X FACTOR AUDITIONS: WEEK ONE

X FACTOR is back with MORE tears, MORE tantrems and MORE... er... talent?

On the strength of these latest clips released by the TV talent show it looks like it'll be a tough year for judges SIMON COWELL, LOUIS WALSH, DANNII MINOGUE and new girl CHERYL COLE.

In our first extract we meet singing duo ANT & SEB who claim to be a mix of Usher, P Diddy and Rick Astley.

But smiles quickly turn to tears of laughter as their remarkable rendition of Peter Andre's Mysterious Girl soon bring the judges to their knees in hysterics.

Next up is musically challenged DREAM-TIME whose version of Mariah Carey's 'We Belong Together' quickly turns into a nightmare.

But saving the best for last, cheeky Essex chappy AUSTIN DRAGE finally manages to wow the judges with his boyish charm and incredible singing voice.

He might just make it to the live finals but... altogether... "woowooowooo... mysterious girl..."

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