The X Factor (British TV series) series 8
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, Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole, all left to join other shows. Walsh is joined by Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos. Dermot O'Leary presents the show on ITV, while Caroline Flack and series 6 runner-up Olly Murs co-present 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
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 X Factor USA.[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]
After Cole and Cowell announced their leave, a number of celebrities were linked to the judging role, including Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays[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] In week 4 of the live finals on 29 and 30 October, Rowland was unable to attend due to illness and was replaced for these shows by Alexandra Burke, who won series 5.[11]
In March 2011, Konnie Huq, who presented spin-off series The Xtra Factor for series 7, decided to leave because of work commitments.[12] Matt Edmondson, Frankie Sandford, Kimberley Walsh, and series 6 contestant Stacey Solomon were all rumoured to be in the running,[13] but it was confirmed on 31 May 2011 that Caroline Flack would co-present The Xtra Factor with series 6 runner-up Olly Murs.[14]
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 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".[15]
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.[16] The Manchester auditions were postponed from 18–20 May.[17]
London and Birmingham auditions were broadcast during the first episode on 20 August 2011.[18] More of the London auditions, as well as the Liverpool auditions, aired on 27 August 2011.[19] On 10 September, the Glasgow auditions and more from London were shown.[20] More from London, plus the Manchester auditions were broadcast in the 11 September episode.[21]
Bootcamp
Bootcamp started on 18 August 2011.[22] The first episode of bootcamp was broadcast on 24 September 2011. It showed 187 acts attend a pre-bootcamp party[23] at a hotel in Croydon,[24] while the judges reviewed their auditions to see if there were some acts they wanted to cut before bootcamp started.[23] 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".[23] 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.[23] They formed six groups.[25] The 61[25] remaining acts were then given the task of learning one song, making it their own and performing it in front of a live audience,[23] 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.[25]
Judges' houses
Judges' houses, the final part of the selection process, was filmed in September.[26] Judges were given their categories in late August. Barlow is mentoring the Boys, Rowland the Girls, Walsh the Over 25s, and Contostavlos the Groups.[25][27] Robbie Williams joined Barlow in Los Angeles,[28] Jennifer Hudson assisted Rowland in Miami,[29] Walsh was accompanied by Sinitta in Barcelona,[30] and Contostavlos received help from Jessie J in Mykonos.[31] 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.[32]
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 – Sami Brookes, Joseph Gilligan, Carolynne Poole, Terry Winstanley
- Groups – Girl v Boy, The Estrelles, 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.[33] She was replaced in the finals by Sami Brookes.
Finalists
The final 16 finalists were confirmed as follows;
Key:
- – Third Place
- – Eliminated
- – Ejected
Category (mentor) | Acts | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Boys (Barlow) | Frankie Cocozza | Marcus Collins | Craig Colton | James Michael |
Girls (Rowland) | Misha B | Janet Devlin | Sophie Habibis | Amelia Lily |
Over 25s (Walsh) | Sami Brookes | Kitty Brucknell | Jonjo Kerr | Johnny Robinson |
Groups (Contostavlos) | 2 Shoes | Little Mix | Nu Vibe | The Risk |
Live shows
