Singer Tony Green has bowed out in the third stage of a TV talent contest -- due to his dress sense.

Tony, 42, of Quarry Street, Keighley, was told by judge Simon Cowell that he had a great voice but didn't dress as a 40-year-old should.

He sang a rendition of Queen's "Somebody to Love" in front of judges Simon Cowell, Westlife manager Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and television cameras, at the Metropole Hotel in Leeds.

He was one of over 2,000 who initially sang at the hotel a month ago, as part of "The X-Factor" programme, with around 30 of then getting the nod to return last week.

Said Tony: "I didn't impress them. They said it was to do with my dress sense. I wore identical stuff to the first audition -- faded jeans and a black vest. To be honest I don't think much to his dress sense -- so he can talk!"

But Tony is refusing to change his image.

During the 1980s Tony was lead singer with Keighley rock band Krakatoa and was regarded as one of the best singers on the local music scene. He is still a familiar face around the Keighley pub and club circuit, where he performs with fiance Louise Row.