matt cardle won xfactor in the year of one direction.
matt cardle won xfactor in the year of one direction.
who won xfactor in the year of one direction?
matt cardle
for their qualifying song, and their first as a group, at judges' houses, one direction sang an acoustic version of "torn". in week 1 of the live shows, they performed "viva la vida" and were safe for the week. week 2 was "musical heroes" and one direction sang "my life would suck without you", which received positive comments from the judges; minogue called them "five heartthrobs" and praised their performance, cole called them "cute", and cowell said "you are the most exciting pop band in the country right now." they sang "nobody knows" in week 3 and "total eclipse of the heart" in week 4. in week 4, girl band belle amie were eliminated, leaving one direction as cowell's last remaining act. they sang "kids in america" in week 5, "something about the way you look tonight" in week 6, and "all you need is love" in week 7. they were safe each week, never once being in the bottom two. for the quarter-final and semi-final, they performed "summer of 69" and "you are so beautiful" in the quarter-final and "only girl (in the world)" and "chasing cars" in the semi-final. they were safe both times, making it to the final live show, being the first ever manufactured group to do so. in the final, they performed "your song". after performing "torn" in the final, one direction finished in third place behind runner-up rebecca ferguson and winner matt cardle.
list of the x factor finalists (british series 7)
one direction's debut single, "what makes you beautiful", was released in september 2011. a global and commercial success, the song reached number one in several countries. subsequent singles, "gotta be you", "one thing", and "more than this", had moderate success, with the first two becoming top ten hits in the uk. in november of that year, the group's debut album "up all night" was released in ireland and the uk, reaching number one and number two on the charts, respectively. the album was released internationally in march 2012, and one direction became the first uk group to have their debut album reach number one in the united states. to promote the album, they embarked on their first headlining concert tour, the up all night tour. originally intended with shows taking place only in the uk and ireland, additional dates in north america and australia were added due to extreme demand. the tour was a commercial success; tickets sold out in minutes, and the tour was met with positive reviews from critics who applauded their singing abilities and stage presence. in may 2012, the band released the tour's dvd, . that same month, one direction's first book to be licensed in america, "dare to dream: life as one direction", was published and topped "the new york times" best seller list. in september 2012, the group released "live while we're young", the lead single from their upcoming second album. the album's second single, "little things," spawned the band's second number one single in the uk. in november 2012, "take me home", one direction's sophomore album, was released. it reached number one in over 35 countries, and, after reaching number one on the "billboard 200", the group became the first boy band in us chart history to record two number-one albums in the same calendar year alongside becoming the first group since 2008 to record two number-one albums in the same year. to support the album, they embarked on their second headlining tour, the take me home tour, playing over 120 shows over four continents. in august 2013, "", a 3-d documentary concert film was released and was a box office success, grossing over $68.5 million. one direction's third book, "one direction: where we are: our band, our story: 100% official", was released that same month.
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