X Factor star unrecognisable 11 years after shooting to fame and praise from A-list fan

X FACTOR prima Tamera Foster looks unrecognisable 11 years aft shooting to fame and receiving praise from an A-list fan.

Singer Tamera, 24, who was conscionable 16 erstwhile she competed connected The X Factor's tenth series, is inactive singing contiguous and adjacent sold retired her archetypal ever header amusement successful London 3 years ago.

Sharing her excitement with fans, she said astatine the time: "My archetypal header amusement sold retired acknowledgment to you astonishing people.

"It was the astir beauteous and surreal feeling! I’ve been truthful excited to enactment connected different 1 - truthful I am, and this clip it’s a bigger venue.

"Tickets spell connected merchantability connected the 3rd of December. I can’t hold to spot you there, loved ones."

Tamera released her debut EP Afrodite successful 2021, paying tribute to her Greek and African heritage, and adjacent appeared connected billboards for YouTube Music.

She followed up with a 2nd EP, Lost In Translation, successful 2023, featuring the pb azygous Diversion.

Another way from the project, 0 Days featuring CKay, reached fig 16 connected the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart.

Tamera often shows disconnected her quirky consciousness of benignant connected Instagram too, wherever she's seen rocking shaved eyebrows and reddish hair successful her snaps.

Her X Factor travel began successful 2013 erstwhile she auditioned arsenic portion of a duo named Silver Rock with her person Jerrie Dilla.

However, justice Gary Barlow suggested they split, telling them: "You tin spell distant from present with 4 yeses arsenic soloists - truthful you'll beryllium performing astatine Wembley arsenic solo artists."

And it paid off, with Louis Walsh telling her astatine her next performance: "I've been doing this 10 years and I don't deliberation I've seen anyone with the imaginable that you have.

"That includes Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke. If you get your enactment unneurotic you are the best, you are incredible."

Sharon Osbourne added: "Oh my God. Well you instrumentality my enactment away. You were amazing."

Tamera appeared successful the show's tenth bid arsenic portion of Nicole Scherzinger's Girls team. She finished successful 5th aft getting knocked retired successful the 4th finals.

The vocal powerhouse received enactment from Rihanna, too, with the Diamonds songstress praising her rendition of Stay.

She was quoted by the Daily Star arsenic saying: "I got sent a nexus of her aft she sang 1 of my songs astatine Boot Camp and I person been watching her ever since.

"The shows request to nutrient a superstar each 2 oregon 3 seasons to springiness them credibility, and she is already determination successful week 5 oregon immoderate it is.

"Simon is simply a astute guy, helium volition cognize she tin merchantability records each astir the satellite and volition motion her to his label.

"Tamera looks great, she has an astonishing voice, and she has conscionable the close magnitude of attitude."

The final, which was watched by much than 10million people, saw Sam Bailey spot disconnected Nicolas McDonald and container the crown - and the £1million grounds deal.