query: who won the first series of x factor uk

pos: The X Factor (UK series 1) Cowell of "rigging" the show by editing footage to make the contestants in his category more appealing to viewers. Osbourne attracted criticism again following the final in December 2004 when she was forced to make an apology after attracting what Cowell referred to as "record complaints" over an outburst by Osbourne in which she criticised eventual winner Steve Brookstein. This left her place on the show uncertain, although she returned for the second series in 2005. Despite finishing as runners-up, G4 have since referred to "The X Factor" as "just panto". The X Factor (UK series 1) The X Factor

pos: The X Factor (UK series 10) first audition in an audition room, used for the first time since series 5, went on to attend an audition in an arena, which replaced the rooms in series 6. After bootcamp and judges' houses, the live shows began on 12 October 2013, and ran until the final on 15 December 2013, which was won by over 25s contestant Sam Bailey. This marked the first time someone from the over 25s category had won the show since Steve Brookstein won series 1 in 2004. It also marked the first time that Osbourne had been the winning mentor, having failed during

neg: Annastasia Baker Annastasia Baker Annastasia Anneve Baker (born 16 November 1988) is a British Gospel singer, and song writer, Annastasia first caught the public eye as a contestant who progressed into the top six female singers in the judges round of the 2008 edition of The X Factor (UK series 5). Undeterred by not getting past this stage, Annastasia subsequently auditioned for the X Factor 2010 series, The X Factor (UK series 7) and once again made it to the judges round. In 2013 Annastasia auditioned for and won the UK Gospel talent competition "Time2shine". On Christmas Eve of that same year,

neg: The X Factor (UK series 4) The X Factor (UK series 4) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fourth series was broadcast on ITV from 18 August 2007 and was won by Leon Jackson on 15 December 2007, with Rhydian Roberts finishing as the runner-up and Dannii Minogue emerging as the winning mentor. Dermot O'Leary presented for the first time, replacing Kate Thornton, who had been presenting the show since series 1 in 2004. Fearne Cotton replaced Ben Shephard as presenter on the spin-off show "The Xtra Factor". The original judging panel consisted of Simon Cowell, Sharon

neg: Open Mic UK Rahman won the 17-20 and Rickey & The Hats won the 21 & Over category. Other notable acts in the 2012 competition included Lauren Platt, who finished in 4th place in The X Factor (UK series 11). Giles Potter, Alejandro Fernandez-Holt - both of whom competed in The X Factor (UK series 10) and got as far as the Judges’ Houses and Bootcamp respectively - and Arisxandra Libantino who came very close to winning ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent. 2013 was the first year that the National Grand Final took place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham and was also

neg: The X Factor (UK series 15) The X Factor (UK series 15) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifteenth series began airing on ITV on 1 September 2018, presented by Dermot O'Leary. Simon Cowell returned alongside new judges Louis Tomlinson, Ayda Field (credited as Ayda Williams) and Robbie Williams who replace departing judges Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. Nile Rodgers filled in for Williams while he was away on his tour for weeks 3–5 of the live shows. On 2 December, Jamaican-born singer Dalton Harris won the series making him the first foreign contender to

neg: The X Factor (UK series 6) The X Factor (UK series 6) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series started on ITV on 22 August 2009 and was won by Joe McElderry on 13 December 2009. Cheryl Cole emerged as the winning mentor for the second consecutive year, the first time in the show's history that a mentor has won back-to-back series. The show was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" presented by Holly Willoughby on ITV2. McElderry's winner's single was a cover version of Miley Cyrus's "The Climb". Public auditions by

neg: The X Factor (Australian TV series) The X Factor (Australian TV series) The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first season of the show premiered on Network Ten on 6 February 2005. Ten dropped "The X Factor" after the first season due to poor ratings. In 2010, the Seven Network won the rights to the show, and a second season went into production. "The X Factor" was renewed after the highly successful "Australian Idol" was no longer broadcast on Network Ten. "The X Factor" was produced by FremantleMedia Australia, and was

neg: The X Factor (Australia season 5) The X Factor (Australia season 5) The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract and a management deal. The fifth season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 July 2013 and ended on 28 October 2013. The winner was Dami Im and her winner's single "Alive" was released after the final. Im was mentored throughout by Dannii Minogue, who won as mentor for the first time on the Australian series, and third overall. The show was

neg: The X Factor (UK series 5) The X Factor (UK series 5) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth series was broadcast on ITV from 16 August 2008 until 13 December 2008. Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV, while Fearne Cotton was replaced by Holly Willoughby as presenter of spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2. Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue returned to the judging panel. Sharon Osbourne left after four series and was replaced by Cheryl Cole. The series was won by Alexandra Burke, with Cole emerging as the winning

neg: The X Factor (Australia season 2) The X Factor (Australia season 2) "The X Factor" was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia. The second season premiered on the Seven Network on 30 August 2010 and ended on 22 November 2010. The winner was Altiyan Childs and his debut single "Somewhere in the World" was released after the final. Childs was mentored throughout by Ronan Keating, who won as mentor for the first time. The season was presented by Luke Jacobz, while

neg: The X Factor (Australia season 3) The X Factor (Australia season 3) "The X Factor" was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The third season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 and ended on 22 November 2011. The winner was Reece Mastin and his debut single "Good Night" was released after the final. Mastin was mentored throughout by Guy Sebastian, who won as mentor for the first time. There was only a one percent difference in the

neg: The X Factor (Australia season 3) season with 1,998,000 viewers. The X Factor (Australia season 3) "The X Factor" was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The third season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 and ended on 22 November 2011. The winner was Reece Mastin and his debut single "Good Night" was released after the final. Mastin was mentored throughout by Guy Sebastian, who won as mentor for the first time. There was only a one

neg: Marcus Collins (album) Marcus Collins (album) Marcus Collins is the self-titled debut studio album by Marcus Collins, who finished as the runner-up of the eighth series of "The X Factor". The album was released in Ireland on 9 March 2012 and on 12 March 2012 in the UK. For just the third time in the history of "The X Factor", a judge continued to work with a contestant after the show; the first time being after Leona Lewis won the show's third series in 2006 and the second being after Jedward finished sixth in the show's sixth series in 2009. Collins' mentor Gary

