DANIEL DE BOURG

Age: 31

From: London

Job: Dance teacher

History: Daniel originally trained as a dancer at The Royal Ballet from the age of 11 and at 17 he worked as a professional dancer with the Rambert Dance Company.

He stayed with them for four years but had to give up after a serious knee injury.

In 2001 Daniel was signed to the Dreamworks record label and worked with R Kelly in the States but after the company was bought out, Daniel's single was shelved and he never got to release any material.

Daniel moved back to London and took up teaching dance and ballet as well as doing a bit of modelling. He lives with friends in London and has a three-year-old son Theron.

HMV's Gennaro Castaldo says: "Daniel probably starts as the favourite in this category - he looks and sounds really good, and his dancing prowess should help give him some stage presence."