The Collective were an Australian boy band consisting of members Trent Bell, Julian De Vizio, Zach Russell, Jayden Sierra and Will Singe.

In 2012, Trent Bell, Julian De Vizio, Zach Russell, Jayden Sierra and Will Singe successfully auditioned as soloists for the fourth season of The X Factor and progressed to the super bootcamp stage.

[6] For the Party All Night-themed second live show, they performed Kenny Loggins' "Footloose" and again received praise from the judges, with Mel B saying that Keating had a good chance of winning The X Factor with The Collective.

[10] For the Latest and Greatest-themed sixth live show, The Collective performed Ed Sheeran's "Lego House" and again received a mixed response from the judges.

[22] It debuted at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales of 35,000 copies.

[23][24] The group's self-titled mini album, The Collective, was released on 14 December 2012; it features their debut single, studio recordings of six songs they performed on The X Factor, and a cover of Wham!

[23] On 24 August 2013, The Collective performed in Indonesia for RCTI's 24th anniversary television special, X Factor Around the World, along with Samantha Jade, Melanie Amaro, Novita Dewi, Jahméne Douglas and Fatin Shidqia.

[23] On 4 July 2014, The Collective released acoustic covers of Ne-Yo's "Lazy Love" and Ariana Grande's "Problem" as their fifth and sixth singles, but both failed to impact the charts.

[48][49] Bell left Townsville in 2009 to pursue his dream for music; he auditioned for the seventh season of Australian Idol but did not make the top twelve.

[48] Bell auditioned for the fourth season of The X Factor singing Train's "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" and received positive comments from the judges and a standing ovation from the audience.

[52] Bell stated that "persevering and persistence", as well as previous X Factor contestants Reece Mastin and Johnny Ruffo, inspired him to audition for the third time.

[54][55][56][57][58][non-primary source needed] Along the way Trent has had numerous interviews[59][60] promoting the debut single 'Limitless' and the song has been played on radio stations all over Australia.

[63][non-primary source needed] Trent was a contestant on season 7 of the Australian version of the reality TV show, The Voice airing on Channel 9, where he made it up to the semi-finals.

[65] Sierra auditioned for The X Factor singing Paramore's "The Only Exception" and garnered praise from the judges, with Mel B saying that he would be the perfect candidate for a "hot ass boy band".

[68] Julian De Vizio, born (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 29),[69][non-primary source needed] is from Adelaide, South Australia[70] and is the youngest member of The Collective.

[51] He auditioned for The X Factor singing Chris Brown's "With You" and received a positive response from the judges, with Ronan Keating calling him special.

[72] De Vizio stated that seeing a lot of young artists including Justin Bieber "who are huge around the world" inspired him to audition for the show.

[51] William Singe, born (1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 (age 32),[74][non-primary source needed][75] is from Forestville, New South Wales and was the rapper of The Collective.

He began recording music with his father as a child and previously held gigs with him at In Situ, a restaurant and bar in Manly, New South Wales.

[85][non-primary source needed] In an interview with The Morning Bulletin on 1 February 2014, he admitted that he left the group in order to pursue a career as a firefighter.