The X Factor
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X Factor cleared of breaching broadcast code...Boyle and Dannii Minogue. Photographs: ABC/Getty Images and Ken McKay/Rex Features Ofcom has cleared The X Factor judge Danii Minogue of breaching the broadcasting code for her remarks about the sexuality of contestant Danyl Johnson,... In this article: The X Factor, Dannii Minogue, Susan Boyle, Hollie Steele, Britain's Got Talent, ITV, Diversity, and Jennifer Hudson |
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BBC News | 6 days ago
Magic moments
...described it as her worst ever interview. Britain's Got Talent and X Factor stars Susan Boyle and Leona Lewis also got a US boost when Simon Cowell brought both of them to Oprah's attention. JAMES FREY CONTROVERSY Winfrey began Oprah's...
In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson, James Frey, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, I Gotta Feeling, Whitney Houston, Black Eyed Peas, Britain's Got Talent, and The Oprah Winfrey Show
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Sunday Mirror | 4 days ago
Susan Boyle sings through nerves on return to British TV
Susan Boyle sings through nerves on return to British TV Susan Boyle made a triumphant return to British TV on The X Factor last night at the second attempt. The Scottish singing sensation, 48, admitted to nerves on the same London stage...
In this article: Susan Boyle, Rolling Stones, Britain's Got Talent, London, and New York
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Independent.ie | November 11, 2009
Cowell tops Trump as US television's best paid man
...resume". He created the phenomenally successful reality shows 'American Idol', 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'The X Factor', and although he has since surrendered the rights to them he is paid a handsome salary to be a judge. Cowell, who...
In this article: Simon Cowell, Donald Trump, Forbes, American Idol, US, Syco, Alexandra Burke, Tax, and Lord Sugar
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ITV challenge
...agreements made by ITV without its consent. Mr Norman will be buoyed, though, by the continued success of ITV big-hitters, including talent shows The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent. Last week, it was reported that ITV was selling...
In this article: ITV, STV, Archie Norman, Michael Grade, Revenue, and Tax
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Independent.co.uk - Business | November 14, 2009
Cowell's X Factor abstention adds to his millions
...Forbes magazine reckons he earned GBP45m in the past year. His fortune comes from owning the rights to X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, both made by Cowell and Fremantle Media. He will have made even more following last week's decision to...
In this article: Simon Cowell, X Factor, ITV, Fremantle Media, Forbes magazine, Britain's Got Talent, and Wales
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Jedward bow out of X Factor show
...public." Earlier on Sunday, it was announced that the X Factor finalists had gone straight to number one in the UK singles chart with a cover version of Michael Jackson's You Are Not Alone in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital. It has...
In this article: X Factor, George Michael, Wham, Simon Cowell, Susan Boyle, and No Matter What
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New Kerala | November 11, 2009
SIMON COWELL IS THE RICHEST MAN ON TV
...in the last year. The American Idol judge, who helped created the hugely popular singing contest, also fronts U.K. shows The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, in addition to his role at record company Sony BMG. U.S. magazine Forbes...
In this article: Simon Cowell, American Idol, Forbes, Hugh Laurie, Sony BMG, Charlie Sheen, David Caruso, Steve Carell, Ryan Seacrest, and Kiefer Sutherland
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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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