My Top 5 Showtunes: Ray Quinn
Ray Quinn rose to fame when he came runner-up to Leona Lewis in the third series of The X Factor. Since then he has carved himself a stage career that includes roles in touring productions of Grease, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde and The Wedding Singer.
He now embarks on a UK tour of Summer Holiday, which opens at Liverpool Empire on 8 May and runs through until 3 November.
We caught up with Ray and asked him: "If you were stranded on a desert island which five showtunes could you not live without?"
1. "A Swingin' Affair" from Summer Holiday
I had to choose two songs from Summer Holiday as there is so much great material in there. "A Swingin' Affair" is the first one – this is my kinda music. Swing is me!
2. "The Next Time" from Summer Holiday
I'm such a romantic at heart and out of everything, I really love singing this in the show.
3. "The Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing
This is such an iconic movie packed with great songs – but if I had to choose one it would be this one. What's not to like about this? It is a massive hit and moment in the film and musical.
4. "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman
This is a fantastic movie and became such a success. I went to see it at the cinema and I was blown away.
5. "Defying Gravity" from Wicked
This is one of my all-time favourite musicals, I would love to be in it. The lyrics and the melody make it such a great song – and what an enormous hit worldwide. Phenomenal.