Originally Posted by
GlitterTrashDoll
My friend auditioned a few years ago and she waited for 12 hours in the queue before she auditioned, and even then she auditioned for the producers. You have to get through that stage before the judges - so pretty much all the contestants are pre-selected by the producers! So they put the shocking ones through just for the shits and giggles and to make it seem more genuine.
Also apparently this year - singers have been scouted out to be fast-tracked through the audition process without needing to audition!
DailyMail wrote a story on it too. [Reliable source, I know!]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...less-show.html