This is the Irish hunk who has wowed the X Factor panel – after bringing them close to tears with his tale of battling cancer.
Dublin singer Jamie Duffy has made it through his first audition in Edinburgh after getting a yes from all four judges.
The former Boulevard boyband member performed Say Something by Christina Aguilera and A Great Big World and La La La by Naughty Boy.
But the 30-year-old had Cheryl Cole close to tears after telling the panel how he was forced to undergo surgery to remove a tumour.
Tears: Cheryl found it tough to hear cancer story
“When Jamie came on and the panel found out he was from Ireland, Simon immediately joked if he knew Louis as everyone seems to know Louis.
“Jamie admitted he did as his dad went back a long way with him,” a source told the Sunday World.
“When he told them about his cancer battle, Cheryl was on the edge of her seat and nearly in tears as she questioned him about it.”
Previously Jamie told how he was forced to undergo an operation after discovering a tumour last March.
Boyband days: Jamie when he was in Boulevard | VIPIRELAND.COM
“I felt rough for a good while, I knew there was something wrong. I just couldn’t put my finger on it.
“For about six months, seven months, I wasn’t really feeling 100% and at times really bad. The operation was very, very risky.
“They basically said you either have the operation or you die within a year, so I had to get the operation. What they found was a teratoma tumour.
“They did all the tests and I wasn’t cancerous afterwards. I go back every six months to make sure it doesn’t grow back.”
