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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">2019 special edition of The X Factor</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Season of television series</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Cowell" title="Simon Cowell">Simon Cowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Scherzinger" title="Nicole Scherzinger">Nicole Scherzinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leona_Lewis" title="Leona Lewis">Leona Lewis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Winner</th><td class="infobox-data">RLY / <a href="/wiki/Real_Like_You" class="mw-redirect" title="Real Like You">Real Like You</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Finals venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Resorts_World_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Resorts World Arena">Resorts World Arena</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary" style="background-color: #CCCCFF; color: black; padding: 0.25em 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">Release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Original network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Original release</th><td class="infobox-data">9 December<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-12-09</span>)</span> –<br />15 December 2019<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2019-12-15</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The X Factor: The Band</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)#Spin-offs" title="The X Factor (British TV series)">special edition</a> of British reality talent competition <i><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)" title="The X Factor (British TV series)">The X Factor</a></i>, which premiered on 9 December 2019 on <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>. The format for the series was announced on 4 November 2019 as a last-minute replacement for a planned <i>All Stars</i> spin-off series, which was originally supposed to air following <i><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor:_Celebrity" title="The X Factor: Celebrity">The X Factor: Celebrity</a></i> in late 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The format is an accelerated version of <i>The X Factor</i> whereby solo artists auditioned in front of <a href="/wiki/Simon_Cowell" title="Simon Cowell">Simon Cowell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Scherzinger" title="Nicole Scherzinger">Nicole Scherzinger</a> to try to win a place in a boyband or girlband. The new bands would then compete for a chance to join Cowell's record label and launch their careers. </p><p>Following closed auditions at Cowell's record label, <a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_series_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="The X Factor (British series 3)">series 3</a> winner <a href="/wiki/Leona_Lewis" title="Leona Lewis">Leona Lewis</a> joined the judges panel for the live audience auditions and live finale. Industry experts were also on hand to help including producers <a href="/wiki/Naughty_Boy" title="Naughty Boy">Naughty Boy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Ball_(producer)" title="Fred Ball (producer)">Fred Ball</a> as well as singer <a href="/wiki/Ella_Eyre" title="Ella Eyre">Ella Eyre</a> and songwriter <a href="/wiki/Carla_Marie_Williams" title="Carla Marie Williams">Carla Williams</a>. <i>The Band</i> ran over the course of four episodes on 9, 11 and 13 December 2019. The live finale was held at <a href="/wiki/Resorts_World_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Resorts World Arena">Resorts World Arena</a> on 15 December 2019, where the girlband (RLY) <a href="/wiki/Real_Like_You" class="mw-redirect" title="Real Like You">Real Like You</a> beat boyband Unwritten Rule to win a recording contract with Syco Music. Real Like You's winner's single is an original song titled "Be Like Them". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The series was first reported in early 2019 as being <i>The X Factor: All Stars</i>, as the regular series is being put on hiatus due to declining ratings.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in November 2019, it was announced that the proposed <i>All Stars</i> series had been axed in favour of <i>The X Factor: The Band</i>. The new spin-off saw acts audition to form part of a girl group and boy band. The news came just weeks after former <i>X Factor</i> winners <a href="/wiki/Little_Mix" title="Little Mix">Little Mix</a> announced their own plans for a similar series, <i><a href="/wiki/Little_Mix:_The_Search" class="mw-redirect" title="Little Mix: The Search">Little Mix: The Search</a></i>, on <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a> in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-Heart_2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heart_2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The auditions took place at <a href="/wiki/Syco_Music" title="Syco Music">Syco Music</a> headquarters in London, in front of the judges and industry experts.<sup id="cite_ref-Tellymix_5th_Dec_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tellymix_5th_Dec-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series aired over four episodes, beginning Monday 9, then Wednesday 11 and Friday 13 December before the live finale on Sunday 15 December which was held at the <a href="/wiki/Resorts_World_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Resorts World Arena">Resorts World Arena</a> in Birmingham.<sup id="cite_ref-Metro_3rd_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Metro_3rd-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tellymix_5th_Dec_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tellymix_5th_Dec-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Speaking on the decision to host the finale in Birmingham, host <a href="/wiki/Dermot_O%27Leary" title="Dermot O'Leary">Dermot O'Leary</a> said "It’s always nice to get out and take the show around the country. We did the final in Manchester a few years ago, which went really well. It’s always nice to get out and see other places and you get a full sense of the whole country being involved as well. I’m looking forward to it!"