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Swing crooner Ray Quinn flying high with debut album

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13 MARCH 2007

The only way is up for rising star Ray Quinn, who took to the skies this week as he launched his self-titled debut album. With the help of a helicopter, he did a whistlestop tour of several UK cities to promote the disc which looks set to soar in the charts after it began to fly off the shelves.

Ray, who was given a record deal by music mogul Simon Cowell after he made it to the last two in the X Factor final, bestowed a kiss on his proud grandmother Marjorie in his Liverpool hometown before taking his first ride in a chopper. And he was met with crowds of eager fans in Glasgow and Newcastle, where he performed some of his swing classics.

He is facing chart competition from another X Factor finalist, rocker Ben Miles, who has released a disc entitled Picture Of You. "It'll be an exciting week," says Ray who admits making the number one slot would be "the icing on the cake". The 18-year-old is still buzzing about his recording experience in LA. "I used Frank Sinatra's microphone and some of the band had recorded with him... I had the time of my life," he enthused.