Aiden Samuel Grimshaw (born 4 December 1991) is an English singer, songwriter and actor who was formerly known by the stage name Butterjack.

[7] Also during Grimshaw's tenure on The X Factor, he and his fellow series seventh contestants released a cover of David Bowie's "'Heroes'" in aid of Help for Heroes.

[12][13] Despite previous years only including the top 8, the X Factor Live Tour 2011 was extended to add Aiden to the set.

[citation needed] In April 2012, "Is This Love", his debut single premiered on the Request Show on BBC Radio 1 by Matt Edmondson, who was at the time covering for Jameela Jamil.

The track marked Grimshaw's first material since his participation in the 2010 series of The X Factor, where he lost out to act Katie Waissel in the sixth week of the live finals.

Since his time on the show, Grimshaw has relocated from Blackpool to London, and has spent two years writing and recording demos with various writers and producers.

The album has been recorded with songwriter/producer Jarrad Rogers, who has previously worked with the likes of Lana Del Rey and Tinchy Stryder.

[15] On 28 October, his Twitter account was wiped and a new one created, dropping his surname and revealing new artwork for his forthcoming EP.

Several weeks later, Grimshaw posted another image to his Twitter with the caption "#GivingItUp", prompting speculation that it would be his next single.

[24] Later that month, he unveiled the third song from his 4-song EP, called Animal,[25] It was also announced that he was writing and collaborating with former One Direction singer Zayn Malik on his upcoming solo album.

[28] As well as appearing on music channels to promote his debut album, Grimshaw has also featured on several game shows including Unzipped, alongside Fearne Cotton, Greg James and Russell Kane.