"The X Factor (UK series 5) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth series was broadcast on ITV from 16 August 2008 until 13 December 2008. Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV, while Fearne Cotton was replaced by Holly Willoughby as presenter of spin-off show ""The Xtra Factor"" on ITV2. Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue returned to the judging panel. Sharon Osbourne left after four series and was replaced by Cheryl Cole. The series was won by Alexandra Burke, with Cole emerging as the winning"
"""The X Factor"" winner, Leona Lewis. It was also revealed that an additional song, ""Start Without You"" leaked on 8 June 2010, a day before she would confirm that the song was, in fact, the first single from the upcoming re-release of ""Overcome"" on her official blog. Burke said that the leak had come from within the label and that the suspects were ""two little boys in Germany, on work experience."" However, Burke did not lament the leak, stating, ""It's a shame when music gets put out there when it's not ready, but at the end of the day, it"
"""X Factor"" judge Nicole Scherzinger. The following night, she sang her winner's single, a cover of ""Skyscraper"" by Demi Lovato. Later, having received more than 1 million votes over the course of the weekend, she was announced as the winner. When the voting statistics were announced on ""The X Factor"" afterwards, Bailey was revealed to have received the most public votes seven times out of ten. As the winner, she received a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music and the opportunity to support Beyoncé on the UK leg of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in February 2014. Bailey"
"December 2008, by Morter on Facebook in an attempt to make the song the 2008 Christmas number one in the UK. The campaign's purpose was to stop the winner of ""The X Factor"" from gaining the Christmas number one spot, thereby ending the show's chain of success. The year's X Factor winner at the time was Alexandra Burke with her winning song being a cover of Leonard Cohen's ""Hallelujah"". The group attracted nearly 30,000 people in its first week active. Campaigners were encouraged to get as many people as possible to download the song from iTunes between 15 and 20"
"the top by Take That's album Beautiful World. These remained on top of the charts for two more weeks. During this time there were hit singles from Emma Bunton's Official Children in Need song Downtown, Chris Cornell's You Know My Name which was used in ""Casino Royale"", Cliff Richard's 21st Century Christmas and Wind It Up from No Doubt front woman Gwen Stefani. ""The X Factor"" was won by Leona Lewis, beating former child actor Raymond Quinn in the final. She became the first female winner of the show. Her debut single ""A Moment Like This"" was chosen for whomever"
"Alexandra Burke Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is an English singer, songwriter and actress. Burke won the fifth series of British television series ""The X Factor"" in 2008. She has been signed to Epic Records, RCA Records and Syco Music. After winning ""The X Factor"", Burke released the winner's single ""Hallelujah"", which became the European record holder for single sales over a period of 24 hours, selling 105,000 in one day, and became the top-selling single of 2008 in the UK and the UK's Christmas 2008 number one. By January 2009, the single had sold over"
"The X Factor (UK series 8) ""The X Factor"" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series commenced airing on ITV on 20 August 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011. The winner was Little Mix, a four-piece girl group known earlier in the series as Rhythmix, consisting of members Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. They became the first act in the groups category to win in the UK show's history with new judge Tulisa emerging as their winning mentor. Dermot O'Leary presented the main show on ITV, while Caroline"
"first series of ""X Factor"" began in October 2006 and ran to February 2007. It was not as popular as Idols. It was won by Sharon Kips. The second series, running from January to May 2009, was more successful. It was won by Lisa Hordijk. The third series was won by Jaap van Reesema. Rochelle Perts won the fourth series. The fifth series was won by Haris Alagic. The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, through appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances. The single most important attribute that the"
