11/08/2011

NI Hopefuls 'Through To X-Factor Bootcamp'

At the ongoing X-Factor auditions, three NI hopefuls have made it through the first round, according to reports this week.

Jolene Burns, 23, from north Belfast successfully auditioned for the competition in Liverpool, while Niall Sexton, a 17-year-old A Level student from Magherafelt, and Portrush born 32-year-old Roger Boyd have reached the next round of the singing competition.

All three were put through during auditions held in front of a live audience in Liverpool.

The contestants faced down a panel of judges that included Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh, with Dermot O'Leary returning as host.

The first episode is expected to be broadcast in just over a week's time, on 20 August.

(DW/BMcC)

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