He has been friends with presenter and DJ Fearne Cotton since they were 11 , and Cotton chose Sones to be the godfather of her son Rex .
Prior to his audition , Sones previously fronted an electropop band Diagram of the Heart , .
Sones has been friends with presenter and DJ Fearne Cotton since they were 11 , and Cotton chose Sones to be the godfather of her son Rex .
Prior to his audition , Sones previously fronted an electropop band Diagram of the Heart , .