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Revision as of 20:58, 8 October 2011

Template:Infobox reality music competition The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series began airing on ITV on 20 August 2011.[1] Louis Walsh is the only judge from the previous series to return, as the other three judges, Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole, all left to judge other shows. Walsh is joined by Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos. Dermot O'Leary is presenting the show on ITV, whilst Caroline Flack and series 6 runner-up Olly Murs are co-presenting spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2.

On 4 August 2011, promotional pictures of the judges surfaced across the internet. The next day, an advertisement premiered on itv.com.[2]

Judges and presenters

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New judge Gary Barlow

On 5 May 2011, it was announced that X Factor judges Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole would leave their positions on the judging panel to concentrate on the American version of the programme.[3] On 14 May 2011, Dannii Minogue announced that she would not be appearing on the eighth series either, due to a clash with Australia's Got Talent, another show for which she judges. Of her decision, Minogue said, "During discussions for me to return [to The X Factor] it became clear that unfortunately, this year, The X Factor audition dates in the UK clash with the live shows of Australia's Got Talent during June and July. For this reason I am unable to return".[4]

New judge Kelly Rowland

After Cole and Cowell announced their leave, a number of celebrities were linked to the judging role, including Frankie Sandford[5] and Alesha Dixon.[6] Cowell confirmed on 9 May 2011 that Gary Barlow of Take That was in talks to become a judge, though his contract was not finalised.[7] Following Minogue's announcement, it was reported that Tulisa Contostavlos from N-Dubz had been in talks with producers to take on a judging role.[4] It was also suggested that Kelly Rowland, formerly of Destiny's Child, was in talks to take a seat on the judging panel, which was later confirmed.[8] On 30 May 2011, the judging lineup was confirmed as Louis Walsh, Barlow, Contostavlos and Rowland.[9][10] Barlow said he was "extremely excited" to work on the show, and hoped to find a global superstar. Contostavlos hoped to "bring something fresh and new to the panel", promising to speak her mind. Rowland wanted an "opportunity to hear a few diamonds in the rough" and said she would be "sternly honest".[10]

New judge Tulisa Contostavlos

In March 2011, Konnie Huq, who presented spin-off series The Xtra Factor for series 7, decided to leave because of work commitments.[11] Matt Edmondson, Frankie Sandford, Kimberley Walsh, and series 6 contestant Stacey Solomon were all rumoured to be in the running,[12] but it was confirmed on 31 May 2011 that Caroline Flack would co-present The Xtra Factor with series 6 runner-up Olly Murs.[13]

Judge Louis Walsh

Selection process

Applications and auditions

The first appeal for applicants for series 8 was broadcast during series 7 on 11 December 2010. For the first time contestants could upload a video to YouTube.[citation needed] Auditions in front of the judges for series 8 took place in the Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester. It is the first time auditions have taken place in Liverpool, and the city replaces Dublin, where auditions were held in 2010. A source from the show said, "There are only so many places we can go for auditions. We went to Dublin last year but we haven't been to Liverpool so we thought we should do it this year. Obviously this is a blow to the Irish contestants but it's only a short hop across the Irish Sea to Liverpool".[14]

The auditions started in Birmingham's LG Arena on 1 and 2 June. They then took place in Glasgow's Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre on 6 June and continued in Manchester's Event City on 12, 13 and 14 June. More auditions took place at Cardiff's International Arena on 29 June, and at London's O2 Arena on 6, 7 and 8 July, and finished in Liverpool's Echo Arena on 13 and 14 July.[15] The Manchester auditions were postponed from 18–20 May.[16]

London and Birmingham auditions were broadcast during the first episode on 20 August 2011.[17] More of the London auditions, as well as the Liverpool auditions, aired on 27 August 2011.[18] On 10 September, the Glasgow auditions and more from London were shown.[19] More from London, plus the Manchester auditions were broadcast in the 11 September episode.[20]

Bootcamp

Bootcamp started on 18 August 2011.[21] The first episode of bootcamp was broadcast on 24 September 2011. It showed 187 acts attend a pre-bootcamp party[22] at a hotel in Croydon,[23] while the judges reviewed their auditions to see if there were some acts they wanted to cut before bootcamp started.[22] They cut 35 acts, leaving 152. The acts were split into 30 groups in which to perform at Wembley Arena, and each group was given one of six songs by the judges: "You've Got the Love", "Breakeven", "Price Tag", "Born This Way", "Forget You" or "Firework".[22] The judges then went on to cut over 80 acts, but called some soloists back, who were asked if they were interested in forming groups. All agreed and were workshopped to see which singers would work well together.[22] They formed six groups.[24] The 61[24] remaining acts were then given the task of learning one song, making it their own and performing it in front of a live audience,[22] the second time bootcamp was open to an audience (the first was in 2009). The judges then chose the final 32 acts, based on these performances. However, they only chose 31 acts, and the final group was made from four members of two groups previously put together by the judges.[24]

Judges' houses

Judges' houses, the final part of the selection process, was filmed in September.[25] Judges were given their categories in late August. Barlow is mentoring the Boys, Rowland the Girls, Walsh the Over 25s, and Contostavlos the Groups.[24][26] Robbie Williams joined Barlow in Los Angeles,[27] Jennifer Hudson assisted Rowland in Miami,[28] Walsh was accompanied by Sinitta in Barcelona,[29] and Contostavlos received help from Jessie J in Mykonos.[30] At judges' houses each act performed two songs for their mentor and his/her guest judge, although only one song was mentioned and shown on the main show, with the other song shown on The Xtra Factor instead.

