GirlBand admit to 'X Factor' rivalry

X Factor hopefuls GirlBand have admitted that there is a rivalry between them and Bad Lashes

Tita Lau, Phoebe Jay Lau, Marisa Billitteri and Layla Manoochehri said they are "good friends" with the other girl group but there is only room for one of them on the reality show.

"I think in the house, we're really good friends, but at the end of the day we know we're in a competition," they told DS.

"We're in the competition to win it and I think if we said there wasn't a rivalry we would be lying. There's only room for one girl band, so... it's us!"

Layla continued: "We know how good we are and they know how good they are. We have strong points and I think we can give them a good run for their money."

However, Bad Lashes' Sophie Wilson said she is not concerned by talk of competition between the groups.

"We're completely two different bands to be honest," she said. "We don't see them as rivals because they are totally different act. We see the girls category as more our competition.”

GirlBand promised that their first live performance will be an "uptempo, massive song" that includes dancers and "high heels", while Bad Lashes said they are "playing it quite safe" for the opening week.