Scott James

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Scott James treated local fans to a live performance in Billingham on 27th August, as the country is waiting to see his amazing X Factor audition which will be aired later this month.

Scott performed at The Swan Hotel, Wolviston Road, with other local singers who received help and advice from Scott’s own singing coach Linzi Hunter, according to an article in the Evening Gazette.

Scott spoke to the Gazette before singing at the “Bring it and Sing it” event, saying that he got on well with the reality show judges – including Simon Cowell. However, he stated that he is at his happiest when performing at pubs and clubs around his Stockton-on-Tees home.

“I like the buzz of performing and the people around here are really nice.

“I was singing in a working men’s club and people said I should be on Britain’s Got Talent or X Factor, so I thought I’d go for it.

“People here have been really supportive. They’ve been absolutely fantastic and I just want to thank them. They’ve been really good with me.”

Scott suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome which affects his self-confidence in social settings. Louis Walsh has questioned as to how contestants with conditions such as Asperger’s will cope with the stress of overnight fame. However, he maintained that the choice of whether to audition or not has to remain with the contestant themselves.

In Scott’s case, Asperger’s had made him reclusive and until recently, only his mum and dad, Sharon and Ken, and a few friends had heard him sing.

Scott also suffers from stage fright and says that he has difficulty handling large crowds.

Nevertheless, his amazing audition which completely impressed the judges is helping him to conquer his fears. He admitted that appearing on the show had given him more confidence.

Scott said: “The judges were fantastic. I really liked Dannii – she was really nice and so was Simon. It’s made me more confident and has certainly helped with some of the problems I’ve had in the past with fear of crowds – here’s hoping it continues.”

Scott won’t be watching his audition on TV though, saying: “I’ll be cringing.

“I’ll be picking up on every single fault.

“I’ll leave watching it to my parents. I’ll be out on my next gig anyway.”

Scott’s vocal coach, Linzi Hunter, from Norton, organises his appearances through an agent.

Scott is not allowed to say how he did in the show before his audition, but I have it on good authority that he made it through to Boot camp. The question is, has he made it into the X Factor finals?