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number 1. It was reported on 2 December 2010 by the "Daily Mirror" that the final five contestants, Mary Byrne, Matt Cardle, Cher Lloyd, One Direction and Rebecca Ferguson, would each record a different song, rather than the same song as in previous series, for their potential debut single. The change was made after Cowell reportedly increased the budget as he wanted songs to suit each act. It was reported on 10 December that Cardle's song would be "Many of Horror", Lloyd's would be "Impossible", Ferguson's would be "Distant Dreamer" and One Direction's song would be "Forever Young". Cardle and
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premiered. Entitled "Whose Time Is Now?", it features six former "The X Factor" contestants—winners Lewis, Alexandra Burke and Little Mix, and runners-up JLS and Murs and third place One Direction—talking about their time on the show and how it changed their lives. Male winners Steve Brookstein, Shayne Ward, Leon Jackson, Joe McElderry and Matt Cardle were not included. Ward blasted this, calling the show "pathetic" for leaving him out and saying it was like he was "being erased slowly from their history." McElderry, who won in 2009, said "I'm just gonna keep doing my thing", which many fans believed to
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the band. The group consisting of Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, got together for two weeks to practise. Styles said he had suggested the name One Direction to his bandmates and they agreed to keep it. Within the first four weeks of the live shows, they were Cowell's last act in the competition. The group quickly gained popularity in the UK. In December 2010, One Direction finished "The X Factor" in third place behind Rebecca Ferguson and Matt Cardle, who won. In January 2011, it was confirmed that One Direction had been signed by Cowell
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X Factor" and it featured on his critically panned self-titled album, released on 6 April 2009. Critics considered it the worst moment on the album. The following year it was performed by the final twelve during the final group performance of series 6. It was also performed at the beginning of "The X Factor" Final 2010 featuring finalists Matt Cardle, Rebecca Ferguson and One Direction, and joined by Take That on stage. Williams also performed the song solo, on the Take the Crown Stadium Tour in 2013. When playing at Wembley Stadium, he replaced the lyric "Someday this will all
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by "Strictly Come Dancing", which was two weeks away from its final, getting 2 million more viewers than "The X Factor" 10.04 million. On 30 July 2012, the trailer for the series premiered. Entitled "Whose Time Is Now?", it features six former "The X Factor" contestants—winners Lewis, Alexandra Burke and Little Mix, and runners-up JLS, Murs and One Direction—talking about their time on the show and how it changed their lives. Male winners Steve Brookstein, Shayne Ward, Leon Jackson, Joe McElderry and Matt Cardle were not included. Ward blasted this, calling the show "pathetic" for leaving him out and saying
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such as Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" and Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart", quickly gaining popularity in the UK. Nonetheless, they finished in third place, behind runner-up Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle. Following "The X Factor", One Direction had been signed by Cowell to a reported £2 million Syco record contract. They began recording their debut album in January 2011, they flew over to Los Angeles to record it. In February 2011, the boy band and other contestants from the series participated in "The X Factor Live Tour". During the tour, the group performed
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The X Factor (UK series 7) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The winner was Matt Cardle. Cardle was mentored throughout the show by Dannii Minogue as mentor. After the victory, he released his debut single "When We Collide". A total of 15,448,019 votes were cast throughout the series. It was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" presented by Konnie Huq on ITV2, who took over from Holly Willoughby. The competition was
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"Surrender" and "Make It Last" as their debut singles. "The X Factor: One Direction to Superstardom" was a television special that aired on the Seven Network on 27 September 2012. The special followed the rise of One Direction, from their journey during the seventh series of "The X Factor UK" to becoming global superstars of today. It also featured One Direction's interview with "X Factor Australia" host Luke Jacobz. Aside from One Direction, the special included success stories of "X Factor UK" series three winner Leona Lewis, "X Factor Australia" season three winner Reece Mastin and finalist Johnny Ruffo, as
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Richards who was the former coach of Tampa Bay Damage. San Antonio X-Factor The San Antonio X-Factor are an American professional paintball team who competes in the NPPL and PSP. X-Factor is featured in the video game NPPL Championship Paintball 2009. One of the team's premier players is Colt Roberts. In their first season at the Pro level of the NPPL, the X-Factor have won 1 out of 3 events. X-factor won NPPL DC 2012 and Huntington Beach 2013, and has generally been a top tier competitor in the professional leagues. The team is owned and run by Alex Martinez
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El Factor X El Factor X is the Colombian television music competition to find new singing talent. It is the based on the original British competition "The X Factor", created by Simon Cowell. It is the first version produced in Latin America. The show started screening in September 2005. The judges were Marbelle, singer Juan Carlos Coronel, and José Gaviria, a producer who has worked with stars like Carlos Santana. The winner was Julio César Meza. A second series followed in 2006 won by Francisco Villarreal and a third one, after a 2-year hiatus, in 2009 won by the duo
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of "Torn". Cowell later commented that their performance convinced him that they "were confident, fun, like a gang of friends, and kind of fearless as well." Within the first four weeks of the live shows, they were his last act in the competition. The group quickly gained popularity in the UK. One Direction achieved third place in the competition and immediately after the final, their song "Forever Young", which would have been released if they had won "The X Factor", was leaked onto the internet. Shortly afterwards it was confirmed that One Direction had been signed by Cowell to a
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Olly Murs featuring The Muppets, and Jessie J. JLS and One Direction also appeared alongside the 16 finalists to perform this year's charity single, "Wishing on a Star". The semi-final live result show featured performances from Justin Bieber and "The X Factor" judge Rowland. The live final featured performances from Coldplay, JLS, Leona Lewis, Michael Bublé and One Direction For the live finals, "The X Factor" received new graphics and theme music similar to those already introduced on "The X Factor USA". Voting by text message, which had been absent since 2007, was reintroduced for this series in addition to
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Liam Payne Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series "The X Factor" in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction. The group has since released five albums, embarked on four world tours, and won several awards. Payne has worked with other producers under the monikers "Big
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show, such as Lewis, Burke, JLS, Diana Vickers, Olly Murs, Cher Lloyd, One Direction, Little Mix, Arthur and Ella Henderson. The show is the originator of the international "The X Factor" franchise. A prominent show in British popular culture, "The X Factor" has proved hugely popular with the public. The sixth series peaked at 19.7 million UK viewers (a 63.2% audience share). "The X Factor" was created by Sony Music A&R judge Simon Cowell as a replacement for "Pop Idol". Cowell, who was a judge on "Pop Idol", wished to launch a show to which he owned the television rights.
