Cassius Henry (born 28 June 1979) is a singer from

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. He had two record deals; firstly with

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in 2002, which spawned the #31 hit Broke, and secondly in 2004 with MCA, which spawned a #56 hit with

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, which featured

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. Henry auditioned for ''The Voice UK'' at age thirty-two with " Closer", originally by

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, appearing on the third of four audition shows. Two coaches,

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and

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elected for Henry to join their teams—with Henry selecting Jessie J. During the battle rounds, Henry sung "

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", originally by

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, against twenty-nine-year-old David Faulkner—with Jessie crowning him the winner. In the second live show, Henry performed "

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" by Coldplay—proceeding to the next show as a result of the public vote. In the fourth live show, Henry performed

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's "

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"—finding himself in the bottom three alongside Toni Warne and Becky Hill; from which he was eliminated from the competition.

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