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The X Factor (UK series 12)
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The X Factor
Series 12
Broadcast from
29 August (2015-08-29) – 13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
Judges
Simon Cowell
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
Nick Grimshaw
Rita Ora
Presenter(s)
Caroline Flack (ITV)
Olly Murs (ITV)
Co-presenter(s)
Rochelle Humes (ITV2)
Melvin Odoom (ITV2)
Broadcaster
ITV
ITV2 (The Xtra Factor)
Finals venue
The SSE Arena, Wembley
Winner
Louisa Johnson
Origin
Chafford Hundred
Song
"Forever Young"
Genre(s)
Pop, Soul
Mentor
Rita Ora
Runner-up
Reggie 'n' Bollie
Chronology
◀
2015
▶
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[1] 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,[2] 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,[3] and Mel B.[2] It was presented by Caroline Flack and Olly Murs, who had both previously co-presented spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2 and replaced Dermot O'Leary, who left after eight series.[4] Rochelle Humes and Melvin Odoom presented The Xtra Factor, replacing Sarah-Jane Crawford. Louisa Johnson was announced as the winner on 13 December 2015, making Ora the winning mentor.
Contents
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1 Judges, presenters and other personnel
2 Selection process
2.1 Eligibility
2.2 Auditions
2.2.1 Mobile auditions
2.2.2 Open auditions
2.2.3 Judges' auditions
2.3 Bootcamp
2.4 Six-chair challenge
2.5 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 (31 October/1 November)
4.3.2 Week 2 (7/8 November)
4.3.3 Week 3 (14/15 November)
4.3.4 Week 4 (21/22 November)
4.3.5 Week 5 (28/29 November)
4.3.6 Week 6: Semi-final (5/6 December)
4.3.7 Week 7: Final (12/13 December)
5 Reception
5.1 Ratings
6 Controversies
6.1 Bootcamp
6.2 Mason Noise
6.3 Monica Michael
6.4 Caroline Flack and Olly Murs
7 References
8 External links
Judges, presenters and other personnel
Series 12 judges
Simon Cowell
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
Nick Grimshaw
Rita Ora
In March 2015, Simon Cowell was confirmed to return as a judge for the twelfth series, his ninth on the show. In April 2015, Louis Walsh cited his desire to quit the show and return to management, and that it would take serious thought for him to return for series 12. He also revealed that he was in the dark about whom Cowell had the intentions of bringing onto the panel.[5] On 14 May 2015, Walsh confirmed his exit from the show after 11 series on the judging panel, stating, "The truth is I've done it for 11 years; I never thought I would even be on TV for four or five. To get 10 was great, to get 11 was amazing - I'm not hanging around for them this year." He later continued, "But I wasn't sacked, I haven't been hired and I'm not hanging around."[3] On 16 June, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini was confirmed to be returning for her fifth series followed by new judges, series 9 guest judge and The Voice UK coach Rita Ora, and BBC Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw, replacing Walsh and Mel B, who left the show after only one series.[2] The new judges were met with widespread negativity across social media and the press, especially regarding the appointment of Grimshaw.[6]
Series 12 presenters
Olly Murs
Caroline Flack
Rochelle Humes (The Xtra Factor)
On 27 March 2015, Dermot O'Leary announced that he was quitting the show, after eight series, in order to pursue other projects. On 16 April, ITV confirmed that former contestant Olly Murs and Caroline Flack would take over presenting the show, having worked together as hosts before on The Xtra Factor. They became the first duo to host the show.[4]
On 18 June 2015, it was confirmed that The Saturdays singer Rochelle Humes and Kiss FM DJ Melvin Odoom would be the new hosts of The Xtra Factor.[7]
The show's announcer Peter Dickson announced his departure from the show on 28 July 2015.[8] Dickson was later replaced by Redd Pepper for this series, who was only present for Judges' Houses. However, on 30 October 2015, Dickson confirmed that he would return to The X Factor for the live shows.
Selection process
Eligibility
The minimum age this year was increased back to 16, after being lowered to 14 in the previous series.[9]
Auditions
Mobile auditions
In addition to the producers' auditions, the "Mobile Audition Tour" took place up and down the UK and Ireland throughout March and April. Auditions ran between 30 March and 23 May 2015, and visited Aberdeen, Skegness, Bradford, Huddersfield, Dundee, Sheffield, Peterborough, Northampton, Stirling, Cambridge, Middlesbrough, Nottingham, Scarborough, Norwich, Leicester, Ipswich, Coventry, York, Hull, Oxford, Chelmsford, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Southend-on-Sea, Belfast, Bangor, Southampton, Isle of Man, Swansea, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Carlisle, Brighton, Truro, Isle of Wight, Wigan, Plymouth, Broadstairs, Margate, Stoke-on-Trent, Exeter, Essex and Yeovil.[10]
Open auditions
Birmingham

Manchester
London
Cardiff
Leeds
Newcastle
Glasgow

Liverpool
Cities in the United Kingdom where the open auditions were held. Judges' auditions were held in London and Manchester.
Dublin
Cities in Ireland where the open auditions were held.
