The X Factor (UK series 2)
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| The X Factor (UK) | |
| Series 2 | |
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| Held from | 20 August 2005 – 17 December 2005 |
| Judges | Simon Cowell Louis Walsh Sharon Osbourne |
| Presenter(s) | Kate Thornton (ITV1) Ben Shephard (ITV2) |
| Broadcaster | ITV |
| Winner: Shayne Ward |
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 Winner Shayne Ward in Hong-Kong
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| Origin | Clayton, Manchester, England |
| Song | "That's My Goal" |
| Genre(s) | Pop, R&B, Pop Ballad, Soul |
| Runner-up | |
| Andy Abraham | |
| Chronology | |
| ◄ 2005 ► | |
The second UK series of The X Factor ran from 20 August to 17 December 2005.[1] All three judges — Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh — returned for the series, quashing rumours that Osbourne and Walsh might not return for financial reasons. Kate Thornton also returned as host. 75,000 people auditioned for the second series, which saw Shayne Ward declared winner, with Louis Walsh emerging as the winning mentor.
On the back of their performances and popularity in the competition, Shayne Ward (winner), Andy Abraham (runner-up), Journey South (3rd place) and Maria Lawson (8th place) landed recording contracts. 5th place finisher Chico Slimani, released a single which topped the UK Singles Chart.
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[edit] Format
The second series was longer than the first, with seven acts in each of the three categories going to the judges' homes, and twelve acts in the finals instead of nine.
On the episode broadcast on 24 September 2005, the mentoring selection was made, with Cowell in charge of Groups, Osbourne looking after the Over-25s and Walsh managing the 16–24s. The Boot Camp stages were shown on 1 October 2005, and those who got through were taken to the "judges' homes". It was at this stage where viewers were first introduced to future winner Alexandra Burke, who would miss out in this series but would be successful at making it into the finals three years later in the fifth series, which she went on to win.
The live shows began on 15 October 2005, and the final was broadcast live on 17 December 2005.
[edit] Finalists
The following artists made it to the live shows. The act in green won the contest, and the pink acts were eliminated.
Key
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Eliminated
| × | Acts | |||
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| 16–24s (Louis Walsh) |
Shayne Ward | Nicholas Dorsett | Phillip Magee | Chenai Zinyuku |
| Over 25s (Sharon Osbourne) |
Andy Abraham | Brenda Edwards | Chico Slimani | Maria Lawson |
| Groups (Simon Cowell) |
Journey South | The Conway Sisters | 4Tune | Addictiv Ladies |
[edit] Results table
Contestants' colour key:
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– Simon Cowell's contestants (Groups) – Sharon Osbourne's contestants (Over 25s) – Louis Walsh's contestants (16s to 24s)
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Final Week 10 | |||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||||||
| Shayne Ward | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (Week 10) |
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| Andy Abraham | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-Up (Week 10) |
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| Journey South | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom | Eliminated (Week 10) |
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| Brenda Edwards | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom | Eliminated (Week 9) |
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| Chico Slimani | Bottom two |
Safe | Bottom two |
Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two |
Bottom | Eliminated (Week 8) |
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| The Conway Sisters | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two |
Bottom two |
Bottom two |
Eliminated (Week 7) |
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| Nicholas Dorsett | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two |
Safe | Bottom two |
Eliminated (Week 6) |
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| Maria Lawson | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two |
Eliminated (Week 5) |
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| Chenai Zinyuku | Safe | Bottom two |
