X Factor runner-up signed, former American Idol dropped
Rhydian Roberts has reportedly signed to Simon Cowell, while SonyBMG's J Records has parted company with American Idol winner Taylor Hicks.…
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X-Factor winner Leon Jackson upset at lazy accusations
X-Factor winner Leon Jackson has been accused of laziness after cancelling Hogmanay shows, but a friend says he has tonsillitis and is upset by the criticism.…
Ofcom receives over 1500 complaints over X Factor phone vote
Ofcom has received over 1,500 complaints from Rhydian Roberts fans claiming they could not vote, while ITV maintains Leon Jackson won fair and square.…
Ofcom investigates complaints over X Factor phone voting
Media regulator OfCom is looking into viewer complaints that they could not vote for runner up Rhydian Roberts in the X Factor final, with some Welsh radio stations boycotting Leon Jackson's single.…
X Factor round up
Leon Jackson won X Factor 2007 by a narrow margin over Rhydian Roberts, signing to Simon Cowell's SyCo, and Osbourne and Cowell traded criticisms of Dannii Minogue.…
Kylie and Jason to appear on X Factor
Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue will both appear on this weekend's X Factor, each performing with a different finalist.…
Melua and Cassidy duet due to top chart this weekend
The Katie Melua and Eva Cassidy duet 'What A Wonderful World' is set to top the UK chart this weekend, ending Leona Lewis's run at number one.…
Melua calls on X Factor to give charity
Katie Melua has urged X Factor bosses to donate profits from the winner's Christmas single to charity, as she releases a charity version of 'What A Wonderful World' with Eva Cassidy.…
Louis Walsh's real name revealed as Michael Vincent
X-Factor judge Louis Walsh was reportedly embarrassed when his mother revealed during a warm-up session that his real name is Michael Vincent.…
Friend of Leona Lewis shot dead in gang attack
Seventeen-year-old Etem Celebi, a childhood friend of Leona Lewis and her boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa, was shot dead by a gang near his Stoke Newington home.…
Nakanda steps down after proving she has the slap factor
X Factor contestant Emily Nakanda has withdrawn from the show after footage of her violent behaviour appeared on YouTube.…
Cowell tells X Factor judges to stop bickering
According to a source quoted by The Mirror, Simon Cowell has told his X Factor fellow judges to stop bickering, and Sharon Osbourne has settled her differences before the latest show.…