X Factor judges blown away by Diana’s performance no comments
Diana Vickers, the rising star of the X Factor blew away the judges with her captivating performance of U2’s “With or Without You” in her own unique version. She went one step closer to realizing her dream of winning the X Factor after her first live performance.
Louis Walsh tipped her as “the one to beat” after her performance though she was terrified by all before stepping on the stage.
Even Simon Cowell, who had mentioned earlier that the public would either love her or hate her, ended up appreciating the gig and commented “it was fantastic”. The public went crazy and as a result Diana received vote in thousands which ensured her smooth sail in to the next round.
Both her mentors, Cheryl Cole and Danni Minogue described her as “quirky, contemporary and cool”. Diana was earlier tagged as “the musical equivalent of Marmite”, but she impressed everyone unanimously. He also mentioned to Diana that he loved the performance and it is especially important for her to stand out in the crowd. Simon appreciated the risk that Diana took and said it worked beautifully.
The family celebrated till 3am and returned to their hotel in London only after that. The Saturday show did call for a massive celebration for the family.
Ann, Diana’s mother said “When he started saying she was like Marmite, I was wondering what on earth he was going to say next. We’re shattered. Then when he said he had loved it and that it was a fantastic performance - we were so chuffed, we were thrilled to bits.”
“Diana’s going to be really hard at work all week now because the competiton is so tough.
We just want to thank everyone so much for all their support - it makes such a difference.
She’s got a lot of talented people to beat, but we know she can do it.”
