The X Factor (UK)

*The x factor*
The x factor
Genre	Reality show , talent show
The authors)	Simon Cowell
Director (s)	Phil hayes
Production	Syco television ; Fremantle media
Lead (s)	Kate Thornton; Dermot O'Leary; Caroline Flack; Olly moers
Narrator	Peter Dickson
Country of Origin	Great Britain
Tongue	English
Judges	Louis Walsh (2004–2014, 2016–17); Sharon Osbourne (2004–07, 2013, 2016–17); Simon Cowell (2004–10, 2014–); Danny Minogue (2007–10); Cheryl Cole (2008–10, 2014–15); Kelly Rowland (2011); Tulisa Konstavtalos (2011–12); Gary Barlow (2011–13); Nicole Scherzinger (2012–13, 2016–17); Melanie Brown (2014); Rita Ora (2015); Nick Grimshaw (2015); Ida Field (2018—); Louis Tomlinson, (2018—); Robbie Williams (2018—)
Number of seasons	15
Number of issues	445
Production
Executive Producer (s)	Simon Cowell ; Richard Holloway ; Beth Hart ; Mark Sideaway
Duration	60–150 minutes
Status	Removed
Broadcasting
TV channel (s)	ITV
Image format	SDTV : 576i (2004–09); HDTV : 1080i (2010 — present)
Broadcast period	September 4, 2004 - present
Chronology
Subsequent transfers	The xtra factor ; The X Factor (USA) ; The X Factor (Australia)
Similar programs	Pop idol
Links

The X Factor is a British talent show of music created in September 2004 by producer Simon Cowell . In the UK, the show is broadcast on ITV . The idea of its creation came from Cowell after refereeing in the popular TV contest Pop Idol . After the show, litigation arose over the similarity of the two programs ^[1] .

The original judges of the first season were Louis Walsh , Sharon Osborne and Simon Cowell . Singer Danny Minogue joined them in the 4th season, and Cheryl Cole replaced Osborne in the 5th season. In the 8th season, all the judges were completely replaced, and Gary Barlow , Kelly Rowland and singer Tulisa Konstanstavilos became them. In the 9th season, Nicole Scherzinger took over the judicial chair Kelly Rowland, and in the 10th season - Sharon Osborne , Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole returned to the show. In the 11th season, released at the end of 2014, Osborne was replaced by Melanie Brown , who had previously participated in the 9th season as a temporary replacement for judges, Scherzinger and Barlow. In the 12th season of the show, there were changes in the composition of the judges, so Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw replaced Melanie Brown and Louis Walsh in the judicial chairs. In the 13th season, the original judges of Louis Walsh , Sharon Osborne , Simon Cowell , and Nicole Scherzinger joined them. After the 14th, Walsh and Scherzinger left the show, and Osborne was supposed to return only for live performances, but it was later announced that she would not participate in the show. In the 15th season, Louis Tomlinson , a member of the One Direction band formed at this show, Ida Field and Robbie Williams, will join Cowell.

After the release the show was a huge success and became popular. Versions of The X Factor began to appear in various countries as franchises . Season 6 attracted 200,000 spectators and peaked among British television viewers, gathering 19.7 million people from screens (63.2% of the audience) ^[2] . In the season finale 10 million votes were cast ^[3] . On November 15, 2013, the ITV channel announced that Cowell had signed a contract to extend The X Factor for three years until 2016. ^[4] On September 16, 2016, it was announced that the ITV channel had signed another contract to extend the show for three years until 2019. In November 2018, the show was extended until 2022.

Content

History

The X Factor was created by judge Simon Cowell as a replacement for Pop Idol ^[5] , where he was a judge, but, wishing to start his own show, left it. The first season of Pop Idol was quite successful, in other respects, like the second, but by the final the ratings began to decline sharply ^[6] . In 2004, the British channel ITV announced a new show created by Cowell without the participation of the author of Pop Idol , Simon Fuller , - The X Factor . The apparent similarity between the two shows later became the subject of a legal dispute ^[1] .

