Dream lives on as X Factor Nikk sings for 10,000

Aug 23 2008 by Barry Gibson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Nikk Mager and Phixx (at Huddersfield Grammar School) 398

GUTSY singer Nikk Mager will perform to thousands – just days after being told to give up his dream.

The Greetland man failed to win a place on ITV show The X Factor last week.

Millions of viewers saw judge Simon Cowell tell Nikk, 24, to give up trying to be a pop star.

But the former Huddersfield Grammar School pupil will perform at a festival in Norwich on Monday.

Nikk said: “I’m really, really excited about this.

“It’s a good gig, there should be about 10,000 people there. I think I’m going to be one of the headliners because The X Factor was so huge.”

He plans to do three songs – including Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol – at the Escape to the Music Festival.

Nikk hopes he can use the event to prove The X Factor judges wrong.