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The X Factor (UK series 14)
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The X Factor
Series 14
Broadcast from
2 September (2017-09-02) – 3 December 2017 (2017-12-03)
Judges
Simon Cowell
Sharon Osbourne
Louis Walsh
Nicole Scherzinger
Alesha Dixon (guest)
Presenter(s)
Dermot O'Leary
Co-presenter(s)
Becca Dudley (ITV Hub)
Stacey Solomon (Live final)
George Shelley (Live final)
Broadcaster
ITV
ITV Hub (Xtra Bites)
Finals venue
ExCeL London[1]
Winner
Rak-Su
Origin
Watford
Song
"Dimelo (featuring Wyclef Jean and Naughty Boy)"
Genre(s)
Rap, Soul
Mentor
Simon Cowell
Runner-up
Grace Davies
Chronology
◀
2017
▶
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.[2] This is the first series not to include companion show The Xtra Factor, after it was cancelled in January 2017.[3] Its replacement is a programme called Xtra Bites presented by Becca Dudley on the ITV Hub. This is also the first series to be sponsored by Just Eat, with the show having being sponsored by TalkTalk since 2009,[4] as well as the second time the show has premiered in September, rather than August, since the first series in 2004.[5] Rak-Su won the competition on 3 December 2017 and they became the second group to win the competition and Simon Cowell became the winning mentor for the fourth time.
Contents
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1 Judges and presenters
2 Selection process
2.1 Auditions
2.1.1 Mobile auditions
2.1.2 Judges' auditions
2.2 Bootcamp
2.3 Six-chair challenge
2.4 Judges' houses
3 Finalists
4 Live shows
4.1 Musical guests
4.2 Results summary
4.3 Live show details
4.3.1 Week 1 (28/29 October)
4.3.2 Week 2 (4/5 November)
4.3.3 Week 3 (11/12 November)
4.3.4 Week 4 (18/19 November)
4.3.5 Week 5: Semi-final (25/26 November)
4.3.6 Week 6: Final (2/3 December)
5 Winner's single
6 Reception
6.1 Ratings
7 References
8 External links
Judges and presenters[edit]
Series 14 judges
Simon Cowell
Sharon Osbourne
Louis Walsh
Nicole Scherzinger
In December 2016, Louis Walsh confirmed he would continue to judge the series through 2018, stating he had signed through "the next two years".[6] That same month, both Sharon Osbourne and Nicole Scherzinger cast doubt on their return, with Osbourne citing her dual-work on The Talk, and Scherzinger stating: "I can't confirm that I'm going to [be back] but I think if I did return it would have to be with this panel because I'm really close with this panel. [...] I've really enjoyed myself and we're really close."[7][8] On 13 April 2017, Cowell announced his intentions to retain the same judging panel for the fourteenth series.[9] In June 2017, it was announced that the judging panel would remain the same as the previous series.[2]
Dermot O'Leary returned for his tenth series as presenter. On 23 June 2017, it was announced that Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon would appear as a guest judge for the first day of Manchester auditions, due to Scherzinger having a "previous diary commitment".[10] Five days later, on 28 June, it was announced that Dixon would once again appear as a guest judge, this time for Osbourne, who was unavailable due to a long-standing back injury.[11] Cowell arrived late to 4 July 2017, auditions in London, due to an illness.[12] On 29 October 2017, Dixon reappeared as a guest judge on the Sunday live show, this time filling in for Cowell, who was absent recovering from an injury during the weekend.
Selection process[edit]
On 4 July, it was reported that there would be major changes to the show this year. Auditions are taking place in Thorpe Park, bootcamp would take place in front of an audience and there would be six weeks of live shows instead of the usual ten. Additionally, acts would be sent home on both Saturday and Sunday, as "tedious" Saturday nights received lower viewing figures than Sunday.[13]
Auditions[edit]
The minimum age to audition this year was 14 after being reduced down from 16 the previous year.[14] Contestants needed a "yes" from at least three of the four judges to progress to Bootcamp.