Producers auditions commenced on 8 April in Dublin and ended on 7 June in London.[11]
Audition city
Open audition date[12]
Open audition venue[12]
Dublin
8–9 April 2015 Croke Park
Newcastle
11–12 April 2015 St. James' Park
Leeds
16–17 April 2015 Elland Road
Birmingham
18–19 April 2015 St Andrew's
Glasgow
23–24 April 2015 Ibrox Stadium
Liverpool
26–27 April 2015 ACC Liverpool
Cardiff
29–30 April 2015 Mercure Holland House
Manchester
10 May 2015 EventCity
London
7 June 2015 The SSE Arena, Wembley
Judges' auditions
This series, the judges only visited Manchester (EventCity) and London (The SSE Arena, Wembley) on the audition tour, rather than going all around the UK as in previous series.[13] The room auditions were scrapped and therefore, the format saw the return of the arena auditions.[14] The auditions were originally scheduled to begin in Manchester on 6 July; however, following the death of Cowell's mother on 5 July, the first two days of auditions were postponed[15] to 8 July.[16][17] As a result, a new day of auditions was announced for 9 July,[16] but this last-minute addition meant that both Ora and Flack were absent due to prior commitments, resulting in just three judges that day and Murs having to host solo.[18] The first day of London auditions were scheduled to be recorded on 14 July, but were cancelled due to the aforementioned bereavement.[19] Flack was also absent from filming on 15 July due to her filming the Love Island final in Spain.[20] Grimshaw had to leave the evening sessions (15, 16, 17, 19, 20 July) of auditions early due to the session over-running and his contract obligated him to have a certain amount of rest between finishing filming and being on BBC Radio 1 the following morning.[21] Filming was delayed on 20 July due to Fernandez-Versini suffering a burns injury to her foot after stepping on some hair tongs.[22] Cowell was absent from the first session on 17 July due to illness.[23] Ora was again absent from filming on 22 July, due to performing a prearranged gig in Italy.[24]
Notable returning auditionees included Havva Rebke, who reached bootcamp in series 9;[25] Monica Michael, who was controversially eliminated during the six chair challenge in series 11;[26] and Rumour Has It, who reached judges' houses in series 11 as an unnamed girl group created by the judges.[27]
Summary of judges' auditions
City
Date(s)
Venue
Absent judges
Manchester 8–9 July 2015 EventCity Rita Ora (9 July)
London 15–17 July 2015 The SSE Arena, Wembley Simon Cowell (17 July)
19–23 July 2015 Rita Ora (22 July)
Bootcamp
Bootcamp took place from 27 to 31 July, and was recorded at The Grove Hotel, Watford,[28] having taken place at The SSE Arena, Wembley every other series.[29] The first challenge of bootcamp was to perform in groups of five acts, with a mix of at least three categories in each group, and perform a song from a list. The judges would decide immediately after each performance which of the 180 acts would pass the challenge and which would be eliminated.[30] For the second challenge of bootcamp, the 93 successful acts were to perform a solo performance to the judges, who gave little or no feedback to them. At the end of the challenge, the judges decided on who would be successful and who would be eliminated.[28] Grimshaw was absent from the second day of the challenge due to his commitments with BBC Radio 1, although partially assisted Cowell, Fernandez-Versini and Ora with their decisions via Skype video link.[28] The 64 acts that passed through this stage went on to face the six-chair challenge.[31] It was reported that the standard of auditions were so high that acts who got a "yes" from all four judges were not necessarily guaranteed a place at bootcamp.[32]
For the first time in X Factor history, viewers voted via hashtags on Twitter to determine which of the judges was allocated each of the four categories (for example, #SimonBoys or #RitaGroups). The judges learnt the result during the six-seat challenge.[33] Cowell will mentor the Overs, Fernandez-Versini has the groups, Grimshaw will look after the boys and Ora is in charge of the girls.[34]
Bootcamp aired over two episodes on 20 and 27 September.
Six-chair challenge
The six-chair challenge took place on 1 and 2 September, at The SSE Arena, Wembley.[32] 64 acts faced the six-chair challenge, with 16 in the Girls category, 16 in the Boys, 17 in the Overs, and 15 in the Groups.[31] The challenge was broadcast on 4, 11 and 18 October. At the start of the challenge, the judges discovered which categories they would mentor: Ora was given the Girls, Grimshaw was given the Boys, Cowell was given Overs, and Fernandez-Versini was given the Groups.[34]
Tom Bleasby was originally put through, but it was reported on 12 October that he had withdrawn for personal reasons.[35] On 15 October, it was announced that Mason Noise would replace Bleasby at Judges' Houses.[36]
On 20 October, it was revealed that all the groups would undergo name changes due to copyright reasons. The new names were revealed as 4th Impact (4th Power), Alien Uncovered (Alien), BEKLN Mile (BEKLN), Melody Stone (Silver Tone), New King Order (The First Kings) and Reggie 'n' Bollie (Menn On Point)[37]
Judges' houses
The X Factor resumed its usual Saturday and Sunday night slots for judges' houses, taking place over one weekend (24–25 October). Murs and Flack did not appear at judges' houses, but filmed from the studio. Judges' houses was planned to be broadcast fully live, and recorded back-to-back,[38] but on 15 September, it was announced that this would not happen as it would cause logistical problems. Instead, the judges' houses performances were pre-recorded in the scheduled destinations, with all of the contestants who made it to that stage of the competition brought to London afterwards to watch the performances and find out if they had made it through to the live shows during a live broadcast. This was the only portion of judges' houses that was broadcast live.[39]
On 1 October, the guest judges for the judges' houses stage were revealed. Meghan Trainor assisted Ora in Los Angeles, Fernandez-Versini was joined by Jess Glynne in Rome, Mark Ronson helped Grimshaw in the Cotswolds, and Cowell's assistant was Louis Tomlinson, joining him in the Loire Valley, France.[40][41]
Summary of judges' houses
Judge
Category[34]
Location[41]
Assistant[40]
Contestants eliminated
Cowell
Overs Loire Valley, France Louis Tomlinson Ebru Ellis, Jennifer Phillips, Kerrie-Anne Phillips[42]
Fernandez-Versini
Groups Rome Jess Glynne BEKLN Mile, Melody Stone, New Kings Order[42]
Grimshaw
Boys Cotswolds Mark Ronson Ben Clark, Josh Daniel, Simon Lynch
Ora
Girls Los Angeles Meghan Trainor Monica Michael, Chloe Paige, Havva Rebke
After being eliminated, Monica Michael was brought back as a wildcard before the live shows.[43]
Finalists
Main article: List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 12)
Key:
– Winner
– Runner-up
– Third place
Category (mentor)
Acts
Boys (Grimshaw)
Ché Chesterman Seann Miley Moore Mason Noise
Girls (Ora)
Louisa Johnson Monica Michael Lauren Murray Kiera Weathers
Overs (Cowell)
Bupsi Anton Stephans Max Stone
Groups (Fernandez-Versini)
4th Impact Alien Uncovered Reggie 'n' Bollie
Live shows
This year, there were seven weeks of live shows instead of the usual ten. ITV were contractually obliged to show all of Home Nation's Rugby World Cup games in October, some of which take place during The X Factor's Saturday night slot. One option that was considered was to air a bumper show on Sunday nights on these weekends, while some reports suggested that the live shows would run for a fewer number of weeks, launching after the World Cup.[44] In fact, bootcamp aired during the Rugby World Cup and the live shows began on 31 October and continued until 13 December, airing every Saturday and Sunday night in the regular timeslots.[45] Due to the omission of three live shows and the introduction of the wildcard act, the first four live shows were all double eliminations. The Xtra Factor moved its Saturday episode to Thursdays, being broadcast before the live shows, starting on 29 October.[46] with the Sunday episode remaining the same. The Saturday edition of The Xtra Factor was reinstated for the final alongside the Thursday and Sunday editions.
