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X Factor U.S. officially got rolling today as thousands upon thousands of hopefuls descended on Los Angeles for the first round of auditions.
A swarming crowd of around 18,000 people are assembled in the car park at the LA Sports Arena in Downtown Los Angeles – making it the largest talent show turnout the city has seen.
Despite the rainy weather, would-be contestant camped out overnight in a bid to get a good spot before doors opened at 9am this morning.
A show insider told MailOnline: ‘The scenes down here a crazy. There are around 18,000 people here and the numbers are growing by the second.
‘There’s gridlock on the freeways into the venue, it’s absolute chaos.
‘These auditions are going to be going on well into the night – there are a lot of people to get through.’
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Thousands of X Factor hopefuls brave grim Los Angeles weather as U.S. auditions begin