Irina Dedyuk was not shy about why she had come. She told The X Factor team that she had flown all the way from Los Angeles and that she was a full time singer who wanted to live on stage and even sleep on stage.
When she was asked about Simon, she did not hold back. She said she was going to grab all his energy, stare straight into his eyes and sing the whole song just for him. For her, this was the biggest day of her life, and failure was simply not an option 😄.
On stage she told the judges she was 28 and originally from Russia. Then she launched into Simply the Best, and it was a full show from start to finish, with big moves, big poses and lots of drama.
The audience loved every second. Some of them laughed, many of them cheered, and nobody could look away.
Simon admitted there were some small problems with the vocals, but said he loved her ambition. He called her a Russian tigress and joked that she reminded him of a James Bond villain, in a good way. Nicole said she loved the tigress in her too, and Irina left with four yeses 🐯.
