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Another-week of auditions was underway as Britain's biggest singing-competition went through a second-round of searching as Gary, Tulisa, Kelly and Louis were in Liverpool and London in search for the next big-thing in music.
One of the auditionees the judges met was 22-year old Craig Colton from Liverpool, who also had a surprise in-store after he revealed that his parents were in the audience but did not know he was auditioning.
His audition of Adele's 'Hide My Heart Away' got everyone on their feet and it was 4 YES's all-round from the judges, which sealed his place in Bootcamp.
Another auditionee coming-out to impress the judges were a boyband called The Keys, made up of 5 singers, whom described Take That as the band they look up to.
They chose Aloe Blacc's 'I Need A Dollar' for their audition, which also included a rap and from the reaction they got, it was a definite 4 YES's for The Keys, who continue their X Factor journey into Bootcamp!
Another hopeful was 45-year old Johnny Robinson, who sang Etta James 'At Last' for his audition. Having received a standing-ovation, he got something else as well and that was 4 YES's from the judges, which sees him continue his journey right into Bootcamp.
Another auditionee hoping to impress the judges was 20-year old Derry from Croydon. With Tulisa asking whom he was out to impress, he response was...'Kelly Rowland.'
Derry chose to sing Usher's 'Can You Help Me?' and it definitely got Kelly smiling but it did cause of a bit of debate between the judges, with Kelly and Louis both saying they'd like to see him in a group, whilst Tulisa disagreed and said she'd prefer him as a solo act.
It was decision-time for the judges and starting with Gary, it was a YES.
Louis was next and it was also a YES from him.
Another YES came from Tulisa, meaning that Kelly was the last to decide but before it was a clear YES from her, Kelly asked him of something....a kiss on her cheek!!!!!!
With no hesitation, he did so but her follow-up got the crowd going crazy as did Derry's friends, who were backstage.
It was happy days all-round for Derry, who also secured a place in Bootcamp as well!
Missed any of last-night's action? You can watch both The X Factor and The Xtra Factor online now on the ITV Player @ http://www.itv.com/itvplayer
Good luck to all of the remaining hopefuls and Bootcampers, the judges/mentors, the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!
Admin
CHART NEWS
With another-week of X Factor action, it was also another-week of action in the charts!
It is a 2nd-week at NO#1 for Olly Murs as his latest single 'Heart Skips A Beat' retains TOP spot in the Big Top 40 (iTunes) charts.
Elsewhere, JLS' latest single 'She Makes Me Wanna' is now at NO#14 this-week, whilst Cher Lloyd is at NO#37 with 'Swagger Jagger'
This-week's Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart sees a new-entry at NO#1 and it's Olly Murs who is there with 'Heart Skips A Beat,' whilst JLS are at NO#14 with 'She Makes Me Wanna' and Cher Lloyd's 'Swagger Jagger' is at NO#19 this-week!
Congratulations to all of our artists! We are proud of you!
Not only was last-week the first-round of auditions but it was also the launch of a brand new-year of The X Factor!
The nationwide search for the next big-thing in music continues as Dermot has all the action with the second-round of auditions, as Gary, Tulisa, Kelly and Louis continue their search in London and Liverpool.
Meanwhile, with all of the backstage action are none-other than Caroline and Olly!
Join Dermot with all the action from the auditions on The X Factor tomorrow at 8:00pm only on ITV1!
For all the Xtra stuff, don't forget to join Caroline and Olly with all of the action from behind-the-scenes with The Xtra Factor tomorrow at 9:15pm only on ITV2!
Don't miss it, guys!
Good luck to all of this year's hopefuls, the judges/mentors, the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!
Admin
The long-wait for Britain's biggest singing-competition was over as the nationwide-search for the next potential X Factor winner got underway with the first-week of auditions!
It returned with a bang last-night as 11.3m viewers were said to have tuned-in, as a new-look judging-panel made up of Take That star Gary Barlow, N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos, former Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland and remaining X Factor judge Louis Walsh started their search in Birmingham and London, with thousands waiting for their chance to impress!
One of the auditionees the judges met was Goldie Cheung, who was held backstage due to illness but was able to audition but the judges were left gobsmacked by what they saw as she did Tai Chi moves to impress them.
It didn't seem to impress Gary, who decided that it was a NO from him, whilst Louis and Tulisa all gave her a YES, with Kelly left to give the casting vote and it was a....YES.
With 3 YES's, it's enough to see Goldie through to Bootcamp!
On-stage to give an impression was 16-year old Janet Devlin, whose audition of Elton John's 'Your Song' left everyone blown-away that they gave her a standing-ovation.
It was a convincing 4 YES's all-round for Janet, whose X Factor journey continues on to Bootcamp.
Frankie Cocozza was another hopeful the judges met, an 18-year old student from who already made an impression to the crowd before singing 'Valerie,' as he showed 7 names tattooed on his bum, leaving everybody gobsmacked!
From the judges' perspective, it was 4 YES's all-round for Frankie, who makes it through to Bootcamp.
We'll definitely see more of them in Bootcamp, which is still some time away!