The live shows began on 8 October. Each week, the contestants' performances take place on Saturday and the results on Sunday. As with previous series, each live show had a different theme. The results show often features a group performance by the remaining contestants and guest live performances. The first live results show included live performances from series 7 winner Matt Cardle and Cee Lo Green,[34] while Katy Perry and The Wanted performed on the second results show.[35] On the third results show, Bruno Mars, Professor Green, Emeli Sandé and Kelly Clarkson performed.[36] Series 7 contestant Cher Lloyd and The X Factor USA judge Nicole Scherzinger performed on the fourth live result show.[37][unreliable source?] Series 5 runners up JLS and Florence and the Machine performed on the fifth live results show, [38][unreliable source?] while Lady Gaga and series 7 contestants One Direction performed on the sixth.[citation needed] The seventh live show will feature performances from Rihanna and series 7 runner up Rebecca Ferguson,[39]. The eighth live results show included performances from former contestant and The Xtra Factor host Olly Murs featuring The Muppets, and Jessie J.[40][41] JLS and One Direction also appeared alongside the 16 finalists to perform this year's charity single, "Wishing on a Star".[40][41] The semi-final live result show featured performances from Justin Bieber and The X Factor judge Rowland.[42] The live final will feature performances from Coldplay, JLS, Leona Lewis, Michael Bublé and One Direction [43]
For the live finals, The X Factor received new graphics and theme music similar to those already introduced on The X Factor USA. Voting by text message, which had been absent since 2007, was reintroduced for this series in addition to the premium rate telephone vote,[44] but is not available during the final.[45]
It was reported on 28 June 2011 that the final would take place on 10 and 11 December 2011 at Wembley Arena instead of the usual Fountain Studios.[46] ITV later confirmed this on 15 August.[47]
On 26 October 2011, Rhythmix announced that they would change their name due to pressure from a children's music charity of the same name, after the programme tried to trademark "Rhythmix" in Europe. A spokesperson for The X Factor said, "At the request of the charity Rhythmix, the members of the girl group Rhythmix have decided to change their name, a decision which has the support of Syco and TalkbackTHAMES. The group's new name will be announced in due course". It was reported that the group decided to make the change, despite no legal reason to do so, to avoid any difficulties for the charity.[48] The name was subsequently changed to Little Mix.[49]
On 28 October 2011, Ashley Baptise decided to leave The Risk. In an interview on the official website, he said, "It's been a really tough decision but I have decided to leave The Risk. I don't believe my future lies in a boyband and it's not fair on [the other members] Charlie, Derry and Andy to remain in the band when I am not truly committed to it for the long term. I believe The Risk can win The X Factor and I'm backing them all the way. I count them as my friends so I know we'll stay in touch." He was replaced by Ashford Campbell, who was a member of Nu Vibe, another manufactured boyband who had already previously been eliminated.[50]
On 8 November 2011, Frankie Cocozza was asked to leave the series after breaking a "golden rule" of the show. A spokesperson said, "Frankie is leaving the show today after breaking competition rules. He is going to take some time out before continuing his career as a singer. We wish him all the best for his future."[51] It was later[when?] reported that Cocozza was asked to leave the series for boasting about his use of the drug cocaine, when the rules of The X Factor strictly prohibit drug use. Barlow, his mentor, was said to be "hugely disappointed" by Cocozza's behaviour, but wished him the best for his future.[52][53] It was announced that the four contestants eliminated by their mentors in week 1; 2 Shoes, Amelia Lily, James Michael and Jonjo Kerr; would be given the chance to face a public vote, with the winner of the vote being reinstated in the competition.[54] Amelia Lily won the public vote with 48% of the overall total and replaced Cocozza in the competition.
Results summary
- Colour key
– | Contestant was eliminated by their mentor (no public vote or final showdown) |
– | Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown |
– | Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated |
– | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) |
– | Contestant received the most public votes |
Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 64 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return vote | Elimination vote | Saturday | Sunday | ||||||||||
Marcus Collins | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up' | |
Little Mix (formerly Rhythmix) |
Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |
Amelia Lily | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) |
1st 48% |
Safe | 5th | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (week 10) | ||||
Misha B | Saved | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | — | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | 4th | Eliminated (week 9) | ||
Janet Devlin | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 8) | |||
Craig Colton | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | — | Safe | 6th | Eliminated (week 7) | ||||
Kitty Brucknell | Saved | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom three | — | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 6) | |||||
Frankie Cocozza | Saved | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | Ejected (week 6) | |||||||
Johnny Robinson | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated (week 5) | |||||||
The Risk | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | 9th | Eliminated (week 5) | |||||||
Sophie Habibis | Saved | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||||||
Sami Brookes | Saved | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||||||
Nu Vibe | Saved | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||||||
2 Shoes | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) |
TBA | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||
James Michael | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) |
TBA | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||
Jonjo Kerr | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) |
TBA | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||
Final showdown | None1 | Frankie Cocozza, Nu Vibe |
Sami Brookes, Kitty Brucknell |
Misha B, Sophie Habibis |
Kitty Brucknell, Johnny Robinson |
None4 | Misha B, Kitty Brucknell |
Craig Colton, Amelia Lily |
Misha B, Janet Devlin |
No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | |||
Judges voted to: | Save | Eliminate | Eliminate | ||||||||||
Walsh's vote | Sami Brookes, Kitty Brucknell, Johnny Robinson |
Nu Vibe | Sami Brookes | Sophie Habibis | Johnny Robinson | Misha B | Craig Colton | Janet Devlin | |||||
Contostavlos' vote | Rhythmix, The Risk, Nu Vibe |
Frankie Cocozza | Kitty Brucknell | Sophie Habibis | Johnny Robinson | Kitty Brucknell | Amelia Lily | Janet Devlin | |||||
Rowland's vote | Janet Devlin, Misha B, Sophie Habibis |
Nu Vibe | Sami Brookes | Sophie Habibis2 | Johnny Robinson | Kitty Brucknell | Craig Colton | None (refused) | |||||
Barlow's vote | Marcus Collins, Craig Colton, Frankie Cocozza |
Nu Vibe | Sami Brookes | N/A3 | N/A3 | Kitty Brucknell | Amelia Lily | N/A3 | |||||
Eliminated | Jonjo Kerr | Nu Vibe 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Sami Brookes 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Sophie Habibis 3 of 3 votes Majority |
The Risk Public vote |
Amelia Lily 48% to return4 |
Kitty Brucknell 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Craig Colton 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Janet Devlin 2 of 2 votes Majority |
Misha B TBA to save |
Amelia Lily TBA to win |
||
James Michael | |||||||||||||
2 Shoes | Johnny Robinson 3 of 3 votes Majority |
||||||||||||
Amelia Lily | |||||||||||||
Reference(s) | [55] | [56] | [57] | [58] | [59] | [60] | [61] | [62] | [63] | [64] |
- ^1 There was no public vote in the first week and therefore no final showdown. Each judge was required to eliminate one of their own acts instead.[65]
- ^2 Rowland was not present due to illness but voted via telephone link from Los Angeles.
- ^3 Barlow was not required to vote as there was already a majority. However, he stated that he would have voted against Sophie Habibis in week 4, Johnny Robinson in week 5 and Janet Devlin in week 8.
- ^4 Following Frankie Cocozza's ejection from the competition, one of the four acts who were eliminated in the first week of the competition by the judges (2 Shoes, Amelia Lily, James Michael, or Jonjo Kerr) returned to the competition following a public vote.[66] The winner of the vote was announced as Amelia Lily with 48%.[60]
