Rihanna pulls out of The X Factor final

Posted by heatworld on Thursday 11 Dec 2008

Filed under: Alexandra Burke, Beyonce Knowles, Boyzone, Eoghan Quigg, JLS, Rihanna, The X Factor, Westlife

Only this morning we officially confirmed who would be singing with who at this weekend’s X Factor final – but it’s changed already! And it’s bad news for JLS – they’ll no longer get to sing Umbrella with Rihanna, as she’s pulled out. Instead, they’ll perform with Westlife (Louis Walsh likes to remind us that Westlife exist, doesn’t he?!). But you may remember that Westlife were supposed to be singing with Alexandra – not anymore. Instead, she’s bagged Beyonce! Ms Knowles has been rumoured for a while to be performing on the show, but now it’s official. Eoghan is the only performer unaffected by all this chopping and changing – he’ll be performing with Boyzone, as planned. So, are we all clear on that, until it changes again in, ooh, ten minutes?! And how gutted must JLS be? Not that there’s anything wrong with Westlife, but the idea of them with Rihanna was so much more exciting. We feel a bit sorry for them. Alexandra, on the other hand, must be delighted…