Reading: The X Factor UK (Series 13)
production
Simon Cowell was the only evaluate to return from the previous year while Cheryl, Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora have departed to be replaced by returning judges Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Nicole Scherzinger. The latter is the only judge to be deliver for all but one series to date. Rochelle Humes and Melvin Odoom departed as the presenters of The Xtra Factor to be replaced by Series 9 finalist Rylan Clark-Neal and returning presenter Matt Edmondson. Series 6 finalist Olly Murs and TV presenter Caroline Flack departed as the presenters of The X Factor after one series to be replaced by former host Dermot O’Leary, who is returning after a year ‘s break. It was his ninth time award. This was besides the last serial to be sponsored by UK telecommunications group TalkTalk .
Judges
Twists/Changes
Arena Auditions: These were wholly scrapped in favor of a render to the room auditions lone which were last seen in Series 5. Bootcamp: The auditionees who reached this stage were faced with a wall of songs and had to fight it out with each other over which song to perform. Afterwards, the judges discovered which categories they would mentor. Wildcards: On 21 September 2016, it was revealed that there would be a newfangled wildcard twist. In Series 9 a wildcard twist was previously introduced with the public choosing the thirteenth finalist but this time the Girls wildcard was nominated by Louis, the Overs wildcard was nominated by Nicole, the Groups wildcard was nominated by Sharon and Simon nominated the Boys wildcard, making it 7 acts in each class and 28 in full through to Judges ‘ Houses. Jukebox: A jukebox was introduced as the live shows got afoot and at the end of each show it was brought out and the subject for each week chosen at ‘random ‘. A raw theme workweek called ‘Louis Loves ‘ was besides included. Lifeline Vote: As the live shows got under way, a lifeline vote was introduced to save one act who landed in the Bottom 3. vote was done via the mobile app but on 12 November it was announced that this would be scrapped with the two acts who received the lowest sum of votes facing the spill the beans off. Winner’s Single: For the first time since 2005, the winner ‘s single was an original song. It was composed by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran but in a series first it was only performed on the read by the achiever after they had been announced. It is besides the first meter in the show ‘s history that the single would not be getting a physical spill. Proceeds from the sale of the single were shared between two charities : Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star CHASE .
Finalists
selection process
Auditions
See: List of The X Factor UK auditionees (series 13) The format saw the render of the room auditions with the arena auditions being scrapped. noteworthy returning auditionees included : Caitlyn Vanbeck, who was eliminated during the Six Chair Challenge in Series 12 ; Rebekah Ryan, who reached the final 12 in the Over 25s class in Series 4 ; Emily Middlemas, who was eliminated at Judges ‘ Houses in Series 11 ; Janet Grogan, who was eliminated during the Six Chair Challenge in Series 11 ; Relley C, who reached Judges Houses in Series 10 ; and Gifty Louise, who made it to bootcamp in Series 12 ; Ottavio Columbro made it equally far as bootcamp in Series 9 ; Anelisa Lamola who reached Bootcamp in Series 4 ; Niall Sexton reached bootcamp in Series 8 ; Eddie Lee reached Bootcamp in Series 5 ; The Brooks, who reached Judges ‘ Houses in Series 11 ; Aeron Smith, who reached Bootcamp in Series 12, and Faye Horne, who reached Bootcamp in Series 8 ; Samantha Atkinson who reached Bootcamp in Series 12 and Skarl3tt who reached the Six Chair Challenge as ‘PYT ‘ in Series 12 .
Bootcamp
See: Bootcamp (series 13) A sum of 121 acts made it through to Bootcamp. In a exchange to previous years, a ‘Wall of Songs ‘ was set up and the acts had to run to it and grab a part of newspaper bearing a song title, which they would then perform in front of the judges once divided into groups. After performing respective acts were eliminated, leaving merely 60 acts to find out who their mentor would be before they faced the Six Chair Challenge. Simon Cowell was given the Girls, Nicole Scherzinger was given the Boys, Sharon Osbourne was given the Over 25s and Louis Walsh was given the Groups .
