| Lauren Platt | |
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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 7 October 1997 |
| Age | 26 |
| Hometown | Billericay, Essex, England |
| Occupation | Singer Television presenter |
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| Category | Girls |
| Mentor | Cheryl Fernandez-Versini |
| Placement | 4/16 |
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Lauren Nicole Platt (born 7 October 1997) is an English singer and television presenter from Billericay, Essex who participated in Series 11 of The X Factor as part of the Girls category mentored by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. She was eliminated in the semi finals, finishing in 4th place.
The X Factor[]
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Original Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room Audition | Free choice | "I Know Where I've Been" | Hairsprqay | Advanced |
| Arena Audition | Free choice | "How Will I Know" | Whitney Houston | Advanced |
| Six-Chair Challenge | Free choice | "Man in the Mirror" | Michael Jackson | Advanced |
| Judges Houses | Free Choice | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Zeed | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Number ones | "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | Safe (2nd) |
| Week 2 | 1980's | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Irene Cara | Safe (2nd) |
| Week 3 | Songs from films | "Let It Go" | Demi Lovato | Safe (2nd) |
| Week 4 | Hallowe'en | "Dark Horse" | Katy Perry | Safe (4th) |
| Week 5 | Queen vs Michael Jackson | "I'll Be There" | Michael Jackson | Safe (3rd) |
| Week 6 | Big Band | "Smile" | Charlie Chaplin | Safe (3rd) |
| Week 7 | Whitney Houston vs. Elton John | "How Will I Know" | Whitney Houston | Safe (3rd) |
| Week 8 | Songs chosen by other artists | "Clarity" | Zedd | Bottom two (4th) |
| Jukebox | "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | ||
| Week 9: Semi final | Christmas | "Stay Another Day" | East 17 | Eliminated (4th) |
| Songs to get you to the final | "Story of My Life" | One Direction |
Post The X Factor[]
Following her departure from the show she continued to upload music via YouTube and since January 2016 she has been hosting CBBC kids talent show Got What It Takes. One of the contestants was Rai-Elle Williams who would go on to finish in 8th place on Series 14 of The X Factor. Another one of the contestants was Kellimarie Willis who won The X Factor: The Band as part of girl group Real Like You.
Trivia[]
- Lauren Platt is the first out of two 4th place finishers to be named Lauren, with the second being Lauren Murray.
- Platt received more public votes than Andrea Faustini in the semi-final which meant that if there was not a Final Showdown or if Walsh or Cowell voted to send Platt through to the final or if the result went to deadlock, Platt would have advanced to the final and Faustini would have been eliminated.
- Platt is the second semi-finalist to not finish last in the semi-final public vote and not advance to the final. Mary Byrne was the first act in this scenario in Series 7. This was followed by Try Star in the Celebrity spin-off in 2019.
- Lauren's brother Lewis Platt was a member of Britain's Got Talent Series 9 Finalists Entity AllStars.
| Series 11 Finalists | |||
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| Andrea Faustini • Ben Haenow • Blonde Electra • Chloe Jasmine • Fleur East • Jack Walton • Jake Quickenden • Jay James • Lauren Platt • Lola Saunders • Only The Young • Overload Generation • Paul Akister • Stephanie Nala • Stereo Kicks • Stevi Ritchie | |||