Tuesday, 14 November 2006

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X Factor's Ray was nearly one of Eton Road

The five lads auditioned together in Liverpool

The boys in Eton road and baby-faced Ray Quinn auditioned together for a showbiz agency in Liverpool before they were selected for X Factor.

And talent spotters at the Colette Fenlon agency, who were putting the lads through their paces, thought about including 18-year-old Ray in the band's line-up.

All five students are seen singing and dancing together in an amateur video on The News Of The World's website.

In the end, students David Heath, James Edwards, Daniel Morris and Anthony Hannah formed Eton Road while Ray decided to try out for X Factor as a solo artist.

Against the rules? Boy band Avenue were dropped from X Factor after it was discovered that they were put together by an agent.

But a spokeswoman for the show says: 'Avenue were kicked out because they had a management deal with someone who was connected with the show. But Eton Road have never had a management deal.'