To celebrate 10 years of the talent competition there have been a few shake-ups, both in the judging panel and the audition process.

ITV are hoping these will be enough to win back viewers after a drop in figures over the past few series.

It seems that Sharon has done the trick: 9.2million viewers tuned in, 500,000 more than last year, with a peak of 10.3million.

This year has also seen the return of the audition room.

Contestants now have to sing in front of the four judges- Nicole Scherzinger, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh- before being put through to the arena stage.

The audition process has been split over two nights with the room auditions on Saturday and the arena stage on Sunday.

This weekend’s hopefuls included Sam Bailey, a 35-year-old prison worker from Leicester who stunned the judges- and the audience- with her surprising but powerful voice.

Mother-of-two Sam blew the audience away last with her version of Smokey Robinson’s Who’s Lovin’ You, which brought the judges and the audience to a standing ovation.

Other standout acts included 17-year-old Hannah Barrett and 16-year-old Tamera Foster.

During the arena stage, Tamera fluffed her lines but eventually found her confidence and gave a stunning rendition of Whitney Houston’s I Have Nothing.

Last night after the show Nicole, 35, tweeted: “Can you believe Tamera is SIXTEEN?!? So. Much. Potential. #xfactor”.

We can hardly wait to see what talent this weekend brings!