Musical guests
The performance shows took place on Saturday night with the results show airing on Sunday night. Each results show featured guest performances, with some guests performing during the main performance show. The X Factor series 11 winner Ben Haenow performed on the first live show on 31 October,[47] whilst series 8 winners Little Mix and Ellie Goulding performed on the first live results show on 1 November.[48] Series 11 runner up Fleur East and CeeLo Green performed on the second live results show on 8 November,[49] whilst Jess Glynne[50] and series 7 finalists One Direction[51] performed during the third live results show on 15 November. The fourth live show featured a performance from Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran, while Nathan Sykes and Murs performed on the fourth live results show on 22 November.[52] The fifth live results show on 29 November featured performances from Carrie Underwood, and Sigma and Ora.[53] Jason Derulo and Sia performed during the semi final results on 6 December.[54] The live final on 12 December featured duets from Leona Lewis and Ben Haenow,[55] and Little Mix and Fleur East.[56] and a performance from Rod Stewart. The results show on 13 December featured performances from One Direction, Coldplay and Adele.[57]
Results summary
Colour key
– Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to perform again in the sing-off
– Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
– Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off)
– Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Saturday
Sunday
Louisa Johnson
1st
15.9% 1st
15.3% 1st
16.4% 2nd
21.5% 1st
22.2% 1st
31.5% 1st
44.5% Winner
53.9%
Reggie 'n' Bollie
7th
7.4% 2nd
13.0% 5th
13.0% 1st
21.6% 2nd
22.1% 2nd
27.0% 2nd
35.2% Runner-up
38.9%
Ché Chesterman
5th
8.7% 3rd
12.5% 3rd
14.0% 5th
12.8% 3rd
21.1% 3rd
20.9% 3rd
20.3% Eliminated
(week 7)
Lauren Murray
6th
8.4% 4th
11.2% 2nd
14.1% 3rd
14.8% 4th
18.4% 4th
20.6% Eliminated
(week 6)
4th Impact
2nd
11.2% 5th
9.0% 4th
13.2% 4th
13.8% 5th
16.2% Eliminated
(week 5)
Anton Stephans
3rd
10.7% 7th
7.5% 7th
8.0% 6th
12.3% Eliminated
(week 4)
Mason Noise
9th
6.1% 9th
6.1% 6th
9.8% 7th
3.2% Eliminated
(week 4)
Monica Michael
4th
9.1% 8th
6.3% 8th
6.1% Eliminated
(week 3)
Max Stone
10th
5.8% 6th
8.5% 9th
5.4% Eliminated
(week 3)
Seann Miley Moore
8th
7.3% 10th
5.5% Eliminated
(week 2)
Kiera Weathers
12th
3.4% 11th
5.1% Eliminated
(week 2)
Alien Uncovered
11th
4.8% Eliminated
(week 1)
Bupsi
13th
1.2% Eliminated
(week 1)
Sing-off
Alien Uncovered,
Weathers Moore,
Noise Michael,
Stephans Chesterman,
Stephans 4th Impact,
Murray Chesterman,
Murray No sing-off or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone
Grimshaw's vote
to eliminate
Alien Uncovered Moore Michael Stephans 4th Impact Murray
Ora's vote
to eliminate
Alien Uncovered Moore Stephans Stephans 4th Impact Chesterman
Fernandez-Versini's vote
to eliminate
Weathers Noise Stephans Stephans Murray Murray
Cowell's vote
to eliminate
Alien Uncovered Noise Michael Chesterman Murray Chesterman
Eliminated
Bupsi
1.2%
to save Kiera Weathers
5.1%
to save Max Stone
5.4%
to save Mason Noise
3.2%
to save 4th Impact
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock Lauren Murray
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock Ché Chesterman
20.3%
to win Reggie 'n' Bollie
38.9%
to win
Alien Uncovered
3 of 4 votes
Majority Seann Miley Moore
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock Monica Michael
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock Anton Stephans
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Reference(s)
[48] [49] [58]
Live show details
Week 1 (31 October/1 November)
Theme: "This Is Me"[59]
Group performance: "Perfect"[48]
Musical guests:
Saturday: Ben Haenow ("Second Hand Heart")[47]
Sunday: Little Mix ("Love Me Like You"/"Black Magic") and Ellie Goulding ("On My Mind")[48]
This week's results show featured a double elimination. The three acts with the fewest votes were announced as the bottom three and the act with the fewest public votes was then automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown for the judges' votes.[48]
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act
Order[59]
Song[59]
Result[48]
Lauren Murray
1 "I'm Every Woman" Safe
Max Stone
2 "Someone like You" Safe
Alien Uncovered
3 "Do It like a Dude" Bottom three
Kiera Weathers
4 "Crying for No Reason" Bottom three
Anton Stephans
5 "Dance with My Father" Safe
Ché Chesterman
6 "Tears Dry on Their Own"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Safe
Mason Noise
7 "Sorry" Safe
Reggie 'n' Bollie
8 "It Wasn't Me" Safe
Louisa Johnson
9 "God Only Knows" Safe
Bupsi
10 "You're a Wonderful One" Eliminated
4th Impact
11 "Problem" Safe
Monica Michael
12 "Make It Rain" Safe
Seann Miley Moore
13 "Life on Mars" Safe
Sing-off details[48][60]
Act
Order
Song
Result
Alien Uncovered
1 "Pressure (Pt. 1)" Eliminated
Kiera Weathers
2 "Everybody Hurts" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate[48]
