London
(ANI):
An
X
Factor
participant
moved
the
show's
judges,
Dannii
Minogue
and
Cheryl
Cole,
to
tears
when
he
performed
'Sometimes
When
We
Touch'
in
honour
of
his
late
wife.
Daniel
Evans,
38,
who
had
been
inspired
by
his
late
wife,
Jacqueline,
to
enter
the
TV
contest,
revealed
that
she
had
passed
away
just
six
days
after
giving
birth
to
their
first
child.
"Jacqueline
had
always
been
my
biggest
fan
and
often
said,
'You
should
enter
X
Factor'-but
it
was
never
the
right
time," News
of
the
World
quoted
him
as
saying.
"After
she
died
I
found
some
peace
and
pleasure
in
singing.
I
decided
to
go
for
it
because
if
the
last
year
has
taught
me
anything
it's
that
you
should
live
life
to
the
full,"
he
said.
Evans
went
on
to
tell
how
they
had
met
in
1997
on
a
blind
date,
and
had
married
six
years
later
then
moved
from
East
London
to
Spain,
where
his
mum
was
living.
He
was
helping
run
a
karaoke
business
when
at
the
end
of
2006
Jacqueline
fell
pregnant.
"It
was
the
happiest
time
of
my
life,"
he
revealed.
But
Jacqueline,
39,
developed
diabetes
and
high
blood
pressure,
and
had
an
emergency
Caesarean
section
in
August
last
year.
She
gave
birth
to
their
daughter
Ana-Marie
in
a
hospital
on
the
Costa
Brava.
A
few
hours
later
she
developed
breathing
problems
and
other
complications
and
was
rushed
to
the
operating
theatre
for
a
hysterectomy.
But
during
surgery
her
body
went
into
shock
and
she
slipped
into
a
coma.
She
was
put
on
a
life-support
machine
and
flown
to
a
bigger
hospital
in
Barcelona.
Daniel
followed
by
car
but
had
to
leave
his
newborn
daughter
behind.
Five
days
after
giving
birth
Jacqueline's
lungs
failed.
She
died
the
next
day—soon
after
her
dad
Richard
and
stepmum
Mary
arrived
from
England.
"I
don't
remember
much
of
this
time.
It's
all
a
blur.
But
the
hospital
staff
where
Ana-Marie
was
were
amazing.
They
said
they'd
look
after
her
until
I
was
ready
to
come
back,"
he
stated.
He
returned
the
day
after
his
wife
died,
and
caring
for
their
baby
was
the
only
thing
that
kept
him
going.
"I
went
to
my
mum's,
and
she
advised
me
to
let
Ana-Marie
sleep
through
the
night
to
get
her
into
a
routine,"
he
said.
"But
some
nights
I
couldn't
help
but
wake
her
and
hold
her
because
it
blocked
out
some
of
the
pain,"
he
added.
Afterwards
Cheryl
said:
"It
felt
like
he
was
singing
that
to
his
wife."