Six Chair Challenge
See: Six Chair Challenge (series 13) The Six Chair Challenge took place from July 9 to 12 at the SSE Arena, Wembley. A total of 15 acts from each class performed in front of the judges and live audience before being narrowed down :
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| Cowell | Girls | Sohelia Clifford | Kayleigh Marie Morgan | Olivia Garcia | Emily Middlemas | Gifty Louise Agyeman | Caitlyn Vanbeck |
| Scherzinger | Boys | Nate Simpson | James Hughes | Niall Sexton | Freddy Parker | Matt Terry | Christian Burrows |
| Osbourne | Over 25s | Samantha Atkinson | James Wilson | Relley C | Christopher Peyton | Janet Grogan | Ivy Grace Paredes* |
| Walsh | Groups | The Brooks | Skarl3t | Bratavio | Four of Diamonds | 5 After Midnight | Tom and Laura |
- Although Ivy Grace Paredes made it to Judges’ Houses, she had to withdraw from the competition due to visa issues. Her replacement was announced on The Xtra Factor as Honey G who was originally eliminated during the Six Chair Challenge.
Judges ‘ Houses
See: Judges’ Houses (series 13) In mid-september it was confirmed that each pronounce would choose a wildcard for another judge. Walsh chose the Girls wildcard, Scherzinger chose the Overs wildcard, Osbourne selected the Groups wildcard and Cowell chose a wildcard for the Boys class, meaning 28 contestants would go to judges ‘ houses .
| Judge | Category | Location | Guest mentor(s) | Contestants eliminated | Wildcard |
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| Cowell | Girls | Malibu | Mel B & Emma Bunton | Soheila Clifford, Olivia Garcia, Kayleigh Marie Morgan, Caitlyn Vanbeck | Samantha Lavery |
| Scherzinger | Boys | Nice | Calvin Harris | Christian Burrows, Nate Simpson, James Hughes, Niall Sexton | Ryan Lawrie |
| Osbourne | Over 25s | Beverly Hills | Robbie Williams | James Wilson, Christopher Peyton, Samantha Atkinson, Janet Grogan | Saara Aalto |
| Walsh | Groups | Ibiza | Alesha Dixon & Fleur East | Yes Lad, Tom and Laura, Skarl3t, Four of Diamonds* | Yes Lad |
- Four of Diamonds were initially eliminated at Judges Houses, however they returned during the second week of the Live shows in order to replace Brooks Way, who withdrew following media reports of abusive behaviour.
live Shows
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| Matt Terry | 1st 22.2% |
1st 19.5% |
1st 17.8% |
2nd 18.7% |
1st 16.7% |
3rd 16.7% |
1st 21.1% |
3rd 21.2% |
3rd 22.5% |
2nd 33.4% |
Winner 48.5%* |
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| Saara Aalto | 9th 5.3% |
9th 6.4% |
2nd 13.7% |
3rd 11.3% |
6th 9.4% |
2nd 18.4% |
2nd 20.1% |
1st 23.7% |
1st 28.8% |
1st 35.3% |
Runner-Up 40.1%* |
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| 5 After Midnight | 2nd 13.3% |
2nd 15.6% |
4th 11.5% |
4th 10.6% |
2nd 15.5% |
1st 19.0% |
3rd 17.5% |
4th 20.3% |
2nd 26.6% |
3rd 31.3% |
Eliminated (final) |
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| Emily Middlemas | 3rd 11.9% |
3rd 11.0% |
3rd 11.9% |
1st 18.7% |
3rd 15.3% |
4th 13.4% |
4th 16.8% |
2nd 22.6% |
4th 22.1% |
Eliminated (semi-final) |
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| Honey G | 4th 10.9% |
4th 9.3% |
5th 9.4% |
6th 9.2% |
5th 11.6% |
5th 11.7% |
6th 11.2% |
5th 12.2% |
Eliminated (quarter-final) |
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| Ryan Lawrie | 8th 6.2% |
10th 4.6% |
8th 7.4% |
7th 8.7% |
4th 14.1% |
6th 11.1% |
5th 13.3% |
Eliminated (week 7) |
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| Sam Lavery | 5th 9.8% |
5th 8.8% |
6th 8.1% |
5th 10.1% |
8th 8.5% |
7th 9.7% |
Eliminated (week 6) |
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| Four of Diamonds | Eliminated ( judges houses ) |
6th 7.3% |
10th 6.1% |
9th 6.1% |
7th 8.9% |
Eliminated (week 5) |
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| Gifty Louise | 7th 6.6% |
8th 6.4% |
7th 7.9% |
8th 6.6% |
Eliminated (week 4) |
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| Relley C | 6th 7.8% |
7th 6.6% |
9th 6.2% |
Eliminated (week 3) |
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| Freddy Parker | 10th 3.4% |
11th 4.5% |
Eliminated (week 2) |
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| Brooks Way | Ejected | Withdrew (week 2) |
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| Bratavio | 11th 2.6% |
Eliminated (week 1) |
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| Lifeline Vote Winner | Parker | Lawrie | Lawrie | Lawrie | Lavery | None | |||||||||||||
