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Louisa Johnson has vowed to beat the 'X Factor' winner's curse.
The 17-year-old singer from Essex has become the latest hopeful to win Simon Cowell's ITV talent show and although previous winners including Matt Cardle, Sam Bailey and Leon Jackson have failed to find huge success, Louisa insists she will be different.
Louisa, whose first single is a cover of Bob Dylan's 'Forever Young', told The Sun newspaper: "In five years I want to be selling out arenas, have a few albums out and a big fan base that respects me.
"I am just going to work as hard as I possibly can and concentrate on myself. That is the only way to do it.
"I want my album to connect with the fans. Obviously I'm young and I don't have a huge amount of life experience, so I want it to connect with other people."
Referring to two of the show's most successful winners, Little Mix and Leona Lewis, she added: "It all depends on the person. Little Mix have done really well and so did Leona.
"The dream is to emulate Leona. She was the person who encouraged me to go on the show. She inspired me. I met her during rehearsals [for the final] and it was so weird, speaking to the person who made me want to go on 'X Factor'. She said she'd seen me perform and she liked my voice.
"I wanted to be like her so much, I looked up to her and now I am here."

George Shelley and Ferne McCann are planning on going travelling together.
The Union J singer and the 'Only Way Is Essex' beauty fell for each other while filming 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' and George has revealed that they are already making plans for the future.
He told the Daily Mirror: "We get on so well. When you're in the jungle everything's heightened, like a pressure cooker. Since we've been back we've spent every night FaceTiming. We went for breakfast this morning and we're going for dinner."
"It might be a date. In the jungle we clarified we weren't seeing anyone to make sure we weren't treading on any toes.
"We're talking about going to India together next year."
However, George admitted they might decide to keep their relationship platonic as they would love to emulate the success of 'X Factor' co-hosts Olly Murs and Caroline Flack, who have a flirty friendship but have never dated.
He said: "We're both Leos, it's a fiery relationship. And we both have similar aspirations - to act and present.
"We don't want to ruin something. Caroline Flack says the secret of her and Olly Murs' success is they've never slept together.
"If we get together would it ruin something that we could have a career in?"

Abbey Clancy is nervous about her 'Strictly Come Dancing' return.
The 29-year-old model - who won the BBC show in 2013 with professional dance partner Aljaz Skorjanec - is set to appear on the Christmas special with Brendan Cole but admitted she isn't entirely confident in her abilities.
Abbey, mother to Sophia, four and six-month-old Liberty with footballer husband Peter Crouch, told The Sun: "It is so stressful for me to get on the dance floor. I can't handle it.
"I just want to be in the rehearsal room dancing. I am really excited. Brendan is different to Aljaz as he has a different style of teaching.
"But he has been really helpful as I am extra nervous for some reason - and he has been good helping me."
Despite her nerves, Abbey admitted that taking to the dance floor will be "a nice break" from looking after her children.
She said: "I jumped at the chance to do the special. I was really upset I couldn't do it last year because I was pregnant.
"It's amazing to be twirled around again and it is a nice break from babies and four-year-olds."

Emma Willis thinks the stars of the next 'Celebrity Big Brother' will give "TV gold".
The 39-year-old has presented the Channel 5 programme since 2013, and is looking forward to the next series premiering in the New Year (05.01.16).
While the celebrities on the programme are so far being kept tightly under wraps, Emma is looking forward to seeing some of the famous faces clash.
She said: "They are so fantastic at getting the right types of people. There are a couple in there that I was so excited about, purely because of my own love of them in the past.
"Aside from people you may have loved in the past, there are just some great characters who I think will give TV gold."
The last series of the programme saw 'The Apprentice' heartthrob James Hill claim victory, with other housemates including singer Fatman Scoop and adult movie star Jenna Jameson.
Next year, 'The Only Way is Essex' star Gemma Collins is tipped to make an entrance into the world famous house, alongside wrestler Hulk Hogan and Strictly Come Dancing professional Ola Jordan.
As ever, show bosses have a few tricks up their sleeves and will be doing everything in their power to ensure some explosive rows, which always lead to high ratings.
She added of the Jack the Ripper theme in the garden: "There's always going to be a sinister side to any Big Brother theme and I'm sure there was a sinister side to Vaudeville.
"And there will be a big explosion on launch night which will set the cat among the pigeons!"

Lauren Goodger has given Danielle Armstrong love advice.
The 29-year-old star, who was known for her on/off relationship with Mark Wright three years ago, has returned to 'The Only Way is Essex' for the Christmas special and, despite her failed love life, has been helping the blonde beauty with her turbulent romance with James 'Lockie' Lock.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, Danielle said: "Lauren only did one cameo in the special. She was with Chloe Sims and I had just got back from Scotland and went to see Chloe because she couldn't come to Scotland because she was looking after her daughter Maddie.
"So I was just giving her all the low down on Scotland and Lauren was just sitting there so I was surprised but it was a good surprise. It was good to see her.
"I'm not really good friends with Lauren. We just caught up really, she looks really well. We spoke a little bit about me and James and she gave me a little bit of advice. Just like typical relationship/love advice.
"She was saying if we really do love each other we've got to make it work or sometimes love's just not enough."
But, despite Lauren's top tips on love, Danielle, 27, isn't convinced she and Lockie, 28, can make it work.
She explained: "James has managed to open up to me because a lot of people see his male pride and he doesn't tend to open up and tell me how he's actually feeling and for once he actually did. I don't know if it's a too little too late kind of thing but you'll see in the Christmas special, it gets a bit emotional. But with me and James it's never ever off."
'The Only Way is Essexmas' will hit television screens across the nation on December 16 at 10pm on ITVBe.

