{"id":8031,"date":"2014-12-29T23:48:09","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T23:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/195.21.21.161\/epop\/?p=8031"},"modified":"2019-03-21T15:46:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T15:46:36","slug":"she-is-raign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2014\/12\/she-is-raign\/","title":{"rendered":"And Long May She Raign Over All Of Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RAIGN-Dont-Let-Me-Go.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2014\/12\/she-is-raign\/raign-dont-let-me-go\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RAIGN-Dont-Let-Me-Go.jpg?fit=1500%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"RAIGN-Dont-Let-Me-Go\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RAIGN-Dont-Let-Me-Go.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" size-full wp-image-8033 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RAIGN-Dont-Let-Me-Go.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RAIGN-Dont-Let-Me-Go\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;ve already shared my opinion on the <a href=\"http:\/\/nowthisiswhatiwouldcallmusic.com\/2014\/12\/16\/why-the-x-factor-has-become-the-zzz-factor\/\">future of the X Factor<\/a> but before I let it go completely there is one more thing I&#8217;d like to add. Raign!<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both female &#8220;judges&#8221;, but it was mostly Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, openly and, might I add, unprofessionally expressed her dislike for one of the contestants this year &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iamraign.com\/\">Raign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/58I6hvgq-f8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I can only imagine it was jealousy. Raign can sing, write, perform, and produce and Cheryl can&#8217;t even take a drink without poking herself in the face with a straw.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ewpvDa4SgIw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think Raign has everything required for whatever having the &#8220;X Factor&#8221; even means and I can see a brilliant future for her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The song &#8220;Don&#8217;t Let Me Go&#8221; she performed in one of the auditions is one of her own and used in the soundtrack to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Vampire_Diaries\">The Vampire Diaries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_rSrHmJGw0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She does an awesome cover of &#8220;Wicked Game&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qQUXH-PiyVg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another original song from her is called &#8220;A Queen&#8217;s Head&#8221; and shows off her creativity, voice and, ahem, other talents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KlIJ3pN5jE4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raign has also collaborated with a dance act called Swanky Tunes and had a number one hit in Russia with &#8220;Fix Me&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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