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==Reception==
==Reception==

Revision as of 20:27, 17 October 2010

Template:Infobox reality music competition

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent, the winner of which receives a recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010. The show is presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin-off show The Xtra Factor hosted by Konnie Huq on ITV2, who took over from Holly Willoughby. The competition is split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' houses and live shows. Auditions took place throughout June and July 2010, with Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole returning as judges. Special guest judges were brought in to replace Dannii Minogue, who was on maternity leave. Cole missed the auditions in Manchester and bootcamp due to illness. Following bootcamp, successful acts were split into four categories: Boys (male soloists aged 16 to 28), Girls (female soloists aged 16 to 28), Over-28s (soloists aged 29 and over) and Groups. Minogue returned for the judges' houses stage, and each judge mentored eight acts through judges' houses.

The live shows started on 9 October 2010. Four acts eliminated at judges' houses were brought back as wildcards, making this the first series to have 16 acts perform in the live shows. This is the first series of the show to be filmed in high definition, and is simulcast on ITV1 HD and STV HD.[citation needed] Since October,[citation needed] The Xtra Factor is also shown in high definition, simulcast on the new channel ITV2 HD.[1]

Selection process

Applications and auditions

Judges Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole during filming of the London auditions on 21 June 2010.

The first appeal for applicants for series 7 was broadcast during series 6 on 5 December 2009. Applicants for the seventh series were given the opportunity to apply by uploading a video audition to the Internet.[2] Auditions began in June 2010 in six cities: Glasgow (SECC, 9 June), Birmingham (LG Arena, 13–14 June), London (Excel Centre, 21–24 June), Dublin (Convention Centre Dublin, 28 June), Cardiff (International Arena, 2 July), and Manchester (Manchester Central, 9–11 July). Dublin returns as an audition city.[3]

Three of the four judges from the previous series, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole, returned to judge the auditions. Due to her pregnancy, Dannii Minogue did not attend the auditions, and was replaced by guest judges in each venue.[3] Geri Halliwell was the first guest judge, and attended the Glasgow auditions.[4][5] Natalie Imbruglia was the second guest judge, appearing for the Birmingham auditions.[3] The guest judge slot was axed for the London auditions,[6] but continued with Katy Perry judging in Dublin,[7] Pixie Lott judging in Cardiff and Nicole Scherzinger judging at the Manchester auditions.[8] Cole was unable to attend the Manchester auditions due to contracting malaria,[9] and was not replaced for these auditions.

The first episode, on 21 August 2010, featured auditions from Glasgow and London,[10][11] while episode two, on 28 August, showcased Dublin's auditions and more from London.[12] More London auditions were shown on 4 September, along with those from Birmingham,[13] and Cardiff was featured in the 11 September broadcast along with the final set of London auditions.[14] Finally, the Manchester auditions were shown in the 18 and 19 September episodes.[15][16]

Bootcamp

The bootcamp stage of the competition began on 22 July 2010 at Wembley Arena in London.[17] Minogue continued her maternity leave, and Cole did not attend due to her ongoing recovery.[18] Due to the absence of both Cole and Minogue, producers of the show decided to axe bootcamp's live audience.[19] The bootcamp stage was broadcast in two episodes on 25 and 26 September. The first day of bootcamp saw Cowell and Walsh split the 211 acts into their four categories: Boys, Girls, Over-25s and Groups. They received vocal coaching and each category later performed one song: the Boys sang "Man in the Mirror", the Girls sang "If I Were a Boy", the Over-25s sang "Poker Face" and the Groups sang "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". At the end of the day, the number of acts was cut to 108. On the second day, acts were given dance lessons by creative director Brian Friedman and were not judged on their performances.[20] Scherzinger then returned as a guest judge on the third day, where each act performed one song from a list of forty.[20][21] On the fifth day of bootcamp,[22] Scherzinger suggested that the Over-25s category be changed to Over-28s, as the quality of older singers was high. The Boys and Girls categories now comprise singers aged 16 to 28, rather than 16 to 25.[23][24] Nine soloists, five from the Boys category and four from the Girls, were asked to form two groups,[22][25] as the Groups category was the weakest.[26] After bootcamp, each judge was assigned a category. Cowell is mentoring the Groups, Walsh has the Over-28s, Minogue is looking after the Boys and Cole mentors the Girls.[25]

