A few days back The BizzNiz reported that X Factor finalist Marcus Collins was hard at work putting together tracks for his debut album, well, yesterday the Liverpudlian announced an official release date for his highly anticipated LP.

Mr Collins took to Twitter to spread the word, tweeting, “I’m delighted to announce you can now pre order my debut album out 12th March. Thankyou so much for all the support, (sic)”. The former hairdresser added,”BEEN WORKING NONE STOP !!! I HAD TO MAKE SURE IT WAS RIGHT !! I HOPE U GUYS LOVE IT! I DO! X. “OK!! BK TO WORK!! SEE U SOON! X”.

Marcus, who finished second to girl group Little Mix, has allegedly been working alongside former mentor and now close pal Gary Barlow to produce what he hopes will be a hit!

Good luck chuck!