Former Popstars: The Rivals winner Daniel Pearce has been tipped for success on this years X Factor. You can watch his audition on Sunday night’s show.

Daniel won a place in One True Voice, the band which rivalled Girls Aloud in 2002, however they soon sank to obscurity and now Daniel wants another bite of the cherry.

Daniel is not truly an amateur though and it is that fact which may cause him problems in the ITV show. After leaving One True Voice he went on to star in West End musical Jailhouse Rock and has also been a backing singer for big-name stars such as Craig David.

He is also an accomplished songwriter and in the past has worked with stars such as Robbie Willimas one time partner, Guy Chambers.

During his recent X Factor audition, Cheryl gave Daniel a standing ovation while Simon apparently “blasted” Louis Walsh for letting Daniel go when Louis was one of the judges on Popstars: The Rivals.

Cheryl told the hopeful, “I always thought you were fantastic.”