Rachel Potter

The X Factor

In 2013 Potter auditioned for the third season of The X Factor with "Somebody to Love". Potter advanced to the top 40 acts in The X Factor's 'Over 25s' category, mentored by Kelly Rowland. Potter sang "Irreplaceable" and was placed in chair 4. Since she was not switched out, she made the top four of "Over 25s" category along with Lillie McCloud, Jeff Gutt and James Kenney.

During the first live results show, on October 29, Potter sang "I Hope You Dance" receiving positive reviews; Kelly described Rachel as a "powerhouse and a delight", Paulina says Rachel has a "beautiful tone" and is original, describing the performance as brilliant from beginning to end and Simon said the song choice was perfect and she was even better than Lillie.

She was the first to be chosen to be in the final three along with Jeff Gutt and Lillie McCloud.

During week two, Potter sang "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" which received mixed reviews. Demi Lovato praised her energy, while Simon Cowell criticized aspects of the performance.

Due to graphics errors in which incorrect voting numbers were displayed on screen during the performance recap, there was no elimination that week; instead all the acts performed their "Save Me" songs on Thursday night and a public re-vote was conducted after the show.

Potter sang "Anyway" by Martina McBride. During week 3, Potter sang "Alone" by Heart, gaining positive reviews. Potter fell to the bottom two alongside Khaya Cohen, where she was eliminated after only Rowland voted against Cohen. However, Potter received more votes than Cohen meaning if the result went to deadlock, Potter would've been saved.

Performances on The X Factor

Rachel performed the following songs on The X Factor:

None "Somebody to Love" Queen N/A Through to Four-Chair Challenge

None "Irreplaceable" Beyoncé 4 Advanced to Live Shows (Top 16)

None "I Hope You Dance" Lee Ann Womack 11 Safe

Motown Night "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" The Isley Brothers 2 Safe Save Me Songs

Personal life Rachel Potter lives in Nashville with her husband, two sons and daughter.

Stage

Discography Solo Discography Come Back Home (2002) Live the Dream – EP (2012) Simply Christmas – EP (2014) Not So Black and White (2015) Music City Christmas – EP (2018)

Solo Singles

Blank Space – 2014 Let It Go – 2014 Hello (feat. Jake Barker) – 2015 Want to Want Me / I Wanna Dance With Somebody – 2015 FourFiveSeconds – 2015 I’m Not the Only One – 2015 Lover, You Matter to Me (feat. Marty Thomas) – 2020

Discography with Steel Union

Rachel Potter & Steel Union – EP (2018)

Discography with VoicePlay

I Knew You Were Trouble / As Long As You Love Me – Single (2013) Chandelier – Single (2014) The Phantom of the Opera – Single (2015) Attention – Single (2017) Moana – Medley (2017) O Holy Night – Single (2018) The Little Mermaid – Medley (2020) Kidnap the Sandy Claws – Single (2020) Wicked – Medley (2021) The Greatest Showman – Medley (2021)