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San Antonio X-Factor The San Antonio X-Factor are an American professional paintball team who competes in the NPPL and PSP. X-Factor is featured in the video game NPPL Championship Paintball 2009. One of the team's premier players is Colt Roberts. In their first season at the Pro level of the NPPL, the X-Factor have won 1 out of 3 events. X-factor won NPPL DC 2012 and Huntington Beach 2013, and has generally been a top tier competitor in the professional leagues. The team is owned and run by Alex Martinez and coach Ryan Brand with the help of coach Paul
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Murs, One Direction and Little Mix talking about their time on "The X Factor" and how it had changed their lives. It was criticised by former winner Shayne Ward because he was not included. The series was beset by several controversial issues throughout its run. In the auditions, these included Zoe Alexander, who swore at judges and assaulted a member of staff; Alison Brunton, whose audition was believed to have "caused unnecessary distress or anxiety" to her children; and Lorna Bliss, who gave Walsh a lap dance. The live shows were controversial for the eliminations of Carolynne Poole (after which
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Indonesia". A second promo was shown during that night, featuring One Direction, Agnez Mo, Afgan, Iwan Fals, , Glenn Fredly, SM*SH, Ariel 'NOAH', Ayu Ting Ting, , Tria 'The Changcuters', and JKT48. This promo started speculation on who would be judges on the "X Factor Indonesia". "X Factor" premiered in Indonesia on December 28, 2012. The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, though appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances. Each judge is assigned one of four categories: "Girls" (aged 15–25 females), "Boys" (aged 15–25 males), "Over 26s" (solo acts
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record contract. They subsequently signed in North America with Columbia Records. A book licensed by One Direction, "One Direction: Forever Young (Our Official X Factor Story)", released in February 2011, topped "The Sunday Times"' Best Seller list. The same month, the boy band performed for 500,000 people throughout the UK as part of the "X Factor" Live Tour. The group's debut studio album "Up All Night" was released in November 2011. It topped the charts in 16 countries. The lead single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was an international commercial success, reaching number one in the UK and number four in
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performance convinced him that the group "were confident, fun, like a gang of friends and kind of fearless as well." Within the first four weeks of the live shows, they were Cowell's last act in the competition. The group quickly gained popularity in the UK. One Direction finished in third place and immediately after the final their song "Forever Young", which would have been released if they had won "The X Factor", was leaked onto the internet. Shortly afterwards it was confirmed that One Direction had been signed by Cowell to a reported £2 million Syco Records record contract. Propelled
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reported £2 million Syco Records record contract. Recording for their debut album began in January 2011, as they flew to Los Angeles to work with RedOne, a record producer. A book licensed by One Direction, "One Direction: Forever Young (Our Official X Factor Story)", was published by HarperCollins in February 2011, subsequently topping "The Sunday Times" Best Seller list. The same month, the boy band and other contestants from the series participated in the "X Factor" Live Tour. During the tour, the group performed for 500,000 people throughout the UK. After the tour concluded in April 2011, the group continued
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At the 2015 American Music Awards on 22 November, One Direction won the award for Artist of the Year for the second year in succession. Louis Tomlinson later confirmed that the break would be around 18 months. On 13 December, One Direction performed on "The X Factor" final. Their last televised performance as a group, before their hiatus, was on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" on 31 December 2015. On 13 January 2016, "Us Weekly" published a report claiming that the group's hiatus would become a permanent split, with a "source" citing that each of the four remaining group
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Bob Dylan. On 13 December 2015, she won "The X Factor", becoming the first winner in the Girls category since Alexandra Burke in 2008, and also the youngest winner ever, overtaking Joe McElderry, who was 18 years old when he won in 2009. After winning "The X Factor", Johnson released "Forever Young". The day after her victory, she plugged the single on "The X Factor" judge Nick Grimshaw's radio show, "Good Morning Britain", "Lorraine" and "This Morning", consecutively. Her version of the song entered the UK Singles Chart on 18 December 2015, at number 9, and became the lowest ever
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Osbourne had decided to quit before the show began. Cowell returned for series 6 and 7 as well, although series 7 was to be his last, as he left in 2011 in order to launch "The X Factor" in America. After placing third in the seventh series of "The X Factor" in the UK, boyband One Direction signed to Cowell's label in 2011, and the group have gone on to top singles and album charts worldwide. He was replaced by Gary Barlow. "The X Factor Australia" launched in 2005 on Network Ten and it featured Mark Holden, Kate Ceberano and
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The X Factor (UK) discography "The X Factor" is a British television singing talent show. It has been broadcast annually since 2004. The winners and finalists of the show have seen varied levels of success, but have gone on to produce a total of 42 number ones and 58 UK chart hits. Sales figures show that artists from the show have sold around 30 million singles and over 18 million albums. One Direction have sold more than 65 million records worldwide, making them the most successful act to have ever appeared on any country's version of "The X Factor" and
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Louis Tomlinson Louis William Tomlinson (; born Louis Troy Austin; 24 December 1991) is an English singer, songwriter and talent show judge. He is known as a member of the boy band One Direction. Tomlinson began his career as an actor, appearing in ITV drama film "If I Had You" and the BBC drama "Waterloo Road". In 2010, he became a member of One Direction after being eliminated as a solo contestant on the British music competition series "The X Factor". One Direction has since released five albums, embarked on four world tours, and won several awards, becoming one of
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mid-January shortly after the success of "U + Ur Hand"; in Belgium "Dear Mr. President" was the fourth single from the album. The song enjoys great popularity within contestants of TV singing competitions. The song was used in 2007 by Natalie Gauci as her Top 3 performance during Australian Idol's Season 5. The song was sung in 2008 by Rachel Adedeji sixth series of "The X Factor" It was covered in week 3 of the seventh series of "The X Factor" by the boyband One Direction in 2010. In 2011, LeRoy Bell of "The X Factor USA"'s first season covered
