By COLIN ROBERTSON

X FACTOR wannabes are set to be at the mercy of teen songstress Pixie Lott next week, TV Biz can reveal.

The 19-year-old impressed show chief Simon Cowell after she appeared on Britain's Got Talent last week as a guest singer.

And last night he offered her the vacant stand-in judge slot for Monday's auditions in Birmingham.

Pals say she will take up the challenge of picking who will progress to the next stage of the ITV1 show. Pixie will fill in for pregnant judge Dannii Minogue.

A show source revealed: "Pixie may be young but she's not afraid to speak her mind. She's only been in the charts for just over a year but she already sounds like a pro.

"And unlike a lot of pop acts these days, she's happy singing live so is well-qualified to judge the wannabes."

The source added: "Simon was really blown away by her performance last week on BGT and his mind was made up."

Pixie, from Bromley, Kent, was signed up as a professional singer at the tender age of 15.

She topped the charts twice last year with Mama Do and Boys and Girls.

Cowell picked Pixie to inject some teenage insight into proceedings. And she should prove a big hit with the acts as many are in her age group.

Robbie Williams, Charlotte Church, Lily Allen and one of the Westlife boys are also believed to be in the frame to be stand-in judges.

Credits: the sun.co.uk

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