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- 1. Auditions No. 1 Sep 21, 2011
- Hopefuls perform for the judges in Los Angeles and Seattle.
- 2. Auditions No. 2 Sep 22, 2011
- Hopefuls perform for the judges.
- 3. Auditions No. 3 Sep 28, 2011
- Hopefuls perform for the judges.
Aug 10, 2021 · Shayne Ward was crowned winner in 2005 after beating Andy Abraham. He went on to bag his first Christmas number one with That’s My Goal, which stayed at the top spot for four weeks. Mr Ward has...
- Jenna Macfarlane
- Steve Brookstein
- Shayne Ward
- Leona Lewis
- Leon Jackson
- Alexandra Burke
- Joe Mcelderry
- Matt Cardle
- Little Mix
- James Arthur
- Sam Bailey
Year Won: 2004 Runner-Up: G4 Steve was the first contestant to ever win The X Factor and being coached by Simon Cowell, there’s no surprise why! His career started off positively with his first single Against All Oddsgoing straight to number one. Yet, he was dropped by his record company Sony after just a year, having argued with mentor Simon Cowel...
Year Won: 2005 Runner-Up: Andy Abraham After bagging the number one spot on the show, Shayne went on to reign the Christmas chart with his single That’s My Goal. Following his chart success, he went on to release four albums before following a career in musical theater. In 2015, he took a dive at acting and appeared on the TV drama Coronation Stree...
Year Won: 2006 Runner-Up: Ray Quinn Despite winning the show over a decade ago, Leona is one of the most successful X Factor winners of all time, having sold more than 20 million records worldwide. As a firm favorite from the start of the show, it comes as no surprise that her winner’s single A Moment Like Thisbroke a world record and was dubbed th...
Year Won: 2007 Runner-Up: Rhydian Roberts 2007’s winner Leon Jackson was more of a one-year-wonder, compared to his previous contestants. His winner’s single When You Believewas a huge success, but his career ended there. After releasing a poor-performing album, he was dropped by Sony BMG and decided to drop singing and stick to song-writing.
Year Won: 2008 Runner-Up: JLS Alexandra Burke reigned the 2008 singing competition, beating popular boy band JLS. Over the last decade, she has released two successful albums, was the face of Dolce and Gabbana and performed in West End hits, The Bodyguard and Sister Act. In 2017, she also came close to winning Strictly Come Dancing.
Year Won: 2009 Runner-Up:Olly Murs Joe McElderry won the 2009 series when he appeared for a second time on the show beating finalist, Olly Murs. Despite having killer vocals, he was dropped by his record label in 2011 and joined a rival show OperaStar in which he won. Like many other of his predecessors, he went on to join a musical called Joseph a...
Year Won: 2010 Runner-Up: Rebecca Ferguson Since beating One Direction in the live finals, Matt Cardle went on to release three successful albums. However, he left his label early on when he realized they were paying more attention to the boyband. In his later career, Matt performed in musicals called Memphis and Strictly Ballroom.
Year Won: 2011 Runner-Up: Marcus Collins After being put together on the show, the Confetti girl group has grown from strength to strength in terms of their relationship and popularity. Since their win, the girls have supported Ariana Grandeon tour, have gone on their own world tour, and have released 6 chart-topping albums. They’ve also developed ...
Year Won: 2012 Runner-Up: Jahméne Douglas James Arthur stunned the nation in 2012 with his unique voice and killer lyrics and went on to dominate the charts with his winner’s single Impossible. The track was the fastest selling X Factorsingle ever, having sold over one million copies. After releasing his first album, his success all came crashing d...
Year Won: 2013 Runner-Up: Nicholas McDonald The prison-officer-turned-singer stunned viewers with her powerful voice when she auditioned for the 2013 competition. Following her win alongside judges, Gary Barlow, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger, Sam dominated the charts with her number one single Skyscraper. However, like many pr...
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As of series 14, all five categories have won the show on at least one occasion, while seven of the show's nine judges have had the winning act in their category at least once, with Cowell winning four times, Cheryl, Minogue and Scherzinger winning twice, and Walsh, Tulisa, Osbourne, Ora and Tomlinson winning once.
NameSeriesCategoryMentor8Groups1Groups3Groups12GroupsAs of season 3, only three categories have won the show on at least one occasion, while two of the show's eight judges have had the winning act in their category at least once, with Cowell winning twice, and Reid winning on one occasion.
NameSeasonCategoryMentor2Over 25s3Groups1Girls1Boys- Steve Brookstein (2004) Both Brookstein’s single and album went to number one, but in 2005 he was dropped from his record label Sony BMG and later went on to criticise The X Factor and Simon Cowell.
- Shayne Ward (2005) Shortly after his win, Ward achieved his first Christmas number one single with That’s My Goal in 2005. The song remained at the top spot for four consecutive weeks.
- Leona Lewis (2006) Lewis’ winner’s single – a cover of Kelly Clarkson’s A Moment Like This – broke a world record and became the second best selling single of 2006 despite being released just weeks before the end of the year.
- Leon Jackson (2007) Jackson’s version of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey’s hit When You Believe became the fastest selling single of 2007. However, over a year later, the Scottish native was dropped by Sony BMG after his album Right Now sold just 130,000 copies.
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