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The First Breakout Star Of This Season's X Factor: He's An American!

Filed under: Reality Television > Anglophilia > Yummy Yummy Screw > Simon Cowell

We're in love!!!

His name is Ethan Boroian. He's from Chicago, Illinois, but currently living in the UK and he just gave the best audition of the new season of Simon Cowell's X Factor.

Not only can he sing, but he's sooooo dreamy. Like, soooooo dreamy dreamy dreamy.

We have a new crush!

Ethan Boroian definitely has that special "X Factor"!

Check out his audition to the Kings of Leon's Use Somebody (above).

What do U think????

279 comments to “The First Breakout Star Of This Season's X Factor: He's An American!”

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  1. 101

    so in love with this boy, he is absolutely amazinggggg and so adorable : )



  2. 102

    he was hardly the best by any means! jamie afro was incredible singing sex on fire, and because of him the song went to number 6 in the UK charts, when it was previously already out of the top 40!!

    although he is absolutely GORGEOUS! x



  3. 103

    Yummy…but not the best audition =P

  4. KLH says – reply to this


    104

    Me too! Love him! I hope he has more to give!

  5. Laury says – reply to this


    105

    You sound like a fucking 13 year-old girl, Perez. Grow up.



  6. 106

    I WOULD DEFINATELY SUCK ON HIS COCK



  7. 107

    HOT



  8. 108

    Oh my gosh! I thought it was a great cover. For people who think he has no stage presence, maybe you've never really paid attention to/aren't interested in this type of music.

    Plus he's hot, which makes it even better!

  9. KBGD says – reply to this


    109

    Lighten all up all you negative bastards! Give this guy the moment he deserves, he was very good. Enjoy it for what it is…

  10. k-lee says – reply to this


    110

    wow. he's very gorgeous! thanks perez!

    Wow. seriously. look at his face. he's GORGEOUS!

  11. jemms says – reply to this


    111

    Re: Chicago Girl 05 – You are a fucking idiot!!!! is he supposed to say, I am from Schaumburg when people have no idea where that fuck that is…dont hate on Chicagoland u whore!!



  12. 112

    Yes, he is ok. Prime meat future superstar and I can see why you love him.

    I wonder what he will look like after he is Hollywood'ized.???



  13. 113

    Re: getrealll
    American Idol is the American version of Pop Idol, which started in Britain. Idiot.



  14. 114

    He is not the breakout star of the season, There have been loads of good singers equally if not better than him. I liked Ricky ( I think that was his name) from last week… Your just saying Ethan is good because he's American, yes he waqs good, but not breakout!!!



  15. 115

    Danyl Johnson and that big afro guy were the best so far



  16. 116

    I thought he was good, not great but good. He is very good looking though. So far the best was the Scottish guy that was on last week I think it was.
    Danyl was rubbish, he was so cocky and annoying if he wins I will never watch X Factor again but in all honesty I dont think he will win. Im 99.99% sure that he wont win.



  17. 117

    i went to high school in france with this kid, he's also an amazing guitarist



  18. 118

    oh HELL YEAH!

    :D



  19. 119

    i have a crush now too! and he has a nice voice. maybe not for that particular song, but definitely a good voice!



  20. 120

    Yes, I did like it, Perez.



  21. 121

    He really kind of sucked, to be honest. No one would have given him a second wink if he looked like Jonah Hill or Seth Rogan.



  22. 122

    i think it should be He's An Armenian…because thats what he is..



  23. 123

    Whatever! Did you see Olly Murs??????



  24. 124

    Watch the other videos on youtube of him he is going to be a star



  25. 125

    that is not the best, there has bin a lot better



  26. 126

    If he wins X-Factor, then all wars will end and there will be world peace.



  27. 127

    hes really not the first break out star of the series. If you actually lived in England you would know that in like the 1st week there was a woman from Essex who completely wowed simon cowell. You only paid attention to this dude cos hes cute and american.



  28. 128

    somebody has a man-boy crush, although i'm pretty sure nobody consider's you a man, rather a full blown a-hole gay guy.



  29. 129

    that cute



  30. 130

    Re: Shezzzz. – And you have what musical qualifications? Danyl was way better than Ethan (and hotter too). I'd say Simon's a gazillion times more qualified than you are. He not only gave Danyl a standing ovation, but he also said it was the best first audition ever. So in conclusion, you don't know anything about music.



  31. 131

    Woopty doo.. =/



  32. 132

    HOT!!!!! hands off perez he's mine!! haha

  33. Jae says – reply to this


    133

    He's hot (great face), and he can sing well enough, but WTF is he wearing!? Really, really bad. Huge turnoff.

