<P> The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent . The fourteenth series began airing on ITV on 2 September 2017 , presented by Dermot O'Leary . For the first time in seven years , the judging panel remained the same as the previous series , with Simon Cowell , Sharon Osbourne , Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh returning . This is the first series not to include companion show The Xtra Factor , after it was cancelled in January 2017 . Its replacement is a programme called Xtra Bites presented by Becca Dudley on the ITV Hub . This is also the first series to be sponsored by Just Eat , with the show having being sponsored by TalkTalk since 2009 , as well as the second time the show has premiered in September , rather than August , since the first series in 2004 . Rak - Su won the competition on 3 December 2017 and they became the second group to win the competition and Simon Cowell became the winning mentor for the fourth time . </P>
<P> The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent . The fourteenth series began airing on ITV on 2 September 2017 , presented by Dermot O'Leary . For the first time in seven years , the judging panel remained the same as the previous series , with Simon Cowell , Sharon Osbourne , Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh returning . This is the first series not to include companion show The Xtra Factor , after it was cancelled in January 2017 . Its replacement is a programme called Xtra Bites presented by Becca Dudley on the ITV Hub . This is also the first series to be sponsored by Just Eat , with the show having being sponsored by TalkTalk since 2009 , as well as the second time the show has premiered in September , rather than August , since the first series in 2004 . Rak - Su won the competition on 3 December 2017 and they became the second group to win the competition and Simon Cowell became the winning mentor for the fourth time . </P>
who won the x factor uk season 14
who won the x factor uk season 14
Rak - Su
Rak - Su