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*'''Groups''': De-Tour, Harmony Hood, Project A
*'''Groups''': De-Tour, Harmony Hood, Project A

==Finalists==
{{Main|List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 6)}}
The final 12 acts were confirmed as follows:

Key:
:{{colorbox|#BFFFC0;}} – Still in the competition
:{{colorbox|#FFC0CB;}} – Eliminated

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
|-
! Category (Mentor) !! colspan="3" | Acts
|-
| '''Boys''' (Cole)
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#BFFFC0" | Lloyd Daniels
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#FFC0CB" | Rikki Loney
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#BFFFC0" | Joe McElderry
|-
| '''Girls''' (Minogue)
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#BFFFC0" | Rachel Adedeji
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#BFFFC0" | Lucie Jones
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#BFFFC0" | Stacey Solomon
|-
| '''Over 25s''' (Cowell)
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#BFFFC0" | Jamie Archer
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#BFFFC0" | Danyl Johnson
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#BFFFC0" | Olly Murs
|-
| '''Groups''' (Walsh)
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#BFFFC0" | John & Edward
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#FFC0CB" | Kandy Rain
| style="text-align:center; width: 150px; background:#BFFFC0" | Miss Frank
|}


==Live shows==
==Live shows==

Revision as of 20:55, 25 October 2009

Template:Infobox reality music competition

The sixth series of British television music talent show The X Factor began airing on ITV on 22 August 2009.[1] It is presented by Dermot O'Leary.

Public auditions by aspiring pop singers began in June 2009 and were held in five cities across the United Kingdom. Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh, and Cheryl Cole returned to judge the contestants, with auditions being held in front of a live audience for the first time. Following initial auditions, the "Bootcamp" stage took place in August 2009, where the number of contestants was narrowed down to 24. The 24 contestants were split into their categories, Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups, and given a judge to mentor them at the "Judges' Houses" stage and throughout the finals.

During "Judges' Houses", the 24 acts were reduced to 12, who went on to the live finals, with one act being eliminated each week by a public vote until a winner is found. The live shows started on 10 October 2009. The acts perform every Saturday night with the results announced on Sundays. This a change of format from previous series in which the results were announced later on the Saturday evening.

Judges and presenters

All four series-five judges – Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole – have returned for this series.[2] Dermot O'Leary again presents the main ITV1 programme with Holly Willoughby hosting spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2, returning to work just over a month after giving birth to her first child.[2]

Sponsors

This series of The X Factor is sponsored by TalkTalk and features break bumpers pioneered by CHI & Partners, showing light graffiti set against night-time backdrops across Britain.[3] Part of the deal, which applies to ITV1, ITV2 and the programme's website, sees TalkTalk customers having the chance to design the break bumpers and download exclusive content.[3]

Selection process

Auditions were held during June and July 2009 across five cities: London (Excel Centre), Manchester (Manchester Central), Birmingham (ICC), Cardiff (International Arena) and Glasgow (Braehead Arena).[2][4][5][6][7] In a change to previous series, auditions were held in front of a live audience due to the success of a similar system on Britain's Got Talent.[8][9] However, Glaswegian auditionees had already been judged using the old format, meaning that they had to apply again, as their initial audition was void.[10]

As with the auditions, the "Boot Camp" selection stage was filmed with a live audience. Filming took place on 1 August at the Hammersmith Apollo.[11] Approximately 200 acts attended Boot Camp. They were initially split into groups of three, and judges gave instant decisions on who would leave based on the group performances, bringing the number of acts down to 100. The judges cut the number of acts down to 50. Following a further set of auditions, the number of contestants was narrowed to 24. Originally, the group Trucolorz were chosen by the judges for the final 24 but were disqualified due to one of the group's members being too young for the show, and they were replaced by Harmony Hood.[12][13]

The contestants were then split into the usual four categories before the judges discovered which category they would mentor for the rest of the competition. The Boys (16–24) are being mentored by Cole, Minogue has the Girls (16–24), Cowell is mentoring the Over 25s, and Walsh takes charge of the Groups.

