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This is Raymond Quinn. You don't know him? Well I'm sure you know Leona Lewis. Yes, Leona Lewis, the winner from The X Factor talent show of 2006.
Raymond Quinn is second to Leona. He is just second but his talent is great too. Look at the video, he felt every word of the song. The best rendition of "My Way" I have ever heard.
(Excerpt from Wikipedia)
In 2006, Quinn took part in the third series of UK talent show The X Factor.
Quinn was in the '16-24s' category which was mentored by Simon Cowell. As the category's mentor, Cowell chose which contestants made it to the live rounds of the show. Initially, Quinn didn't make Cowell's final seven contestants, but Cowell later felt he had made a mistake. It was then decided that the final seven should be expanded to the final eight contestants, Quinn was then called back and told he had made it to the next round. Quinn was eventually chosen by Cowell to be in his final four contestants which meant he had made it to the live rounds of the competition.
Many of Ray's X Factor performances had an old-fashioned feel, and in the earlier stages of the competition he was criticised by Louis Walsh for repeatedly performing swing-style numbers. Sharon Osbourne once referred to him as "panto boy" and the judges generally queried his ability as a pure singer as opposed to a "song-and-dance man".
For the first four weeks of the series Quinn survived in the contest without being in the "bottom two", however in week five Quinn, along with Nikita Angus polled the lowest votes from the public vote. Louis Walsh voted Quinn out of the competition, however Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell voted in Quinn's favour which meant he progressed to the following week. Quinn then survived the next four weeks of the competition. In the final, Quinn came second to Leona Lewis.
My Way Lyrics:
And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, Ill say it clear,
Ill state my case, of which Im certain.
Ive lived a life thats full.
Ive traveled each and evry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets, Ive had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Yes, there were times, Im sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.
Ive loved, Ive laughed and cried.
Ive had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it my way.
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!
