A Douglas man made his musical mark on TV at the weekend - when he appeared on the X Factor.
Sam Smith, who goes by the stage name Sam Black, lives in Cronk y Berry and appeared on the ITV reality talent show on Saturday.
He auditioned for X Factor on the Island before travelling to Liverpool to audition in front of judges, and then making it to Wembley.
This is the moment he met Simon Cowell and the other judges:
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