By Sharnaz Shahid for MailOnline
Published: 04:16 EST, 1 September 2014 | Updated: 07:40 EST, 1 September 2014
Harry Styles and his band One Direction catapulted to worldwide fame back in 2010 thanks to their appearance on X Factor.
And it now looks as if the 1D heartthrob's cousin Ben Selley is tipped for success after wowing the judges in his audition on Sunday night's show.
The 20-year-old singer along with his Concept bandmates Karim Newton, Matt Goodenough, Nathan Gittens and Scott Dicks impressed the panel with their rendition of Labrinth's Earthquake.
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Stardom: Ben Selley and his Concept bandmates Karim Newton, Matt Goodenough, Nathan Gittens and Scott Dicks sailed through their audition on X Factor this weekend
New judge and Spice Girls star Mel B said: 'You've obviously worked hard at this and figured out the vibe and the harmonies and the style of it.'
While fellow judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini added: 'I love the fact that you are all friends and you've worked hard at it all.'
Meanwhile, it has been reported that Concept originally did not want to apply for the competition but show producers approached them twice before they agreed.
Global superstar: Harry Styles his band One Direction catapulted to worldwide fame back in 2010 thanks to their appearance on X Factor
According to Daily Star, band member Nathan said: 'We got approached through being researched online with our YouTube stuff. It threw an email up and we said: "No."
'We didn't feel ready but they contacted us again four months later when Simon was on board and asked us to reconsider and we thought: "We will go for it."'
However it seems Simon's mission is to find the new Steps 'but better' has kicked off to a good start as the weekend shows saw a number of groups audition.
Just like Harry? The 1D hunk's cousin is tipped for success after impressing the X Factor judges at the auditions with his band
Along with Concept, a group of four best friends - Only The Young - arrived to sing an Elton John hit.
Harmonising well on Something About The Way You Look tonight had Cheryl went on to say:'Now that's how you do an audition.'
'I love you guys, I like the way you chose an old song and made it current, some of the vocals were off but you can all sing,' Simon agreed.
While Arise - consisting of three trendy ladies - showcased their vocal chemistry for a rendition of Little Mix's Little Me.
It's a Yes! The judges were very impressed with Only The Young's performance of Something About The Way You Look
Cool kids: Three-piece girl band Arise proved they had excellent vocal chemistry
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