X Factor UK duo Reggie N Bollie have been dropped by Syco Records after just a year.
The pair, who were mentored by Cheryl, came in second in the 2015 season. However, after two singles they have been released from their deal with the label.
Their debut single “New Girl” reached No. 26 in the charts last June, but the follow-up single “Link Up” flopped when it was released in December.
After the duo finished in second place, executive producer Simon Cowell tweeted: “And congrats to Reggie and Bollie. The nicest people. They will sell records next year.”
Or maybe not!
A source to the Sun newspaper said: “Reggie N Bollie were huge hits on the show which is why they reached the final and very nearly won.
“But after they left the show, excitement for them dwindled and they struggled to turn their support into record sales.
“They have worked really hard for the last year but their relationship with Syco didn’t work out and they wanted different things.
“Their music was very poppy and chart-focused but now they want to focus on a different style.
“It isn’t the end for them though as they plan on continuing to make music as a duo.”
A Syco spokesman said: “Reggie ’N’ Bollie are no longer working with us. We wish the guys the best of luck for the future.”
The pair, who originally auditioned for the show under the name Menn on Poinnt, hinted they had stopped working with the label this morning on Twitter. They tweeted: WE’RE FINALLY INDEPENDENT N IT FEELS F#CKING RIGHT.
#WeCallOurOwnShots #HappyNewMonth2Uall
WE'RE FINALLY INDEPENDENT N IT FEELS F#CKING RIGHT.???#WeCallOurOwnShots#HappyNewMonth2Uall pic.twitter.com/NBRuX9z4V4
— Reggie N Bollie (@ReggieNBollie) February 1, 2017
The Future Doesn't Get Better By Hope, It Get's Better By Plan- Welcome To #FrodMusicBaby ??#WeRunThings pic.twitter.com/ilXGxNR8CU
— Reggie N Bollie (@ReggieNBollie) February 1, 2017
They group announced they had signed to Simon Cowell’s label in January 2016, just weeks after they narrowly lost out to Louisa Johnson in the final of the ITV singing competition.
