14 year old Paris Graham-Jones certainly gave the judges a surprise they hadn’t bargained for on last weeks X Factor show when she sang an opera song called “Time To Say Goodbye”, and wowed them with her voice.
All three judges were so impressed that they unanimously voted her through to boot camp, only then to be told by the Royal Northern College of Music student that she could not go through because instead of being 16 she was infact only 14 years old!
She said she had misled producers about her age because she had wanted Simon to hear her voice and she promised to come back when she was old enough.
Last night X Factor returned and there was certainly one act that stood out from the crowd: Pure Liberty.
The three sisters from London - Karen, Claudia and Natasha wowed the judges with their rendition of “I’m Every Woman”.
Louis said the girls “remind me of Sister Sledge or the Pointers”, whilst Simon said that their “vocal harmony arrangements were incredible - absolutely on the money”. Paula Abdul and Sharon Osbourne also heaped praise upon the group, who are already strong contenders to make it through to the final 12.
Brenda Edwards, who as we all remember was the last female standing in last years X Factor, spoke to GMTV this morning about how so much has been happening for herself and all the other X Factor contestants since the last series ended.
Said Brenda “It’s been a year already, there’s been so much happening for me. I’ve been living the dream in the West End in “Chicago” at the Cambridge Theatre.”
She said that she is going to be watching with “eager anticipation to see what happens this year” in X Factor 2006 and said that many contestants seem to audition because they want to meet the judges.
It’s almost here X Factor fans, the moment you’ve been waiting for since December last year - the return of the X Factor!
The first rounds always provide the biggest laughs in the series, with the usual parade of ‘interesting’ characters. Saturday’s show is no exception, featuring a body-building vicar, a bellydancing granny and a man calling himself ‘Karaoke Frankie’.
Kate Thornton, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne all return, with Ben Shephard presenting after The X on ITV2.
