The 16 year old brother of last year’s X Factor winner, Alexandra Burke, has apparently sailed through the initial rounds of auditions.

According to the Daily Star, Alex’s brother, Aaron, belted out a winning cover of Will Young’s hit tune Evergreen which so impressed the judges, they unanimously put him through to the next stage.

An insider told the newspaper that, “Aaron is very cool. He didn’t make a big noise about the fact he’s Alexandra’s little bro, but word got round…

“He wants to win this in his own right and, let’s face it, the judges won’t put him through to boot camp unless they really like him. But the word is he has an amazing voice.

“We’re sure Cheryl, who mentored Alex last year, will love him.”

We’ll get to see Aaron’s performance ourselves when the show begins in August. I can’t wait!