SAME DIFFERENCE

Members: Sean and Sarah Smith

Age: Sean - 21, Sarah - 18

From: Portsmouth

Job: Sean is an entertainer and Sarah's a student

History: Sean and Sarah are brother and sister from Portsmouth who live with their mum, dad and gran.

At their first audition, Simon described them as "the most annoying pair of people he'd met" because they were so smiley and happy. TV's Mr Nasty advised them to go and watch lots of "depressing documentaries".

Sean left home at the age of 17 to perform on cruise ships and has performed in a number of pantomimes.

Sarah left home at 16 to attend the Italia Conti school and has just finished her diploma.

She has also modelled, but singing has always been her big passion. Sarah and Sean perform together at their local old people's home and their dream is to win the X Factor so they can entertain the world...

HMV's Gennaro Castaldo says: "Same Difference are nice enough, and could do a bit of a 'Macdonald Brothers' to keep progressing quite far, but, ultimately, will they stand out enough to have a real chance of winning?"