I Had to Flee Ireland for La to Escape 'the Curse of the X Factor' ; Conway Sister Laura Gives Pop Fame Another Shot, and Says Simon Cowell Did Her a Favour [Eire Region]

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LIKE millions of others, Laura Conway raced into the sitting room at the Saturday-night sound of the X Factor's opening theme at 8pm on a Saturday night. But rather than turn the volume up, an exasperated Laura grabbed the remote control and turned the television off altogether.

'I couldn't even bear to listen to the X Factor music. It brought me out in a sweat,' she said. 'It was like meeting an ex-boyfriend or seeing him with someone new.'

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I Had to Flee Ireland for La to Escape 'the Curse of the X Factor' ; Conway Sister Laura Gives Pop Fame Another Shot, and Says Simon Cowell Did Her a Favour [Eire Region]

It is six years since the then 17-year-old had stood on the X Factor stage with her sisters - Sharon, then 28, Sinead, 23, and Marie, 21 - and listened as their own mentor, Simon Cowell, dismissed them from the competition. It was the first time in X Factor history that a judge had sent one of his own acts home - a decision that spawned countless headlines.

'Afterwards, he thanked us for bringing a lot of stories to the show that year,' Laura said. 'He said, "Not now but a few years from now you'll thank m...

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