List of The X Factor (UK) finalists

The X Factor is a British television music competition that first aired in 2004. As of December 2013, there have been ten completed series. The final round of the competition features a number of solo singers or vocal groups: nine in series 1, twelve in series 2-6 and 10, 16 in series 7, 8 and 11, and 13 in series 9 and 12. A total of 155 acts have reached the finals of their series.

During the first three series, the finalists were split into three groups: "16-24s", "25-and-overs" (renamed "over 25s" in series 2, though still often referred to as "25-and-overs" in series 2 and 3) and "groups". Each set of contestants was mentored by one of the show's judges, Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. From series 4 onwards, the 16-24s were subdivided into girls and boys categories as a fourth judge, Dannii Minogue, joined the show. Following Osbourne's exit from the show after series 4, Cheryl Cole replaced her. In series 7, the over 25s were changed to over 28s, before being changed back for series 8. Also in series 8, Cowell, Minogue and Cole all left the show, leaving Walsh as the only judge to return from the previous year. He was joined on the panel by Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos. In series 9, Rowland left the show, Barlow, Walsh and Contostavlos returned as judges from the previous year. Nicole Scherzinger joined the panel as a replacement for Rowland. The over 25s were changed to over 28s again in series 9, and then back to over 25s in series 10. Osbourne also returned to the panel in series 10, replacing Contostavlos. Cowell and Cole returned for series 11, replacing Barlow and Osbourne. Mel B joined the panel in series 11, replacing Scherzinger. Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw joined the panel in series 12, replacing Mel B and Walsh.

As of series 10, all five categories have won the show on at least one occasion, while seven of the show's nine judges have had the winning act in their category at least once, with Cowell winning three times, Cole and Minogue winning twice, and Walsh, Contostavlos, Scherzinger, Osbourne and Ora winning once. The only judges not to win were Barlow, Grimshaw, Rowland and Mel B, with Rowland, Mel B and Grimshaw's best performance being third place in 2011, 2014 and 2015 respectively (their only series) and Barlow placing second in 2011 (the first of his three years on the panel). Osbourne failed to win the show in her initial stint, but won on her return in series 10.