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that he would own the rights to. In 2004, "Pop Idol" was axed, and ITV announced a new show in the United Kingdom, "The X Factor" in which the winner receives a $5 million recording contract with his record label; the show had produced highly flourished multi-platinum artists, such as series three winner Leona Lewis and the group One Direction, respectively. In April 2009, it was reported that Cowell was planning to try to launch a version of "The X Factor" in the U.S. after his "American Idol" contract ended at the close of its season nine. (As long as
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After being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of "The X Factor" in 2010, One Direction were signed by Simon Cowell to a £2 million Syco Records record contract. Recording for their debut album began in January 2011, as they flew to Los Angeles to work with Moroccan-Swedish producer RedOne. In February 2011, One Direction and nine other contestants from the series participated in the "X Factor" Live Tour. After the tour concluded in April 2011, the group continued working on their debut album. Recording took place in Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom, as One
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has won one for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program. "The X Factor" was created by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom and is based on the original UK series. Cowell then began to grow and expand "The X Factor" competition franchise and in 2005, the Australian version of the show was launched on Network Ten, the same channel as the highly successful "Australian Idol". However, due to poor ratings Network Ten dropped "The X Factor" after one season. In 2010, once the seventh and final season of "Australian Idol" was completed, it was announced that Seven Network went into a
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video, directed by Andy Saunders, depicts the group performing the track live as part of their Up All Night Tour (2011–12). One Direction performed the ballad during two of their major concert tours: Up All Night Tour (2011–12) and Take Me Home Tour (2013). After being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of "The X Factor" in 2010, One Direction were signed to Syco Music. Recording for their debut studio album, "Up All Night", began in January 2011. In February 2011, the boy band and other contestants from the series participated in the "X Factor" Live Tour. After
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He had small parts in an ITV drama film "If I Had You" and BBC's "Waterloo Road". As a student at Hall Cross, Tomlinson appeared in several musical productions. Being involved with musical productions at Hall Cross gave him a growing sense of ambition and determination. Taking the lead role of Danny Zuko in the Hall Cross musical production of "Grease" motivated him to audition for "The X Factor". Tomlinson later said in a 2017 interview that another motivation for him auditioning for the X-Factor was because the band he was in before One Direction, when he was just 14,
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X-Factor". Notes: In 2010 and 2011, X-Factor nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book and eventually won in 2011. Peter David said this in an interview later: "I’m appreciative of Marvel Comics allowing me so much latitude in X-Factor, particularly Joe Quesada's unequivocal public support when Rictor and Shatterstar first liplocked. I note that the award only names me, and I think that’s shortsighted, because there’s been a host of artists and editors along the way who have done a terrific job to bring the stories to the public. And ultimately I look forward to the day
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One Direction: This Is Us One Direction: This Is Us is a 2013 3-D documentary concert film about English-Irish boy band One Direction. It opened in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2013, followed a day later in the United States. The film shows many clips and songs of One Direction and grossed $68 million worldwide. Billed as an intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon, "This Is Us" follows the lives of the five members of the boy band, One Direction. One Direction was first put into a group on the "X Factor"
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to the next round will leave, and if the contestant doesn't sing their heart out, their going home, themselves. Before the presenter declared the winner, the Winner him or herself will appeared on the X Factor App. The X Factor SA Series 1 of The X Factor South Africa, aired on SABC 1 from September 6, 2014 until December 13, 2014. It was won by trio Four who were mentored in the Groups category. Due to poor finances from the company that aired it, a second series was not commissioned. Audtionees, by choice, were given a card for them to
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in 2010. This Is Us contains live concert footage from One Direction's Take Me Home Tour at London's O2 Arena, and footage from their lives pre- and post-"X Factor" appearance, and gives insight into the preparation for their concerts and ultimately what it is like to be One Direction. "This Is Us" was first announced by the band while on "The Today Show" in New York's Rockefeller Plaza on 12 November 2012, followed by confirmation it would be directed by Morgan Spurlock. Spurlock, who unsuccessfully negotiated to direct similar films, "" and "", said that he took on the film
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songs from Fatin. Fatin Shidqia Fatin Shidqia Lubis (born 30 July 1996), better known as Fatin Shidqia or Fatin, is an Indonesian singer and actress who won the first season of the Indonesian version of "The X Factor" in May 2013, becoming the first of two winners to be mentored by Rossa. Fatin currently stands as one of the most successful winners of "The X Factor Indonesia". She was signed to record label Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia. After winning The X Factor, Fatin released the winner's single "Aku Memilih Setia", which debuted at number one on the iTunes Indonesia. Fatin
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Fatin Shidqia Fatin Shidqia Lubis (born 30 July 1996), better known as Fatin Shidqia or Fatin, is an Indonesian singer and actress who won the first season of the Indonesian version of "The X Factor" in May 2013, becoming the first of two winners to be mentored by Rossa. Fatin currently stands as one of the most successful winners of "The X Factor Indonesia". She was signed to record label Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia. After winning The X Factor, Fatin released the winner's single "Aku Memilih Setia", which debuted at number one on the iTunes Indonesia. Fatin released her debut
