London,
(ANI):
Boy-next-door
Matt
Cardle
has
been
crowned
the
winner
of
singing
reality
show
'The
X
Factor'
after
he
left
behind
Rebecca
Ferguson.
The
27-year-old
has
secured
one
million
pounds
recording
deal
with
Syco
Music
owned
by
Sony
Music
Entertainment.
"Thanks
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
to
everyone
who
voted
for
me.
It
feels
really
good
to
be
putting
a
record
out
soon.
To
be
the
last
man
standing
is
just
mind
blowing," the
Daily
Mail
quoted
teary
Cardle
as
saying.
Boy
band
One
Direction
lost
out
earlier
in
the
evening
after
coming
third
in
the
viewers'
vote.
Cardle
had
been
favourite
to
win
during
most
of
the
competition
and
impressed
judges
and
fans
with
his
edgy
style,
delivering
his
own
take
on
songs
by
stars
as
varied
as
Britney
Spears
and
Elton
John.
His
mentor
Dannii
Minogue
said,
"He
totally
deserves
it.
Rebecca
was
incredible
competition
tonight.
He
didn't
really
believe
he
had
it."
Mother
Jenny
said,
"I
am
just
so
proud
of
him.
I
have
always
believed
in
him,
I
just
didn't
realise
it
was
going
to
work
out
so
well.
I
think
he's
brilliant.
I
am
glad
other
people
do
as
well."