Contestants

     – Winner

     – Runner-up

     – Third place

Name	Series	Category	Mentor	Finished
2 Shoes	8	Groups	Contostavlos, TulisaTulisa Contostavlos	14th (joint)
2 to Go	1	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	7th
4Sure	3	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	11th
4Tune	2	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	11th
Abraham, AndyAndy Abraham	2	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	2nd
Addictiv Ladies	2	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	12th
Adedeji, RachelRachel Adedeji	6	Girls	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	9th
Adeleye, JohnJohn Adeleye	7	Over 28s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	12th
Akister, PaulPaul Akister	11	Boys	B, MelMel B	9th
Allen, RobertRobert Allen	3	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	6th
Alton, AbiAbi Alton	10	Girls	Scherzinger, NicoleNicole Scherzinger	8th
Angus, NikittaNikitta Angus	3	16-24s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	7th
Archer, JamieJamie Archer	6	Over 25s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	7th
Arthur, JamesJames Arthur	9	Boys	Scherzinger, NicoleNicole Scherzinger	1st
B, MishaMisha B	8	Girls	Rowland, KellyKelly Rowland	4th
Bad Lashes	5	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	12th
Bailey, SamSam Bailey	10	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	1st
Barrett, HannahHannah Barrett	10	Girls	Scherzinger, NicoleNicole Scherzinger	6th
Belle Amie	7	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	11th
Bennett, AlishaAlisha Bennett	4	Girls	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	7th
Blonde Electric	11	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	16th
Brookes, SamiSami Brookes	8	Over 25s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	12th
Brookstein, SteveSteve Brookstein	1	Over 25s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	1st
Brucknell, KittyKitty Brucknell	8	Over 25s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	7th
Bruton, ScottScott Bruton	5	Boys	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	10th
Bupsi	12	Overs	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	13th
Burke, AlexandraAlexandra Burke	5	Girls	Cole, CherylCheryl Cole	1st
Byrne, MaryMary Byrne	7	Over 28s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	5th
Callaghan, TabbyTabby Callaghan	1	16-24s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	3rd
Callahan, SamSam Callahan	10	Boys	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	7th
Cardle, MattMatt Cardle	7	Boys	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	1st
Chesterman, ChéChé Chesterman	12	Boys	Grimshaw, NickNick Grimshaw	3rd
Clark, RylanRylan Clark	9	Boys	Scherzinger, NicoleNicole Scherzinger	5th
Cocozza, FrankieFrankie Cocozza	8	Boys	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	8th (removed)
Cohen, TreycTreyc Cohen	7	Girls	Cole, CherylCheryl Cole	10th
Collins, MarcusMarcus Collins	8	Boys	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	2nd
Colton, CraigCraig Colton	8	Boys	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	6th
Compton, CassieCassie Compton	1	16-24s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	5th
Conway Sisters, TheThe Conway Sisters	2	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	6th
Daniels, LloydLloyd Daniels	6	Boys	Cole, CherylCheryl Cole	5th
de Bourg, DanielDaniel de Bourg	4	Over 25s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	11th
Devlin, JanetJanet Devlin	8	Girls	Rowland, KellyKelly Rowland	5th
District3	9	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	7th
Diva Fever	7	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	13th
Douglas, JahméneJahméne Douglas	9	Boys	Scherzinger, NicoleNicole Scherzinger	2nd
Dorsett, NicholasNicholas Dorsett	2	16-24s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	7th
Drage, AustinAustin Drage	5	Boys	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	9th
East, FleurFleur East	11	Over 25s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	2nd
Edwards, BrendaBrenda Edwards	2	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	4th
Ellis, JadeJade Ellis	9	Girls	Contostavlos, TulisaTulisa Contostavlos	10th
Eton Road	3	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	5th
Evans, DanielDaniel Evans	5	Over 25s	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	7th
Evans, NikiNiki Evans	4	Over 25s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	4th
Faustini, AndreaAndrea Faustini	11	Boys	B, MelMel B	3rd
Ferguson, RebeccaRebecca Ferguson	7	Girls	Cole, CherylCheryl Cole	2nd
Festa, NicoloNicolo Festa	7	Boys	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	16th
Foster, TameraTamera Foster	10	Girls	Scherzinger, NicoleNicole Scherzinger	5th
Friend, LukeLuke Friend	10	Boys	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	3rd
Futureproof	4	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	9th
F.Y.D.	7	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	15th
G4	1	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	2nd
Girlband	5	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	11th
Grimshaw, AidenAiden Grimshaw	7	Boys	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	9th
Habibis, SophieSophie Habibis	8	Girls	Rowland, KellyKelly Rowland	11th
Haenow, BenBen Haenow	11	Over 25s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	1st
Henderson, EllaElla Henderson	9	Girls	Contostavlos, TulisaTulisa Contostavlos	6th
Hope	4	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	5th
Howett, RobertaRoberta Howett	1	16-24s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	9th
Hylton, RachelRachel Hylton	5	Over 25s	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	6th
Impact, 4th4th Impact	12	Groups	Fernandez-Versini, CherylCheryl Fernandez-Versini	5th
Jackson, LeonLeon Jackson	4	Boys	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	1st
James, JayJay James	11	Over 25s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	8th
Jasmine, ChloeChloe Jasmine	11	Girls	Fernandez-Versini, CherylCheryl Fernandez-Versini	13th
JLS	5	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	2nd
John & Edward	6	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	6th
Johnson, DanylDanyl Johnson	6	Over 25s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	4th
Johnson, LouisaLouisa Johnson	12	Girls	Ora, RitaRita Ora	1st
Jones, LucieLucie Jones	6	Girls	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	8th
Journey South	2	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	3rd
Kandy Rain	6	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	12th
Keays, VerityVerity Keays	1	Over 25s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	8th
Kerr, JonjoJonjo Kerr	8	Over 25s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	14th (joint)
Kingsland Road	10	Groups	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	9th
Lawson, MariaMaria Lawson	2	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	8th
Lee, StormStorm Lee	7	Over 28s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	14th
Lewis, LeonaLeona Lewis	3	16-24s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	1st
Lily, AmeliaAmelia Lily	8	Girls	Rowland, KellyKelly Rowland	3rd
Little Mix (Rhythmix)	8	Groups	Contostavlos, TulisaTulisa Contostavlos	1st
Lloyd, CherCher Lloyd	7	Girls	Cole, CherylCheryl Cole	4th
Loney, RikkiRikki Loney	6	Boys	Cole, CherylCheryl Cole	11th
Lorenzo, RuthRuth Lorenzo	5	Over 25s	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	5th
MacDonald Brothers, TheThe MacDonald Brothers	3	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	4th
Macdonald, NicholasNicholas McDonald	10	Boys	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	2nd
Macelderry, JoeJoe McElderry	6	Boys	Cole, CherylCheryl Cole	1st
Mackenzie, AshleyAshley McKenzie	3	16-24s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	8th
Macgregor, KerryKerry McGregor	3	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	9th
Magee, PhillipPhillip Magee	2	16-24s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	10th
Maloney, ChristopherChristopher Maloney	9	Over 28s	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	3rd
Masson, MelanieMelanie Masson	9	Over 28s	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	12th
Michael, JamesJames Michael	8	Boys	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	14th (joint)
Michael, MonicaMonica Michael	12	Girls	Ora, RitaRita Ora	8th
Miley Moore, SeannSeann Miley Moore	12	Boys	Grimshaw, NickNick Grimshaw	10th
Mills, BenBen Mills	3	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	3rd
Miss Dynamix	10	Groups	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	10th
Miss Frank	6	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	10th
Mitchell, DionneDionne Mitchell	3	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	10th
MK1	9	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	11th
Murray, LaurenLauren Murray	12	Girls	Ora, RitaRita Ora	4th
Murs, OllyOlly Murs	6	Over 25s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	2nd
Nakanda, EmilyEmily Nakanda	4	Girls	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	10th (withdrew)
Nala, StephanieStephanie Nala	11	Girls	Fernandez-Versini, CherylCheryl Fernandez-Versini	14th
Noise, MasonMason Noise	12	Boys	Grimshaw, NickNick Grimshaw	7th
Nu Vibe	8	Groups	Contostavlos, TulisaTulisa Contostavlos	13th
One Direction	7	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	3rd
Only The Young	11	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	7th
Overload Generation	11	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	15th
Platt, LaurenLauren Platt	11	Girls	Fernandez-Versini, CherylCheryl Fernandez-Versini	4th
Poole, CarolynneCarolynne Poole	9	Over 28s	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	13th
Quickenden, JakeJake Quickenden	11	Boys	B, MelMel B	12th
Quigg, EoghanEoghan Quigg	5	Boys	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	3rd
Quinn, RayRay Quinn	3	16-24s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	2nd
Reggie 'n' Bollie	12	Groups	Fernandez-Versini, CherylCheryl Fernandez-Versini	2nd
Richardson, PaijePaije Richardson	7	Boys	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	8th
Risk, TheThe Risk	8	Groups	Contostavlos, TulisaTulisa Contostavlos	10th
Ritchie, SteviStevi Ritchie	11	Over 25s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	6th
Roberts, RhydianRhydian Roberts	4	Boys	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	2nd
Robinson, JohnnyJohnny Robinson	8	Over 25s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	9th
Rough Copy	10	Groups	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	4th
Same Difference	4	Groups	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	3rd
Satchell, RowettaRowetta Satchell	1	Over 25s	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	4th
Saunders, LolaLola Saunders	11	Girls	Fernandez-Versini, CherylCheryl Fernandez-Versini	10th
Simpson, LornaLorna Simpson	10	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	12th
Slimani, ChicoChico Slimani	2	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	5th
Smith, ShelleyShelley Smith	10	Over 25s	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	11th
Solomon, StaceyStacey Solomon	6	Girls	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	3rd
Sones, KyeKye Sones	9	Over 28s	Barlow, GaryGary Barlow	8th
Southwick, KimberleyKimberley Southwick	4	Girls	Osbourne, SharonSharon Osbourne	12th
Spraggan, LucyLucy Spraggan	9	Girls	Contostavlos, TulisaTulisa Contostavlos	9th (withdrew)
Stereo Kicks	11	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	5th
Stephans, AntonAnton Stephans	12	Overs	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	6th
Stone, MaxMax Stone	12	Overs	Cowell, SimonSimon Cowell	9th
Trotman, BeverleyBeverley Trotman	4	Over 25s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	6th
Unconventionals, TheThe Unconventionals	3	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	12th
Uncovered, AlienAlien Uncovered	12	Groups	Fernandez-Versini, CherylCheryl Fernandez-Versini	12th
Union J	9	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	4th
Vickers, DianaDiana Vickers	5	Girls	Cole, CherylCheryl Cole	4th
Voices with Soul	1	Groups	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	6th
Waissel, KatieKatie Waissel	7	Girls	Cole, CherylCheryl Cole	7th
Wagner	7	Over 28s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	6th
Walton, JackJack Walton	11	Boys	B, MelMel B	11th
Ward, ShayneShayne Ward	2	16-24s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	1st
Weathers, KieraKiera Weathers	12	Girls	Ora, RitaRita Ora	11th
White, LauraLaura White	5	Girls	Cole, CherylCheryl Cole	8th
Williams, AndyAndy Williams	4	Boys	Minogue, DanniiDannii Minogue	8th
Zinyuku, ChenaiChenai Zinyuku	2	16-24s	Walsh, LouisLouis Walsh	9th

