The X Factor UK (Series 5) | |
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Series | 5 |
Broadcast from | 16 August 2008 – 13 December 2008 |
Judges | Simon Cowell Cheryl Cole Dannii Minogue Louis Walsh |
Presenters | Dermot O'Leary Holly Willoughby |
Network | ITV ITV2 |
Number of finalists | 12 |
Winner | Alexandra Burke |
Runner-up | JLS |
Notable returnees | Rikki Loney (1) Alexandra Burke (2) Marlon McKenzie (2) Austin Drage (4) |
Ratings | 10.51 millions |
Chronology | |
Previous | Series 4 |
Next | Series 6 |
Series 5 of The X Factor premiered on August 16, 2008 and ended on December 13, 2008 on ITV.
It was during auditions that viewers were introduced to 15-year-old Jade Thirlwall, who in Series 8 would form one quarter of the winning act that year, Little Mix. The fifth series also introduced 14-year-old Liam Payne who became a member of successful boy band One Direction, formed in Series 7.
It was won by 20-year old R&B singer Alexandra Burke who was part of the Girls category mentored by Cheryl Cole. She had previously made it to Judges' Houses in Series 2 but was sent home by Louis Walsh.
Runners-up JLS and semi finalist Diana Vickers also secured record deals after the show and both went on to have chart success.
This series was watched by 10.51 million viewers - almost 2 million more than the previous series.
Contents
Production
Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV, while Fearne Cotton was replaced by Holly Willoughby as presenter of spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2. Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue returned to the judging panel. Sharon Osbourne left after four series and was replaced by Cheryl Cole.
Judges
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Louis Walsh | Cheryl Cole | Dannii Minogue | Simon Cowell |
Twists/Changes.
Charity single: In a change to previous series, the twelve finalists released a cover of Mariah Carey's 1993 single "Hero" with all proceeds going to the Help for Heroes and The Royal British Legion charities. This format would continue up to and including 2011.
Finalists
Act | Category | Finish | Elimination | |
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Bad Lashes 19-24, various places |
Groups | 12th week one |
Deadlock |
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Girlband 18-22, South-West England |
Groups | 11th week two |
Deadlock |
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Scott Bruton 20, Manchester |
Boys | 10th week three |
Majority vote |
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Austin Drage 22, Grays, Thurrock |
Boys | 9th week four |
Majority vote |
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Laura White 21, Atherton, Wigan |
Girls | 8th week five |
Majority vote |
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Daniel Evans 39, Leyton, London |
Over 25s | 7th week six |
Majority vote |
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Rachel Hylton 27, London |
Over 25s | 6th week seven |
Majority vote |
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Ruth Lorenzo 26, Murcia, Spain |
Over 25s | 5th quarter-final |
Fewest public votes |
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Diana Vickers 17, Accrington, Lancashire |
Girls | 4th semi-final |
Fewest public votes |
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Eoghan Quigg 16, County Londonderry |
Boys | 3rd final |
Fewest public votes |
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JLS 20-23, various places |
Groups | Runner-up final |
Fewest public votes |
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Alexandra Burke 20, London |
Girls | Winner final |
Most public votes |
Selection process
Auditions
See: List of The X Factor UK auditionees (series 5)
Notable returnees included eventual winner Alexandra Burke who first auditioned for the show in Series 2, making as far as Judges Houses' before being sent home. Other notable auditionees included Nikk Mager who first came to public attention as a participant on Popstars: The Rivals alongside Cheryl Cole, who went on to be part of the winning girlband Girls Aloud.
