{"id":3464,"date":"2013-10-27T20:20:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-27T19:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/?p=3464"},"modified":"2013-10-27T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2013-10-27T21:26:12","slug":"nicholas-mcdonald-the-x-factor-2013-most-serious-contestant-tops-voting-percentages-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/3464\/nicholas-mcdonald-the-x-factor-2013-most-serious-contestant-tops-voting-percentages-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholas McDonald The X Factor 2013 most serious contestant tops voting percentages last week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>16 year old Nicholas McDonald is a favourite among the judges and fellow contestants and it would seems he is a favourite with the public too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/10\/nicholas-mcdonald2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/10\/nicholas-mcdonald2.png\" alt=\"nicholas mcdonald movie night\" title=\"nicholas mcdonald movie night\" width=\"590\" height=\"354\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/10\/nicholas-mcdonald2.png 590w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/10\/nicholas-mcdonald2-300x180.png 300w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/xfactor\/files\/2013\/10\/nicholas-mcdonald2-583x350.png 583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Star Sunday reports that Nicholas has been running away with the public vote in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Last night Gary Barlow said that Nicolas took everything so seriously and in an interview with Caroline Flack on ITV2, Nicholas said he has to take the competition seriously because it could change his life.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview with the newspaper he opened up about his heart condition that almost cost him is life when he was eight years old. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was playing football and all I remember was passing the ball and collapsing,\u201d he explained. \u201cI was later told that I\u2019d had a cardiac arrest and died.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI swallowed my tongue, which blocked my airway as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey couldn\u2019t get it out so my coach punched me in the mouth to knock my two front teeth out and pull my tongue forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week the bookies had the teenager down  as second favourite to win the show, but the percentages show that he is on course to win outright The X Factor 2013.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions mid page 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2217652781\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>16 year old Nicholas McDonald is a favourite among the judges and fellow contestants and it would seems he is a favourite with the public too. 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