The X Factor

The X Factor

*Girl group Little Mix are The X Factor champions of 2011*

Subtlety and The X Factor are not words that go together and you won’t be surprised to read that this, the eighth series, will be bigger, bolder, longer and louder as ITV searches for the nation’s next pop star.

Louis Walsh and the three new judges – Tulisa Contostavlos, Kelly Rowland and Gary Barlow – are undertaking the massive task of sifting through the good, the bad and the ungodly before mentoring one of four categories: Boys (16-24 years), Girls (16-24 years),…

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Xtra Factor's Caroline battles through sickness

Xtra Factor's Caroline battles through sickness

Caroline Flack was rushed to hospital just hours before the first live auditions for this year's X Factor, according to reports.

Cameron Diaz is squarely in Team Cheryl

Cameron Diaz is squarely in Team Cheryl

Cheryl Cole should not have been axed from US X Factor, her What To Expect When You're Expecting co-star Cameron Diaz has said.

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Olly Murs on Let's Dance: 'I won't wear a leotard'

Olly Murs on Let's Dance: 'I won't wear a leotard'

Xtra Factor host Olly Murs is stepping out for Let's Dance for Sport Relief on Saturday night. Can X Factor's 2009 runner-up now win votes for his dancing?

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Where will Engelbert Humperdinck finish in the Eurovision Song Contest with Love Will Set You Free?





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FIRST LISTEN: Blue's UK Eurovision entry 2011

FIRST LISTEN: Blue's UK Eurovision entry 2011

Listen to a clip of this year's UK Eurovision Song Contest entry, I Can, by boyband Blue. In a…

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