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A session singer for many years, Maria Lawson is best known for being on the receiving end of one pop reality TV's most controversial eliminations. Born in London in 1975, Lawson began singing at an early age. Influenced by the likes of Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Tina Turner, she was discovered by Active Music Management who soon landed her a deal with President Records. Her first single, a cover of Shalamar's "A Night to Remember," was chosen as the music for a Gala Bingo TV advert but failed to chart. After fronting the short-lived Skye, a band managed by her husband Lawrence Garry, she signed a publishing deal with Parr Music in 2002 and performed on hit singles by Gabrielle and Lemar. In 2004, she auditioned for the first series of ITV's #The X Factor, a talent search contest open to all ages, but failed to make it past the boot camp stages. However, a year later she reached the live finals and main judge Simon Cowell admitted he'd been wrong to initially reject her.

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