Each judge had help from a guest judge during the "Judges' Houses" stage. Will Young assisted Cole in Marrakech, Morocco, Minogue had help from her sister Kylie Minogue in Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai,[14] Boyzone singer Ronan Keating helped Walsh near Lake Como in Italy, and Cowell had help from Sinitta in Los Angeles.[15] At Judges' Houses, each act sang for their respective judge, and each judge and their guest eliminated three acts, leaving 12 acts to perform in the live shows.

The eliminated acts were:

  • Boys: Ethan Boroian, Daniel Fox, Duane Lamonte
  • Girls: Nicole Jackson, Stacey McClean, Despina Pilavakis
  • Over 25s: Treyc Cohen, Nicole Lawrence, Daniel Pearce
  • Groups: De-Tour, Harmony Hood, Project A

Live shows

The live shows began on 10 October 2009, and continue through to the finale on 12 December 2009. For this series the results shows are on Sunday nights instead of Saturdays as they were for the first five series. As previously, each week has a different song theme. Each act performs one song on the Saturday night show and the results are announced on the Sunday. The two acts with the fewest public votes are in the bottom two and sing again. The songs they perform in the bottom two are of their own choice and do not necessarily follow that week's theme.

Each results show also features two guest performers. Series 5 winner Alexandra Burke and Robbie Williams performed on the first live results show,[16][17] with Whitney Houston[18] and judge Cheryl Cole on the second. Michael Bublé and Westlife have been confirmed for the third week,[19] and Bon Jovi and JLS will perform in week 4.[20] According to her official website, Leona Lewis has been confirmed for week 5.[21]

Susan Boyle is reported to be appearing on the show in November,[17] Other artists confirmed for the live shows are Shakira[22] and Madonna.[23] Rihanna[23] may also be on the show.

In a change to the format in previous years, the finalists also perform a song as a group at the start of each results show.

Template:Infobox reality music competition

The sixth series of British television music talent show The X Factor began airing on ITV on 22 August 2009.[1] It is presented by Dermot O'Leary.

Public auditions by aspiring pop singers began in June 2009 and were held in five cities across the United Kingdom. Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh, and Cheryl Cole returned to judge the contestants, with auditions being held in front of a live audience for the first time. Following initial auditions, the "Bootcamp" stage took place in August 2009, where the number of contestants was narrowed down to 24. The 24 contestants were split into their categories, Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups, and given a judge to mentor them at the "Judges' Houses" stage and throughout the finals.

During "Judges' Houses", the 24 acts were reduced to 12, who went on to the live finals, with one act being eliminated each week by a public vote until a winner is found. The live shows started on 10 October 2009. The acts perform every Saturday night with the results announced on Sundays. This a change of format from previous series in which the results were announced later on the Saturday evening.

Judges and presenters

All four series-five judges – Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole – have returned for this series.[2] Dermot O'Leary again presents the main ITV1 programme with Holly Willoughby hosting spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2, returning to work just over a month after giving birth to her first child.[2]

Sponsors

This series of The X Factor is sponsored by TalkTalk and features break bumpers pioneered by CHI & Partners, showing light graffiti set against night-time backdrops across Britain.[3] Part of the deal, which applies to ITV1, ITV2 and the programme's website, sees TalkTalk customers having the chance to design the break bumpers and download exclusive content.[3]

Selection process

Auditions were held during June and July 2009 across five cities: London (Excel Centre), Manchester (Manchester Central), Birmingham (ICC), Cardiff (International Arena) and Glasgow (Braehead Arena).[2][24][25][26][27] In a change to previous series, auditions were held in front of a live audience due to the success of a similar system on Britain's Got Talent.[28][29] However, Glaswegian auditionees had already been judged using the old format, meaning that they had to apply again, as their initial audition was void.[30]