Format

Stages

Stage 1 : Producer audition (offscreen audition, where it is decided who will sing before the judges)
Stage 2 : Judge Audition (in the audition room (1–4, 13–14), on the stage (5–9, 12, 15–) or in both (10.11 seasons)
Stage 3 : Training (1–9 seasons), testing six chairs (10–11 seasons, 15–), or both (12–14)
Stage 4 : House of Judges
Stage 5 : Live performances (final)

Jury

Jury member	Season
Jury member	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	eleven	12	13	14	15
Louis Walsh
Sharon osbourne
Simon Cowell
Danny Minogue
Cheryl Cole
Kelly Rowland
Tulisa Konstavtalos
Gary Barlow
Nicole Scherzinger
Melanie brown
Rita Ora
Nick Grimshaw
Ida Field
Louis Tomlinson
Robbie Williams

Seasons of the show

     Participant (or mentor) in the "Boys" category
     Participant (or mentor) in the category "Girls"
     Participant (or mentor) in the category "From 16 to 24"
     Participant (or mentor) in the category "Over 25" or "Over 28"
     Participant (or mentor) in the "Groups" category

Season	Start	the end	Winner	Second place	Third place	Winner Mentor	Lead (s)	Judges
one	September 4, 2004	December 11, 2004	Steve Brookstein	G4	Tabbi Callaghan	Simon Cowell	Kate Thornton	Simon Cowell Sharon osbourne Louis Walsh
2	August 20, 2005	December 17, 2005	Shane ward	Andy Abraham	Journey South	Louis Walsh
3	August 19, 2006	December 16, 2006	Leona lewis	Ray quinn	Ben mills	Simon Cowell
four	August 18, 2007	December 15, 2007	Leon Jackson	Ridian Roberts	Same Difference	Danny Minogue	Dermot O'Leary	Simon Cowell Sharon osbourne Louis Walsh Danny Minogue
five	August 16, 2008	December 13, 2008	Alexandra Burke	Jls	Eoan Quigg	Cheryl Cole		Simon Cowell Louis Walsh Danny Minogue Cheryl Cole
6	August 22, 2009	December 13, 2009	Joe McAlderry	Olly merce	Stacy solomon	Cheryl Cole
7	August 21, 2010	December 12, 2010	Matt Cardle	Rebecca Ferguston	One direction	Danny Minogue
eight	August 20, 2011	December 11, 2011	Little mix	Marcus collins	Amelia Lily	Tulisa Konstavtalos		Louis Walsh Kelly Rowland Gary Barlow Tulisa Konstavtalos
9	August 18, 2012	December 9, 2012	James arthur	Jamene Douglas	Chris Maloney	Nicole Scherzinger		Louis Walsh Gary Barlow Tulisa Konstavtalos Nicole Scherzinger
ten	August 31, 2013	December 15, 2013	Sam Bailey	Nicholas Macdonald	Luke Friend	Sharon osbourne	Dermot O'Leary Caroline Flack	Louis Walsh Sharon osbourne Gary Barlow Nicole Scherzinger
eleven	August 30, 2014	December 13, 2014	Ben heinau	Fleur East	Andrea Faustini	Simon Cowell	Dermot O'Leary	Louis Walsh Simon Cowell Cheryl Cole Melanie brown
12	August 29, 2015	December 13, 2015	Louise Johnson	Reggie 'n' bollie	Che Chesterman	Rita Ora	Olly moers Caroline Flack	Simon Cowell Cheryl Fernandez-Versini Rita Ora Nick Grimshaw
13	August 27, 2016	December 11, 2016	Matt terry	Sarah alto	5 After Midnight	Nicole Scherzinger	Dermot O'Leary	Louis Walsh Simon Cowell Sharon osbourne Nicole Scherzinger
14	September 2, 2017	December 3, 2017	Rak-su	Grace davis	Kevin Davy White	Simon Cowell		Louis Walsh Simon Cowell Sharon osbourne Nicole Scherzinger
15	September 1, 2018	December 2, 2018	Dolton harris	Scarlett Lee	Anthony Russell	Louis Tomlinson		Simon Cowell Louis Tomlinson Ida Field Robbie Williams

↑ Paula Abdul was a visiting judge at auditions in London.
↑ Brian Friedman was a visiting judge at the auditions in London, but was replaced by Louis Walsh, although he was originally a member of the main panel of judges.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e During auditioning and training, several guest judges served as a temporary replacement for Danny Minogue, who was not able to attend the show due to pregnancy. So, Jerry Halliwell was a visiting judge at the auditions in Glasgow; Natalie Imbruglia - in Birmingham; Katy Perry - in Dublin; Pixie Lott in Cardiff and Nicole Scherzinger in Manchester for auditions and training.
↑ Kelly Rowland wasn’t able to come to Los Angeles for four live performances due to a sore throat, so she was temporarily replaced by Alexander Burke.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f After leaving, Rowland, Jerry Holliwell (Liverpool), Leona Lewis (London), Nicole Scherzinger (London), Rita Ora (London), Mel B (Manchester) and Anastacia (Glasgow) acted as guest judges during auditions until a permanent judge was found.
↑ Caroline Flack was the host behind the scenes at live performances on Saturdays.

Categories and their finalists

In each season, each judge becomes a mentor in one of the categories and selects several participants (3 or 4), with whom he must go to the final.