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recording the song. Upon release, it received positive reviews from reviewers, who noted that it was a perfect accompaniment for the song. The band performed the track on both the UK and US versions of "The X Factor" and during their 3 major concert tours: Take Me Home Tour (2013), Where We Are Tour (2014) and On the Road Again Tour (2015). "Little Things" was written by British singer-songwriters Ed Sheeran and Fiona Bevan, and produced by Jake Gosling. In February 2012, One Direction expressed interest in working with Sheeran for their second studio album. In June 2012, Sheeran disclosed
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bootcamp, where all four judges worked together and collectively chose 24 acts, including six from each of the four categories: Boys (male soloists aged 14 to 24), Girls (female soloists aged 14 to 24), Over 25s (soloists aged 25 and over) and Groups. Following super bootcamp was the home visits stage, where each of the judges reduced their six acts to three, with help from guest mentors Alicia Keys, Kesha, One Direction and Usher. The live shows began on 17 September 2012. The fourth season sparked controversy when contestant Josh Brookes was disqualified from "The X Factor" for behaving "in
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lost the Light Heavyweight Championship to Tajiri on August 6, although he won it back less than two weeks later at the SummerSlam pay-per-view due to a distraction from Albert. With only two members left, the faction gradually faded when X-Pac suffered an injury in October 2001, while Albert went on to form a new tag team with Scotty 2 Hotty. X-Factor (professional wrestling) X-Factor was a villainous professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) led by X-Pac that featured Justin Credible and Albert. The faction met with some success, with X-Pac winning the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
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photos of themselves. In 2012, They teamed up with Colgate to launch their own One Direction Colgate MaxFresh Power Toothbrush, the One Direction Colgate Maxfresh Manual Toothbrush, and the One Direction Colgate MaxFresh Toothpaste. The band was signed by Pepsi in a multi-million dollar advertising deal in 2012. Pepsi's 'Live for Now' campaign starring One Direction battling NFL player Drew Brees has premiered on the brand's social media channels. It aired on TV in the US during the MLB playoffs, the World Series, NFL season and The X Factor, which is sponsored by Pepsi Max. Additional social media marketing includes
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on free digital channel TV8. The final episode of the series, aired on both Sky Uno HD and TV8, was won by Anastasio. This marked Mara Maionchi's second victory in a row. X Factor (Italian TV series) X Factor Italia is a TV show which airs on prime time in Italy. The singing competition is the Italian version of Britain's "The X Factor". It was hosted until Season 4 by Francesco Facchinetti, who has been replaced by Alessandro Cattelan since Season 5. While the first four seasons were aired on Rai Due, the second channel of Italian public television service,
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After finishing third in "The X Factor" in 2008, Quigg was signed by record label RCA Records. He was initially due to be signed by Simon Cowell's Syco label, but was instead signed to RCA when Cowell decided to focus entirely on "X Factor" winner Alexandra Burke. Quigg began work on the album in London in early 2009, and was given a week to record it. The album was recorded at Sphere Studios in Battersea and released on 6 April 2009 in the UK. Quigg described the album's musical direction as drawing inspiration from Busted, and two songs from the
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performing in and around London. The group performed "One Thing" on televised programmes and four major concert tours: Up All Night Tour (2011–12), Take Me Home Tour (2013), Where We Are Tour (2014) and On the Road Again Tour (2015). After being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of "The X Factor" in 2010, One Direction were signed to Syco Music. Recording for their debut studio album, "Up All Night", began in January 2011. In February 2011, the boy band and other contestants from the series participated in the "X Factor" Live Tour. After the tour concluded in
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(UK) series five winner Alexandra Burke featured on the second week of live shows. Each results show featured musical performances from at least two artists. There was no guest performer on the first result show. The second results show featured two performances from "The X Factor" (UK) series seven second runner-up One Direction, while Taylor Swift performed on the third result show."The X Factor" (UK) series seven third runner-up Cher Lloyd and Becky G performed on the fourth results show. Week five included the premiering of a music video by will.i.am featuring judge Spears and performances from season one runner-up
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The X Factor (Australia season 3) "The X Factor" was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The third season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 and ended on 22 November 2011. The winner was Reece Mastin and his debut single "Good Night" was released after the final. Mastin was mentored throughout by Guy Sebastian, who won as mentor for the first time. There was only a one percent difference in the
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Harry Styles Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction. Styles grew up in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. Styles auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition series "The X Factor" in 2010, where he and four other contestants were placed in a group to form One Direction. They have since released five studio albums, embarked on four world tours, and won several awards. The group began an indefinite hiatus in 2016. Styles later signed with Columbia Records as a
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Chresten Chresten Falck Damborg (born 24 February 1987), known by his mononym Chresten, is a Danish singer who won season 6 of the Danish "X Factor". He became one of the finalists in the "Over 25" category and was mentored by Ida Corr. Prior to applying to "X Factor", he worked as a toolmaker. On the final, held on 22 March 2013, he won the title with 57.9% of the popular vote with the other finalist Karoline as runner-up with 42.1% of the votes. After he won, he was signed to Sony Music and his debut single "Let Go" charted
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Ida (singer) Ida Østergaard Madsen (born 1994) better known by her first name, Ida, is a Danish singer who won season 5 of the Danish "X Factor". After she won, she was signed to Sony Music and her debut single "I Can Be" topped the Danish Singles Chart. Ida auditioned for season 5 of The X Factor. She became one of the finalists in the "Under 25" category and was mentored by Pernille Rosendahl. On the final, held on 23 March 2012, she won the title with 61,7% of the popular vote with the other finalist Line as runner-up with
