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X Factor judge Dannii Minogue favourite to be given the boot by Simon Cowell...to be given the boot by Simon Cowell High-trousered high priest Simon Cowell is clamping down on high jinks in the X Factor house and is reportedly ready to instil a bit of discipline. Cowell has reportedly banned Jedward from... In this article: Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, X Factor, Louis Walsh, and Dannii |
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New Kerala | 7 days ago
X Factor Invader Calvin Harris Slams Simon Cowell
X Factor Invader Calvin Harris Slams Simon Cowell Scottish DJ CALVIN HARRIS has explained his recent stage invasion during a live broadcast of British talent show THE X FACTOR - he was protesting about SIMON COWELL's 'stranglehold' on the...
In this article: Simon Cowell, U.K., BBC Radio One, and Britain's Got Talent
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 14, 2009
Why Simon Cowell is the real winner of X Factor
Why Simon Cowell is the real winner of X Factor There is a reason why Simon Cowell wanted Jedward in this weekend's X Factor - money, says Roya Nikkhah As part of his deal with ITV for The X-Factor, Cowell has first dibs on signing any of...
In this article: Simon Cowell, The X-Factor, ITV, Syco, Alexandra Burke, Pete Waterman, Leona Lewis, American Idol, and X Factor
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Independent.co.uk - Commentators | November 10, 2009
Maureen Coleman: X Factor judge Simon Cowell pulls off a PR master-stroke with Jedward
Maureen Coleman: X Factor judge Simon Cowell pulls off a PR master-stroke with Jedward But does twins' survival mean ratings come before talent? He's been accused of hypocrisy, branded a coward and slated by viewers for saving the Terrible...
In this article: Simon Cowell, X Factor, Lady Gaga, HMV, and Snow Patrol
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Sunday Mirror | November 12, 2009
Dannii Minogue accuses Simon Cowell of endangering X Factor with Jedward vote
Dannii Minogue accuses Simon Cowell of endangering X Factor with Jedward vote Exclusive by Clemmie Moodie and Rachael Wheeler 13/11/2009 Dannii Minogue yesterday hit out in the X Factor Jedward row, claiming the twins threaten the show's...
In this article: Simon Cowell, X Factor, Dannii Minogue, Queen, and Radio Ga Ga
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Daily Mail | 5 days ago
X Factor's Danyl Johnson brought to heel by Simon Cowell after threatening to quit show
...arrogant and smug attitude. Cowell felt forced to have a one-on-one meeting with Johnson after he threw a tantrum over his choice of song for this weekend - and continued causing tension in the X Factor house. Johnson's latest outburst saw...
In this article: Simon Cowell, X Factor, Cheryl Cole, ITV, George Michael, The Mail, and Careless Whisper
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Sunday Mirror | 5 days ago
Dannii's Kylie likely to go
Dannii's Kylie likely to go High-TROUSERED high priest Simon Cowell is clamping down on high jinks in the X Factor house and is reportedly ready to instil a bit of discipline. Cowell has reportedly banned Jedward from watching porn and has...
In this article: Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, and X Factor
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ITN Headline News - Showbiz news | November 11, 2009
Simon Cowell: 'Jedward deluded'
Simon Cowell: 'Jedward deluded' X Factor judge Simon Cowell has branded John and Edward "deluded". He declared: "They're genuinely not aware how bad they are. They just live in the twins' world." In a radio interview, recorded before the...
In this article: Simon Cowell and X Factor
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Guardian Unlimited | 6 days ago
Twitter comes to high fashion's aid
...and, by God, those shoes! They're hideous, right? Or are they? We're not sure. We're like Simon Cowell judging John and Edward on the X Factor. He had to imagine he was in Jedward-land to award points fairly. Maybe this is what we...
In this article: Twitter, Domenico Dolce, Ann Demeulemeester, Perez Hilton, Somerset House, and Mince pie
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Sunday Mirror | November 16, 2009
X Factor gatecrasher Calvin Harris blasts Simon Cowell
X Factor gatecrasher Calvin Harris blasts Simon Cowell By Mirror.co.uk 16/11/2009 Chart act Calvin Harris claimed today that he crashed The X Factor stage to "make a mockery" of the competition and its "terrible" music. The I'm Not Alone...
In this article: Simon Cowell, Pineapple, Sting, ITV, and EBay
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The X Factor is a British television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is broadcast on Saturdays on the ITV Network in the UK and on TV3 in the Republic of Ireland, with spin-off "behind-the-scenes" shows The Xtra Factor and The X Factor 24/7 screened on ITV2 and TV3. It is produced by FremantleMedia's talkbackTHAMES and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The "X Factor" of the title refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality.
The X Factor is the biggest television talent competition in Europe, with 182,000 auditioning for series 5. The prize is a £1,000,000 (sterling) recording contract (in addition to the publicity that appearance in the later stages of the show itself generates, not only for the winner but also for other highly ranked contestants). The show has proved hugely popular with audiences, with the series 4 final attracting 12.7 million viewers (approximately a 55% share). There have been four winners to date: Steve Brookstein (although he has since been dropped by Simon Cowell's record label after they fell out), Shayne Ward, Leona Lewis and Leon Jackson respectively. The winner's first single is usually released around the Christmas season, in an effort to become the UK's Christmas number one single. As of series 4, each winner's single has entered the UK Singles Chart at number one, three of them being number one at Christmas (see music releases by X Factor contestants).
- Name:
- The X Factor
- Produced by:
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- talkbackTHAMES (part of FremantleMedia)
- SYCOtv
- Created By:
- Simon Cowell
- Length:
- 60 – 120 minutes
- Format:
- Talent show
- Website:
- http://www.itv.com/xfactor
- Language:
- English
- Broadcast Channel:
- ITV2
- First:
- September 04, 2004
- Last:
- present
- Number of Episodes:
- 18 (Series 3)
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