Mobile auditions[edit]
The mobile auditions began on 11 May 2017, in Belfast and concluded on 23 May 2017, in Yeovil.[citation needed]
Summary of mobile auditions
Location
Date(s)
Venue
Belfast 11 May 2017 Victoria Square Shopping Centre
Bangor 12 May 2017 Deninol Shopping Centre
Southampton 13 May 2017 West Quay Shopping Centre
Douglas 14 May 2017 The Strand Shopping Centre
Swansea Bambuu Nightclub
Blackpool 16 May 2017 Houndshill Shopping Centre
Bournemouth Obscura Cafe
Bristol Cabot Circus
Carlisle 17 May 2017 The Lanes Shopping Centre
Brighton Churchill Square Shopping Centre
Truro The Boat
Newport 19 May 2017 Quay Arts Centre
Wigan The Grand Arcade Shopping Centre
Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
Margate 20 May 2017 Westwood Cross
21 May 2017
Stoke on Trent 22 May 2017 Victoria Hall
Exeter Princesshay Centre
Thurrock 23 May 2017 Lakeside Shopping Centre
Yeovil Quedam Centre
Judges' auditions[edit]
The auditions began on 20 June 2017, in Liverpool and concluded on 10 July 2017, in Surrey.[citation needed]
Summary of judges' auditions
City
Date(s)
Venue
Changes to judging line-up
Liverpool 20–21 June 2017 Titanic Hotel N/A
Manchester 24 June 2017 Old Trafford Cricket Ground Alesha Dixon (in lieu of Nicole Scherzinger)
25 June 2017 N/A
Edinburgh 28 June 2017 Assembly Rooms Alesha Dixon (in lieu of Sharon Osbourne)
London 4–6 July 2017 Tobacco Dock N/A
Surrey 9–10 July 2017 Thorpe Park
Bootcamp[edit]
Bootcamp was filmed live at The SSE Arena, Wembley in front of a studio audience.[15] Following the filming of bootcamp and prior to the filming of the six-chair challenge, the judges' categories were revealed. Cowell was given the Groups, Scherzinger was given the Overs, Osbourne was given the Girls and Walsh was given the Boys.[16] There are three different stages to Bootcamp.
Six-chair challenge[edit]
The six-chair challenge took place over the course of two days, from 26 to 28 July 2017, at The SSE Arena, Wembley.[17] Unlike previous years, where all four judges sat together, each judge was secluded on their own while their respective category performed. The three remaining judges sat together and gave their own critiques of the performance, before allowing the category's judge to make the final decision.[16][18] It was broadcast over three episodes; Osbourne choosing in the first, Cowell and Scherzinger choosing in the second, with later portions of her decisions shown, alongside Walsh's, in the third.[19]
Judges' houses[edit]
The judges' categories were announced in July 2017,[16] with additional details of the judges' houses announced in October 2017.[20][21][22] Anthony Russell withdrew after the pre-recorded sections of the show and was replaced by Sam Black who was knocked out of the competition at the Bootcamp stage. Black was in Walsh's Boys category.[23] In a statement, Walsh stated, "Anthony has been fantastic across the series, a great singer and performer who we are really sad to see go. I had to think for a long time who could take the place. Sam had a great reaction from the British public when his Audition aired. So I re-watched it and realised we missed a trick not putting him through at Boot Camp. He has that retro 60s style viewers will love. He's really likeable and talented and I can't wait to hear more."[24] At the end of judges' houses, it was announced that the public could vote for a wildcard from each category bringing the total amount of contestants for the live shows to 16.[25]
Summary of judges' houses
Judge
Category
Location
Assistants
Contestants eliminated
Wildcards
Cowell
Groups Southern France Cheryl Lemonade, New Girl Band Jack and Joel
Osbourne
Girls San Francisco Jack and Kelly Osbourne Deanna Mussington, Georgina Panton Alisah Bonaobra
Scherzinger
Overs South Africa Stormzy Slavko Kalezić, Berget Lewis Talia Dean
