Tributes paid to X Factor star killed in car crash

Tributes are being paid to former Australian X Factor star, Nathaniel O’Brien, who was tragically killed in a car crash on Sunday morning.

The 19-year-old, who rose to fame on the Australian talent show, died when his car hit a tree on the Barrier Highway, near Burra, according to South Australia Police. The 19-year-old died at the scene and no one else was injured in the incident.

Tributes have flooded Twitter, including messages from the Australian X Factor host, Luke Jacobz, and panel judges Dannii Minogue and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.

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Watch his audition below.

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