X factor Danyl has already won a National Singing Competition

No wonder X Factor favourite Danyl Johnson blew the judges away in Saturday night's auditions - he's had plenty of practice.

The 27-year-old singer wowed the audience with his version of The Beatles' hit, A Little Help from My Friends. But as these photos show, the Reading sensation has already starred in three bands and even won a national karaoke competition.

Danyl, a graduate of Reading stage summer-school Starmaker, has long held dreams of becoming a singer. When his first boyband, Upfrunt, broke up the teacher joined his second, Streetlevel, with Dean Brindley, Adam Harris and Steven Blackie.

Former bandmate Dean told the Mirror yesterday: "We had an amazing time. Dan's goodlooking and will do wel