As with the auditions, the "Boot Camp" selection stage was filmed with a live audience. Filming took place on 1 August at the Hammersmith Apollo.[31] Approximately 200 acts attended Boot Camp. They were initially split into groups of three, and judges gave instant decisions on who would leave based on the group performances, bringing the number of acts down to 100. The judges cut the number of acts down to 50. Following a further set of auditions, the number of contestants was narrowed to 24. Originally, the group Trucolorz were chosen by the judges for the final 24 but were disqualified due to one of the group's members being too young for the show, and they were replaced by Harmony Hood.[12][32]

The contestants were then split into the usual four categories before the judges discovered which category they would mentor for the rest of the competition. The Boys (16–24) are being mentored by Cole, Minogue has the Girls (16–24), Cowell is mentoring the Over 25s, and Walsh takes charge of the Groups.

Each judge had help from a guest judge during the "Judges' Houses" stage. Will Young assisted Cole in Marrakech, Morocco, Minogue had help from her sister Kylie Minogue in Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai,[33] Boyzone singer Ronan Keating helped Walsh near Lake Como in Italy, and Cowell had help from Sinitta in Los Angeles.[34] At Judges' Houses, each act sang for their respective judge, and each judge and their guest eliminated three acts, leaving 12 acts to perform in the live shows.

The eliminated acts were:

  • Boys: Ethan Boroian, Daniel Fox, Duane Lamonte
  • Girls: Nicole Jackson, Stacey McClean, Despina Pilavakis
  • Over 25s: Treyc Cohen, Nicole Lawrence, Daniel Pearce
  • Groups: De-Tour, Harmony Hood, Project A

Finalists

Main article: List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 6)

The final 12 acts were confirmed as follows:

Key:

  – Still in the competition
  – Eliminated
Category (Mentor) Acts
Boys (Cole) Lloyd Daniels Rikki Loney Joe McElderry
Girls (Minogue) Rachel Adedeji Lucie Jones Stacey Solomon
Over 25s (Cowell) Jamie Archer Danyl Johnson Olly Murs
Groups (Walsh) John & Edward Kandy Rain Miss Frank

Live shows

The live shows began on 10 October 2009, and continue through to the finale on 12 December 2009. For this series the results shows are on Sunday nights instead of Saturdays as they were for the first five series. As previously, each week has a different song theme. Each act performs one song on the Saturday night show and the results are announced on the Sunday. The two acts with the fewest public votes are in the bottom two and sing again. The songs they perform in the bottom two are of their own choice and do not necessarily follow that week's theme.

Each results show also features two guest performers. Series 5 winner Alexandra Burke and Robbie Williams performed on the first live results show,[16][17] with Whitney Houston[18] and judge Cheryl Cole on the second. Michael Bublé and Westlife have been confirmed for the third week,[19] and Bon Jovi and JLS will perform in week 4.[20] According to her official website, Leona Lewis has been confirmed for week 5.[21]

Susan Boyle is reported to be appearing on the show in November,[17] Other artists confirmed for the live shows are Shakira[35] and Madonna.[23] Rihanna[23] may also be on the show.

In a change to the format in previous years, the finalists also perform a song as a group at the start of each results show.

Results summary

Colour key:

  – Mentored by Cowell (Over 25s)   – Contestant was in the bottom two and had to perform in the sing-off
  – Mentored by Minogue (Girls – 16 to 24)
  – Mentored by Walsh (Groups)
  – Mentored by Cole (Boys – 16 to 24)
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Round 1 Round 2
Rachel Adedeji 11th Bottom
two 		Safe
Jamie Archer Safe Safe Safe
Lloyd Daniels Safe Safe Safe
John & Edward Safe Safe Safe
Danyl Johnson Safe Safe Bottom
two
Lucie Jones Safe Safe Safe
Joe McElderry Safe Safe Safe
Miss Frank Safe Safe Bottom
two
Olly Murs Safe Safe Safe
Stacey Solomon Safe Safe Safe
Rikki Loney Safe Bottom
two 		Eliminated
(Week 2)
Kandy Rain 12th Eliminated
(Week 1)
Bottom two Rachel Adedeji,
Kandy Rain 		Rachel Adedeji,
Rikki Loney 		Miss Frank,
Danyl Johnson 		No bottom two or judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated and who ultimately wins.
Walsh's vote (to eliminate) Rachel AdedejiTemplate:Fn N/ATemplate:Fn
Minogue's vote (to eliminate) Kandy Rain Rikki Loney
Cole's vote (to eliminate) Kandy Rain Rachel Adedeji
Cowell's vote (to eliminate) Rachel Adedeji Rikki Loney
Eliminated Kandy Rain
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock 		Rikki Loney
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Source(s) [36] [37]

