Blind singer, 24 year old Andrew Coleman, is hoping for X Factor success, but as Louis Walsh dumped him from Popstars The Rivals five years ago, Andrew’s worried that the same thing may happen again.

The Sun reports that when Louis refused to put Andrew through to the next round on Popstars – as Louis believed Andrew couldn’t cope with dance routines – he and fellow judge Pete Waterman “fell out” over the decision.

Andrew, who’s a friend of former X Factor winner Joe McElderry, has congenital glaucoma which was made worse when he was the victim of an attack in 2006.

However, determined not to give up on his dream of becoming a professional singer, Andrew was at the X Factor auditions last week.

A friend of Andrew’s told the paper, “He hopes this will be his big break. The whole of Liverpool will be willing him to win.”