After a sing-off with Ruth Lorenzo, Laura is off the show
Sunday, 9 November 2008
Laura White's dreams of winning The X Factor were dashed on Saturday night when she left the competition in the Mariah Carey-themed show.
The 21-year-old - who'd been expected to reach the final - faced Ruth Lorenzo in the sing-off.
PR consultant Ruth, 25, performed a gutsy version of Bob Dylan's Knockin' On Heaven's Door and student Laura dedicated her version of Over The Rainbow (by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg) to her granddad.
Judges Simon Cowell and Dannii Minogue voted for Ruth, Cheryl Cole voted for Laura - leaving the final decision again to Louis Walsh who chose to save the feisty Spaniard.
Before the evening's results were announced, the remaining finalists were shown celebrating their version of Mariah Carey's 1993 hit Hero getting to No 1 - and meeting the diva.
Hero has been released as a charity single to raise money for Help For Heroes and the Royal British Legion poppy appeal.
Simon says: 'It is a great way to pay something back to the men and women who give so much for this country. And it shows what music can do — it shows it can be a force for good.'
Diana Vickers did not perform at all because of a severe throat infection. She'd hoped to struggle through but was advised by doctors not to go ahead.
The Lancashire student, 17, has also been suffering from home sickness so is feeling pretty low.
In an X Factor first, she will be allowed to continue in the show next week, despite viewers being unable to vote for her to stay.
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X Factor is an absolute JOKE. Laura White should not have been voted off. She is an amazing and talented artist who has unfairly been booted off the show when there are talentless people still in the show - Rachel, Daniel and Eoghan to name a few! I'm absolutely speechless and gutted about this - first Austin now Laura - this show is an absolute scam!!!
what a joke !!! i bet simon and louie jsut trying to get rid of competitor for their act !!! ruth sound horrible on the mariah carey song , and rachel is sooo out of tuuunneeeee ...
Cannot believe she was voted out. It should have been Daniel. Absolute disgrace
How could Simon and Louis get it so wrong? Laura, with the right songs, could have won the X-Factor. Ruth is only ever kept in by the judges and not by the public. Maybe Laura should have shown her boobs?!
Tongihts result was an absolute farce, there was obviously some kind of stategic voting going on by simon and louis. I think simon will snap her Laura up for his record label and Louis just sent her home to mix the competition up a bit (as everyone thought Laura was a strong contestant for the final) plus what's going on with the public votes in the first place...Laura has an absolutely outstanding voice so for her to be in the bottom two compared to some of the other singers is ridiculous.
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