Music X Factor In 2009, Solomon auditioned for the sixth series of
The X Factor, performing "
What a Wonderful World". She was among the top 12 contestants and advanced to the live shows and was mentored by
Dannii Minogue. During the first week of the live shows she performed
Coldplay's "
The Scientist". During week two, she performed "
At Last", receiving the most votes of the public. She sang "
When You Wish Upon a Star" during the third week. On the fourth week, all contestants had to sing rock songs; Minogue selected "
Somewhere Only We Know", and Solomon's performance resulted in positive reviews. On the fifth week, she sang "
Son of a Preacher Man". The sixth week into the competition, Solomon sang
Queen's "
Who Wants to Live Forever". During the sixth week, she and her fellow
X Factor finalists released a cover of
Michael Jackson's "
You Are Not Alone", which topped the charts on the
UK Singles Chart and the
Irish Singles Chart. Solomon went on tour with her fellow
X Factor finalists. She returned to the show in December 2010, where she presented from
Essex for winner,
Matt Cardle and to the
fourteenth series of
The X Factor UK in December 2017, presenting alongside
George Shelley, interviewing the finalists relatives and friends at the live finals from
ExCeL London. She returned in the same position the following year.
Albums In June 2011, Solomon began working on her debut album. It was a work in progress for several years.
Shy was finally released in April 2015. She stated that she had complete control in a bidding war between record labels. In 2011, Solomon performed as the headline act at Paisley's Christmas Lights Switch On event and released a cover of
Chris Rea's "
Driving Home for Christmas" as her Christmas single. It was used for the
Iceland Christmas commercial and reached number 27 in the
UK Singles Chart. Solomon was also the headline artist of 2014 tour of the world's largest children's choir
, Young Voices, performing tracks from her forthcoming debut album.
Television Reality and game shows In 2012, Solomon took part in the tenth series of the reality show ''
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! She beat Shaun Ryder in the final and was crowned "Queen of the Jungle". She would later take over from Laura Whitmore and become co-host of newly named I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! spin-off I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Extra Camp'' alongside Vicky Pattison, Joe Swash and
Chris Ramsey. After a guest appearance on
ITV daytime show
Loose Women in 2010, Solomon was quickly made a regular panellist alongside
Lisa Riley after
Vicky Pattison and
Jamelia left the show. In October 2010, she won the
Living TV show
Party Wars. In April 2011, Solomon and
Keith Lemon presented
Sing If You Can. In 2011, she turned down the offer to join
The Only Way Is Essex. From 5 September 2012, Solomon was part of the judging panel for
ITV2's
Top Dog Model. From February 2015, Solomon took part in the second series of
The Jump and was eliminated on 4 February. On a celebrity special of
The Chase aired on 30 October 2016, Solomon won £60,000 in her individual chase, opposing
Anne Hegerty (The Governess). On 25 June 2017, Solomon appeared as a guest on ITV2's
Love Island: Aftersun, a chat-show companion to
Love Island. She also took part in a celebrity edition of
The Crystal Maze on
Channel 4. In January 2018 she participated in ''
And They're Off!'' in aid of Sport Relief. In 2019, Solomon became a regular panellist for
ITV2's
Celebrity Juice, hosted by Keith Lemon. Solomon started presenting the BBC 1 series
Sort Your Life Out in 2021
. In each episode, a family
declutters their home within seven days, with the help of Solomon and her team - organiser Dilly, carpenter Rob and cleaning expert Iwan. In 2024,
Sort Your Life Out won the
National Television Awards Factual Entertainment prize. In 2026,
Sort Your Life Out entered its sixth series. In May 2022, Solomon was introduced as co-host for
Bake Off: The Professionals, replacing comedian Tom Allen.
Other Solomon performed a duet with Ryder in 2011 at the 16th
National Television Awards – "
Feeling Good" and "
Step On" by
Happy Mondays. In May 2014, Solomon recorded the theme tune for
Channel 5's children's show
Pip Ahoy!. She also has a recurring role in the show, voicing Fuchsia the Flamingo. She launched a clothing range with
Primark on 11 October 2018. On 15 December 2022, Solomon presented the festive craft show ''Stacey Solomon's Crafty Christmas''. The show returned for a second episode in December 2023.
Commercial activity In 2011, she became the face of supermarket
Iceland, taking over from
Coleen Nolan. ==Personal life==