neg: The X Factor (UK TV series) be managed in the industry by their mentor on the show. With Cowell, Osbourne and Walsh as judges/mentors, any of the three would be qualified to do so. Following the appointment of singer Minogue as a judge in series 4, the same principle could not universally apply. In fact, when Minogue won series 4 with Leon Jackson, a new outside manager was appointed. "The X Factor" Live Tour is a live show that tours the UK and Ireland in the months following the conclusion of the series. It features an array of finalists from the most recent "The X Factor"

neg: The X Factor (UK series 12) The X Factor (UK series 12) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The twelfth series began airing on ITV on 29 August 2015 and ended on 13 December 2015. The judges were Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, who returned for their respective ninth and fifth series as judges, series 9 guest judge and former "The Voice UK" coach Rita Ora, and BBC Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw, with Grimshaw and Ora replacing Louis Walsh, the only judge who had been on the show from its inception in 2004, and Mel B. It was

neg: Open Mic UK (UK TV series)' runner up Jahméne Douglas who won his Bristol Regional Final only to get a bout of nerves in his Area Final. The 2012 Grand Final took place in January 2013 at the Indigo2 after auditions started in August that year. The tour guest act was Lucy Spraggan who later that year got signed to Columbia records and was the most searched musician on Google in 2012. The overall winner was Siana Schofield who went on to have success in series ten of the X Factor later that year. Siana first won her category in the Under-16s. Shaz

neg: The X Factor (UK series 14) The X Factor (UK series 14) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fourteenth series began airing on ITV on 2 September 2017, presented by Dermot O'Leary. For the first time in seven years, the judging panel remained the same as the previous series, with Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh returning. This is the first series not to include companion show "The Xtra Factor", after it was cancelled in January 2017. Its replacement is a programme called "Xtra Bites" presented by Becca Dudley on the ITV Hub. This

neg: The X Factor (U.S. TV series) and act as executive producer of the U.S. version of "The X Factor". Additionally, Cowell signed a long-term contract with Sony Music, who already supported Syco Music artists in the UK, under which he was involved with the production of the U.S. version of the show and also worked with the artists who won recording contracts. In November 2010, Fox began airing short commercials for the program, which displayed the text "Coming to America Fall 2011". "The New York Times" described the commercials as efforts by the network to set up the launch of "The X Factor" as a television

neg: Roberta Howett Roberta Howett Roberta Howett (born 26 September 1981 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer who finished in ninth place in the first UK series of television talent show "The X Factor" in 2004. Howett successfully auditioned for the first series of "The X Factor" in 2004 and made it to "bootcamp", "judges' houses" and the live shows, but was eliminated in the first live show. Performances on "The X Factor" In 2007, Howett sang on Toni Castells's debut album, "Unharmed". She announced on Irish Radio that she would release three singles in Ireland, before finally releasing her debut album.

neg: The X Factor (UK series 7) The X Factor (UK series 7) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The winner was Matt Cardle. Cardle was mentored throughout the show by Dannii Minogue as mentor. After the victory, he released his debut single "When We Collide". A total of 15,448,019 votes were cast throughout the series. It was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" presented by Konnie Huq on ITV2, who took over from Holly Willoughby. The competition was

neg: X Factor (Poland series 1) X Factor (Poland series 1) The first series of X Factor premiered on 6 March 2011 at 20:00 on TVN. The auditions for the first series were held in January and February. Jarosław Kuźniar hosts the show and the judges are Czesław Mozil, Maja Sablewska and Kuba Wojewódzki. The series was won by Gienek Loska who was mentored by Czesław Mozil. The second place was taken by Michał Szpak and the third finalist was Ada Szulc. Filming of the first series began with the first audition with judges and audience on 24 January in Zabrze. The live shows began on

neg: The X Factor (UK series 14) will be at least 20p plus VAT for each download sold in the UK. FremantleMedia, ITV and all performers featuring on the single have also agreed to forgo any master royalties due to them in connection with downloads and all audio streaming of the single. The X Factor (UK series 14) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fourteenth series began airing on ITV on 2 September 2017, presented by Dermot O'Leary. For the first time in seven years, the judging panel remained the same as the previous series, with Simon Cowell,

neg: The X Factor (UK series 8) The X Factor (UK series 8) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series commenced airing on ITV on 20 August 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011. The winner was Little Mix, a four-piece girl group known earlier in the series as Rhythmix, consisting of members Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. They became the first act in the groups category to win in the UK show's history with new judge Tulisa emerging as their winning mentor. Dermot O'Leary presented the main show on ITV, while Caroline

neg: The X Factor (UK series 8) he swore during a live show and was also shown drinking heavily with some friends. The X Factor (UK series 8) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series commenced airing on ITV on 20 August 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011. The winner was Little Mix, a four-piece girl group known earlier in the series as Rhythmix, consisting of members Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. They became the first act in the groups category to win in the UK show's history with new judge Tulisa

neg: The X Factor (UK series 10) The X Factor (UK series 10) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The tenth series began airing on ITV on 31 August, and finished on 15 December 2013. Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV and Caroline Flack was back to present spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2, along with comedian Matt Richardson, who replaced Olly Murs. Flack also presented backstage segments during the live shows. Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger returned as judges for their respective tenth, third and second series, with Sharon Osbourne returning

neg: The X Factor (UK series 2) The X Factor (UK series 2) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The second series ran from 20 August to 17 December 2005. Shayne Ward became the winner and Louis Walsh emerged was the winning mentor. The second series was longer than the first, with seven acts in each of the three categories going to the judges' homes, and 12 acts in the finals instead of 9. Kate Thornton returned as presenter of the main show on ITV and Ben Shepherd presented the spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2, while Simon

