Simon Cowell thought he had gotten rid of his fiesty singer when Jamie Archer left the competition. No more fights over song choices, no more manly rows, in steps Danyl Johnson.

Danyl is said to have ‘erupted in fury’ yesterday over his Wham! song choice. Simon gave him George Michael’s ‘Praying For Time’ but Dan fled his vocal session with Yvie Burnett shouting, ‘Come on, this song isn’t working…I hate this song.’

Danyl ran down Battersea High Street and an insider said:

‘A few production staff chased after him to try and calm him down and make him come back but he was having none of it.’

‘They even sent a car to follow him and try to make him see sense and return to the rehearsal but he refused. He seems very angry and upset and is demanding a different song. It’ll be interesting to see whether Simon Cowell agrees that the choice needs to change, or makes him stick with it’, the source told the Daily Mirror.

Dan is now said to be in “crisis talks” with Simon over the song issue. “Danyl is not going to win himself any fans with stunts like this, which just make him look like a spoilt brat,” adds the source. “Even if the song choice is wrong, there’s no need to storm out, he should talk about it first.”