CHART NEWS: Olly Murs' top of Big Top 40!!!!!

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF ALEXANDRA BURKE'S NEW SINGLE 'START WITHOUT YOU': Only 7 days to go! (5th September)

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF JOE McELDERRY'S DEBUT ALBUM: With 57 days to go! (25th October)


Our past contestants are doing-well, aren't they?

Our runner-up from last-year, Olly Murs, has made his mark in the charts as his debut single 'Please Don't Let Me Go' has made a new entry at NO#1 in the Big Top 40 (iTunes Chart)

Congratulations Olly! We are proud of you and we're behind you all the way!!!!!

Admin

The X Factor continues tonight!!!!!

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF OLLY MURS' DEBUT SINGLE 'PLEASE DON'T LET ME GO': Only 1 day left to go! (29th August)

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF ALEXANDRA BURKE'S NEW SINGLE 'START WITHOUT YOU': Only 8 days to go! (5th September)

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF JOE McELDERRY'S DEBUT ALBUM: With 58 days to go! (25th October)



Some difficult decisions were made, sometimes we have to try and move-on.

We now enter a new-week as the search for the next X Factor winner continues!

Dermot is back with all-the-action from the auditions as our judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole, alongside a glittering line-up of stand-in judges, continue their nationwide search for the new winner of the £1 million recording contract!

Whilst with all-the-action from backstage, Konnie is back with that!

Expect the familiar words, YES or NO, which come from our very-own judges!

Some dreams are to continue for some but sadly for some, those dreams are not to continue.

Will the next-round of auditions have a good-start like last-week? Are there going to be any surprises in store this week? Can this-week be something to look forward to for our judges?

There's only one-way to find-out and that is by tuning-in tonight!

Join Dermot with all the action from the auditions on The X Factor tonight at 7:30pm only on ITV1!

Also, you will not want to miss-out what's happening backstage this-week so don't forget to join Konnie with all of that and more, on The Xtra Factor tonight at 8:45pm only on ITV2!

Don't miss it, guys! We cannot wait!

Good luck to all of our auditionees, the judges/mentorsm the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!

Admin

The X Factor Series 7 - The Auditions week 1

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF OLLY MURS' DEBUT SINGLE 'PLEASE DON'T LET ME GO': Only 6 days to go!(29th August)

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF ALEXANDRA BURKE'S NEW SINGLE 'START WITHOUT YOU': Only 13 days to go!(5th September)

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF JOE McELDERRY'S DEBUT ALBUM: With 63 days to go!(25th October)

So we are now officially into the 7th series of The X Factor!

The search began last-weekend as our judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh, alongside a number of guest judges, which included ex-Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell, as they travelled all-across the country to search for the next-winner of the £1 million recording contract!

A great-start to the auditions as the judges met 41-year old Steven Hunter, whose version of 'Disco Inferno' left everyone impressed. A great-start was just what everyone was looking-for and that's exactly what happened.

It was decision-time and it was a YES for Steven from all 4-judges. We'll see more of him in Bootcamp.

Another auditionee were Diva Features. They performed 'Waiting For A Star To Fall' but it

did not go-well and their X Factor dream has not become a reality.

The judges started to glance at each-other after 18-year old Gamuchirai said she was going to perform her rendition of 'Walking In Sunshine' and it was more than enough to leave the judges in-awe.

She is off to Bootcamp as her X Factor journey continues.

However, very-shocking moments were aired with the moment when Cheryl collapsed, which was a result of contracting malaria.

Missed any-of the action? You can watch both The X Factor and The Xtra Factor online NOW on the ITV Player @ www.itv.com/itvplayer

Or you can watch the repeat of The X Factor this Friday at 6:30pm only on ITV2!

Want the repeat of all the backstage action? Don't forget to tune into ITV2 with the repeat of The Xtra Factor this Friday at 8:00pm!

Don't miss it, guys!

The first-week of auditions may have come to-an end but the search is not-over yet!

Good luck to this year's auditionees, the judges/mentors, the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!

Admin

IT'S BACK!!!! THE X FACTOR LAUNCHES TONIGHT!!!!

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF OLLY MURS' DEBUT SINGLE 'PLEASE DON'T LET ME GO': Only 8 days to go! (29th August)

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF ALEXANDRA BURKE'S NEW SINGLE 'START WITHOUT YOU': Only 15 days to go! (5th September)

DAYS LEFT FOR RELEASE OF JOE McELDERRY'S DEBUT ALBUM: With 65 days to go! (25th October)


The long-wait is almost-over as tonight is the night!!!!!