Walsh
Boys Istanbul Mika Aidan Martin, Jack Mason Leon Mallett
Finalists[edit]
Main article: List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 14)
Key:
– Winner
– Runner-up
– Third place
Category (mentor)
Acts
Boys (Walsh)
Sam Black Lloyd Macey Leon Mallett Spencer Sutherland
Girls (Osbourne)
Alisah Bonaobra Grace Davies Holly Tandy Rai-Elle Williams
Overs (Scherzinger)
Talia Dean Tracyleanne Jefford Matt Linnen Kevin Davy White
Groups (Cowell)
The Cutkelvins Jack and Joel Rak-Su Sean and Conor Price
Live shows[edit]
The finalists for the live shows were announced during the episode broadcast on 22 October 2017. However, at the end of the episode, it was announced by Dermot O'Leary that there would be a wildcard vote for each category. The winners of the wildcard vote were revealed on 28 October at the start of the first live show.[26]
For the first time since series six, a major overhaul of the set layout was made as live shows debuted in a new filming location, LH2 Studios in London. Numerous other changes were introduced for this series' live shows. This included contestant and musical guest performances on both Saturday and Sunday shows, and the removal of the sing-offs, deadlocks and judges' votes on the Sunday show. Each show, two of the categories would sing and immediately after the performances, the public vote would open for a short amount of time. At the end of each show, the contestant with the fewest votes is automatically eliminated from the competition. In addition, the contestant with the highest votes for that night would also be announced.[27] The two acts who won their respective public vote would then sing against each other in a new element of the show called the prize fight. After another public vote, the winner of the prize fight would win a special weekly prize.[28] For the first time ever the live final will broadcast from the Excel Centre, London and not Wembley Arena as part of the show's drastic changes this series.[29]
Musical guests[edit]
Liam Payne performed on the first live show, while Stormzy performed on the second live show.[30] Tokio Myers performed on the third live show, while Rita Ora performed on the fourth.[31] Harry Styles performed on the fifth live show and Paloma Faith performed on the sixth.[32] Matt Terry performed on the seventh live show and Fergie performed on the eighth.[33] James Arthur performed on the first semi final and Ed Sheeran performed on the second.[34] PrettyMuch[35] and Louis Tomlinson[36] performed on Saturday's final, while P!NK, Sam Smith,[37] CNCO and Little Mix[38] performed during the Sunday final.
Results summary[edit]
Colour key
– Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated
– Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant[39]
Contestant
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Sunday
Rak-Su
N/A 1st
22.2% 1st
32.3% N/A 2nd
25.7% N/A 1st
36.7% N/A 1st
26.1% 1st
27.3% 1st
41.7% Winner
51.7%1
Grace Davies
1st
21.9% N/A N/A 2nd
18.5% N/A 2nd
20.1% N/A 1st
26.1% 4th
17.2% 2nd
26.0% 2nd
35.4% Runner-up
40.1%1
Kevin Davy White
N/A 4th
11.1% N/A 1st
21.9% 1st
25.8% N/A N/A 3rd
21.4% 2nd
19.5% 3rd
18.9% 3rd
22.9% Eliminated
(week 6)
Lloyd Macey
3rd
15.0% N/A 3rd
14.4% N/A N/A 1st
26.4% 2nd
22.8% N/A 3rd
19.2% 4th
18.2% Eliminated
(week 5)
The Cutkelvins
N/A 2nd
17.3% 2nd
15.1% N/A 4th
13.5% N/A 3rd
18.9% N/A 5th
10.1% 5th
9.6% Eliminated
(week 5)
Matt Linnen
N/A 3rd
11.9% N/A 5th
13.6% 3rd
14.1% N/A N/A 2nd
22.5% 6th
7.9% Eliminated
(week 5)
Holly Tandy
2nd
15.9% N/A N/A 3rd
15.4% N/A 3rd
19.7% N/A 4th
16.1% Eliminated
(week 4)
Rai-Elle Williams
5th
11.5% N/A N/A 4th
14.3% N/A 4th
14.4% N/A 5th
13.9% Eliminated
(week 4)
Sean and Conor Price
N/A 5th
10.6% 5th
10.6% N/A 5th
11.2% N/A 4th
15.4% Eliminated
(week 4)
Sam Black
7th
8.5% N/A 4th
12.5% N/A N/A 5th
