JLS

JLS
Contestant Profile
5
Category	Groups
Mentor	Louis Walsh
Placement	Runners-up (2/12)
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JLS were a four-member British male pop/R&B vocal group consisting of members Marvin Humes, Ortisé Williams, JB Gill and Aston Merrygold. They auditioned for Series 5 of The X Factor UK and made it all the way to the final as part of the Groups category mentored by Louis Walsh.

Due to the eliminations of Bad Lashes and Girlband, JLS were the only act left in their category. They finished as runners-up to Alexandra Burke from the Girls category mentored by Cheryl Cole.

Performances

Episode	Theme	Song	Result
Audition	Free choice	"If I Ever Fall in Love"	Advanced
Bootcamp 1		"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"	Advanced
Bootcamp 2		"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"	Advanced
Judges' houses	Free choice	"No Air"	Advanced
Week 1	UK or US number-one singles	"I'll Make Love to You"	Safe
Week 2	Songs by Michael Jackson	"The Way You Make Me Feel"	Safe
Week 3	Big band	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"	Safe
Week 4	Disco	"Working My Way Back to You" / "Forgive Me Girl"	Safe
Week 5	Songs by Mariah Carey	"One Sweet Day"	Safe
Week 6	British classics	"I Want to Hold Your Hand" / "Twist and Shout" / "Hey Jude"	Safe
Week 7	Songs by Take That	"A Million Love Songs"	Bottom two
	Save Me songs	"Stand by Me" / "Beautiful Girls"	Saved
Week 8	Songs by Britney Spears	"...Baby One More Time"	Safe
	American classics	"You Light Up My Life"
Week 9: Semi-final	Mentor's choice	"Umbrella"	Safe
	Contestant's choice	"I'm Already There"
Week 10: Final	Christmas songs	"Last Christmas"	Runners-up
	Celebrity duets	"Flying Without Wings" (with Westlife)
	Song of the series	"I'm Already There"
	Winner's single	"Hallelujah"

Post-The X Factor

In spite of not winning, they went on to have a very successful career in their homeland, releasing five studio albums, four of which reached the Top 3 on the UK Charts with their debut peaking at #1 and eight #1 singles (five as a group and three as part of charity collectives).

They were also nominated for and won several awards, including two BRIT Awards and three MOBO Awards.

In November 2013, they announced that they would be splitting up after the release of their Greatest Hits album, having sold 6 million records in the UK and more than 10 million records worldwide, making them one of the most-successful acts to come from the original show.