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Louisa Johnson\u2019s debut X-Factor appearance last year left the show\u2019s judges so slack-jawed they jokingly considered ending the series there and then.<\/p>\n

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We all know how the X-Factor<\/em> works: the saccharine personal assassinations showreel comprises sob stories about dead kittens,\u00a0and emotional montage scores that, despite your best efforts to remain cynical, make your hairs stand on end. Sometimes however, a singer comes along who makes you sit up and take notice. When then 17-year-old Louisa Johnson took to the X-Factor<\/em> stage in ripped jeans, air max and (what would become her signature) red bandana and belted a spellbinding cover of Michael Jackson\u2019s \u201cWho\u2019s Loving You?\u201d, it was the first time I stopped dunking my chocolate digestives into a mug of tea and paid attention. The judges did the same, bolting upright like they\u2019d just been on the receiving end of an electric shock. Before she\u2019d even finished her 15 seconds of onstage fame, the whole audience were on their feet applauding like a stampede of elephants, and as she warbled the last note, next to tears at their reaction, the judges attempted to lift their jaws off the floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is what you call a singer!\u201d Exclaimed Simon Cowell. \u201cA little superstar,\u201d said Cheryl Cole, grinning from ear to ear, and the battle between the industry insiders to secure Johnson as their own began. Johnson, who grew up on episodes of X-Factor<\/em>, never expected this to happen. \u201cI watched it just growing up and knew this was something that I had to do. Leona Lewis was just amazing and so pretty, and it\u2019s when I saw her on it that I really started to take it seriously as a goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson eschewed her place at performing arts school Urban Edge near Chelmsford to take part in the competition. How wild were these days? \u201cTo be honest, I would always rather just be in my room singing karaoke,\u201d the singer admits. \u201cI just wanted to sing, it\u2019s all I really cared about.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s certainly paid off, with the judges agreeing in unison that there was almost no point in continuing with the show after her initial performance. The show did go on, however, with Johnson under the mentorship of Rita Ora. \u201cI think Rita inspired me the most, because she\u2019s young too and we had so many ideas together. She helped me a lot,\u201d Johnson enthuses. \u201cShe always told me to be myself, to remain strong mentally. I think it\u2019s the most important advice anyone can give you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the twelfth series of X-Factor,<\/em> we were treated to a plethora of awe-inspiring performances from the star, who took each track and made it her own. Her cover of Justin Bieber\u2019s \u201cLove Yourself \u201d broke hearts the country over, in a way only Biebs had managed to at this point. The real winner (quite literally) was Johnson\u2019s performance that stole and won her the show, an entirely unexpected version of Bob Dylan\u2019s \u201cForever Young.\u201d I have to admit as a die-hard Dylan fan I was dubious about the bold choice, but in true Louisa Johnson fashion, she made it her own \u2014 to the point of almost making the audience believe she wrote it herself.<\/p>\n

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How has everyone reacted to her shoot to fame, I ask? \u201cEveryone\u2019s been so supportive and amazing!\u201d she says, with a Cheshire cat grin. \u201cMy family, friends, my fans. I love them and I love to inspire them daily via my Instagram,\u201d she explains. \u201cI just want to make them feel like they are important and special, because everyone is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Signed to Simon Cowell\u2019s label Syco, it looks like Johnson has the ideal dream team in place. \u201cI really admire [Cowell],\u201d She says. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely scary, the fame that comes with X-Factor<\/em>, but I\u2019m doing everything I\u2019ve always dreamed about and him and Rita have helped me so much.They\u2019re so supportive and it\u2019s really great.\u201d<\/p>\n

So when can we expect the album, I venture? \u201cI\u2019m in the studio quite a bit at the moment, which is super-fun!\u201d she exclaims. \u201cIt\u2019s been quite difficult to go straight from the show to the studio, but I just want to share my music. For me, my music is like a diary: it\u2019s very real and honest, and I like to be open.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not one kind of genre,\u201d she continues. \u201cI love Caribbean-vibe music, Beyonce\u0301, old school R&B and everything from the 90s. I think people are going to be surprised when they hear it!\u201d Does she have any stories from the studio, then? \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to explain, it\u2019s just all about the vibe… like, it\u2019s crazy and I\u2019m always saying: \u2018Oh god! We started with one word and now we\u2019re here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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