Former X Factor singer, Austin Drage, has revealed that he believes the X Factor styling and moulding pushed him out of the competition on Saturday night.

Austin has been singing with a band long before entering the show, and has his own musical influences and passions. During his time on The X Factor, Austin was styled in a way he didn’t like, and made to sing disco and Michael Jackson songs that he would never have chosen.

Austin told Unreality TV:

“I listen to a lot of BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughn. I listen to Guns N Roses, some soul like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder. I listen to a diverse amount of music, do you know what I mean? I love blues, I love soul, I love rock. I think X Factor stripped me of my musicality, because they tried to mould me, and I’m already moulded in what I do.”

When asked about his new haircut and X Factor ‘look’ he replied:

“The haircut just wasn’t right. I tried to make it work, but it just wasn’t me.”