HE got three yeses from Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne when he auditioned on the X Factor as a cheeky four-year-old.
While he was too young to progress - the age limit at the time was set at 16 - Simon told County Durham lad Mackenzie Sol to come back 12 years later.
But the singer, now 21, didn't end up needing the music mogul's help to find fame after all. Instead he relocated to America and built up a huge social media following thanks to his viral music videos.
Mackenzie is now a big star on TikTok, with his music and comedy lapped up by his 11million followers. Speaking exclusively to The Sun about his X Factor audition in 2005, he said: "I don’t think anyone expected a four-year-old on the X Factor.
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