Jahmene Douglas has become the latest X Factor alumni to get a record deal with Sony music.

He joins fellow contestants Ella Henderson and Union J who appeared on the show with him this year.

The news was first announced via The X Factor’s Twitter page and Jahmene himself announced the news on Lorraine, following up with a tweet on his Twitter account saying: Just announced on @reallorraine that I'm now signed to SONY. God is good :-) thank you all for getting me to where I am ! #muchlove ! xx"

This year seems to have turned out to be a particularly good one for the contestants with so many as well as winner James Arthur getting record deals off the back of the show. Even Ryan Clark, who was mostly seen as a joke act on the show has since filled in as showbiz presenter on Daybreak and is being kept busy with gigs up and down the country.

Out of the acts who got the furthest in the competition, Christopher Maloney seems to be the only one who is fading quickly into obscurity.

The Liverpudlian has however claimed that he has had a few offers though he didn’t elaborate any further so the public may not have heard the last of him just yet.