11.1% 5th
6.2% Eliminated
(week 4)
Alisah Bonaobra
4th
11.8% N/A N/A 6th
9.5% N/A 6th
8.3% Eliminated
(week 3)
Jack and Joel
N/A 7th
9.2% 6th
8.6% N/A 6th
9.7% Eliminated
(week 3)
Tracyleanne Jefford
N/A 6th
10.3% N/A 7th
6.8% Eliminated
(week 2)
Leon Mallett
6th
9.3% N/A 7th
6.5% Eliminated
(week 2)
Talia Dean
N/A 8th
7.4% Eliminated
(week 1)
Spencer Sutherland
8th
6.1% Eliminated
(week 1)
Prize fight
Winner
Grace Davies
53.5% to win Kevin Davy White
53.6% to win Lloyd Macey
64.3% to win Rak-Su
61.5% to win No prize fight
Runner-up
Rak-Su
46.5% to win Rak-Su
46.4% to win Kevin Davy White
35.7% to win Grace Davies
38.5% to win
Eliminated
Spencer Sutherland
6.1%
to save Talia Dean
7.4%
to save Leon Mallett
6.5%
to save Tracyleanne Jefford
6.8%
to save Jack and Joel
9.7%
to save Alisah Bonaobra
8.3%
to save Sam Black
6.2%
to save Rai-Elle Williams
13.9%
to save Matt Linnen
7.9%
to save The Cutkelvins
9.6%
to save Kevin Davy White
22.9%
to win Grace Davies
40.1%
to win
Sean and Conor Price
15.4%
to save Holly Tandy
16.1%
to save Lloyd Macey
18.2%
to save
Reference(s)
[40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51]
^1 The voting percentages in week 6 for Sunday do not add up to 100%, owing to the freezing of votes. Kevin Davy White received 8.2% of the final vote.[39]
Live show details[edit]
Week 1 (28/29 October)[edit]
Theme: "Express Yourself"[52]
Prize: Trip to New York, meet and greet with Pink at Madison Square Garden[28]
Musical guests:
Saturday: Liam Payne ("Bedroom Floor")
Sunday: Stormzy & Labrinth (“Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2”)
The wildcards were revealed at the start of Saturday's show.[53]
Cowell missed the Saturday and Sunday show, due to recovery from falling down the stairs the morning before.[54] Alesha Dixon filled in as a guest judge on Sunday.[55]
Contestants' performances on the first and second live shows
28 October
Act
Order
Song[52]
Result
Rai-Elle Williams
1 "Doo Wop (That Thing)" / "Lost Ones" / "No" Safe
Spencer Sutherland
2 "Who You Are" Eliminated
Holly Tandy
3 "Hollow" Safe
Leon Mallett
4 "Stay" Safe
Alisah Bonaobra
5 "This Is My Now” Safe
Sam Black
6 "Faith" Safe
Grace Davies
7 "Too Young" (original song) Won public vote
Lloyd Macey
8 "City of Stars" Safe
29 October
The Cutkelvins
1 "What About Us" Safe
Kevin Davy White
2 "Stay" Safe
Talia Dean
3 “What Makes You Beautiful” Eliminated
Jack and Joel
4 “New Rules” Safe
Matt Linnen
5 "Scars to Your Beautiful" Safe
Sean and Conor Price
6 "Strong" Safe
Tracyleanne Jefford
7 "Written in the Water" Safe
Rak-Su
8 "Mamacita" (original song) Won public vote
Prize fight details
Grace Davies
1 “Too Young” Winner
Rak-Su
2 "Mamacita" Runners-up
Week 2 (4/5 November)[edit]
Theme: "Viva Latino"[56]
Prize: Recording session with a Grammy awarded producer
Musical guests:
Saturday: Tokio Myers ("Angel")
Sunday: Rita Ora ("Anywhere")
Contestants' performances on the third and fourth live shows
4 November
Act
Order
Song[56]
Result
Jack and Joel
1 "Havana"/"Hasta el Amanecer" Safe
Leon Mallett
2 "Get Lucky" Eliminated
Sean and Conor Price
3 "Cheap Thrills" Safe
Lloyd Macey
4 "Hero" Safe
The Cutkelvins
5 "Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)" Safe
Rak-Su
6 "Dimelo" (original song) Won public vote
Sam Black
7 "La Bamba"/"Twist and Shout" Safe
5 November
Grace Davies
1 "Ciao Adios" Safe
Tracyleanne Jefford
2 "Ain't Your Mama" Eliminated
Rai-Elle Williams
3 "Bailando" Safe
Holly Tandy
4 "Despacito" Safe
Kevin Davy White
5 "Smooth" Won public vote
Alisah Bonaobra
6 "Let's Get Loud" Safe
Matt Linnen
7 "Livin' la Vida Loca" Safe
Prize fight details
Rak-Su
1 "Dimelo" Runners-up
Kevin Davy White
2 "Smooth" Winner
Week 3 (11/12 November)[edit]
Theme: "George Michael"[57]
Prize: Open for Little Mix at Manchester Arena on 21 November 2017
Musical guests:[32]
