Blessington brothers trending on YouTube after rousing X Factor audition

By Kim O'Leary

Busking brothers Sean and Conor Price from Blessington in Co Wicklow, have sailed through to The X Factor Bootcamp stage following their sensational audition at the weekend, and they are now being tipped to win the singing competition as they shoot up the YouTube charts, as reported by The Irish Mirror.

Sean and Conor’s X Factor audition is now No.1 on Trending for YouTube with over 1.1 million views since Saturday night, and the brothers have been inundated with messages of support from their new fans.

The talented siblings shared their delight and disbelief on Twitter, saying: “THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! We’re trending at No.1 on YouTube! Your support and messages mean the world to us.”

The brothers decided to mix it up in their audition by producing a modern version of Jimi Hendrix’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’, complete with rapping from guitar-playing Sean (17) and vocals by Conor (15).

Their performance was greatly praised by Simon Cowell who told the Price brothers: “This is probably one of the best auditions we’ve had. I’m going to say something to you guys -I don’t want to change a single thing from what I saw and heard today.”

Nicole Scherzinger told them they have the “It Factor”, before telling her fellow judges that the boys’ performance gave her double goosebumps. Meanwhile, Irish native Louis Walsh described the brothers as authentic.

They were given four “Yes” votes and have earned a place in the Bootcamp round of the ITV reality programme.

The X Factor continues this Sunday at 8pm on ITV and TV3 as the auditions resume.

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