<P> There have been 14 winners of the show to date : Steve Brookstein , Shayne Ward , Leona Lewis , Leon Jackson , Alexandra Burke , Joe McElderry , Matt Cardle , Little Mix , James Arthur , Sam Bailey , Ben Haenow , Louisa Johnson , Matt Terry and Rak - Su . Winners receive a recording contract with record label Syco Music with a stated value of £ 1 million . This includes a cash payment to the winner , but the majority is allocated to marketing and recording costs . From 2004 to 2010 , and again in 2013 and 2014 , the winning contestant 's single was released in time for the end - of - year chart battle for the UK 's Christmas number one , ( from 2004 to 2009 then again from 2010 to 2014 , the winners single have reached number one ) . As of November 2016 , 41 number - one singles have been achieved by artists who have appeared on the show , such as Lewis , Burke , JLS , Diana Vickers , Olly Murs , Cher Lloyd , One Direction , Little Mix , Arthur and Ella Henderson . </P>
<P> There have been 14 winners of the show to date : Steve Brookstein , Shayne Ward , Leona Lewis , Leon Jackson , Alexandra Burke , Joe McElderry , Matt Cardle , Little Mix , James Arthur , Sam Bailey , Ben Haenow , Louisa Johnson , Matt Terry and Rak - Su . Winners receive a recording contract with record label Syco Music with a stated value of £ 1 million . This includes a cash payment to the winner , but the majority is allocated to marketing and recording costs . From 2004 to 2010 , and again in 2013 and 2014 , the winning contestant 's single was released in time for the end - of - year chart battle for the UK 's Christmas number one , ( from 2004 to 2009 then again from 2010 to 2014 , the winners single have reached number one ) . As of November 2016 , 41 number - one singles have been achieved by artists who have appeared on the show , such as Lewis , Burke , JLS , Diana Vickers , Olly Murs , Cher Lloyd , One Direction , Little Mix , Arthur and Ella Henderson . </P>
what do you win on the x factor
what do you win on the x factor
a recording contract with record label Syco Music with a stated value of £ 1 million
a recording contract with record label Syco Music with a stated value of £ 1 million