Live show details
Week 1 (8/9 October)
- Theme: Songs by British and American artists (billed as "Britain vs. America")[34]
- Celebrity performers: Matt Cardle ("Run for Your Life") and Cee Lo Green ("Satisfied/Forget You")[34]
Act | Order | Song[67] | Result[55] |
---|---|---|---|
Amelia Lily | 1 | "Billie Jean" | Eliminated |
Johnny Robinson | 2 | "Believe" | Safe |
Rhythmix | 3 | "Super Bass" | Safe |
Frankie Cocozza | 4 | "The A Team" | Safe |
Sophie Habibis | 5 | "Teenage Dream" | Safe |
Jonjo Kerr | 6 | "You Really Got Me" | Eliminated |
2 Shoes | 7 | "Something Kinda Ooooh" | Eliminated |
James Michael | 8 | "Ticket to Ride" | Eliminated |
Misha B | 9 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Safe |
Nu Vibe | 10 | "Beautiful People" | Safe |
Marcus Collins | 11 | "Moves Like Jagger" | Safe |
Sami Brookes | 12 | "Free" | Safe |
The Risk | 13 | "She Said" | Safe |
Craig Colton | 14 | "Jar of Hearts" | Safe |
Kitty Brucknell | 15 | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | Safe |
Janet Devlin | 16 | "Fix You" | Safe |
- There was no public vote in the first week. Instead, each of the judges selected one of their own acts to eliminate.[65]
- Judges' decisions to eliminate[55]
- Walsh: Jonjo Kerr – said he was the weakest performer in his category
- Barlow: James Michael – thought the other three boys had more star quality than Michael
- Contostavlos: 2 Shoes – the decision came down to 2 Shoes and Nu Vibe, and Contostavlos decided that Nu Vibe had more potential to improve
- Rowland: Amelia Lily – the decision came down to Amelia Lily and Sophie Habibis, and while Rowland felt that Lily had more of a star quality, she decided that Habibis had given the better performance
Week 2 (15/16 October)
- Theme: "Love and heartbreak"[68]
- Celebrity performers: Katy Perry ("The One That Got Away") and The Wanted ("Lightning")[69]
- Group performance: "Hello"[56]
Act | Order | Song[70] | Result[56] |
---|---|---|---|
Nu Vibe | 1 | "With or Without You" | Bottom two |
Sami Brookes | 2 | "I Will Always Love You" | Safe |
Craig Colton | 3 | "Best Thing I Never Had" | Safe |
Janet Devlin | 4 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Safe |
Frankie Cocozza | 5 | "The Scientist" | Bottom two |
Johnny Robinson | 6 | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Safe |
Marcus Collins | 7 | "Russian Roulette" | Safe |
Rhythmix | 8 | "I'm Like a Bird" | Safe |
Misha B | 9 | "Would I Lie to You?" | Safe |
The Risk | 10 | "Just the Way You Are" | Safe |
Sophie Habibis | 11 | "Wherever You Will Go" | Safe |
Kitty Brucknell | 12 | "It's Oh So Quiet" | Safe |
Final showdown details[71] | |||
Nu Vibe | 1 | "Promise This" | Eliminated |
Frankie Cocozza | 2 | "Red" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate[56]
- Barlow: Nu Vibe – gave no reason, though effectively backed his own act, Frankie Cocozza
- Rowland: Nu Vibe – gave no reason
- Contostavlos: Frankie Cocozza – gave no reason, though effectively backed her own act, Nu Vibe
- Walsh: Nu Vibe – backed the act he believed had more potential
Week 3 (22/23 October)
- Theme: Rock[72]
- Celebrity performers: Kelly Clarkson ("Mr. Know It All"), Professor Green/Emeli Sandé ("Read All About It") and Bruno Mars ("Runaway Baby")[73]
Act | Order | Song[citation needed] | Result[57] |
---|---|---|---|
Marcus Collins | 1 | "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" | Safe |
Janet Devlin | 2 | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | Safe |
Sami Brookes | 3 | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Bottom two |
Rhythmix | 4 | "Tik Tok"/"Push It" | Safe |
Sophie Habibis | 5 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Safe |
Craig Colton | 6 | "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" | Safe |
Kitty Brucknell | 7 | "Live And Let Die" | Bottom two |
Frankie Cocozza | 8 | "Rocks" | Safe |
The Risk | 9 | "Crazy" | Safe |
Johnny Robinson | 10 | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | Safe |
Misha B | 11 | "Purple Rain" | Safe |
Final showdown details[57] | |||
Sami Brookes | 1 | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Eliminated |
Kitty Brucknell | 2 | "The Edge of Glory" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate[57]
