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7th Dec 2014 | General

Fleur Brings The House Down

Fleur East announced herself as the superstar of this year's X Factor on Saturday night and the producers will know that.

X Factor had ‘a moment’ on Saturday night when Fleur East produced a show-stopping performance the like of which is rarely seen on TV talent shows.

Her rendition of the previously little known ‘Uptown Funk’ has proved a YouTube sensation with 223,000 people already checking it out, that’s well over 100,000 more hits than the next most viewed - Lauren Platt singing ‘Story of my Life.’ It’s fair to say that any whiff on One Direction attracts interest so the gulf is even greater in reality.

Fleur’s place in the final is assured and there seems little value in backing Lauren to exit on Sunday at nothing longer than 2/9. Instead, the value may be in the rarely worthwhile ‘First Act Named Safe’ market. Fleur is evens money (Betfred) and given the producers know there is no drama in holding her name back now, she looks a shoo-in.

Odds correct at time of publishing: 15:15 7th Dec, 2014 but subject to change

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