Lakoda Rayne, the hastily put together girl singing group featuring Wall High School singer Cari Fletcher was eliminated from competition on Simon Cowell's X Factor. The group received the least number of audience votes from Tuesday's round of competition. The girls were the first of two acts to be eliminated from the show Wednesday. "I just feel so bad for them,'' said Lauren Greco, Fletcher's vocal coach and also a Wall resident. "I know they all wanted this more than anything.'' The grand prize of the show is a $5 million recording contract and a starring role in a Pepsi commerical to be …
Wall High School singer Cari Fletcher and her group Lakoda Rayne on Tuesday performed a Taylor Swift hit on Simon Cowell's X Factor show in persuit of a $5 million recording contract. The group performed the smash hit song "You Belong To Me'' by the grammy-winning Swift. Cowell said it was "by far your best performance to date.'' "I'm not going to say the vocals were perfect,'' he continued. "You are four really sweet girls and I wish two (acts) weren't going home tonight.'' The group's mentor, judge Paula Abdul, was moved to tears and could barely speak following the performance. "The sky is…
Wall High School singer Cari Fletcher continues to win on X Factor, advancing to the top nine acts on Simon Cowell's singing competition that promises a $5 million recording contract for the winner. Fletcher's group, "Lakoda Rayne'' was the second of nine acts chosen by audience votes to advance to the next round. That's a big turnaround from the previous week when the four-member group garnered among the lowest votes from the nationwide television audience. The girls screamed in delight following the announcement that they had won the opportunity to continue on the show. The group's mentor …
Lakoda Rayne, featuring Wall Township High School singer Cari Fletcher, put their own spin on another Fleetwood Mac tune on X Factor Wednesday, with mixed reviews from the show's judges. Lakoda Rayne performed "Go Your Own Way,'' from the 70s supergroup live on stage in Los Angeles and carried nationwide on network television. Following the song, the judges weighed in with their opinons. Judge L.A. Reid was first. "I'm happy to see that this was the first time I've seen you have fun,'' Reid said. "Does it measure up? Do you have what it takes to be global superstars?'' Before he had a chance …
The field is being narrowed down to 10 acts on Simon Cowell's X Factor singing competition and Wall High School singer Cari Fletcher hopes to be still standing with her group, Lakoda Rayne, when the results come in tomorrow.Fletcher, a 17-year-old Wall High senior, was originally a solo act on the show but was grouped with three other girls to form Lakoda Rayne and allowed to continue competing. The group on Wednesday sang Keith Urban's hit "Somebody like you,'' to the delight of the live audience in Los Angles and, apparently, the four judges. "You're becoming the group I always hoped and …
Another week, another win. Wall High School senior Cari Fletcher continues her success streak on the national singing competition X Factor. Lakoda Rayne, featuring Fletcher, was among the 10 acts chosen by audience votes to continue on to the next round in the competition. One other act will move to the next round. One will be cut.The group on Wednesday performed Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide," live before a television audience of millions and received a mixed bag of compliments and criticisms from the show's celebrity judges. "I thought they did well. Their harmonies blended beautifully,'' said…
Tonight, it’s in your hands. Wall Township High School singing star Cari Fletcher is scheduled to appear on Simon Cowell’s X Factor talent show tonight for a second live performance with her newly formed group, Lakoda Rayne, as the 17-year-old senior tries to stay in the ever-tightening competition for a $5 million recording contract. But instead of the show’s celebrity judges deciding who stays and who goes home, the show turns to the television audience to decide. Tonight’s show is set to air on the Fox television network at 8 p.m. and will carry live performances from the show’s 12 …
Now it gets serious. Tonight on the Simon Cowell talent show X Factor, Wall High School student Cari Fletcher is scheduled to perform with her group Lakoda Rayne on television before a live audience as she tries to continue through to the next round of the competition. Fletcher, 17, survived the last round of cuts that aired on the show last week that paired the acts down to the final 17. Those acts are scheduled to perform tonight, live. The judges will cut the number of contestants to 12 based on Tuesday’s performances. The show’s grand prize is a $5 million recording contract and a …
Wall High School senior Cari Fletcher continues to defy odds and has survived the latest cut on Simon Cowell's new talent show X Factor, which aired Tuesday. Fletcher, 17, is part of a group of women singers going under the name "Lakoda Rayne.'' The group made the latest cut and will continue to compete on the show as part of the final 16 acts. The remaining acts will perform live in the next round of the show. It is a long way from an audition process in Newark earlier this year where thousands of singers tried out for a chance to be on the show. Paula Abdul, judging the groups in the …
Wall High School senior Cari Fletcher continued her quest for a $5 million recording contract on Thursday's airing of Simon Cowell's X Factor talent show. Fletcher, 17, was cut from the last round of competition as a solo artist, but in a surprise twist was grouped with three other woman singers who were also eliminated from the competition. Together, they became the final act in the group's category to continue in the competition. That group became known as "Lakoda Rayne." The four practiced at Fletcher's Wall Township home earlier this year before heading out to X Factor judge Paula Abdul's…
Simon Cowell's X Factor talent show was scuttled Wednesday showing because of a rain delay in the American League baseball game. Wall Township High School senior Cari Fletcher is scheduled on Thursday to continue her quest for the show's grand prize of a $5 million recording contract. Fletcher, 17, has survived the beginning rounds of the show, making it to the top 32 contestants. She has been paired with three other singers in the final group to make it into the top 32. The X Factor is scheduled to continue Thursday at 8 p.m. on Fox.
Cari Fletcher, officially cut from Simon Cowell’s X Factor talent show Thursday, was called back to the stage after missing the latest cut to the top 32 performers. Fletcher, a Wall High School senior, was then told by Cowell that she, along with three other women solo singers, were now part of a group and would continue in the competition. “If you would have come in as a group, I think you would have blown away the competition,’’ Cowell said. “But you didn’t come in as a group. You are now.’’ Minutes before, Fletcher was among 32 singers cut from the competition after the latest round. It …
Wall High School Senior Cari Fletcher for a second time appeared on Simon Cowell's new television show X Factor Wednesday. The 17-year-old singer performed the 1970s Eagles hit "Desperado,'' with a group of other solo singers in the second round of performances on her way to the $5 million recording contract awarded to the top finalist. The judges heard from all contestants who had made it past the televised first-round auditions, previously shown. Fletcher performed Heart's "Alone'' and received the blessing of all four judges, although Cowell's consent was reluctant. "I love this,'' …
Today was much like any other day at Wall High School. Buses arrived on time, delivering still groggy teens who coagulated in clumps in hallways and shuffled into classrooms. Principal Rosaleen Sirchio said the day was pretty normal, generally, except for a growing stack of messages from media organizations wanting to talk about one senior in particular. That senior, Cari Fletcher, last night made her national television debut singing on Simon Cowell’s new talent show “X Factor,’’ and received the approval of all four judges, which passed her through to the next round in the competition. The …
Cari Fletcher, a 17-year-old singing phenomenon and Wall Township High School student, made a national television debut Wednesday appearing on X Factor, a new singing competition from American Idol producer Simon Cowell. Fletcher received the blessing of all four of the show's judges during her televised audition, putting her through to a second round of televised competition leading toward a grand prize of a $5 million recording contract. Wearing ragged jeans during her appearance, recorded earlier this year in Newark, the blonde-haired Fletcher sang "Alone" by '70s rock group "Heart.'' …