Fernandez-Versini: Kiera Weathers – backed her own act, Alien Uncovered
Ora: Alien Uncovered – said Weathers has more to give, effectively backing her own act, Kiera Weathers
Grimshaw: Alien Uncovered – based on the sing-off performances
Cowell: Alien Uncovered – based on the sing-off performances
Week 2 (7/8 November)
Theme: "Reinvention" (taking a classic or popular song and making it their own)[61]
Group performance: "Fix You"[49]
Musical guests: Fleur East ("Sax") and CeeLo Green ("Music to My Soul")[49]
This week's results show featured a double elimination. The three acts with the fewest votes were announced as the bottom three and the act with the fewest public votes was then automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown for the judges' votes.[49]
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act
Order[61]
Song[61]
Result[49]
4th Impact
1 "Sound of the Underground"/"The Clapping Song" Safe
Mason Noise
2 "Teardrops" Bottom three
Anton Stephans
3 "All About That Bass"/"Bang Bang" Safe
Kiera Weathers
4 "Return of the Mack" Eliminated
Ché Chesterman
5 "You Can't Hurry Love" Safe
Louisa Johnson
6 "Billie Jean" Safe
Seann Miley Moore
7 "California Dreamin'" Bottom three
Monica Michael
8 "Crazy in Love" Safe
Max Stone
9 "Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" Safe
Reggie 'n' Bollie
10 "What Makes You Beautiful"/"Cheerleader" Safe
Lauren Murray
11 "Hold Back the River" Safe
Sing-off details[49]
Act
Order
Song
Result
Mason Noise
1 "End of the Road" Safe
Seann Miley Moore
2 "A Song for You" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate[49]
Cowell: Mason Noise – based on the sing-off performances
Fernandez-Versini: Mason Noise – based on the sing-off performances
Ora: Seann Miley Moore – stated that although Moore performed better in the sing off, Noise had survived all the obstacles in the competition and had more to give
Grimshaw: Seann Miley Moore – would not eliminate either of his acts so chose to put it to public vote by equalising the votes
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Seann Miley Moore was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[49]
Week 3 (14/15 November)
Theme: Songs from films (billed as "Movie Week")[58]
Group performance: "Flashdance... What a Feeling"[58]
Musical guests: Jess Glynne ("Take Me Home")[50] and One Direction ("Perfect")[51]
As a mark of respect following the November 2015 Paris attacks it was announced that Lauren Murray and Monica Michael would change their songs. Murray was due to perform "Licence to Kill" and Michael would have performed "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)".[58]
At the beginning of the results show, it was announced that the acts who made it through this week would be on The X Factor Live Tour 2016 (Seann Miley Moore was later given a place on the tour).[62]
This week's results show featured a double elimination. The three acts with the fewest votes were announced as the bottom three and the act with the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown for the judges' votes.[58]
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act
Order
Song[58]
Film
Result[58]
Mason Noise
1 "Men in Black" Men in Black Safe
Max Stone
2 "Secret Garden" Jerry Maguire Eliminated
Louisa Johnson
3 "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" Romeo + Juliet Safe
Monica Michael
4 "What Is Love?" N/A Bottom three
Reggie 'n' Bollie
5 "My Heart Will Go On"/"Who Let the Dogs Out?" Titanic/Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Safe
Anton Stephans
6 "I Have Nothing" The Bodyguard Bottom three
4th Impact
7 "Work It Out" Austin Powers in Goldmember Safe
Lauren Murray
8 "One Last Time" N/A Safe
Ché Chesterman
9 "When a Man Loves a Woman" When a Man Loves a Woman Safe
Sing-off details[58]
Monica Michael
1 "Broken-Hearted Girl" Eliminated
Anton Stephans
2 "If You Don't Know Me by Now" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
Grimshaw: Monica Michael – based on the sing-off performances
Ora: Anton Stephans – backed her own act, Monica Michael
Fernandez-Versini: Anton Stephans – believed Michael had further to go in the competition
Cowell: Monica Michael – backed his own act, Anton Stephans, although admitted to being conflicted because he helped choose Michael as a wildcard act
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Monica Michael was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[58]
Week 4 (21/22 November)
Theme: "Love & Heartbreak"[63]
Group performance: "We Found Love"
Musical guests:[52]
Saturday: Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran ("Lay It All on Me")
Sunday: Nathan Sykes ("Over and Over Again") and Olly Murs ("Kiss Me")
This week featured a double elimination. The first was on Saturday night, when the act with the fewest votes so far was immediately eliminated. Following this the voting was re-opened, and the two acts with the fewest votes on Sunday's results show then performed in the sing-off. With the elimination of Anton Stephans, Cowell has no acts left.
