X Factor - Simon Cowell made Austin Drage cry
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Everyone struggles with rejection and the contestants on The X Factor all need to realise that only one person or group can win at the end of the day.
Austin Drage was rejected last year by Simon, Dannii, Louis and Sharon. He decided to keep on singing and has come back stronger than ever.
He isn't the only singer trying to impress the judges for the second time. Marlon McKenzie tried out three years ago but didn't quite make the grade.
The judges didn't let Austin compete in the live finals last year because they didn't think he wanted it enough.
He explained all to the official X Factor website: "Although I did really want it last year, I was playing it cool, a bit like the way you do when you really fancy someone.
"But I ended up playing it so cool that I came across as undeserving, like I wasn't bothered either way."
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The 22-year-old admits that getting rejected at bootcamp last year really hurt him: "I came home and had a good old cry. My parents saw how much it meant to me, I was miserable for weeks afterwards, so I want to make this one my year. I'm back bigger, harder, stronger, faster!
"I want this so bad, there's no way they can accuse me of not wanting it this year!"
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