Chris Crosby's Biography

Any Dream Will Do contestant, Chris Crosby was an 18-year-old clothes shop sales assistant when he entered the BBC show.

Originally from Nottingham, at the time of Any Dream Will Do, Chris Crosby was living in Notting Hill in West London.

Unfortunately, Chris Crosby was the first contestant voted off Any Dream Will Do, losing out after a sing-off with Ben.

Chris Crosby moved to London when he was 13.

He gained a place at the famous Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Chris Crosby told the Any Dream Will Do website that his favourite songs were Bryan Adams's Heaven and Lionel Ritchie's Truly.

In 2007, together with Johndeep More and Jan Leeming, Chris Crosby was cast in the Christmas panto, Cinderella, at the Theatre Royal in Windsor.

In February 2008, Chris Crosby took over from Gary Wilmot in the musical Half a Sixpence at Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre, when Wilmot fell ill. Also in February 2008, Bill Kenwright launched a pop group, Dream On, made up of finalists from Any Dream Will Do: Craig Chalmers, Lewis Bradley, Chris Barton, Chris Crosby and Antony Hansen.