by Rachel Hovenden

@thekmgroup.co.ukrhovenden

Singer Ray Quinn has been announced as one of the headline acts at this year’s Dartford Festival.

Britain’s Got Talent finalists Lovable Rogues will headline the musical extravaganza in Central Park, Dartford, on Saturday, July 14 with Ray Quinn on Sunday, July 15.

Liverpudlian Ray was a finalist on series three of X Factor. Following the X Factor tour, Ray embarked on a solo tour, playing 30 dates across the UK.

ITV’s Dancing on Ice.Since then, he has been busy on both stage and screen, appearing in musicals including Grease and Dirty Dancing in London’s West End, and

The Lovable Rogues are a three-piece band who hail from just over the Thames in Chigwell. They have been signed by Simon Cowell’s record label, Syco, this week and will be releasing their debut single later in the year.

For more details and the full festival line-up as it develops, visit www.dartford.gov.uk/festival