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Kyle O'Sullivan & Connie Rusk

X Factor's teen star Eoghan Quigg is unrecognisable and a dad 14 years on from show

He became an overnight teenage star when he auditioned for the 2008 series X Factor.

Aged just 16-years-old, Northern Irish schoolboy Eoghan Quigg wowed the judges with his vocals and marketable look with his cheeky grin and his trademark spiky hairstyle.

With Simon Cowell as a mentor, Eoghan soon made it onto the live shows and placed third in the competition overall.

14 years on, the Irish charmer looks worlds away from his teenage days and, after riding on the coattails of fame in the years that followed X Factor, is now a proud father.

Eoghan no longer looks baby-faced and now boasts two full sleeves of tattoos.

X Factor's teen star Eoghan Quigg is unrecognisable and a dad 14 years on from show (Instagram/ @eoghanquigg)
His blonde highlights coiffed into a spiky look are a thing of the past (Instagram)

His blonde highlights coiffed into a spiky look are a thing of the past with the singer preferring a comb-over look nowadays.

Eoghan was previously open about having a hair transplant back in 2020 after feeling "so insecure" watching it receed over a period of years.

Aged just 16, Northern Irish schoolboy Eoghan Quigg rose to fame on The X Factor (Rex)

He wrote at the time: "I have to say it is the best decision I have ever made. For men, losing their hair can be such a stressful experience and one that we maybe don’t often open up or talk about enough."

He lives in Derry with his girlfriend Amy Campbell, whom he first started dating in 2015.

He lives in Derry with his girlfriend Amy Campbell (Instagram/ @eoghanquigg)

They welcomed daughter Emmy Belle in April last year, and is an active part in Amy's two children from a previous relationship lives.

He still does singing and is part of Irish wedding band The Housem8s.

Eoghan was due to be signed to Simon's record label but the music mogul ended up pulling out.

The teen went on to sign with RCA Records and released his self-titled album in 2009.

Eoghan now boasts two sleeves of tattoos (Instagram)
He plays an active part in Amy's children's lives (Instagram)

It placed 14th in the UK charts and his single 28,000 Friends only made it No 96 - seeing Eoghan dropped from the record company.

Five years later Eoghan tired to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 with 'The Movie Song' but he was finished second in the contest.

Deciding his music career was over, Eoghan then moved into football and Nothern Irish football club Coagh United FC in 2015 before moving to Portstewart FC.

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