Nakia's hope in auditioning for the series was to be able to pay back his partner for supporting his music career.

Four actors with musical skills were chosen, out of 437 hopefuls who auditioned for the series.

G4 auditioned for the first series of The X Factor in 2004.

In 2005 she auditioned for the second series of the show.

Actor and singer Heshima Thompson auditioned for the series, having learned about it from his agent.

Mali auditioned for the 2009 series, but did not get past the 'bootcamp' stage.

In 2001, she successfully auditioned for the first series of Pop Idol, but was eliminated before the live rounds began.

She auditioned again for the ninth series, and made it to the live shows.

He later auditioned for the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008, but the judges didn't put him through.

Over 5,000 children from around the nation auditioned for the series.