The X Factor comes to Ireland as part of its Biggest Ever Audition Tour!

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IMMEDIATE: Wednesday 2nd April, 2014.

 

The X Factor comes to Ireland as part of its Biggest Ever Audition Tour!

 

The X Factor auditions are coming to Ireland for the first time since 2010, stopping off at Cork, Dublin and Belfast.

 

Following the news that Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell are to reunite as judges on this year’s series, The X Factor’s first round of auditions is set to hit Dublin for the first time since 2010. Auditions are already getting underway, visiting an unprecedented 43 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland in a bid to find the next smash-hit singer.

 

Leaving no stone unturned the audition tour will travel to The Convention Centre Dublin this Saturday 5th April as part of the main Open Audition Tour, which will be visiting 9 cities across the UK and Ireland. The tour also visited Cork on Monday 24th March and Belfast on Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th March via the smaller scale Mobile Audition Tour, which will be visiting a further 34 locations in total covering all corners of the country. The Mobile Audition Tour is where James Arthur was discovered in 2012.

 

For full details of the Open Audition and Mobile Audition Tour check our Audition Tour on Google Maps - http://tinyurl.com/obwbykp

 

The X Factor creator Simon Cowell added: “The last time I was on the show we discovered One Direction, Cher Lloyd and Rebecca Ferguson. This year we’re visiting more towns and cities than ever across the UK to find the next pop star ready to take on the world. So if you’re thinking about auditioning, just do it!”

 

Speaking about her tips for auditioning Cheryl Cole added: “If you do something original or a good remix or something that makes people sit up and listen, that’s always a good start. So go and do some research, find some unique ways of singing songs we’re already aware of.”

 

With so many auditions taking place this year, if you’ve ever wanted to audition for The X Factor, now is the time to do it.  Whether you’ve never auditioned, auditioned before but not got a break, or if you’ve already got a manager – we want to hear from you!

 

All any budding hopefuls need to do is turn up on the date and time specified, there is no need to apply beforehand.  If they impress The X Factor team with their vocals, they will then be in with a chance of auditioning in front of Simon, Cheryl and the other X Factor judges, when the judges’ auditions take place in summer.

 

Acts are advised to turn up early as audition slots are on a first come, first served basis. On the Mobile Audition Tour we audition on a first come, first served basis and we cannot guarantee you will get an audition. However, on the larger scale Open Audition Tour everyone who turns up will be guaranteed an audition.

 

Information and the cities for the judges’ tour will be confirmed closer to the time. 

 

The X Factor and The Xtra Factor return to TV3 later in the year.

 

ENDS

 

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

 

The X Factor Auditions dates are as follows –

Open Audition Tour

1.         Dublin – Convention Centre Dublin- Saturday 5th April

2.         Plymouth – Holiday Inn – Tuesday 8th April

3.         Cardiff – Mecure Holland House - Thursday 10th April

4.         London – Emirates Football Ground - Sunday 13th April

5.         Birmingham – Birmingham City Football Ground- Wednesday 23rd April

6.         Edinburgh – Murrayfield Stadium - Sunday 27th April 

7.         Newcastle –The Sage - Wednesday 30th April

8.         Manchester - venue to be announced, Saturday 3rd May

9.         Liverpool – Liverpool Convention Centre, Monday 5th May

 

Mobile Audition Tour – for full venue details visit itv.com/xfactor

1.         Cork – Mon 24th March

2.         Belfast – Tues 25th March – PM and Wed 26th March

3.         Newquay – Sun 30th March

4.         Exeter – Mon 31st March

5.         Bournemouth – Tues 1st April

6.         Southampton – Wed 2nd April

7.         Bristol – Thurs 3rd April

8.         Newport – Fri 4th April

9.         Barry Island – Sat 5th April

10.       Swansea – Sun 6th April

11.       Essex – Tues 8th April

12.       Leicester – Tues 8th April

13.       Brighton - Wed 9th April

14.       Norwich - Wed 9th April

15.       Sunderland - Tues 15th April

16.       Middlesbrough - Tues 15th April

17.       South Shields – Wed 16th April

18.       Durham - Wed 16th April

19.       Dundee- Friday 18th April

20.       Glasgow- Friday 18th April

21.       Aberdeen – Saturday 19th April

22.       Ayr – Saturday 19th April

23.       Solihull – Wednesday 23rd April

24.       Dudley – Wednesday 23rd April

25.       Coventry – Thursday 24th April

26.       Wolverhampton – Thursday 24th April

27.       Warrington- Friday 25th April

28.       Leeds – Friday 25th April

29.       Hull – Saturday 26th April

30.       Sheffield – Saturday 26th April

31.       Birkenhead – Sunday 27th April

32.       Blackpool - Sunday 27th April

33.       Bolton – Monday 28th April

34.       Widnes – Monday 28th April