Mary Berry makes a fish pie for her family every year on Christmas Eve (24.12.15).
The 'Great British Bake Off' host, 80, may spend hours in the run up to the celebratory day whipping up delicious traditional festive treats but she likes to make sure she and her family divulge a simple weightless meal the night before.
The talented food critic shared her tradition with Liza Tarbuck on her show 'Mary Berry: At Home For Christmas,' admitting she uses "smoked and unsmoked haddock, and lots of hard boiled eggs, just the way her husband likes it."
And that's not the only tradition the Queen of Baking has, as she also makes sure she has a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle set up in the kitchen in case the men feel "a bit spare" when the ladies of the family are dishing up the Christmas dinner.
'Mary Berry: At Home For Christmas' will see the star share her recipes for the ideal Christmas, including her very own chestnut and apricot stuffing, frangipane mince pies, leek and stilton soup, mincemeat loaves and mulled wine.
But that's not all as she also gives listeners on BBC Radio 2 her top tips for the perfect roast potatoes and parsnips.
She said: "Christmas is a time for sharing and a great excuse to indulge your family and friends with your favourite recipes. There are so many wonderful ingredients to use and dishes to make."
'Mary Berry: At Home For Christmas' will air on BBC Radio 2 on Christmas Eve (24.12.15) from 12pm until 2pm.

Jorgie Porter thinks it'll be really "fun" if her character Theresa McQueen is killed off in 'Hollyoaks.'
The 27-year-old actress will bow out of the Channel 4 soap next year and she hopes her bossy alter-ego, who she has played since 2008, will be embroiled in a shocking and unforgettable storyline when she eventually leaves for good.
She explained: "Hopefully when I go it will be something super big and mega. Dying would be fun."
However, the blonde beauty, who has just finished her short stint on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!', still has a little while left on the streets of Chester and can't wait to see the mayhem unfold in the run up to her exciting departure.
She told the Daily Star newspaper: "I'm going to be on 'Hollyoaks' for a while."
Meanwhile, Jorgie confirmed she was turning her back on the popular early-evening show in the summer in order to explore other ventures but thinks her exit storyline will have something to do with Theresa killing handsome officer Calvin Valentine (Ricky Whittle) back in 2010.
She said recently: "I've been so lucky to have been given some amazing storylines over the last five years.
"I start to feel a little emotional when I think about leaving but the time is right for me to move on.
"I've still got a while to go yet so there'll be plenty more mischief from Theresa over the next few months."

Ferne McCann dated Russell Brand earlier this year.
The 'Only Way is Essex' star, 25, has admitted she romanced the funnyman, 40, with whom she had a fling with in 2009, for three months in the Spring of this year after bumping into him backstage at the 'Jonathan Ross Show.'
She explained: "I dated him for three months earlier this year between March and June. We first met a few years ago but we didn't stay in touch, then earlier this year I literally bumped into him backstage at 'The Jonathan Ross Show.' "
However, the loud-mouthed beauty eventually decided to let the romance "fizzle out" because she was put off by Russell's persistent behaviour and extravagant gestures.
She told OK! magazine: "I remember him texting me on Shrove Tuesday saying he would send a horse and carriage to get me and bring me back to his house for pancakes. He was certainly very persistent!"
Rumours Russell, who was married to Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012, had a fling with Ferne first emerged two years ago but he later shut down speculation they'd had a one night stand by stating on Twitter that he's never met her before.
However, Ferne's former 'TOWIE' co-star Sam Faiers, 24, stepped in at the time to help her pal by uploading a photo, taken in 2009, of Russell with his arm around her.
Meanwhile, Ferne is now thought to be growing closer to Union J's George Shelley, 22, after the pair hit it off during their stint on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'

Charlotte Crosby has been accused of interfering with Gary 'Gaz' Beadles' relationship with Lillie Lexie Gregg.
The 'Geordie Shore' stars have recently decided to give their on/off relationship another go but news they're back together didn't come as a total shock to his fashion designer ex, whom he split from last month, as she saw it coming.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It's felt that Charlotte has been constantly stirring it up, since Lillie and Gaz got together. Charlotte's career on 'Geordie Shore' is dependant on attention and controversy. Especially as the recent additions to the cast are ramping it up a notch."
Friends close to Lillie believe Charlotte and Gary have only started dating again to get more airtime on the MTV show.
The insider added: "There's an onus on her, as one of the few original cast members left, to continue to generate press headlines and keep ratings high.
"The 'chaz' relationship was one that was a main attraction on the show, and since Gaz got shacked up with Lillie - ratings dipped and Gaz lost airtime.
"He's one of the biggest stars and he was virtually non existent in the previous series."
However, Gaz, 27, is adamant their relationship is the real deal and they're just taking things slowly for now.
He explained recently: "We've been stuck in the house for so many years and spent so much time with each other, we just needed to spend some time with each other with no cameras and no pressure, no one around us, so it kind of feels like last night was a first date but it wasn't."