ACCRINGTON singer Reece Bibby is set to pursue 'other projects' after his band Stereo Kicks called it quits.

The 16-year-old, who is dating Noel Gallagher daughter Anais, is expected to announce his latest career move in the coming months after the band made the shock announcement on Saturday.

Reece along with Chris Leonard, Barclay Beales, Charlie Jones, Jake Sims, Casey Johnson, Tom Mann, and James Graham all performed a solo artists during the auditions stage of The X Factor in 2014, before being merged into a group by the judges.

Former panellist Louis Walsh then put the boys through to the live shows, where they stayed until they were kicked out after a sing-off with Lauren Platt in week eight.

On Twitter Reece said: "I've had the best year of my life this past year.

"All because of you and seven lads.

"I will never forget SK. Thank you all."

Hie dad Jamie told the Lancashire Telegraph: "There was nothing negative about the split but it just got too expensive to fund such a large band.

"We are very proud of what Reece has achieved and it has been an amazing journey but this his not the end for him.

"He has been approached by other management and we will be able to say soon what his next move will be."

A statement to fans on the eight-piece boy band's Facebook page revealed they decided to go their separate ways after struggling to secure a record deal.

The group wrote: "We all feel the time has come for us to now continue our journeys individually.

"We have learnt first-hand just how tough the industry is as an unsigned act.

"Unfortunately, due to these circumstances, we are no longer able to carry on as a band.

"Please understand that there is nothing more that you could have done and that this is a situation completely beyond both your control and ours.

"We have considered endless ways of how we might try to make this work, but it is logistically impossible for us to continue as Stereo Kicks.

"From the bottom of our hearts, we will be forever grateful for all of your hard work, support and love. We can't thank you enough.

"We still remain the best of friends and will continue to support each other in everything we do.

"Although this is really sad for us, we felt that we wanted to end on a high.

"You guys have been with us every step of the way and have been the first to hear our news, and we wanted to keep it that way."

The band's final performance will be on Saturday, July 25, at Thorpe Park. They released their first single 'Love me So' last month.