Who is Armstrong Martins? X Factor 2018 contestant and youth worker from London

ARMSTRONG Martins has made it all the way to the live shows on The X Factor following numerous rounds of eliminations.

Here is everything we know about the musician who has wowed the judges and the audience since he first appeared on the show.

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Who is Armstrong Martins?

Armstrong Martins is a 23-year-old musician, who also works as a youth worker and church singer.

He left his childhood home at the age of 13 and has been looked after by his church pastor ever since.

Armstrong chose to sing High School Musical's soundtrack Breaking Free for his first ever X Factor audition.

This wasn't Armstrong's first TV competition experience, as he previously appeared on The Voice Nigeria and made it all the way to the live shows.

After making it through the Six Chairs Challenge, the youn singer decided to perform the Friends theme song I'll Be There For You by The Rembrandts at the Judges' Houses admitting: "It is a gamble, but if you're going to go all in, you might as well go all in."

Louis Tomlinson was impressed by his strategy, saying: "What you've just done should make you really really proud. Your song choice was clever.

"I think you've got a fantastic voice, you get so lost within the moment of the song."

Now, Armstrong will face the live shows and try to nail the challenges that come his way.

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Who are this year's X Factor judges?

The judging panel for the fifteenth series of the show has seen a major overhaul.

Simon Cowell remains but all three other judges have been replaced.

That means that Nicole Scherzinger, Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne are no longer on the panel.

Instead, they have been replaced by Louis Tomlinson, Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field. Sharon Osbourne will also help out during the live shows.

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When is The X Factor 2018 on?

New episodes of The X Factor air every Saturday and Sunday on ITV.

It usually starts around 8pm although the time can vary from week to week.

Last year's contest was won by Rak-Su who triumphed in the final over Grace Davies.

Following the first auditions, the Six Chair Challenge and the Judges' Houses, the live shows kicked off on Saturday, October 20.