Template:Fnb In Walsh's absence, a vote was cast for Adedeji on his behalf on the assumption that he would try to save his own act, Kandy Rain.
Template:Fnb Walsh did not vote due to his absence.

Live show details

Week 1 (10/11 October)

Order Act Song (original artists)[38] Musical hero version Result
1 Rachel Adedeji "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) Robbie Williams Bottom two
2 Kandy Rain "Addicted to Love" (Robert Palmer) Tina Turner Bottom two
3 Olly Murs "She's the One" (World Party) Robbie Williams Safe
4 Rikki Loney "Back to Black" (Amy Winehouse) Amy Winehouse Safe
5 Stacey Solomon "The Scientist" (Coldplay) Coldplay Safe
6 Miss Frank "Who's Lovin' You" (The Miracles) Jackson 5 Safe
7 Jamie Archer "Get It On" (T. Rex) T. Rex Safe
8 Lloyd Daniels "Cry Me a River" (Justin Timberlake) Justin Timberlake Safe
9 Lucie Jones "Footprints in the Sand" (Leona Lewis) Leona Lewis Safe
10 John & Edward "Rock DJ" (Robbie Williams) Robbie Williams Safe
11 Joe McElderry "No Regrets" (Robbie Williams) Robbie Williams Safe
12 Danyl Johnson "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday) Jennifer Hudson Safe
Bottom two details
1 Rachel Adedeji "Nobody Knows" (Pink) N/A Safe
2 Kandy Rain "Fighter" (Christina Aguilera) N/A Eliminated

Walsh was absent from the Sunday night results show due to the sudden death of Boyzone singer and close friend Stephen Gately, whom he managed.[39] Due to this, the show did not take its usual format; there were no lights, nor was there an entrance from the judges. Instead, the show commenced with the judges sitting at their desk. Both Dermot O'Leary and Simon Cowell addressed the viewers and audience regarding Gately's death and Walsh's absence.[40] Following this, the show went on as normal with Minogue, Cowell and Cole present as judges.

Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Walsh: Rachel Adedeji — in absentia.
  • Minogue: Kandy Rain — backed her own act, Rachel Adedeji.
  • Cole: Kandy Rain — no comment.
  • Cowell: Rachel Adedeji — said that Kandy Rain had not been given a "fair crack".[40]

As Walsh was not present, his vote was automatically given to back his own act, Kandy Rain. Both acts received two votes each, therefore the result went to Deadlock. The act that received the fewest public votes was Kandy Rain, who therefore were eliminated.

Week 2 (17/18 October)

Walsh was absent from both shows this weekend, again due to Stephen Gately's death. The funeral took place on 17 October and Walsh paid his respects. This statement was released: "Due to recent tragic events, Louis Walsh will not be appearing on either the Saturday or Sunday live The X Factor shows this weekend as he is attending Stephen Gately's funeral. Louis has been in close contact with his acts throughout the week, although his opinions will not be represented in the show this weekend."[43]

