The X Factor (British TV series) series 5
Template:The X Factor UK The fifth UK series of The X Factor is currently being broadcast on ITV. It premiered on 16 August and will continue through to 13 December 2008. Auditions in front of producers were held in April/May, with callbacks in front of the judges in June. The number of applicants for series 5 reached an all-time high with a reported 182,000[1] people auditioning.
Judges and Presenters
The judges for series 5 are Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole. On 6 June 2008 (six days before filming was due to begin at the London auditions) ITV announced that long-standing judge Sharon Osbourne had left the show.[2][3] Media speculation over the reasons for Osbourne's departure alluded to rising tensions between her and fellow judge Dannii Minogue, as well as disputes over pay.[3] When interviewed by Chris Moyles on BBC Radio 1, Osbourne said that it was "the best four years of [her] life" but felt that it was "time to move on."[4]
Much media coverage and speculation surrounded who would replace Sharon. Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown revealed on 16 September 2008 in an interview for New! Magazine that she, among others, was approached by Cowell as a possible replacement for Sharon.[5] However, on 10 June 2008, four days after Osbourne's departure, ITV confirmed that Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole was the new judge for series 5 and the replacement for Sharon Osbourne. Minogue has praised the new judge, saying: "She’s very knowledgeable about music and I think she’s going to bring a new side to the show."[6] Cowell is reported by Minogue to feel that Cole's voiced opinions are something "which he loves".[6]
Presenter Dermot O'Leary returns to host the main ITV1 show, choosing to leave other projects, including his ongoing role as the host of Big Brother's Little Brother, in order to concentrate on The X Factor.[7] Xtra Factor presenter Fearne Cotton left after series 4, having presented for only one series, to be replaced by Holly Willoughby.[8] Brian Friedman returns as choreographer and performance coach (billed as "Creative Director"), along with Yvie Burnett as vocal coach.
Format
Auditions
A reported "record-breaking" 182,000 applied for series 5,[9][1] with filming for auditions in front of judges taking place in June/July 2008. Auditions were held in the cities of London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, and Glasgow.[10]
Dannii Minogue was missing from some of the auditions due to visits to her native Australia in order to film auditions for Australia's Got Talent.
Bootcamp
As in series 4, all four judges worked together at the bootcamp stage of the competition. This took place at the O2 arena in Greenwich, London on 4 August 2008, and was televised in two episodes on September 27 and September 28, 2008.[11][12] Contestants are said to have stayed in a nearby hotel in Blackheath.[12]
During the bootcamp stage, around 150 acts were whittled down to just 24 which advanced to the next round, 6 in each category.
After completion of bootcamp, the judges were told the category that they are to mentor. The category mentors are as follows: [13]
- Dannii Minogue: 25-and-overs
- Louis Walsh: Groups
- Cheryl Cole: Girls
- Simon Cowell: Boys
Visits To Judges' Houses
The "Visits To Judges' Houses" round was filmed in late August/early September and was broadcast over two shows on the 4th and 5th of October. As in previous years, the judges welcomed the six acts from their selected category to their "homes".[14] Each act had only one chance to impress their mentor who, along with a guest judge from the music industry, had the task of selecting which three acts were to go though to the live shows and which three would be eliminated.
| Category | Mentor | Location | Guest Judge | Acts eliminated at this stage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Simon Cowell | Barbados | Sinitta | Alan Turner | Liam Payne | Mali-Michael McCalla |
| Girls | Cheryl Cole | Cannes | Kimberley Walsh | Amy Connelly | Annastasia Baker | Hannah Bradbeer |
| Groups | Louis Walsh | Castle Leslie, Ireland | Shane Filan | 4Instinct | Desire | Priority |
| 25-and-overs | Dannii Minogue | St. Tropez | Emma Bunton | James Williams | Louise Heatly | Suzie Furlonger |
Categories and Finalists
The final 12 were confirmed as follows.
The key:
- – Winner
- – Eliminated
- – Currently Competing
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Simon Cowell) | Austin Drage | Scott Bruton | Eoghan Quigg |
| Girls (Cheryl Cole) | Laura White | Alexandra Burke | Diana Vickers |
| 25 and overs (Dannii Minogue) | Daniel Evans | Rachel Hylton | Ruth Lorenzo |
| Groups (Louis Walsh) | Bad Lashes | Girlband | JLS |
Live shows
The live shows began on 11 October 2008, and will continue through to the finale. Leon Jackson performed on the first live show, promoting his second single "Don't Call This Love". Girls Aloud performed their new single, "The Promise", on the second show on October 18th. This will be the first single from their fifth album Out Of Control, as announced by Cole at the X Factor launch in August. The X Factor Finalists performed their song "Hero", a cover of Mariah Carey's No.1 song for charity. Will Young performed his brand new song Grace on 1 November.