- Barlow: Sami Brookes – said that both acts were very good, but felt that Brucknell was "more exciting" and Brookes was "dated"
- Rowland: Sami Brookes – gave no reason
- Contostavlos: Kitty Brucknell – thought Brookes had a better connection with the viewing audience
- Walsh: Sami Brookes – refused to take the vote to deadlock and chose to go with his heart
Week 4 (29/30 October)
- Theme: Halloween [citation needed]
- Celebrity performers: Cher Lloyd ("With Ur Love") and Nicole Scherzinger ("Try with Me")[74]
- Group performance: "Bright Lights Bigger City"[citation needed]
Rowland did not appear on the judging panel for week 4 due to illness,[75] so series 5 winner Alexandra Burke took her place on the panel.[76] However, Burke did not vote on the results show; instead, Rowland voted via telephone link from Los Angeles. Rhythmix's new name 'Little Mix' took effect from Week 4.[58]
Act | Order | Song[77] | Result[58] |
---|---|---|---|
The Risk | 1 | "Thriller" | Safe |
Johnny Robinson | 2 | "That Ole Devil Called Love" | Safe |
Sophie Habibis | 3 | "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" | Bottom two |
Marcus Collins | 4 | "Superstition"/"Need You Tonight" | Safe |
Misha B | 5 | "Tainted Love" | Bottom two |
Janet Devlin | 6 | "Every Breath You Take" | Safe |
Frankie Cocozza | 7 | "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" | Safe |
Kitty Brucknell | 8 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Safe |
Little Mix | 9 | "E.T." | Safe |
Craig Colton | 10 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Safe |
Final showdown details[58] | |||
Sophie Habibis | 1 | "Shelter" | Eliminated |
Misha B | 2 | "Use Somebody" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate[58]
- Walsh: Sophie Habibis – said that Misha B was a better performer
- Contostavlos: Sophie Habibis – said she related more to Misha B as an artist
- Rowland: Sophie Habibis – felt that Misha B wanted it more
- Barlow was not required to vote since there was already a majority, but confirmed he would have eliminated Habibis
Week 5 (5/6 November)
- Theme: Dancefloor fillers[78]
- Celebrity performers : JLS ("Take a Chance on Me")[79] and Florence and the Machine ("Shake It Out")[80]
- Group performance: "Price Tag"[citation needed]
- Two acts were eliminated from the series fifth results show. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced as the bottom three and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown and faced the judges' votes.[81]
Act | Order | Song[citation needed] | Result[59] |
---|---|---|---|
Johnny Robinson | 1 | "Hung Up" / "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" | Bottom three |
Janet Devlin | 2 | "I Want You Back" | Safe |
Craig Colton | 3 | "Heaven" | Safe |
The Risk | 4 | "A Night to Remember" | Eliminated |
Marcus Collins | 5 | "Reet Petite" | Safe |
Kitty Brucknell | 6 | "Like a Prayer" | Bottom three |
Frankie Cocozza | 7 | "I Gotta Feeling" | Safe |
Misha B | 8 | "Proud Mary" | Safe |
Little Mix | 9 | "Don't Stop the Music" | Safe |
Final showdown details[59] | |||
Johnny Robinson | 1 | "Unchained Melody" | Eliminated |
Kitty Brucknell | 2 | "Beautiful Disaster" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate[59]
- Walsh: Johnny Robinson – said that Brucknell was more likely to succeed in the music industry
- Constostavlos: Johnny Robinson – agreed with Walsh
- Rowland: Johnny Robinson – also agreed with Walsh, and added that she felt Brucknell had more of an "excitement factor"
- Barlow was not required to vote since there was already a majority, but confirmed he would have eliminated Robinson
Week 6 (12/13 November)
- Theme: Songs by Lady Gaga or Queen (billed as "Lady Gaga vs. Queen")[82]
- Celebrity performers: One Direction ("Gotta Be You")[83] and Lady Gaga ("Marry the Night")[84]
- Group performance: "Walking on Sunshine"[citation needed]
On 8 November 2011, Frankie Cocozza was removed from the show for breaking one of the rules of the competition and did not perform.[51] The four acts that did not face the public vote in week 1 and were eliminated by their mentors—Amelia Lily, James Michael, Jonjo Kerr, and 2 Shoes—faced the public vote. The act with the most votes replaced Cocozza.[66] The winner of the vote was announced as Amelia Lily with 48% of the public vote.[60] The show was also delayed by fifteen minutes due to technical difficulties, so footage from the audition stage was shown instead.[85]
