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To add some excitement for the upcoming live stages of the ITV2 reality show, the X Factor bosses introduce a wildcard entry to the show.
The four judges can choose a candidate they previously axed who they believe deserves a second chance.
Viewer will see Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger each choose three acts and a wildcard each following the event in the judges' houses stage on Sunday night.
Viewers will be given the power to vote which act deserves to join the 12 finalists on the first live edition of the series, which will air on ITV1 on October 6.
However, a spokesperson didn’t make any confirmation about the wildcard twist.
However, a source said: 'We like to add new twists to the show every year and this time the public get to choose an act to be added to the competition.
'With the standard so high this year, the judges had a tough time choosing their three, so this gives another amazing act the chance to perform on The X Factor stage.
'The four acts will be unveiled on Sunday night's X Factor on ITV1 - and phone lines will be open for the public to vote for their favourite from the end of the show until midday on Saturday. The act with the most votes performs on Saturday night.'
Back in the 2010 show, the wildcard twist was already used.
Longtime fans f the show can expect plenty of drama for the judges' house stage of the competition.
Sharon Osbourne will be returning to the reality show to assist Louis Walsh in Las Vegas to narrow down his seven groups to four including the wildcard.
Tulisa has enlisted the help of Tinie Tempah so that she could have some help in whittling down the girls category in St Lucia, while Nicole Scherzinger and Ne-Yo looks over the boys section in Dubai.
The over 28s category, which is supervised by Gary Barlow, who has called his friend and former judge Cheryl Cole in order to help him with the selection in the house, in Northamptonshire.
The groups category who will battle it out in Las Vegas are Mitsotu, Duke, MK1, Poisonous Twin, GMD3, Times Red and Union J - while Tulisa's category has the show-stopping 16-year-old Ella Henderson who impressed the judges with her first audition.
Essex boy Rylan Clarke got a divided opinion with his performance of the Pussycat Dolls hit Don't Cha at boot camp but was taken through to judges' houses round.
Barlow's category includes returning contestant Carolynne Poole who failed to make it past Louis Walsh at last year's judges' houses.
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