Judges

X Factor fans here's a unique chance to watch the room auditions being filmed, as they happen, in London in our new look holding room. It's exclusive behind-the-scenes access to see auditions months before they air on TV and a chance to watch the Judges at work.

Crowds gathered to wish this year's X Factor Judges luck as they kicked off their search to find this year's finalists.

Simon, Cheryl, Mel B and Louis wowed the fans on their way to the infamous Judges' room where they're eyeballing this year's hopefuls.

They were flanked by Dermot and new Xtra Factor host Sarah-Jane.

The Judges kicked off their quest for acts that have The X Factor yesterday in Manchester.

The new fab foursome are seeing hundreds of singers in their intimate judging room before letting the lucky ones loose in front of a crowded arena.

It's the news we were dying to tell you... Cheryl Cole is back!

We announced back in March that the Geordie lass will return to the judging panel this autumn, where she'll no doubt bring her unique blend of sass, charm and honesty, that crowned her the nation's sweetheart. With two wins under her belt - Alexandra Burke in 2008 and Joe McElderry in 2009 - Cheryl's proven she knows talent when she sees it. But can she make it a triple?

For the eleventh year running The X Factor returns to primetime ITV and ITV2 to entertain the nation.

Wannabe pop stars across the country are preparing to brave the panel of judges and the British public and stake their claim to the winner’s title. And we can promise you series 11 is set to be breathtakingly brilliant. Simon and Cheryl have already revealed they'll be taking up their judges' chairs again, but who and what else can we get excited about as the competition kicks off?

Watch this space for the hottest announcements about our two other judges and even more exclusives over the next few months!

We had some great times over the last series of X Factor, didn’t we?

We laughed, we cried, we even watched a few performances from behind a cushion. Basically, the tenth series was seriously awesome, so we asked YOU to tell us about your top 10 moments of the series – and what a list you provided us with! We’ve narrowed them all down to a Top 10:

1. First up, it's... J Star’s Valentine’s AMAZING audition

Without them, the 2013 competition would have been SO much less sha-mazing. Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne - we LOVE YOU! Here's a look at their Best Bits...

Rewind! Have a gander at the Judges' Best Bits from 2012