Misha Bryan (singer)

Misha Bryan (born 10 February 1992) is a British singer-songwriter from Manchester England, who first came to public attention as a semi-finalist of The X Factor. On 28 April 2012, Misha released a mixtape, [| Why Hello World]. In May 2012, she was signed to Sony Music and began working on her debut album.

Early life
Misha Bryan was born in Manchester England. She was born to single mother Florence, she was raised from 3-months old on by her aunt Lily, as her mother could not take care of her. To this day, she doesn't know who her father is.

2011: The X Factor
In 2011 Misha auditioned for The X Factor, and sung Aretha Franklin's Respect. She received a 'yes' and progressed onto the bootcamp challenge. For the bootcamp challenge, she sung Survivor and progressed further to judges' houses. At judges' houses Misha sung No More Drama and Crazy, which was enough to get her through to live shows. On the third live show, Misha was accused of bullying contestants backstage, and this had influenced public votes. Misha landed in the bottom two against Sophie Habibis, Kitty Brucknell and Janet Devlin, and received fewer votes than all three of them. On the semi-final Misha finished 4th overall.

2012-present: Why Hello World, record deal and debut studio album
On 28 April 2012, Misha released a mixtape, "[| Why Hello World]". In May 2012, she signed a record deal with Sony Music and has begun working on her debut album. The first single from the album, titled "Home Run", will be released in July 2012.