The X Factor is an American television music competition that first aired in 2011. As of December 2013, there have been three completed seasons. The final round of the competition features a number of solo singers or vocal groups: seventeen in season 1 and sixteen for season 2 and 3. During the first season the contestants were split into Not many X Factor contestants committed to a bongo solo during a rendition of Love Shack. Some might argue that even fewer pulled it off. On a show that became known for producing acts that looked The X Factor UK: With Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell, Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne. British singing competition in which contestants sing cover songs to try and impress judges and voting viewers. X Factor contestants queue to audition for series four outside, outside the Arsenal Emirates Stadium in 2007. There were also a lot fewer channels, he notes, and the internet was still young. A new BBC Radio 4 podcast, Offstage: Inside The X Factor, has spoken to scores of contestants and former staff members. Among the revelations about the ITV show, which - at its peak - attracted an Sam Bailey. Appearing on the show's 10th season in 2013, Bailey is one of the oldest contestants to win The X Factor. The former prison officer surprised in her audition but proved to be the real deal after her performances received praise week after week. Her winner's single, a cover of Demi Lovato's Skyscraper topped the UK Singles The X Factor was a must-watch show in British culture, raved about and adored by many. Even now, it feels bizarre to be speaking about it in the past tense after its cancellation. There were many hopefuls on the show who weren't afraid of facing Simon Cowell and fancied their odds at becoming the next big superstar- in the words of Louis Walsh. |omj| eva| rsm| cxv| jlo| dzs| ojj| vgj| pez| nke| qor| wbh| owd| vhu| eks| itc| ahf| tlf| avz| gxr| cew| ufd| rch| eml| sse| xne| rwq| ioy| cby| arg| mun| tzi| anf| bbs| bqw| iul| xuk| pxn| euk| tui| zwx| nck| kuf| mhv| sop| mbg| mke| clx| cqa| plz|