It has been reported that there will be a Bond-themed live show in which the finalists will sing Bond theme songs. It has been confirmed that Alicia Keys and White Stripes frontman Jack White will perform on the show singing their duet "Another Way to Die", which is being used as the theme for the forthcoming 007 film Quantum of Solace.[15] Simon Cowell has stated that Britney Spears will be performing her new single "Womanizer" at one of the live shows.[16]
Take That and Beyonce Knowles have been announced as guests on the final show where both will do duets with the finalists and Knowles will perform her new single If I Were a Boy. Mariah Carey appeared on Saturday 8 November, this was confirmed on Saturday the 1st of November. She performed her new single "I Stay in Love", plus a very special version of "Hero" with 11 of the finalists (Diana was ill with laryngitis so couldn't perform and got a bye through to week 6.)
Last year's runner-up, Rhydian Roberts has also been stated to appear to perform a track from his debut album.[17]
An added twist for this series, confirmed on the first live show, is that acts in the bottom-two showdown will sing a new song of their own choosing, rather than repeating the song they performed in the first part of the show (as was the case in previous series).
Heroes: Help for Heroes Performance
ITV confirmed that all twelve finalists would together record a cover version of Mariah Carey's 1993 hit "Hero" in support of the Help for Heroes charity.[18] The single was available for download from 25 October 2008, after the finalists performed the song live on that night's show. It was released in stores on 27 October, and Simon Cowell has predicted it "will go straight to the top of the charts".[19] In the first week of its release it went straight to number 1 and sold 313,244 copies, this is more than the rest of the top ten combined. [20]
Results summary
Contestants' colour key:
– Simon's contestants (Boys – 14 to 24) – Dannii's contestants (Over 25s) – Cheryl's contestants (Girls – 14 to 24) – Louis' contestants (Groups)
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 Round 1 |
Week 10 Round 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Burke | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Will Compete |
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| Daniel Evans | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two |
Safe | Safe | Will Compete |
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| Diana Vickers | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Given Bye 1 | Will Compete |
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| Eoghan Quigg | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Will Compete |
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| JLS | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Will Compete |
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| Rachel Hylton | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two |
Safe | Will Compete |
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| Ruth Lorenzo | Safe | Bottom Two |
Safe | Safe | Bottom Two |
Will Compete |
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| Laura White | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two |
Eliminated (Week 5) | ||||||
| Austin Drage | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two |
Eliminated (Week 4) | |||||||
| Scott Bruton | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two |
Eliminated (Week 3) | ||||||||
| Girlband | Bottom Two |
Bottom | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||||||||
| Bad Lashes | Bottom | Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||||||||
| Bottom Two | Girlband, Bad Lashes |
Girlband, Ruth Lorenzo |
Scott Bruton, Daniel Evans |
Rachel Hylton, Austin Drage |
Ruth Lorenzo, Laura White |
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| Simon's Vote | Bad Lashes | Ruth Lorenzo | Daniel Evans | Rachel Hylton | Laura White | |||||||
| Dannii's Vote | Girlband | Girlband | Scott Bruton | Austin Drage | Laura White | |||||||
| Cheryl's Vote | Girlband | Girlband | Scott Bruton | Austin Drage | Ruth Lorenzo | |||||||
| Louis' Vote | Bad Lashes | Ruth Lorenzo | Scott Bruton | Austin Drage | Laura White | |||||||
| Eliminated | Bad Lashes 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Girlband 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Scott Bruton 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Austin Drage 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Laura White 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Third | Runner-Up | |||||
| Winner | ||||||||||||
- 1. Diana Vickers was issued a bye in week 5 after suffering from laryngitis.