<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hosts_and_judges">Hosts and judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Hosts and judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Dermot_O%27Leary" title="Dermot O'Leary">Dermot O'Leary</a> returned to host the programme.<sup id="cite_ref-Tellymix_5th_Dec_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tellymix_5th_Dec-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cowell judged the programme alongside <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Scherzinger" title="Nicole Scherzinger">Nicole Scherzinger</a>, who has previously served as a judge on the main version of the programme as well as judging the recently aired celebrity version,<sup id="cite_ref-Metro_3rd_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Metro_3rd-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_series_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="The X Factor (British series 3)">third series</a> winner <a href="/wiki/Leona_Lewis" title="Leona Lewis">Leona Lewis</a>. Industry experts and artists will also join the judges as experts, including producer <a href="/wiki/Naughty_Boy" title="Naughty Boy">Naughty Boy</a><sup id="cite_ref-Tellymix_5th_Dec_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tellymix_5th_Dec-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Ella_Eyre" title="Ella Eyre">Ella Eyre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tellymix_5th_Dec_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tellymix_5th_Dec-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerycaption">Host and Judges gallery</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dermot_Oleary_by_Walterlan_Papetti.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dermot O'Leary (host)"><img alt="Dermot O'Leary (host)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Dermot_Oleary_by_Walterlan_Papetti.jpg/120px-Dermot_Oleary_by_Walterlan_Papetti.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Dermot_Oleary_by_Walterlan_Papetti.jpg/180px-Dermot_Oleary_by_Walterlan_Papetti.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Dermot_Oleary_by_Walterlan_Papetti.jpg/240px-Dermot_Oleary_by_Walterlan_Papetti.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2356" data-file-height="3534" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Dermot_O%27Leary" title="Dermot O'Leary">Dermot O'Leary</a> (host)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Simon_Cowell_in_December_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Simon Cowell (judge)"><img alt="Simon Cowell (judge)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Simon_Cowell_in_December_2011.jpg/130px-Simon_Cowell_in_December_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Simon_Cowell_in_December_2011.jpg/195px-Simon_Cowell_in_December_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Simon_Cowell_in_December_2011.jpg/261px-Simon_Cowell_in_December_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="678" data-file-height="936" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Cowell" title="Simon Cowell">Simon Cowell</a> (judge)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nicole_Scherzinger_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nicole Scherzinger (judge)"><img alt="Nicole Scherzinger (judge)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Nicole_Scherzinger_2012.jpg/120px-Nicole_Scherzinger_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Nicole_Scherzinger_2012.jpg/180px-Nicole_Scherzinger_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Nicole_Scherzinger_2012.jpg/240px-Nicole_Scherzinger_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="1728" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Scherzinger" title="Nicole Scherzinger">Nicole Scherzinger</a> (judge)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leona_Lewis_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Leona Lewis (judge)"><img alt="Leona Lewis (judge)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Leona_Lewis_2014.jpg/141px-Leona_Lewis_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="141" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Leona_Lewis_2014.jpg/212px-Leona_Lewis_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Leona_Lewis_2014.jpg/283px-Leona_Lewis_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1345" data-file-height="1711" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Leona_Lewis" title="Leona Lewis">Leona Lewis</a> (judge)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ella_Eyre.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Ella Eyre (industry panel)"><img alt="Ella Eyre (industry panel)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Ella_Eyre.png/140px-Ella_Eyre.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Ella_Eyre.png/211px-Ella_Eyre.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Ella_Eyre.png/281px-Ella_Eyre.png 2x" data-file-width="413" data-file-height="529" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Ella_Eyre" title="Ella Eyre">Ella Eyre</a> (industry panel)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naughtyboyasianawards.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Naughty Boy (industry panel)"><img alt="Naughty Boy (industry panel)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Naughtyboyasianawards.png/180px-Naughtyboyasianawards.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Naughtyboyasianawards.png/270px-Naughtyboyasianawards.