Entering The X Factor as a humble secretary from Liverpool in 2010, the single
mum of two Rebecca Ferguson stunned Simon Cowell and the judges with the most
soulful voice the talent show had heard in years. Her rendition of the Sam Cooke
classic A Change Is Gonna Come had Nicole Scherzinger declaring "she is our
generation's songbird" and Ferguson cruised into the final where she duetted
with Christina Aguiliera on her hit Beautiful. She was eventually declared
runner-up, finishing ahead of boyband One Direction but losing out to winner
Matt Cardle, yet it didn't deter Cowell fro...