Louisa Johnson X-pelled by Simon Cowell’s record label but has new musical plans

AS The X Factor auditions kick off next week, the show has an early casualty.

I can reveal that former champ LOUISA JOHNSON, is moving labels from Syco almost three years since winning the show.

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The singer has parted ways with SIMON COWELL’s label after the pair ended up at loggerheads over her musical direction.

I’m told it’s a mutual decision but both have accepted her career has stalled and she’ll be better off at another label.

But Louisa has now been given a lifeline, staying with Sony but signing to its Ministry of Sound label as she turns her back on pop and goes back to her dance roots.

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Tears, her 2016 dance collaboration with CLEAN BANDIT which showcased her massive vocals, has been by far her biggest hit reaching No5 in the UK charts.

So the new label could finally be the break she needs after her pop tunes failed to make an impact.

Her biggest pop hit was her winner’s single Forever Young which reached No9 on Christmas Eve in 2015 – but even that was a disappointing result for an X Factor winner.

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Meanwhile, her OLLY MURS collaboration Unpredictable reached No32 despite huge promotion from the pair, while singles So Good, Best Behaviour and Yes peaked at No13, No48 and at No65, respectively.

Louisa, who was guided to victory by RITA ORA on the ITV show, will now drop her new single the first week of August.

Let’s hope that it’s a summer banger.