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"The X Factor returns on Saturday (September 7) with the second round of closed room auditions. Among those hoping to catch the eyes of the judges is guitar-wielding 18-year-old Abi Alton.  According to her Facebook page, the Teesside singer-songwriter &amp;quot;grew up surrounded by music&amp;quot; and has been penning songs since she was 14. She also says that she spends her spare time working at Morrisons so she can &amp;quot;earn money to buy instruments&amp;quot;. Her acoustic cover of the Dixie Chicks&amp;#039; country ballad &amp;#039;Travelin&amp;#039; Soldier&amp;#039; appears to leave the panel transfixed. Abi Alton&amp;#039;s full audition and the judges&amp;#039; reactions will be aired tomorrow from 8pm on ITV. Watch the X Factor judges discuss the show&amp;#039;s funniest moments, twerking and more below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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