He may well go down in X Factor history as the act who reduced Simon Cowell to tears – but hopeful Josh Daniel almost opted for a different song altogether at his audition.
Speaking to the Mirror Josh’s friend Kerrianne Covell – who reached the judges’ houses stage of the ITV series in 2014 – revealed that he’d actually had his eye on another track, but chose to sing Labrinth’s Jealous after performing it for her and friend Liv Quantrill.
‘Josh was going to sing Kiss Me Quick by Nathan Sykes,’ Kerrianne recalled.
‘We were in the dance studio and Liv said ‘I don’t think that’s the song. What are your other song choices?’
However, the pair managed to change his mind after being blown away by a performance which saw him kneeling on the floor to sing.
