Facts: - instrument: vocals - years active: 2010 -- present - caption: waisell '' performing on the '' x factor live tour - label: chamberlain 2010 -- 12 -rrb- records -lrb- 2012 -- -rrb- kv recordings -lrb- - genre: pop - birth date: 24 january 1986 - name: katie waissel - background: solo_singer - image: katie waissel glasgow.jpg - birth place: harefield , london , england , united kingdom - associated acts: '' gods , the private life of david reed , red the velvet lovers x factor '' finalists 2010 , river Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of katie waissel .
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katie waissel -lrb- born 27 january 1986 -rrb- , is an english singer-songwriter who came into the public eye when she finished seventh in the seventh series of '' the x factor '' .