The X Factor (UK) / Season 1
| Season 1 of The X Factor (United Kingdom) | |||
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| Manufacturing company | Syco TV, Talkback Thames | ||
| First broadcast | September 4, 2004 - December 11, 2004 on ITV | ||
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The X Factor is a British music competition looking for new singing talent. The winner will receive a £ 1 million record deal withSyco Music. The first season aired from September 4 to December 11, 2004. The show was divided into several phases:auditions, boot camp. Judges' HousesandLive Shows. Simon Cowell,Louis WalshandSharon Osbourne servedas the jury, whileKate Thorntonhosted the show. Ben Shephard alsohosted the spin-offThe Xtra Factoron ITV2 TV.
The auditions took place in Dublin , London , Birmingham , Leeds and Glasgow .
Steve Brookstein was the season winner, making Simon Cowell the winning juror. Brookstein had some chart successes in the years that followed, while second-placed band G4 released two albums, both of which went platinum.
course
- Season One Jury
Application and auditions
Before the auditions actually took place , advertisements were posted on ITV , newspapers and magazines promising that the show would welcome bands as well as solo artists. This was particularly emphasized in order to stand out from the role model Pop Idol .
In the first episode of the Auditions , which aired on September 4, 2004, the production was hosted in Leeds and London, while in the second episode it was filmed in Newcastle. The last series of auditions was shown on October 2, 2004.
Bootcamp and Judges' Homes
After the auditions, each juror was assigned a category:
- Simon Cowell: Over 25s (solo artist from 25 years)
- Sharon Osbourne: 16-24s (solo artist up to 24 years)
- Louis Walsh: Groups
Each juror could select 12 candidates from his category for the second round, the boot camp , where they reappeared. The two episodes from this round aired on October 9th and 16th. At the end of the boot camp, each juror could only take five of his artists into the next round.
The candidates who made it to the Judges' Homes round drove to what was each treated as the home of their mentor. They were interviewed there and performed one more time. After that, each juror had the opportunity to take three of his candidates to the live shows . There were a total of 9 finalists .
| Juror | category | place | Guest jurors | Retired candidates |
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| Cowell | Over 25s | London | Annie Skates, Sinitta | Odis Palmer, Lloyd Wade |
| Osbourne | 16-24s | Buckinghamshire | Mark Hudson, Terry Longden, Jack Osbourne | Megan Ramsay, Andy Steed |
| Walsh | Groups | Dublin | Linda Martin , Faye Sawyer, David Laudat | 4Tune, Advance |
Finalists
Legend:
- _ - Winner
- _ - Runner-up
| Category (mentor) | Candidates | ||
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| 16–24s (Osbourne) | Tabby Callaghan | Cassie Compton | Roberta Howett |
| Over 25s (Cowell) | Steve Brookstein | Verity Keays | Rowetta Satchell |
| Groups (Walsh) | 2 to go | G4 | Voices with Soul |
Live shows / finals
format
Two live shows were broadcast every Saturday evening during the competition. By week 5, each act performed a song on the first live show and the audience was given the opportunity to call for their favorite act. In the second show, the two candidates with the fewest votes were named and they had to sing one more time before the jury decided who had to leave the show.
The format changed from the sixth week, in which each candidate appeared twice on the first show and once on the Results Show with a song. At the end of this, the act with the fewest votes had to leave the show.
The live shows started on October 23rd and ended on December 11th, 2004 with the finals.