Safe | Bottom two |
Eliminated (Week 4) |
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| Phillip Magee | Safe | Safe | Bottom two |
Eliminated (Week 3) |
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| 4Tune | Safe | Bottom two |
Eliminated (Week 2) |
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| Addictiv Ladies | Bottom two |
Eliminated (Week 1) |
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| Bottom two | Addictiv Ladies, Chico |
4Tune, Chenai |
Chico, Phillip |
Chenai, Nicholas |
Maria, Conway |
Nicholas, Conway |
Chico, Conway |
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| Cowell's vote to eliminate | Chico | Chenai | Phillip | Chenai | Maria | Nicholas | Conway | - | - | - | - | |
| Osbourne's vote to eliminate | Addictiv Ladies | 4Tune | Phillip | Nicholas | Conway | Nicholas | Conway | |||||
| Walsh's vote to eliminate | Addictiv Ladies | 4Tune | Chico | Chenai | Maria | Conway | - | |||||
| Eliminated | Addictiv Ladies 2 of 3 Votes |
4Tune 2 of 3 Votes |
Phillip 2 of 3 Votes |
Chenai 2 of 3 Votes |
Maria 2 of 3 Votes |
Nicholas 2 of 3 Votes |
Conway 2 of 2 Votes |
Chico Bottom |
Brenda Bottom |
Journey Bottom |
Andy Runner-Up 49.4% to win (out of 2 ) |
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| Shayne Ward Winner 50.6% to win (out of 2 ) |
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[edit] Live show details
[edit] 15 October 2005
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Results |
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| 1 | Addictiv Ladies | "Superstar" (Jamelia) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Shayne Ward | "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) | Safe |
| 3 | Chico Slimani | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (Rod Stewart) | Bottom two |
| 4 | Journey South | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 5 | Phillip Magee | "Amazed" (Lonestar) | Safe |
| 6 | Brenda Edwards | "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) | Safe |
| 7 | The Conway Sisters | "SOS" (ABBA) | Safe |
| 8 | Nicholas Dorsett | "On The Wings Of Love" (Jeffrey Osborne) | Safe |
| 9 | Maria Lawson | "Emotions" (The Bee Gees) | Safe |
| 10 | 4Tune | "I Want It That Way" (Backstreet Boys) | Safe |
| 11 | Chenai Zinyuku | "The Closest Thing to Crazy" (Katie Melua) | Safe |
| 12 | Andy Abraham | "Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Simon Cowell: Chico Slimani
- Sharon Osbourne: Addictiv Ladies
- Louis Walsh: Addictiv Ladies
[edit] 22 October 2005
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Abraham | "You to Me Are Everything" (The Real Thing) | Safe |
| 2 | Chenai Zinyuku | "Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton) | Bottom two |
| 3 | 4Tune | "I'll Be There" (The Jackson Five) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Chico Slimani | "Play That Funky Music" (Wild Cherry) | Safe |
| 5 | Nicholas Dorsett | "Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye) | Safe |
| 6 | The Conway Sisters | "You Raise Me Up" (Josh Groban) | Safe |
| 7 | Maria Lawson | "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |
| 8 | Phillip Magee | "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Bette Midler) | Safe |
| 9 | Journey South | "Desperado" (The Eagles) | Safe |
| 10 | Brenda Edwards | "Rescue Me" (Fontella Bass) | Safe |
| 11 | Shayne Ward | "If You're Not the One" (Daniel Bedingfield) | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Simon Cowell: Chenai Zinyuku
- Louis Walsh: 4Tune
- Sharon Osbourne: 4Tune
[edit] 29 October 2005
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Results |
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| 1 | Phillip Magee | "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Brenda Edwards | "Midnight Train to Georgia" (Gladys Knight & the Pips) | Safe |
| 3 | Shayne Ward | "Summer of '69" (Bryan Adams) | Safe |
| 4 | Chico Slimani | "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Ricky Martin) | Bottom two |
| 5 | The Conway Sisters | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler) | Safe |
| 6 | Chenai Zinyuku | "Hero" (Mariah Carey) | Safe |
| 7 | Andy Abraham | "Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole) | Safe |
| 8 | Journey South | "Angel of Harlem" (U2) | Safe |
| 9 | Nicholas Dorsett | "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green) | Safe |
