CHER Lloyd has always had the X factor and this cute picture is proof.

Millions of people will tune in to the ITV show this weekend to find out if the talented Malvern teenager has made it through to the live finals of the TV show.

This photograph shows Cher, aged 12, as she makes it through to the final of a high school talent show in October 2005.

More than 100 youngsters took part in the Chase Factor at Chase High School. The event raised money for Children In Need and this photo, of the moment Cher found out she had made the cut, was taken by your Worcester News’s sister paper the Malvern Gazette.

Now 17, Cher is one of the most talked about contestants taking part in the real X Factor.

She has repeatedly impressed the judges with a style that belies her age and has led to comparisons with Cheryl Cole and has her sights firmly set on worldwide fame.

Cher, who later switched to Dyson Perrins High School, saw off fierce competition to make it through the bootcamp round of the show and this weekend fans, friends and family will find out if she has done enough to make it through to the live show.

Tune into ITV1 from 7.05pm on Saturday to find out how Cher did and visit xfactor.itv.com/2010 to see backstage videos.

Staying with the X Factor theme, a Worcester nightclub has once again secured a deal for X Factor contestants to perform live in the city.

Acts from the live finals are set to appear at Tramps over the coming months as they are voted off the show.

The first gig will take place on Monday, October 18, and will feature 2009 contestant Danyl Johnson as well as the first person or group to leave.

Tramps owner Dean Hill, who is expecting sell-out crowds for the exclusive gigs, hopes the shows will continue to put Worcester on the map.