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UPDATE: OK, so I actually watched Daniel’s audition tonight and I admit to being moved to tears. I wouldn’t like him to get through to the finals on the basis of his story alone. But he is a great singer and his story was certainly very moving.

Not that I am a cynical person, but I can smell an X Factor sob story a mile off and I am sure we are in for a big one on tomorrow night’s X Factor show.

Father of three 38 year old Daniel Evans from Essex came to the auditions with his Mum and youngest daughter, 11 month old Anna Maria. Daniel is a pool cleaner but explains he does whatever he can at the moment to make money but he’s come to the auditions today as it’s a wish his wife, and family have always had for him. Having almost applied every year for the show, this year he decided to take the plunge because he “believes life is too short and you regret more the things you don’t do than the things you do, and if I do this at least I can say to my wife I tried. To do this and have a career in singing for my family would be amazing”.

Once in the audition room Daniel explains his current situation to them, “Every year I have had the forms but never filled them in and always found an excuse, then last year after giving birth to my gorgeous baby girl, my wife unfortunately passed away, and so I obviously learnt some hard lessons and realised life is too short so now I decided this year to go for it so at least I can say I tried”. Singing Barry Manilow’s Sometimes When We Touch both Cheryl and Dannii are bought to tears by his moving rendition, with Cheryl saying that “I can see why your wife wanted you to audition, she’d be very proud”.

Now I am not disputing that Daniel is good, but every year do we need to have an X Factor finalist crying over a dead family member? It’s on the verge of becoming cliched!