"Rebecca Ferguson (singer) Rebecca Caroline Ferguson (born 21 July 1986) is a British singer and songwriter. She came to prominence in 2010 when she became the runner-up of the seventh series of ""The X Factor"", losing to the winner that year, Matt Cardle. She subsequently signed a joint record deal with Syco Music and Epic Records in the UK. She later signed to Columbia Records in the US. Ferguson's debut album, ""Heaven"", was released in December 2011 to commercial and critical success. The album sold 128k in its first week and peaked at No. 3 in the UK Official Charts,"
"he swore during a live show and was also shown drinking heavily with some friends. The X Factor (UK series 8) ""The X Factor"" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series commenced airing on ITV on 20 August 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011. The winner was Little Mix, a four-piece girl group known earlier in the series as Rhythmix, consisting of members Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. They became the first act in the groups category to win in the UK show's history with new judge Tulisa"
"the liveshows. In the liveshows she was one of the favorites. She placed third overall. Sharon Kips Sharon Kips (born 17 November 1983 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is the winner of the first edition of the Dutch ""X Factor"", 24 February 2007. She was praised highly throughout the show, with high compliments from three of Holland's music experts Henk Temming, Marianne van Wijnkoop and Henkjan Smits. She beat contestants such as X6, Richy and Anja to become the eventual winner in February 2007. Her first single Heartbreak Away reached #1 in the Dutch Top 40 in the first week. In 2010"
"(BPI) on 16 January 2009. The single debuted on the German Singles Chart on 16 June 2008 at number five, and reached its peak position, at number two, on 28 July 2008. It also peaked on the European Hot 100 at number eight. Welsh singer Lucie Jones sang ""Footprints in the Sand"" on the British singing competition programme ""The X Factor"". She performed it on the first show of its sixth edition (2009) Jones received generally positive reviews by her performance, but Cowell criticised her voice for not reach her highest pitch at the end of the song. Swiss singer"
"and nominations. She has won a Government's Music Export Prize, four Grammis Sverige, three MTV European Music Awards and eight Rockbjörnen. Zara Larsson Zara Maria Larsson (, ; born 16 December 1997) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. At the age of 10, she achieved national fame in Sweden for winning the 2008 season of the talent show ""Talang"", the Swedish version of British TV's ""Got Talent"". Four years later, in 2012, Larsson signed with the record label TEN Music Group and released her debut EP album ""Introducing"" in January 2013. The single ""Uncover"" topped the music charts in Scandinavia:"
"an eBay competition on behalf of Comic Relief, which encouraged people to bid to become Vickers' Twitter ""best friend"". Diana Vickers Diana Vickers (born 30 July 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and fashion designer, who initially came to public attention as a semi-finalist on ""The X Factor"" in 2008. In 2009, Vickers signed a record deal with RCA Records and after touring with her fellow finalists from ""The X Factor"", played the title role in a West End revival of ""The Rise and Fall of Little Voice next event. Vickers' 2010 debut single, ""Once"", charted at number one"
"Laura White Laura Jane Amanda White (born 31 August 1989) is an English singer-songwriter from Atherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. She is also known for finishing in eighth place on the fifth series of ""The X Factor"" in 2008 and being the only singer to date raised in parliament on her exit of the show. White has also written songs for other artists including Alicia Keys, Jess Glynne, Rita Ora and Stooshe. White had her first number one with artist Gin Lee in 2012, also penned songs for many Danish artists and Winner Lisa Lois. White"
"by previous ""X Factor"" winner Leona Lewis, with regard to ""The Silence"" and the title track ""Overcome."" Upon the release of ""Overcome"", ""The Silence"" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 95 in the chart issue dated 31 October 2009. Upon its release as a promotional single in December 2010, it re-entered the singles chart at number 126 on 11 December 2010, and leaped to its peak of number 16 the following week. In the chart issue dated 25 December 2010, the song fell twenty positions to number 36. ""The Silence"" leaped from number 125 to number 13 on"
"X Factor"" and again performed it with Carey herself. On 2 November 2008 it debuted atop of the UK Singles Chart, staying there for three consecutive weeks and becoming the fastest selling single of 2008. The song sold 100,000 copies in the first day of its release and 313,244 copies by the end of the week. It has sold over 770,000 copies and raised over one million pounds for Help For Heroes foundation. Many shops had to order urgent copies of the single due to high demand."" It was listed as the second biggest single of 2008 and the nineteenth"