| 10 | Maria Lawson | "Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin) | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Sharon Osbourne: Phillip Magee
- Louis Walsh: Chico Slimani
- Simon Cowell: Phillip Magee
[edit] 5 November 2005
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenda Edwards | "Somebody Else's Guy" (Jocelyn Brown) | Safe |
| 2 | Nicholas Dorsett | "I Want You Back" (Jackson 5) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Andy Abraham | "Can't Take My Eyes off You" (Frankie Valli) | Safe |
| 4 | Chenai Zinyuku | "Always on My Mind" (Brenda Lee) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Chico Slimani | "Kiss" (Prince and the Revolution) | Safe |
| 6 | Journey South | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Peggy Seeger) | Safe |
| 7 | Maria Lawson | "You're Beautiful" (James Blunt) | Safe |
| 8 | Shayne Ward | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (The Stylistics) | Safe |
| 9 | The Conway Sisters | "One Voice" (Barry Manilow) | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Sharon Osbourne: Nicholas Dorsett
- Simon Cowell: Chenai Zinyuku
- Louis Walsh: Chenai Zinyuku
[edit] 12 November 2005
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Results |
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| 1 | Shayne Ward | "Cry Me a River" (Justin Timberlake) | Safe |
| 2 | Maria Lawson | "Brown Sugar" (Rolling Stones) | Eliminated |
| 3 | The Conway Sisters | "Hold On" (Wilson Phillips) | Bottom two |
| 4 | Andy Abraham | "I'll Make Love to You" (Boyz II Men) | Safe |
| 5 | Journey South | "Livin' on a Prayer" (Bon Jovi) | Safe |
| 6 | Chico Slimani | "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias) | Safe |
| 7 | Nicholas Dorsett | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | Safe |
| 8 | Brenda Edwards | "Heartbreaker" (Dionne Warwick) | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Sharon Osbourne: The Conway Sisters
- Simon Cowell: Maria Lawson
- Louis Walsh: Maria Lawson
Louis Walsh had the casting vote, and chose to eliminate Maria Lawson. Sharon Osbourne accused him of being part of the "Irish Mafia" (since both he and the Conway Sisters are Irish). There was also talk that Simon Cowell wished he had eliminated the Conway Sisters, as he felt they wouldn't have a chance to win and that Lawson had more talent. It was also stated that he felt Lawson's was the first elimination that the public would disagree with.
[edit] 19 November 2005
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Results |
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| 1 | The Conway Sisters | "One Moment in Time" (Whitney Houston) | Bottom two |
| 2 | Andy Abraham | "Me and Mrs. Jones" (Billy Paul) | Safe |
| 3 | Nicholas Dorsett | "If I Ever Fall in Love" (Shai) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Journey South | "Angels" (Robbie Williams) | Safe |
| 5 | Brenda Edwards | "Last Dance" (Donna Summer) | Safe |
| 6 | Shayne Ward | "A Million Love Songs" (Take That) | Safe |
| 7 | Chico Slimani | "It's Chico Time" (Chico Slimani) | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Louis Walsh: The Conway Sisters
- Simon Cowell: Nicholas Dorsett
- Sharon Osbourne: Nicholas Dorsett
"It's Chico Time" was the first song to be written and composed especially for the show, by Slimani himself. It was released as a single in 2006 and got to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart.
With Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell both, as expected, supporting their own acts, the casting vote fell to Sharon Osbourne. After a lengthy pause Osbourne decided to eliminate Nicholas Dorsett. Osbourne declined to give a reason for her decision, but earlier in the show she had commented (as had Cowell) that Dorsett's singing was out of tune.
Following the show, rumours circulated that judge Louis Walsh had quit after being humiliated by fellow judges Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell due to the media outrage at his choice to eliminate Maria Lawson. Walsh told The Sun on November 23, 2005, "I’ve been totally humiliated and undermined by both of them. This has caused me nothing but stress. The final straw was Sharon with the water and being booed by the audience and then Simon Cowell saying I was an idiot and stupid... I’ve had enough. I’m going back to Dublin. I’m not putting up with it any more." Judge and creator of the show Simon Cowell apparently "begged" Walsh to come back.
