Rebecca Ferguson’s dream of a singing career started to turn into a reality for the Liverpool student, as her soulful voice earned her a place in the X Factor live shows.
The single mum of two from Anfield was the first girl to get picked by Cheryl Cole to go through to the live performances stage of the competiton, making the final 12 from 200,000 applicants.
Rebecca was the only girl at the judges' houses stage who had not yet met her mentor Cheryl, as the Girls Aloud singer had missed her Manchester audition as she was ill with malaria.
Before Rebecca perfomed Cheryl said: “So me and you haven’t met. I’ve watched your tapes and I feel really happy to have you here.”
The Scouse beauty then sang Owl City’s 'Fireflies' and blew both
Cheryl and Will.i.am away. The Black Eyed Peas singer was
assisting Cheryl to pick the finalists at a mansion in Ascot.
Will.i.am said: “She has a superstar voice. She’s timid and she
keeps looking down when she sings, but she’s great.”
The shy singer admits that she struggles with nerves and that her
confidence was knocked when she fell pregnant with her two
children, Lily May, 5 and Karl, 4.
When Cheryl sat Rebecca down to tell her the amazing news that she was through to the live finals, she said: “It feels like there’s no confidence there, there’s no eye contact, no belief and it’s a major issue, But I think I can bring your confidence out in you... I’m going to take you through to the final three.”
The 24-year-old, who was studying to be a legal secretary at Bootle's Hugh Baird College, burst into tears and promised that she would “try” with her confidence.
Rebecca will enter the first of the X Factor live shows for the final 12 next Saturday on ITV1, along with Cheryl’s other two selections for the girls category, 17-year-old Cher Lloyd, and 24-year-old Katie Waissel.
Simon Cowell will mentor the groups, Louis Walsh is the over-28s' champion, while Dannii Minogue is hoping for an X Factor victory from her boys' category.
Original Article Posted by: JMU Journalism.Uk
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