- The winning judge / category. Winners in bold.

Season	Simon Cowell	Sharon osbourne	Louis Walsh	-
one	Older than 25 Steve Brookstein Rowette Satchell Verity kis	16 to 24 Tabbi Callaghan Cassie compton Roberta Howett	Groups G4 Voices with Soul 2 to go
2	Groups Journey South The conway sisters 4tune Addictiv ladies	Older than 25 Andy Abraham Brenda edwards Chico Slimani Maria lawson	16 to 24 Shane ward Nicholas Dorsett Chenai Zinuki Phillip Magee
3	16 to 24 Leona lewis Ray quinn Nikita Angus Ashley mackenzie	Older than 25 Ben mills Robert Allen Kerry McGregor Dionne Mitchell	Groups The macdonald brothers Eton road 4Sure The unconventionals
four	Simon Cowell	Sharon osbourne	Louis Walsh	Danny Minogue
four	Groups Same Difference Hope Futureproof	Girls Alisha bennett Emily Nakanda Kimberly southwick	Older than 25 Niki Evans Beverly Trotman Daniel Deborg	The boys Leon Jackson Ridian Roberts Andy williams
five	Simon Cowell	Cheryl Cole	Louis Walsh	Danny Minogue
five	The boys Eoghan quigg Austin drage Scott bruton	Girls Alexandra Burke Diane wickers Laura White	Groups Jls Girlband Bad lashes	Older than 25 Ruth Lorenzo Rachel hilton Daniel Evans
6	Older than 25 Olly moers Daniel johnson Jamie archer	The boys Joe McAlderry Lloyd daniels Ricky Loney	Groups John & edward Miss frank Kandy rain	Girls Stacy solomon Lucy jones Rachel Adedeji
7	Groups One direction Belle amie Diva fever Fyd	Girls Rebecca Ferguson Sher lloyd Katie Weissel Trek cohen	Older than 28 Mary burne Wagner John Adelay Storm Lee	The boys Matt Cardle Paige Richardson Aiden Grimshaw Nicolo Festa
eight	Gary Barlow	Tulisa Konstavtalos	Louis Walsh	Kelly Rowland
eight	The boys Marcus collins Craig Colton Frankie Kokozza James michael	Groups Little mix The risk Nu vibe 2 Shoes	Older than 25 Kitty bracknell Johnny robinson Sami Brooks Jonjo Kerr	Girls Amelia Lily Misha Bee Janet devlin Sophie Habibs
9	Gary Barlow	Tulisa Konstavtalos	Louis Walsh	Nicole Scherzinger
9	Older than 28 Christopher Meloni Kai Sons Melanie Masson Carolyn Poole	Girls Ella henderson Lucy Spraggan Jade ellis	Groups Union j District3 MK1	The boys James arthur Jamene Douglas Rilan Clark
ten	Gary Barlow	Sharon osbourne	Louis Walsh	Nicole Scherzinger
ten	Groups Rough copy Kingsland road Miss dynamix	Older than 25 Sam Bailey Shelley Smith Lorna simpson	The boys Nicholas Macdonald Luke Friend Sam Callahan	Girls Tamera Foster Hannah Barrett Abi Alton
eleven	Simon Cowell	Cheryl Cole	Louis Walsh	Mel b
eleven	Older than 25 Ben heinau Fleur East Stevie ritchie Jay james	Girls Lauren Platt Lola saunders Chloe Jasmine Stephanie Nala	Groups Stereo kicks Only the young Overload generation Blonde Electra	The boys Andrea Faustini Paul Acister Jack Walton Jake Kuikenden
12	Simon Cowell	Cheryl Cole	Nick Grimshaw	Rita Ora
12	Older than 25 Anton Stephans Max Stone Bupsi	Groups Reggie 'n' bollie 4th impact Alien uncovered	The boys Che Chesterman Mason noyce Seann Miley Moore	Girls Louise Johnson Lauren murray Monica michael Kira Withers
13	Simon Cowell	Sharon osbourne	Louis Walsh	Nicole Scherzinger
13	Girls Emily Midalmas Sam Lavery Gifti louise	Older than 25 Sarah alto Honey g Relly si	Groups 5 After Midnight Four of Diamonds Bratavio Brooks way	The boys Matt terry Freddie Parker Ryan laurie
14
14	Groups Rak-su The cutkelvins Jack & joel Sean and conor Price	Girls Alice Bonauobra Grace davis Holly tandy Ray-elle williams	The boys Sam Black Lloyd macy Leon Mallett Spencer Sutherland	Older than 28 Matt Linnen Kevin Davy White Tracyleann Jefford Talia Ding
15	Simon Cowell	Louis Tomlinson	Ida Field	Robbie Williams
15	Girls Shang Ako Scarlett Lee Bella Penfold Molly Scott	The boys Dolton harris Brendan murray Anthony Russell Armstrong Martins	Older than 28 Janice robinson Giovanni Spano Danny Tetley Olatunji Yirwood	Groups Acacia & Aaliyah Lma choir Misunderstood United vibe

Ratings

The first seven seasons of views grew with each passing year, with the exception of season 3. From the eighth season, views began to fall year after year.

