| The X Factor | |
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| Season 1 | |
| Broadcast from | 1 January – 1 January 2016 |
| Judges |
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| Host(s) | TBA |
| Broadcaster | TBA |
| Finals venue | TBA |
| Winner | |
| TBA | |
| Chronology | |
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The first series began airing on BBC on 1 January 2016 and finished on 1 April 2016. TBA presented the series of the main show on BBC and TBA presented spin-off show The Xtra Factor on BBC Two.
Judges, presenters and other personnel[]
Selection process[]
Auditions[]
| Act | Order | Song | Judges' votes | Result | |||
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| Cowell | Cole | Brown | Walsh | ||||
| TBA | 1 | "TBA" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Safe |
| TBA | 2 | "TBA" | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | Eliminated |
Six-chair challenge[]
Key:
- – Contestant was immediately eliminated after performance without swap
- – Contestant was swapped out later in the competition and eventually eliminated
- – Contestant was not swapped out and made the final six of their own category
- – Contestant withdrew after making final six of their own category
- – Contestant was not shown in the ITV broadcast, however did not get a seat and was eliminated
| Category (mentor) |
Order | Act | Song | Mentor's decision | Swapped with |
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| Girls (Ora) | 1 | Katie Coleman | "The Voice Within" | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Karen Mav | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Put in chair 1 | ||
| 3 | Chloe Baker | "You've Got the Love" | Put in chair 2 | ||
| 4 | Monica Michael | "What Is Love" | Put in chair 3 | ||
| 5 | Sharon Rose | "Let It Go" | Put in chair 4 | ||
| 6 | Chloe Paige | "Amazing Grace" | Put in chair 5 | ||
| 7 | Charli Beard | "Love You I Do" | Put in chair 6 | ||
| 8 | Louisa Johnson | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Put in chair 2 | Chloe Baker | |
| 9 | Havva Rebke | "No Diggity" | Put in chair 6 | Charli Beard | |
| 10 | Kiera Weathers | "I Will Always Love You | Put in chair 1 | Karen Mav | |
| 11 | Kelly Mai Webb | "Because the Night" | Eliminated | ||
| 12 | Lucy Duffield | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Put in chair 4 | Sharon Rose | |
| 13 | Sophie Plumb | "Turning Tables" | Eliminated | ||
| 14 | Lauren Murray | "Say You Love Me" | Put in chair 4 | Lucy Duffield | |
| Boys (Grimshaw) | 1 | Brodie Kelly | "A Thousand Years" | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Tom Davies | "Turn Up The Music" | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | Jordan Luke Gage | "No More I Love You's" | Eliminated | ||
| 4 | Danny Sharples | "Ain't Nobody" | Eliminated | ||
| 5 | Tom Bleasby | "I Look to You" | Put in chair 1 | ||
| 6 | Jamie Eldridge | "You Get What You Give" | Put in chair 2 | ||
| 7 | Papasidero | "Lady Marmalade" | Put in chair 3 | ||
| 8 | Simon Lynch | "Hold My Hand" | Put in chair 4 | ||
| 9 | Nathanael Landskroner | "I Have Nothing" | Put in chair 5 | ||
| 10 | Seann Miley Moore | "I (Who Have Nothing)" | Put in chair 6 | ||
| 11 | Mason Noise | "Earned It"/"Fix"/"SexyBack" | Eliminated1 | ||
| 12 | Josh Daniels | "Clown" | Put in chair 3 | Papasidero | |
| 13 | Ben Clark | "All I Want" | Put in chair 1 | Nathanael Landskroner | |
| 14 | Ollie Marland | "Marvin Gaye" | Put in chair 2 | Jamie Eldridge | |
| 15 | Ché Chesterman | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Put in chair 2 | Ollie Marland | |
| Groups (Cole) | 1 | Menn on Point | "Cheerleader" | Put in chair 1 | |
| 2 | Decibellas | "Skyscraper" | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | Alien | "Hey Mama" | Put in chair 2 | ||
| 4 | Rumour Has It | "Hold Back the River" | Put in chair 3 | ||
| 5 | 4th Power | "Show Me How You Burlesque" | Put in chair 4 | ||
| 6 | Mon Amie | "...Baby One More Time" | Put in chair 5 | ||
| 7 | The First Kings | "Somebody" | Put in chair 6 | ||
| 8 | Silver Tone | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Put in chair 5 | Mon Amie | |
| 9 | BEKLN | "See You Again" | Put in chair 3 | Rumour Has It | |
| Over 25s (Cowell) | 1 | Holly Johnson | "Happy" | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Max Stone | "Turn Your Lights Down Low" | Put in chair 1 | ||
| 3 | Vicki-Ann Nash | "Stay" | Put in chair 2 | ||
| 4 | Joseph McCaul | "Mercy" | Put in chair 3 | ||
| 5 | Stephanie McCourt | "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" | Put in chair 4 | ||
| 6 | Kerrie-Anne Phillips | "Help!" | Put in chair 5 | ||
| 7 | Anton Stephans | "A House Is Not a Home" | Put in chair 6 | ||
| 8 | Tonatha Raihan | "Impossible" | Put in chair 4 | Stephanie McCourt | |
| 9 | Zen Blythe | "Fly Away" | Put in chair 2 | Joseph McCaul | |
| 10 | Hannah Marie Kilminster | "Let It Go" | Put in chair 1 | Max Stone | |
| 11 | Jennifer Phillips | "Up To The Mountain" | Put in chair 3 | Vicki-Ann Nash | |
| 12 | Neneth Lyons | "One Moment In Time" | Eliminated | ||
| 13 | Bupsi | "Respect" | Put in chair 4 | Tonatha Raihan | |
| 14 | Ebru | "If I Were a Boy" | Put in chair 2 | Zen Blythe |
^1 Although Mason Noise was previously eliminated, he was reinstated as a wildcard.
