This week’s fix of X Factor sees auditions from Birmigham and Newcastle.

Highlights include the 82-year old Dorothy and her rendition of ‘Unchained Melody’.

Tonight:
ITV1: The X Factor 19:05 - 20:05
ITV2: The Xtra Factor 20:05 - 21:05
ITV2: The X Factor (Repeated) 23:15 - 00:15
ITV2: The Xtra Factor (Repeated) 00:15 - 01:15

And if that’s not enough for you, the shows are repeated twice again on Sunday:

ITV2: The X Factor (Repeated) 12:20 - 13:20
ITV2: The Xtra Factor (Repeated) 13:20 - 14:20
ITV2: The X Factor (Repeated) 20:30 - 21:30
ITV2: The Xtra Factor (Repeated) 21:30 - 22:30

If you would like to see life-like wax works of the judges Louis, Simon and Sharon, then head on down to Madame Tussauds in London. On 25th August they launched a new attraction which offers you the chance to sing infront of the wax work judges on a replica of the X Factor stage whilst they ‘watch and listen’. They then deliver a verdict on your singing. Let’s face it, it’s bound to be slightly less scary than facing them in real life! Madame Tussauds

It would seem that Sharon Osbourne and her son Jack have teamed up to play a practical joke on judges Simon and Louis by getting the newly slimmed Jack to disguise himself as a rapper and audition on the X Factor. Apparently Simon and Louis were rather taken aback. Keep your eyes peeled for this showing. More at Manchester Online

One of the biggest surprises of the show was 17 year old Trevor Hodgson from Rochdale. He impressed the judges in Manchester so much with his rendition of “Something inside so strong” by Labbi Siffre that Simon Cowell could not believe it and had to ask if there was actually someone else stood behind him singing. Simon admitted to being “absolutely gobsmacked” on hearing Trevor sing and said that he was “extraordinary”, “special” and “could sell a lot of records.” Great comments, coming from one of the most critical judges. Louis likened Trevor to Ronan Keating except “more natural”. More can be read about Trevor at Manchester Online.