Saturday night saw the return of The X Factor, and with it, a whole new set of acts that made us smile, cry and cringe.
And Sunday night's episode was no different, showing off several aspiring singers who already look like they could be the ones to watch, as well as some that forced us to hide our eyes behind our hands with embarrassment.
Check out our roundup of Sunday night's most memorable contestants.
The Good
When Only The Young walked into the audition room, we knew immediately that we were going to love them. The young, energetic four piece walked in with confidence and blew the judges away with their original performance. The two girls and two boys were able to put a fresh spin on an Elton John classic and already look like young pop stars in the making.
Arize may only have performed to the passing public at train stations and chicken shops, but their solid harmonies in their acoustic performance dazzled the judges. Their attitude, style and likeability factor have definitely set them apart as ones to watch.
Overload may have revealed that they had only been together for three months, but the five guys showed off all the potential to become the next One Direction. Mel B was quick to point out that there were definitely some weaker singers in the mix, but all four judges seemed keen to see more from the boy band.
Arize impressed the judges with their acoustic set (ITV Pictures)
The Bad
Parisian singer, Oceane, came all the way from France to perform for the judges, but her rendition of Emotions didn't translate very well. Or at all, that is, as it was mainly screeching and wailing. Simon described the noise as 'swallowing a load of people who were all singing', and if anything, it seemed to scare the judges.
One unnamed girl group may only have had five seconds of airtime, but that was enough, as the ladies had us in stitches after they compared themselves to X Factor winners, Little Mix. Their harmonies left a lot to be desired, and they would need to undergo some serious makeovers to transform themselves into the beloved girl group, but we loved their confidence!
We had high hopes for Linzi Martin, particularly as Simon had signed her in the past as part of teen group, Girl Thing. Unfortunately, the nerves got the better of her, and even she confessed that her audition hadn't gone very well. Her performance simply wasn't good enough, and although it broke Simon's heart, he simply couldn't put her through.
Linzi failed to impress the judges with her shaky performance (ITV Pictures)
The Weird
Unlucky in love, Stevi Ritchie, opened tonight's show, but would he be lucky in his audition? Yes, as it turns out, even though the call centre worker forgot his words and ended up dancing on the spot for the majority of his performance. Luckily, the judges decided they wanted to see more of the cheeky chappy and he walked away with a big smile, and four yeses.
We were definitely expecting something unusual when Kitten & The Hip walked walked into the room, but not that the 53 and 28 year old duo were married and had a child together! But the judges were slightly dubious about their musical partnership and suggested the act should split for the sake of the music. And Kitten was happy enough to go it alone, and walked away from her husband without a second thought, but with four yeses.
Italian, pug-lover, Andrea Faustini, looked like he had all the makings of a novelty act, but he impressed all four judges with his powerful rendition of 'Who's Loving You'. Rather bizarrely, he brought along his Mel B doll for good luck, but it certainly worked, with all four judges falling in love with him and his quirky charm.
The judges loved Kitten, but they weren't impressed by The Hip (ITV Pictures)
The X Factor continues next Saturday at 8pm.
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