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The X Factor ( UK series 3 ) - wikipedia The X Factor ( UK series 3 ) <Th_colspan="2"> The X Factor <Th_colspan="2"> Series 3 Broadcast from 19 August -- 16 December 2006 Judges Simon Cowell Sharon Osbourne Louis Walsh Paula Abdul ( guest ) Presenter ( s ) Kate Thornton ( ITV ) Co-presenter ( s ) Ben Shepherd ( ITV2 ) Broadcaster ITV ITV2 ( The Xtra Factor ) <Th_colspan="2"> Winner <Td_colspan="2"> Leona Lewis <Td_colspan="2"> Lewis performing in 2009 Origin Islington , London , England Song `` A Moment Like This '' Genre ( s ) Pop , R&B Mentor Simon Cowell <Th_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Runner - up <Td_colspan="2"> Ray Quinn <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology <Td_colspan="2"> ◀ 2006 ▶ The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent . The third series was broadcast on ITV from 19 August 2006 until 16 December 2006 . Louis Walsh , Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell all returned for their third series on the judging panel . Kate Thornton returned to present the main show on ITV , while Peter Drury returned to present spin - off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2 . After the semi-final on 9 December , Cowell became the winning judge even though the series had not yet finished , as two of his acts , Ray Quinn and Leona Lewis , became the two finalists . Lewis won the series on 16 December , with Quinn finishing as runner - up . Instead of the earlier red and purple colour scheme , this year 's theme was red and blue . A new - look website for the third series was launched on 11 August 2006 . The final on 16 December brought in the show 's then - highest ever audience , with 12.6 million people tuning in ( a 56 % audience share ) , and 8 million votes were cast , with Lewis receiving 60 % . Lewis released a cover of Kelly Clarkson 's `` A Moment Like This '' as her winner 's single , and it went on the become the Christmas number one on 24 December despite only going on sale four days before on 20 December . It was reported that 1 million copies of the winner 's single were pre-ordered by stores and that it was downloaded 50,000 times within 30 minutes of being available online . It ended as the United Kingdom 's second best selling single of the year . In January 2007 , the single was awarded platinum status by the British Phonographic Industry . According to the Official Charts Company , the song has sold 895,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of December 2012 . Lewis emerged as the most successful contestant to appear on the X Factor having sold over 30 million records worldwide as well as being the only former contestant to be nominated for a Grammy . This was the last series presented by Kate Thornton and the last time Ben Shephard presented The Xtra Factor . It was also the last series with only three judges ( excluding times when a judge was absent ) . Contents 1 Judges and personnel 2 Selection process 2.1 Auditions 2.2 Bootcamp 2.3 Judges ' houses 3 Finalists 4 Live shows 4.1 Results summary 4.2 Live show details 4.2. 1 Week 1 ( 14 October ) 4.2. 2 Week 2 ( 21 October ) 4.2. 3 Week 3 ( 28 October ) 4.2. 4 Week 4 ( 4 November ) 4.2. 5 Week 5 ( 11 November ) 4.2. 6 Week 6 ( 18 November ) 4.2. 7 Week 7 ( 25 November ) 4.2. 8 Week 8 ( 2 December ) 4.2. 9 Week 9 : Semi-final ( 9 December ) 4.2. 10 Week 10 : Final ( 16 December ) 5 Winner 's single 6 Reception 6.1 Ratings 7 References Judges and personnel ( edit ) Series 3 judges Simon Cowell Sharon Osbourne Louis Walsh Simon Cowell , Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh all returned for their third series on the judging panel . Kate Thornton returned to present the main show on ITV , while Ben Shephard returned to present spin - off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2 . This was both Thornton and Shephard 's last series of The X Factor , as Thornton announced her departure on 8 March 2007 and was replaced for the fourth series by Dermot O'Leary . Shephard also quit the show after being passed over for promotion to main presenter . He was replaced by Fearne Cotton . This is the final series to feature just 3 judges on the panel , as ( ( Series 4 ) ) had 4 judges on the panel . Selection process ( edit ) Auditions ( edit ) London Birmingham Manchester Glasgow Leeds Dublin Cities that auditions were held in . Auditions began on 7 June 2006 . Simon Cowell said on ITV 's This Morning `` The next international boyband or girlband is what I want to see in this year 's show '' . 