neg: The X Factor (UK series 8) replaced for these shows by Alexandra Burke, who won series 5.. Before Rowland was announced as absent for the Halloween Special, Both Tulisa and Rowland started a feud on each other, but after days, Tulisa ended her feud before week 5. In March 2011, Konnie Huq, who presented spin-off series "The Xtra Factor" for series 7, was told that her contract would not be renewed. Matt Edmondson, Sandford, Kimberley Walsh, and series 6 contestant Stacey Solomon were all rumoured to be in the running, but it was confirmed on 31 May 2011 that Caroline Flack would co-present "The Xtra Factor"

neg: The X Factor (Australian TV series) has won one for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program. "The X Factor" was created by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom and is based on the original UK series. Cowell then began to grow and expand "The X Factor" competition franchise and in 2005, the Australian version of the show was launched on Network Ten, the same channel as the highly successful "Australian Idol". However, due to poor ratings Network Ten dropped "The X Factor" after one season. In 2010, once the seventh and final season of "Australian Idol" was completed, it was announced that Seven Network went into a

neg: The X Factor (Australia season 4) The X Factor (Australia season 4) The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract and a new car. The fourth season premiered on the Seven Network on 20 August 2012 and ended on 20 November 2012. The winner was Samantha Jade and her winner's single "What You've Done to Me" was released after the final. Jade was mentored throughout by Guy Sebastian, who won as mentor for the second year in a row. The main live

neg: The X Factor (U.S. season 2) (UK) series five winner Alexandra Burke featured on the second week of live shows. Each results show featured musical performances from at least two artists. There was no guest performer on the first result show. The second results show featured two performances from "The X Factor" (UK) series seven second runner-up One Direction, while Taylor Swift performed on the third result show."The X Factor" (UK) series seven third runner-up Cher Lloyd and Becky G performed on the fourth results show. Week five included the premiering of a music video by will.i.am featuring judge Spears and performances from season one runner-up

neg: The X Factor (UK TV series) show, such as Lewis, Burke, JLS, Diana Vickers, Olly Murs, Cher Lloyd, One Direction, Little Mix, Arthur and Ella Henderson. The show is the originator of the international "The X Factor" franchise. A prominent show in British popular culture, "The X Factor" has proved hugely popular with the public. The sixth series peaked at 19.7 million UK viewers (a 63.2% audience share). "The X Factor" was created by Sony Music A&R judge Simon Cowell as a replacement for "Pop Idol". Cowell, who was a judge on "Pop Idol", wished to launch a show to which he owned the television rights.

neg: Factor X (Spanish TV series) Factor X (Spanish TV series) Factor X is the Spanish version of the British television music competition "The X Factor", created by Simon Cowell. The show, first aired on Cuatro between 2007 and 2008, following series 2-3 of the British format, with three categories, mentored by one judge each, whom choose the acts to represent the category in the live shows. The judges were singer and DJ Miqui Puig, headhunter Eva Perales and music radio producer Jorge Flo. Nuria Roca hosted the show. The first series was won by María Villalón. The second series was won by Vocal Tempo. On

neg: Louisa Johnson Bob Dylan. On 13 December 2015, she won "The X Factor", becoming the first winner in the Girls category since Alexandra Burke in 2008, and also the youngest winner ever, overtaking Joe McElderry, who was 18 years old when he won in 2009. After winning "The X Factor", Johnson released "Forever Young". The day after her victory, she plugged the single on "The X Factor" judge Nick Grimshaw's radio show, "Good Morning Britain", "Lorraine" and "This Morning", consecutively. Her version of the song entered the UK Singles Chart on 18 December 2015, at number 9, and became the lowest ever

neg: James Arthur discography James Arthur discography British singer and songwriter James Arthur has released two studio albums, eleven singles (including four as a featured artist), and nine music videos. He won the ninth series of "The X Factor" in 2012 and released "Impossible" as the winner's single. Following his "X Factor" victory, Arthur's winner's song, a cover of Shontelle's 2010 song "Impossible", was released as a charity single for Together for Short Lives. The single topped the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. After 11 days, it was the seventh biggest-selling debut single from any contestant from "The X Factor",

neg: The X Factor (UK series 1) The X Factor (UK series 1) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a £1 million recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The first series was broadcast from 4 September to 11 December 2004. The competition was split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' homes and live shows, with Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell as judges. Kate Thornton presented the show on ITV, whilst Ben Shephard presented the spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2. Auditions were held in Dublin, Newcastle, London, Leeds, Birmingham

neg: X Factor (Kazakhstan series 1) X Factor (Kazakhstan series 1) The X Factor (Series 1) is the first season of the singing competition based on the . Auditions were held in 12 Kazakh cities and started on 2 October 2010. The Judges were the three music producers Nagima Eskalieva, who was the already the chairwoman of the panel of SuperStar KZ, Sultana Karazhigitova and Alexander Shevchenko. On 22 May 22-year-old Daria Gabdull (Дария Габдулл), labeled by the judges as the "Kazakh Beyoncé", won the show ahead of the trio Spasibo. Gabdull won a two-years-contract with Sony Music. After the auditions, twenty-four semi-finalist candidates were chosen,

neg: Conceptual Love are the video production side of the I-innovate (UK) label. Conceptual Love "Conceptual Love" was the debut single by singer "Bada Badoo" and was the first official single release by any featured performer from X-Factor, UK series 7 (ITV/SYCO, 2010). Bada Badoo, real name Baddar Chowdhry gained notoriety for his initial stage performance on the X-Factor (UK) TV Series. Bada Badoo entered the competition at the Cardiff, Wales auditions and reached the latter stages of Boot camp. With a geek persona his televised performance of the Tom Jones version of ‘I Who Have Nothing’ coined a Cheryl Cole soundbyte ‘Don’t

neg: X Factor (Italian TV series) on free digital channel TV8. The final episode of the series, aired on both Sky Uno HD and TV8, was won by Anastasio. This marked Mara Maionchi's second victory in a row. X Factor (Italian TV series) X Factor Italia is a TV show which airs on prime time in Italy. The singing competition is the Italian version of Britain's "The X Factor". It was hosted until Season 4 by Francesco Facchinetti, who has been replaced by Alessandro Cattelan since Season 5. While the first four seasons were aired on Rai Due, the second channel of Italian public television service,