"was not present, as she was ill with shingles. The first televised performance occurred on 18 October 2008, on ""The X Factor"", on which Cheryl Cole served as a member of the judging panel at the time. The group wore their hair in big bouffant style with sparkling gold dresses, similar to those in the music video. Positioned in front of a lit-up frame, they sang live and performed simple, synchronized choreography. As the song's key change occurred, pyrotechnics exploded from the ceiling and a shower of sparks fell behind Girls Aloud. At the song's end, a second explosion of"
"this album was released in the beginning of January 2013. In short time it reached number 4 in the Dutch iTunes Charts. Lisa Lois Lisa Lois (born 22 June 1987 as Lisa Hordijk) is a Dutch singer who rose to prominence after winning the second season of talent show ""X Factor"". In 2009, she changed her stage name to Lisa Lois and released her debut album ""Smoke"". Lois was born in Wageningen, Netherlands. She studied at the Rock Academy in Tilburg and at the Utrecht-based Herman Brood Academy. After winning the X-Factor, she released her debut single, a cover of"
"winner of the fifth series of the reality television show ""The X Factor"", released a condensed cover version of the song as a prize for her victory. It reached Christmas number one on the UK Singles Chart on 21 December 2008. The release of Burke's cover created interest in the previous versions of the song, including a Buckley fan campaign to take Buckley's cover to the top of the Christmas chart and therefore deny Burke the top spot. The campaign was fuelled by Buckley fans' dislike of ""The X Factor""s commercialism and the song's arrangement, as well as their desire"
"2008 on downloads alone, following the formation of a 110,000-strong protest group on Facebook to get it above (winner of ""The X Factor"" 2008) Alexandra Burke's version for the Christmas number one. Another consequence of the chart rules is that in the event of a new album release by a well-known artist, all (or most) of its tracks could appear on the singles chart due to buyers downloading individual songs rather than the complete album. There was no significant example of this until early October 2007, with the cast of ""High School Musical 2"" placing six of its songs in"
"eliminated. The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Ben Mills, was automatically eliminated. Winner Leona Lewis's debut single was ""A Moment Like This"", and was released on 20 December 2006. Contestant Ben Mills reportedly claimed that the contest had been fixed for Lewis to win, as the winner's song was more suited to a female vocal. This rumour subsequently proved to be unfounded and show bosses said that they had made arrangements for the song to fit any singer's voice. The X Factor (UK series 3) The X Factor is"
"In October 2013, Alexandra Burke recorded a cover of Cyndi Lauper's ""Girls Just Want to Have Fun"" for The Happy Egg Company in the United Kingdom. In April 2016, Burke was announced as the ambassador for Slimfast. This endorsement has continued throughout 2018.<ref> Alexandra Burke Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is an English singer, songwriter and actress. Burke won the fifth series of British television series ""The X Factor"" in 2008. She has been signed to Epic Records, RCA Records and Syco Music. After winning ""The X Factor"", Burke released the winner's single ""Hallelujah"", which became"
"of young Annastasia. Although Annastasia has always been driven to sing, she began to publicly display her talent as she became swept up in the emerging television talent contests as a potential platform during her early years. Baker first attracted the attention of Simon Cowell and other judges on the panel of The X Factor (UK Series) in 2008. She was mentored by Cheryl Cole during this as well as her return attempt in 2010. In 2013 Baker won the ""Time2Shine"" gospel talent search competition and gained access to the development focus she had always craved in order to best"
"Zara Larsson Zara Maria Larsson (, ; born 16 December 1997) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. At the age of 10, she achieved national fame in Sweden for winning the 2008 season of the talent show ""Talang"", the Swedish version of British TV's ""Got Talent"". Four years later, in 2012, Larsson signed with the record label TEN Music Group and released her debut EP album ""Introducing"" in January 2013. The single ""Uncover"" topped the music charts in Scandinavia: Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. In February 2013, ""Uncover"" was certified Platinum by Universal Music Sweden. In July 2013, her EP ""Introducing"""
"Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer, songwriter, music video director and record executive. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on MySpace in 2008, which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves and parties. In 2010 she signed a recording contract with Asylum Records, releasing a series of singles and mixtapes throughout 2011 and 2012. In 2013, Charli XCX rose to fame with the Icona Pop collaboration ""I Love It"", which became an international"
"""American Idol"". The song debuted at No. 1 that week on ""Billboard""s Hot Digital Songs chart, giving Buckley his first No. 1 on any ""Billboard"" chart. In a similar vein, the 2008 UK ""X Factor"" winner, Alexandra Burke, released a cover of ""Hallelujah"" with the intent to top the UK Singles Chart as the Christmas number one single. Buckley fans countered this, launching a campaign with the aim of propelling Buckley's version to the number one spot. The campaign picked up support through social networking websites and it soon spread to the mainstream media. Burke's version eventually reached Christmas Number"
"singing competition, ""The X Factor"", having previously entered in 2005. The singer received 58% of the final public vote. Burke's prize was a £1 million recording contract with Syco Records, a subsidiary of Sony BMG, including a £150,000 advance payment. Burke's debut single, a cover of Leonard Cohen's ""Hallelujah"" was released as the show's ""winner's single"". Upon winning the show, Burke remarked: ""Thank you so much for making my dream come true. I'm the happiest girl alive."" Burke's album was originally scheduled for a March 2009 release in time for Mother's Day. However, following the success of fellow ""X Factor"""
"The X Factor (UK series 6) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series started on ITV on 22 August 2009 and was won by Joe McElderry on 13 December 2009. Cheryl Cole emerged as the winning mentor for the second consecutive year, the first time in the show's history that a mentor has won back-to-back series. The show was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin-off show ""The Xtra Factor"" presented by Holly Willoughby on ITV2. McElderry's winner's single was a cover version of Miley Cyrus's ""The Climb"". Public auditions by"
"and another duet with Eurovision 2008 winner Dima Bilan entitled """"Come Into My World"""". On 11 August 2012 she released her debut album entitled """"Play With Me"""". She has reportedly worked with Danish songwriter Boe Larsen for the album. In early 2014 she was a judge in the Turkish television show ""X Factor"" and produced the winner of the show. Nigar Jamal Nigar Aydin kizi Jamal (née Mutallibzadeh ; born 7 September 1980), sometimes known as Nikki Jamal, is an English-Azerbaijani singer. Born and raised in Baku, she has resided in London since 2005. She won the Eurovision Song Contest"
"she was doing, and then she came in and it was kind of one of those things where people were like, 'Whoa! She just changed pop music.' And she did! There's no denying it."" Cher Lloyd Cher Lloyd (born 28 July 1993) is an English singer, songwriter, and model. Lloyd rose to fame in 2010 when she finished fourth in the seventh series of ""The X Factor"". Following the seventh series finale, she was signed to Syco Music. Lloyd's debut single, ""Swagger Jagger"", was released in July 2011 and entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Her second"
"Grammy Awards. At the 2008 Brit Awards it was nominated for Best British Single. It is Lewis's biggest hit in the US to date, is still her only single to reach the top ten of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and remains her most successful single worldwide. In 2006, Lewis entered third series of the British reality singing competition, ""The X Factor"", and after performing and competing against other aspiring hopefuls, the British public voted her the winner on 16 December 2006, receiving 60% of the final vote. As the winner, Lewis received the prize of a £1 million recording contract"
"Stacey Solomon Stacey Chanelle Claire Solomon (born 4 October 1989) is a British singer, TV presenter and personality. She rose to fame on the sixth series of ""The X Factor"", coming third overall on the show. She gained a number one single on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart when she and her fellow ""The X Factor"" finalists released a cover of ""You Are Not Alone"". Solomon won the tenth series of reality television show ""I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"" and was named ""Queen of the Jungle"". Her debut single, a cover of"