Saturday: Harry Styles ("Kiwi")
Sunday: Paloma Faith ("Guilty")
Contestants' performances on the fifth and sixth live shows
11 November
Act
Order
Song[57]
Result
Rak-Su
1 "Faith" Safe
Matt Linnen
2 "Careless Whisper" Safe
Jack and Joel
3 "The Edge of Heaven" Eliminated
The Cutkelvins
4 "Killer/ Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" Safe
Sean and Conor Price
5 "Freedom! '90" Safe
Kevin Davy White
6 "Fastlove, Pt. 1" Won public vote
12 November
Alisah Bonaobra
1 "Praying for Time" Eliminated
Sam Black
2 "I'm Your Man" Safe
Grace Davies
3 "I Can’t Make You Love Me" Safe
Rai-Elle Williams
4 "They Won't Go When I Go" Safe
Lloyd Macey
5 "A Different Corner" Won public vote
Holly Tandy
6 "One More Try" Safe
Prize fight details
Kevin Davy White
1 "Fastlove, Pt. 1" Runner-up
Lloyd Macey
2 "A Different Corner" Winner
Week 4 (18/19 November)[edit]
Theme: "Crazy in Love"[58]
Prize: Record own song with Ali Tamposi
Musical guests:[33]
Saturday: Matt Terry ("The Thing About Love")
Sunday: Fergie ("Save It Til Morning")
Contestants' performances on the seventh and eighth live shows
18 November
Act
Order
Song[58]
Result
Sam Black
1 "Oops" Eliminated
Sean and Conor Price
2 "Issues" Eliminated
The Cutkelvins
3 "Saved Me From Myself" (original song) Safe
Lloyd Macey
4 "From This Moment On" Safe
Rak-Su
5 "Mona Lisa" (original song) Won public vote
19 November
Rai-Elle Williams
1 "Mr. Big Stuff" Eliminated
Kevin Davy White
2 "I Will Always Love You" Safe
Matt Linnen
3 "Fallin'" Safe
Holly Tandy
4 "Love Me Harder" Eliminated
Grace Davies
5 "Hesitate" (original song) Won public vote
Prize fight details
Rak-Su
1 "Mona Lisa" Winner
Grace Davies
2 "Hesitate" Runner-up
Week 5: Semi-final (25/26 November)[edit]
O'Leary confirmed that there wouldn't be a Prize fight from this week onwards and all the categories would perform on the same night for first time this series.[59]
25 November
Theme: "Cool Britannia”;[60]
Musical guest: James Arthur ("Naked")[34]
Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act
Order
Song
Result
The Cutkelvins
1 "Nothing Like You" (original song) Safe
Matt Linnen
2 "Gimme Shelter" Eliminated
Grace Davies
3 "Life on Mars?" Safe
Rak-Su
4 "Flowers" Safe
Lloyd Macey
5 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Safe
Kevin Davy White
6 "Come Together" Safe
26 November
Theme: “Get Me to the Final"[61]
Musical guest: Ed Sheeran ("Perfect")[34]
Contestants' performances on the tenth live show
Act
Order
Song
Result
Lloyd Macey
1 "Fix You" Eliminated
Rak-Su
2 "I'm Feeling You" (original song) Safe
The Cutkelvins
3 "Show Me Love" Eliminated
Kevin Davy White
4 "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" Safe
Grace Davies
5 "Wolves" (original song) Safe
Week 6: Final (2/3 December)[edit]
It was revealed on 2 December that the winners' single this year would be the contestants' duet.[62]
2 December
Theme: "No theme";[63] "Celebrity duets/Winner's single"[62]
Musical guests: Pete Tong & Heritage Orchestra featuring Becky Hill ("Sing It Back"/ "You've Got the Love") (with Grace Davies, Rak-Su & Kevin Davy White),[64] PrettyMuch ("No More")[35] and Louis Tomlinson ("Miss You")[36]
Contestants' performances on the eleventh live show
Act
Order
First song[63]
Order
Second song[62]
Result
Kevin Davy White
1 "Whole Lotta Love" 4 "Fastlove, Pt. 1" (with Tokio Myers) Eliminated
Grace Davies
2 "Live and Let Die" 5 "Roots" (Original song) (with Paloma Faith) Safe
Rak-Su
3 "Mamacita" (Original song) 6 "Dimelo" (Original song) (with Naughty Boy & Wyclef Jean) Safe
Kevin Davy White received the fewest public votes and was automatically eliminated.[50]
3 December
Theme: "Song to win", "Song of the Series"[65]
Musical guests: Little Mix & CNCO ("Power"/"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)"),[38] Pink ("Beautiful Trauma"/"What About Us"), and Sam Smith ("One Last Song")[37]