Order Artist Song (original artists)[41] Result
1 Lucie Jones "How Will I Know" (Whitney Houston) Safe
2 Olly Murs "A Fool in Love" (Tina Turner) Safe
3 Miss Frank "All the Man That I Need" (Whitney Houston) Safe
4 Rachel Adedeji "If I Were a Boy" (Beyoncé Knowles) Bottom two
5 Joe McElderry "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (Whitney Houston) Safe
6 Danyl Johnson "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" (Whitney Houston) Safe
7 Lloyd Daniels "Bleeding Love" (Leona Lewis) Safe
8 John & Edward "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Britney Spears) Safe
9 Rikki Loney "Respect" (Otis Redding) Bottom two
10 Jamie Archer "Hurt" (Christina Aguilera) Safe
11 Stacey Solomon "At Last" (Ray Eberle and Pat Friday) Safe
Bottom two details
1 Rachel Adedeji "With or Without You" (U2) Safe
2 Rikki Loney "Flying Without Wings" (Westlife) Eliminated

For the first time in the show's history a contestant sang a cover version of a song that had not yet been premiered by the original artist.[44] Cowell's decision for Danyl Johnson to sing Houston's "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" allegedly garnered a disapproving reception from Houston, with Cowell saying that Johnson "didn't exactly get rave reviews [from Houston and Davis] in that room [for the masterclass]."[45][44]

Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Walsh: N/A (according to a phone call on The Xtra Factor, he would have eliminated Rikki Loney.)
  • Minogue: Rikki Loney — backed her own act, Rachel Adedeji.
  • Cole: Rachel Adedeji — backed her own act, Rikki Loney.
  • Cowell: Rikki Loney — based his choice on their last performances.

Week 3 (24/25 October)

Order Artist Song (original artists)[46] Result
1 Olly Murs "Bewitched" (Steve Lawrence) Safe
2 Lloyd Daniels "Fly Me to the Moon" (Kaye Ballard) Safe
3 Miss Frank "That's Life" (Frank Sinatra) Bottom two
4 Rachel Adedeji "Proud Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Safe
5 Jamie Archer "Angel of Harlem" (U2) Safe
6 Stacey Solomon "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Cliff Edwards) Safe
7 Danyl Johnson "Feeling Good" (from The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd) Bottom two
8 Joe McElderry "Sway" (Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, English Version - Dean Martin) Safe
9 Lucie Jones "My Funny Valentine" (Mitzi Green) Safe
10 John & Edward "She Bangs" (Ricky Martin) Safe
Bottom two details
1 Miss Frank "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (Rose Royce) TBA
2 Danyl Johnson "With a Little Help from My Friends" TBA
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Walsh: Danyl Johnson
  • Cowell: Miss Frank
  • Minogue: Miss Frank
  • Cole:

Week 4 (31 October/1 November)

Week 5 (7/8 November)

  • Theme: TBA
  • Celebrity mentor: TBA
  • Celebrity performers: Leona Lewis ("Happy")[21] and one other TBA
  • Group performance: TBA

Week 6 (14/15 November)

Reception

Ratings

The first episode, which aired on 22 August and showed the first set of auditions, attracted 9.9 million viewers; 47.9% of the viewing audience and the largest amount of viewers within its timeslot.[49] One week later, 9.75 million people viewed the second episode; a 47.1% share of the TV audience.[50] The third episode averaged 11.76 million viewers and a 51.9% audience share.[51] Episode four attracted 10.26 million viewers.[52] The fifth episode, which was scheduled directly against Strictly Come Dancing drew in about 9.27 million viewers, compared to 7.72 for Strictly.[53] The X Factor reached a record high number of viewers for the second results show on 18 October, scoring 14.8 million viewers and a 49.8% share.[54]