Judges' houses and wildcards

Cole and Minogue returned to the judging panel for the judges' houses stage of the competition,[3] where each judge mentored eight acts, increased from six in previous series.[23][26] Each judge had help from a guest judge to choose their final acts. Walsh was helped by former regular judge Sharon Osbourne at Adare Manor in Adare, County Limerick, Ireland,[27] Cole by will.i.am in Coworth Park,[citation needed] Ascot, Berkshire, England,[28] Cowell by Sinitta in Marbella, Spain,[29] and Imbruglia returned to assist Minogue in Melbourne, Australia,[30] where she has been since giving birth to her son. Contestants spent a week at judges' houses and performed two songs for their respective judge.[31] Each judge and their guest eliminated five acts, leaving twelve remaining. The judges' houses stage was broadcast in two episodes on 2 and 3 October 2010.

The twenty eliminated acts were:[32]

  • Boys: Karl Brown, Marlon McKenzie, Tom Richards, Paije Richardson, and John Wilding
  • Girls: Keri Arrindell, Annastasia Baker, Treyc Cohen, Gamu Nhengu, Raquel Thomas
  • Over-28s: Wagner, Stephen Hunter, Justin Vanderhyde, Yuli Minguel, and Elesha Moses
  • Groups: Diva Fever, Husstle, Princes and Rogues, The Reason, and Twem

However, in the first live show on 9 October 2010, four acts, Paije Richardson, Treyc Cohen, Wagner, and Diva Fever, were brought back as wildcards.[33]

Personnel

As well as the judges already mentioned, several other personnel are involved in creating the show. Dermot O'Leary presents the main ITV shows while Konnie Huq presents The Xtra Factor on ITV2.[3] Huq replaced Holly Willoughby, who left after series 6.[34] Brian Friedman returned as creative director and choreographer, and had some input at bootcamp.[35] Savan Kotecha, a songwriter/producer who was worked with previous winners of The X Factor Alexandra Burke and Leona Lewis, was also hired as the lead vocal coach.[36] Ali Tennant was a vocal coach and attended Cowell's judges' houses section, the only coach to be invited. However, three days before the live shows, Tennant's contract was cancelled and he was replaced by Yvie Burnett, who had previously worked as a coach on the show until series six.[37]

Finalists

Main article: List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 7)

After the wildcards were revealed in the first live show, the final sixteen acts were confirmed as follows:

   – Contestant has been eliminated from the show

Category (Mentor) Acts
Boys (Minogue) Matt Cardle Nicolò Festa Aiden Grimshaw Paije Richardson
Girls (Cole) Treyc Cohen Rebecca Ferguson Cher Lloyd Katie Waissel
Over-28s (Walsh) John Adeleye Mary Byrne Storm Lee Wagner
Groups (Cowell) Belle Amie Diva Fever F.Y.D. One Direction

Live shows

The live shows started on 9 October 2010, with contestants performaning on the Saturday night shows and the results being announced on the Sunday night shows. As previously, each week has a different song theme. The two acts with the fewest public votes are in the bottom two and sing again in the "final showdown". The songs they perform in the bottom two are of their own choice and do not necessarily follow that week's theme. The four judges then each choose one act from the bottom two that they want to be eliminated from the show. If each act receives an equal number of judges' votes, the result is deadlocked and the act with the fewest public votes is eliminated. The first live show was extended to two and a half hours to include a surprise twist,[38] namely that each judge was given a wildcard, allowing them to bring back one act from judges' houses, thus bringing the number of finalists up to sixteen.[39] Due to the addition of the wildcards, the first result was a double elimination, and the second will also be a double elimination. Instead of the bottom two, the bottom three are announced and the act with the fewest votes is automatically eliminated. The two remaining acts then perform in the final showdown.[40][41] At the start of each results show, the remaining finalists perform a song as a group.

