Over 75,000 people have auditioned for the next series of Simon Cowell's pop reality thing X Factor, with Cowell once again joined by Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne in a bid to pick out the stars of the future. Commenting on the number and determination of the wannabes auditioning for the show, X Factor presenter Kate Thornton told Smash Hits: "One guy re-scheduled his mum's funeral so he could make the audition and another turned up straight from hospital with the drip still in him arm!" X Factor starts to air on ITV on 20 Aug.
Aug 12, 2005
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Over 75,000 X Factor hopefuls audition for new series
More than 75,000 people have auditioned for the next series of The X Factor, which starts on ITV on 20 August with Cowell, Walsh and Osbourne as judges.