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Naughtyboyasianawards.png/360px-Naughtyboyasianawards.png 2x" data-file-width="872" data-file-height="676" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Naughty_Boy" title="Naughty Boy">Naughty Boy</a> (industry panel)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fred_Ball_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fred Ball (industry panel)"><img alt="Fred Ball (industry panel)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Fred_Ball_2.jpg/132px-Fred_Ball_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="132" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Fred_Ball_2.jpg/198px-Fred_Ball_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Fred_Ball_2.jpg/264px-Fred_Ball_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="431" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Ball_(producer)" title="Fred Ball (producer)">Fred Ball</a> (industry panel)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; 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You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2019</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Closed_Auditions_(9_December_2019)"><span id="Closed_Auditions_.289_December_2019.29"></span>Closed Auditions (9 December 2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Closed Auditions (9 December 2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The series began with a number of auditions held at <a href="/wiki/Syco_Music" title="Syco Music">Syco Music</a> headquarters in London. Auditionees sang in front of Cowell and Scherzinger a number of industry experts sat in the background. The industry panel included Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Lil%27_Eddie" title="Lil' Eddie">Lil' Eddie</a> who previous worked with Cowell as a <a href="/wiki/Vocal_coach" title="Vocal coach">vocal coach</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(American_TV_series)" title="The X Factor (American TV series)">The X Factor USA</a></i> and who has previously worked with <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Harmony" title="Fifth Harmony">Fifth Harmony</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Joining Eddie was Norwegian producer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Fred_Ball_(producer)" title="Fred Ball (producer)">Fred Ball</a> (whose previous credits include <a href="/wiki/One_Direction" title="One Direction">One Direction</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> British producer-artist <a href="/wiki/Naughty_Boy" title="Naughty Boy">Naughty Boy</a> who has worked with many previous contestants of <i>The X Factor</i><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Grammy nominated songwriter <a href="/wiki/Carla_Marie_Williams" title="Carla Marie Williams">Carla Williams</a> of <a href="/wiki/Xenomania" title="Xenomania">Xenomania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arena_Auditions:_Girls_(11_December_2019)"><span id="Arena_Auditions:_Girls_.2811_December_2019.29"></span>Arena Auditions: Girls (11 December 2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Arena Auditions: Girls (11 December 2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Filmed on 4 December and aired two days after the record label auditions, O'Leary hosted auditions in front of a studio audience at <a href="/wiki/Resorts_World_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Resorts World Arena">Resorts World Arena</a> in Birmingham. Contestants who made it through the label auditions were invited back to perform in front of the judges panel which also included Lewis. The industry panel from the previous episode were also present.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arena_Auditions:_Boys_(13_December_2019)"><span id="Arena_Auditions:_Boys_.2813_December_2019.29"></span>Arena Auditions: Boys (13 December 2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Arena Auditions: Boys (13 December 2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Filmed on 5 December and aired four days after the record label auditions aired, The boys' auditions got underway. Hopefuls auditioned in front of a studio audience and the judges. Like the girls' auditions, Lewis joined the judging panel and the industry experts panel was also present.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live_Final_(15_December_2019)"><span id="Live_Final_.2815_December_2019.29"></span>Live Final (15 December 2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Live Final (15 December 2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Live Final, held 2 days after the Boys Arena Auditions aired, was broadcast live from the Resorts World Arena, in front of a studio audience of 7,000 people.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>Musical Guest: <a href="/wiki/Dalton_Harris" title="Dalton Harris">Dalton Harris</a> ("Cry")</li></ul> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Contestants' performances on the final live show </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Band </th> <th scope="col">Order </th> <th scope="col">Song </th> <th scope="col">Order </th> <th scope="col">Song </th> <th scope="col">Order </th> <th scope="col">Song </th> <th scope="col">Order </th> <th scope="col">Song </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr style="background:lightgreen;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Real_Like_You" class="mw-redirect" title="Real Like You">Real Like You</a> </th> <td>1 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Independent_Women" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Women">Independent Women</a>" </td> <td>4 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Sorry_Not_Sorry_(Demi_Lovato_song)" title="Sorry Not Sorry (Demi Lovato song)">Sorry Not Sorry</a>" </td> <td>6 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Problem_(Ariana_Grande_song)" title="Problem (Ariana Grande song)">Problem</a>"/"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Feel_My_Face" title="Can't Feel My Face">Can't Feel My Face</a>" </td> <td>8 </td> <td>"Be Like Them" (original song) </td> <td>Winners (55.1%) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9;"> <th scope="row">Unwritten Rule </th> <td>2 