Tracy Leanne Jefford has undergone some serious transformations and overcome some equally serious controversy to get through to live shows stage of X Factor. Here’s everything you need to know about the Middlesex native.
What’s Tracy Leanne Jefford’s age and background?
The mum-of-three comes from a community of travellers in Middlesex, and is 35 years old. She absolutely wowed the judges at the audition stage with her rendition of The Shirelles’ Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.
Has Tracy Leanne Jefford auditioned for X Factor before?
Yep, she auditioned back in 2006 but only made it to the group stage - now, however, she’s gone so much further! And we’re so excited to see what happens in the coming weeks…
How much weight did Tracy Leanne Jefford lose?
Since first auditioning for X Factor back in 2006, Tracy lost a whopping five and a half stone. She told the judges: “I was a different person back then.. I never had no confidence.”
We hope her confidence is soaring now, after judge of the Overs Nicole Schwerzinger told her: “I think you’re going to watch this back and hopefully fall in love with yourself.”
What was the controversy around Tracy Leanne’s Six Chair Challenge?
While singing Grace’s You Don’t Own Me, Tracy didn’t impress Simon Cowell. He said, in fact, that it was “the worst audition”, which must have been crushing. However, she did it again as an acoustic version which STILL didn’t impress him and the rest of the judges. Then when she tried a third time, Nicole gave her a seat, even though she didn’t particularly look like she loved it THAT much! Fans on social media were confused as to why she got so many chances, and why John Lilygreen had to give up his seat for her.