X Factor Final 12: Tears On The Telly
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
MANIPULATIVE? Certainly. A parody of itself? Sometimes looks that way.
But there’s no denying the TV genius that is The X Factor.
The 12 final acts have just been revealed on ITV1 – not all a surprise.
Even so, tonight’s TV reveal broke the series record for tears.
It had already been reported that girl band Hope had got through to the live studio finals.
They include Manchester born and raised Raquelle Gracie (pictured) – the super-confident one who does the splits.
Raquelle, 20, is the daughter of former Cheshire tycoon Mohammed Naviede, jailed in 1995 for a £45m fraud.
A former colleague spent part of that year covering his trial at the Old Bailey.
It is, of course, absolutely no reflection on Raquelle and her X Factor experience.
