<P> There have been 13 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 and Matt Terry . 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 , with all of them ( bar McElderry in 2009 , Johnson in 2015 and Terry in 2016 ) reaching the top spot . As of November 2016 , 41 number - one singles have been achieved by artists who have appeared on the show , such as Lewis , Burke , JLS , Olly Murs , Cher Lloyd , One Direction and Little Mix . </P>
<P> There have been 13 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 and Matt Terry . 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 , with all of them ( bar McElderry in 2009 , Johnson in 2015 and Terry in 2016 ) reaching the top spot . As of November 2016 , 41 number - one singles have been achieved by artists who have appeared on the show , such as Lewis , Burke , JLS , Olly Murs , Cher Lloyd , One Direction and Little Mix . </P>
what do you get if you win xfactor
what do you get if you win xfactor
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