Austin Drage - X Factor 2008

Outgoing X Factor singer, Austin Drage has revealed that he is kicking himself for not standing up to his mentor, Simon Cowell over his disco song choice.

Simon gave Austin Rose Royce’s ‘Wishing On A Star’ to sing, a song which the 22 year old wasn’t sure about from the word go

Austin told The Daily Star: “I felt it was a weak song, it wasn’t the one I would have chosen. But it’s my own fault. I trusted Simon and maybe I should have trusted myself more. Simon actually asked me if I was OK with the song.

“I’m kicking myself now because I agreed to go along with it – even though I didn’t think it was right.”