neg: The X Factor (UK series 10) after she won, and sold over 100,000 copies to become the Christmas number one on 22 December. This made Bailey the first "X Factor" winner since Matt Cardle in 2010 to gain the Christmas number one (series 8 winners Little Mix and series 9 winner James Arthur both released their winners' singles two weeks before the Christmas chart, thus avoiding the Christmas number-one battle, although they both charted in the top three of the Christmas chart regardless). On 24 November, it was revealed that the winner's single, like Arthur's, would be a charity release to raise money for Together for

neg: The Xtra Factor (UK TV series) to them during "The X Factor" and what has happened to them since the show ended. In Series 12, these programmes aired in late afternoon slots on weekends. They started two weeks before the show began, and finished the day the show started, for the first time on ITV. In 2016, the same format was used, but with only 2 episodes, and airing on ITV2. The Xtra Factor (UK TV series) The Xtra Factor Live (previously The Xtra Factor from 2004–2015) was a companion show to the British television music competition "The X Factor". It was broadcast on ITV2 and

neg: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK) suspension of all ITV's phone-in services on 5 March pending an audit and meeting with ICSTIS. Following the result of the series 4 final, which was won by Leon Jackson, media watchdog Ofcom received a number of complaints from viewers who said that they were unable to register their vote for Rhydian Roberts, despite trying up to ten times. After complaints topped 1,100, ITV issued a statement which assured viewers that "Leon won "The X Factor" fair and square" and did so with a winning margin of 10%. A subsequent Ofcom investigation found that Roberts had not been unfairly disadvantaged

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) it was like he was "being erased slowly from their history." McElderry, who won in 2009, said "I'm just gonna keep doing my thing", which many fans believed to be prompted by the trailer. McElderry later admitted that he was not angry about not being included in the trailer. In an interview with the "Daily Star Sunday", he said: "I'm not on Simon [Cowell]'s label so I wouldn't expect him to promote me. If they want to erase the fact I won ["The"] "X Factor" or try to hide it, I don't care. Personally I am proud I came from

neg: The X Factor (UK series 4) wrap party afterwards, had been the odds-on favourite to win and bookmakers described Leon Jackson's victory as "the biggest shock in reality show history". ITV denied the allegations, commenting that "As all numbers go through to the same lines and vote platform it is impossible for there to be any bias in favour or against a particular contestant." ITV confirmed that Jackson performed strongly throughout the series and won on the night of the final by around 10% of the popular vote. A subsequent Ofcom investigation found that Roberts had not been unfairly disadvantaged. The X Factor (UK series 4)

neg: The X Factor (UK TV series) The X Factor (UK TV series) The X Factor is a British reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The contestants are aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. Created by Simon Cowell, the show began in 2004 and has since aired annually from August/September until December. The show is produced by Fremantle's Thames (previously Talkback Thames) and Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment. It is broadcast on the ITV network in the UK and simulcast on Virgin Media One in Ireland. "X Factor" refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality. The series consists of auditions, bootcamp,

neg: The X Factor (Australia season 4) "Surrender" and "Make It Last" as their debut singles. "The X Factor: One Direction to Superstardom" was a television special that aired on the Seven Network on 27 September 2012. The special followed the rise of One Direction, from their journey during the seventh series of "The X Factor UK" to becoming global superstars of today. It also featured One Direction's interview with "X Factor Australia" host Luke Jacobz. Aside from One Direction, the special included success stories of "X Factor UK" series three winner Leona Lewis, "X Factor Australia" season three winner Reece Mastin and finalist Johnny Ruffo, as

neg: The X Factor (New Zealand TV series) rights to the show had expired. "The X Factor" was created by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom and the New Zealand version is based on the original UK series. TV3 initially purchased the rights to produce a local version of "The X Factor" in 2010. In September 2012, TV3 finally confirmed that the first series would begin production in early 2013. Broadcast funding agency NZ On Air confirmed they would contribute $1.6 million to the first series as a minority investor, for the production of 30 episodes of 60 minutes duration each. The first series was co-produced by MediaWorks

neg: El Factor X El Factor X El Factor X is the Colombian television music competition to find new singing talent. It is the based on the original British competition "The X Factor", created by Simon Cowell. It is the first version produced in Latin America. The show started screening in September 2005. The judges were Marbelle, singer Juan Carlos Coronel, and José Gaviria, a producer who has worked with stars like Carlos Santana. The winner was Julio César Meza. A second series followed in 2006 won by Francisco Villarreal and a third one, after a 2-year hiatus, in 2009 won by the duo

neg: The X Factor (UK series 5) "judges' houses" phase officially averaged 9.8m, a rise of 2.5m over the previous series. The live shows pulled in very strong audiences, often rating as the most watched programme of the week. The final was the second most watched television programme of 2008 with 14.06m viewers. Series 5 of "The X Factor" officially averaged 10.5m, at the time becoming the most watched British talent series of the 21st century. The X Factor (UK series 5) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth series was broadcast on ITV from 16 August 2008

neg: James Arthur announced that he had become an ambassador for UK mental health charity SANE. James Arthur James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. Arthur who won the ninth series of "The X Factor" in 2012. His debut single, "Impossible", was released by Syco Music after the final and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. Since then, it has gone on to sell over 1.4 million copies in the UK, making it the most successful winner's single in the show's history and has sold over 2.5 million

neg: Conceptual Love Conceptual Love "Conceptual Love" was the debut single by singer "Bada Badoo" and was the first official single release by any featured performer from X-Factor, UK series 7 (ITV/SYCO, 2010). Bada Badoo, real name Baddar Chowdhry gained notoriety for his initial stage performance on the X-Factor (UK) TV Series. Bada Badoo entered the competition at the Cardiff, Wales auditions and reached the latter stages of Boot camp. With a geek persona his televised performance of the Tom Jones version of ‘I Who Have Nothing’ coined a Cheryl Cole soundbyte ‘Don’t Judge a book by its cover’. The geek persona was