Live show details
Week 1 (11 October 2008)
Theme: Number 1 songs in either the UK or US charts
Celebrity Guest: Leon Jackson
Song performed by celebrity guest: "Don't Call This Love"
| Order | Artist | Mentor | Song (original artists) | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girlband | Louis Walsh | Venus (The Shocking Blue) | Bottom Two | |
| 2 | Austin Drage | Simon Cowell | Every Breath You Take (The Police) | Safe | |
| 3 | Daniel Evans | Dannii Minogue | I Want To Know What Love Is (Foreigner) | Safe | |
| 4 | Alexandra Burke | Cheryl Cole | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney Houston) | Safe | |
| 5 | JLS | Louis Walsh | I'll Make Love To You (Boyz II Men) | Safe | |
| 6 | Scott Bruton | Simon Cowell | Yeh Yeh (Georgie Fame) | Safe | |
| 7 | Rachel Hylton | Dannii Minogue | With Every Heartbeat (Robyn feat. Kleerup) | Safe | |
| 8 | Diana Vickers | Cheryl Cole | With or Without You (U2) | Safe | |
| 9 | Bad Lashes | Louis Walsh | It Must Have Been Love (Roxette) | Bottom Two | |
| 10 | Eoghan Quigg | Simon Cowell | Imagine (John Lennon) | Safe | |
| 11 | Ruth Lorenzo | Dannii Minogue | Take My Breath Away (Berlin) | Safe | |
| 12 | Laura White | Cheryl Cole | Fallin' (Alicia Keys) | Safe | |
| Bottom Two Details | |||||
| 1 | Girlband | Louis Walsh | That's What Friends Are For (Rod Stewart) | Safe | |
| 2 | Bad Lashes | Louis Walsh | Wonderwall (Oasis) | Eliminated | |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Simon Cowell: Bad Lashes – Described both acts as "shocking".
- Cheryl Cole: Girlband – Had no standout comment on either act.
- Dannii Minogue: Girlband – Had no standout comment on either act.
- Louis Walsh: Bad Lashes – Based on the fact that he couldn't pick between two of his own acts, he chose Bad Lashes to take it to a deadlock.
- Notes
- As both acts received two votes from the judges, the result went to "Deadlock" and was referred to the public vote. The act that received the fewest public votes was Bad Lashes who were duly eliminated from the show.
Week 2 (18 October 2008)
Theme: Songs by Michael Jackson or The Jackson 5
Celebrity Guest: Girls Aloud
Song performed by celebrity guest: "The Promise"
| Order | Artist | Mentor | Song (original artists) | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Burke | Cheryl Cole | I'll Be There (The Jackson 5) | Safe | |
| 2 | Scott Bruton | Simon Cowell | She's out of My Life (Michael Jackson) | Safe | |
| 3 | Ruth Lorenzo | Dannii Minogue | I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Michael Jackson) | Bottom Two | |
| 4 | Girlband | Louis Walsh | Heal the World (Michael Jackson) | Bottom Two | |
| 5 | Laura White | Cheryl Cole | You Are Not Alone (Michael Jackson) | Safe | |
| 6 | Austin Drage | Simon Cowell | Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) | Safe | |
| 7 | Daniel Evans | Dannii Minogue | One Day in Your Life (Michael Jackson) | Safe | |
| 8 | JLS | Louis Walsh | The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson) | Safe | |
| 9 | Diana Vickers | Cheryl Cole | Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson) | Safe | |
| 10 | Rachel Hylton | Dannii Minogue | Dirty Diana (Michael Jackson) | Safe | |
| 11 | Eoghan Quigg | Simon Cowell | Ben (Michael Jackson) | Safe | |
| Bottom Two Details | |||||
| 1 | Ruth Lorenzo | Dannii Minogue | Purple Rain (Prince) | Safe | |
| 2 | Girlband | Louis Walsh | I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing (Aerosmith) | Eliminated | |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Louis Walsh: Ruth Lorenzo – Backing his own act, Girlband.
- Dannii Minogue: Girlband – Backing her own act, Ruth Lorenzo.
- Cheryl Cole: Girlband – Stating that Ruth had nailed her performance of Purple Rain.
- Simon Cowell: Ruth Lorenzo – Wanting it taken to deadlock.
