
Derry Mensah, 20 years old, wasn’t shy about his feelings as he the former Destiny’s Child star: “Derry: Kelly Rowland, straight up, I love you Kelly” having only just walked on stage.
Louis Walsh, who has managed successful boybands such as JLS, Boyzone and Westlife agreed saying: “I could see you in a group, like Boys II Men, the UK version of Boys II Men, you’ve definitely got something.”
Gary Barlow, who knows a thing or two about boybands having been part of one of the most successful groups of all time Take That, told him: “I think you’ve got a great voice, a really great voice… I really enjoyed that audition.”
But despite their conflicting opinions the four judges could definitely agree on one thing: that Derry had the X Factor and the young hopeful was sent through to the next stage of the competition with four yes votes.