Judges' houses[]
| Category (mentor) |
Order | Act | Song | Mentor's decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls (TBA) | 1 | TBA | "TBA" | Eliminated |
| 2 | TBA | "TBA" | Through | |
| 3 | TBA | "TBA" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | TBA | "TBA" | Through | |
| 5 | TBA | "TBA" | Through | |
| 6 | TBA | "TBA" | Eliminated | |
| 7 | TBA | "TBA" | Eliminated | |
| Boys (TBA) | 1 | TBA | "TBA" | Eliminated |
| 2 | TBA | "TBA" | Through | |
| 3 | TBA | "TBA" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | TBA | "TBA" | Through | |
| 5 | TBA | "TBA" | Through | |
| 6 | TBA | "TBA" | Eliminated | |
| 7 | TBA | "TBA" | Eliminated |
Finalists[]
Main article: List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 11)
Key:
- † – Winner
- ‡ – Runner-up
- § – Third place
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |||
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| Girls (TBA) | ||||
| Over 25s (TBA) | ||||
| Groups (TBA) | ||||
Live shows[]
Results summary[]
- Colour key
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| – | Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated |
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off) |
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
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Live show details[]
Week 1 (1/2 January)[]
- Theme: TBA
- Group performance: "TBA"
- Musical guests: Artist ("Song") and Artist ("Song")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 2 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 3 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 4 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 5 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 6 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 7 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 8 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 9 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 10 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 11 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 12 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 13 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 14 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 15 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 16 | "TBA" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| TBA | 1 | "TBA" | Safe |
| TBA | 2 | "TBA" | Eliminated |
- Judges' vote to eliminate
- Judge: Act – reason
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Ratings[]
| Episode | Air date | Duration (minutes) | Share (%) | Official BBC rating (millions) |
Official BBC HD rating (millions) |
Viewers (millions) |
Weekly rank |
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| Auditions 1 | 30 August | ||||||
| Auditions 2 | 31 August | ||||||
| Auditions 3 | 6 September | ||||||
| Auditions 4 | 7 September | ||||||
| Auditions 5 | 13 September | ||||||
| Auditions 6 | 14 September | ||||||
| Auditions 7 | 20 September | ||||||
| Auditions 8 | 21 September | ||||||
| Bootcamp 1 | 26 September | ||||||
| Bootcamp 2 | 27 September | ||||||
| Bootcamp 3 | 28 September | ||||||
| Judges' houses 1 | 3 October | ||||||
| Judges' houses 2 | 4 October | ||||||
| Judges' houses 3 | 5 October | ||||||
| Live show 1 | 11 October | ||||||
| Live results 1 | 12 October | ||||||
| Live show 2 | 18 October | ||||||
| Live results 2 | 19 October | ||||||
| Live show 3 | 25 October | ||||||
| Live results 3 | 26 October | ||||||
| Live show 4 | 1 November | ||||||
| Live results 4 | 2 November | ||||||
| Live show 5 | 8 November | ||||||
| Live results 5 | 9 November | ||||||
| Live show 6 | 15 November | ||||||
| Live results 6 | 16 November | ||||||
| Live show 7 | 22 November | ||||||
| Live results 7 | 23 November | ||||||
| Live show 8 | 29 November | ||||||
| Live results 8 | 30 November | ||||||
| Live show 9 | 6 December | ||||||
| Live results 9 | 7 December | ||||||
| Live final | 13 December | ||||||
| Live final results | 14 December | ||||||
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