- Notes
- The result again went to "Deadlock" and Girlband were eliminated having received the fewest public votes. After the show, viewers claimed a mistake had been made as a digit was missing from Ruth's number during one of the overlays, meaning any calls to that number would not have registered a vote. ITV claimed the issue should not have made any difference to the overall result.[21]
Week 3 (25 October 2008)
Theme: Big Band
Celebrity Guest: None
Song performed by celebrity guest: No celebrity guest; in the results show the finalists instead performed a cover version of the Mariah Carey song "Hero" on behalf of the Help for Heroes charity. This song will be released as a download on Sunday 26 as a download and Monday 27 physically.
| Order | Artist | Mentor | Song (original artists) | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Bruton | Simon Cowell | That's Life (Frank Sinatra) | Bottom Two | |
| 2 | Daniel Evans | Dannii Minogue | The Lady Is A Tramp (Frank Sinatra) | Bottom Two | |
| 3 | Laura White | Cheryl Cole | God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday) | Safe | |
| 4 | Eoghan Quigg | Simon Cowell | L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole) | Safe | |
| 5 | Ruth Lorenzo | Dannii Minogue | Summertime (Ella Fitzgerald) | Safe | |
| 6 | Alexandra Burke | Cheryl Cole | Candyman (Christina Aguilera) | Safe | |
| 7 | Austin Drage | Simon Cowell | Mack The Knife (Louis Armstrong) | Safe | |
| 8 | JLS | Louis Walsh | Ain't That A Kick In The Head? (Dean Martin) | Safe | |
| 9 | Diana Vickers | Cheryl Cole | Smile (Charlie Chaplin) | Safe | |
| 10 | Rachel Hylton | Dannii Minogue | Feeling Good (Gilbert Price) | Safe | |
| Bottom Two Details | |||||
| 1 | Scott Bruton | Simon Cowell | I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Daniel Evans | Dannii Minogue | To Where You Are (Josh Groban) | Safe | |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Simon Cowell: Daniel Evans – Backing his own act, Scott Bruton.
- Cheryl Cole: Scott Bruton – Commented that Scott lacked passion.
- Dannii Minogue: Scott Bruton – Backing her own act, Daniel Evans.
- Louis Walsh: Scott Bruton – Commented that Daniel "sang every word like he meant it".
Week 4 (1 November 2008)
Theme: Disco[22]
Celebrity Guest: Will Young[23]
Song performed by celebrity guest: "Grace"
| Order | Artist | Mentor | Song (original artists) | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Hylton | Dannii Minogue | Lost In Music (Sister Sledge) | Bottom Two | |
| 2 | Austin Drage | Simon Cowell | Wishing on a Star (Rose Royce) | Bottom Two | |
| 3 | Diana Vickers | Cheryl Cole | Call Me (Blondie) | Safe | |
| 4 | Daniel Evans | Dannii Minogue | Don't Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) | Safe | |
| 5 | Laura White | Cheryl Cole | Somebody Else’s Guy (Jocelyn Brown) | Safe | |
| 6 | Eoghan Quigg | Simon Cowell | Could It Be Magic (Barry Manilow) | Safe | |
| 7 | Ruth Lorenzo | Dannii Minogue | No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand) | Safe | |
| 8 | Alexandra Burke | Cheryl Cole | On The Radio (Donna Summer) | Safe | |
| 9 | JLS | Louis Walsh | Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl (medley)(Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons/The Spinners) | Safe | |
| Bottom Two Details | |||||
| 1 | Rachel Hylton | Dannii Minogue | No More Drama (Mary J. Blige) | Safe | |
| 2 | Austin Drage | Simon Cowell | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles) | Eliminated | |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Simon Cowell: Rachel Hylton - Backing his own act, Austin Drage
- Cheryl Cole: Austin Drage - Loved Rachel's performance of "No More Drama"
- Dannii Minogue: Austin Drage - backing her own act, Rachel Hylton
- Louis Walsh: Austin Drage - Saying Rachel had "raw talent"
Week 5 (8 November 2008)
Theme: Songs by Mariah Carey[24]
Celebrity Guest: Mariah Carey
Song performed by celebrity guest: "I Stay in Love"; Carey also performed a special version of "Hero" with the 12 finalists[25]
| Order | Artist | Mentor | Song (original artists) | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eoghan Quigg | Simon Cowell | Anytime You Need a Friend (Mariah Carey) | Safe | |
| 2 | Ruth Lorenzo | Dannii Minogue | My All (Mariah Carey) | Bottom Two | |
| 3 | Laura White | Cheryl Cole | Endless Love (Diana Ross/Lionel Richie) | Bottom Two | |
| 4 | Rachel Hylton | Dannii Minogue | Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Phil Collins) | Safe | |
| 5 | Diana Vickers | Cheryl Cole | Could not perform due to laryngitis, producers decided to allow her to progress to week six. | Given Bye | |
| 6 | JLS | Louis Walsh | One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey/Boyz II Men) | Safe | |
| 7 | Daniel Evans | Dannii Minogue | Open Arms (Journey) | Safe | |
| 8 | Alexandra Burke | Cheryl Cole | Without You (Badfinger) | Safe | |
| Bottom Two Details | |||||
| 1 | Ruth Lorenzo | Dannii Minogue | Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan) | Safe | |
| 2 | Laura White | Cheryl Cole | Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland) | Eliminated | |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Simon Cowell: Laura White - commenting that the girls "were not the worst singers of the night".
