X FACTOR child star Cassie Compton is unrecognisable 17 years after appearing on the show. Cassie wowed the judges during her time on the show's first ever series.
Simon Cowell's singing competition first began back in September 2004 and Cassie was one of the first hopefuls to compete for a recording contract on Saturday nights.
Kate Thornton was the host back then before Dermot O'Leary took over from series four. The original judging panel consisted of Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Simon.
Cassie was part of the 16-24s category mentored by Sharon, and stunned the judges with her rendition of Mariah Carey's Hero in week 4.
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