The 12 finalists and their mentors in The X Factor 2009

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Meet the 12 finalists in The X Factor 2009 – beginning with the girls, mentored by Dannii Minogue

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The first girl to make it through was 18-year-old Lucie Jones from Wales

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She was followed 17-year-old Londoner Rachel Adedeji

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They are joined by Stacey Solomon, 19, from Dagenham in Essex

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Louis Walsh is once again mentoring the groups this year, who are as follows…

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Miss Frank, an all-girl trio aged 21-25, from London

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They are joined by another all-girl group, quartet Kandy Rain, from London

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The final group is teenage twin duo John and Edward

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This year the boys are being mentored by Cheryl Cole

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First to make it through was 21-year-old Rikki Loney from Glasgow

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Next was Lloyd Daniels, 16, from Wales

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Cheryl’s final choice was Joseph McElderry, 18, from South Shields

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Finally, Simon Cowell is mentoring this year’s over-25s category

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His finalists include Danyl Johnson, 27, a teacher from Reading

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He also chose 25-year-old Essex boy Olly Murs

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