The judges comments: Kelly said your voice is so big. I think that you always bring something extra to the stage but a piece of something was missing this week. Paula said Ellona is her hero. She has a strong voice and shouldn’t worry about dancing so much. Simon said she is a brilliant performer, however he feels like he is watching an actress and he doesn’t know who she is. He referred to her as a dancing, singing puppet. Demi thinks she killed it.
Although Ellona started out strong from the Auditions to the first Live show, it wasn't a very paved road for Ellona considering the comments from the 4 judges but she has a great chance to win the whole thing. The Judges were all praises when she sang "Baby Love" during Motown week and "Titanium" in Save Me Songs concluding that she may also be the one to beat together with the early favorites Alex and Sierra who Simon Cowell earlier declared as the ones to fall in love with. Simon also noted Ellona's "Killer Eyes" which he described as having a great drive to win the competition. However, her shine starts to fade a little last week with her Rendition of "I wanna dance with somebody" by Whitney during the 80's night. She almost fell on stage while performing. Simon wasn't so happy with the arrangement of the song. He even requested to have more voice and less dancing for the next performance. Still, no too harsh comments heard from the Judges so far. Demi Lovato, her mentor has been very supportive with Ellona praising each of her performances.
Inspite of her small stature, this 17 year old contestant from San Lorenzo, California is a triple threat. She's a powerhouse vocalist capable of belting out Whitney songs, dances very good and very down to earth. She's actually a veteran in X Factor. She made it all the way to the Live Shows in Season 1 with megagroup inTENsity under Paula Abdul. Simon Cowell during the latest Auditions did not remember her at first. When Ellona brought up the "girl in the red jacket", Simon right away recalled and told Ellona that he loved her.
Will Ellona Santiago be the next Fil-am to make it big in Hollywood? The next Filipino Pride to watch out for? One thing, Ellona defenitely has an X factor. Let's continue to support her all the way to the top.
Check out her X Factor Performances:
"Burn" Live Show 4 Top 10 Perform
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody" Live Show 3 Top 12 Perform
"Titanium" Live Show 2 Top 13 Perform Again
"Baby Love" Live Show 2 Top 13 Perform
"Till the World Ends" Live Show 1 Top 16 Perform
"Clarity" Four Chair Challenge
"Wings" Auditions
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