Louis Walsh is to mentor the ‘X Factor’ Over 26s category for the second year in a row.
The veteran judge – who supervised Mary Byrne, Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho, Storm Lee, John Adeleye during last year’s show – will be be hoping this time he will have deen dealt a stronger hand by the show producers.
The contestants in Walsh’s category for this year are:
Kitty Brucknell
Samantha Brookes
Joseph Gilligan
Goldie Cheung
Johnny Robinson
Carolynne Poole
Jonjo Kerr
TTerry Winstanley
They will all attended Louis’ Judges’ Houses in Barcelona, sunny Spain.