Shirlena Johnson

Name: Shirlena Johnson
Age: 30
Category: Over 28s
Main episodes appeared in: 1
Xtra Factor episodes appeared in:
Description: Full-time mum to 3 year-old daughter Mariah. & volunteer worker for her own voluntary business organisation. Trained in the opera style, but likes the 1940s, world pop and contemporary styles as well. Lives in Whitechapel, London. First started singing at 18.

Performance 1
Shown in episode: 1 (segment 17)
Competition event: London Auditions (7th to appear)
Song(s) performed: Duffy - Mercy
Comment transcript:
SC: I have never, ever heard anything like that in my life. Where did you come up with this from?
Shirlena: Last night.
SC: D'you know, I can actually believe that. What did you think?
CC: I'm actually speechless.
SC: But what was all this 'release me'?
Shirlena: Because I think it's important to...for us to feel released. Because...
SC: Okay, that's...
Shirlena: ...somehow, somewhere, sometime, Simon! Don't you like it sometimes?
SC: Yeah I do a lot. It was like a sort of a musical exorcism wasn't it?
Shirlena: Mmmm.
SC: It was like everything was just coming out of your body there wa...?
Shirlena: Yeah.
SC: But I have to say, I love you! I mean, just completely crazy, but I like that.
LW: Yeah, I...I do too. It was so different, and so original, and it was like you were making it up as you went along!
Shirlena: I did, I did! I forgot my words from last night. What could I do? So I just went from the heart and just did what I had to do, for my little girl as well, back stage.
SC: You know what? You know what I love about you? You are fantastically nuts.
Shirlena: Thank you.
SC: Okay. Wow, okay, we're gonna have to vote on you.
LW: I'm saying 'yes'.
SC: Cheryl?
CC: I'm gonna say 'no', I'm sorry.
LW: Can you believe it?
SC: I'm gonna say 'yes'.
SC: D'you know why I said 'yes'? I actually wanna hear her do it again.
LW: So do I, so do I.
SC: I actually...
LW: So do I.
SC: ...wanna know what she's gonna come up with next. I'm fascinated with her.
CC: I'm......