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Niall Horan Niall James Horan (; born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction. In 2010, Horan auditioned as a solo contestant for British televised singing competition "The X Factor". After being eliminated as a solo performer, Horan joined four other contestants to form One Direction. As a group, they have released five albums, embarked on four world tours, and won several awards. Following the band's hiatus in 2016, Horan signed a recording deal as a solo artist with Capitol Records. His singles "This Town"
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Factor X (Spanish TV series) Factor X is the Spanish version of the British television music competition "The X Factor", created by Simon Cowell. The show, first aired on Cuatro between 2007 and 2008, following series 2-3 of the British format, with three categories, mentored by one judge each, whom choose the acts to represent the category in the live shows. The judges were singer and DJ Miqui Puig, headhunter Eva Perales and music radio producer Jorge Flo. Nuria Roca hosted the show. The first series was won by María Villalón. The second series was won by Vocal Tempo. On
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LMX Beauty. The range is available in Boots UK. Little Mix took part in the recording of the 2011 "X Factor" charity single along with the finalists of "The X Factor" 2011 and previous "X Factor" contestants JLS and One Direction. They covered the 1978 hit single "Wishing on a Star" by Rose Royce. All proceeds from the single went to the children's charity Together for Short Lives, which provides ongoing care and support for seriously and terminally ill children, young people and their families from the moment of diagnosis. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles
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season with 1,998,000 viewers. The X Factor (Australia season 3) "The X Factor" was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The third season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 and ended on 22 November 2011. The winner was Reece Mastin and his debut single "Good Night" was released after the final. Mastin was mentored throughout by Guy Sebastian, who won as mentor for the first time. There was only a one
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The X Factor (Greece series 2) The second series of the music talent show The X Factor Greece began airing on ANT1 on 2 October 2009, and was won by Stavros Michalakakos of Limassol (Lemesos), Cyprus on 12 February 2010. The show was presented for a second year by Sakis Rouvas. It was also broadcast abroad via ANT1's international stations. The series featured Eleftheria Eleftheriou and Ivi Adamou who both participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 representing Greece and Cyprus as well as Hovig who represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Also the runner up of the
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X Factor (Denmark season 10) X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. Sofie Linde Lauridsen was the host again. Thomas Blachman Mette Lindberg and Remee returned for their respective ninth second and seventh seasons as judges. Morten Nørgaard won the competition and Remee became the winning mentor for the 4th time and won 3 years in a row and also for the first time in the Danish X Factor history a judge has won the show with 3 different categories. On 12 August 2016 it was announced that Sofie Linde Lauridsen would be the
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from the official "The X Factor" website following those comments. Despite Brookstein's bitterness towards "The X Factor", he signed up to critique the show weekly on "London 24" in 2010, where he labelled the judges "ridiculous" and questioned the standards of several of the finalists, including One Direction band member, Louis Tomlinson, and the vocal coach. In 2013, Brookstein announced that his new album would be called "Forgotten Man" and would be released on 23 March 2014. He released a book on 21 November 2014, "Getting over the X", that describes his journey from winning "The X Factor" to having
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2011. She co-wrote the album with songwriters including Steve Booker (Duffy) and Eg White, who has previously worked with Adele, Duffy and James Morrison. After the "X Factor" Ferguson began dating fellow contestant from band, One Direction, Zayn Malik. She said that the split from Malik inspired her on her debut album. She went on to reveal that her album was based on previous relationships and her children, which is why she co-wrote everyone song on the album so the album could be "more personal" to herself. Ferguson revealed that her journey throughout "The X Factor" and standing on the
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Soul System (Italian group) Soul System is an Italian group who won the tenth season of the Italian version of the "X Factor" Four of the band members have Ghanaian origins, but they were all born in Italy, in Verona and in Brescia. They met in local Ghanaian and evangelical communities and eventually decided to form a band. The opportunity came when they met at the recording studio of Joel Ainoo, one of the members. In the summer of 2016 they had a number of live performances. After that, the band participated to the selection of The X Factor: first
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reported that the winner of the show would be signed to the famous label Syco Music, which has signed the likes of Leona Lewis, One Direction, Susan Boyle, Little Mix, Cher Lloyd, Alexandra Burke, Westlife etc. The winner of the first season of X factor Albania was Sheila Haxhiraj. In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses four acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows. Key: Boys category<br> X Factor (Albanian
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"The X Factor" in 2015, serving as a guest judge alongside Simon Cowell. Tomlinson also indicated he would be interested in becoming a permanent "X Factor" judge during the hiatus if he was asked. In 2015, Tomlinson created his own record label, Triple Strings Ltd, as an imprint of his current label Syco. It was reported he was working with Simon Cowell to create a girl band and held auditions in 2015. One Direction went on a planned hiatus starting in March 2016 to pursue individual projects following the release of their fifth album, "Made in the A.M.". Tomlinson released
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boy band "share individual emotionally charged scenes." One Direction performed "Little Things" and "Live While We're Young" on "The X Factor USA" (8 November), and "Little Things" on "The X Factor UK" (11 November). The band performed the song along with "What Makes You Beautiful", "Live While We're Young", and "Kiss You" on "The Today Show" at the Rockefeller Center (13 November), to a record crowd estimated at 15,000. They performed "Live While We're Young" and "Little Things" on the BBC's "Children in Need 2012" telethon (16 November). In addition, they performed "Little Things" on British television series "Surprise, Surprise"