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act
Order
Song[63]
Result
Ché Chesterman
1 "Yesterday" Bottom two
Anton Stephans
2 "One Sweet Day" Bottom two
4th Impact
3 "Ain't No Other Man" Safe
Lauren Murray
4 "We Belong Together" Safe
Mason Noise
5 "Jealous" Eliminated
Louisa Johnson
6 "Let It Go" Safe
Reggie 'n' Bollie
7 "Shut Up and Dance"/"Dangerous Love" Safe
Sing-off details
Act
Order
Song
Result
Ché Chesterman
1 "If I Ain't Got You" Safe
Anton Stephans
2 "I Can't Make You Love Me" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
Grimshaw: Anton Stephans – backed his own act, Ché Chesterman
Cowell: Ché Chesterman – backed his own act, Anton Stephans
Ora: Anton Stephans – based on the sing-off performances
Fernandez-Versini: Anton Stephans – based on the sing-off performances
Week 5 (28/29 November)
Theme: Jukebox; judges' choice"[64]
Group performance: "Earth Song"
Musical guests: Carrie Underwood ("Heartbeat") and Sigma and Rita Ora ("Coming Home") [53]
This week was the first single elimination of the series. The finalists performed two songs this week; one picked by the mentors and one picked by the viewers.[65] The public voted on Twitter for the songs the contestants will perform. Each act had a choice of three songs and viewers could tweet a hashtag for the song they wanted them to sing. Voting opened at the end of the fourth live results show, and closed at midnight that night.[66]
Choices for jukebox week
Act
Song choices[66]
Result[64]
4th Impact
"Only Girl (In the World)" Not chosen
"I'll Be There" Chosen
"Hollaback Girl" Not chosen
Ché Chesterman
"Hello" Chosen
"Jealous Guy" Not chosen
"Runnin' (Lose It All)" Not chosen
Louisa Johnson
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Not chosen
"Jealous" Not chosen
"Love Yourself" Chosen
Lauren Murray
"You Don't Own Me" Not chosen
"Best of My Love" Not chosen
"Firestone" Chosen
Reggie 'n' Bollie
"Dynamite" Not chosen
"Locked Away" Not chosen
"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" Chosen
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act
Order
First song (public choice)[64]
Order
Second song (mentor choice)[64]
Result
Louisa Johnson
1 "Love Yourself" 10 "Jealous" Safe
4th Impact
2 "I'll Be There" 6 "Fancy"/"Rich Girl" Bottom two
Reggie 'n' Bollie
3 "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"/"Azonto" 9 "Dynamite" Safe
Lauren Murray
4 "Firestone" 8 "You Don't Own Me" Bottom two
Ché Chesterman
5 "Hello" 7 "Try a Little Tenderness" Safe
Sing-off details
4th Impact
1 "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" Eliminated
Lauren Murray
2 "Vision of Love" Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
Ora: 4th Impact – said that Murray had more chance of a music career, effectively backing her own act, Lauren Murray
Fernandez-Versini: Lauren Murray – backed her own act, 4th Impact, saying her heart lies with them
Grimshaw: 4th Impact – based on the sing-off performances
Cowell: Lauren Murray – gave no reason but praised both acts' sing-off performances
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. 4th Impact were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 6: Semi-final (5/6 December)
Theme: "Songs to Get Me to the Final"[67]
Guest mentor: Lionel Richie
Group performance: "Happy"
Musical guests: Jason Derulo ("Want to Want Me") and Sia ("Alive")[54]
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act
Order
First song[67]
Order
Second song[67]
Result
Reggie 'n' Bollie
1 "Locked Away" 8 "I Gotta Feeling"/"I Like to Move It" Safe
Lauren Murray
2 "Take Me Home" 7 "Runnin' (Lose It All)" Bottom two
Ché Chesterman
3 "Would I Lie to You?" 5 "Love Is a Losing Game" Bottom two
Louisa Johnson
4 "The Power of Love" 6 "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Safe
Sing-off details
Lauren Murray
1 "Fight Song" Eliminated
Ché Chesterman
2 "Bridge over Troubled Water" Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
Grimshaw: Lauren Murray – backed his own act, Ché Chesterman
Ora: Ché Chesterman – backed her own act, Lauren Murray
Fernandez-Versini: Lauren Murray – was worried Murray would struggle to handle the pressure in the final
Cowell: Ché Chesterman – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Lauren Murray was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 7: Final (12/13 December)
12 December
Theme: New song (no theme); celebrity duet
Musical guests: Ben Haenow and Leona Lewis ("Slamming Doors"/"Run"),[55] Fleur East and Little Mix ("Black Magic"/"Sax"),[56] and Rod Stewart ("Please")
Mariah Carey appeared at the start of the show via VT to give some advice to the finalists.
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act
Order
First song1[68]
Order
Second song (duet)[69]
Result
Ché Chesterman
1 "Valerie" 4 "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (with Rod Stewart) Eliminated
Reggie 'n' Bollie
2 "Spice Up Your Life"/"Boom Boom Boom" 5 "Dangerous Love"/"Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)"
(with Fuse ODG and Craig David) Safe
Louisa Johnson
3 "I Believe I Can Fly" 6 "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (with Rita Ora) Safe
^1 The acts performed individual songs as they were introduced at the start of the show. Chesterman performed "In the Air Tonight", Johnson performed "Fighter" and Reggie 'n' Bollie performed "Jump", although these were not considered to be their first performances.[68]
Ché Chesterman received the fewest public votes and was automatically eliminated.
