X Factor judges hit back at Jamelia
Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne have hit back at Jamelia after she compared Leona Lewis's voice to Mariah Carey circa 1990, with Cowell calling Jamelia a one-hit wonder.…
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G4 criticise Walsh and Cowell
Former X-Factor contestants G4 have criticised judges Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh for taking too much airtime with their staged feud.…
Slade Christmas re-release
Slade's 'Merry Christmas Everybody' is being re-released for the Christmas number one race, and Ladbrokes rate it second in the betting behind X-Factor.…
Louis Walsh says his own act won't win
Louis Walsh admitted on Graham Norton's Bigger Picture that his act The MacDonald Brothers will not win this year's X-Factor, after the studio audience booed them.…
X Factor winner to enter Christmas number one race
SonyBMG has confirmed the X Factor winner's debut single will be released in time for the Christmas chart on 20 December.…
Simon Cowell considers more categories for The X Factor
Simon Cowell is considering adding more categories to The X Factor next year beyond groups and solo singers under and over 25.…
Bets are on for Christmas number one
Bookmakers rate the X-Factor winner as favourite for the Christmas number one, ahead of Take That and All Angels, with Cliff Richard also in contention.…
X-Factor producers considering replacing Kate Thornton
According to The Sun, X-Factor producers are considering replacing presenter Kate Thornton, with Fearne Cotton and Dermot O'Leary touted as possible successors.…
4Sure say X-Factor exit is not the last of them
Boy band 4Sure, voted off X-Factor, say they plan to release three albums in the next five years and to write and produce for others.…
X-Factor finalist has link to Osbourne
The Mirror reports that one of Sharon Osbourne's X-Factor finalists had a prior link to her through her girlfriend's mother, though producers say nothing untoward occurred.…
X Factor sinners not ejected
X Factor finalists Eton Road and Ray Quinn will not be removed from the show over their agency links, with Quinn saying his deal expired and Eton Road having turned down a management offer.…
More naughty X Factor types break the rules
The X Factor producers are reportedly investigating boyband Eton Road and singer Ray Quinn over agent representation, after both were found listed on a Liverpool management agency's website.…