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The Shires
Working their way from The X Factor to a headlining slot at the Grand Ole Opry,
country duo The Shires became the first British group to sign with a
Nashville-based major label, as well as the only British country act to score a
Top 10 album in the UK.
Ben Earle began singing at the age of seven and was a chorister at Windsor
Castle, even performing at Prince Edward's wedding before discovering country
music and auditioning for The X Factor in 2012. His bandmate, wedding singer
Crissie Rhodes, joined the show one year later, making it to the boot camp stage
before being elim...
