The X Factor judges were left gobsmacked on Saturday night after Leeds singer Bupsi got up close and personal with Simon Cowell, sitting on his knee, shimmying in his face and crawling across the desk in front of him.
Bupsi, 37, got the audience going with her sassy rendition of Tina Turner's Rock Me Baby, even dropping into the splits at the end after Cowell asked her for a "really nasty performance".
He wasn't disappointed, and there was good news from judges Rita Ora, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Nick Grimshaw too.
"You've got some serious performance skills," said Fernandez-Versini. "Every time we want this, Bupsi."
...Still thinking about Bupsi’s kind face, @SimonCowell? 😮😳#XFactor https://t.co/L9PutgilNb
— The X Factor (@TheXFactor) September 5, 2015
Other aspiring singers who made it through to the next round of the competition included 27-year-old singer-songwriter Stephanie McCourt, London-based girl group Alien, Isle of Man native Simon Lynch, and Olly Murs lookalike Jamie Benkert.
McCourt, who said she had experienced "plenty of knockbacks" in her time, received four 'yes' votes from the panel.
She first left the judges unimpressed with her version of Taylor Swift's Shake It Off, but was given a second chance to wow them. She then blew them away with Ella Fitzgerald's jazzy hit, Summertime.
Ora said: "It's crazy how important it is to have the right song," while Cowell added: "I don't know who the idiots are who have knocked you back, but I think you're 100% authentic. For me, it is four yeses."
Alien, comprising 24-year-old Temple Angus, 23-year-old Shae Barry, 22-year-old Yasmin Crotch, 19-year-old Madison Matic, 18-year-old Natalie Kassanga and Frank Arens, 17, also won over the whole judging panel with their rendition of Pump It by the Black Eyes Peas.
Cowell, who has previously said he was "bored of all the girl groups", admitted: "You're different. You stand out."
Lynch, who works in a marketing company, made it through with Beyoncé's If I Were a Boy, earning high praise from Fernandez-Versini.
"I like it when someone is so unpredictable," she said. "It was a fantastic audition."