Summary of live shows / finals
- Legend
| _ | Candidate was among the two with the fewest votes (Bottom Two) and had to sing again (Final Showdown) |
| _ | The candidate received the fewest votes and was directly excluded from the show |
| _ | Candidate was chosen as the winner |
| Act | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 week | 4th week | 5th week | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |
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| Steve Brookstein | Further | Further | Further | Further | Further | Further | Further | winner | |
| G4 | Further | Further | Further | Bottom Two | Further | Further | Further | 2nd place | |
| Tabby Callaghan | Further | Further | Further | Further | Further | Further | 3rd place |
Eliminated (semi-finals) |
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| Rowetta Satchell | Further | Further | Further | Further | Further | 4th Place |
Eliminated (quarter-finals) |
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| Cassie Compton | Further | Further | Further | Further | Bottom Two |
Eliminated (week 5) |
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| Voices with Soul | Bottom Two | Further | Bottom Two | Bottom Two |
Eliminated (week 4) |
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| 2 to go | Further | Bottom Two | Bottom Two |
Eliminated (week 3) |
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| Verity Keays | Further | Bottom Two |
Eliminated (week 2) |
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| Roberta Howett | Bottom Two |
Eliminated (week 1) |
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| Final showdown | Howett, Voices with Soul |
2 to go, Keays |
2 to Go, Voices with Soul |
G4, Voices with Soul |
Callaghan, Compton |
No more final showdown , only audience votes counted | |||
| Walsh's nomination | Howett | Keays | 2 to go | Voices with Soul | Compton | ||||
| Osbourne's nomination | Voices with Soul | Keays | 2 to go | Voices with Soul | none (by refusal) | ||||
| Cowell's nomination | Howett | 2 to go | - 1 | G4 | Compton | ||||
| Retired |
Roberta Howett 2 of 3 nominations majority |
Verity Keays 2 out of 3 nominations majority |
2 to Go 2 of 2 nominations majority |
Voices with Soul 2 of 3 nominations majority |
Cassie Compton 2 out of 2 nominations majority |
Rowetta Satchell audience voting too few votes |
Tabby Callaghan audience voting too few votes |
G4 audience voting too few votes |
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Live show details
Week 1 (October 23)
| candidate | sequence | song | Result |
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| Voices with Soul | 1 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Bottom Two |
| Verity Keays | 2 | "I Will Always Love You" | Further |
| Roberta Howett | 3 | "Superstar" | Eliminated |
| 2 to go | 4th | "Don't Know Much" | Further |
| Steve Brookstein | 5 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Further |
| Cassie Compton | 6th | "Alfie" | Further |
| G4 | 7th | "Everybody Hurts" | Further |
| Rowetta Satchell | 8th | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Further |
| Tabby Callaghan | 9 | "You Really Got Me" | Further |
- Jury nominations for leaving the show
- Walsh: Roberta Howett - to protect your own group, Voices with Soul.
- Osbourne: Voices with Soul - to protect your own candidate, Roberta Howett.
- Cowell: Roberta Howett - in response to past performance
Week 2 (October 30)
| candidate | sequence | song | Result |
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| Rowetta Satchell | 1 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | Further |
| 2 to go | 2 | "Always" | Bottom Two |
| Cassie Compton | 3 | "Without You" | Further |
| Verity Keays | 4th | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Eliminated |
| G4 | 5 | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | Further |
| Tabby Callaghan | 6th | "My Oh My" | Further |
| Steve Brookstein | 7th | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Further |
| Voices with Soul | 8th | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Further |
- Jury nominations for leaving the show
- Walsh: Verity Keays - to protect your own group, 2 to Go.
- Cowell: 2 to Go - to protect your own candidate, Verity Keays.
- Osbourne: Verity Keays - no explanation.
Week 3 (November 6)
| candidate | sequence | song | Result |
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| Tabby Callaghan | 1 | "Addicted to Love" | Further |
| Voices with Soul | 2 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Bottom Two |
| Steve Brookstein | 3 | "Smile" | Further |
| 2 to go | 4th | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Eliminated |
| Cassie Compton | 5 | "I Say a Little Prayer" | Further |
| Rowetta Satchell | 6th | "Over the Rainbow"
Further |
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| G4 | 7th | "... Baby One More Time" | Further |
- Jury nominations for leaving the show
- Osbourne: 2 to Go - without justification.
- Walsh: 2 to Go - didn't want to send either of his two acts home but was "forced" to respond by Kate Thornton.
- Cowell didn't need to be asked as there was already a majority.
Week 4 (November 13)
| candidate | sequence | song | Result |
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| G4 | 1 | "Circle of Life" | Bottom Two |
| Rowetta Satchell | 2 | "MacArthur Park" | Further |
| Tabby Callaghan | 3 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Further |
| Voices With Soul | 4th | "Lady Marmalade" | Eliminated |
| Cassie Compton | 5 | "Hero" | Further |
| Steve Brookstein | 6th | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | Further |
- Jury nominations for leaving the show
- Osbourne: Voices with Soul - in response to past performance and based on the assumption that G4 could have a future in the music business.
- Cowell: G4 - no explanation
- Walsh: Voices with Soul - didn't want to send either of his acts home but was "forced" to respond by Kate Thornton.
Week 5 (November 20)
| candidate | sequence | song | Result |
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| Steve Brookstein | 1 | "Let's Stay Together" | Further |
| Cassie Compton | 2 | "All by Myself" | Eliminated |
| G4 | 3 | "My Way" | Further |
| Tabby Callaghan | 4th | "Sweet Child o 'Mine" | Bottom Two |
| Rowetta Satchell | 5 | "Somewhere" | Further |
- Jury nominations for leaving the show
- Walsh: Cassie Compton - Believing Callaghan would win the show.