Season	Start	the end	amount issues	Average number viewers (million people)
one	September 4, 2004	December 11, 2004	24	7.40
2	August 20, 2005	December 17, 2005	thirty	8.73
3	August 19, 2006	December 16, 2006	thirty	8.27
four	August 18, 2007	December 15, 2007	28	8.57
five	August 16, 2008	December 13, 2008	thirty	10.51
6	August 22, 2009	December 13, 2009		13.00
7	August 21, 2010	December 12, 2010		14.13
eight	August 20, 2011	December 11, 2011	31	12.41
9	August 18, 2012	December 9, 2012	31	9.63
ten	August 31, 2013	December 15, 2013	32	9.45
eleven	August 30, 2014	December 14, 2014	34	8.65
12	August 29, 2015	December 13, 2015	28	7.85
13	August 27, 2016	December 11, 2016	32	7.71
14	September 2, 2017	December 3, 2017	28	6.52
15	September 1, 2018	December 2, 2018	28	Tba

Notes

↑ ¹ ² Pop Idol mogul sues Simon Cowell , BBC News (September 10, 2004). The appeal date is March 22, 2014.
↑ Thomas, Liz . The X Factor: Essex draws a verse of draws of judges, draws a mail on August 21, 2009. The appeal date is March 22, 2014.
Fact X Factor winner Joe McElderry outsold by Rage Against the Machine. 1 , Daily Mail (December 17, 2009). The appeal date is March 22, 2014.
↑ BBC (November 15, 2013). The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent renewed to 2016 . Press release . Checked March 22, 2014 .
↑ Cowell reveals new talent search , BBC News (April 24, 2004). The appeal date is March 22, 2014.
↑ Paulse, Wade "Plus-size" contestant wins UK 'Pop Idol', as judge Pete Waterman walks out (Neopr.) . Reality TV World (December 22, 2003). The appeal date is March 22, 2014.

Links

Official site
The X Factor on the Internet Movie Database
The X Factor on Twitter
The official page of The X Factor on the social network Facebook
The X Factor YouTube Video Channel

[1] Paula Abdul was a visiting judge at auditions in London.

[2] Brian Friedman was a visiting judge at the auditions in London, but was replaced by Louis Walsh, although he was originally a member of the main panel of judges.

[3] During auditioning and training, several guest judges served as a temporary replacement for Danny Minogue, who was not able to attend the show due to pregnancy. So, Jerry Halliwell was a visiting judge at the auditions in Glasgow; Natalie Imbruglia - in Birmingham; Katy Perry - in Dublin; Pixie Lott in Cardiff and Nicole Scherzinger in Manchester for auditions and training.

[4] Kelly Rowland wasn’t able to come to Los Angeles for four live performances due to a sore throat, so she was temporarily replaced by Alexander Burke.

[5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f After leaving, Rowland, Jerry Holliwell (Liverpool), Leona Lewis (London), Nicole Scherzinger (London), Rita Ora (London), Mel B (Manchester) and Anastacia (Glasgow) acted as guest judges during auditions until a permanent judge was found.

[6] Caroline Flack was the host behind the scenes at live performances on Saturdays.

[legal_dispute-1] ¹ ² Pop Idol mogul sues Simon Cowell , BBC News (September 10, 2004). The appeal date is March 22, 2014.

[dailymail.co.uk-2] Thomas, Liz . The X Factor: Essex draws a verse of draws of judges, draws a mail on August 21, 2009. The appeal date is March 22, 2014.

[ReferenceA-3] Fact X Factor winner Joe McElderry outsold by Rage Against the Machine. 1 , Daily Mail (December 17, 2009). The appeal date is March 22, 2014.

[4] BBC (November 15, 2013). The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent renewed to 2016 . Press release . Checked March 22, 2014 .

[x_factor_first_announced-5] Cowell reveals new talent search , BBC News (April 24, 2004). The appeal date is March 22, 2014.

[6] Paulse, Wade "Plus-size" contestant wins UK 'Pop Idol', as judge Pete Waterman walks out (Neopr.) . Reality TV World (December 22, 2003). The appeal date is March 22, 2014.