Ghanaian duo Reggie N Bollie lose out on winning X Factor

The Chafford Hundred singer, 17, burst into tears on hearing the news that she had triumphed over Reggie N’ Bollie in tonight’s final (Sunday).

A tearful Johnson said: ‘I’ve imagined this day for so many years.

Louisa brought the high notes, the sass and the singing talent to Wembley arena as she sang It’ s A Man’s World backed by a choir and violinists in a breath taking performance.

He said: “The X Factor’s the X Factor, I learnt the hard way, the X Factor is what it is”.

Following Nicj Grimshaw’s act was Reggie N Bollie who stormed the stage to sing a medley of songs inclduing Spice Girls’Spice Up Your Life. Praising her act, the groups mentor Cheryl said: “Every time I looked at them I wanted to smile. I love you so much”. After their song Infinity, Cowell thanked the band for the last five years, before playing them messages from a host of celebrities.

Last night saw the worst rated X Factor Saturday night final ever, pulling in just 5.7 million viewers – down a whopping two million from previous year. “I’m deadly serious”, she explained. I’m so excited to be here.

But he added: “I can obviously give these guys advice, but I never won the show so I don’t know how to win”.

After opening the final with Christina Aguilera’s Fighter, Louisa donned an all white outfit for her angelic performance of I Believe I Can Fly by R Kelly.

“Louisa is the whole package, she has a great voice, she is pretty and is young enough to have a long career”, the insider said. “I’ve always gone on what I thought”.

Next up were eight-time BRIT Award winners and regular X Factor guest vocalists, Coldplay, who performed new single Adventure Of A Lifetime from album A Head Full Of Dreams. And we were ready for the result. “This takes me back”, he said.

Father Dave also got to come along when Louisa got to meet players at West Ham, the club she and her father have been going to watch ever since she was little. “We’re so happy to be here”.

“When you sang that before you were good, but tonight you stepped it up a gear”, Simon Cowell told them.