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X Factor: ‘Astounding’ Sam Bailey makes Nicole Scherzinger cry with ‘Clown’ VIDEO
November 30th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
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Sam Bailey brought things right up to date with her peoples choice song on tonight’s X Factor show.
The 36 year old singer chose a Whitney Houston track as one of her tunes for the quarter finals this evening, but it seems that viewers wanted to hear her singing something a little more up to date also.
As part of the week’s jukebox theme, Bailey presented her fans with three choices of songs, all of them close to her heart, and they got to pick one for tonight using the X Factor app.
The track that attracted the most votes was ‘Clown’ by Emeli Sande and luckily Sam has experience with the song, thereby making it easier to avoid doing a Tamera and forgetting the lyrics. She previously performed the track at bootcamp, where she blew away the judges and easily landed herself a place in judges houses with Sharon Osbourne.
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Tonight Sam said:
“I am really happy because this song reminds me of my children, when I sang this at bootcamp I sang for my children. This brings it all back and reminds me of my babies.”
“I am missing my kids so much, this is my little dedication to them.”
She looked stunning in her black gown with lace embellishment and we loved the contrast between this and Sam’s previous all singing, all dancing performance at the beginning of the show. She is so versatile!
Vocals, perfect! Emotion, palpable. Stage presence….it was all there!
Nicole was even crying by the end of the song and the judges happily gave Sam a standing ovation.
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JUDGES COMMENTS:
Gary Barlow: Having two songs benefitted you the most. An hour ago you were dancing, now you’ve got us all crying. Absolutely beautiful, your voice goes on and on. I am astounded by how how your chest voice is.
Sharon Osbourne: Sam your vocal range never ceases to amaze me. It’s just unbelievable, there is no song you cannot sing. You touched my soul. I love you.
Louis Walsh: To watch how you have progressed! You look relevant, you look like a pop star. You are a world class act. This is the vocal performance of the night by a mile! Sam and Mrs O you work so well together. You have to get a record deal.
Nicole Scherzinger: I just have one word, astounding!