Andrea Faustini has landed a major record deal with RCA after reaching last year's X Factor final.
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Moving to the UK from Italy to take part in the huge singing competition, Andrea stole the hearts of the nation with his incredible vocal ability, endearing personality and love for pugs.
Now he's laying out the foundations for his first album of original material to be released later this year, which will see him work with some of the greatest songwriters in the business.
"Only a year ago I was a normal student in Italy with a dream to sing. Thanks to the UK public my dream is about to become a reality and I can't wait to work with RCA and show everyone what I can do."
More information about Andrea's album is expected to follow in the coming weeks and months.
Check out Andrea's performance of Whitney Houston hit 'I Didn't Know My Own Strength' below.