Furious Simon Cowell has admitted he smashed up an musical instrument of i X Factor contestant this year – afterwards growing frustrated by bad auditions.

Possibly considering of the influence of acts like Ed Sheeran, there is an increment in the number of singers bringing in guitars.

Speaking about the auditions on the show, Cowell said: "Information technology tin can get dreary. There'southward one point I nail a guitar to pieces.

"I could not listen to another person murder a song with a guitar while staring at the floor.

"And no, I didn't purchase them a new ane."

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Cowell also spoke about what information technology takes for an X Factor audition to be memorable.

The 54-twelvemonth-sometime judge said: "I always phone call it 'the Mon morn thing'.

"If people are talking near it on Monday morning time you're winning, if not you have got a trouble

"We dice trying, nosotros give it everything we can and we try and brand it dissimilar."

The new serial starts this weekend with Cowell back in the role of head judge.

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