The band is made up of Matt Cahill, Joe "Connor" Conaboy, JJ Thompson (known by his surname) and Josh Zaré.
Originally a five-piece that included Jay Scott, they were the fourth contestant eliminated on the tenth series of The X Factor in 2013.
Kingsland Road was originally made up of Josh Zaré from Maidstone,[1][2] Joe "Connor" Conaboy from Rugby,[3] Jon James "JJ" Thompson from Coventry (known by his surname),[3][4] Matt Cahill from Gloucester[citation needed] and Jamie "Jay" Scott from Wolverhampton.
They performed "For Once in My Life" at bootcamp and at judges' houses they sang "Dance with Me Tonight" (in front of original artist Olly Murs) and "A Thousand Years".
[citation needed] On 7 October 2014, it was announced that Kingsland Road had signed a record deal in the United States.