Singing waitress impresses Cowell

Simon Cowell gets impressed by singing waitress Lynne Frances O'Neil in the X Factor launch show.

The youngster performs the Cyndi Lauper hit 'True Colours' for the judges in Glasgow and reveals that she is banned from singing at her workplace.

"I'm a waitress. I sing all the time. They have actually given me a deal at work. I'm not allowed to sing all day on Sunday," she tells the panel.

However, after her performance, Cowell comments: "If I owned the restaurant, I'd have you singing every night of the week. That's a massive yes."

Other acts who impress in the first episode of the seventh series are group Noir, who perform a Glee-esque cover of Lady GaGa's 'Paparazzi', and 21-year-old Mark McGregor, who wows the judges with his rendition of 'If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time'.

Offering his verdict on McGregor, Louis Walsh says: "Sometimes when someone walks on that stage you know that they've got it. Mark, you've got it'."

The X Factor launches on Saturday at 7.30pm on ITV1.