A soldier who has served in Iraq has already been tipped to win the fourth series of the X Factor, due to air later this summer.

Izi, 22, is said to have made a hit in the Wales auditions where he wowed the crowd with a version of Lean On Me. It has been rumoured that Sharon Osbourne, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue have all put the soldier through to bootcamp, and that great things are expected from him.

A show source told the Daily Star: “It’s the first time we’ve had a soldier. He arrived at the auditions in Wales

dressed in combats and he raised quite a few eyebrows. He’s very good looking and everyone was buzzing around him when they found out that he had served in Iraq, telling him how brave he was.

“The judges were amazed by his talents. He is certainly a fave for the final. And he’ll be a natural for the X Factor boot camp.”