X Factor judge Louis Tomlinson has given a singer who was considered as a possible member of his band One Direction a second chance at the big time. X Factor judge Louis Tomlinson has given a singer who was considered as a possible member of his band One Direction a second chance at the big time. X Factor judge Louis Tomlinson gives former One Direction hopeful second chance even though it 'didn't feel 100 per cent authentic'Tom Richards, 24, from South Wales, first auditioned for the ITV singing show in 2010, the same year that Tomlinson and his platinum-selling bandmates were put together as a group. Richards was given a second opportunity to sing and belted a cover of Rag 'N' Bone Man's Skin. The X FACTOR airs on Virgin Media One Saturday & Sunday Nights from 8pmPress Association

Source: Irish Independent September 15, 2018 20:48 UTC