Contestants' performances on the final live show
Act
Order
First song[65]
Order
Second song[65]
Result
Grace Davies
1 "Nothing But Words" (Original song) 3 "Too Young" (Original song) Runner-up
Rak-Su
2 "Touché" (Original song) 4 "Mona Lisa" (Original song) Winner
Winner's single[edit]
All proceeds from the winner's single are in aid of children’s hospice charities, Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase. Simco Limited will donate 100% of its profits from the sale of each download and in respect of all audio streaming of the single, and the Chancellor has also agreed to donate the VAT, in each case to be shared equally by the charities. This donation 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.[62]
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
Episode
Air date
Official rating
(millions)[66],1
Official rating
(millions inc. HD)[66],2
Official rating
(millions inc. HD & +1)[66],3
Weekly rank[66],4
Auditions 1
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Auditions 2
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Auditions 3
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Auditions 4
000000002018-09-10-000010 September 5.52 7.10 7.57 6
Auditions 5
000000002018-09-16-000016 September 5.78 7.57 7.87 8
Auditions 6
000000002018-09-17-000017 September 5.40 7.07 7.50 12
Auditions 7
000000002018-09-23-000023 September 4.53 5.99 6.48 21
Auditions 8
000000002018-09-24-000024 September 5.42 7.09 7.39 12
Bootcamp 1
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Bootcamp 2
000000002018-10-01-00001 October 4.67 6.11 6.34 24
Bootcamp 3
000000002018-10-07-00007 October 4.58 5.83 6.18 25
Six-chair challenge 1
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Six-chair challenge 2
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Six-chair challenge 3
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Judges' houses 1
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Judges' houses 2
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Live show 1
000000002018-10-28-000028 October 4.77 6.45 6.63 21
Live show 2
000000002018-10-29-000029 October 3.77 5.27 5.58 27
Live show 3
000000002018-11-04-00004 November 4.40 5.83 6.08 24
Live show 4
000000002018-11-05-00005 November 3.37 4.61 5.03 36
Live show 5
000000002018-11-11-000011 November 3.96 5.46 5.71 22
Live show 6
000000002018-11-12-000012 November 3.68 4.97 5.38 26
Live show 7
000000002018-11-18-000018 November 3.97 5.33 5.47 28
Live show 8
000000002018-11-19-000019 November 3.83 5.17 5.34 29
Live show 9
000000002018-11-25-000025 November 3.60 4.93 5.18 36
Live show 10
000000002018-11-26-000026 November 3.66 5.13 5.31 33
Live final 1
000000002018-12-02-00002 December 3.61 4.89 5.28 34
Live final 2
000000002018-12-03-00003 December 4.17 5.56 5.83 30
^1 The ratings over a 28-day period, including the broadcasts on ITV and streaming through ITV Hub.
^2 The ratings over a 28-day period, including the broadcasts on ITV, ITV HD and streaming through ITV Hub.
^3 The ratings over a 28-day period, including the broadcasts on ITV, ITV HD, ITV+1 and streaming through ITV Hub.
^4 The rank for the combined ITV, ITV HD and ITV+1 broadcasts, compared with all channels for that week, from Monday to Sunday.
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For other uses, see Lotus-eaters (disambiguation).
Odysseus removing his men from the company of the lotus-eaters
In Greek mythology the lotus-eaters (Greek: λωτοφάγοι, lōtophagoi), also referred to as the lotophagi or lotophaguses (singular lotophagus /ləˈtɒfəɡəs/) or lotophages (singular lotophage /ˈloʊtəfeɪdʒ/), were a race of people living on an island dominated by lotus plants. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were a narcotic, causing the inhabitants to sleep in peaceful apathy.
