It’s time to face the music - again!
Like it or loathe it, the X Factor bandwagon will again make its traditional stop-off in Middlesbrough, it was announced today.
And little wonder, with Teesside having provided the likes of Journey South, Amelia Lily, Abi Alton and 2012 winner James Arthur over the years.
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James Arthur
Last year, Teessider Kerrianne Covell was a hair’s breadth away from reaching the live shows, losing out at the judges’ houses stage when Cheryl Fernandez-Versini decided against making the Norton singer one of her final three.
Now the show’s producers are urging talented Teesside singers to try and make the cut for this year’s series.
On Saturday, April 4, from 9am-5.30pm, in the Hillstreet Shopping Centre, Teesside hopefuls for X Factor 2015 can show members of the production team what they can do when the programme’s mobile audition van trundles into town.
Using the same venue as last year, the Middlesbrough date is one of 41 across the country for the mobile audition van. There is no need to register but acts are advised to turn up early to the mobile auditions as they are on a first come, first served basis.
There will also be nine larger scale “open” auditions, including on April 11 and 12 at Newcastle United FC, where everyone who turns up will be guaranteed an audition.
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Amelia Lily
An X Factor spokesperson said the mobile audition itinerary took various things into account, including an area’s record on the show and its proximity, or otherwise, to the larger open auditions.
“We definitely wanted to visit Middlesbrough on the van tour because we knew it would be a success,” she added.
If the sessions run over and not everyone can be seen, she said efforts will be made to fit people in at other auditions, although there are no guarantees.
Announcing the 2015 audition dates, X Factor creator Simon Cowell said: “If you think you have the potential to be a world-class star, this is your chance to prove it. You really could be the next pop superstar.”
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