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X Factor" UK. During the Six Chair challenge he received a safe seat from One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson, its first recipient, on the way to the live shows. He sang "Break Free" by Ariana Grande for his first "X Factor" live performance, with a 'This Is Me' theme. The second week, 'Guilty Pleasure' week, Murray sang "Believe" by Cher. On Sunday's results show, he was in the bottom three to compete in the sing-off. He was given equal votes by the judges, along with LMA Choir. It was taken taken to deadlock, reverting to the earlier public votes. LMA
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The X Factor SA Series 1 of The X Factor South Africa, aired on SABC 1 from September 6, 2014 until December 13, 2014. It was won by trio Four who were mentored in the Groups category. Due to poor finances from the company that aired it, a second series was not commissioned. Audtionees, by choice, were given a card for them to sing on stage. The chosen songs were mainly, Lady Gaga, Little Mix, Destiny's Child etc. This discontinued from, Auditions Week 2. The age limit this year was 13 years old. Auditions were held in Durban, Bloemfontein, Cape
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According to the "Daily Mail", their "energetic rendition" of "Kiss You" proved that the group have an elusive quality. On 12 December 2012, the group also performed the number on the final of the second season of "The X Factor USA". Considering One Direction the "franchise's biggest success story", an editor for "The Huffington Post" opined that the boy band's prominent presence on both the US and UK versions of "The X Factor" seemed fitting. Not only Take Me Home Tour, they also performance in Where We Are Tour (2014) & On the Road Again Tour (2015) Credits adapted from
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released for digital download at 00:01 on 14 December 2008, with the physical format following on 17 December. It was later announced that her single had become the fastest selling song of all time. It was during auditions for the fifth series of the show that viewers were introduced to two teenagers: 15-year-old Jade Thirlwall, who in series eight would form one quarter of the winning act that year, Little Mix, and 14-year-old Liam Payne who would become a member of boy band One Direction, formed in series seven. In February 2008, it was reported that Sharon Osbourne would not
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residents he met when staying in Whitburn. Singer Joe McElderry who won the 2009 X Factor also comes from the area as well as two members of 2011 X Factor winners Little Mix, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards. South Shields is the only town to have two X Factor winners from its area. Ginger of British rock heroes The Wildhearts is from South Shields. South Tyneside is twinned with Épinay-sur-Seine, France; Noisy-le-Sec, France; and Wuppertal, Germany Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this
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I hope it won't be returning in 2014." Fans and viewers of the show also criticised the bootcamp format, with some viewers said to be fearing for the contestants' wellbeing, with one calling it "blood sport". Singer Lily Allen, who watched the show, said, "When did become alright to f*** with people's minds. "X Factor" has got fully mean." Contestant Lydia Lucy, who was initially chosen to be in Scherzinger's final six but was replaced by Abi Alton, said, "It still hasn't sunk in. I've been absolutely devastated. [...] If Simon Cowell was in front of me now I'd tell
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be managed in the industry by their mentor on the show. With Cowell, Osbourne and Walsh as judges/mentors, any of the three would be qualified to do so. Following the appointment of singer Minogue as a judge in series 4, the same principle could not universally apply. In fact, when Minogue won series 4 with Leon Jackson, a new outside manager was appointed. "The X Factor" Live Tour is a live show that tours the UK and Ireland in the months following the conclusion of the series. It features an array of finalists from the most recent "The X Factor"
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X Factor Indonesia The X Factor Indonesia is an Indonesian reality television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public audition. The show that was adopted from the British " The X Factor " with the show is produced by FremantleMedia and Cowell's production company Syco. It is broadcast on the RCTI. In 2014, X Factor Indonesia won the Panasonic Gobel Awards for the category Talent and Best Reality Show. As part of the British "The X Factor" franchise, the show's format has numerous differences from rivals such as "Indonesian Idol". The competition is
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in the Danish Singles Chart, reaching number 8. In 2014, he released his debut album "Wanderlust" on also on Sony Music. Chresten Chresten Falck Damborg (born 24 February 1987), known by his mononym Chresten, is a Danish singer who won season 6 of the Danish "X Factor". He became one of the finalists in the "Over 25" category and was mentored by Ida Corr. Prior to applying to "X Factor", he worked as a toolmaker. On the final, held on 22 March 2013, he won the title with 57.9% of the popular vote with the other finalist Karoline as runner-up
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on My Mind" and made it through to the live shows. Waetford went on to reach the grand final, finishing third behind Taylor Henderson who came second and Dami Im who won the show. After "The X Factor" ended Waetford signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. His debut single "Your Eyes", which would have been his winner's single if he had won "The X Factor", was released that same day. The song peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales exceeding 35,000 copies. On 23
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foe. It initially leads him to Viper, who then points him in the direction of Lord Ogun, and Ogun eventually identified him as Doctor Abraham Cornelius, the founder of the Weapon X program. Wolverine then travels to Paradise, where he finds Cornelius trying to replicate what he did to Wolverine but he is missing one thing: Wolverine's Healing Factor. Wolverine then reveals to him that he no longer has his healing factor; on hearing this Cornelius is enraged and sets his latest experiment on Wolverine. Wolverine then defeats Dr. Cornelius' latest experiment and Dr Cornelius, in desperation, tries to escape
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to number 37 on the Danish Singles Chart. On 18 November 2013 she released her debut studio album "Seize the Day", the album has peaked to number 20 on the Danish Albums Chart. Ida (singer) Ida Østergaard Madsen (born 1994) better known by her first name, Ida, is a Danish singer who won season 5 of the Danish "X Factor". After she won, she was signed to Sony Music and her debut single "I Can Be" topped the Danish Singles Chart. Ida auditioned for season 5 of The X Factor. She became one of the finalists in the "Under 25"
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ballad received generally positive reviews from music critics, who noted the song's memorability and complimented its composition. Upon the release of "Up All Night", "Moments" charted in lower regions on the singles charts of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom due to strong digital download sales. One Direction performed the song on all three of their major concert tours: Up All Night Tour (2011–12), Take Me Home Tour (2013) and Where We Are Tour (2014). After being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of "The X Factor" in 2010, One Direction were signed to Syco Music. Recording for
