X Factor final winner Louisa Johnson says the winner's single didn't favour her
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Louisa Johnson says she doesn't think the winner's single favoured her over Reggie N Bollie.
Both finalists had to sing a cover of Bob Dylan's Forever Young, originally released in 1974, which clearly suited the 17-year-old's voice and style.
But, talking on the way to the Radio 1 lifts, Louisa said the song would have worked for Reggie N Bollie too.
"I loved Reggie N Bollie's performance. I will definitely be buying whatever song they bring out," she said.
"I would definitely like to work with them as I think they are amazing people as well as artists."
Louisa will now be promoting her single, which is aimed at next Friday's Christmas Day chart.
After the two finalists sang the Bob Dylan cover, the judges didn't pass comment on Reggie N Bollie's attempt.
Instead Simon Cowell just asked the boys if there was anything they'd like to say.
Louisa has also told Newsbeat she won't be reading any headlines about herself anytime soon.
Asked what was the best piece of advice she'd been given, she replied: "Don't read anything good or bad, obviously be thankful for the comments.
"But if you read into things it just gets you down. You just need to stay on the same level."
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Louisa was picked out by producers after attending Britain's Got Talent auditions and the show's been accused by some newspapers of fixing her victory, external from the start.
She had social accounts created with the @Louisa tag before the X Factor process suggesting executives knew she had the potential to successfully release music.
Newsbeat asked her as a big West Ham United fan what would she would prefer: winning the Premier League or a number one single?
"I think it would have to be Louisa Johnson (at number one) but both would be nice," she laughs.
"When I heard my name I was just so shocked, I forgot where I was."
Meanwhile, the X Factor winner, who's from Essex, topped the public vote in five out of the seven weeks.
Finalists Reggie N Bollie and Che Chesterman came top in weeks four and five respectively.
Here's how the live show votes were won over the seven weeks of the live shows...
Vote 1
Louisa Johnson - 15.9%
Vote 2
Louisa Johnson - 15.3%
Vote 3
Louisa Johnson - 16.4%
Vote 4
Reggie N Bollie - 21.6%
Vote 5
Che Chesterman - 22.2%
Vote 6
Louisa Johnson - 31.5%
Vote 7 Freeze
Louisa Johnson - 44.5%
Vote 7 Final
Louisa Johnson - 53.9%
See a full list of the weekly voting breakdowns on the ITV website, external.
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