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Listen: Ireland's only X Factor contestant this year

Chris Leonard has secured a spot in Simon's new supergroup.

Listen: Ireland's only X Factor contestant this year

Wed, 27 Aug, 2014 - 17:15

Anna O’Donoghue

Eighteen-year-old Chris Leonard is allegedly the only Irish singer to make it through to this year's X Factor live shows.

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