Starting this series, all contestants' live performances are available to download on iTunes.[42] However, the songs are not eligible to chart to protect the integrity of the contest.[43] Viewers in Ireland are allowed vote again, having been unable to for four years.[44]

Joe McElderry and Usher performed on the first live results show on 10 October 2010,[33] and Diana Vickers and Katy Perry performed in the second week.[41] Cheryl Cole is also scheduled to perform her single "Promise This" on one of the shows.[45]

Results summary

Colour key
  – Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
Table showing weekly results, indicating which contestants were eliminated or safe, and how each judge voted.
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Saturday Sunday
John Adeleye Safe Safe
Belle Amie Safe Bottom three
Mary Byrne Safe Safe
Matt Cardle Safe Safe
Treyc Cohen Safe Safe
Rebecca Ferguson Safe Safe
Aiden Grimshaw Safe Safe
Cher Lloyd Safe Safe
One Direction Safe Safe
Paije Richardson Safe Safe
Wagner Safe Safe
Katie Waissel Bottom three Safe
Diva Fever Safe Bottom three Eliminated
(Week 2)
Storm Lee Safe 14th Eliminated
(Week 2)
F.Y.D. Bottom three Eliminated
(Week 1)
Nicolò Festa 16th Eliminated
(Week 1)
Final showdown F.Y.D.,
Katie Waissel 		Diva Fever,
Belle Amie 		No judges' vote or final showdown: results are based on public votes alone
Walsh's vote to eliminate F.Y.D. Diva Fever
Minogue's vote to eliminate F.Y.D. Diva Fever
Cole's vote to eliminate F.Y.D. Diva Fever
Cowell's vote to eliminate Katie Waissel N/A
Eliminated Nicolò Festa
Public vote 		Storm Lee
Public vote
F.Y.D.
3 of 4 votes
Majority 		Diva Fever
3 of 3 votes
Majority
Reference(s) [46] [47]

Live show details

Week 1 (9/10 October)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the first live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song[51][52] Result[46]
F.Y.D. 1 "Billionaire" Bottom three
Matt Cardle 2 "When Love Takes Over" Safe
John Adeleye 3 "One Sweet Day" Safe
Rebecca Ferguson 4 "Teardrops" Safe
Storm Lee 5 "We Built This City" Safe
Belle Amie 6 "Airplanes" Safe
Cher Lloyd 7 "Just Be Good to Me" Safe
Diva Fever 8 "Sunny" Safe
Paije Richardson 9 "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Safe
Katie Waissel 10 "We Are the Champions" Bottom three
Mary Byrne 11 "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Safe
Nicolò Festa 12 "Just Dance" Eliminated
One Direction 13 "Viva la Vida" Safe
Wagner 14 "She Bangs" / "Love Shack" Safe
Aiden Grimshaw 15 "Mad World" Safe
Treyc Cohen 16 "One" Safe
Final showdown details[53]
F.Y.D. 1 "Don't Stop the Music" Eliminated
Katie Waissel 2 "Don't Let Me Down" Safe
  • Due to the addition of four wildcard contestants, two acts were eliminated from the series' first results show.[33] The three acts with the fewest votes were announced as the bottom three, and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown for the judges' votes.[46]
Judge's vote to eliminate[46]
  • Cowell: Katie Waissel — backed his own act, F.Y.D.
  • Cole: F.Y.D. — insisted that her decision was based on the final showdown performance
  • Minogue: F.Y.D. — based on the final showdown performance
  • Walsh: F.Y.D. — stated that he had to choose the act with more potential, as well as the "right act"

Week 2 (16/17 October)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the second live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song[54] Hero[54] Result
Storm Lee 1 "Born to Run" Bruce Springsteen Eliminated
Treyc Cohen 2 "Purple Rain" Prince Safe
Paije Richardson 3 "If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys Safe
One Direction 4 "My Life Would Suck Without You" Kelly Clarkson Safe
Cher Lloyd 5 "It's the Hard Knock Life" / "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" Jay-Z Safe
John Adeleye 6 "A Song for You" Donny Hathaway Safe
Diva Fever 7 "Gotta Go Home"[57] / "Barbra Streisand" Boney M.[58] Bottom three
Rebecca Ferguson 8 "Feeling Good" Nina Simone Safe
Aiden Grimshaw 9 "Jealous Guy" John Lennon Safe
Wagner 10 "Help Yourself" Tom Jones Safe
Katie Waissel 11 "I'd Rather Go Blind" Etta James Safe
Belle Amie 12 "You Really Got Me" The Kinks Bottom three
Mary Byrne 13 "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" Dusty Springfield Safe
Matt Cardle 14 "Just the Way You Are" Bruno Mars Safe
Final showdown details[47]
Diva Fever 1 "I Will Survive" N/A Eliminated
Belle Amie 2 "Big Girls Don't Cry" N/A Safe
  • Due to the addition of the wildcard contestants, two acts will be eliminated from the series' second results show. The three acts with the fewest votes will be announced as the bottom three, and then the act with the fewest votes will be automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts will then perform in the final showdown for the judges' votes.[41]
Judge's vote to eliminate[47]
  • Walsh: Diva Fever — saved the act he thought would get better, Belle Amie
  • Minogue: Diva Fever — based on final showdown performances
  • Cole: Diva Fever — gave no reason
  • Cowell: N/A — as Walsh, Minogue and Cole all voted for Diva Fever, Cowell was not required to vote