neg: The X Factor (UK series 4) audience which peaked at 9.2 million and averaged with 8 million and an audience share of 45%. The seventh and eighth episodes in the series featured the successful candidates auditioning at boot-camp. Despite competition from BBC One's "Strictly Come Dancing", "The X Factor" received the highest viewing figures, beating "Strictly Come Dancing" by 2.1 million viewers and receiving 6.8 million in total. The second part of the show attracted 7.2 million viewers. The ninth instalment won 7.5 million viewers, narrowly beating the live launch of "Strictly Come Dancing", which had 7.2 million. The final of "The X Factor" on 15

neg: Factor X (Chilean TV series) Factor X (Chilean TV series) Factor X Chile is a television show, adapted from the original UK show as part of "The X Factor" franchise. The auditions were in January 2011. The first season of the Chilean version was premiered on television in March 3, 2011. It will be hosted by Julian Elfenbein, the same host of the other recent successful talent show "Talento Chileno", the Chilean versión of the "Got Talent" franchise. It is the second version of this format made in Latin America, but the first to meet the new requirements of the franchise in the level of

neg: The X Factor Philippines The X Factor Philippines The X Factor Philippines was a Filipino television reality music competition, adapted from the original UK series as part of "The X Factor" franchise, to find new singing talent in the Philippines. The show was hosted by KC Concepcion while the judging panel consists of Charice, Gary Valenciano, Pilita Corrales, and Martin Nievera. It was the first franchise to be adapted in Southeast Asia. KZ Tandingan was proclaimed the winner of the first season, of whom received a cash prize of 4 million pesos including a recording contract from Star Records, ABS-CBN's recording arm. The series

neg: The X Factor (New Zealand TV series) his prize. On 25 May 2015, the trio presented an hour long special entitled "The X Factor All Access" in "The X Factor"s previous Monday timeslot on TV3. It featured behind-the-scenes footage and the presenters' favourite moments of the second New Zealand series of "The X Factor". The X Factor (New Zealand TV series) The X Factor was a New Zealand television reality music competition, originating from the original UK series and based on the Australian "The X Factor" production format. The show began in 2013 and was open to anyone aged 14 and over. The winner was signed to

neg: X Factor (Albanian TV series) X Factor (Albanian TV series) X Factor Albania is the Albanian version of "The X Factor", adapted from the original UK series to find new singing talent. The first season started in January 8, 2012, and it is broadcast by TV Klan. The judges are: Albanian singer from Macedonia Altuna Sejdiu, Albanian singer Soni Malaj, Albanian superstar Alban Skënderaj, and the famous composer Pandi Laço. The show is hosted by Alketa Vejsiu. She applied to acquire the rights of the show along with Top Channel and TV Klan. Syco TV gave the rights to her, then she sold parts of

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 From 29 May – 5 June 2006, ITV broadcast a celebrity version of "The X Factor" in the UK called "". It was hosted by Kate Thornton and judged by Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. It was won by actress Lucy Benjamin. There has also been a celebrity version in Colombia, "", also broadcast in 2006. On 24 August 2013, a 24th anniversary television special was broadcast by RCTI in Indonesia called the "X Factor Around the World". It featured winners and runners-up from versions of "The X

neg: Roberta Howett On Friday 26 February 2010, her debut single titled "Beautiful Lies" was finally released in Ireland. On Thursday 4 March 2010, Beautiful Lies became Howett's first Top 40 single debuting at Number #23 in the Irish Singles Chart. In July 2011, Howett appeared as a backing singer for Niall Breslin. Roberta Howett Roberta Howett (born 26 September 1981 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer who finished in ninth place in the first UK series of television talent show "The X Factor" in 2004. Howett successfully auditioned for the first series of "The X Factor" in 2004 and made it

neg: Marcus Collins a cover of The White Stripes hit, which also became his first top 10 UK single. Prior to his solo audition in 2011 Collins was a member of four piece boyband Eton Road, who rose to fame on the third series of "The X Factor". Collins did not appear on "The X Factor" that year, but joined the band after original member Anthony Hannah left the band due to exhaustion. Anthony performed over 150 gigs with the band and was still only 18! In 2011, Collins chose to audition as a solo artist for the eighth series of "The X

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) previous year. The fifth episode was the first broadcast on a Sunday, and ratings were still down from the previous year, though "The X Factor" was the most watched programme on any channel on both days. The following week, "Strictly Come Dancing" was launched on BBC One, and although the shows did not directly clash, "The X Factor" had more viewers based on average ovenight figures, though "Strictly Come Dancing" had a higher peak rating of 9.8 million compared to "The X Factor" 9.5 million. The next day, "The X Factor" also received more viewers than the first episode in

neg: Chi (Who) June 2008 on the Italian Singles Chart in its first week of release, then going down to #9 the following week. Chi (Who) "Chi (Who)" is a 2008 Italian language debut single by Aram Quartet an Italian group of artists who won the first season of Italian series of "The X Factor" in 2008. The song "Chi (Who)" was written by X Factor judge Morgan and vocal coach Gaudy for the show and was performed by Aram Quartet during the finals of the series for Rai 2 that aired on 27 November 2009.The single was officially released by Sony BMG

neg: The X Factor (UK series 3) The X Factor (UK series 3) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The third series was broadcast on ITV from 19 August 2006 until 16 December 2006. Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell all returned for their third series on the judging panel. Kate Thornton returned to present the main show on ITV, while Peter Drury returned to present spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2. After the semi-final on 9 December, Cowell became the winning judge even though the series had not yet finished, as two of his acts, Ray

neg: The X Factor (UK series 11) The X Factor (UK series 11) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eleventh series began airing on ITV on 30 August 2014 and finished on 14 December 2014. Dermot O'Leary presented his eighth series of the main show on ITV and Sarah-Jane Crawford presented spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2, replacing Caroline Flack and Matt Richardson. Louis Walsh was the only judge from series 10 to return and was joined by former judges Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Simon Cowell, and new judge Mel B. Sharon Osbourne, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger left

neg: Open Mic UK 23 and over category. Runnerups included Vicky Turner, Tayla-Blue, and Quackhouse, from youngest to oldest. Caroline Eve and Karla Bernardi won Exposure Awards, and won studio time. Beth Penrose won the MUZU exposure award, and was given resources to shoot a music video. The 2011 Open Mic UK competition also saw a very young Lauren Thalia go far in the contest who later got to the Grand Final of ITV’s Britain's Got Talent (series 6) show receiving over 2 million views on YouTube. Also making a second appearance in the Open Mic UK competition in 2011 was The X Factor

