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After weeks of speculation, the 12 finalists – and four wild card acts – have been chosen for The X Factor 2012 – and leading the girls is the hot favourite, 16-year-old Ella Henderson
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Lucy Spraggan, 20, who won viewers over with her self-penned songs, has also made it through
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While 25-year-old Jade Ellis completes the girls’ category
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Meanwhile Amy Mottram is the girls’ ‘wild card’ candidate, hoping to win the last place in the final
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Turning to the boys, the category kicks off with 24-year-old singer and guitarist James Arthur
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Next up is 21-year-old supermarket worker Jahmene Douglas
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And finally model Rylan Clark, 23, has made it through
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Finally Adam Burridge, 23, is the boys’ wild card candidate
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The groups, meanwhile, begin with male/female duo MK1
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Boy band HMD3 are hoping to make a good impression on voters
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They are joined in the final by another boy band, Union J
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Male trio Times Red, meanwhile, will compete for the wild card spot
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Finally, the over 28s category kicks off with singing chimney sweep Kye Sones, 30
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Session singer Melanie Masson – who at 44 is the oldest finalist – has also made it through
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And the last of the 12 is 32-year-old Carolynne Poole, making it to the finals after narrowly missing out last year
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