    Also, he's kind of top-tall (i.e., he has short legs).



  34. 134

    REALLY Sorry Perez!! SOOOOO wrong!!! Danyl Johnson all the way, and his good looking with a huge range to his voice!! I was at Danyl's audition… he is even better live!! Danyl J all the way!!! GET IT RIGHT PEREZ!!!!!!!!!!!



  35. 135

    He IS very cute!!! but i dont think his voice is right for that particular song. So yeahh….perez i think you tend to over talk some uhh…not very great things. :) no offence… luv ya!!



  36. 136

    OMGOD. he is oh soooooooooooooooo hot! mmmm :)

  37. Sheep says – reply to this


    137

    There's been at least 2 other guys that were a lot better than him…



  38. 138

    Yes he's cute, but too young for you, Perez.



  39. 139

    WOW! Perez you are right. This guy is a doll and a super singer. He definitely has the X-factor.



  40. 140

    he may be good looking but wasn't that great of a singer. if he was on american idol, he wouldn't make it past the first round.



  41. 141

    When are you going to start your campaign to out him?



  42. 142

    LOL!!!!!!

    The only reason PEREZ loves this guy is because he has awful fashion sense LIKE PEREZ

    I MEAN A SCARF…REALLY? Yuck.

    OH and the singing was mediocre as well….



  43. 143

    Great Voice.. Damn … =) see ya in a near future … future star!



  44. 144

    The singing: whatever. THAT FACE………

    SO HOT
    HOT HOT HOT HOTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH OMGGG



  45. 145

    uggh horrible,but cute



  46. 146

    ahahaha, he's cute and American so I understand the bias. But Danyl Johnson is about 50% hotter, and 100% more talented!

  47. J.Mo says – reply to this


    147

    How could you watch that player? I had to turn it off, forgot it's f*cked. Please fix it.



  48. 148

    Swooon!! I'll be suprised if he doesn't make it big!



  49. 149

    He stinks.



  50. 150

    silky. dude's got to maintain though and stay a low flier after the beginning as well. he's a newbie nice nice though



  51. 151

    EVERYONE: Look at Olly Murs, he is the breakout star this season! If you go to youtube.com/xfactor, Olly Murs auditioned right before Ethan Boroian. Seriously, Lol, he is soooooooo good!



  52. 152

    He's cute, yes, but i just watched Danyl Johnson, and he was better, simple as that. Good luck to both of them.



  53. 153

    Re: Melissa82 – Well it's called "American Idol" for a reason….



  54. 154

    Not the best, but he's still REALLY good AND FUCKING GORGEOUS! =D



  55. 155

    definitely agree with you on this perez
    his performance was definitely amazing and he is cute ;DD lol



  56. 156

    Hey yall dont hate. ethan is my cousin and i know that he is a completely sweet guy, really nice and funny, wouldnt hurt a fly… and he is an AMAZING singer and our whole family is so proud fo him. go ethan we love you



  57. 157

    That fugly scarf makes him look like a big ol' queen.



  58. 158

    OMG he is adorable…veryyyyyyy cuteeeee.



  59. 159

    He's not even a good singer, he's decent, but not good.



  60. 160

    boring.



  61. 161

    mercy, he's sooo fine….

  62. XI says – reply to this


    162

    Personally, I didn't like his voice.And he got the words wrong! WTF! If you're gonna have you're big chance at least know the words. UGH. But he is very cute, enough to have all this hullabaloo for…no.



  63. 163

    Hey everyone, please leave your comments demanding that perez post an apology about harassing Halle Berry for months about being pregnant!!… ***.. She said on Jay Leno she is NOT pregnant, yet perez was shouting it from the rooftops for soooo long claiming she was!.. **… He is always preaching about doing the right thing, and made a big stink about Kanye apologizing, I believe he absolutely owes Halle an apology! *** Please leave your comments demanding perez apologize!! *** No more harassing actresses about being pregnant! If & when they are, they will announce it themselves!! ** PEREZ NEEDS TO POST A PUBLIC APOLOGY for being SO WRONG!!!! ***



  64. 164

    i luv him just for picking that song, i bet in a studio he would do an amazing job. :)

  65. Benf says – reply to this


    165

    first breakout of this season?? noway! there were much better performances in earlier episodes.HES NOT GONNA WIN



  66. 166

    Seriosusly Perez stop being such a biased pig.. just because he is American doesn't make him the best audition so far. That was a WEAK audition compared to some other people they have had like Lucie Jones. Breakout star pfft , he's hot you want to fuck him so I guess thats true in your eyes .. post Lucie Jones's video then eh?



