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Ben Haenow has bought his mum a house.
The 2014 'The X Factor' winner has followed through on his vow to buy his mother a home following his victory on the show in December, by paying off the mortgage on the house in which she lives with his brother.
Asked what a win would mean to him prior to the show's final last year, he explained: "It would help get us, my family, in a better place. We live in a council estate and me, my mum and brother live together. So I'd like to sort my family out with somewhere else to live.
"I just want to make my mum's life a bit easier. I'd like it if she didn't have to worry as she gets older and for her not to have to work quite so hard."
The news the 30-year-old singer has paid off his family's mortgage comes as his single 'Something I Need' has gone platinum in the UK, with the hunk hoping to build on the track's success with his debut album, which he is currently recording.
Although no release date has been revealed for the LP, he has been co-writing songs for the record with Irish folk band Kodaline as well as songwriter JR Rotem who has previously written chart-topping tracks for Rihanna, Jason Derulo, Sean Kingston, Destiny's Child and Nicki Minaj.

Charli XCX has axed her US tour because she's "unhappy".
The 'Boom Clap' hitmaker recently completed the first leg of her US tour with indie pop band Bleachers, but has decided to cancel the remaining 13 tour dates because she has a "need to be creative" and has felt unfulfilled while performing.
In a statement, she said: "I have some bad news. Regrettably I will not be continuing my spot on the "Charli and Jack Do America Tour" this coming autumn. For personal reasons I will not be able to continue this tour. These personal reasons include the fact that I need to be creative. Artists tour for a really really long time and I have been on the road for a while now, probably not as long as some, but for me it feels like an eternity. I am struggling to create whilst I'm on the road and that is making me unhappy."
The 23-year-old star - who released her second major label album 'Sucker' earlier this year - continued to say she feels "isolated" when she is unable to write music because of her hectic touring schedule.
She explained: "As an artist I need to move quickly and write a lot to not feel restless. Sometimes touring really puts me in this isolated world where I feel down and sad but primarily I struggle to multitask and write songs at the same time which is what I need to do to feel OK. I never want to do a show where I just feel like I'm going through the motions. I want to perform and feel alive and like I want to be there and if I force myself to do this, I will not perform a great show for you."
Charli - who has recently been working on new music with electronic music producer Sophie - added she felt "terrible" to have had to make the difficult decision.
Concluding her statement, she said: "I feel terrible letting you down like this and I really I hope I haven't messed up your plans too much. I've been honest and even though some of you will be understandably angry, I hope you can respect my telling the truth in this matter."

Jess Glynne wants to follow Beyonce around.
The 'Real Love' hitmaker insists she isn't "psychotic" but if she had the chance to be invisible, she would use her new-found super-power to spend a day with her idol.
She said: "If I was invisible for a day, I'd probably follow Beyonce around as she's my hero.
"I wouldn't break into her house or anything - I'm not psychotic."
As well as Beyonce, Jess was also a big admirer of late singer Amy Winehouse and sleeps beneath a picture of the 'Rehab' star.
She said: "Recently, I was given a big picture of Amy Winehouse in a cool frame from my parents.
"She's very inspirational to me, so I've hung it above my bed."
Though Jess has just released her debut album 'I Cry When I Laugh', she admits she found it hard to sign off on the finished record because she is such a perfectionist.
She told heat magazine: "I'm a perfectionist, so if something isn't how I want it to be, or it doesn't feel right, I beat myself up over it.
"It was hard letting go of my album and accepting it was finished."

Jon Fratelli doesn't think 'Chelsea Dagger' is The Fratellis best song.
The 36-year-old rocker and his bandmates - Barry Fratelli and Mince Fratelli - have just released their first album in two years 'Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied', but Jon feels like "nothing" has changed over the years because he just continues to write songs and he doesn't think their huge single is any more "special" than anything else they've made.
Asked how the band have come on since 'Chelsea Dagger', Jon exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Oh, I don't know, I've no idea, I don't know that we have, I don't know that we haven't, that's just a song, you know. I never thought it was particularly special or not special. It had a life of its own then it did very well. Nothing very much really changes for me. I just continue to write songs as songs arrive. I never particularly feel that one's any more special than the other."
The quirky Glaswegian frontman also revealed the new LP is based on fictional characters he has invented rather his personal life, including 'Too Much Wine' which he made because songs about drinking and rock 'n' roll have "always gone hand-in-hand" and they needed the song for "a bit of light relief".
He added: It's ['Too Much Wine'] all fiction. Everything to some degree is fiction, it may get closer to the truth but that doesn't mean that it's necessarily true. Drinking songs and rock and roll have always gone hand-in-hand. Drug songs and rock and roll have always gone hand-in-hand.
"They don't even need to necessarily come from personal experience. But too much wine and rock bands seem to fit together quite well. We needed that kind of song, sometimes you just need a bit of light relief."
'Eyes Wide, Tongue Tide' is out now.

Ella Eyre wrote about her ex-boyfriend John Newman on her new album.
The 21-year-old star has revealed she was inspired to write songs following her split from the 'Blame' hitmaker, after he penned songs about her on his debut album, 'Tribute' in 2013.
However, the pair are on good terms following their split almost two years ago and the 25-year-old musician has heard the majority of her record, 'Feline'.
She explained: "There are definitely some songs on my album about my previous relationships.
"My relationship with John is perfectly fine and we're still good friends. He's heard most of my album and as far as I'm aware he likes it."
Since splitting from the 'Love Me Again' hitmaker, Ella has started dating 27-year-old Rixton drummer Lewi Morgan, and was spotted hand-in-hand with the hunk prior to her London show for Sure antiperspirant on Wednesday (19.08.15).
And as she gears up to release her debut album, the 'Good Times' singer has vowed not to be changed by the music industry.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "In this industry you have to have a strong character because you never know what you are going to come up against.
"I've never allowed anybody to make me feel any less than I feel myself.
"I have never considered myself a sex symbol and I've never felt pressure to be one or be anything but myself.
"For some girls there's always been a pressure, but I've never allowed myself to become a victim of that sort of thing. I've always been a strong-willed individual."