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author-composer Jesus Vides. The single also appears in the compilation album "Los Factoraxos" released by "El factor X" organization including eight songs by various participants including winner Villareal. Francisco Villarreal Francisco Villarreal is a Colombian singer. In 2006, he won the second series of "El factor X", the Colombian edition of "The X Factor". He beat runner-up Mario Marcelino Macuacé and third-placed Angelo (full name Juan Carlos Ángel), who had been the favourite to win until the date of the final. It was his second try at being in the finals, after his first try was unsuccessful in the first
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it was like he was "being erased slowly from their history." McElderry, who won in 2009, said "I'm just gonna keep doing my thing", which many fans believed to be prompted by the trailer. McElderry later admitted that he was not angry about not being included in the trailer. In an interview with the "Daily Star Sunday", he said: "I'm not on Simon [Cowell]'s label so I wouldn't expect him to promote me. If they want to erase the fact I won ["The"] "X Factor" or try to hide it, I don't care. Personally I am proud I came from
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Emeli Sandé, while Labrinth and Take That performed on the following results show. Queen + Adam Lambert, series 9 semi-finalists Union J and series 9 contestant Ella Henderson performed on the eighth live results show on 30 November. "2012 US X Factor finalists" Fifth Harmony, "2013 X Factor winner" Sam Bailey, and Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé performed on the semi-final live results show on 7 December 2014. Take That, Meghan Trainor and Ed Sheeran performed on the live final on Saturday 13 December 2014, while Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato, One Direction featuring Ronnie Wood and Sam Smith performed
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Siam. The show will come back in 2012 for a fourth season, again after a hiatus of another 2 years. All seasons and versions of the show have been hosted by the Colombian TV host and top model Andrea Serna, produced by Teleset and broadcast on RCN TV. The show had two spin-offs. One was the one-year series El Factor X: Batalla de las Estrellas (meaning the Battle of the Stars). It was broadcast in 2006 and was won by Luz Amparo Álvarez. The other-spinoff was the series El Factor Xs for children up to 15 years. To date there
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with Random's powers killed Charlie's parents when Charlie was very young, though Random has never been confirmed as the killer. In his first encounter with the government-sponsored X-Factor team, Random is called in (presumably by the government) to bring back a group of Genoshan renegades called the X-Patriots, who refuse to leave a hospital where one of their comrades is being treated. Random and X-Factor clash and, wanting to end the fight quickly, team leader Havok buys out Random's contract. Because of his success as a bounty hunter, Random is contracted to go after X-Factor member Polaris. During their battle,
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Chi (Who) "Chi (Who)" is a 2008 Italian language debut single by Aram Quartet an Italian group of artists who won the first season of Italian series of "The X Factor" in 2008. The song "Chi (Who)" was written by X Factor judge Morgan and vocal coach Gaudy for the show and was performed by Aram Quartet during the finals of the series for Rai 2 that aired on 27 November 2009.The single was officially released by Sony BMG as an EP immediately after the announcement of the results with Aram Quartet declared as winner. It reached #5 on 5
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"Conflict," Cyclops mentions that Magneto is in a special plastic cell when discussing on how a metal bridge was twisted in a different direction. In a post-credits scene to "Destiny," it is revealed that Magneto's plastic prison has been destroyed and he has escaped. Magneto appears in the "" episode "The X-Factor" voiced by Ron Halder, also in a rendition of McKellen from the films. His alias includes Magnus, Max Eisenhart and Erik Lensherr and it is mentioned he was a victim of the Weapon X program (like the Ultimate version) as revealed when Pepper looks up his S.H.I.E.L.D. profile.
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show more personality, how they interact, and how they relax when not on stage. Niall Horan remarked that the film crew had access to all areas, even filming them in the toilet. Scenes shown in trailers include footage of fans telling stories related to the band following a request posted on YouTube, as well as comment from Simon Cowell, who was their mentor on "The X Factor" and is also a producer of the film. The world premiere of the film was held in Leicester Square, in London on 20 August 2013. The film was released in the United Kingdom
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the sewers beneath New York. The Force member Blob was pounding Rusty into the sewer wall when the mutant hero team X-Factor arrived. After a brief skirmish, Freedom Force retreated and Skids and Rusty were left in X-Factor's hands. With X-Factor's mentorship, Skids and Rusty began to learn more about their powers, and were the first of several X-Factor trainees. They shared other adventures alongside the rest of X-Factor's trainees, at one point calling themselves the X-Terminators. During the Inferno storyline, the X-Terminators teamed up with the New Mutants to help rescue mutant babies from the demon N'astirh, who was
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X Factor (Kazakhstan series 1) The X Factor (Series 1) is the first season of the singing competition based on the . Auditions were held in 12 Kazakh cities and started on 2 October 2010. The Judges were the three music producers Nagima Eskalieva, who was the already the chairwoman of the panel of SuperStar KZ, Sultana Karazhigitova and Alexander Shevchenko. On 22 May 22-year-old Daria Gabdull (Дария Габдулл), labeled by the judges as the "Kazakh Beyoncé", won the show ahead of the trio Spasibo. Gabdull won a two-years-contract with Sony Music. After the auditions, twenty-four semi-finalist candidates were chosen,
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the mutant detective agency X-Factor Investigations. Written by Peter David, the series drew acclaim from Ain't It Cool News, as well as controversy for establishing a homosexual romantic relationship between Rictor and Shatterstar, a move criticized by Shatterstar's co-creator, Rob Liefeld. The series also won a 2011 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book. The series ended in 2013 after 114 issues. The following year a new series, "All-New X-Factor", was launched featuring a new corporate-sponsored X-Factor team. It was written by Peter David and drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico. It was cancelled after 20 issues due to low sales.
