| Scarlett Lee | |
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| Birth Date | 20 September 1997 |
| Age | 28 |
| Hometown | Epsom, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Make up artist |
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| Category | Girls |
| Mentor | Sharon Osbourne |
| Placement | Eliminated at the Six Chair Challenge |
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| Category | Girls |
| Mentor | Simon Cowell |
| Placement | Runner-Up (2/16) |
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Scarlett Lee is an English student from Surrey who competed in Series 15 of The X Factor as part of the Girls category mentored by Simon Cowell.
She first auditioned for the show during Series 14 and successfully made it to the Six Chair Challenge as part of the Girls category mentored by Sharon Osbourne, who sent her home following a sing-off.
Due to the eliminations of Molly Scott, Bella Penfold and Shan Ako, she is the last act remaining in her category. She reached the final where she finished as runner up to Dalton Harris.
The X Factor[]
Lee first auditioned for The X Factor in 2017, where she reached the six-chair challenge in the girls category. She was briefly given a seat by her mentor Sharon Osbourne after her performance of "Without You" by David Guetta and Usher, but was later sent home after a dramatic sing-off between her and eventual finalists Rai-Elle Williams and Alisah Bonaobra, during which she sang "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush.
Lee re-auditioned for The X Factor in 2018. She performed her own original song "Survival", but was stopped by Simon Cowell, who was unimpressed with the song. As Cowell urged her to use her performance to convince the audience to root for her, she performed a cover of Loren Allred's "Never Enough" which earned her four yes votes from the judges. She successfully made it past bootcamp and the six-chair challenge to judges' houses in the girls category, mentored by Cowell. She was then chosen by Cowell for the live shows.
In the quarter-final's results, after the elimination of Bella Penfold and Shan Ako, she became the last act in the girls' category. She finished the competition as the runner-up.
Performances[]
2017[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition | Free choice | "I Have Nothing" / "One Call Away" | Advanced |
| "Rise Up" | |||
| Bootcamp | Group performance | Not Shown | Advanced |
| Solo performance | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | ||
| Six Chair Challenge | "Without You" | Eliminated | |
| Sing-off | "The Power of Love" |
2018[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition | Free choice | "Survival (original)" | Advanced |
| "Never Enough" | |||
| Six Chair Challenge | "Piece by Piece" | Advanced | |
| Judges' Houses | "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" | Advanced | |
| Week 1 | This Is Me | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Guilty Pleasures | "Always On My Mind" | Safe |
| Week 3 | Fright Night | "I Put a Spell on You" | Safe |
| Week 4 | Movies | "I'll Never Love Again" | Safe |
| Week 5 | Big Band | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Safe |
| Week 6: Semi Finals | Mamma Mia | "The Winner Takes It All" | Safe |
| Get Me to the Final | "This Is Me" | ||
| Final Semi Final Showdown | "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" | Bottom two | |
| Sing-off | "This Is Me" | Safe | |
| Week 7: Final | "Your Song" | Runner-up | |
| Celebrity Duets | "Angels" (with Robbie Williams) | ||
| Winners' Duets | "One More Sleep" (with Leona Lewis) |
Post The X Factor UK[]
In 2024, Scarlett competed on the twenty second season of “American Idol”, where she was eliminated in the Hollywood Week.
| UK Series 15 Finalists | |||
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| Acacia & Aaliyah • Anthony Russell • Armstrong Martins • Bella Penfold • Brendan Murray • Dalton Harris • Danny Tetley • Giovanni Spano • Janice Robinson • LMA Choir • Misunderstood • Molly Scott • Olatunji Yearwood • Scarlett Lee • Shan Ako • United Vibe | |||