Disclosure want to collaborate with Prince.
The brothers have teamed up with Sam Smith, Lorde, Kwabs and a flurry of other stars for their second studio album 'Caracal', but revealed the ultimate star they want to work with would be the 57-year-old icon, although they have no idea how to contact him.
Asked who is at the top of their wish-list for a collaboration, they said: "Prince! That'd be the one. We've never asked Prince, but we don't know how you ask Prince. I don't think he has a phone!"
Guy, 24, and Howard, 21, admitted they were thrilled they managed to secure they collaborations they did for their album though, as they originally thought their expectations were "ambitious".
They explained: "We basically just got everyone we wanted to on the record. We were quite ambitious with who we aimed for with some of them, and others we weren't even sure if they were around. We just went through our iTunes library, and were like, 'We like all these guys', so let's get them! A very great position to be in that we get to pick and choose a little bit more nowadays."
The 'White Noise' hitmakers teamed up with Sam Smith once again for their new single 'Omen' following the success of 2012's 'Latch' and said it was much better working with him for a second time because they're "great friends" now.
They told Free Radio's Adam Wilbourn: "Sam's one of our closest friends, and he's one of the best singers in the world, so why not work with him again? We enjoyed it so much.
"The only difference was we already knew him, so there wasn't any awkwardness, not that it was awkward before. But there wasn't any getting to know the person.
"We're just really good friends as well, we've got the same managers, we're all living in London together now, so it just made sense. We're friends now, so why not?"

Lana Del Rey will release her new album next month.
The 'Summertime Sadness' singer has announced her fourth studio album 'Honeymoon' will be available on September 18, with fans gaining an instant download of new song 'Terrence Loves You' when the LP is pre-ordered.
Along with the album artwork, which she posted on Instagram, she wrote: "My new album Honeymoon is released on September 18. Pre-order it now and get the brand new song 'Terrence Loves You' straight away. (sic)"
The 30-year-old star has already premiered the title track 'Honeymoon' and lead single 'High By The Beach', but also surprised fans with the tracklist which suggests as well as original material, the record may contain covers.
A song by the name of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' features on the album, suggesting it is a cover of the Nina Simone classic, while it also seems to include an interlude of TS Eliot's poem 'Burnt Norton'.
The album follows 2014's 'Ultraviolence' which topped the charts in both the UK and the US.
Later this month, fans will also hear the 'Born To Die' singer's collaboration with The Weeknd, which will feature on his new album 'Beauty Behind the Madness'.

The tracklist for 'Honeymoon' is as follows:
1. 'Honeymoon'
2. 'Music To Watch Boys To'
3. 'Terrence Loves You'
4. 'God Knows I Tried'
5. 'High By The Beach'
6. 'Freak'
7. 'Art Deco'
8. 'Burnt Norton (Interlude)'
9. 'Religion'
10. 'Salvatore'
11. 'The Blackest Day'
12. '24'
13. 'Swan Song'
14. 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood'

Carrie Underwood has announced her new album.
The seven-time Grammy Award winner will release her fifth studio record 'Storyteller' on October 23, preceded by her brand new single 'Smoke Break', which she says is about escapism.
She explained: "It's basically an anthem for every hard-working person. We all wear many hats and are spread thin, so we can all relate to being tired and needing a break. This song is about having that moment to be able to escape from whatever it is that's stressing you out and have some time for yourself."
The single - produced by Jay Joyce - was penned by the 32-year-old star along with Hillary Lindsey and Chris DeStefano, who she previously worked with to create her smash hit 'Little Toy Guns'.
The announcement comes just months after Carrie revealed she had written a song about her five-month-old son Isaiah, who she had with her ice hockey player husband Mike Fisher.
Asked if it would feature on her LP, she teased: "I'd be very willing to put money that it will be on there."
And she also gushed about what a positive effect the little tot has on her, saying she feels like life is "better" when she sees her smiling son.
She added: "He's just this gift and such a smiley baby and so easy to be around.
"I'm a grouch in the morning and I wake up and he wakes up and he's just smiling at me. So he just makes my life better."

Rihanna is "desperate for an edgy sound" on her new LP.
The Bajan beauty is frantically trying to finish her eighth album - which is being executive produced by Kanye West - but feels anxious about the quality so is drafting in new songwriters at the last minute to ensure the record proves to be a smash.
A source revealed: "Rihanna is desperate for an edgy sound that will appeal to a European market as well as America.
"She's keen to emulate the same smash-hit success she had with Calvin Harris' 'We Found Love' in 2011. So far she doesn't feel the songs she has are delivering the full package.
"Her people have put in calls with the best songwriters on their books and requested they drop everything to help."
The 27-year-old star has already released tracks 'FourFiveSeconds', 'BBHMM' and 'American Oxygen' from the record, but is anxious her album will be a flop if she doesn't have at least one track which tops the charts.
They continued: "Usually writing camps are set up where hundreds of songwriters are invited to spend a few days coming up with tracks for her. This time they've gone direct to guaranteed hit-makers as there's no time to waste."
Rihanna's last album was 'Unapologetic' in 2012, and having released albums for three consecutive years beforehand, she knows she needs to wow her fans with her next album having kept them waiting for so long.
The source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Rihanna wants another vintage album liked 'Rated R' and won't put anything out until she's happy."