Ray Quinn felt like he was ''coming home'' recording his new single.

The 31-year-old singer-and-actor has made a return to music, 13 years after he was runner up on 'The X Factor', and he had a great time heading into the recording studio to work on his new track 'They Say Love'.

Speaking to new! magazine, he said: ''It felt like coming home because I was in Liverpool at Parr Street Studios. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

''We had a 50 or 60-piece orchestra, so it's huge. I'm a big 'Bond' fan as well and a lot of strings is quite 'Bond'-esque.''

The single - which is taken from his upcoming album 'Undeniable' - was originally recorded a few years ago but the former 'Hollyoaks' star wasn't happy with how it sounded so he's now reworked the track to incorporate more swing elements.

He said: ''It's about the ups and downs of love and it's actually the first original track I've ever released.

''It was originally a pop song I recorded about five years ago but I didn't release it because it never felt right at the time.

''I didn't feel like I was connected musically, so I went down the road I know, which is big band orchestra and swing elements. It was a bit of a eureka moment of, 'Oh wow, that's my sound.'''

Ray credits his ''older family'' for his interest in swing music.

He said: ''I'm from an older family - my dad is in his late 70s and my eldest brother is 50 - so I grew up listening to these artists and it connected me to my dad.

''He'd always have the tunes blasting from Gerry & the Pacemakers, Cilla Black, Leo Sayer, The Walker Brothers, Frank Sinatra... all these artists almost became part of me.''