In the event Walsh did turn up for the next show; it was stated that he had indeed quit midweek but had been persuaded to return. He explained how he had felt he could not take the pressure any more, and denied that the episode was a publicity stunt.
[edit] 26 November 2005
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Results |
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| 1 | Chico Slimani | "Billie Jean" - (Michael Jackson) | Bottom two |
| 2 | The Conway Sisters | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (Starship) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Andy Abraham | "I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| 4 | Shayne Ward | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" (The Darkness) | Safe |
| 5 | Brenda Edwards | "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| 6 | Journey South | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2) | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Sharon Osbourne: The Conway Sisters
- Simon Cowell: The Conway Sisters
- Louis Walsh did not need to vote as there was a majority.
For the only time on any X Factor series to date (as of series 5), a judge made an unforced decision to eliminate one of their own acts: Simon Cowell voted to send home The Conway Sisters rather than Sharon Osbourne's contestant Chico Slimani. Osbourne had already supported her own act and Walsh did not get the opportunity to vote. Cowell said that both acts deserved to be in the bottom two, but felt Slimani had an entertainment value. (On November 5, both the bottom two acts were Walsh's, leaving him no choice but to send one of them home.)
[edit] 3 December 2005
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song (original artist) | Results |
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| 1 | Journey South | "Bad Day" (Daniel Powter) | "Candle in the Wind" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 2 | Chico Slimani | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown) | "Time Warp" (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Brenda Edwards | "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) | "I'll Never Love This Way Again" (Dionne Warwick) | Safe |
| 4 | Shayne Ward | "Take Your Mama" (Scissor Sisters) | "Careless Whisper" (George Michael) | Safe |
| 5 | Andy Abraham | "Easy Lover" (Phil Collins & Philip Bailey) | "When I Fall in Love" (Nat King Cole) | Safe |
For the first time in the series, it was the viewers' votes alone that decided who left the competition. The results were, as usual, announced in no particular order, and at one stage in the voting period there was only 1% between the acts with the lowest number of votes. Chico Slimani ended up being eliminated, and performed "Time Warp" again as his final performance.
[edit] 10 December 2005: Semi Final
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song (original artist) | Results |
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| 1 | Andy Abraham | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) | "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
| 2 | Journey South | "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (Rod Stewart) | "Let It Be" (The Beatles) | Safe |
| 3 | Brenda Edwards | "Respect" (Otis Redding) | "Without You" (Badfinger/Nilsson/Mariah Carey) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Shayne Ward | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Garth Brooks/Ronan Keating) | "Unchained Melody" (Righteous Brothers/ Robson & Jerome/Gareth Gates) | Safe |
It was reported that the difference in votes between Brenda Edwards and the act second from bottom was just 23.
[edit] 17 December 2005: Final
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second: Christmas song (original artists) | Third song (original artists) | Fourth song (new single) | Results |
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| 1 | Journey South | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) | "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon and Yoko Ono) | "Let It Be" (The Beatles) | N/A (Eliminated after third performance) | Third Place |
| 2 | Andy Abraham | "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge) | "O Holy Night" (Traditional) | "Me and Mrs. Jones" (Billy Paul) | "That's My Goal" | Runner-up |
| 3 | Shayne Ward | "If You're Not the One" (Daniel Bedingfield) | "When a Child is Born" (Johnny Mathis) | "Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland) | "That's My Goal" | Winner |
In the final of series 2, each of the three finalists had to sing up to four songs: one of their own choice, a Christmas song, a song they had sung earlier in the finals, and the new song "That's My Goal" — a version of which, recorded by the eventual winner, would be released to vie for the Christmas number one spot. (In the event, Shayne Ward's version did indeed make Christmas number one.)
Some of the more memorable acts that did not make it to the live shows also returned to sing "My Way." The show's oldest contestant was among them.
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