Act | Order | Song[86] | Result[61] |
---|---|---|---|
Kitty Brucknell | 1 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Bottom two |
Craig Colton | 2 | "Paparazzi" | Safe |
Little Mix | 3 | "Telephone / Radio Ga Ga" | Safe |
Janet Devlin | 4 | "Somebody to Love" | Safe |
Marcus Collins | 5 | "Another One Bites the Dust" | Safe |
Misha B | 6 | "Born This Way" | Bottom two |
Amelia Lily | 7 | "The Show Must Go On" | Safe |
Final showdown details[61] | |||
Kitty Brucknell | 1 | "Over the Rainbow" | Eliminated |
Misha B | 2 | "Who You Are" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate[61]
- Walsh: Misha B – backed his own act, Kitty Brucknell
- Constostavlos: Kitty Brucknell – said that she related better to Misha B as an artist
- Rowland: Kitty Brucknell – backed her own act, Misha B, who she felt had more potential in the competition
- Barlow: Kitty Brucknell – felt that Misha B had more potential, and that Brucknell was not connecting with the audience
Week 7 (19/20 November)
- Theme: Songs from films (billed as "movie week")[87]
- Celebrity performers: Rebecca Ferguson ("Nothing's Real But Love") and Rihanna ("We Found Love") [39]
- Group performance: "When You're Gone" (with Bryan Adams)[88]
Act | Order | Song[89] | Film[89] | Result[62] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Colton | 1 | "Licence to Kill" | Licence to Kill | Bottom two |
Janet Devlin | 2 | "Kiss Me" | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Safe |
Amelia Lily | 3 | "Think" | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Bottom two |
Misha B | 4 | "I Have Nothing" | The Bodyguard | Safe |
Little Mix | 5 | "Don't Let Go (Love)" | Set It Off | Safe |
Marcus Collins | 6 | "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | Ghostbusters II | Safe |
Final showdown details[62] | ||||
Craig Colton | 1 | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" | Eliminated | |
Amelia Lily | 2 | "You and I" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate[62]
- Barlow: Amelia Lily – backed his own act, Craig Colton, and said that Amelia Lily had "shouted her way" through the final showdown
- Rowland: Craig Colton – backed her own act, Amelia Lily
- Constostavlos: Amelia Lily – said that Colton's performances were more emotionally moving
- Walsh: Craig Colton – said that Amelia Lily had more potential and was a "ready-made pop star"
With the judges deadlocked, Craig Colton was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[62]
Week 8 (26/27 November)
- Themes: Guilty pleasures; musical heroes[90]
- Celebrity performers: Olly Murs featuring The Muppets ("Dance with Me Tonight") and Jessie J ("Who You Are")[40][41]
- Group performance: "Wishing on a Star" (performed by all finalists, except Frankie Cocozza, along with JLS and One Direction as their charity single)[91]
Starting in week 8, each act performed two songs with voting lines opening after the first round of performances.[91]
Act | Order | First song[92] | Order | Second song[92] | Result[63] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Little Mix | 1 | "Baby" / "Where Did Our Love Go" | 6 | "Beautiful" | Safe |
Janet Devlin | 2 | "MMMBop" | 7 | "Under the Bridge" | Bottom two |
Misha B | 3 | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | 8 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Bottom two |
Marcus Collins | 4 | "I'm Your Man" | 9 | "Lately" | Safe |
Amelia Lily | 5 | "China in Your Hand" | 10 | "Since U Been Gone" | Safe |
Final showdown details[63] | |||||
Janet Devlin | 1 | "Chasing Cars" | Eliminated | ||
Misha B | 2 | "Out Here On My Own" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate[63]
- Walsh: Janet Devlin – based on the performances across both of this week's shows
- Constostavlos: Janet Devlin – based on the performances across both of this week's shows, and thought Misha B had more long-term potential
- Rowland refused to vote, saying she could not pick between her two acts. O'Leary warned her that this would cause Janet Devlin to be eliminated as it would go to a majority vote and Devlin already had two votes, but Rowland still declined to cast a vote.
- Barlow was not required to vote, but said he would have eliminated Janet Devlin.