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) 11 million, though it was still beaten by "Downton Abbey". "The X Factor" second live show, on 13 October, received the same ratings as the previous week, and was again beaten by "Strictly Come Dancing", reported as "its most convincing victory over "The X Factor" in six years". The next week, "Strictly Come Dancing" lead on "The X Factor" increased, with "The X Factor" peak rating of 9.3 million being less than "Strictly Come Dancing" average rating of 9.91 million. The next day, "The X Factor" was beaten by "Strictly Come Dancing" for the first time on a Sunday, as

neg: Frisky & Mannish uploading a series of "VidBlogs" to their YouTube channel, presenting their humorous thoughts on each live final. After a positive response to the first video, the magazine "Heat" started to sponsor and host the duo's weekly blog, which appeared on the Heatworld website. The "X Factor" VidBlogs were revived in October 2012 at the beginning of the ninth series in the UK, again hosted by "Heat". In October 2012, following the judges' houses episode of the ninth series of "The X Factor", Gary Barlow described his finalists in the over 28s category as "relevant" people, who didn't "sound like cabaret

neg: The X Factor (UK TV series) series and is hosted by Becca Dudley. To date, 15 series have been broadcast, as summarised below. Notes: The X Factor (UK TV series) The X Factor is a British reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The contestants are aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. Created by Simon Cowell, the show began in 2004 and has since aired annually from August/September until December. The show is produced by Fremantle's Thames (previously Talkback Thames) and Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment. It is broadcast on the ITV network in the UK and simulcast on Virgin Media One in Ireland.

neg: Factor X (Chilean TV series) advocate and will work with them as a mentor, adding that each juror is inviting another famous, i.e. a special guest to help the jury to decide and there auditioning for the last time of eight of each category are only four. Being a total of 12 selected, which will be part of the live gala. Factor X (Chilean TV series) Factor X Chile is a television show, adapted from the original UK show as part of "The X Factor" franchise. The auditions were in January 2011. The first season of the Chilean version was premiered on television in March

neg: James Arthur James Arthur James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. Arthur who won the ninth series of "The X Factor" in 2012. His debut single, "Impossible", was released by Syco Music after the final and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. Since then, it has gone on to sell over 1.4 million copies in the UK, making it the most successful winner's single in the show's history and has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. The follow-up single "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" reached number

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) "Downton Abbey", based on overnight figures. By the sixth live show, "Strictly Come Dancing" was more than 2 million viewers ahead of "The X Factor", and the launch of the twelfth series of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!". While 8.8 million watched the sixth live results show, 10.3 million tuned in to watch "I'm a Celebrity...", meaning that it beat "The X Factor" in the ratings battle for the first time since 2006. The seventh live show saw "I'm a Celebrity..." beat "The X Factor" again, with "Strictly Come Dancing" again being the most watched Saturday night programme,

neg: Picture of You (album) Picture of You (album) Picture of You is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Ben Mills, who finished in third place on the third series of "The X Factor" in December 2006. The album was released on 12 March 2007 and entered the UK Albums Chart at number three with first week sales of 63,342, before dropping to number 14 the following week. On 24 January 2007, six weeks after finishing in third place on the third series of "The X Factor", it was announced that Mills had signed a five-album record deal with Sony BMG, who had also

neg: El Factor X series of "Xs" followed in 2007 and after a lapse of 4 years, a third series in 2011. Series 1 (2006) was won by Andrés Camilo Hurtado, Series 2 (2007) by Camilo Echeverry Correa And Series 3 (2011) by Shaira Selena Pelaez. "8-11 Years" category<br> El Factor X El Factor X is the Colombian television music competition to find new singing talent. It is the based on the original British competition "The X Factor", created by Simon Cowell. It is the first version produced in Latin America. The show started screening in September 2005. The judges were Marbelle, singer Juan

neg: The X Factor (UK series 7) clips. TalkTalk enlisted series 6 contestants Jedward to launch its interactive initiative on 17 August 2010. Viewers were invited to record a video of themselves performing karaoke in front of a TalkTalk bright lights backdrop, and clips were screened as part of TalkTalk's sponsorship break bumpers. In Ireland, where the series was broadcast on TV3, "The X Factor" was sponsored by Domino's Pizza. The first episode on 21 August attracted 11.88 million viewers on ITV1, the highest ever ratings for a series premiere of "The X Factor". It was watched by 46.5% of television viewers during its original broadcast. The

neg: The X Factor (UK series 8) be edited out of the advert, as it wasn't possible to edit his voice from the advert. On 17 November 2011, M&S posted the latest edit of the advert to their official YouTube account, with Cocozza's vocals completely erased. Initial viewing figures for the first episode were placed at 11.3 million for ITV1, however, the peak audience was 12.6 million, a match for the highest viewing figures for an "X Factor" series opener, and almost 5 million more than "Doctor Who" on BBC One, the second-highest rated programme that night. Despite an apparent drop in ratings from the previous series,

neg: Sam Bailey discography Sam Bailey discography The discography of Sam Bailey, an English singer, songwriter and musicals actress, consists of two studio albums and six singles. She won the tenth series of "The X Factor" in 2013. Following her win, her debut single, a cover of Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper" was released on 15 December 2013, achieving the Christmas number one on 22 December 2013. She released her debut studio album, "The Power of Love", on 24 March 2014. On 30 March, the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, making Bailey the first "X Factor" winner to have a number-one

neg: The X Factor (UK series 13) 2016, it was confirmed that Brooks Way would no longer be taking part in the show after being absent from the first live show. It was later confirmed that Four of Diamonds, who were eliminated at Judges' Houses, would replace them. With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Freddy Parker was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. During the fifth live results show, O'Leary confirmed that the final 8 would be part of The X Factor UK Live Tour 2017. It was revealed

neg: Alexandra Burke discography Max and Dania who directed the charity single Burke released with fellow "X Factor" Finalists 2008, "Hero" which also charted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart. Burke returned in late 2009 with follow up single, "Bad Boys" which featured vocals from American rapper, Flo Rida. She performed the song on the first live show of the sixth series of "The X Factor". The R&B single debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart as well as Burke gaining international success with the single. "Bad Boys" went on to gain a Platinum