Show Date Overnight rating
(millions) 		Share Peak
(millions) 		Official rating
(millions)[55] 		Weekly Rank Source
Auditions 1 22 August 9.91 47.9% 11.60 11.00 1 [49]
Auditions 2 29 August 9.75 47.1% 11.80 10.81 1 [50]
Auditions 3 5 September 11.76 51.9% 12.90 12.84 1 [51]
Auditions 4 12 September 10.26 51.7% 12.10 11.31 1 [52]
Auditions 5 19 September 9.27 38.0% 10.70 10.57 2 [53]
Auditions 6 20 September 10.52 41.4% 11.80 11.37 1 [56]
Bootcamp 1 26 September 9.05 36.6% 10.10 10.39 2 [57]
Bootcamp 2 27 September 10.87 42.5% 12.20 11.86 1 [58][59]
Judges' houses 1 3 October 10.12 38.9% 12.00 11.46 2 [60]
Judges' houses 2 4 October 12.38 44.9% 13.90 13.35 1 [61]
Live show 1 10 October 11.31 43.8% 12.90 12.64 2 [62][63]
Results 1 11 October 13.00 46.4% 14.60 13.82 1 [64]
Live show 2 17 October 10.90 42.1% 12.20 [54]
Results 2 18 October 13.20 49.8% 14.80 [54]
Live show 3 24 October 11.60

Controversy and criticism

Main article: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK)

On 2 August 2009, The People reported that some Boot Camp contestants felt they had been poorly treated by the show's producers; one compared the experience with that of a concentration camp and another claimed that those competing were only allowed to use the toilet twice a day.[65] However, a spokesperson for the programme refuted the claims, saying "Yes, it was long hours but they knew what they were signing up for. The hopefuls got breakfast at the hotel and decent food throughout the day".[65]

The new audition format (whereby auditions are held in front of a studio audience) was criticised by fans, by judge Cheryl Cole and by certain former contestants.[66]

The show was criticised in September 2009 for "recycling" contestants, as three singers from the final 24 acts had already been in pop bands, two had auditioned for The X Factor in previous years and one had appeared on Britain's Got Talent.[67]

Controversy began after the first live show on 10 October, after judge Dannii Minogue commented on press reports regarding Danyl Johnson's sexuality, sparking an online backlash.[68] Minogue's comments received some media coverage[69] resulting in Minogue releasing a statement on the issue:

"I want to clear up exactly what happened on last night's X Factor show and post my sincere apologies to anyone who took offense [sic]. I made a comment about Danyl changing the lyrics of his song. It was meant to be a humorous moment about the fact he has an opportunity to have fun with his song. An openly bi-sexual singing a song that is lyrically a 'girl's song'. Danyl and I were joking about the very same thing in rehearsals on Friday, so it carried on to the show. I'd like to apologise to anyone that was offended by my comments, it was never my intention. I spoke to Danyl straight after the show last night and he wasn't offended or upset by my comments, and knew exactly what I was saying."[70]

Minogue also apologised on the live results show on 11 October, saying Danyl was not upset by her comments.[71] It has since been reported that Ofcom received around 4000 complaints from viewers over the comment.[72]

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External links

Live show details

Week 1 (10/11 October)

Order Act Song (original artists)[1] Musical hero version Result
1 Rachel Adedeji "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) Robbie Williams Bottom two
2 Kandy Rain "Addicted to Love" (Robert Palmer) Tina Turner Bottom two
3 Olly Murs "She's the One" (World Party) Robbie Williams Safe
4 Rikki Loney "Back to Black" (Amy Winehouse) Amy Winehouse Safe
5 Stacey Solomon "The Scientist" (Coldplay) Coldplay Safe
6 Miss Frank "Who's Lovin' You" (The Miracles) Jackson 5 Safe
7 Jamie Archer "Get It On" (T. Rex) T. Rex Safe
8 Lloyd Daniels "Cry Me a River" (Justin Timberlake) Justin Timberlake Safe
9 Lucie Jones "Footprints in the Sand" (Leona Lewis) Leona Lewis Safe
10 John & Edward "Rock DJ" (Robbie Williams) Robbie Williams Safe
11 Joe McElderry "No Regrets" (Robbie Williams) Robbie Williams Safe
12 Danyl Johnson "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Holliday) Jennifer Hudson Safe
Bottom two details
1 Rachel Adedeji "Nobody Knows" (Pink) N/A Safe
2 Kandy Rain "Fighter" (Christina Aguilera) N/A Eliminated

Walsh was absent from the Sunday night results show due to the sudden death of Boyzone singer and close friend Stephen Gately, whom he managed.[3] Due to this, the show did not take its usual format; there were no lights, nor was there an entrance from the judges. Instead, the show commenced with the judges sitting at their desk. Both Dermot O'Leary and Simon Cowell addressed the viewers and audience regarding Gately's death and Walsh's absence.[4] Following this, the show went on as normal with Minogue, Cowell and Cole present as judges.

Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Walsh: Rachel Adedeji — in absentia.
  • Minogue: Kandy Rain — backed her own act, Rachel Adedeji.
  • Cole: Kandy Rain — no comment.
  • Cowell: Rachel Adedeji — said that Kandy Rain had not been given a "fair crack".[4]

As Walsh was not present, his vote was automatically given to back his own act, Kandy Rain. Both acts received two votes each, therefore the result went to Deadlock. The act that received the fewest public votes was Kandy Rain, who therefore were eliminated.

Week 2 (17/18 October)

Walsh was absent from both shows this weekend, again due to Stephen Gately's death. The funeral took place on 17 October and Walsh paid his respects. This statement was released: "Due to recent tragic events, Louis Walsh will not be appearing on either the Saturday or Sunday live The X Factor shows this weekend as he is attending Stephen Gately's funeral. Louis has been in close contact with his acts throughout the week, although his opinions will not be represented in the show this weekend."[8]

Order Artist Song (original artists)[5] Result
1 Lucie Jones "How Will I Know" (Whitney Houston) Safe
2 Olly Murs "A Fool in Love" (Tina Turner) Safe
3 Miss Frank "All the Man That I Need" (Whitney Houston) Safe
4 Rachel Adedeji "If I Were a Boy" (Beyoncé Knowles) Bottom two
5 Joe McElderry "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (Whitney Houston) Safe
6 Danyl Johnson "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" (Whitney Houston) Safe
7 Lloyd Daniels "Bleeding Love" (Leona Lewis) Safe
8 John & Edward "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Britney Spears) Safe
9 Rikki Loney "Respect" (Otis Redding) Bottom two
10 Jamie Archer "Hurt" (Christina Aguilera) Safe
11 Stacey Solomon "At Last" (Ray Eberle and Pat Friday) Safe
Bottom two details
1 Rachel Adedeji "With or Without You" (U2) Safe
2 Rikki Loney "Flying Without Wings" (Westlife) Eliminated

For the first time in the show's history a contestant sang a cover version of a song that had not yet been premiered by the original artist.[9] Cowell's decision for Danyl Johnson to sing Houston's "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" allegedly garnered a disapproving reception from Houston, with Cowell saying that Johnson "didn't exactly get rave reviews [from Houston and Davis] in that room [for the masterclass]."[10][9]

Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Walsh: N/A (according to a phone call on The Xtra Factor, he would have eliminated Rikki Loney.)
  • Minogue: Rikki Loney — backed her own act, Rachel Adedeji.
  • Cole: Rachel Adedeji — backed her own act, Rikki Loney.
  • Cowell: Rikki Loney — based his choice on their last performances.

Week 3 (24/25 October)

Order Artist Song (original artists)[11] Result
1 Olly Murs "Bewitched" (Steve Lawrence) Safe
2 Lloyd Daniels "Fly Me to the Moon" (Kaye Ballard) Safe
3 Miss Frank "That's Life" (Frank Sinatra) Bottom two
4 Rachel Adedeji "Proud Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Safe
5 Jamie Archer "Angel of Harlem" (U2) Safe
6 Stacey Solomon "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Cliff Edwards) Safe
7 Danyl Johnson "Feeling Good" (from The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd) Bottom two
8 Joe McElderry "Sway" Safe
9 Lucie Jones "My Funny Valentine" (Mitzi Green) Safe
10 John & Edward "She Bangs" (Ricky Martin) Safe
Bottom two details
1 Danyl TBA TBA
2 Miss Frank "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (Rose Royce) TBA

Week 4 (31 October/1 November)

Week 5 (7/8 November)

