User:Miss X-Factor/Bella Ferraro
Bella Ferraro was an 18 year-old contestant from Sydney, New South Wales,[1] who sang Birdy's version of "Skinny Love" at her audition.[2] 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.[3] She was inspired to audition for the show after seeing the success of One Direction who were on the UK version.[3][2] During the "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".[4] She cites Bon Iver, Lykke Li, Crystal Castles, Foals and Two Door Cinema Club as her musical influences.[2] 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".[5] 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'[6] and peaked at 36 on the ARIA singles chart on 30 December 2012.[7] She released a second single on 18 October 2013, titled 'Forgot You' and features Will Singe of 'The Collective' [8]
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 |
References
- ^ Knox, David (2012-09-13). "Boy factor on The X Factor". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ a b c "The X-Factor Australia Contestant – Bella Ferraro". The X Factor (Australia). Yahoo!7. 2012-09-13. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13.
- ^ a b Byrnes, Holly (2012-09-13). "X Factor – the live shows begin". The Daily Telegraph. News Limited. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "X Factor Australia's Top Twelve Revealed". The Hot Hits Live from LA. MCM Entertainment. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^ Lewdon, Courtney (2012-09-17). "The X Factor Australia – Season Four – Top 12 Performance Show: It's Judges Choice!". Throng. Throng Ltd. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/set-me-on-fire-single/id583727774
- ^ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bella+Ferraro&titel=Set+Me+On+Fire&cat=s
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/forgot-you-feat.-will-singe/id724212803/