The X Factor: Celebrity
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The X Factor: Celebrity is a British celebrity special edition of The X Factor, which premiered on 12 October 2019 on ITV.[1] Simon Cowell judges alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh, with Dermot O'Leary presenting the series.[2]
The format for the series was announced in 2019, after The X Factor was contracted until 2022.[3] The celebrity lineup was announced on 30 September 2019.
Background
The series was first reported in early 2019, as the regular series is being put on hiatus due to declining ratings.[4][5] On 7 July 2019, Walsh spoke about the return of the series, stating, "I go to Los Angeles on Tuesday, I go to Simon’s house in Malibu, it’s me, Simon and Nicole, we’re doing the celebrity one."[6] On 22 October 2019, it was revealed that Vick Hope would host Extra Bites on YouTube, each episode will be aired after each live show.[7]
Contestants
A teaser, released in September 2019, teased the potential contestants of the series, of which include: a film star, model, online influencers, professional dancer, social media stars and a soap star.[8] The full line-up was revealed on 30 September 2019.[9] Cowell will mentor the Groups, Walsh will mentor the Unders and Scherzinger will mentor the Overs.
| Celebrity | Category | Known for | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole and Edwards[a] | Groups (Cowell) | Former Strictly professional and former Hollyoaks actor | Eliminated on 19 October 2019 |
| Hayley Hasselhoff | Unders (Walsh) | Actress and model | Eliminated on 19 October 2019 |
| Ricki Lake | Overs (Scherzinger) | Hairspray actress and former talk show host | Eliminated 1st on 26 October 2019 |
| Olivia Olson | Unders (Walsh) | Actress and Voice Actress | Eliminated 2nd on 26 October 2019 |
| Jenny Ryan | Overs (Scherzinger) | Quizzer and The Chase star | Participating |
| Jonny Labey | Unders (Walsh) | Former EastEnders actor | Participating |
| Kevin McHale | Unders (Walsh) | Glee actor | Participating |
| Martin Bashir | Overs (Scherzinger) | Journalist and news anchor | Participating |
| Max and Harvey | Groups (Cowell) | YouTube personalities | Participating |
| Megan McKenna | Unders (Walsh) | Television personality | Participating |
| "No Love Lost"[b] | Groups (Cowell) | Love Island stars | Participating |
| "Try Star"[c] | Groups (Cowell) | Rugby union players | Participating |
| "V5"[d] | Groups (Cowell) | Social media influencers | Participating |
| Victoria Ekanoye | Overs (Scherzinger) | Former Coronation Street actress | Participating |
| Vinnie Jones[e] | Overs (Scherzinger) | Actor and former Premier League footballer | Participating |
Notes
- ^ Cole and Edwards consists of Brendan Cole and Jeremy Edwards.
- ^ "No Love Lost" consist of stars Eyal Booker, Zara McDermott, Samira Mighty and Wes Nelson.
- ^ "Try Star" consists of Levi Davis, Thom Evans and Ben Foden.
- ^ V5 consists of social media influencers Alondra, Laura, Renata, Sofia and Wendii. Renata replaced Natalie, who left before the live shows.
- ^ Jones did not audition for the series due to the death of his wife, but Cowell invited him to join the live shows.
Auditions
| Order | Celebrity | Category | Song choice[10] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 (12 October 2019) | ||||
| 1 | Love Islanders | Groups | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | Advanced |
| 2 | Kevin McHale | Unders | "Never Be the Same" | Advanced |
| 3 | Max and Harvey | Groups | "I Don't Care" | Advanced |
| "Sucker" | ||||
| 4 | Cole & Edwards | Groups | "Love at First Sight" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Martin Bashir | Overs | "L-O-V-E" | Advanced |
| 6 | Hayley Hasselhoff | Unders | "Someone You Loved" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Jenny Ryan | Overs | "Somebody to Love" | Advanced[a] |
| 8 | Try Star | Groups | "No Diggity" | Advanced |
| Week 2 (19 October 2019) | ||||
| 1 | Olivia Olson | Unders | "Location" | Advanced |
| "Come Together" | ||||
| 2 | Jonny Labey | Unders | "Feel It Still" | Advanced |
| "Feeling Good" | ||||
| 3 | Megan McKenna | Unders | "Everything but You" (original song) | Advanced |
| 4 | Ricki Lake | Overs | "Us" | Advanced |
| 5 | V5 | Groups | "Juice" | Advanced |
| 6 | Victoria Ekanoye | Overs | "The House of the Rising Sun" | Advanced |
Notes
- ^ Ryan was originally eliminated, but on 21 October 2019, she was brought back into the competition.
