Leixlip woman's story moves X Factor's Tulisa

Tulisa Contostavlos is moved to tears in tonight’s X Factor after an Irish contestant’s barnstorming performance.

Tulisa Contostavlos is moved to tears in tonight’s X Factor after an Irish contestant’s barnstorming performance.

Mother-of-four Michelle Barrett tells the judges in Cardiff how she “never gave up” on her dreams of stardom despite the pressures of family life, before launching into Whitney Houston’s 'All The Man I Need'.

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