  67. 167

    Boring. Good thing he's hot. He would have been eaten alive in American Idol.



  68. 168

    OMG. LOVE. He is so beautiful, and he has a fantastic voice! Perhaps not the best song choice of all time, but it gave him an ample opportunity to show off his range :) New prospective future husband!



  69. 169

    he actually does sing super good! i was hesitant cause i read the comments before i watched the clip, but i think people just like to hate on anyone perez really likes haha



  70. 170

    hes not that great. i personally dont think he did that song justice at all



  71. 171

    No offense to this guy, he seems really nice and cool but this version was definitely not better than kings of leon. Caleb followhill sounds like a mix between james brown and robert plant



  72. 172

    Wow he's a hottie! Damn I wish I was a judge, haha! They have it so easy and get paid to just sit there and cast their opinion! lol



  73. 173

    he's just hot. I really hate this song, its on ALL THE FUCKING TIME, SO annoying.



  74. 174

    but yeah, hes not that good, hes just HOT.



  75. 175

    O myyyyy he is fineeee. And he can sing too =]



  76. 176

    Perez, I am really starting to question your musical knowledge. Just because you're aware of up and coming bands and musicans, doesn't mean you know anything technically about music. First, you state Taylor swift "blows our musical minds" And now this. This guy is flat the entire time, shouts half of the osng, and has no mannerisms on stage.

    Really? Do his looks blind you THAT much? THis guy is a bust.



  77. 177

    he sucks! idk wth your thinking or their thinking he killed the song

  78. Norig says – reply to this


    178

    Hot!!!



  79. 179

    Best audition? No darlings he wasn't the best we have seen so far, BUT he was good. and he is rather dreamy looking too.



  80. 180

    Ok, He sang in one octave the whole entire time and briefly tried to hit a second octave higher but didn't make it and fucked up, an amateur singer can hit two octaves easily like that, seriously, He has a good karaoke voice and that's about it.

    tl;dr Only one octave, nothing spectacular, perez is blinded by hotness once again.



  81. 181

    He was really good! And he's cute! But i think Danyl Johnson was better!



  82. 182

    Wow. He's actually really cute. For once Mario, you haven't picked some1 who is or was underage like Zac Efron. Also one who is actually not as ugly as the guys you normally pick, ahem, the boi from McFly… um, ew!



  83. 183

    Danyl Johnson winner!!!



  84. 184

    you joking?
    i mean he was amazing,
    but..there have been some people in this years x factor that were better,



  85. 185

    What a stud! Hot, hot, hot!!! Oh - and niiiiice voice too!



  86. 186

    breakout? there have been many fantastic auditions…that guy olly was really good last week…its just cause hes american you biased fat pig!



  87. 187

    People - stop addressing Perez himself - like he actually reads your comments. He DOESN'T write this blog anymore.



  88. 188

    No way is he the "breakout" star. He was moderatly average to be honest.

  89. DURON says – reply to this


    189

    hes not the first breakout bitch!!!!! theres the other sexy kindergarden teacher!!!! your dem fatty always just saying ur opinnion hate and lov ur site!!!



  90. 190

    As if he's the first breakout star! There have been loads of other amazing singers, I guess if they're not american they don't live up to your standards and get to be mentioned on your website? So unfair to the others



  91. 191

    i hate how you dont post gossip on weekends/ u suck at your job



  92. 192

    There were so many better singers than him!! He was good but not the best!



  93. 193

    Yeah hes good, but no way the best audition!!!!!!



  94. 194

    he didnt give the best audition of the series, he hasnt caused the most hype and its blatantly obvious you only care because hes american. NEXT!



  95. 195

    You're only saying that cause he's american. I'm neither American nor British so I think I have a pretty objective view, but I think Americans should compete in American Idol, X factor is for the British.



  96. 196

    I wouldn't say he's a breakout star, your only saying that Because he's pretty and american :P
    Jamie Archer and Danyl Johnson were better….In my opinion (:



  97. 197

    He was very goood. But he wasnt the biggest breakout star. Im sorry but youre only saying that because hes american.



  98. 198

    Re: iluvperezhilton – I agree :P At least we're not a bunch of homophobes



  99. 199

    Hes soo handsome!..



  100. 200

    p.s. judge cheryl cole and last years winner alexandra burke just had their videos premiere, post em!

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