Question: Which British singer now signed to Epic Records placed ahead of English pop/R&B boy band JLS on the fifth series of The X Factor? 
Sentence (from "JLS"): JLS (an initialism of Jack the Lad Swing) were an English pop/R&B boy band, which consisted of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, originally formed by Williams.
Relevant evidence: Yes