| Final Showdown | Aalto, Bratavio |
Parker, Aalto |
Relley C, 4 Of Diamonds |
Four of Diamonds, Louise |
Four of Diamonds, Aalto |
Lavery, Lawrie |
Lawrie, Honey G |
Honey G, 5 After Midnight |
Terry, Middlemas |
No final showdown or judges’ votes; results were based on public votes alone |
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| Walsh’s vote to eliminate |
Aalto | Parker | Relley C | Louise | Aalto | Lawrie | Lawrie | Honey G | Middlemas | ||||||||||
| Osbourne’s vote to eliminate |
Bratavio | Parker | Four of Diamonds | Louise | Four of Diamonds | Lavery | Lawrie | 5 After Midnight | Middlemas | ||||||||||
| Scherzinger’s vote to eliminate |
Bratavio | Aalto | Relley C | Louise | Four of Diamonds | Lavery | Honey G | Honey G | Middlemas | ||||||||||
| Cowell’s vote to eliminate |
Bratavio | Aalto | Relley C | Four of Diamonds | Four of Diamonds | Lawrie | Lawrie | Honey G | Terry | ||||||||||
| Eliminated | Bratavio 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Brooks Way Withdrew |
Freddy Parker 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Relley C 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Gifty Louise 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Four of Diamonds 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Sam Lavery 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Ryan Lawrie 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Honey G 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Emily Middlemas 3 of 4 votes Majority |
5 After Midnight 31.3% to save |
Saara Aalto 40.1% to win |
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- In the Sunday Final, 5 After Midnight received 11.1% of the public vote despite being eliminated already.
Ratings
| Episode | Air date | Duration (minutes) | Share (%) | Official ITV rating | Official ITV HD rating | Total viewers (millions) |
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| Auditions 1 | 27 August | 90 | 34.0 | 6.34 | 1.55 | 7.89 | 2 |
| Auditions 2 | 28 August | 60 | 31.0 | 5.95 | 1.36 | 7.32 | 4 |
| Auditions 3 | 3 September | 60 | 39.0 | 7.46 | 2.06 | 9.52 | 3 |
| Auditions 4 | 4 September | 60 | 33.1 | 6.90 | 1.76 | 8.66 | 4 |
| Auditions 5 | 10 September | 60 | 35.7 | 6.59 | 1.77 | 8.36 | |
| Auditions 6 | 11 September | 60 | 32.5 | 6.58 | 1.57 | 8.15 | |
| Auditions 7 | 17 September | 60 | 39.3 | ||||
| Bootcamp | 18 September | 90 | 31.1 | ||||
| Six Chair Challenge 1 | 24 September | 110 | 7.1 | ||||
| Six Chair Challenge 2 | 25 September | 120 | |||||
| Judges’ Houses 1 | 1 October | 110 | 6.8 | ||||
| Judges’ Houses 2 | 2 October | 90 | |||||
| Live Show 1 | 8 October | 120 | |||||
| Results Show 1 | 9 October | 60 | |||||
| Live show 2 | 5 October | 120 | 5.22 | 6.68 | 7.07 | 16 | |
| Live results 2 | 16 October | 60 | 5.67 | 7.07 | 7.38 | 11 | |
| Live show 3 | 22 October | 110 | 5.43 | 6.90 | 7.21 | 20 | |
| Live results 3 | 23 October | 60 | 5.48 | 7.03 | 7.27 | 19 | |
| Live show 4 | 29 October | 110 | 5.09 | 6.74 | 7.08 | 15 | |
| Live results 4 | 30 October | 60 | 5.15 | 6.69 | 6.99 | 22 | |
| Live show 5 | 5 November | 100 | 5.00 | 6.42 | 6.83 | 18 | |
| Live results 5 | 6 November | 60 | 5.18 | 6.87 | 7.17 | 14 | |
| Live show 6 | 12 November | 90 | |||||
| Live results 6 | 13 November | 60 | |||||
| Live show 7 | 19 November | 85 | |||||
| Live results 7 | 20 November | 60 | |||||
| Live show 8 | 26 November | 110 | |||||
| Live results 8 | 27 November | 60 | |||||
| Live semi final | 3 December | 90 | |||||
| Live results 9 | 4 December | 60 | |||||
| Live final | 10 December | 125 | |||||
| Live final results | 11 December | 125 |
criticism and controversies
Brooks Way withdrawal
Just hours before the first live express, couple Brooks Way, consisting of duplicate brothers Kyle and Josh Brooks, were suspended from the contest, over allegations that Josh had been violent with his ex-girlfriend Amelia Clark, allegedly breaking her nose and kicking her in the face during a New Year Eve party earlier in the class. It was reported throughout the weekend that Josh was regularly beating up Kyle. Kyle and Clark came to Josh ‘s defense mechanism, saying respectively that the allegations were false and that they were written by a friend and sports fan who chose to exploit from the show. During the broadcast, donor Dermot O’Leary acknowledged the brothers absence stating that it is due to “ circumstances that have arisen ”. The following Monday, they released a affirmation saying that they were withdrawing from the competition, from “ common accept ” with the producers, whilst denying the “ fake allegations ” and saying that “ truth always wins ”. They were replaced by daughter group, 4 Of Diamonds. Claims of fixing