- Cheryl Cole: Ruth Lorenzo - backing her own act, Laura White.
- Dannii Minogue: Laura White - backing her own act, Ruth Lorenzo.
- Louis Walsh: Laura White - commenting that Ruth Lorenzo was more of a "battler".
- Notes
- Diana Vickers did not perform as she was suffering from laryngitis. The show's producers allowed her to go through to week 6. It is the first time this has happened in the show's history.
Week 6 (15 November 2008)
Theme: Best of British
Celebrity Guest: Leona Lewis
Song performed by celebrity guest: "Forgive Me" [26]
Ratings
Viewing figures for series 5 are the highest ever so far for any X Factor series.
| Show | Date | Average | Share | Peak | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | 16 August | 10.2m | 48.2% | 12.1m | [27] |
| Auditions 2 | 23 August | 9.4m | 45.4% | 10.9m | [28] |
| Auditions 3 | 30 August | 8.2m | 43.5% | 9.8m | [29] |
| Auditions 4 | 6 September | 9.0m | 42.8% | 10.5m | [30] |
| Auditions 5 | 13 September | 9.4m | 43.2% | 10.4m | [31] |
| Auditions 6 | 20 September | 9.3m | 41.7% | 10.5m | [32] |
| Bootcamp 1 | 27 September | 8.2m | 36.0% | 9.3m | [33] |
| Bootcamp 2 | 28 September | 8.9m | 38.1% | 9.8m | [34] |
| Judges' Houses 1 | 4 October | 9.8m | 40.5% | 11.0m | [35] |
| Judges' Houses 2 | 5 October | 9.5m | 42.7% | 11.4m | [36] |
| Live Show 1 | 11 October | 10.4m | 44.1% | 11.3m | [37] |
| Results 1 | 8.0m | 40.8% | 9.2m | ||
| Live Show 2 | 18 October | 9.3m | 38.5% | 10.9m | [38] |
| Results 2 | 7.9m | 39.7% | 9.1m | ||
| Live Show 3 | 25 October | 9.7m | 39.7% | 10.8m | [39] |
| Results 3 | 7.7m | 38.0% | 8.7m | ||
| Live Show 4 | 1 November | 10.9m | 43.3% | 12.1m | [40] |
| Results 4 | 8.5m | 37.6% | 9.8m | ||
| Series Average | 2008 | 9.1m | 41% | - |
The first show of the series had the highest peak figure for any first show in the UK X Factor franchise.[41] The second show received similarly high ratings.[42][43] Viewer numbers fell for the third show, but warm weather was blamed for the drop and the programme was still the most-watched show of the day.[44] Ratings returned to their previous levels for the fourth episode.[45] Episode 5 was another ratings smash, eclipsing the preview of Strictly Come Dancing, as did the final auditions episode.[46]
The Bootcamp episodes performed well in the ratings; although the Saturday episode was beaten for the first time by Strictly,[47] the Sunday episode restored the balance.[48]
The Saturday "Judges' Homes" episode had the highest peak since the opening show, and the Sunday episode had a lower rating but still exceeded that of Strictly.[49]
The X Factor's first live show of the year pulled in a strong audience, considerably from the equivalent episode in 2007,[clarification needed] which had 6.17m (30.5%) in an earlier, 5.30pm timeslot.[50]
The first Xtra Factor episode drew in an average of 1.2 million viewers, peaking at 1.5 million,[51] making it that week's highest-rated ITV2 programme. The show's second episode pulled in 1.1 million viewers,[52] while the third attracted 1.3 million.[53] Episode four was viewed by 1.2 million.[54] Episodes 5 and 6 continued to attract more than 1 million viewers for each show. The "Judges' Homes" episodes of Xtra Factor pulled in a strong 1.2 million viewers average for both shows, gaining the highest viewing figures for multi-channels. The first night of live shows pulled in just short of 1 million viewers and won the battle for multi-channel viewings once again.[55]
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