X Factor’s Berget on her way to bootcamp

It was all about the soul as Dutch singer Berget Lewis belted her way to bootcamp in the last round of X Factor auditions.

The 45-year-old strode into the ITV show’s studio last night and stunned the judges with her sensational rendition of Prince classic, Purple Rain.

She came a step closer to following in the footsteps of her musical role model, Chaka Khan, when she was handed four “huge” yeses from the judges, including Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh.

They agreed that they would be prepared to buy her music already, before the hopefuls’ competition for the Syco contract has even begun.

The episode also saw Cowell spot the opportunity for an early musical release in the form of OAP duo Just Us, who invited judges Scherzinger and Walsh to join them for a version of Hasta Manana, by Abba.

In the last episode before the show moves to bootcamp next weekend, there were mixed emotions for auditionees and close friends from Blackpool, Johnny Wright and Jenny Ball.

While Wright failed to score a pass to the next stage of the competition after his emotional performance of Rachel Platten’s Fight Song, Ball impressed with her soulful offering off Titanium by David Guetta and Sia.

Cowell praised her for hitting a “sweet spot” during her performance, while Wright pushed aside his disappointment and told presenter Dermot O’Leary that he was “unbelievably proud” of his friend.