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The X Factor (UK)

The X Factor airs in the United Kingdom on the ITV1 network and was created by Simon Cowell. The show is a reality series to find new musical talent from within the United Kingdom.

The show was originally hosted by Kate Thornton and the three judges were Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. Each judge is in charge of a different section of singers on the show. The judges do not know what section of the competition they will be in charge of until the audition process has finished. Each judge then has to pick four acts to take forward to the live section of the show. Each week the two acts with the lowest amount of public votes have to sing again in a final showdown after which the judges decide who should be eliminated. Once there are only five acts left remaining it becomes left to the public to decide who should go.

Series one was won by Steve Brookstein while series two was won by Shayne Ward. The third series was won by Leona Lewis making her the first female winner of the show. All three of them went on to have number one hits in the United Kingdom record charts. When the show returned in 2007 for a fourth series Dermot O'Leary replaced Kate Thornton as host. Dannii Minogue joined the show as a fourth judge and Leon Jackson was crowned the series winner. The series returned in 2008 for a fifth series with Cheryl Cole replacing Sharon Osbourne on the judging panel. The series was won by Alexandra Burke. The sixth series in 2009 was won by Joe McElderry. The series will return in 2010 for a seventh series.

Currently 7.4/10

7.4/10 (7 Votes cast)

Episode Info

Prev: 9x31 -- Series 9 - Final (Result) (Dec/09/2012)

Jahmene and James both perform twice including the song they will release should they win the competition. One Direction, Emeli Sandé and Rihanna all perform live on stage. Dermot reveals that James has been crowned this year's winner.

Currently 7/10

7/10 (1 Vote cast)

Cast

Dermot O'Leary As Host (Series 4 - present)	Louis Walsh As Judge (Series 1 - present)
Gary Barlow As Judge (Series 8 - present)	Tulisa Contostavlos As Judge (Series 8 - present)
Nicole Scherzinger As Judge (Series 9 - present)	Kelly Rowland As Judge (Series 8)
Simon Cowell As Judge (Series 1 - Series 7)	Dannii Minogue As Judge (Series 4 - Series 7)
Cheryl Cole As Judge (Series 5 - Series 7)	Kate Thornton As Host (Series 1 - 3)

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Reviews

Americandaddude12

Reviews: 1

Great show but one problem, it's going downhill!Rating: 0 likes, 1 dislikes

When "The X Factor" first came on TV, I wasn't that interested in it but my mother watched some of the show in it's first and second seasons but when the third season came on, a friend recommended it to me and so I watched it and started to like it, it was a cool show all the way through the season and the first two seasons sounded cool too but when the fourth season came on, it started to go downhill I mean the episodes weren't as good as they used to be, Danni's alright but I actually prefer it with the first three judges, Sharon seems to think EVERYONE is "gorgeous" and "talented" now rather than she used to give out her OWN opinion about how people aren't talented and are talented and what else is going wrong with this show is that well every time the winner of the contest is number 1 in the charts just because they won "The X Factor", I say let other people have the spotlight of being number 1 in the charts at Christmas rather than having "The X Factor" contestants being number 1. I think it should be cancelled because it's getting kinda boring, but if it does get cancelled, I'll always treasure for what was once a good show. Read more

Review posted on Sunday, March 23rd 2008 at 9:03 am

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Recaps

9x31: Series 9 - Final (Result) recap: With Christopher Maloney sent home last night, the Finals conclude tonight with James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas competing for the prize of 100,000 and a recording contract. Emeli Sande, One Direction and Rihanna are going to be performing tonight as well. Dermott O’Leary comes out and welcomes the crowd. The X Factor Finalists of the season come out and sing a Christmas Medley... read more.

9x30: Series 9 - Final recap: The Finals are here and James Arthur, Jahmene Douglas and Christopher Maloney are going to have to give it their all in front of 10,000 people. With the prize of 100,000 and a recording contract on the line, the pressure is on. Dermot O’Leary comes out and says that the acts are going to have to sing for their lives. They also have Kylie Minogue, Rita Ora and Kelly Clarkson performing tonight. The night kicks off with the finalists of the season coming out and singing a medley of hits. Lucy Spraggan is among them. The final 3 come out. After the performance, Dermott talks to the Final 3 and they say that they are excited to be in the Finals. One act will be leaving the competition tonight... read more.

9x29: Series 9 - Elimination - 9 (Result) recap: The Results Night begins and Nicole and The Boys: James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas, Gary and Christopher Maloney and Louis and “Union J” wait to see if they did what it takes to make it into the Final. Dermott comes out and says that Tulisa and Pink will be performing tonight. The judges lose their control in the voting. The Top 4 come out and sing a Christmas song. Rod Stewart joins them on the stage. Afterward, Rod Stewart says that they are amazing and talks about his new album coming out... read more.

9x28: Series 9 - Elimination - 9 recap: The Semi-Finals are here and Nicole and The Boys: James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas, Gary and Christopher Maloney and Louis and “Union J” fight for their time on the X Factor as they sing 2 songs to show the public that they deserve to be in the Final next week!.. read more.

9x27: Series 9 - Elimination - 8 (Result) recap: Results Night and Nicole and The Boys: James Arthur, Jahmene Douglas, Rylan Clarke, Gary and Christopher Maloney and Louis and “Union J” wait to see if they did enough to make it to the Semi-Final. Dermott O’ Leary comes out and says that Bruno Mars and Rihanna are performing tonight. The Top 5 come out and sing... read more.