Cowell offers second chance to youngster

Simon Cowell invited a young X Factor hopeful back for a second audition after admitting that he was unimpressed with his first attempt.

Luke, 14, sang 'Maggie May' for the judges at his first audition and managed to get support from Louis Walsh, but Cowell was not convinced.

"You are one person I have seen today that could do really well in this competition," Louis told the youngster.

However, Simon cut in: "I'm just not sure what to make of it. I'm not sure what your voice is and if you should be singing rock songs."

After Simon added that Luke's performance was "not that great", the hopeful burst into tears and had to be comforted by Sharon Osbourne. Fortunately, the music mogul then offered to give Luke a second chance, instructing him to come back the next day and perform a different song.

Unfortunately, when Luke returned for his second attempt, he admitted that he had failed to learn all of the words to his choice, 'You Raise Me Up', sparking fears among the judges that he would be "too fragile" for the live shows.

Tune into The X Factor at 6.25pm tonight to see if Luke makes it through to boot camp.