Laura White - X factor 2008

Singer/songwriter Laura White has claimed that she is unlike other X Factor stars, because she signed to a small, independent record label.

Laura was controversially sent home from the ITV show in week five of last year’s series.

She told the BBC: “I have done it completely different. In a way this is why I don’t associate myself with a normal X Factor contestant just because I literally was the only one that didn’t sign a massive major deal.

“I went to a smaller independent label. I’ve signed to the label which [songwriter] Ian Green is with.”

She continued: “In that sense I have to work a lot harder to speak to my fans more and I have to work harder in general because I don’t have a massive major label pushing me.”

When asked if she will watch the new series of The X Factor, she added: “I will. I always say to everybody it is the most amazing show on TV. When I was on it I felt so blessed because it can literally change somebody’s life so much.”