Young Amy Connolly was seen wowing the judges and reducing Cheryl Cole to tears on last night’s X Factor TV show, and today Amy has told The Mirror that she would love to win the show for her mum.

Amy’s mum died of breast cancer aged 45 when she was just seven. Amy added that she would also dedicate her win to her 61 year old dad who has always been her strength.

She said: “I think I’m a strong person to have gone through that so young. But the experience of losing her has given me the oomph to go out and do it. I want to win it for my mum. And I want to make my dad proud after bringing me up on his own. He encouraged me to sing and told me my mum had a good voice. So maybe I get that from her.”