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) The X Factor (UK series 9) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The ninth series began airing on ITV on 18 August 2012 and ended on 9 December 2012. Dermot O'Leary returned as presenter of the main show on ITV, whilst Caroline Flack and Olly Murs returned to co-present "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2. Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Tulisa returned as judges. Nicole Scherzinger was confirmed as the fourth permanent judge after Geri Halliwell, Leona Lewis, Rita Ora, Mel B, Anastacia and Scherzinger herself stood in as guest judges for the

neg: The X Factor (UK series 8) on "The X Factor USA". On 14 May 2011, Dannii Minogue announced that she would not appear as a judge on the eighth series either, due to a clash with "Australia's Got Talent", another show for which she judges. Of her decision, Minogue said, "During discussions for me to return to "The X Factor" it became clear that unfortunately, this year, "The X Factor" audition dates in the UK clash with the live shows of "Australia's Got Talent" during June and July. For this reason I am unable to return". After Cowell and Cole announced their departures, a number of

neg: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK) be prompted by the trailer. McElderry later admitted that he was not angry about not being included in the trailer. In an interview with the "Daily Star Sunday", he said: "I'm not on Simon [Cowell]'s label so I wouldn't expect him to promote me. If they want to erase the fact I won ["The"] "X Factor" or try to hide it, I don't care. Personally I am proud I came from "The X Factor". If [Cowell] doesn't feel the same then you'll have to ask him why." The mash-up video trailer promoting the tenth series was published as a "mash

neg: The X Factor (UK series 7) Talent", series 6 of "Dancing on Ice" and series 8 of "Strictly Come Dancing". It was also nominated in the TV Reality Programme category at the 2011 TRIC awards, the Entertainment Programme category at the 2011 British Academy Television Awards, and the Best Talent Show category at the 2011 TV Choice Awards. The X Factor (UK series 7) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The winner was Matt Cardle. Cardle was mentored throughout the show by

neg: Chi (Who) Chi (Who) "Chi (Who)" is a 2008 Italian language debut single by Aram Quartet an Italian group of artists who won the first season of Italian series of "The X Factor" in 2008. The song "Chi (Who)" was written by X Factor judge Morgan and vocal coach Gaudy for the show and was performed by Aram Quartet during the finals of the series for Rai 2 that aired on 27 November 2009.The single was officially released by Sony BMG as an EP immediately after the announcement of the results with Aram Quartet declared as winner. It reached #5 on 5

neg: The X Factor (UK series 11) were replaced by BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw and "The Voice UK" coach, Rita Ora. Osbourne, Walsh, Scherzinger and O'Leary returned to the show alongside Cowell for the 13th and 14th series, with O'Leary remaining for series 15. On 12 March 2014, Cowell and Cole, the only confirmed judges at the time, appeared in a "Daybreak" interview together to promote the eleventh series for the first time. They discussed the upcoming series, their individual returns, Cole’s departure from "The X Factor USA" and their subsequent feud; with Cowell admitting, "I made a mistake" (in relation to Cole’s sudden departure).

neg: Robert Haggett Butterfly' featuring Pierce Brosnan He is credited with Gary Barlow on the Soundtrack to the UK Musical TV Series Brittania High. Haggett worked again French producer Mirwais Ahmadzaï, co-writing and co-producing the track 'Da' for French-Arabic project Y.A.S. on the debut album Arabology. Haggett also worked with producer Biffco in the UK on series 7 of The X Factor and on the UK Number One track 'Heroes' by The X Factor Finalists. Haggett continued to mix and produce under DNR, who are credited with producing and mixing established and breaking Australian artists such as The Scientists of Modern Music, Bertie

neg: Eoghan Quigg (album) that the public "may have seen the last of Eoghan Quigg". His album considered a failure, Quigg was dropped by RCA Records. Eoghan Quigg (album) Eoghan Quigg is the only studio album by Northern Irish pop singer Eoghan Quigg, released on 6 April 2009. Quigg, who finished third in the fifth series of the UK television talent show "The X Factor", was the first of the finalists from that series to release a studio album. The record predominantly features cover versions of songs that Quigg performed on "The X Factor", and one original song, "28,000 Friends". On its release, the

neg: Eoghan Quigg (album) Eoghan Quigg (album) Eoghan Quigg is the only studio album by Northern Irish pop singer Eoghan Quigg, released on 6 April 2009. Quigg, who finished third in the fifth series of the UK television talent show "The X Factor", was the first of the finalists from that series to release a studio album. The record predominantly features cover versions of songs that Quigg performed on "The X Factor", and one original song, "28,000 Friends". On its release, the album was described by multiple critics as the worst ever recorded. Its commercial failure led to Quigg being dropped by RCA Records.

neg: The X Factor (UK series 11) the live shows, Walsh said "I'm having so much fun this year, I might stay". On 7 February 2014, Cowell, who left the UK show after series 7 to launch and judge the U.S. version, announced his return. He said, "I'm absolutely thrilled to be returning to "The X Factor" UK. It's been three years since I last judged the competition and I'm excited to find a global superstar again." On 13 February, it was reported that Nicole Scherzinger had quit the show, but her spokesman reported later that day that she was "still in discussions with bosses". On 14

neg: Syco Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical". Syco TV primarily operates in the UK and the US. Its key franchises are "The X Factor" and "Got Talent". It was launched by Simon Cowell in 2003. The X Factor, which launched in September 2004 , is one of the most popular television shows in the UK. Syco and Fremantle Media launched "The X Factor USA". In December 2017, the 14th UK series averaged a devastating 6.42 million viewers, causing the show to be on its urge to cancellation. in September 2011, which averaged 12 million viewers and a 4.0 rating in the

neg: The X Factor (Australian TV series) the Australian version had released a charity single. The show's second charity single, a cover of Pharrell Williams' "Happy", was also released to help raise funds for the You Can program. It was recorded by the top six finalists of the sixth season with Australian pop group Justice Crew and released on the iTunes Store on 29 September 2014. The X Factor (Australian TV series) The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first season of the show premiered on Network Ten on 6 February 2005.

