Kitty Brucknell
Kimberley in 2014
Background information
Born	Kimberley Dayle Edwards (1984-11-15)15 November 1984 (age 41) Cheltenham,Gloucestershire, England
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Whiskey Records Absolute
Website	kittybrucknell.com

Kimberley Dayle Edwards (born 15 November 1984), formerly known professionally asKitty Brucknell, is an Englishpop singer. She rose to fame as a contestant on theeighth series ofThe X Factor in 2011, where she finished in seventh place.

In addition to her musical career, Kimberley has cultivated a significant online presence, particularly on TikTok, where she shares her passion for Edwardian fashion and Titanic history. She has garnered a dedicated following by creating content that explores the elegance and intricacies of early 20th-century fashion, often drawing parallels to the opulence of Titanic-era attire.

Kimberley Dayle Edwards was born inCheltenham,Gloucestershire,^[1] on 15 November 1984. She started singing at an early age, as well as playing the violin and the piano. Throughout her childhood, she took part in a number ofcharity concerts andmusical theatre performances, and was a prolific award winner in the Cheltenham Competitive Festival.^[2] At the age of 11, she won a place in theNational Children's Orchestra of Great Britain and continued touring with them annually.She was awarded music scholarships toDean Close School,St. Edward's School andClifton College inBristol. She began touring internationally at the age of 16.

In 2003, Edwards began writing and directingInterference, ascience-fiction film.^[3] The film was accepted for the 2005Cannes Film Festival.^[4] Following this, it was shown at the Portobello Film Festival andPalm Springs.

BeforeThe X Factor, Kimberley worked as aBritney Spears,Christina Aguilera, andLady Gaga tribute act.^[5][6][7] In June 2009, she appeared onBritney Spears Saved My Life, a documentary which aired onBBC Three.^[8] She appeared in series 1 of ITV'sDinner Date in 2010.

In 2010, she contractedGuillain–Barré syndrome, a life-threatening muscle disorder, whilst singing inCorfu, which left herparalysed for four months.^[9]

In 2011, Kimberley (then known as Kitty Brucknell) auditioned for theeighth series ofThe X Factor in front of judgesLouis Walsh,Gary Barlow,Kelly Rowland andTulisa. In her audition, she sang "The Edge of Glory" and all four judges voted to send her through to the "bootcamp" stage. She performed "You Got the Love" and "Feeling Good" at bootcamp, and made it through to judges' houses. After performing "Beautiful Disaster", Walsh put her through to the live shows in his Over 25s category alongside Johnny Robinson, Sami Brookes and Jonjo Kerr.

Brucknell was in the final showdown three times during the show: in weeks 3 (with Sami Brookes), 5 (with Johnny Robinson) and 6 (withMisha B). In week 3, she was saved by a majority vote from the judges. Voting statistics revealed that Brookes received more votes than Brucknell meaning if the result went to deadlock, Brookes would have been saved and Brucknell would've been sent home. In week 5, she fell in the bottom three and was saved by a majority vote from the judges. However, Robinson received more votes than Brucknell which meant that if the result went to deadlock, Robinson would have been saved and Brucknell would've been sent home. Brucknell was finally sent home in week 6 only after Walsh voted to save her. However, voting statistics revealed that Brucknell received more votes than Misha B meaning if the result went to deadlock, Brucknell would have been saved and sent through to week 7, while Misha B would've been sent home.^[10]

Following theX Factor Live Tour 2012, Edwards began teasing the release of her track "Red Shoes".^[11][12] Brucknell returned toThe X Factor in 2013 when she performed alongside other former contestants such as Rylan Clark, Jedward, Wagner, 2 Shoes, Diva Fever and Johnny Robinson at the final in Wembley Arena. In January 2013, she went on her first tour which was dubbed the "Glamour and Damage" Tour. She performed "The Damage is Done" from her then forthcoming albumGlamour and Damage.^[13] She featured on a single which was released in Germany entitled "No Tomorrow".^[14]

In August, she shared one of her original tracks "Chains", which garnered a lot of interest from major online blogs, even with a mention from Brian May of Queen.^[15] On 4 May, Kitty announced that her debut single "Glitter in the Sky" would be released on 19 October 2014. Her debut albumGlamour and Damage was launched on Pledge Music where it is available to pre-order along with many other exclusives. Within the two weeks of its launch, she had successfully reached over 25% of her goal.^[16] On 2 August, she successfully reached 100% of her goal. Her debut album,Glamour and Damage was released on 1 November 2014 through Pledge Music.

She attempted torepresent Switzerland at theEurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Yearning". The song was written by Kitty with Dai Smith and Allyson Summerhayes (also known as 'The Elements'). Kitty's Eurovision attempt was on behalf of escnews.org who were reportedly acting as her management team during the Eurovision season 2015.^[17] On 25 November 2014, it was revealed that Kitty was not one of the nine acts selected bySRF that moved on to the live auditions held inZürich and was eliminated.^[18] She was later shortlisted for theMoldovan national final with her songs "Yearning" and "Remix". On 17 January 2015, it was announced that "Remix" had advanced to the semi-final stage held in February.^[19] She was eliminated from the competition during the first semi-final on 24 February 2015.^[20]

She revealed in an interview that the reason why she is not attempting to representthe UK is because theBBC felt it was aconflict of interest for a former X Factor contestant to be promoted by them given their involvement with theEurovision and the fact that they already have their own singing contest,The Voice UK,^[21] although formerX Factor contestantAndy Abraham represented the UK in 2008.

Kitty took the ESC News’ Track of the Year 2015 title with her Moldovan National Final entry "Yearning", with 71% of the votes.^[22][23]

She also co-owns an international talent agency called Rockstars Agency, LLC, representing talent in the US, Canada and UK for online content creation and live-streaming, primarily with TikTok influencers and Bigo Live creators,^[24] working with celebrities such as Perez Hilton andSam Asghari.^[25]

As of January 2016, Kimberley lives in Los Angeles.^[26][27]

She is also an avid figure skater, having taken up the sport in 2018 and competes in adult competitions in the US at Bronze level.^[28][29]

• The X Factor Live Tour (2012)
• Glamour and Damage Tour (2013)

• Are You On the List? A Guide on How to Become a Modern Socialite (co-author with Olivia Cox and Lewis-Duncan Weedon) (2014)

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