Sian Phillips was originally selected for the judges' houses, but due to visa issues, she was unable to travel to Miami and was thus replaced by Sarah Watson in the Girls category.[31]

The sixteen eliminated acts were:

  • Boys – Joe Cox, Luke Lucas, Max Vickers, John Wilding
  • Girls – Melanie McCabe, Holly Repton, Jade Richards, Sarah Watson
  • Over 25s – Samantha Brookes, Joseph Gilligan, Carolynne Poole, Terry Winstanley
  • Groups – Estrella, Girl v Boy, The Keys, The Lovettes

Goldie Cheung, who was initially put through by Walsh, pulled out of the competition at the end of the judges' houses stage, stating that she did not want to be away from her family.[32] She was replaced in the finals by Samantha Brookes.

Finalists

The final 16 finalists were confirmed as follows;

Main article: List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 8)
Category Artists
Boys (Barlow) Frankie Cocozza Marcus Collins Craig Colton James Michael
Girls (Rowland) Misha Bryan Janet Devlin Sophie Habibis Amelia Lily
Over 25s (Walsh) Samantha Brookes Kitty Brucknell Jonjo Kerr Johnny Robinson
Groups (Contostavlos) 2 Shoes Nu Vibe Rhythmix The Risk

Live shows

The live shows will begin on Saturday 8 October. Each week, the contestants' performances will take place on Saturday and the results on Sunday.

The first live results show will include live performances from series 7 winner Matt Cardle and Cee Lo Green.[33] Leona Lewis is also confirmed to be performing during the live shows at some point. It was reported that 2010 contestants One Direction and Cher Lloyd, 2009's Joe McElderry, Olly Murs and Jedward[34], plus judges Barlow, Rowland and Contostavlos, are all being lined up to perform.[35]

It was reported on 28 June 2011 that the final would take place on 10 and 11 December 2011 in Wembley Arena instead of the usual Fountain Studios.[36] ITV later confirmed this on 15 August.[37]

Results summary

Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Saturday Sunday
Round 1 		Sunday
Final
2 Shoes
Samantha Brookes
Kitty Brucknell
Misha Bryan
Frankie Cocozza
Marcus Collins
Craig Colton
Janet Devlin
Sophie Habibis
Jonjo Kerr
Amelia Lily
James Michael
Nu Vibe
The Risk
Rhythmix
Johnny Robinson
Final showdown
Barlow's vote to eliminate
Rowland's vote to eliminate
Walsh's vote to eliminate
Contostavlos' vote to eliminate
Eliminated
Reference(s)

Live show details

Week 1 (8/9 October)

At the end of the judges houses episode, it was announced that there will be "a big twist" in the first live show.

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Amelia Lily 1 "Billie Jean"
Johnny Robinson 2 "Believe"
Rhythmix 3 "Super Bass"
Frankie Cocozza 4 "The A Team"
Sophie Habibis 5 "Teenage Dream"
Jonjo Kerr 6 "You Really Got Me"
2 Shoes 7 "Something Kinda Ooh"
James Michael 8 "Ticket to Ride"
Misha B 9 "Rolling In The Deep"
Nu Vibe 10 "Beautiful People"
Marcus Collins 11 "Moves Like Jagger"
Sami Brookes 12 "Free"
The Risk 13 "She Said"
Craig Colton 14 "Jar of Hearts"
Kitty Brucknell 15 "Who Wants To Live Forever"
Janet Devlin 16 "Fix You"

Winner's single

It was announced that Gary Barlow will be writing the first single for the eventual winner of the competition, which will be released the week before Christmas.[38] It will become the second original winner's song, the first being Shayne Ward's "That's My Goal".

Marks & Spencer deal

In September 2011, it was announced that Marks & Spencer would be The X Factor's official fashion partner. On 2 October 2011, it was revealed that the 16 finalists would star in the retailer's 2011 Christmas advertisement. It will be a one minute advertisement premiering during one of the live shows. The finalists will record a cover of the song "When You Wish upon a Star" to feature in the advert and model clothes from the company. The finalists will be paid for the advertisement.[39]

Reception

Ratings

Initial viewing figures for the first episode were placed at 11.3 million for ITV1, however, the peak audience was 12.6 million, a match for the highest viewing figures for a The X Factor series opener, and almost 5 million more than Doctor Who on BBC One, the second-highest rated programme that night.[40][41]

Episode Date Official ITV1 rating[42]
(millions) 		Weekly rank[42] Share (%) Official ITV1 HD rating[43]
(thousands)
Auditions 1 20 August 11.05 1 45.7[44] 1,129
Auditions 2 27 August 10.63 1 TBA 1,015
Auditions 3 3 September 10.96 1 43.4[45] 1,003
Auditions 4 10 September TBA TBA 43.6[46] TBA
Auditions 5 11 September TBA TBA 37.8[47] TBA
Auditions 6 17 September TBA TBA 39.6[47] TBA
Auditions 7 18 September TBA TBA 45.8[48] TBA
Bootcamp 1 24 September 10.64 2 43[49] 1,050
Bootcamp 2 25 September 11.11 1 38.7[50] 1,061
Judges' houses 1 1 October TBA TBA TBA TBA
Judges' houses 2 2 October TBA TBA 45.1[51] TBA
Live show 1 8 October TBA TBA TBA TBA
Live results 1 9 October TBA TBA TBA TBA

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