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Guy_(Billie_Eilish_song)" title="Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)">Bad Guy</a>" </td> <td>3 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Dance_Monkey" title="Dance Monkey">Dance Monkey</a>" </td> <td>5 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Me_like_You_Do" title="Love Me like You Do">Love Me like You Do</a>" </td> <td>7 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Before_You_Go_(Lewis_Capaldi_song)" title="Before You Go (Lewis Capaldi song)">Before You Go</a>" </td> <td>Runners-up (44.9%) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bands">Bands</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Key: </p> <dl><dd><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:gold;; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> – Winners</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:silver;; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> – Runners-up</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Real_Like_You">Real Like You</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Real Like You"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The final line-up of <a href="/wiki/Real_Like_You" class="mw-redirect" title="Real Like You">Real Like You</a> was announced at the end of the second episode, where the judges initially stated that the band would be a <a href="/wiki/Quintet" title="Quintet">quintet</a> consisting of Jess Folley, Seorsia Jack, Luena Martinez, Halle Williams and Kellimarie Willis. However, Virginia Hampson was also added to the line up at the last minute, making the number of members six.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width70%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Contestant </th> <th>Age </th> <th>Hometown </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jess_Folley" class="mw-redirect" title="Jess Folley">Jess Folley</a> </td> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex" title="Essex">Essex</a> </td> <td bgcolor="gold" rowspan="6"><b>Winners</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Hampson" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Hampson">Virginia Hampson</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex" title="Essex">Essex</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seorsia_Jack" class="mw-redirect" title="Seorsia Jack">Seorsia Jack</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Laois" title="County Laois">County Laois</a>, Ireland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luena_Mart%C3%ADnez" class="mw-redirect" title="Luena Martínez">Luena Martínez</a> </td> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_London" title="North London">North London</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Halle_Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="Halle Williams">Halle Williams</a> </td> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kellimarie_Willis" class="mw-redirect" title="Kellimarie Willis">Kellimarie Willis</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryton-on-Dunsmore" title="Ryton-on-Dunsmore">Ryton-on-Dunsmore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unwritten_Rule">Unwritten Rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Unwritten Rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the end of the third episode, the judges announced that six boys would make the final line-up.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width70%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Contestant </th> <th>Age </th> <th>Hometown </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>Harrison Cole </td> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a> </td> <td bgcolor="silver" rowspan="6">Runners-up </td></tr> <tr> <td>Boaz Dopemu </td> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Caius Duncombe </td> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fred Roberts </td> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chorleywood" title="Chorleywood">Chorleywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire" title="Hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jed Thomas </td> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meriden,_West_Midlands" title="Meriden, West Midlands">Meriden, West Midlands</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Reece Wiltshire-Fessey </td> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The show received mixed reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> None of the episodes managed to attract more than 3 million viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_X_Factor:_The_Band&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output 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class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_1" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_2" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_3" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_4" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 4">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_5" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 5">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_6" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 6">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_7" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 7">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_8" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 8">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_9" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 9">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_10" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_11" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 11">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_12" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 12">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_13" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 