Zoe Alexander had one thing that had The X Factor judges seeing double, a resemblance to pop star P!nk. It turns out, her career at the time was actually as a P!nk tribute artist. You would think that being compared to the three-time Grammy winner would be something to be proud of, but Zoe’s audition left her absolutely furious. Watch how it all went down below during her 2012 audition.

P!nk Tribute Artist Zoe Alexander Was Furious With The Judges On ‘The X Factor’

“Doing P!nk is amazing, I love it but it’s a day job. I want to be Zoe,” she said before stepping on stage in front of the judges. “I’m hoping to get a bit of an identity, my own identity,” she said when asked what she hopes to get out of her ‘X Factor’ experience. Tribute acts run in the family as Zoe said her father does a Tom Jones tribute act. Her mother does a Shania Twain tribute act. She brought her parents along to support her. She decided to sing the song “So What” by P!nk.

Her performance was stopped midway through and Tulisa Contostavlos made a remark about how Zoe based her look off of P!nk. She got a bit defensive saying “no I didn’t base it on P!nk.” The judges struggled with the fact that Zoe wanted to find her own identity but ultimately they felt like they were watching a P!nk tribute act.

But, they opted to give her another chance and let her sing a second song. But, it failed to impress the judges who recommended that she take time to find herself. “Zoe it’s a pity because you’ve got a great look. You absolutely look like a pop star, but the vocals were very very average but I think in time you could be fantastic” said judge Louis Walsh. After receiving four no’s and the news she wouldn’t be moving on to the next round, she said. “You told me to sing a P!nk song, I didn’t want to sing a P!nk song. You guys told me to sing a P!nk song.” The judges denied ever telling Zoe to sing a P!nk song but she seemed persistent that they did.