Devon is set to have its very own X Factor winner in the form of Crediton's Barclay Beales who impressed with the eight piece boyband on last night's show.
Beales, who lives in Bow near Crediton, wowed X Factors judges last year with his unique yodelling skills and returned to the show last night for the eight person group that some have described as the "best boyband since One Direction".Revealed: X Factor's 8 piece boyband
James Graham, Reece Bibby, Tom Mann, Casey Johnson, Jake Sims, Charlie Jones, Chris Leonard and Barclay made their debut yesterday.
The group are currenly second favourite to win the show after music mogul Simon Cowell called the group "one of the best ever" to feature on the show.
Barclay appeared on the show previously but was axed at the boot camp stage following his rendition of an Aretha Franklin song. VIDEO: Yodeling Barclay Beales gets Nicole hot and bothered:
After the performance Sharon Osbourne said: "I have never in my life! What was that? I have never in my entire career heard yodelling in Respect. It was like a joke."
Gary Barlow added: "It was like someone turning the radio dial onto a different station and then back again."
The former pupil of Crediton Queen Elizabeth School wrote on his personal website about the issues he faced on the show.
He said: "I was told I had to pick and sing one and include yodelling in it , I feel like my performance came across a bit silly due to the song choice and how I sang it but at the same time I didn't have a choice."
But this year, the 19-year-old decided to give X Factor another go this year and auditioned again.
On Wednesday he hinted towards his success by tweeting 'Goodbye Devon'
Good bye Devon :)
— Barclay Beales (@BarclayBeales) September 24, 2014