Figuratively, 'lotus-eater' denotes "a person who spends their time indulging in pleasure and luxury rather than dealing with practical concerns".[1]
Contents
1 Mythology
2 Location
3 Lotus plant
4 Notes
Mythology[edit]
Odysseus' men in an unconscious state
In the Odyssey Book IX, Odysseus tells how adverse north winds blew him and his men off course as they were rounding Cape Malea, the southernmost tip of the Peloponnesus, headed westwards for Ithaca:
I was driven thence by foul winds for a space of 9 days upon the sea, but on the tenth day we reached the land of the Lotus-eaters, who live on a food that comes from a kind of flower. Here we landed to take in fresh water, and our crews got their mid-day meal on the shore near the ships. When they had eaten and drunk I sent two of my company to see what manner of men the people of the place might be, and they had a third man under them. They started at once, and went about among the Lotus-eaters, who did them no hurt, but gave them to eat of the lotus, which was so delicious that those who ate of it left off caring about home, and did not even want to go back and say what had happened to them, but were for staying and munching lotus with the Lotus-eaters without thinking further of their return; nevertheless, though they wept bitterly I forced them back to the ships and made them fast under the benches. Then I told the rest to go on board at once, lest any of them should taste of the lotus and leave off wanting to get home, so they took their places and smote the grey sea with their oars.[2]
Location[edit]
Herodotus, in the fifth century BC, was sure that the lotus-eaters still existed in his day, in coastal Libya:
A promontory jutting out into the sea from the country of the Gindanes is inhabited by the lotus-eaters, who live entirely on the fruit of the lotus-tree. The lotus fruit is about the size of the lentisk berry and in sweetness resembles the date.[3] The lotus-eaters even succeed in obtaining from it a sort of wine.[4]
Polybius identifies the land of the lotus-eaters as the island of Djerba (ancient Meninx), off the coast of Tunisia. Later this identification is supported by Strabo.[5]
Lotus plant[edit]
Because the Greek word lôtos can refer to several different plants, there is some ambiguity as to which "lotus" appears in the Odyssey. Some of the proposed species, based in part on Herodotus' assertion, include:
a fodder plant such as a species of Trifolium, Melilot or Trigonella, the Lotus corniculatus, the fellbloom, or Medicago arborea
the sweet and succulent persimmon fruit of the date-plum Diospyros lotus
a water-lily, either Nymphaea lotus, Nymphaea caerulea, or Nymphaea stellata. Recent studies[which?] have shown that the blue water-lily of the Nile, Nymphaea caerulea, also known as the blue lotus (already known under this name to the Greeks), is another candidate. It can be processed to be used as a soporific and, in some formulations, has psychotropic properties. It is common in Egyptian iconography which suggests its use in a religious context.[citation needed]
the nettle-tree, Celtis australis
Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube
It is the last of these, or another member of the genus Ziziphus, that is traditionally taken to be the plant meant in the Odyssey.[6]
Alternatives could be: i) The Loquat Eriotrya japonica, (Pronounced 'Luo gwat' in Cantonese), is a native of China, Himachal Pradesh Province of India and northern Pakistan. (Aithiops or “Ethiopian,” a Greek concoction meaning “sunburnt face,”, so perhaps The 'Ethiopians' means the 'Indians 'rather than the Africans). The Loquat is a mild sedative, because the leaves and pips contain cyanogenic glycosides that have a sedative effect lasting 24 hours, but presumably could be fatal in high dosages . ii) The apricot,Prunus armeniaca,."Apricot kernels pose risk of cyanide poisoning" (European Food Safety Authority. 27 April 2016). The Greek word “lotus” means 'the fruit that brings oblivion to those who eat it'. Perhaps suggestive of the dangers of over-eating loquats or apricots.
Fenugreek seeds.
Nymphaea lotus.
Lotus corniculatus.
Nelumbo nucifera seeds.
Celtis australis.
Fresh jujube fruits.
Nymphaea caerulea.
Diospyros lotus "date-plums"
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Jump up ^ https://www.google.com/search?q=define:%22lotus-eater%22
Jump up ^ Odyssey IX, translated by Samuel Butler.
Jump up ^ In A.D. Godley's translation "mastich-berry".
Jump up ^ Herodotus, Histories, iv.177 (on-line text).
Jump up ^ Strabo 1.2.17.
Jump up ^ lôtos at Liddell, Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, 1889.
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