Another batch of singers and groups line up to perform in front of judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger, but will they have the right mix of talent and appeal to impress them? Whatever the judges decide, Dermot will be waiting to offer a congratulatory hug or a shoulder to cry on as this week's hopefuls emerge from their nerve-racking auditions.

Simon Cowell leads the judging panel, which also includes music industry veterans Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger. As the auditions continue, Dermot will be waiting to offer support to the nervous hopefuls as they approach the judges and a shoulder to cry on for those who fail to make it through to the next stage. What weird and wonderful performances still await the judges this year?