This blog will give you the essential X Factor facts, news and latest celebrity gossip! The winners single will be the winning contestant's duet from the Sunday (2 December 2018) result show with all proceeds going to the children's charities Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase. The X Factor is a British television music competition that first aired in 2004. Find out the results of tonight's vote. The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The series saw the creation of the boy band One Direction, from boys who entered the competition as individuals. It is the most watched series to date, with an average of 14.13 million viewers per episode. Who won The X Factor 2018? Previous slide Next slide 1 of 29 View All Skip Ad As The X Factor returns for its 15th series, we look back at the winners and runners up of previous years to see what they're up to now. X Factor 2020 news, results and spoilers. MORE: All Olly Murs' big hit UK singles and albums are in his archive Leona Lewis. The final round of the competition features a number of solo singers or vocal groups: nine in series 1, twelve in series 2-6 and 10, 16 in series 7, 8, 11 14, and 15, and 13 in series 9, 12 and 13. Winners single. The final was watched by 17.71 million people, making it the highest rated television episode of 2010 in the UK. Welcome X Factor Fanatics! Series 1: Steve Brookstein, Simon Cowell (over 25s) The glory of being the first X Factor winner was huge back in 2004 and Simon Cowell was beaming from ear to ear that it was one of his acts that won the inaugural UK show. The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Matt Terry, who won the 2017 series, stole the show at … All 'The X Factor' winners ranked from worst to best. Culture X Factor winner list: who won each series so far and what they're doing now Some have faded into the popstar abyss and others are still riding the successful X Factor wave - … As of … The X Factor Winners + Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) Winners. We are going to look at all winners of The X Factor from season one to the present season. Here are the details of the winners, presenters and runner-ups for each series. ... Love it or hate it, The X Factor has filled our Saturday evenings with some entertaining TV. The winner of the competition was Matt Cardle. Trivia. X Factor winners have gone on to stardom over the years after making a name for themselves on the ITV sensation.