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B'ham Mail 12 Dec 10
Treyc Cohen, the former Walsall student from Tamworth, polled more votes than her X Factor sing-off rival Katie Waissel on the week she was booted out of the hit ITV show, voting figures released on Sunday night have revealed.
Cohen, a University of Wolverhampton student at Walsall campus who was handed a wildcard entry into the live shows by judge Cheryl Cole, left in week five after going head-to-head with Waissel, who had struggled to win over the audience in previous weeks…
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Express & Star 29 Nov 10
Wagner Carrilho was today adjusting to life outside the X Factor after being given the boot from the competition, despite a huge internet following and bookies slashing his odds to win.
Simon Cowell was becoming genuinely worried that the 54-year-old from Pensnett, Dudley, was going to win the £1 million record deal as X Factor haters tried to derail the show…
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Advertiser 26 Nov 10
X Factor star Treyc Cohen will be performing an exclusive concert in December. The former Walsall music student, who was voted off the ITV show three weeks ago, has revealed she will be performing a special show, entitled “Treyc Cohen – For One Night Only” on Wednesday 8 December.
Treyc, a former student at the University of Wolverhampton Walsall campus, was watched by millions of TV viewers as she auditioned for the ITV hit talent show and was selected as Cheryl Cole’s wild card for the live finals in the girls category…
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B'ham Mail 10 Nov 10
X Factor host Dermot O’Leary revealed he was following orders to accept a majority verdict if judge Cheryl Cole refused to vote, which resulted in the controversial axeing of ex-Walsall student Treyc Cohen.
Cole has come under fire for “refusing point blank” to make a choice, which led to Katie Waissel surviving a third sing-off on the show on Sunday…
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B'ham Mail 7 Nov 10
Treyc Cohen left the X Factor after being voted out by judges. It was the second time the former Walsall student had been in the sing-off after finishing in the bottom two based on the public vote.
The departure comes as the girls mentor Cheryl Cole faces questions over her commitment to her acts. Last week, Cowell accused Cole of neglecting Treyc in favour of Worcestershire’s Cher Lloyd…
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B'ham Mail 31 Oct 10
The Midlands will once again boast four contestants in next week’s X Factor live show – but only after a nail-biting wait for Tamworth’s Treyc Cohen.
The 27-year-old former Walsall music student was the last act to be confirmed as going through on the public vote on Sunday night’s results show…
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B'ham Mail 17 Oct 10
Walsall student singer Treyc Cohen once again wowed the audience in the second week of live finals on X Factor.
She picked Purple Rain by Prince as her song – one which has been used by contestants in previous years…
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B'ham Mail 10 Oct 10
Former Walsall student Treyc Cohen stormed back into the X Factor which left the judges spellbound and wowed viewers too.
Treyc was the first act to be confirmed she had made it through the first week’s show – less than a week after she thought her X Factor dreams were over…
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Express & Star 6 Oct 10
Residents in a Staffordshire street were left star-struck when X Factor judge Cheryl Cole turned up at the house of Wolverhampton University Walsall student Treyc Cohen – further sparking rumours of a shock return for the axed contestant.
The Geordie singer posed for pictures and autographs with locals outside Treyc’s home in Tamworth as speculation mounted that the visit was to offer her a place as a ‘wildcard’ in the new twist to the show…
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Advertiser 30 Sep 10
Former Walsall music student Treyc Cohen has continued her success on TV’s The X Factor show – after winning through to the final stage of judging for the second year running.
The singer, who quit studying at the Walsall campus of Wolverhampton University in the summer, beat off tens of thousands of contestants after auditioning for the award-winning talent contest and singing her way into the final eight…