It can be hard to crack into the music industry, but one of X Factor‘s final three contestants, Andrew Lawson, left not only Australia but UK singer James Blunt with a lasting impression last night.
Blunt, who had the hit ‘Beautiful’, praised the 18-year-old Queenslander after the pair performed a duet on last night’s show.
“I really enjoyed X Factor last night,” Blunt told Woman’s Day.
“It’s a really professional set-up and I have done a lot of TV, so I can tell that straight away.
“I worked with Andrew doing a duet last night. He was a very easygoing approachable young man. He is just a great singer.”
The 36-year-old singer, who recently released his third album, Some Kind of Trouble, was equally impressed with the show’s other contestants 20-year-old Victorian Sally Ann Chatfield and 35-year-old Altiyan from NSW.
“I heard Sally as well. She is the only [other] one I had a proper listen to and she was great. The show has all the ingredients for some fun,” he said.
Sally was grooving with Jamiroquai as part of last night’s show and Altiyan Childs rocked out with INXS. Both Blunt and Jamiroquai will back up again tonight for the grand final and Blunt added he can’t wait.
“I am going to do ‘Stay the Night’ and I won’t be in a duet this time, so it will be on my own and that will be fun, it will be really fun,” he said.
When asked who he thought could take out the 2010 title, Blunt wasn’t giving anything away.
“I don’t want to taint anyone’s chances by putting my name to them. I can say that it was a great pleasure working with Andrew yesterday,” Blunt said.
Tonight won’t be the last time you will catch Blunt performing in Australia. He will return for shows across the country in May 2011 as part of his third world tour.
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