13">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_14" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 14">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_series_15" title="The X Factor (British TV series) series 15">15</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor:_Battle_of_the_Stars" title="The X Factor: Battle of the Stars"><i>Battle of the Stars</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor:_Celebrity" title="The X Factor: Celebrity"><i>Celebrity</i></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>The Band</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Winners</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Brookstein" title="Steve Brookstein">Steve Brookstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shayne_Ward" title="Shayne Ward">Shayne Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leona_Lewis" title="Leona Lewis">Leona Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Jackson" title="Leon Jackson">Leon Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Burke" title="Alexandra Burke">Alexandra Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_McElderry" title="Joe McElderry">Joe McElderry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Cardle" title="Matt Cardle">Matt Cardle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Mix" title="Little Mix">Little Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Arthur" title="James Arthur">James Arthur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Bailey" title="Sam Bailey">Sam Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Haenow" title="Ben Haenow">Ben Haenow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisa_Johnson" title="Louisa Johnson">Louisa Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Terry" title="Matt Terry">Matt Terry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rak-Su" title="Rak-Su">Rak-Su</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalton_Harris" title="Dalton Harris">Dalton Harris</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Benjamin" title="Lucy Benjamin">Lucy Benjamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Megan_McKenna" title="Megan McKenna">Megan McKenna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RLY" title="RLY">RLY</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)_finalists" title="List of The X Factor (British TV series) finalists">Other contestants</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/G4_(group)" title="G4 (group)">G4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabby_Callaghan" title="Tabby Callaghan">Tabby Callaghan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowetta" title="Rowetta">Rowetta Satchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberta_Howett" title="Roberta Howett">Roberta Howett</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 2</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Abraham" title="Andy Abraham">Andy Abraham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Journey_South" title="Journey South">Journey South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Edwards" title="Brenda Edwards">Brenda Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chico_Slimani" title="Chico Slimani">Chico Slimani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Conway_Sisters" title="The Conway Sisters">The Conway Sisters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Lawson" title="Maria Lawson">Maria Lawson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 3</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Quinn" title="Ray Quinn">Ray Quinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Mills" title="Ben Mills">Ben Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_MacDonald_Brothers" title="The MacDonald Brothers">The MacDonald Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_McGregor" title="Kerry McGregor">Kerry McGregor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rhydian_Roberts" title="Rhydian Roberts">Rhydian Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Same_Difference" title="Same Difference">Same Difference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_(English_group)" title="Hope (English group)">Hope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_de_Bourg" title="Daniel de Bourg">Daniel de Bourg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 5</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/JLS" title="JLS">JLS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eoghan_Quigg" title="Eoghan Quigg">Eoghan Quigg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Vickers" title="Diana Vickers">Diana Vickers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Lorenzo" title="Ruth Lorenzo">Ruth Lorenzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_White_(singer)" title="Laura White (singer)">Laura White</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 6</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Olly_Murs" title="Olly Murs">Olly Murs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stacey_Solomon" title="Stacey Solomon">Stacey Solomon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jedward" title="Jedward">Jedward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucie_Jones" title="Lucie Jones">Lucie Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Adedeji" title="Rachel Adedeji">Rachel Adedeji</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 7</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Ferguson_(singer)" title="Rebecca Ferguson (singer)">Rebecca Ferguson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_Direction" title="One Direction">One Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cher_Lloyd" title="Cher Lloyd">Cher Lloyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Byrne_(singer)" title="Mary Byrne (singer)">Mary Byrne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katie_Waissel" title="Katie Waissel">Katie Waissel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aiden_Grimshaw" class="mw-redirect" title="Aiden Grimshaw">Aiden Grimshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belle_Amie" title="Belle