X FACTOR star Shaun Rogerson visited a North-East shopping yesterday to promote his new album.

Wellwishers gathered at Darlington's Cornmill Shopping Centre to have items signed by the teenager, whose eponymous album Shaun was released on Wednesday.

Asked what he thought of being on tour, Shaun, who failed to make it as a finalist in the ITV competition, said: "It's been great. I have done a couple of shows. It's nice to know that people are still supporting me even though I lost out early in the contest."

Shaun continued his tour by visiting Gateshead's MetroCentre yesterday afternoon and flew to Ireland last night.