Week 9: Semi-final (3/4 December)
- Themes: Motown; "the song to get you to the final" (no theme)[93]
- Celebrity performers: Justin Bieber ("Mistletoe") and Kelly Rowland ("When Love Takes Over" / "Down for Whatever" / "Commander") [94]
- Group performance: "Hold On"
Act | Order | First song[95] | Order | Second song[95] | Result[64] |
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Misha B | 1 | "Dancing in the Street" | 5 | "Perfect" | Eliminated |
Amelia Lily | 2 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | 6 | "I'm with You" | Safe |
Little Mix | 3 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | 8 | "If I Were a Boy" | Safe |
Marcus Collins | 4 | "My Girl" | 7 | "Can You Feel It" | Safe |
The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Misha B, was automatically eliminated.[96] After her elimination, Misha B reprised her week 6 performance of "Who You Are" as her exit song.
Week 10: Final (10/11 December)
The final will be held at Wembley Arena and will last for four hours, split over Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December 2011.[97]
10 December
- Themes: No theme; mentor duets[98]
- Celebrity performers: JLS and One Direction ("She Makes Me Wanna" / "What Makes You Beautiful"),[99] Leona Lewis ("Hurt")[100] and Michael Bublé ("Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)")[101]
- Group performance: "Greatest Day"[102]
Act | Order | First song[103] | Order | Second song (duet)[104] | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Collins | 1 | "Hey Ya!" | 4 | "She's Always a Woman" (with Gary Barlow) | Safe |
Little Mix | 2 | "You Got the Love" | 5 | "If I Ain't Got You"/"Empire State of Mind" (with Tulisa Contostavlos) | Safe |
Amelia Lily | 3 | "Ain't No Other Man" | 6 | "River Deep – Mountain High" (with Kelly Rowland) | Third place |
11 December
- Themes: Favourite performance; Christmas songs; Winner's single
- Celebrity performers: Westlife ("What About Now") and Coldplay ("Charlie Brown" / "Paradise")[105]
- Group performance: "We Found Love" / "Party Rock Anthem" / "On the Floor" / "Moves Like Jagger" / "The Edge of Glory"
- Frankie Cocozza was replaced by Goldie Cheung.
Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Order | Third song | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Collins | 1 | "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | 3 | "Last Christmas" | 5 | "Cannonball" | Runner-Up |
Little Mix | 2 | "Don't Let Go (Love)" | 4 | "Silent Night" | 6 | "Cannonball" | Winner |
Charity single
It was announced on 12 October 2011, that the 16 finalists would record a cover version of "Wishing on a Star", released on 20 November in aid of Together for Short Lives, a charity which Cowell said do "amazing work". It is the fourth time finalists have released a charity single.[106] Series 5 contestants JLS and series 7 contestants One Direction also feature on the single.[83]
Winner's single
The winner's single will be Damien Rice's Cannonball. For the first time since series 1, the winner's single will not be released the week of the coveted Christmas number-one chart battle. The Official Charts Company announced that this year's Christmas number-one will be announced on Christmas Day,[107] meaning releases on 18 December will be new entries in the chart that week. The winner's single is scheduled to be released on 14 December,[108] which means it will have to maintain significant sales numbers in its second week to achieve the Christmas number-one. It was announced on 17 November that N-Dubz rapper Fazer would be producing the single.[109].
It was previously announced that Gary Barlow would write the debut single for the eventual winner of the competition.[110] It would have been 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 is a one minute advertisement that premiered during week 5 of the live shows. The finalists recorded a cover of the song "When You Wish upon a Star" to feature in the advert and modelled clothes from the company. The finalists will be paid for the advertisement.[111] After his ejection from the competition, M&S announced that Frankie Cocozza's face would be edited out of the advert, as it wasn't possible to edit his voice from the advert.[112][113] On November 17 2011, M&S posted the latest edit of the advert to their official YouTube account, with Cocozza's vocals completely erased.[114]
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.[115][116]
Despite an apparent drop in ratings from the previous series, it is still the second most watched series in the show's 8 year history.