It's the return of THE X FACTOR!!!!!!

The £1 million recording contract competition returns with a brand-new series as the nationwide search for the next X Factor winner begins!

Dermot O'Leary will have all the action from the auditions, which is where the search starts and from out of all the auditionees, the winner is amongst-them somewhere!

Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh begin their search alongside stand-in judges, covering for Dannii Minogue until the Judges' Houses round, which is still some-time away!

Also, we welcome Konnie Huq, who will now have all the action plus gossip from backstage!!!!!

All of that and more tonight with The X Factor Series 7!!!!

Join Dermot at-the-scenes of the auditions on The X Factor tonight at 7:30pm only on ITV1!

Also, don't forget to join Konnie with all the action coming from backstage, on The Xtra Factor tonight at 9:00pm only on ITV2!

It's finally-here and we cannot wait!!!!!

Good luck to all of this year's auditionees, the judges/mentors, the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!

Admin

X Factor 2010....now 9 days away!!!!!

DAYS LEFT FOR LAUNCH OF X FACTOR 2010 - SERIES 7: Only 9 days to go!

A long-wait is about to end as Britain's biggest talent show returns for another series!

Dermot O'Leary will have all the action from the auditions as our very-own judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and big-name stars that stood-in for Dannii Minogue, begin their nationwide search for the next X Factor winner, who will win the prestigious £1 million recording-contract!

Elsewhere, Konnie Huq will have all the backstage action and clearly, there is only one place for that and that is The Xtra Factor!

The next potential winner is out-there somewhere but who is it? Let's just wait and see!

Join Dermot with all the actions at the auditions on The X Factor on Saturday 21st August at 7:30pm only on ITV1!

Don't forget to join our new presenter Konnie Huq, who will have all the action from behind-the-scenes, on The Xtra Factor on Saturday 21st August at 9:00pm only on ITV2!

Don't miss it, guys! We cannot wait!

Good luck to all of this year's auditionees, the judges/mentors, the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!

Admin


eXtra NEWS

Want to re-live the highs and lows of last-year's X Factor?

You have just the chance as new presenter Konnie Huq takes us back to those very moments of the last-series of The X Factor.

All of that and more on The Xtra Factor: Rewind this Saturday (14th August) at 8:00pm only on ITV2!


Elsewhere, tickets for Diana Vickers' upcoming-tour in November are on sale now.

For more ticketing information and dates, just click here

So what are you waiting for? Buy your tickets NOW because once they're gone, they're gone!!!!!

X Factor Finalists: What Are They Doing Now?

The last few-weeks for this year's X Factor may have been busy but what about the previous contestants, this is where 'What Are They Doing Now' comes in!

Here is the latest news about our previous contestants.

LEONA LEWIS
Leona, who won The X Factor in 2006, had been on-tour with her 'Labyrinth' tour but she has had to call-off apperances in Australia, Asia and Europe following her split with ex-boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa.

She has been recording songs for the Deluxe Edition of her album 'Echo' and her third-album.


ALEXANDRA BURKE
Alexandra Burke, who won the show in 2008, recently performed a new song called 'Start Without You' at the T4 On The Beach concert.

Her current single 'All Night Long' (feat. Pitbull) is now at NO#30 in the iTunes Chart (Big Top 40)

She has just been confirmed to perform at next-month's Help For Heroes Concert, which will take place at Twickenham Stadium on 12th September.


JLS
2008 X Factor runners-up JLS, have recently released their new single 'The Club Is Alive,' which has this-week landed at NO#14 in the iTunes chart, whilst at NO#16 in the UK Singles Chart.

They have a busy-year of their tour, with their next-performance at the Echo Arena, Liverpool.


DIANA VICKERS
Diana Vickers, who had an emotional farewell in the semi-final rounds of The X Factor in 2008, has had a busy-time since then. She has just recently released a new single called 'The Boy Who Murdered Love,' which is currently at NO#36 in the UK Singles Chart this week and is currently 7-weeks into the charts.

She was also one of the acts performing at this year's iTunes Festival at the Camden Roundhouse and she will be on tour in November, with tickets going on sale tomorrow.


