X Factor Jake Quickenden: 'I don't want pity'

Returning X Factor singer Jake Quickenden is among the Arena Audition acts this evening and the 25-year-old singer insists that he doesn't want "pity" from audiences because of sadness is his personal life.

The singer revealed at his last audition that his younger brother died in 2013 and used that emotion to channel a brilliant performance and win four 'yeses' from the judges.

Speaking about having to use more emotion in his performances, Quickenden said: "It can be quite hard sometimes. I don't like people knowing I'm vulnerable. I don't like people knowing what I've gone through, because I don't want pity. I want people to like me for me."

The act, who missed out at Judges' Houses in 2012, added: "I'm not here to mess around. I don't like losing. There's no going back. I need to up my game."

Quickenden definitely has one fan in Simon Cowell, who admits that the singer made him reevaluate allowing acts to return to the show for a second chance.

"I'm not normally a massive fan of people who come back," said Cowell. "Because normally there is a reason you get kicked out. However, this particular year I wasn't on the show. You shouldn't have been kicked off.

"I'm really, really happy you came back"

Watch our interview with Jake Quickenden from when he last appeared on X Factor:

The X Factor airs tonight (September 21) at 8pm on ITV.

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