A 33-year old Filipina from Southern Philippines, Ivy Grace Paredes has impressed the four judges of the X Factor UK 2016 in an audition episode of the show with her own rendition of Whitney Houston’s “All the Man I Need” just recently.

In an interview, Paredes said she wants to join the competition because she was not getting any younger.  She was inspired after seeing the 4^th Impact on the show thus making her believed that she can make it also on The X Factor UK stage.

After her performance, Simon Cowell was amazed by her powerful voice, followed by Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh reactions of how incredible it was.

The teary-eyed native from Malaybalay, Bukidnon said she has chosen to be a part of The X Factor UK because for her it is the biggest competition thus it can give her the stepping stones she needs for her daughter’s future.  Her daughter is 2 ½ years old and was taken care of her parents in the Philippines.

After the successful audition, Ivy Grace Paredes moves on to the next round of The X Factor UK.