Former Northampton College student Natalie Kassanga has vowed to use her surprise X Factor elimination as motivation to make it as a pop star, pledging to work harder than ever to fulfil her dreams.

xfactorThe Alien Uncovered singer saw her dreams dashed on Sunday night when the band were voted off the ITV show, despite earning praise from the judges for their performance the previous evening.

The shock decision to send the girls home angered fans but former Musical Theatre student Natalie, aged 18, said the disappointment will spur her on to keep working hard in her search for fame.