Hit by thieves and drunks.. but Si is more frightening
X Factor hopeful Gregor Coleman has told how he was robbed and heckled as he tried to make a name for himself while busking.
Gregor, 24, from Glasgow, even had to avoid fights with drunks when he took to performing in the streets.
But after getting off to a shaky start on the show last night , the 24- year- old claimed facing the X Factor judges was a far scarier experience.
In a ner ve - rack ing audition, Simon Cowel l halted his first performance and told him to come back with a second song.
It was only after he sang Rihanna’s Stay that he made it through to the next round.
He said: “I’d been busking in Manchester and someone had just put a £5 note in, then someone came up and took it out.
“There was a guy watching me singing so I shouted in the microphone that someone had stolen money.
“The guy went and got my money back. He might have done me a favour because people felt sorry for me and put money in afterwards.
“I tend to busk at night a lot and you get the guys coming out the pubs. You get the drunk guys coming up wanting to sing songs and then you get guys trying to start fights.
“In pubs, if people don’t like you, it doesn’t matter but with The X Factor, you know those people are gonna decide if your career’s going to kick-start or finish.”
Gregor used to sing in a band cal led Supernova, who have played with Peter Andre and previous X Factor contestant Rylan.
He promised to think about getting a new tattoo if it helps his chances.
He said: “I don’t know if I’ ll get Nicole’s face. She might find that a bit creepy.
“I don’t know if I’d get a Simon tattoo. If he becomes a bit of a friend then I might.
“If Simon said, ‘If you get me tattooed on you, you will win The X Factor,’ I’d happily get his face tattooed on my face, I don’t mind.”