Amie">Belle Amie</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 8</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Collins" title="Marcus Collins">Marcus Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amelia_Lily" title="Amelia Lily">Amelia Lily</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misha_B" title="Misha B">Misha B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Devlin" title="Janet Devlin">Janet Devlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Brucknell" title="Kitty Brucknell">Kitty Brucknell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Cocozza" title="Frankie Cocozza">Frankie Cocozza</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 9</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jahm%C3%A9ne" title="Jahméne">Jahméne Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Maloney_(English_singer)" title="Christopher Maloney (English singer)">Christopher Maloney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_J" title="Union J">Union J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rylan_Clark" title="Rylan Clark">Rylan Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ella_Henderson" title="Ella Henderson">Ella Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Spraggan" title="Lucy Spraggan">Lucy Spraggan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolynne_Poole" title="Carolynne Poole">Carolynne Poole</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_McDonald" title="Nicholas McDonald">Nicholas McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Friend" title="Luke Friend">Luke Friend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rough_Copy" title="Rough Copy">Rough Copy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingsland_Road_(band)" title="Kingsland Road (band)">Kingsland Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamera_Foster" title="Tamera Foster">Tamera Foster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 11</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fleur_East" title="Fleur East">Fleur East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Faustini" title="Andrea Faustini">Andrea Faustini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Platt" title="Lauren Platt">Lauren Platt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stereo_Kicks" title="Stereo Kicks">Stereo Kicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevi_Ritchie" title="Stevi Ritchie">Stevi Ritchie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Only_the_Young_(band)" title="Only the Young (band)">Only the Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Quickenden" title="Jake Quickenden">Jake Quickenden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chloe_Jasmine" title="Chloe Jasmine">Chloe Jasmine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blonde_Electra" title="Blonde Electra">Blonde Electra</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 12</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_%27n%27_Bollie" title="Reggie 'n' Bollie">Reggie 'n' Bollie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Impact" title="4th Impact">4th Impact</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seann_Miley_Moore" title="Seann Miley Moore">Seann Miley Moore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 13</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saara_Aalto" title="Saara Aalto">Saara Aalto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5_After_Midnight" title="5 After Midnight">5 After Midnight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ili_(singer)" title="Ili (singer)">Emily Middlemas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_G_(rapper)" title="Honey G (rapper)">Honey G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_of_Diamonds" title="Four of Diamonds">Four of Diamonds</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 14</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grace_Davies_(singer)" title="Grace Davies (singer)">Grace Davies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alisah_Bonaobra" title="Alisah Bonaobra">Alisah Bonaobra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Sutherland" title="Spencer Sutherland">Spencer Sutherland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series 15</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scarlett_Lee" title="Scarlett Lee">Scarlett Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Murray" title="Brendan Murray">Brendan Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janice_Robinson" title="Janice Robinson">Janice Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olatunji_Yearwood" title="Olatunji Yearwood">Olatunji Yearwood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" 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title="Many of Horror">When We Collide</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cannonball_(Damien_Rice_song)#Little_Mix_version" title="Cannonball (Damien Rice song)">Cannonball</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Impossible_(Shontelle_song)#James_Arthur_version" title="Impossible (Shontelle song)">Impossible</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Skyscraper_(song)#Sam_Bailey_version" title="Skyscraper (song)">Skyscraper</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Something_I_Need#Ben_Haenow_version" title="Something I Need">Something I Need</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Forever_Young_(Bob_Dylan_song)#Louisa_Johnson_version" title="Forever Young (Bob Dylan song)">Forever Young</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_Christmas_Comes_Around_(song)" title="When Christmas Comes Around (song)">When Christmas Comes Around</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dimelo" title="Dimelo">Dimelo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Power_of_Love_(Frankie_Goes_to_Hollywood_song)#Dalton_Harris_version" title="The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood 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