Episode | Date | Official ITV1 rating[117] (millions) |
Weekly rank[117] | Share (%) | Official ITV1 HD rating[118] (millions) |
Total ITV viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Auditions 1 | 20 August | 11.05 | 1 | 45.7[119] | 1.129 | 12.179 |
Auditions 2 | 27 August | 10.63 | 1 | TBA | 1.015 | 11.645 |
Auditions 3 | 3 September | 10.96 | 1 | 43.4[120] | 1.003 | 11.963 |
Auditions 4 | 10 September | 10.98 | 1 | 45.7[121] | 1.058 | 12.038 |
Auditions 5 | 11 September | 10.52 | 2 | 39.6[122] | 1.101 | 11.621 |
Auditions 6 | 17 September | 11.16 | 2 | 43.3[123] | 1.172 | 12.332 |
Auditions 7 | 18 September | 11.23 | 1 | 45.8[124] | 1.173 | 12.403 |
Bootcamp 1 | 24 September | 10.64 | 2 | 43[125] | 1.050 | 11.690 |
Bootcamp 2 | 25 September | 11.11 | 1 | 38.7[126] | 1.061 | 12.171 |
Judges' houses 1 | 1 October | 10.13 | 2 | 43.8[127] | 1.106 | 11.236 |
Judges' houses 2 | 2 October | 11.74 | 1 | 45.1[128] | 1.175 | 12.915 |
Live show 1 | 8 October | 10.89 | 2 | 40.3[129] | 1.160 | 12.050 |
Live results 1 | 9 October | 11.34 | 1 | 41.1[130] | 1.265 | 12.605 |
Live show 2 | 15 October | 9.90 | 3 | 39.1[131] | 1.238 | 11.138 |
Live results 2 | 16 October | 10.84 | 1 | 40.5[132] | 1.257 | 12.097 |
Live show 3 | 22 October | 9.73 | 3 | 38[133] | 1.326 | 11.056 |
Live results 3 | 23 October | 10.68 | 1 | 39.8[134] | 1.213 | 11.893 |
Live show 4 | 29 October | 9.74 | 3 | 38.8[135] | 1.318 | 11.058 |
Live results 4 | 30 October | 11.44 | 1 | 42[136] | 1.311 | 12.751 |
Live show 5 | 5 November | 9.63 | 3 | 40.3[137] | 1.382 | 11.012 |
Live results 5 | 6 November | 11.58 | 1 | 41.8[138] | 1.215 | 12.795 |
Live show 6 | 12 November | 11.23 | 2 | 40.9[139] | 1.049 | 12.279 |
Live results 6 | 13 November | 11.85 | 1 | 41.9[140] | 1.402 | 13.252 |
Live show 7 | 19 November | 10.48 | 2 | 39[141] | 1.219 | 11.699 |
Live results 7 | 20 November | 11.27 | 1 | 39.1[142] | 1.297 | 12.567 |
Live show 8 | 26 November | 10.05 | 2 | 38.4[143] | 1.252 | 11.302 |
Live results 8 | 27 November | 11.30 | 1 | 41.8[144] | 1.479 | 12.779 |
Live show 9 | 3 December | TBA | TBA | 39.9[145] | TBA | TBA |
Live results 9 | 4 December | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Live final | 10 December | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Live final results | 11 December | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Controversy
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On 22 October, in her critique of Misha B's performance, Contostavlos commented on Misha's behaviour towards other contestants backstage, sparking a bullying row. Contostavlos was supported by Walsh who claimed Misha had been bullying his acts. Misha B's mentor, Rowland, and fellow judge Barlow, defended Misha, and on 23 October, Walsh apologised for his comments, although Contostavlos did not. On 3 December, following Misha B's semi-final performances, Barlow raised the incident again, saying that he believed Contostavlos and Walsh had ruined Misha's chances in the competition.[146] Misha B was eliminated from the competition the following night.
On 8 November, Frankie Cocozza was asked to leave the competition for boasting about using cocaine. The rules of the series strictly prohibit drug use during the show and Cocozza's mentor, Barlow, said that he was "hugely disappointed" by Cocozza's behaviour, but wished him luck with his future.[147][148]
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