- Osbourne refused to nominate anyone.
- Cowell: Cassie Compton - because he judged her to be weaker vocally.
Week 6: Quarter-Finals (November 27)
| candidate | sequence | 1st song | sequence | 1st song | Result |
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| Rowetta Satchell | 1 | "River Deep - Mountain High" | 5 | "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" | Eliminated |
| G4 | 2 | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | 6th | "Somebody to Love" | Further |
| Steve Brookstein | 3 | "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" | 7th | "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" | Further |
| Tabby Callaghan | 4th | "More Than Words" | 8th | "Livin 'on a Prayer" | Further |
Week 7: Semi-Finals (December 4th)
| candidate | sequence | 1st song | sequence | 2nd song | Result |
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| Tabby Callaghan | 1 | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" | 4th | "Sailing" | Eliminated |
| Steve Brookstein | 2 | "Have I Told You Lately" | 5 | "Greatest Love of All" | Further |
| G4 | 3 | "O Holy Night" | 6th | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Further |
Week 8: Finals (December 11th)
| candidate | sequence | 1st song | sequence | 2nd song (song of the season) | sequence | 3rd song (winning song) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Brookstein | 1 | "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | 3 | "Smile" | 5 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | winner |
| G4 | 2 | "Nessun Dorma" | 4th | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 6th | "Creep" | 2nd place |
reception
Audience ratings
The season achieved an average rate of 7.4 million viewers per episode.
| episode | Broadcast date | Official ITV1 audience rating (in millions) |
Weekly Rank (in Millions) |
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| Auditions 1 | September 4th | 5.25 | 21st |
| Auditions 2 | September 11 | 6.53 | 17th |
| Auditions 3 | September 18 | 7.08 | 14th |
| Auditions 4 | 25th of September | 7.24 | 16 |
| Auditions 5 | October 2nd | 6.71 | 18th |
| Bootcamp 1 | 9th October | 6.69 | 21st |
| Bootcamp 2 | 7.89 | 17th | |
| Judges' Houses | October, 16th | 7.32 | 17th |
| Live show 1 | 23rd October | 7.18 | 17th |
| Live Results 1 | 7.83 | 15th | |
| Live show 2 | 30th of October | 6.53 | 20th |
| Live Results 2 | 7.26 | 17th | |
| Live show 3 | November 6th | 6.89 | 19th |
| Live Results 3 | 7.02 | 18th | |
| Live show 4 | November 13th | 7.42 | 15th |
| Live Results 4 | 6.88 | 18th | |
| Live show 5 | 20th November | 7.91 | 16 |
| Live Results 5 | 7.98 | 14th | |
| Live show 6 | November 27th | 8.06 | 22nd |
| Live Results 6 | 8.01 | 23 | |
| Live semi-finals | December 4th | 7.79 | 20th |
| Live Results 7 | 7.52 | 23 | |
| final | 11th December | 8.62 | 15th |
| Final Results | 9.96 | 8th |
Controversy
Allegations of inauthenticity
Several newspapers reported that Louis Walsh was cheating while the show was running . He was alleged to have given the group Co-Ed tips on things like song selection, which sparked controversy after it was revealed that Walsh had acted as the group's manager after they appeared on the Irish version of Popstars' talent show . It was reported in tabloid newspapers that the show's audition process was unfair after Walsh was accused of cheating. He was thought to have advised the group Co-Ed on things such as song choices, which caused controversy after it was revealed that he had actually previously managed Co-Ed after they appeared on the Irish version of Popstars in 2001. Furthermore, was on the Internet Discussed video footage in which Cowell and Osbourne instructed candidates to object to the jury.
Allegations of manipulation
Prior to the first live show, Sharon Osbourne accused Simon Cowell of manipulation because, in her opinion, he made the candidates in his category appear better and more personable as the show progressed. Osbourne was criticized again after the final in December 2004 when she was forced to apologize after presenting what Cowell referred to as record complaints during an emotional outburst criticizing eventual winner Brookstein . This left her place on the show uncertain, even though she returned for the show's second season in 2005 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4089147.stm
- ↑ a b Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week) . Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ Daniel Kilkelly: 'X Factor' judge accused of cheating . In: Digital Spy , September 4, 2004.
- ^ Neil Wilkes: Osbourne brands Cowell "fucking wanker . In: Digital Spy , October 22, 2004.
- ↑ Daniel Kilkelly: Sharon Osbourne facing 'X Factor' ax? . In: Digital Spy , December 19, 2004.