Live shows
Results summary
- Colour key
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated |
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| – | Contestant was given a Safe Seat from their mentor |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||||
| Martin Bashir | Bottom three | ||||||||
| Victoria Ekanoye | Safe | ||||||||
| Vinnie Jones | Safe | ||||||||
| Jonny Labey | Safe | ||||||||
| Max and Harvey | Safe | ||||||||
| Kevin McHale | Safe | ||||||||
| Megan McKenna | Safe | ||||||||
| No Love Lost | Safe | ||||||||
| Jenny Ryan | Safe | ||||||||
| Try Star | Safe | ||||||||
| V5 | Safe | ||||||||
| Olivia Olson | Bottom three | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| Ricki Lake | 10th | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| Bottom two | Bashir, Olson |
No sing-off or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone | |||||||
| Judges voted to | Eliminate | Send through | |||||||
| Walsh's vote | Bashir | ||||||||
| Scherzinger's vote | Olson | ||||||||
| Cowell's vote | Olson | ||||||||
| Eliminated | Ricki Lake Public vote to save |
Public vote to save |
Public vote to save |
of 3 votes |
of 3 votes |
Public vote to win |
Public vote to win | ||
| Olivia Olson 2 of 3 votes Majority |
of 3 votes |
of 3 votes | |||||||
Week 1 (26 October)
- Theme: Express Yourself
| Act | Category (Mentor) | Order | Song[11] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | Unders (Walsh) | 1 | "Good as Hell" | Safe |
| Ricki Lake | Overs (Scherzinger) | 2 | "Landslide" | Eliminated (public vote) |
| No Love Lost | Groups (Cowell) | 3 | "All or Nothing" (original song) | Safe |
| Jenny Ryan | Overs (Scherzinger) | 4 | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | Saved by Scherzinger |
| Jonny Labey | Unders (Walsh) | 5 | "Show Me Love" | Saved by Walsh |
| V5 | Groups (Cowell) | 6 | "Bad Guy"/"Taki Taki" | Safe |
| Martin Bashir | Overs (Scherzinger) | 7 | "Danke Schoen" | Bottom three |
| Max and Harvey | Groups (Cowell) | 8 | "When Will I Be Famous?" | Safe |
| Olivia Olson | Unders (Walsh) | 9 | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" | Eliminated (judges' vote) |
| Vinnie Jones | Overs (Scherzinger) | 10 | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" | Safe |
| Megan McKenna | Unders (Walsh) | 11 | "This" (original song) | Safe |
| Victoria Ekanoye | Overs (Scherzinger) | 12 | "Never Tear Us Apart" | Safe |
| Try Star | Groups (Cowell) | 13 | "Pony"/"Old Town Road" | Saved by Cowell |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Walsh: Martin Bashir - backed his own act, Olivia Olson.
- Scherzinger: Olivia Olson - backed her own act, Martin Bashir.
- Cowell: Olivia Olson - concluded that the public would like to see Bashir through to next week more.
Week 2 (2 November)
- Theme: TBA
| Act | Category (Mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Bashir | Overs (Scherzinger) | TBA | TBA | |
| Victoria Ekanoye | Overs (Scherzinger) | TBA | TBA | |
| Vinnie Jones | Overs (Scherzinger) | TBA | TBA | |
| Jonny Labey | Unders (Walsh) | TBA | TBA | |
| Max and Harvey | Groups (Cowell) | TBA | TBA | |
| Kevin McHale | Unders (Walsh) | TBA | TBA | |
| Megan McKenna | Unders (Walsh) | TBA | TBA | |
| No Love Lost | Groups (Cowell) | TBA | TBA | |
| Jenny Ryan | Overs (Scherzinger) | TBA | TBA | |
| Try Star | Groups (Cowell) | TBA | TBA | |
| V5 | Groups (Cowell) | TBA | TBA |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Walsh:
- Scherzinger:
- Cowell:
Reception
Ratings
| Episode | Air date | Official rating (millions)[12],1 |
Weekly rank[12],2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | 12 October 2019 | 6.29 | 7 |
| Auditions 2 | 19 October 2019 | 5.15 | 11 |
| Live show 1 | 26 October 2019 |
Notes
- ^1 The ratings over a 7-day period, including the broadcasts on ITV and streaming through ITV Hub using BARB's four-screen dashboard system (includes viewers watching on tablets/smartphones).
- ^2 The ITV rank for the programme compared to other ITV broadcasts for the week.
References
- ^ Warner, Sam (2 October 2019). "The X Factor: Celebrity series finally gets an official air date". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "X Factor: Celebrity - Brendan Cole, Ricki Lake and Ben Foden among stars revealed for full-line up". Sky News. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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- ^ "Celebrity X Factor: Which Stars Are On The Line-Up And Who Are The Judges?".
- ^ Darvill, Josh (7 July 2019). "Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger 'to return to The X Factor'". TellyMix.
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- ^ Seddon, Dan (21 September 2019). "The X Factor: Celebrity's star-studded line-up is teased in new video". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ West, Amy (30 September 2019). "Love Island stars and more sign up for Celebrity X Factor". Digital Spy. United Kingdom. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Darvill, Josh (12 October 2019). "The X Factor: Celebrity spoilers - first contestants and song choices!". TellyMix. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ @TheXFactor (26 October 2019). "XCLUSIVE: Tonight's #XFactorCelebrity song lists! 😍 Don't say we don't get you anything nice. Which song are you looking forward to seeing in action tonight? #XFactor" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 October 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Four screen dashboard (see relevant week under – select 7 day data)". BARB. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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