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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 31 August 1987 |
| Age | 37 |
| Hometown | Wigan, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Singer |
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| Category | Girls |
| Mentor | Cheryl Cole |
| Placement | 8/12 |
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Laura White (born 31 August 1987) is an English soul singer. She participated in Series 5 of The X Factor UK as part of the Girls category mentored by Cheryl Cole.[]
She was eliminated from the competition in Week 5, finishing in 8th place after losing the sing-off to Ruth Lorenzo.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audition | Free choice | "Somebody Else's Guy" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Advanced | |
| Bootcamp 2 | "Back to Black" | Advanced | |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "Cry Me a River" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | UK or US number-one singles | "Fallin'" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Songs by Michael Jackson | "You Are Not Alone" | Safe |
| Week 3 | Big band | "God Bless the Child" | Safe |
| Week 4 | Disco | "Somebody Else's Guy" | Safe |
| Week 5 | Songs by Mariah Carey | "Endless Love" | Bottom two |
| Save Me songs | "Over the Rainbow" | Eliminated (8th) |
Trivia[]
- In Week 5, voting statistics showed that White would have been saved if the result went to deadlock.
| UK Series 5 Finalists | |||
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| Alexandra Burke • Austin Drage • Bad Lashes • Daniel Evans • Diana Vickers • Eoghan Quigg • Girlband • JLS • Laura White • Rachel Hylton • Ruth Lorenzo • Scott Bruton | |||