"A night of controversy" said Graham Norton, and he's not too far off.

We are now down to eight Nancys and the competition is stronger than ever with still no clear leader - unlike the predecessors of these shows.

A bit of a shock result tonight - Andrew Lloyd Webber made what he described as the hardest call he has had so far and sent Francesca home.

If it’s this hard to predict the bottom two now, how’s it going to be in a couple of weeks time?

The show that brought us Paul Potts is now back on our television screens with the audition stages.

Tonight Welsh girl Tara Bethan became the latest casualty of Cameron Mackintosh's search for a new Nancy for his forthcoming production of "Oliver!"

The third live show in the search to find the next Nancy in Cameron Mackintosh's forthcoming production of Oliver proved that we really shouldn't judge on previous performances as a lot of the girls seem to completely transform in one direction or the other from week to week.

Two years ago most people hadn’t heard of Lee Mead or Connie Fisher.

Michelle Collins has been doing the round of interviews recently, discussing her forthcoming role in ITV’s latest show, “Rock Rivals” in which she plays talent show panellist Karina Faith.

Jonathan Ansell, who formed part of G4, the runners up in the first series of The X Factor, is today top of Classical FM's music chart with his debut CD, Tenor at the Movies.