EXCLUSIVE: Dubai resident in UK X-Factor says it’s never too late to chase a dream

A 33-year old Filipino mother and Dubai resident has spoken exclusively to the ARN News Centre after advancing to the next rounds of the UK’s X-factor. Ivy Grace Paredes’ remarkable performance of Whitney Houston’s ‘All the man that I need’ vowed judges, including Simon Cowell. Ivy told us she joined singing contests at a young age to earn quick and easy money and it helped her achieve her ultimate goal of becoming a professional. She says it’s never too late to chase a dream.

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