Missed any of last-night's action? You can watch both The X Factor and The Xtra Factor online NOW on the ITV Player @ http://www.itv.com/itvplayer
Good luck to all of this year's hopefuls, the judges/mentors, the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!
Admin
CHART WATCH
Some of our past X Factor stars have already made an impression on the charts this-week.
The Big Top 40 (iTunes) chart sees a new NO#1 this-week as X Factor 2009 runner-up and Xtra Factor host Olly Murs is on TOP spot with his latest single 'Heart Skips A Beat'
Elsewhere, JLS' latest single 'She Makes Me Wanna' is now at NO#12 and Cher Lloyd is at NO#26 with 'Swagger Jagger'
Meanwhile, in the Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart, JLS are now at NO#9 with 'She Makes Me Wanna' whilst 'Swagger Jagger' by Cher Lloyd is on NO#11 this-week!
Congratulations to all of our artists, we are proud of you!
DAYS LEFT FOR LAUNCH OF THE X FACTOR 2011 SERIES 8: Only 1 day left to go!
The nationwide search for the next big-thing in music is almost about to start as Britain's biggest singing-competition launches tomorrow night!
A £1 million recording-contract is up-for-grabs and out of the thousands of auditionees, only 1 act will scoop that prestigious prize.
Our new judging-panel in Take That star Gary Barlow, N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos, ex-Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland and our remaining judge and Irish music mogul Louis Walsh, will travel all-across the country in-search for this-year's winner!
It is none-other than......THE X FACTOR!!!!!!!
Dermot will have all-the-action from the auditions as our judges begin their search to find the next big-thing in music, whilst Caroline Flack and former X Factor runner-up Olly Murs will have something Xtra to offer as they will be behind-the-scenes!
It's almost here and we cannot wait!
Join Dermot with all of the action from the first-round of auditions with the launch of The X Factor at 8:00pm tomorrow only on ITV1!
Also, don't forget to join Caroline and Olly with all the backstage action on the launch of The Xtra Factor at 9:15pm tomorrow only on ITV2!
We're in for an exciting-year! Bring it on!
Good luck to all of this-year's auditionees, the judges/mentors, the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!
Admin
eXtra NEWS
With the exciting and anticipating launch of The X Factor Series 8, it just gets even better!
After months of speculation about the live X Factor Grand Final, it will be the first-time it will be happening in a renowned and major venue!
The X Factor Live Final Weekend, will be happening at.....WEMBLEY ARENA!
Now this is something to definitely look forward to as our finalists of this-year perform at such a venue!
It may be a long-time away but we cannot wait for it!
With some of last-year's acts having released material recently, the winner of last-year is also back with new material. It's none-other than Matt Cardle.
Matt is set to release his new, debut album 'Letters' in October of this-year! We cannot wait for that!
Good luck to Matt and to all of past X Factor stars, we're proud of you and we're behind you all the way!
DAYS LEFT FOR LAUNCH OF THE X FACTOR 2011 SERIES 8: Only 10 days to go!
So after months of anticipation and changes ahead of a new-year, Britain's most popular talent-show is back as a nationwide-search begins for the next big-thing in music, with a recording contract worth £1 million up-for-grabs!
Out of the thousands that are auditioning, there can only be one winner and that winner will be amongst them somewhere!
It's a new-series with a new-look, it's none-other than THE X FACTOR!
Dermot O'Leary is back with all of the action at-the-scenes, as the new judging-panel of Take That star Gary Barlow, N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos, American artist and ex-Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland and Irish music mogul Louis Walsh travel all-across the country to find the next potential X Factor winner!
When it comes to all of the backstage-action, that is something Xtra! All of that and more will be with TV personality Caroline Flack and X Factor 2009 runner-up Olly Murs, with the return of THE XTRA FACTOR!
Don't miss the launch of The X Factor on Saturday 20th August at 8:00pm only on ITV1!
Don't forget to tune-in on ITV2 at 9:15pm with the launch of The Xtra Factor!
The show is almost here and we cannot wait! Only 10 days away!
Good luck to all of this-year's auditionees, the judges/mentors, the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!
Admin
eXtra NEWS
There is certainly some new material coming-out from some of our X Factor stars.
Last year's winner Matt Cardle, is set to release his debut album in October of this year!
Runner-up of last-year Rebecca Ferguson, secured a joint record-contract and her new album is set to release later this-year.
Another of last-year's finalists, One Direction, have announced details of their debut single 'What Makes You Beautiful,' which is set for release on September 11th!
Definitely something to keep an eye out for! As for the last few-weeks, there has been plenty of action in the charts for some of our former X Factor stars!
This-week's Big Top 40 (iTunes) chart has seen JLS remaining at NO#1 for the 2nd-week running with their latest single 'She Makes Me Wanna,' whilst one of last-year's stars, Cher Lloyd has gone to NO#4 with her debut single 'Swagger Jagger'
Meanwhile, in the UK Singles Chart, Cher Lloyd has made it at NO#1 this-week with 'Swagger Jagger' as a new-entry and JLS currently at NO#2 with 'She Makes Me Wanna,' which is currently in it's 2nd-week in this chart.
Congratulations to all of our artists! We are proud of you!