The display ‘s producers were forced to deny that the competition was fixed when a cabaret, Kittys & Kandy, in Kirkcaldy, posted on Facebook that Honey G would be performing there on 10 December 2016, the same night as the express ‘s concluding. The post was deleted and the venue said they had secured the date in event Honey G was eliminated before that date, but a spokesperson for the usher said, “ This floor is not true and there is no foundation to any fix claims. The clubhouse was mistaken in their military post that she would be there on 10 December and the station has since been removed. respective viewers suspected that the jukebox bicycle was rigged after it selected “ Fright Night ” for the root for week 4, two days before Halloween. O’Leary insisted the bicycle was not rigged, calling it “ the most fundamental hamster rack you ‘ve ever seen in your life ”. Scherzinger besides said she thought it was not fixed because, “ I ca n’t pick my songs until we know what [ theme ] we ‘re doing—and the producers are n’t picking anything angstrom well. ” dissenter Emily Middlemas said of the wheel : “ It ‘s not computerised, it ‘s an antique bicycle. We can see it at the side and there ‘s no-one else around apart from Dermot [ O’Leary ] pulling the wheel. We do it at rehearsals and it lands on something different each time. All of the producers knew people would say it was fixed. [ But ] we know how it works ”. The usher was hit by another fixing claim during the Week 5 results show when viewers found themselves unable to vote via the mobile app to save one of the acts in the Bottom 3. however, the problem was not addressed by Dermot O’Leary who announced that Sam Lavery was safe. Voting
At the start of the third base alive read, O’Leary announced that the vote lines were open for all contestants before they had performed, alternatively of after they performed as it had been in the first two populate shows. Isobel Mohan from The Daily Telegraph claimed this was unfair and gave an advantage to those performing first and turned it into a popularity contest rather of a talent show. As the live shows got under way, a lifeline vote was introduced to save one act who landed in the Bottom 3. vote was done via the mobile app but on November 6 respective viewers complained on Twitter after the app crashed. On 12 November it was announced that it would be scrapped with the two acts who received the lowest come of votes facing the spill the beans off. Gifty Louise
During the one-third live results show, when O’Leary was announced who was through to the fourthly workweek, Gifty Louise was heard swearing off riddle as colleague dissenter Sam Lavery was announced as the first act safe. A spokesperson said : “ We ‘ve had five complaints about this. We will assess these complaints before deciding whether to investigate or not. ” The display was finally cleared in malice of the rape of one of its broadcast medium codes. Honey G record deal During the first night of the final, Honey G returned to the phase to perform a mashup and announced that she had been signed to Syco Music. This was met with controversy since a winner had not yet been crowned .
team Rankings
1. Over 25s ( mentored by Sharon Osbourne )
2. Boys ( mentored by Nicole Scherzinger )
3. Girls ( mentored by Simon Cowell )
4. Groups ( mentored by Louis Walsh )
triviality
- As of the semi final, this is the first series where every finalist appeared in the sing off.
- This is the first series where the finalist who topped the vote on the first night of the final did not go on to win the series.
- This is the first series where only the winner performed the winner’s single after they had won. In past years, both the winning act and the runner-up performed their potential winner’s single.
- This is the only series where the final four acts won the public vote throughout the live shows.
- This is the first series where every judge had their highest-placing act in the final four and semi-final.
- The final was the least-watched to date with only 7 million viewers tuning in.
- This is the only UK series where Walsh has an act in the final while Cowell doesn’t.