<P> For their qualifying song , and their first as a group , at judges ' houses , One Direction sang an acoustic version of `` Torn '' . In week 1 of the live shows , they performed `` Viva la Vida '' and were safe for the week . Week 2 was `` Musical Heroes '' and One Direction sang `` My Life Would Suck Without You '' , which received positive comments from the judges ; Minogue called them `` five heartthrobs '' and praised their performance , Cole called them `` cute '' , and Cowell said `` You are the most exciting pop band in the country right now . '' They sang `` Nobody Knows '' in week 3 and `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' in week 4 . In week 4 , girl band Belle Amie were eliminated , leaving One Direction as Cowell 's last remaining act . They sang `` Kids in America '' in week 5 , `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' in week 6 , and `` All You Need Is Love '' in week 7 . They were safe each week , never once being in the bottom two . For weeks 8 and 9 , they performed `` Summer of 69 '' and `` You Are So Beautiful '' in week 8 and `` Only Girl ( in the World ) '' and `` Chasing Cars '' in week 9 . They were safe both times , making it to the final live show , being the first ever manufactured group to do so . In week 10 , they performed `` Your Song '' . After performing `` Torn '' in the final , One Direction finished in third place behind runner - up Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle . </P>
<P> For their qualifying song , and their first as a group , at judges ' houses , One Direction sang an acoustic version of `` Torn '' . In week 1 of the live shows , they performed `` Viva la Vida '' and were safe for the week . Week 2 was `` Musical Heroes '' and One Direction sang `` My Life Would Suck Without You '' , which received positive comments from the judges ; Minogue called them `` five heartthrobs '' and praised their performance , Cole called them `` cute '' , and Cowell said `` You are the most exciting pop band in the country right now . '' They sang `` Nobody Knows '' in week 3 and `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' in week 4 . In week 4 , girl band Belle Amie were eliminated , leaving One Direction as Cowell 's last remaining act . They sang `` Kids in America '' in week 5 , `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' in week 6 , and `` All You Need Is Love '' in week 7 . They were safe each week , never once being in the bottom two . For weeks 8 and 9 , they performed `` Summer of 69 '' and `` You Are So Beautiful '' in week 8 and `` Only Girl ( in the World ) '' and `` Chasing Cars '' in week 9 . They were safe both times , making it to the final live show , being the first ever manufactured group to do so . In week 10 , they performed `` Your Song '' . After performing `` Torn '' in the final , One Direction finished in third place behind runner - up Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle . </P>
where did one direction finish in x factor
where did one direction finish in x factor
third place
third place