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a picture of One Direction's fragrance, Between Us. On 7 December, One Direction gave the first live performance of the song on BBC Radio 1. The band also performed the single at the final of "The X Factor" on 13 December 2015. The promo track was certified Gold in Italy for over 25,000 units in March 2016. The song was accompanied by a music video but was never released to the public since the song was replaced by "History" as part of the album's third single. Infinity (One Direction song) "Infinity" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction
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in the United Kingdom on December 14, with a physical equivalent being released three days later. "Something I Need" was produced by American recording artist John Ryan, who has previously worked with One Direction. All proceeds from the single will go to the children's charity organisation Together for Short Lives. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, making it the Christmas number one. On December 12, 2014, the winner's singles for each of the three finalists of eleventh series of "The X Factor" were revealed. Haenow and Fleur East would record "Something I Need", whilst Andrea
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abbreviated as +ve and −ve. In mathematics the one-sided limit "x"→"a" means "x" approaches "a" from the right, and "x"→"a" means "x" approaches "a" from the left. For example, when calculating what "x" is when "x" approaches 0, because "x"→+∞ when "x"→0 but "x"→−∞ when "x"→0. Blood types are often qualified with a plus or minus to indicate the presence or absence of the Rh factor; for instance, A+ means A-type blood with the Rh factor present, while B− means B-type blood with the Rh factor absent. In music, augmented chords are symbolized with a plus sign, although this practice
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Annastasia Baker Annastasia Anneve Baker (born 16 November 1988) is a British Gospel singer, and song writer, Annastasia first caught the public eye as a contestant who progressed into the top six female singers in the judges round of the 2008 edition of The X Factor (UK series 5). Undeterred by not getting past this stage, Annastasia subsequently auditioned for the X Factor 2010 series, The X Factor (UK series 7) and once again made it to the judges round. In 2013 Annastasia auditioned for and won the UK Gospel talent competition "Time2shine". On Christmas Eve of that same year,
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were those who were not aligned with the X-Men or its affiliated teams. For example, in "X-Factor" #33 the Alliance of Evil demonstrates against the MRA in Manhattan and after fighting X-Factor are arrested by Freedom Force and in "Captain America" #368 (March 1990) a mutant group called the Resistants are shown protesting the Act in Washington D.C. Indeed, far from publicly agitating against the act, one X-team (X-Factor, in its original form) actually pretend in public to be supporters of the MRA who are actively enforcing it, though in actuality they act to subvert it. With Freedom Force (the
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it for the final show. In 2011, he wrote a song for Karolina Goceva called "Ne se vrajkas" which become a huge hit in Macedonia and in the Balkans. In 2013, he appeared in the auditions of the first series of X Factor Adria. He sang the song "Red" by Daniel Merriweather on his first audition and already impressed everyone. Later, he won the show on 23 March 2014. Daniels first single came the summer right after his victory. The song is called "Skopje-Beograd" and it's a duet between Daniel and one of the X-Factor juries, Željko Joksimović, who represented
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table shows which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows. Key: The only season of "X Factor" premiered on September 9, 2012 and ended on December 7, 2012. Leona Lewis, Axwell and E.M.D. were guest judges of the series at one point. Also, Britney Spears appeared in a video message to the finalists in the Girls category. One Direction and Olly Murs also performed on the live results shows. 24 acts reached judge's houses. Orup was helped by Eric Gadd, Ison by Leona Lewis, Carlsson by Axwell and Marie by
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creativity. Rhythmix has five main fields of work: In 2011, Rhythmix came to widespread media attention when the television presenter and music promoter Simon Cowell attempted to trademark the name "Rhythmix" in relation to the girl group which featured on, and eventually won, the eighth series of "The X Factor". After a legal challenge, Cowell's company, Syco, dropped the trademarking application and the group agreed to change their name to Little Mix. In response to the "X Factor" naming controversy, an online protest was launched to promote the Nirvana single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to 2011 Christmas number one in
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ended <br> Franchise that is in development <section end="Whole series"/> From 29 May – 5 June 2006, ITV broadcast a celebrity version of "The X Factor" in the UK called "". It was hosted by Kate Thornton and judged by Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. It was won by actress Lucy Benjamin. There has also been a celebrity version in Colombia, "", also broadcast in 2006. On 24 August 2013, a 24th anniversary television special was broadcast by RCTI in Indonesia called the "X Factor Around the World". It featured winners and runners-up from versions of "The X
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companion show "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2, but Murs was absent for the auditions, bootcamp and judges' houses as he was on tour with One Direction in America. In Murs' absence, Flack was joined by guest presenters such as Jedward, JLS and Westlife. Brian Burke returned as creative director, but Elizabeth Honan did not. Brian Friedman, who left as creative director on the show after series 7 in 2010, returned this year, but left after the third live show to launch the live shows of the U.S. version. Also, Natalya Nair, head of make-up, did not have her contract renewed.
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2010, One Direction were signed to Syco Music. The group and nine other contestants from the series participated in "The X Factor Live Tour 2011" from February 2011 to April 2011. The tour saw the group performing for 500,000 people throughout the UK. While performing on "The X Factor Live Tour 2011" in April 2011, the group revealed that they would be embarking on a solo tour "soon". One Direction's debut headline UK concert tour, the Up All Night Tour, was officially announced on 27 September 2011. Set for December 2011 and January 2012, the tour would showcase their then-upcoming
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Berlin Jazz Orchestra on the CD "You're Everything" and released March 2008; this was arranged for big band by Steve Gray. On 10 October 2009, Olly Murs covered the song during the first live show of the sixth series of "The X Factor". During the final of the following series, One Direction also performed a duet of the song with Williams. In the tenth series of the show, Nicholas McDonald performed the song as well. On 11 October 2014, Jake Quickenden sang it during the eleventh series. Hong Kong girl band 2R released a single called "When He's the Only
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The X Factor (UK series 4) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fourth series was broadcast on ITV from 18 August 2007 and was won by Leon Jackson on 15 December 2007, with Rhydian Roberts finishing as the runner-up and Dannii Minogue emerging as the winning mentor. Dermot O'Leary presented for the first time, replacing Kate Thornton, who had been presenting the show since series 1 in 2004. Fearne Cotton replaced Ben Shephard as presenter on the spin-off show "The Xtra Factor". The original judging panel consisted of Simon Cowell, Sharon
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truth, it pretty much sums up Syco's attitude to him during the months after he inconveniently (for them) won the show. Unfortunately there is a misconception that Matt has slagged off the show and fallen out with Sony but this is not true." Cardle later described being omitted from the advert as "disappointing, especially for fans who would have liked to have seen him in it. His new co-star Mel C was more critical of ITV, commenting: "I think it's really fucking rude the way they have left him out." Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK) "The X
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series of "Xs" followed in 2007 and after a lapse of 4 years, a third series in 2011. Series 1 (2006) was won by Andrés Camilo Hurtado, Series 2 (2007) by Camilo Echeverry Correa And Series 3 (2011) by Shaira Selena Pelaez. "8-11 Years" category<br> El Factor X El Factor X is the Colombian television music competition to find new singing talent. It is the based on the original British competition "The X Factor", created by Simon Cowell. It is the first version produced in Latin America. The show started screening in September 2005. The judges were Marbelle, singer Juan
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