Rachel Adedeji's 'X Factor' Tears

2 weeks ago 02nd Nov 13:00

Rachel Adedeji was voted off ‘The X Factor’ last night (01.11.09).

The 18-year-old Londoner - who had been in the sing off between the two least popular acts three times - broke down in tears after losing to Lloyd Daniels, despite him croaking through his song with a sore throat.

Simon Cowell said that, while Rachel gave a better performance, he could not ignore her lack of popularity with the public.

Fellow panellist Louis Walsh described Rachel’s as: "The most emotional performance of the night."

He added: "She's a real trouper, an amazing singer and she works her a**e off."

Louis then opted to save Rachel over 16-year-old singer Lloyd Daniels, creating a deadlock between the judges as to who to send home for the second week running.

The most emotional performance of the night.He added: She's a real trouper, an amazing singer and she works her a**e off.

The person who had received the least votes from the public phone vote was therefore given the boot.

Upon receiving the news, Rachel’s mentor, Dannii Minogue, said: "I don't know where it went wrong but I'll be banging my head against a wall tonight."

She urged Rachel to continue singing and said she hopes she can emulate the success of boy-band JLS, who lost out in the last year’s competition but topped the UK singles chart this year.

Dannii said: "Everyone adored Rachel. I don't know where it went wrong. I hope she does what JLS did last year and goes on."