A SINGER has opened up about the mistake he made that kept him from fame after making his debut on The X Factor. Aiden Grimshaw wowed judges when he took to the stage in 2010, covering Kanye West's Gold Digger without the help of a backing track. 3 Aiden Grimshaw appeared on The X Factor in 2010 Credit: Rex 3 His emotional performance impressed viewers Credit: Rex 3 Now as an adult the singer has shared his one regret Credit: Instagram/aiden_grimshaw His voice had the audience in fits of applause, and Louis Walsh branded him "absolutely brilliant".
The young man came in ninth place that year after being pitted against sensational acts such as One Direction, Cher Lloyd and Rebecca Ferguson . But unlike his co-stars, he never shot to fame. Aiden has now admitted that he feels remorse over not making the most of the platform The X Factor gave him.
He told the Metro: "My only regrets about the show are that maybe didn’t shoot as hard as I could have in some of the aspects afterwards because of trying to be cool. "Now, I would just go for everything because why would you not do that? That’s so stupid. But I enjoyed it.
" After his appearance on the show, Aiden got signed by record label RCA and went on to release an album, Misty Eye. He was also mentored by Dannii Minogue, who he praised for being "absolutely lovely". Most read in TV CRASH CARNAGE Cop among 3 fighting for life as man nicked over horror smash with police car BIRMINGHAM 2 RANGERS 1 Wright strike fails to inspire .