X Factor star unrecognisable 14 years after starring alongside One Direction on the show

HE was the teenage soulman who won millions of hearts with his melodious voice on the X Factor.

Singer Paije Richardson made his debut on the ITV talent show in 2010, the same year that mega stars One Direction and Cher Lloyd were launched into the stratosphere.

But now 14 years on, the singer looks almost unrecognisable from the cheeky chap who entertained the nation for several weeks in the autumn of 2010.

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