What is X Factor: The Band and how does it differ from X Factor?

Reality star Tallia Storm is among those who take to the audition room in The X Factor: The Band (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)
The X Factor is back on TV tonight – but not as you know it.
Because hot on the heels of The X Factor: Celebrity comes another spin-off series, The X Factor: The Band – which will see Simon Cowell embark on a fresh talent search for a uniquely talented group of individuals.
So just what’s this particular X Factor show about and how is it different from th