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- For other uses of this term see X Factor
The X Factor is a 2004 ITV television show of similar format to Pop Idol. It is a music talent search split over three categories: group, solo 16–25 and solo 25 and over. The judges are Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne.
After the initial auditions, each judge was randomly allocated a category (Cowell: solo 25 and over; Walsh: groups; Osbourno: solo 16-25). They each selected five acts to go their homes, from which three were chosen to appear on the live shows.
The show is hosted by Kate Thornton and is labelled as the UK's biggest ever talent search, as it is the first contest to have no upper age limit, and to allow both solo singers and groups to compete. As with many other ITV programs the main show was shown first on ITV1 with The Xtra Factor, a companion show looking behind the scenes, was shown on ITV2.
There are two live shows on each Saturday evening. After the first show, in which each act performs once, the public votes for the act that they want to remain in the show. In the results show, the two acts with the fewest votes are revealed. They must then sing again before the judges decide who will be eliminated.
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Finalists
Under 25s
- Cassie Compton, 17
- Roberta Howett, 23
- Tabby Callaghan, 23
Solo 25 and over
- Rowetta Satchell, 38
- Steve Brookstein, 35
- Verity Keays, 50
Vocal Groups
- 2 To Go (Peter Jones (24), Emma Paine (23))
- G4 (Mathew Stiff (24), Jonathon Ansell (22), Michael Christie (23), Ben Thapa (22))
- Voices With Soul (Grace, Hildia, and Corene)
Results Summary
Orange indicates elimination
| Date | Bottom Two | |
| October 23 | Roberta | Voices With Soul |
| October 30 | 2 To Go | Verity |
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | ||
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | ||
Show Details
Live Show: October 23
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | |
| 1 | Voices With Soul | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Diana Ross) | Bottom Two |
| 2 | Verity | "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston) | |
| 3 | Roberta | "Superstar" (Carpenters) | Eliminated |
| 4 | 2 To Go | "Don't Know Much But I Know I Love You" (Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville) | |
| 5 | Steve | "When A Man Loves A Woman" (Percy Sledge) | |
| 6 | Cassie | "Alfie" (Cilla Black) | |
| 7 | G4 | "Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.) | |
| 8 | Rowetta | "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (Dusty Springfield) | |
| 9 | Tabby | "You Really Got Me" (The Kinks) |
Live Show: October 30
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | |
| 1 | Rowetta | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 | |
| 2 | 2 To Go | "Always" (Atlantic Starr) | Bottom Two |
| 3 | Cassie | "Without You" (Mariah Carey) | |
| 4 | Verity | "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Bette Midler) | Eliminated |
| 5 | G4 | "Don't Look Back In Anger" (Oasis) | |
| 6 | Tabby | "My Oh My" (Slade) | |
| 7 | Steve | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Harold Melvin, Simply Red) | |
| 8 | Voices With Soul | "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) |
Controversy
The series was controversial from the beginning. Tabloid reports claimed that the show was fixed after it emerged that Louis Walsh had allegedly cheated and tried to help a band that he used to manage get through to the final stages of the show. Footage of Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne coaching contestants to argue back to the judges was also being sold over the Internet to the highest bidder.
Simon Fuller, the creator of Pop Idol, claimed that the format was a rip-off of his own show, and filed a law suit against Simon Cowell, despite the fact that he is judge on both shows.
External links
- X Factor official site (http://www.xfactor.tv)
- UK Gameshows Page: The X Factor (http://www.ukgameshows.com/index.php/The_X_Factor)
This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Official Download Chart, from its inception on 1 September 2004 to the present. The source is Official Chart Company's download chart (http://www.theofficialcharts.com/html/index.shtml).
2004
- Westlife - "Flying Without Wings"
- September 1 for 1 week
- Natasha Bedingfield - "These Words"
- September 8 for 4 weeks
In 2003, Marvel Comics announced it was to publish a five-part series entitled Di Another Day (a reference to the James Bond film Die Another Day) featuring a resurrected Diana, Princess of Wales as a mutant with superpowers, as part of Peter Milligan's X-Statix title. Amidst considerable (and predictable) outcry, the idea was quickly dropped.
Churchill College, Cambridge
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| Motto | "Forward" | |
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| Named after | Sir Winston Churchill | |
| Established | 1960 | |
| Sister College | Trinity College | |
| Master | Sir John Boyd | |
| Location | Storey's Way (http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/info/getting_to_college.shtml) | |
| Undergraduates Graduates |
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| Homepage (http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/) | Jcr page (http://jcr.chu.cam.ac.uk) |
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| Became President: | October 16, 1991 |
| Resigned: | February, 1998 |
| Predecessor: | None, first holder of post |
| Successor: | Robert Kocharian |
| Date of Birth: | January, 1945 |
| Place of Birth: | Aleppo, Syria |
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Innuendo is a 1991 album by British rock band Queen. It was their thirteenth studio album. It was released by EMI. It reached number 1 on the UK album charts.
Track Listing
(*singles)- "Innuendo"*
- "I'm going slightly mad"*
- "Headlong"*
- "I can't live with you"
- "Ride the wild wind"
- "All God's people"
- "These are the days of our lives"*
- "Delilah"
- "Hitman"
- "Bijou"
- "The Show must go on"*
The album is ??mins ??secs long.
Singles
Five singles have been released from the album:
"Innuendo" was released in January 1991. The single became Queen's third UK number one single.
"I'm Going Slightly Mad" was released in March 1991. It reached number 22 in the UK charts.
"Headlong" was released in May 1991 and debuted at number 14 in the UK.
"The Show Must Go On" was released in October 1991 and peaked at number 16 in the UK charts. An Elton John reworking of this track appeared on the third Queen Greatest hits album.
Following the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury, it was decided to re-release Bohemian Rhapsody as a double A-Side with "These are the days of our lives". The track was the UK's christmas number one of 1991.