neg: The X Factor (Greece series 2) The X Factor (Greece series 2) The second series of the music talent show The X Factor Greece began airing on ANT1 on 2 October 2009, and was won by Stavros Michalakakos of Limassol (Lemesos), Cyprus on 12 February 2010. The show was presented for a second year by Sakis Rouvas. It was also broadcast abroad via ANT1's international stations. The series featured Eleftheria Eleftheriou and Ivi Adamou who both participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 representing Greece and Cyprus as well as Hovig who represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Also the runner up of the

neg: The X Factor (UK TV series) "Pop Idol"s first series was massively successful, and while the second series was also successful, the viewing figures for its finale dropped. Some – including Cowell's fellow "Pop Idol" judge Pete Waterman – considered Michelle McManus an unworthy winner. In 2004, ITV announced a new show created by Cowell, with no involvement from "Pop Idol" creator Simon Fuller – "The X Factor". The perceived similarity between the two shows later became the subject of a legal dispute. At present, the programme is contracted to run until 2022. Unlike "Pop Idol", "The X Factor" has no upper-age limit, groups can apply,

neg: X Factor (Dutch TV series) first series of "X Factor" began in October 2006 and ran to February 2007. It was not as popular as Idols. It was won by Sharon Kips. The second series, running from January to May 2009, was more successful. It was won by Lisa Hordijk. The third series was won by Jaap van Reesema. Rochelle Perts won the fourth series. The fifth series was won by Haris Alagic. The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, through appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances. The single most important attribute that the

neg: Oritsé Williams for the fifth series of "The X Factor", but changed their name to JLS ("Jack the Lad Swing") as there was already a rock band called UFO. JLS made it all the way to the final, finishing as runners-up behind Alexandra Burke. Since being on "The X Factor", JLS have sold over 10 million records worldwide and had four UK top three albums and five UK number-one singles. They have also won five MOBO Awards and two BRIT Awards. In September 2010, they launched a range of condoms called "Just Love Safe". In February 2011, they teamed up with Burke

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) well as "Downton Abbey", though "The X Factor" had a higher peak rating than "Strictly Come Dancing". By the fifth live show, ratings had dropped to an average of 7.6 million, the fifth Saturday in a row where "The X Factor" was beaten in the ratings by "Strictly Come Dancing". It was reported that the ratings were the lowest for a fifth live show of "The X Factor" since series 1 in 2004. While "Strictly Come Dancing" continued to beat "The X Factor" on Saturday nights, "The X Factor" always beat it on Sundays, but continued to be beaten by

neg: Francisco Villarreal author-composer Jesus Vides. The single also appears in the compilation album "Los Factoraxos" released by "El factor X" organization including eight songs by various participants including winner Villareal. Francisco Villarreal Francisco Villarreal is a Colombian singer. In 2006, he won the second series of "El factor X", the Colombian edition of "The X Factor". He beat runner-up Mario Marcelino Macuacé and third-placed Angelo (full name Juan Carlos Ángel), who had been the favourite to win until the date of the final. It was his second try at being in the finals, after his first try was unsuccessful in the first

neg: San Antonio X-Factor Richards who was the former coach of Tampa Bay Damage. San Antonio X-Factor The San Antonio X-Factor are an American professional paintball team who competes in the NPPL and PSP. X-Factor is featured in the video game NPPL Championship Paintball 2009. One of the team's premier players is Colt Roberts. In their first season at the Pro level of the NPPL, the X-Factor have won 1 out of 3 events. X-factor won NPPL DC 2012 and Huntington Beach 2013, and has generally been a top tier competitor in the professional leagues. The team is owned and run by Alex Martinez

neg: The X Factor (UK series 11) as co-presenter on "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2. This was later denied, but it was confirmed on 4 June that Richardson would not return. On 11 June, Caroline Flack confirmed on Twitter that she will not be returning as presenter of "The Xtra Factor". The next day, it was confirmed that Sarah-Jane Crawford will be the new presenter. Following her departure, Flack began competing as a contestant in the twelfth series of "Strictly Come Dancing" on BBC One. Brian Friedman, who served as creative director from series 4-7 before returning to work on the first three live shows of series

neg: The X Factor (UK series 13) complaints before deciding whether to investigate. The X Factor (UK series 13) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The thirteenth series began airing on ITV on Saturday 27 August 2016 and ended on Sunday 11 December 2016. Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV for the ninth time, after having quit the previous year. Simon Cowell was the only judge from the 12th series to return; Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh all returned, replacing Rita Ora, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Nick Grimshaw. Matt Edmondson and Rylan Clark-Neal replaced

neg: The X Factor (UK series 13) The X Factor (UK series 13) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The thirteenth series began airing on ITV on Saturday 27 August 2016 and ended on Sunday 11 December 2016. Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV for the ninth time, after having quit the previous year. Simon Cowell was the only judge from the 12th series to return; Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh all returned, replacing Rita Ora, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Nick Grimshaw. Matt Edmondson and Rylan Clark-Neal replaced Rochelle Humes and Melvin Odoom as

neg: Stacey Solomon Stacey Solomon Stacey Chanelle Claire Solomon (born 4 October 1989) is a British singer, TV presenter and personality. She rose to fame on the sixth series of "The X Factor", coming third overall on the show. She gained a number one single on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart when she and her fellow "The X Factor" finalists released a cover of "You Are Not Alone". Solomon won the tenth series of reality television show "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" and was named "Queen of the Jungle". Her debut single, a cover of