Bootcamp
Judges' Houses
See: Judges' Houses (UK series 5)
Judge | Category | Location | Guest mentor(s) | Contestants eliminated |
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Cole | Girls | Cannes | Kimberly Walsh | Annastasia Baker, Hannah Bradbeer, Amy Connelly |
Cowell | Boys | Barbados | Sinitta | Mali-Michael McCalla, Liam Payne, Alan Turner |
Minogue | Over 25s | Saint Tropez | Emma Bunton | Suzie Furlonger, Louise Heatley, James Williams |
Walsh | Groups | Glaslough, Co. Monaghan | Shane Filan | 4Instinct, Desire, Priority |
Live Shows
Results Summary
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Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | |||||||
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Alexandra Burke | 6th 7.20% |
7th 7.15% |
6th 8.83% |
6th 8.82% |
2nd 18.35% |
4th 13.31% |
4th 14.97% |
1st 24.53% |
2nd 31.04% |
1st 44.02% |
Winner 58.34% | ||||||
JLS | 7th 5.03% |
3rd 9.21% |
4th 10.81% |
2nd 17.00% |
4th 13.26% |
5th 9.91% |
5th 11.75% |
2nd 24.34% |
1st 35.03% |
2nd 30.65% |
Runner-Up 41.66% | ||||||
Eoghan Quigg | 1st 21.19% |
1st 26.77% |
1st 20.73% |
1st 19.81% |
1st 27.39% |
2nd 19.56% |
1st 31.79% |
3rd 19.58% |
3rd 21.14% |
3rd 25.33% |
Eliminated (final) | ||||||
Diana Vickers | 4th 7.35% |
2nd 16.24% |
2nd 15.13% |
3rd 15.24% |
Bye Week | 1st 31.30% |
2nd 18.94% |
4th 16.32% |
4th 12.79% |
Eliminated (semi-final) | |||||||
Ruth Lorenzo | 10th 3.47% |
10th 2.95% |
5th 8.93% |
5th 10.25% |
7th 6.94% |
3rd 13.91% |
3rd 16.07% |
5th 15.23% |
Eliminated (quarter-final) | ||||||||
Rachel Hylton | 8th 4.77% |
8th 5.01% |
3rd 12.21% |
9th 3.81% |
5th 10.39% |
7th 4.48% |
6th 6.48% |
Eliminated (week 7) | |||||||||
Daniel Evans | 5th 7.21% |
6th 8.23% |
9th 5.94% |
4th 10.83% |
3rd 13.77% |
6th 7.53% |
Eliminated (week 6) | ||||||||||
Laura White | 3rd 16.99% |
4th 8.99% |
7th 7.53% |
7th 7.38% |
6th 9.90% |
Eliminated (week 5) | |||||||||||
Austin Drage | 9th 3.63% |
5th 8.98% |
8th 6.22% |
8th 6.86% |
Eliminated (week 4) | ||||||||||||
Scott Bruton | 2nd 19.48% |
9th 4.17% |
10th 3.67% |
Eliminated (week 3) | |||||||||||||
Girlband | 11th 2.17% |
11th 2.30% |
Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||||||||||
Bad Lashes | 12th 1.51% |
Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||||||||
Bottom two | Bad Lashes, Girlband |
Girlband, Lorenzo |
Bruton, Evans |
Drage, Hylton |
Lorenzo, White |
Evans, Hylton |
Hylton, JLS |
No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone | |||||||||
Walsh's vote to eliminate |
Bad Lashes | Lorenzo | Bruton | Drage | White | Evans | Hylton | ||||||||||
Minogue's vote to eliminate |
Girlband | Bad Lashes | Bruton | Drage | White | N/A* | JLS | ||||||||||
Cole's vote to eliminate |
Girlband | Bad Lashes | Bruton | Drage | Lorenzo | Evans | Hylton | ||||||||||
Cowell's vote to eliminate |
Bad Lashes | Lorenzo | Evans | Hylton | White | Evans | Hylton | ||||||||||
Eliminated | Bad Lashes (2 of 4) Deadlock |
Girlband (2 of 4) Deadlock |
Scott Bruton (3 of 4) Majority Vote |
Austin Drage (3 of 4) Majority Vote |
Laura White (3 of 4) Majority Vote |
Daniel Evans (3 of 3) Majority Vote |
Rachel Hylton (3 of 4) Majority Vote |
Ruth Lorenzo 15.23% To Save |
Diana Vickers 12.79% Save |
Eoghan Quigg 25.33% To Save |
JLS 41.66% To Win |
- In Week 6, Minogue did not need to vote as there was already a majority.
Ratings
Trivia
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