VIDEO: Meet Reed Deming - 13-Year-Old “X Factor Star” and Justin Bieber Look-A-Like - PHOTOS

Reed Deming performing on the "X Factor"

Last night was the season 2 debut of the U.S. version of Simon Cowells X Factor singing competition show, and one thing has become clear…

The producers and judges are looking for the next young Justin Bieber style breakout star.

And one contestant stood out from the crowd: 13-year-old Reed Deming.

13-year-old Reed Deming

In what looked almost scripted instead of spontaneous, Reed Deming began his X Factor audition by singing Bruno Mars “It Will Rain” but Simon stopped him and criticized his nerves.

Cowell let Deming try again with “Grenade” with a piano track that mysteriously just happened to be ready and queued up.

Reed Deming kind of looks like Bieber, sounds like him, and sings like him… But Deming seems to cringe at the very comparison to the pop singing sensation.

In fact, during the introduction in the following video, X Factor producers played Bieber’s “Boyfriend” as the background audio to reinforce how much they expect from Reed.