13 December
Theme: Song of the series; winner's single[68]
Group performance: "Downtown"/"Downtown" (all finalists except Mason Noise)
Musical guests: Coldplay ("Adventure of a Lifetime"), One Direction ("Infinity"/"History") and Adele ("Hello")[57]
Following One Direction's performance of "Infinity", a VT was shown with good luck messages from Cowell, James Cordon, Robbie Williams, Wayne Rooney, Danny DeVito, Jack Whitehall, Little Mix, 5 Seconds of Summer and David Beckham
Will Ferrell appeared via a VT during the results show to talk about the history of The X Factor
Contestants' performances on the final live show
Act
Order
Song of the series[68]
Order
Winner's single[68]
Result
Reggie 'n' Bollie
1 "What Makes You Beautiful"/"Cheerleader"/"I Like to Move It" 3 "Forever Young" Runner-up
Louisa Johnson
2 "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" 4 "Forever Young" Winner
Reception
Ratings
Episode
Air date
Duration (minutes)1
Share (%)
Official ITV rating
(millions)[70],2,3
Official ITV HD rating
(millions)[71],3
Total viewers
(millions)2,3
Weekly rank[70],4
Auditions 1
000000002017-08-29-000029 August 90 35.9[72] 7.33 1.64 8.97 2
Auditions 2
000000002017-08-30-000030 August 60 27.7[73] 6.14 1.35 7.49 11
Auditions 3
000000002017-09-05-00005 September 75 32.8[74] 6.88 1.64 8.52 4
Auditions 4
000000002017-09-06-00006 September 75 29.6[75] 6.43 1.34 7.77 10
Auditions 5
000000002017-09-12-000012 September 75 36.5[76] 7.22 1.58 8.80 4
Auditions 6
000000002017-09-13-000013 September 60 30.9[77] 6.76 1.38 8.14 8
Auditions 7
000000002017-09-19-000019 September 90 32.2[78] 6.91 1.62 8.53 6
Bootcamp 1
000000002017-09-20-000020 September 120 31.3[79] 6.51 1.70 8.21 9
Bootcamp 2
000000002017-09-27-000027 September 120 31.3[80] 6.33 1.63 7.96 14
Six-chair challenge 1
000000002017-10-04-00004 October 120 30.8[81] 6.67 1.66 8.33 8
Six-chair challenge 2
000000002017-10-11-000011 October 120 29.7[82] 6.87 1.66 8.53 9
Six-chair challenge 3
000000002017-10-18-000018 October 120 31.1[83] 6.79 1.82 8.61 11
Judges' houses 1
000000002017-10-24-000024 October 145 29.6[84] 6.08 1.67 7.75 16
Judges' houses 2
000000002017-10-25-000025 October 90 25.5[85] 5.57 1.57 7.14 25
Live show 1
000000002017-10-31-000031 October 145 27.4[86] 5.32 1.63 6.95 25
Live results 1
000000002017-11-01-00001 November 60 27.3[87] 5.65 1.52 7.17 21
Live show 2
000000002017-11-07-00007 November 130 30.2[88] 6.03 1.57 7.60 14
Live results 2
000000002017-11-08-00008 November 60 28.7[89] 5.92 1.58 7.50 17
Live show 3
000000002017-11-14-000014 November 105 28.6[90] 5.64 1.63 7.27 20
Live results 3
000000002017-11-15-000015 November 60 29.2[91] 6.10 1.58 7.68 16
Live show 4
000000002017-11-21-000021 November 100 29.0[92] 6.11 1.54 7.65 19
Live results 4
000000002017-11-22-000022 November 60 33.0[93] 5.64 Unknown5 Unknown5 26
Live show 5
000000002017-11-28-000028 November 105 28.9[94] 5.77 1.66 7.43 24
Live results 5
000000002017-11-29-000029 November 60 26.7[95] 5.65 Unknown6 Unknown6 28
Live show 6
000000002017-12-05-00005 December 90 29.3[96] 5.93 1.47 7.40 22
Live results 6
000000002017-12-06-00006 December 60 27.1[97] 5.52 1.59 7.11 26
Live final
000000002017-12-12-000012 December 125 26.5[98] 5.21 1.55 6.76 27
Live final results
000000002017-12-13-000013 December 120 33.8[99] 6.84 1.98 8.82 6
^1 Includes advert breaks
^2 Excludes ITV+1
^3 The ratings over a 7-day period, including the original broadcast and streaming through ITV Player.
^4 The rank for the ITV broadcast, compared with all channels for that week, from Monday to Sunday.
^5 The ITV HD rating for the Live Results show that was broadcast on 22 November 2015 is unavailable as it is outside the Top 10 ratings recorded on the BARB website. It had fewer than 1.54 million viewers.
^6 The ITV HD rating for the Live Results show that was broadcast on 29 November 2015 is unavailable as it is outside the Top 10 ratings recorded on the BARB website. It had fewer than 1.45 million viewers.
