Melanie Amaro was crowned the first winner of The X Factor last night and she is still in a state of disbelief.
“I felt as though I was hearing things, to be honest,” Amaro told the media today about hearing Steve Jones announce her name as the winner last night. “I had to check my ear real quick. It shocked me a lot. It really did.”
Melanie, the now winner of a $5 million recording contract, says “Life will change a lot.” She explained, “The most I have ever had before was $200, if I was lucky.”
The former piano teacher from Florida says her family home “sucks” and plans on buying a new one for her mother with her new riches. And she knows she has the fans to thank for all her future success. “Thank you to all my supporters who’ve supported me and have been behind me since day one and believed in me when I didn’t even have the heart to believe in myself,” she says. “Even when I went home, you guys still pushed and sent all your love my way.”