away from music,” he says. Altiyan’s first audition didn’t go so well - but the judges saw something in and and asked him to return the next day for another chance. And now he has ended up with Ronan Keating as his mentor in the Over 25s group - “I instantly felt a connection with him - I love that man. He is so inspiring to me.” His musical inspiration: “Prince always affected me, Van Morrison spoke to me.” What is he looking forward to most in the competition? “As soon as the song starts, I lose myself and find myself at the same time.”
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