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"X Factor&amp;#039;s Cher Lloyd has said that last week&amp;#039;s successful performance on the show was &amp;quot;payback&amp;quot; for her critics. Lloyd won praise from the judges for her rendition of Shakespears Sister&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Stay&amp;#039; on the Halloween-themed show. Simon Cowell declared that the ballad was &amp;quot;the performance of the season&amp;quot;. Speaking to X Magazine, the 17-year-old confirmed that she had broken down into tears as the song was her way of &amp;quot;saying goodbye&amp;quot; to her uncle Edward, who passed away last month.   Lloyd added: &amp;quot;Vocally, I thought it was my best so far. It was very, very emotional.&amp;quot; She continued: &amp;quot;It was also a bit of payback to people who have been nasty to me, and also to show people I can sing. &amp;quot;I think I&amp;#039;ve proved my point now.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Cher Lloyd explains &amp;#039;Stay&amp;#039; tears "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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