'Simon never called after X Factor'

All this week on Newsbeat we'll be looking ahead to the new series of X Factor to find out what happened to some of last year's losing finalists. Scott Bruton, 20, was the third of the 12 finalists to be booted off the show after Bad Lashes and Girlband. He says X Factor's opened up loads of doors for him even though he hasn't heard from Simon Cowell since.

Scott Bruton says the X Factor experience changed his career

How do you feel looking back on your X Factor experience a year on?

How was Simon Cowell with you when your X Factor journey came to an end?

How does that make you feel?

Did you get any other support from the show?

So it doesn't sound like you're bitter about your time in X Factor?

Scott says fellow X Factor finalists JLS have been too busy to catch up

So even though you went out relatively early, just having been on X Factor is a massive leg up?

So what's happening with the record deal?

So it's likely to be 50s-style covers initially?

Have you stayed in touch with any of the other X Factor contestants?