THE X FACTOR.....is BACK!

Last-year's nationwide search ended with Ben Haenow winning that recording contract!

After nearly a year away, that very nationwide search is back with a new year and with a new look too.

Yes, it is the return of.....THE X FACTOR!

This-year continues to be an eventful year in the world of music and it has certainly been a year of new changes to this-year's search for the next big thing in music, with departures from Dermot O'Leary as well as Sarah-Jane Crawford plus Mel B and Louis Walsh as well as voiceover star Peter Dickson.

2015 is set to be yet another eventful search for the next big thing in music!

The great news is that our very-own Olly Murs' is back alongside Caroline Flack too, as they are the new hosts' of The X Factor!

Another presenting duo have come in too, with Kiss FM DJ Melvin Odoom and Saturdays' star Rochelle Humes joining The Xtra Factor!

With Simon Cowell and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini remaining on the panel, joining them on the panel this-time round are singer/songwriter Rita Ora and BBC Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw!

This-year promises to be yet again, another exciting search as this recording contract competition gets underway, with the Arena Auditions as thousands of hopefuls aim to impress to make it through to Boot Camp!

Join Olly and Caroline with all the action-packed weekend at-the-scenes with the auditions, on The X Factor tonight at 8:00pm only on ITV!

Don't forget to switch over to ITV2 from 9:30pm tonight, as Melvin and Rochelle have all the behind-the-scenes action with The Xtra Factor!

Don't miss it!

Good luck to all of this-year's hopefuls, the judges/mentors, the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!