Updated 07 September 2002, 10.18

 Click here to see pix from the Popstars 2 auditions

The show intends to find two pop bands; one boy and one girl.

Emma 18, was one of the first people to make it through the auditions

Although record shop HMV say that timing is everything when is comes to releasing a single intended for a yuletide number one.

They reckon that bringing out a single as close to Christmas as possible is the key.

The HMV chart experts says; "you have to ensure that it is not hijacked at the eleventh hour by another band who have a similarly huge fanbase," s

Popstars: The Rivals starts Saturday night on ITV1 at 7.15pm

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