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Who are V5 on X Factor Celebrity? Girl group reach final of talent TV show

While individually they are virtually unknown to any British TV viewers, V5 made a fine first impression when they performed on the first X Factor Celebrity live show just three weeks ago.

The girl group impressed both judges and the voting public with a medley of Bad Guy and Taki Taki and made it safely through to week 2, while Ricki Lake and Olivia Olson were sent home.

They then impressed seven days later with a medley of Despacito and Mi Gente.

V5 are on the along with the likes of Megan McKenna, Vinnie Jones and Love Island supergroup No Love Lost.

Now V5, who have survived the sing-off, are in the final.

But who are they? Here is everything you need to know.

Who are V5 on X Factor Celebrity?

V5 are Alondra Martinez, Renata Vaca, Sofia Oliveira, Wendii Sarmiento, and Laura Buitrago.

Renata replaced original member Natalie Valerin who left the band between the auditions and live shows.

While you might not have heard of them before, a quick glance on Instagram reveals they are massively popular with a global audience.

The X Factor: Celebrity line-up in full

They have a a combined social media following of 11 million, and over 250 million channel views on YouTube.

In week three, the girls performed a 'motivational megamix mashup' and again received huge plaudits, despite dropping into the danger zone but then in week 4 they avoided the sing-off after a barnstorming cover of Bang Bang.

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