Will Lucie Jones Win the X Factor?

Will Lucie Jones win the X Factor this year? Well, according to the bookies, she's the favourite. They currently have her odds-on at 11/4 to win the competition.

Lucie Jones is an 18 year-old student from a small village called Penmaes, near Cardiff in Wales. She has just finished her A levels, works part-time in a bar and, in true Welsh tradition, is blessed with a beautiful singing voice.

First Audition

When she introduced herself to the judges at her X Factor audition and said she would be singing Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You", Simon Cowell looked concerned and asked her if she was sure she wanted to do that. It is after all a very big song that has been butchered by so many wannabe singers over the years.

But when Lucy started singing, both the judges and the audience knew immediately that she was something special. At the end of her performance, all four judges were smiling and the audience was on its feet.

Judges Comments

Louis Walsh told Lucie that she was born to sing and said that everything would change for her from this day on.

From Simon: "this is why we come to Wales". He acknowledged the fact that Lucie had picked one of the hardest songs in the world to song, but had sung it her own way and sung it really well.

Cheryl Cole, who said she loved the vulnerability of Lucie's performance, even congratulated her backstage afterwards.

Lucie is not a stranger to the stage, having performed in a lot of musical theatre in and around Cardiff. She also sings with a band at weddings and other functions.

One of her stated ambitions in life is to sing at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

Lucie Jones Naked

Now that she's through to the live finals, she may be regretting a promise she made to sing naked on the live shows if she got through to the final twelve. I reckon if she keeps that promise, you won't get to see Lucie Jones nude - she'll sing the Louise Redknapp's song "Naked" instead!

So, will Lucie Jones win the X Factor? Right now, she's the odds-on favourite and the one to beat.