Week 3 (23/24 October)

  • Theme: TBA
  • Celebrity performers: TBA
  • Group performance: TBA


A summary of the contestants' performances on the third live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Result
John Adeleye TBA TBA TBA
Belle Amie TBA TBA TBA
Mary Byrne TBA TBA TBA
Matt Cardle TBA TBA TBA
Treyc Cohen TBA TBA TBA
Rebecca Ferguson TBA TBA TBA
Aiden Grimshaw TBA TBA TBA
Cher Lloyd TBA TBA TBA
One Direction TBA TBA TBA
Paije Richardson TBA TBA TBA
Wagner TBA TBA TBA
Katie Waissel TBA TBA TBA

Reception

Ratings

The first episode on 21 August attracted average overnight ratings of 11.3 million viewers (10.79 million on ITV1 and 489,000 on ITV1 HD), up from the previous year's series premiere of 9.9 million, and its highest ever ratings for a series premiere of The X Factor; a 46.5% share of the viewing audience and the largest amount of viewers within its timeslot.[59] The second episode received combined ratings of 10.03 million viewers: 9.67 million for ITV1 and 456,000 for ITV1 HD.[60] On 4 September, the third episode was watched by 10.46 million people on ITV1, while 437,000 viewers watched on ITV1 HD,[61] and on 11 September, 10.45 million viewers watched the episode on ITV1 with 449,000 on ITV1 HD.[62] The fifth auditions episode on 18 September received a total average audience of 11.07 million: 10.51 million on ITV1 and 552,000 on ITV1 HD.[63] The final auditions episode on 19 September was watched by 10.99 million on ITV1 and 593,000 on ITV1 HD.[64]

The first bootcamp episode on 25 September received total overnight ratings of 11.3 million: 10.69 million for ITV1 and 589,000 for ITV1 HD,[65] while the second bootcamp episode the following day was watched by 11.87 million on ITV1 between and 690,000 in HD.[66] The judges' houses episodes on 2 and 3 October 2010 received viewers of 11.89 million (11.25 million on ITV1 and 642,000 on HD)[67] and 14 million (13.33 million on ITV1 and 748,000 on HD)[68] respectively.

The first live performance show on 9 October 2010 received overnight ratings of 12.23 million (48.5%), peaking at 13.49 million.[69]

Episode Date Overnight rating
(millions) 		Share (%) Peak
(millions) 		Official rating[70]
(millions) 		Weekly rank[70] Ref
Auditions 1 21 August 10.79 46.5 11.96 11.88 1 [59]
Auditions 2 28 August 9.67 42.9 — 10.81 1 [60]
Auditions 3 4 September 10.46 47.2 11.70 — — [61]
Auditions 4 11 September 10.45 43.1 — 11.78 1 [62]
Auditions 5 18 September 10.51 43.7 12.09 11.65 2 [63]
Auditions 6 19 September 10.99 39.8 12.13 12.15 1 [64]
Bootcamp 1 25 September 10.69 44.0 11.98 — — [65]
Bootcamp 2 26 September 11.87 42.0 — — — [66]
Judges' houses 1 2 October 11.89 47.3 13.04 12.68 2 [67]
Judges' houses 2 3 October 13.33 45.9 — 14.51 1 [68]
Live show 1 9 October 12.23 48.5 13.49 TBA TBA [69]
Results 1 10 October 12.30 TBA TBA TBA TBA [71]
Live show 2 16 October 11.50 TBA 13.20 TBA TBA [citation needed]
Results 2 17 October TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
  • Note: Ratings in the table are for ITV1 only.
  • — indicates that the data is unavailable or was not reported.

