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'''Bella Ferraro''' was an 18 year-old contestant from [[Sydney]], New South Wales,<ref name="boyfactor">{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/09/boy-factor-on-the-x-factor.html|title=Boy factor on The X Factor|publisher=TV Tonight|date=2012-09-13|accessdate=2012-09-13}}</ref> who sang [[Birdy (musician)|Birdy]]'s version of "[[Skinny Love#Birdy version|Skinny Love]]" at her audition.<ref name="bellabio">{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/contestants/bella-ferraro/|title=The X-Factor Australia Contestant – Bella Ferraro|work=[[The X Factor (Australia)]]|publisher=[[Yahoo!7]]|date=2012-09-13|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6AdLTme6L|archivedate=2012-09-13}}</ref> Ferraro began singing as a child. At age five, she became a member of the [[Australian Girls Choir]], who have performed at the annual [[Carols in the Domain]] and during [[Oprah Winfrey]]'s Australian tour. Before applying for ''The X Factor'', Ferraro left school in Year 12 to pursue a music career.<ref name="xfactorbios">{{cite news|last=Byrnes|first=Holly|url=http://www.news.com.au/news/next-stop-the-live-shows-for-x-factors-top-12/story-fnejlvvj-1226473049998|title=X Factor – the live shows begin|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]]|publisher=News Limited|date=2012-09-13|accessdate=2012-09-13}}</ref> She was inspired to audition for the show after seeing the success of [[One Direction]] who were on the [[The X Factor (UK series 7)|UK version]].<ref name="xfactorbios"/><ref name="bellabio"/> During the "[[The X Factor (Australia season 4)#Super bootcamp|super bootcamp]]" stage, Ferraro forgot the lyrics to the two songs she performed, which included [[Gotye]]'s "[[Somebody That I Used to Know]]" and [[Crowded House]]'s "[[Don't Dream It's Over]]".<ref name="xfactorbios2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehothits.com/news/34240/x-factor-australia%27s-top-twelve-revealed|title=X Factor Australia's Top Twelve Revealed|work=[[The Hot Hits Live from LA]]|publisher=MCM Entertainment|date=2012-09-13|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref> She cites [[Bon Iver]], [[Lykke Li]], [[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]], [[Foals]] and [[Two Door Cinema Club]] as her musical influences.<ref name="bellabio"/> For the first live performance show on 17 September 2012, Ferraro sang [[Matt Corby]]'s "Brother" and received a mixed response from the judges. [[Melanie Brown]] said it was not the right song choice, while [[Ronan Keating]] disagreed saying that he loved the song choice and described her performance as "beautiful".<ref name="week1show">{{cite web|last=Lewdon|first=Courtney|url=http://www.throng.com.au/2012/09/the-x-factor-australia-season-four-top-12-performance-show-its-judges-choice/|title=The X Factor Australia – Season Four – Top 12 Performance Show: It's Judges Choice!|work=Throng|publisher=Throng Ltd|date=2012-09-17|accessdate=2012-09-19}}</ref> She received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia, after she left the competition and is set to release her debut album early 2013. He debut single was called 'Set Me On Fire'<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/set-me-on-fire-single/id583727774</ref> and peaked at 36 on the [[ARIA]] singles chart on 30 December 2012.<ref>http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bella+Ferraro&titel=Set+Me+On+Fire&cat=s</ref> She released a second single on 18 October 2013, titled 'Forgot You' and features Will Singe of 'The Collective' <ref>https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/forgot-you-feat.-will-singe/id724212803/</ref> |
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Discography
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS <ref>Peak chart positions for songs on the ARIA Singles Chart:
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| "What Makes You Beautiful" | 2013 | 62 |
| "Big Yellow Taxi" | 84 | |
| "Sweet Disposition" | 59 | |
| "Dreams" | 82 | |
| "The Last Day on Earth" | 90 |