  • Theme: TBA
  • Celebrity mentor: TBA
  • Celebrity performers: Leona Lewis ("Happy")[15] and one other TBA
  • Group performance: TBA

Week 6 (14/15 November)

Reception

Ratings

The first episode, which aired on 22 August and showed the first set of auditions, attracted 9.9 million viewers; 47.9% of the viewing audience and the largest amount of viewers within its timeslot.[17] One week later, 9.75 million people viewed the second episode; a 47.1% share of the TV audience.[18] The third episode averaged 11.76 million viewers and a 51.9% audience share.[19] Episode four attracted 10.26 million viewers.[20] The fifth episode, which was scheduled directly against Strictly Come Dancing drew in about 9.27 million viewers, compared to 7.72 for Strictly.[21] The X Factor reached a record high number of viewers for the second results show on 18 October, scoring 14.8 million viewers and a 49.8% share.[22]

Show Date Overnight rating
(millions) 		Share Peak
(millions) 		Official rating
(millions)[23] 		Weekly Rank Source
Auditions 1 22 August 9.91 47.9% 11.60 11.00 1 [17]
Auditions 2 29 August 9.75 47.1% 11.80 10.81 1 [18]
Auditions 3 5 September 11.76 51.9% 12.90 12.84 1 [19]
Auditions 4 12 September 10.26 51.7% 12.10 11.31 1 [20]
Auditions 5 19 September 9.27 38.0% 10.70 10.57 2 [21]
Auditions 6 20 September 10.52 41.4% 11.80 11.37 1 [24]
Bootcamp 1 26 September 9.05 36.6% 10.10 10.39 2 [25]
Bootcamp 2 27 September 10.87 42.5% 12.20 11.86 1 [26][27]
Judges' houses 1 3 October 10.12 38.9% 12.00 11.46 2 [28]
Judges' houses 2 4 October 12.38 44.9% 13.90 13.35 1 [29]
Live show 1 10 October 11.31 43.8% 12.90 12.64 2 [30][31]
Results 1 11 October 13.00 46.4% 14.60 13.82 1 [32]
Live show 2 17 October 10.90 42.1% 12.20 [22]
Results 2 18 October 13.20 49.8% 14.80 [22]
Live show 3 24 October 11.60

Controversy and criticism

Main article: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK)

On 2 August 2009, The People reported that some Boot Camp contestants felt they had been poorly treated by the show's producers; one compared the experience with that of a concentration camp and another claimed that those competing were only allowed to use the toilet twice a day.[33] However, a spokesperson for the programme refuted the claims, saying "Yes, it was long hours but they knew what they were signing up for. The hopefuls got breakfast at the hotel and decent food throughout the day".[33]

The new audition format (whereby auditions are held in front of a studio audience) was criticised by fans, by judge Cheryl Cole and by certain former contestants.[34]

The show was criticised in September 2009 for "recycling" contestants, as three singers from the final 24 acts had already been in pop bands, two had auditioned for The X Factor in previous years and one had appeared on Britain's Got Talent.[35]

Controversy began after the first live show on 10 October, after judge Dannii Minogue commented on press reports regarding Danyl Johnson's sexuality, sparking an online backlash.[36] Minogue's comments received some media coverage[37] resulting in Minogue releasing a statement on the issue:

"I want to clear up exactly what happened on last night's X Factor show and post my sincere apologies to anyone who took offense [sic]. I made a comment about Danyl changing the lyrics of his song. It was meant to be a humorous moment about the fact he has an opportunity to have fun with his song. An openly bi-sexual singing a song that is lyrically a 'girl's song'. Danyl and I were joking about the very same thing in rehearsals on Friday, so it carried on to the show. I'd like to apologise to anyone that was offended by my comments, it was never my intention. I spoke to Danyl straight after the show last night and he wasn't offended or upset by my comments, and knew exactly what I was saying."[38]

Minogue also apologised on the live results show on 11 October, saying Danyl was not upset by her comments.[39] It has since been reported that Ofcom received around 4000 complaints from viewers over the comment.[40]

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External links

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