• On three occasions, contestants have left the show under different circumstances than regular elimination. In series 4, Emily Nakanda withdrew from the show in response to allegations that she had assaulted a schoolmate prior to her appearance on the show. Nakanda was told that she would be removed anyway if she did not withdraw.^[1] In series 8, Frankie Cocozza was removed from the show after breaking a "golden rule" of the show. In the ninth series, Lucy Spraggan withdrew in week 5 of the live shows due to illness, after not performing in week 4, and not having had a full rehearsal session for week 5.^[2]
• Little Mix were originally known on the show as "Rhythmix" until they changed their name following pressure from a children's charity with the same name.^[3]
• In 2011, four contestants were eliminated from the show following the first live show by the judges, without facing a public vote, so should be listed as finishing joint 13th. However, following the removal of Cocozza several weeks later, the public were given the opportunity to vote for one of the four contestants to return.^[4] With 48% of votes cast, Amelia Lily was reinstated to the show. As a result, 2 Shoes, Jonjo Kerr, and James Michael are classed as joint 14th with Lily going on to finish in third place.

References

1. Cox, Emma; Nathan, Sarah (2 November 2007). "Emily axed from the X Factor". The Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
2. "Lucy Spraggan leaves 'The X Factor'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
3. Nissim, Mayer (26 October 2011). "'X Factor' Rhythmix to change name following charity pressure". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
4. "Frankie exit lifeline for axed four". Yahoo!. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

External links

• Official website