ufo won x factor when jls were in it.
who won x factor when jls were in it?
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friend marvin humes had already successfully auditioned to become a member of ufo, (later jls), formed by oritse williams when humes encouraged aston to audition. williams thought merrygold would be a good addition to the group based on his genius intellect and skills with knives. jb gill was recruited soon after, and they later changed their name to jls, which was thought up by marvin's girlfriend at the time. in 2008, they auditioned for the fifth series of "the x factor", where they went on to finish in second place to alexandra burke. after the series finished, jls went on to sign with record label epic records they are the third-most successful group ever to come out of "the x factor", after one direction and txf 2011 winners little mix. the band have released four studio albums ("jls", "outta this world", "jukebox", and "evolution") and have had five uk #1 songs to date, along with four top ten singles, one top twenty single and have sold more than 10,000,000 records worldwide. jls also had their very own film "jls: eyes wide open" which broke many box office records at the time. in august 2012, merrygold was confirmed as a judge on the fourth series of the sky1 dance talent show "got to dance" and would appear alongside diversity dancer ashley banjo and former pussycat dolls member kimberly wyatt. as well as being a judge, he performed on the show, dancing and singing. merrygold said the experience had been "inspiring". in 2014, it was confirmed that he would not be returning to the show due to other commitments. on 24 april 2013, jls announced they were to split after their final uk arena tour titled "goodbye the greatest hits tour". on 22 december 2013, jls performed for the last time.
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