Controversies
Bootcamp
It was reported that before bootcamp, some contestants who were given three or four "yes" votes from the judges were sent emails from the producers of the show saying that they would not be attending bootcamp due to limited places and a higher standard of auditions. One contestant who received such an email said, "I feel X Factor needs to be shamed for this shocking incident. They are playing with people's lives." A spokesperson for the show said this was "kinder and fairer than an immediate 'cull' of singers on arrival at bootcamp, which has happened in previous series."[100]
Mason Noise
During the six-seat challenge, after performing for his mentor Grimshaw, Noise (born Mason Birnell)[101] complained that his audition was only broadcast for 47 seconds while other contestants were featured for up to 10 minutes. Cowell responded by saying "You should feel lucky to be on this show. Why don't you shut up?" and called Noise an "arsehole". Noise was booed by the crowd before walking off the stage. Noise later told the Daily Mirror: "[Cowell] lost control and it was uncalled for. Especially as all I was doing was saying an opinion. I think that no one has ever questioned him before and no one has questioned the format of the show. Something needs to change on that show. Listen to the kids, at the end of the day I have a lot of support on Twitter."[102]
On 12 October, Tom Bleasby had withdrawn from the show and consequently, there was a spare place at judges' houses.[35] On 15 October, Grimshaw announced that Noise would replace Bleasby at judges' houses.[103]
Monica Michael
Monica Michael issued an apology when, after being eliminated in week 3, she appeared to make a gun gesture with her hand and shouted "bang, bang, bang". Viewers called her "inconsiderate" and "offensive", as it was not long after the November 2015 Paris attacks. Michael took to Twitter to say, "I want to apologies for any offence caused on the @TheXFactor tongiht. I wasn't thinking beyond the moment & it was insensitive, sorry. [sic]"[104]
Caroline Flack and Olly Murs
Presenters Flack and Murs were criticised throughout the series. Flack's absence from several auditions caused confusion and their lack of chemistry was criticised, with a source from the show saying, "Bosses have been aware of the criticism aimed at Olly and Caroline over their lack of chemistry. They were expected to inject some fun and energy but that has yet to be seen. We've seen this year's line-up undertake a big shake-up and Olly and Caroline were considered to be a safe bet." It was also stated that Flack's other commitments were discussed beforehand. A spokesperson said: "Olly and Caroline have been great additions to the show, We're very happy with them and look forward to them being centre stage when presenting on the live shows at the end of the month."[105]
However, when the live shows started, viewers called for the return of Dermot O'Leary and called the pair's presenting "awkward" and "cringe-worthy". They were criticised for "awkward glances, long pauses and over-enthusiastic shouting" and the hashtag "#bringbackdermot" appeared on Twitter.[106]
In week 3, Murs apologised after claiming that Michael had been eliminated when in fact the judges' vote had gone to deadlock and the result was yet to be announced; in any case, Michael was revealed afterwards to have received the fewest votes and was sent home. Murs said: "I apologise to everyone tonight I made a massive f--k up at the end. It was so tense!! I'm still learning & hope that never happens again!"[58] Isabel Mohan from The Daily Telegraph said, "We were always dreading Flack and Murs taking over from Dermot O'Leary—we knew they wouldn't be able to hack it live on primetime telly. Dermot could build up tension. Dermot could read autocues. Dermot could speak properly with no lazy talk of 'the bottom free'. And, most of all, Dermot didn't tell people they'd been voted off before he was supposed to! [...] What an absolute shambles."[58] O'Leary supported Murs on Twitter, saying it "Happens to us all" and "live TV is a tricky old beast at times."[107]
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Riverfest's famous 'waterfall' firework display off of the Newport Southbank Bridge
The Cincinnati Riverfest is an annual festival that has taken place Labor Day weekend since 1977. The highlight of the event, the fireworks display at 9:05, is one of the largest in the Midwest.[1]
History[edit]
The fireworks display was first organized in 1977 to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of rock and roll radio station WEBN (frequency 102.7).[2] This has now evolved into an all day event is held every year on the day before Labor Day. The corporate sponsors are WEBN and Western & Southern Financial Group. Riverfest is filled with many activities and ends with a gathering on the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio, Covington, Kentucky, and Newport, Kentucky to watch a half-hour fireworks show set to an underscore heard on WEBN.[3] The fireworks are provided by Rozzi's Famous Fireworks Inc. The show attracts nearly 500,000 to the area every year.[1] Over 2,500 boats jam the river to get a front row seat for the show, and the river is patrolled by the US Coast Guard, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and local units from Cincinnati, and Covington. The river is normally closed between the Roebling Suspension Bridge and the Big Mac (Interstate 471) bridge.
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Matthews (surname)
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This page lists notable people with the surname (that is, family name) Matthews.
For a list of notable people with the surname Matthew (without -s), see Matthew (surname).
For a list of notable people with the surname Mathews (with only one "t"), see Mathews (surname).
For a list of notable people with the forename (that is, given name) Matthew, see Matthew (name).
For the etymology of the name Matthew and for cognates (related forenames and surnames), see Matthew (name).
Matthews is a surname derived from the forename Matthew. Some notable people with this surname are listed below.
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Art, design, media, and literature[edit]
A. E. Matthews, English actor
Barbara Winifred Matthews (1917-1997), New Zealand gardening writer and horticulturist
Brander Matthews, U.S. writer and educator
Brett Matthews, American writer of comics and TV shows
Chris Matthews, American television talk show host
Dakin Matthews, American actor
Francis Matthews (actor), English film, TV and stage actor
Herbert Matthews, reporter for the New York Times
James William Matthews (1895-1982), New Zealand newspaper editor, gardening writer, and magazine founder
Jared Matthews American Ballet Theatre soloist
Jeffery Matthews, British postage stamp designer
Kathleen Matthews, anchor for ABC 7 News/ WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.
