Aston Merrygold

Aston Merrygold, 20 years old and is one of the 4 cute members of the band JLS that Louis Walsh choice as one of his 3 bands in the X Factor and they made it to the final and came in second.

Aston grew up in Peterborough and dreamed of being a footballer as many teenage boys do. At Secondary School he represented England in the European Youth games in 2004 but soon after this he discovered he had a nerve disorder in his left foot and had to give up his Passion for sport.

When Aston was 14 his mother signed him up for children's stars in there eyes in 2002 where he stared as Michael Jackson and sang Rockin' Robin. Aston stared in all his school plays and after he finished school in 2004, he was cast in a new TV show called Fun Song Factory.

Aston met Marvin one of the other members of the band whilst auditioning for an TV advert. Marvin told Aston about his band and Aston finally joined them. Since Aston joined the band he has moved to London to make it easier for rehearsing.