OLLY MURS
Last-year's X Factor runner-up Olly Murs' new track 'Please Don't Let Me Go' is set for release on August 29th. He also took-part in Soccer Aid 2010, which took-place at Manchester United's home-ground Old Trafford and he has also attended the recent premiere of movie The A-Team.

He will be going-back to Old Trafford again ahead of his performance on 7th August, as he will be performing for Manchester United's Open Training Day.


JOE McELDERRY
X Factor 2009 winner Joe McElderry has been in the news very-recently as he revealed that he was gay.

He has been working on his debut album, which is set for release on 25th August. Reports are now suggesting that he is set to meet-up with Disney executives next-week, in-order to work towards cracking in the US.


RUTH LORENZO
It was reported that Ruth Lorenzo, who was one of the contestants from The X Factor in 2008, has split with record label EMI. She is said to be looking to persue a career as an independent artist.

She has also become a songwriter, having written a few-tracks for her former mentor Dannii Minogue. Ruth's debut album is set for release later in the year.

LUCIE JONES
Lucie Jones' elimination from last-year's X Factor to John & Edward (aka Jedward) was the most-controversial elimination of the series.

Having been signed to a modelling agency, Lucie also made her debut in the West End in Les Miserables, alongside Nick Jonas.


JOHN & EDWARD (JEDWARD)
John & Edward, who were the most-talked about act in last-year's X Factor, are said to have signed a deal with Rowntree's to be the face of sweet product Rowntrees Randoms. They also performed on Channel 4's Big Brother.

Their new album 'Planet Jedward' is currently top of the Irish Albums Chart.


NIKITTA ANGUS
Nikitta was one of the contestants from X Factor 2006. She recently appeared on Five's new Glee-inspired TV show 'Don't Stop Believing,' which is presented by ex-Spice Girl and Heart Radio presenter Emma Bunton.


SAME DIFFERENCE
Brother and sister duo Same Difference (Sarah and Sean Smith) were amongst the finalists in the 2007 series of The X Factor.

They are currently-signed to PopLife Records and they are set to release their second-album in November this year. Their new single from their second-album 'Shine On Forever' is set to release later this month.

GIRLBAND
Girlband were amongst the acts in the 2008 series of The X Factor. Just recently, two of the band-members, Phoebe and Tita Lau, appeared on Five's talent show 'Don't Stop Believing'

MISS FRANK
Miss Frank (Graziella, Shar and Shaniece) were one of the groups on last-year's X Factor. They performed at the indigO2 at the O2 Arena last-year.

Unfortunately, it was revealed last-month that Shaniece left the band and now they are looking for a new-band name.

STACEY SOLOMON
Stacey Solomon, who was one of the finalists on last-year's X Factor, took-part in the charity-football tournament, Celebrity Soccer Six this-year.

She has just been confirmed to perform at next-year's Isle of Man Bay Festival.

One of the tracks she performed on The X Factor last-year was 'At Last.' Stacey has just released her version of the track in-aid of the Royal Air Force. She has also been performing for well-known holiday camp Butlins.


More 'What Are They Doing Now' coming-soon.

Good luck to all of our former contestants!!!!!

Admin

Dannii Minogue: Style Queen tonight!!!!!

Well what an extremely busy few-weeks it has been for The X Factor this year!

Not long-left till the show returns with another series as the search for the next potential X Factor winner goes-on!!!!!

However, you will want to tune-in to ITV2 tonight from 9:00pm. Why? It's all about our very-own Dannii Minogue, as she shares her journey with us!!!!!

Don't miss the brand-new series of Dannii Minogue: Style Queen tonight from 9:00pm only on ITV2!

Don't miss it, guys! You will not want to miss it!!!!

Admin



eXtra NEWS

Cheryl Cole, who is still continuing her recovery from malaria, was recently photographed at a Starbucks in Surrey. These were the first photographs taken since she contracted the disease.

This resulted in her being absent from The X Factor, which saw Pussycat Dolls' star Nicole Scherzinger stand-in for her.

Also, there have been some changes to the format of the show this year.

Instead of 6-acts that go through to the Judges' Houses round from the Bootcamp stage, it will be 8-acts that will go-through to that round this-year.

The Boys' and Girls' category has also-changed as the age limit has increased to 28, which means that anyone under-28 would be included into the categories.

Another piece of news is that next-month, will see the launch of the brand-new Official X Factor magazine!!!! Now we cannot wait for that!!!!

Good luck to the auditionees, the judges/mentors, the presenters and everyone of the X Factor team!!!!!