Kevin Matthews (radio personality), Midwest-based radio personality
Lester Matthews, English actor
Liesel Matthews, American heiress, socialite, and actress
Rodney Matthews, English fantasy artist and illustrator
Sally Ann Matthews, English actress known for roles in British soap operas
Tina Matthews (born 1961), New Zealand author, illustrator, and puppetmaker
William Matthews (poet), American poet and essayist
Business and invention[edit]
Bernard Matthews, founder of a food processing company
Christopher Matthews (businessman), British businessman
Gordon Matthews (inventor), American inventor and businessman
Harry Grindell Matthews (1880–1941), English inventor
Terry Matthews, Welsh/Canadian high tech entrepreneur
Victor Matthews, Baron Matthews, British businessman
Military[edit]
Al Matthews (actor) (b. 1942), member of the U.S. Marine Corps and actor
Bruce Matthews (General), commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division in World War II
Francis P. Matthews (1887–1952), 49th U.S. Secretary of the Navy
H. Spencer Matthews, (1921–2002), first U.S. naval pilot to be promoted to admiral
Mark Matthews (1894–2005), former Buffalo Soldier in the U.S. Army
Peter Matthews (rebel) (c.1790–1838), farmer and soldier who participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837
Saul Matthews, African-American American Revolutionary War hero
Music[edit]
Andrew Matthews-Owen, Welsh pianist
Artie Matthews (1888–1958), American ragtime composer
Ben Matthews (musician), English guitarist and keyboard player with the band Thunder
Ceri Rhys Matthews (b. 1960) Welsh traditional musician
Cerys Matthews (b. 1969), Welsh singer
Colin Matthews (b. 1946), English composer
Dave Matthews (b. 1967), South African musician
David Matthews (composer) (b. 1943), English composer
Denise Katrina Matthews, known as Vanity (performer) (b. 1959), Canadian singer, actress, and religious leader
Edward Matthews, pioneering African-American opera singer
Emma Matthews (b. 1970), Australian operatic soprano
Iain Matthews, English musician and songwriter
Jessie Matthews, popular English actress, dancer, and singer of the 1930s
Julie Matthews (b.1963), English singer-songwriter
Lee Matthews (singer) (born 1988), Irish singer songwriter, formerly Lee Mulhern
Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer
Patrick Matthews, former bassist of Australian band The Vines
Raymond Matthews, member of the American country music group Matthews, Wright & King
Ron Matthews, original drummer for English band Iron Maiden
Scott Matthews, English singer-songwriter from Wolverhampton
Wendy Matthews, Canadian adult alternative pop singer
Politics[edit]
Albert Edward Matthews, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Asa C. Matthews, American politician
Bill Matthews, Canadian politician
Claude Matthews, governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1893 to 1897
Charles Matthews (Texas politician), former member of the Texas Railroad Commission
Deb Matthews, politician in Ontario, Canada
Francis P. Matthews (1887–1952), U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Gabriel Baccus Matthews, Liberian politician
Gary Matthews (politician), Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives
Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff, British Conservative politician and statesman
Jim Matthews (politician), public official in Pennsylvania
John H. Matthews, Canadian politician
Joseph W. Matthews, Governor of Mississippi from 1848 to 1850
Michael J. Matthews (1934–2014), American mayor
Philip Bushill-Matthews, British politician and Member of the European Parliament
Print Matthews, Reconstruction-era social organizer murdered while voting
Robert Charles Matthews, Canadian politician
Stanley Matthews (lawyer), Republican politician and jurist from Ohio
William Matthews (politician), American politician
Sciences[edit]
Andrew Matthews (entomologist) (1815-97), British clergyman and entomologist
Drummond Matthews (1931–1997), English marine geologist and geophysicist
James Robert Matthews (1889-1978), Scottish botanist
Jaymie Matthews (born 1958), Canadian astrophysicist
Paul Taunton Matthews, (1919–1987) British theoretical physicist
William Matthews (engineer), British civil engineer
Sports[edit]
A.J. Matthews (b. 1988), American mixed martial artist
Adam Matthews, Welsh footballer
Al Matthews (American football) (b. 1947), professional football player
Austin Matthews, cricketer who played for Northamptonshire, Glamorgan and England
Auston Matthews (born 1997), American ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Brenda Matthews, New Zealand sprinter
Christopher Matthews (cricketer), former Australian cricketer
Craig Matthews, South African cricketer
Darren Matthews (born 1968), English professional wrestler better known as William Regal
Denny Matthews, American sportscaster
Don Matthews, head coach in the Canadian Football League
Gary Matthews, outfielder in Major League Baseball
Gary Matthews, Jr., Major League Baseball player with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Greg Matthews, New South Wales and Australian cricketer
H. L. Matthews (1889–1975), American college sports coach and patriarch of the American football family listed below
Jimmy Matthews, Australian Test cricketer
Ken Matthews, English race walker
Lee Matthews (footballer), English football (soccer) player
Leigh Matthews, Australian Rules football player
Mickey Matthews, head football coach at James Madison University
Mike Matthews (b. 1973), Major League Baseball pitcher
Morgan Matthews, American figure skater
Robert William Matthews, Welsh footballer
Shane Matthews, quarterback in the National Football League
Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), English footballer
Todd Matthews-Jouda, hurdling athlete
Vincent Matthews (athlete) (b. 1947), American athlete
Will Matthews (rugby union), rugby union footballer
William Clarence Matthews (1877–1928), baseball player and political activist.
A family of American football players descended from H. L. Matthews:
First generation:
Clay Matthews Sr. (1928–2017), offensive lineman (son of H. L.)
Second generation (both sons of Clay Sr.):
Clay Matthews Jr. (b. 1956), linebacker
Bruce Matthews (American football) (born 1961), offensive lineman and coach
Third generation:
Clay Matthews III (b. 1986), linebacker (son of Clay Jr.)
Kevin Matthews (American football) (born 1987), offensive lineman (son of Bruce)
Casey Matthews (b. 1989), linebacker (son of Clay Jr.)
Jake Matthews (b. 1992), offensive lineman (son of Bruce)
Other[edit]
Barry Matthews, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Department of Corrections
James M. Matthews, first Chancellor of New York University
James Tilly Matthews (1770–1815), London tea merchant and schizophrenia sufferer
Ken Matthews (public servant), Australian public servant
Leigh Matthews, South African university student who was kidnapped and murdered in 2004: see Murder of Leigh Matthews
Lisa Matthews, 1991 Playmate of the Year
Peter Matthews (linguist), British linguist
Peter H. Matthews (1873–1916), operator of policy games in New York City
Robert Matthews (religious figure) (1778–1841), American religious figure
Victoria Matthews, Canadian Anglican bishop
William Matthews (priest) (1770–1854), American Catholic priest and President of Georgetown College
Shannon Matthews, British child who disappeared in 2008: see Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews
Fictional characters[edit]
Aspen Matthews, main character of Fathom
Cory Matthews, main character on Boy Meets World
Courtney Matthews, character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital
Dave Matthews (Family Affairs), fictional character in U.K. soap opera Family Affairs
Duncan Matthews, fictional character on the animated TV show X-Men: Evolution
Eric Matthews (Saw), fictional character of film series Saw
Grant Matthews, the main character in State of the Union
Josh Matthews (Family Affairs), fictional character in U.K. soap opera Family Affairs
Paige Matthews, fictional character
Riley Matthews, the main character on Girl Meets World
See also[edit]
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Matthew (given name)
Matthew (name)
Matthew (surname)
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This page lists people with the surname Matthews. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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