X-Factor star to perform at Chiefs

By Mark Stevens

Exeter Chiefs are excited to announce that X Factor 2013 star Shelley Smith will be performing at this weekend's Heineken Cup encounter with Glasgow Warriors at Sandy Park (3pm).

Exeter-born Shelley, who made it through as one of the 12 contestants to Live Shows working alongside mentor Sharon Osbourne, will be performing live on the pitch at half-time during our latest European fixture.

Bubbly Shelley, a white-van driver from Exeter, entered The X Factor in the hope she could one day make a difference to her and her daughter Madeline’s lives.

Having delivered car parts as a job for 15 years, Shelley took her chance to impress the Judges seriously and blasted out Aretha Franklin’s Natural Woman at her room audition - prompting Nicole to label her a “hot tamale” and Sharon to insist she has a “lot of potential”.

The 'Devonshire Diva' then wowed the judges and a packed audience at Wembley Arena with her stunning voice, before continuing to impress during the live shows where she eventually bowed out in a second week sing-off against Kingsland Road.

Now, though, she is set to raise the roof here at Sandy Park as she returns to home soil to perform for Saturday's crowd.

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