Rosie Ribbons
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Rosemary "Rosie" Ribbons (born July 22, 1983) is an Australian-born, UK-based singer. In the early 1980s, her Welsh father, Ronald, visited Australia to see his parents who had emigrated there. He met and married Rosie's mother Carol, and the family moved to Pontardawe near Swansea when Rosie was four.
Rosie reportedly wanted to be a pop singer ever since she was eight years old. A big fan of Mariah Carey, she learned to mimick her singing, and also started to write her own songs. She lost interest during her final school year, passing only two GCSEs, English and Drama.
Bored with a supermarket job, Rosie auditioned for ITV1's talent show Pop Idol. She performed her own song called Colours and wowed the judges Simon Cowell, Nicki Chapman, Neil Fox and especially record producer Pete Waterman, who burst into tears. Rosie made it through to the final 10 of the show but was voted out by viewers a few weeks before Will Young was crowned winner on February 9, 2002.
Although she didn't win, Telstar Records signed her to a five album deal, reportedly worth £1,000,000. After supporting Blue and Liberty X on tour, her first two singles "Blink" and "A Little Bit" were both UK top-20 hits, but due to Telstar's financial problems, her contract was subsequently terminated.
As of 2004 Rosie is believed to be living in Wales and recording new tracks in hopes of returning to the music business.