Controversy and criticism

Following the first episode, viewers complained on social networking websites after it appeared that Auto-Tune (which has been seen as controversial in the music industry) was used to improve the quality of some singers' voices.[72] Series producers claimed post-production work was necessary on the show due to the number of microphones used during filming: "The judges make their decisions at the auditions stage based on what they hear on the day, live in the arena. The footage and sound is then edited and dubbed into a finished programme, to deliver the most entertaining experience possible for viewers. When it gets to the live shows, it will be all live."[73] It was reported on 26 August that Cowell had ordered a ban on Auto-Tune in future episodes, asking for them to be re-edited.[74]

On 25 August it was announced that contestant Shirlena Johnson had been asked to leave the show due to concerns over her mental health, that she had apparently kept hidden from the producers. Johnson's successful audition was broadcast on 21 August. Johnson's mother claimed that producers knew her medical history as they requested her GP's details at bootcamp; however, producers said the medical report arrived late. A spokesperson said, "The welfare of contestants is of paramount importance, and for this reason it has been agreed that Shirlena Johnson should not continue in the competition."[75][76]

The decision to form two groups, Belle Amie and One Direction, from soloists at the end of the bootcamp stage was branded unfair by some of the other groups, as they had not entered as groups. The controversy deepened after Simon Cowell put through the two acts he created and picking just one of the original applicants.[77] However, Cowell defended the decision, saying that the existing groups were not good enough and other groups in the charts, such as The Wanted or the Spice Girls were created similarly.[78]

The decision to include Cher Lloyd in the live shows was questioned by Claude Knights, director of under-18s charity Kidscape, who said: "It sounds like she's too vulnerable—further exposure seems quite risky and foolhardy. [...] If you're that fragile, there is no way she can judge the long-term effects. They could be physical and mental problems and very, very concerning."[79] It was reported that Lloyd would have round-the-clock access to a trained counsellor. Mental health charities backed her inclusion, with a spokesperson for Rethink saying, "It's entirely possible for people with mental health issues to take part in such shows,"[79] and another for Mind opining: "I'm glad to hear they have a counsellor. We wouldn't want people with mental health problems excluded from talent programmes."[79] A spokesperson for The X Factor added, "Contestants' welfare is paramount and we are keeping a close eye on the young ones. There are members of production in the house at all times and a counsellor is available."[79]

Controversy was caused when Cole chose not to send Zimbabwean-born Gamu Nhengu through to the live shows. Nhengu was an early favourite to win and many viewers were angered that Lloyd and Katie Waissel were put through despite failing to complete their performances at judges' houses.[80] Around 1,000 people complained to ITV and 220,000 joined a Facebook page called "Gamu Should Have Got Through".[81] Cole reportedly became the target of death threats,[82] and has taken extra security precautions in her home as well as at The X Factor.[83] Bookmaker Paddy Power were forced to give odds on Nhengu winning the show after a large number of bets were placed,[84] and made her the favourite to win, however, all punters had their losing bets refunded when Nhengu was not chosen as a wildcard.[85] Cole insisted she had not been pressured to axe Nhengu over issues with her visa,[86] saying it was entirely down to her "gut instinct" and she believed Lloyd, Ferguson and Waissel were the best singers in her category.[87]

Controversy erupted after the News of the World reported that after failing to qualify in 2008, Treyc Cohen signed a management deal with Artimis Music Management Ltd that landed her a recording contract in October 2009 with Birmingham-based Ajoupa Records, and she released a single entitled "A Time to Be Heard".[88] The rules of The X Factor strictly forbid record deals while a contestant is on the show. According to the newspaper, The X Factor is attempting to release Cohen from her management deal and remove the single from sale.[88] Waissel also had to be released from a contract in the United States after her audition.[89]

Sponsorship

For the second year in a row, The X Factor was sponsored by TalkTalk, who enlisted series 6 contestants Jedward to launch its interactive initiative on 17 August 2010. Viewers were invited to record a video of themselves performing karaoke in front of a TalkTalk bright lights backdrop, and clips were screened as part of TalkTalk's sponsorship break bumpers.[90]

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