Rachel Adedeji

X Factor contestant Rachel Adedeji

Rachel Adedeji is a finalist in the 2009 series. She is a 17 year old student from London studying musical theatre. Adedeji previously applied for The X Factor 2008 and got through to the boot camp round before being eliminated.

Adedeji has attended stage school from the age of two and has sang in the musical Mamma Mia.

As a finalist in the under 25 females category, Rachel is being mentored by Australian singer and actress Dannii Minogue.

Elimination

Rachel was eliminated from the X Factor on 1st November 2009, after appearing in the bottom two for a third time. She entered a sing-off with Welsh singer Lloyd Daniels and sang Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis. Both Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue voted to save her. Cheryl Cole voted to save her own act, Lloyd Daniels and Simon Cowell created a tie-break situation.

The public vote was recalled and Rachel was the contestant with the lowest number of votes. Simon Cowell commented that he would have saved her, but that she'd been in the bottom two three times. He suggested that there was a disconnect between Rachel and the public.