100,000 people applied to audition , the most so far . Nearly 20,000 attended an open audition at Old Trafford , Manchester on 18 June 2006 . All three judges , Cowell , Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh , returned . Hints by Cowell and the surrounding media that a fourth full - time judge mentoring a fourth category of contestants might be added proved to be false . However , American Idol judge Paula Abdul did make an appearance as a guest judge at the London auditions , and further celebrity guests appeared during the live shows . Auditions were held in cities around the UK and Republic of Ireland -- London , Manchester , Birmingham , Dublin , Leeds and Glasgow . Cowell had also stated that there could be a 14 -- 24s category but during the audition process the category was named as 16 -- 24s , as in the previous two series . Cowell was given the 16 -- 24s , Osbourne had the Over 25s , and Walsh mentored the Groups . ( Both rumoured changes -- the lowering of the age limit and the addition of a fourth category -- were actually implemented in series 4 . ) Bootcamp ( edit ) It was originally intended that 21 acts ( seven for each judge ) should remain by the conclusion of the bootcamp stage . However , Cowell decided that he had made a mistake with his seven by failing to include Ray Quinn , and asked the producers to allow one more contestant or act to go through . The other two judges were then allowed to increase their quota to eight as well , giving a total of 24 acts . Judges ' houses ( edit ) In the `` judges ' houses '' round this was cut down to 12 to go through to the live finals . Avenue were chosen to go through but were later disqualified , having misled the judges over an existing record contract with a manager who was no longer associated with the show . As a consequence of this disqualification , Eton Road were put through in their place . Summary of judges ' houses Judge Location Assistant Contestants eliminated Cowell 16 -- 24s Miami Sinitta Stacey Barnes , Carlo Muscutelli , Shaun Rogerson , Gemma Sampson Osbourne Over 25s London The Osbournes Katie Angus , Jonathan Bremner , Lyn Fairbanks , Tiwa Savage Walsh Groups Dublin Shane Filan Avenue , Brother 's One , The Dolly Rockers , Pure Liberty Finalists ( edit ) Main article : List of The X Factor finalists ( UK series 3 ) The following artists made it to the live shows . Key : -- Winner -- Runner - up -- Third place Category ( mentor ) <Th_colspan="4"> Acts 16 -- 24s ( Cowell ) Nikitta Angus Leona Lewis Ashley McKenzie Ray Quinn Over 25s ( Osbourne ) Robert Allen Kerry McGregor Ben Mills Dionne Mitchell Groups ( Walsh ) 4Sure Eton Road * The MacDonald Brothers The Unconventionals Avenue was originally chosen to go through , but were disqualified from the competition . Eton Road took their place at the live shows . Live shows ( edit ) Results summary ( edit ) Colour key -- Contestant was in the bottom two / three and had to sing again in the final showdown -- Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated -- Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated ( no final showdown ) -- Contestant received the most public votes Weekly results per contestant Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Leona Lewis Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner ( week 10 ) Ray Quinn Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner - up ( week 10 ) Ben Mills Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 3rd Eliminated ( week 9 ) The MacDonald Brothers Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th <Td_colspan="2"> Eliminated ( week 8 ) Eton Road Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom two <Td_colspan="3"> Eliminated ( week 7 ) Robert Allen Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two <Td_colspan="4"> Eliminated ( week 6 ) Nikitta Angus Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two <Td_colspan="5"> Eliminated ( week 5 ) Ashley McKenzie Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom two <Td_colspan="6"> Eliminated ( week 4 ) Kerry McGregor Safe Safe Bottom three <Td_colspan="7"> Eliminated ( week 3 ) Dionne Mitchell Bottom two Safe 10th <Td_colspan="7"> Eliminated ( week 3 ) 4Sure Safe Bottom two <Td_colspan="8"> Eliminated ( week 2 ) The Unconventionals Bottom two <Td_colspan="9"> Eliminated ( week 1 ) <Td_colspan="11"> Final showdown Mitchell , The Unconventionals 4Sure , Allen McGregor , McKenzie Allen , McKenzie Angus , Quinn Allen , Eton Road Eton Road , Mills <Td_colspan="3"> No final showdown or judges ' votes : results were based on public votes alone Walsh 's vote to eliminate Mitchell Allen McGregor McKenzie Quinn Allen Mills Osbourne 's vote to eliminate The Unconventionals 4Sure McKenzie McKenzie Angus Eton Road Eton Road Cowell 's vote to eliminate The Unconventionals 4Sure McGregor Allen Angus Allen Eton Road Eliminated The Unconventionals 2 of 3 votes Majority 4Sure 2 of 3 votes Majority Dionne Mitchell Public vote to save Ashley McKenzie 2 of 3 votes Majority Nikitta Angus 2 of 3 votes Majority Robert Allen 2 of 3 votes Majority Eton Road 2 of 3 votes Majority The MacDonald Brothers Public vote to save Ben Mills Public vote to save Ray Quinn Public vote to win Kerry McGregor 2 of 3 votes Majority Live show details ( edit ) Week 1 ( 14 October ) ( edit ) Theme : Motown Musical guests : Lionel Richie ( `` I Call It Love '' ) Contestants ' performances on the first live show Act Order Song Result Robert Allen `` All Night Long ( All Night ) '' Safe Eton Road `` My Girl '' Safe Nikitta Angus `` Heaven Must Have Sent You '' Safe Ben Mills `` The Tracks of My Tears '' Safe The MacDonald Brothers 5 `` Three Times a Lady '' Safe Ray Quinn 6 `` Ben '' Safe Dionne Mitchell 7 `` I 'm Gonna Make You Love Me '' Bottom two The Unconventionals 8 `` Dancing in the Street '' Eliminated Ashley McKenzie 9 `` Easy '' Safe Kerry McGregor 10 `` You Are the Sunshine of My Life '' Safe 4Sure 11 `` What Becomes of the Brokenhearted '' Safe Leona Lewis 12 `` I 'll Be There '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Walsh : Dionne Mitchell -- backed his own act , The Unconventionals Osbourne : The Unconventionals -- backed her own act , Dionne Mitchell Cowell : The Unconventionals -- stated that Mitchell had better vocals than The Unconventionals Week 2 ( 21 October ) ( edit ) Theme : Songs by Rod Stewart Musical guest : Rod Stewart ( `` It 's a Heartache '' ) Contestants ' performances on the second live show Act Order Song Result Leona Lewis `` The First Cut Is the Deepest '' Safe Kerry McGregor `` I Do n't Want to Talk About It '' Safe The MacDonald Brothers `` Sailing '' Safe Ashley McKenzie `` I 'd Rather Go Blind '' Safe Dionne Mitchell 5 `` Tonight 's the Night ( Gonna Be Alright ) '' Safe 4Sure 6 `` You 're in My Heart ( The Final Acclaim ) '' Eliminated Nikitta Angus 7 `` Bring It On Home to Me '' Safe Robert Allen 8 `` Try a Little Tenderness '' Bottom two Eton Road 9 `` This Old Heart of Mine ( Is Weak for You ) '' Safe Ray Quinn 10 `` What a Wonderful World '' Safe Ben Mills 11 `` Maggie May '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Walsh : Robert Allen -- backed his own act , 4Sure Osbourne : 4Sure -- backed her own act , Robert Allen Cowell : 4Sure -- stated that Allen had taken the panel 's advice and improved his vocals Week 3 ( 28 October ) ( edit ) Theme : Big band Musical guest : Tony Bennett ( `` The Best Is Yet to Come '' / `` For Once in My Life '' ) Cowell appeared on GMTV on the morning of Wednesday 25 October and said that `` something big is going to happen this week that none of the contestants know about -- a change that will shake some of them up . '' It was revealed on the show that this surprise was to be a double elimination . Contestants ' performances on the third live show Act Order Song Result Ray Quinn `` Ai n't That a Kick in the Head '' Safe Dionne Mitchell `` For Once in My Life '' Eliminated Nikitta Angus `` Sway '' Safe Ben Mills `` Smile '' Safe The MacDonald Brothers 5 `` Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You '' Safe Leona Lewis 6 `` Summertime '' Safe Kerry McGregor 7 `` They Ca n't Take That Away from Me '' Eliminated Ashley McKenzie 8 `` Moondance '' Bottom three Robert Allen 9 `` Mr. Bojangles '' Safe Eton Road 10 `` Mack the Knife '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Osbourne : Ashley McKenzie -- backed her own act , Kerry McGregor Cowell : Kerry McGregor -- backed his own act , Ashley McKenzie Walsh : Kerry McGregor -- stated that McGregor had reached the limit of her abilities , whereas McKenzie still had potential to improve Week 4 ( 4 November ) ( edit ) Theme : Songs by ABBA Musical guests : Björn Ulvaeus & The Cast of Mamma Mia ! ( `` Mamma Mia '' / `` Dancing Queen '' ) Contestants ' performances on the fourth live show Act Order Song Result Nikitta Angus `` Dancing Queen '' Safe Eton Road `` Does Your Mother Know '' Safe Robert Allen `` Take a Chance on Me '' Bottom two Leona Lewis `` Chiquitita '' Safe The MacDonald Brothers 5 `` Fernando '' Safe Ray Quinn 6 `` Waterloo '' Safe Ben Mills 7 `` SOS '' Safe Ashley McKenzie 8 `` The Winner Takes It All '' Eliminated Judges ' votes to eliminate Osbourne : Ashley McKenzie -- backed her own act , Robert Allen Cowell : Robert Allen -- backed his own act , Ashley McKenzie Walsh : Ashley McKenzie -- stated that Allen delivered a more polished performance on the night Week 5 ( 11 November ) ( edit ) Theme : Love songs Musical guest : Julio Iglesias ( `` I Want to Know What Love Is '' ) Contestants ' performances on the fifth live show Act Order Song Result Ben Mills `` I Do n't Want to Miss a Thing '' Safe The MacDonald Brothers `` She 's the One '' Safe Ray Quinn `` Crazy Little Thing Called Love '' Bottom two Nikitta Angus `` Last Dance '' Eliminated Eton Road 5 `` From Me to You '' Safe Leona Lewis 6 `` Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word '' Safe Robert Allen 7 `` Always and Forever '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Osbourne : Nikitta Angus -- gave no reason Walsh : Ray Quinn -- stated that Quinn did n't have a strong enough voice to be a recording artist Cowell : Nikitta Angus -- gave no reason but stated that neither act deserved to be in the bottom two Week 6 ( 18 November ) ( edit ) Theme : Number ones Musical guests : Westlife and Delta Goodrem ( `` All Out of Love '' ) Contestants ' performances on the sixth live show Act Order Song Result Ray Quinn `` Livin ' la Vida Loca '' Safe Robert Allen `` You Are Not Alone '' Eliminated Eton Road `` I Do n't Feel Like Dancin ' '' Bottom two Leona Lewis `` Bridge over Troubled Water '' Safe Ben Mills 5 `` With a Little Help from My Friends '' Safe The MacDonald Brothers 6 `` Love Is All Around '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Osbourne : Eton Road -- backed her own act , Robert Allen Walsh : Robert Allen -- backed his own act , Eton Road Cowell : Robert Allen -- stated that Eton Road could progress further in the competition than Allen Week 7 ( 25 November ) ( edit ) Theme : Songs from the movies Musical guest : Il Divo ( `` Desde El Día Que Te Fuiste ( Without You ) '' ) Contestants ' performances on the seventh live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Leona Lewis `` Lady Marmalade '' 6 `` I Will Always Love You '' Safe The MacDonald Brothers `` When You Say Nothing at All '' 7 `` I 'm Gonna Be ( 500 Miles ) '' Safe Ben Mills `` Live and Let Die '' 8 `` Your Song '' Bottom two Eton Road `` Everybody Needs Somebody to Love '' 9 `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' Eliminated Ray Quinn 5 `` The Way You Look Tonight '' 10 `` Jailhouse Rock '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Walsh : Ben Mills -- backed his own act , Eton Road Osbourne : Eton Road -- backed her own act , Ben Mills Cowell : Eton Road -- stated that Mills was more talented than Eton Road Week 8 ( 2 December ) ( edit ) Themes : Songs by Barry Manilow ; contestant 's choice Musical guest : Barry Manilow ( `` Everybody Loves Somebody '' ) Contestants ' performances on the eighth live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result The MacDonald Brothers `` Ca n't Smile Without You '' 5 `` Shang - a-lang '' Eliminated Ray Quinn `` Mandy '' 6 `` My Way '' Safe Ben Mills `` I Made It Through the Rain '' 7 `` Somebody to Love '' Safe Leona Lewis `` Could It Be Magic '' 8 `` Without You '' Safe This week did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes , The MacDonald Brothers , were automatically eliminated . Week 9 : semi-final ( 9 December ) ( edit ) Theme : `` Songs to get you into the final '' ( no specific theme ) Musical guest : Gloria Estefan ( `` Anything for You '' / `` Ca n't Stay Away from You '' / `` Rhythm Is Gonna Get You '' ) Contestants ' performances on the ninth live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Ray Quinn `` Smile '' `` You 'll Never Walk Alone '' Safe Leona Lewis `` I Have Nothing '' 5 `` Over the Rainbow '' Safe Ben Mills `` ( Everything I Do ) I Do It for You '' 6 `` I Still Have n't Found What I 'm Looking For '' Eliminated The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes , Ben Mills , was automatically eliminated . Week 10 : Final ( 16 December ) ( edit ) Themes : Favourite performance ( `` song of the series '' ) ; celebrity duets ; no theme ; winner 's single Group performances : `` Earth Song '' ( auditionees ) and `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( all finalists ) Musical guests : Take That ( `` Patience '' ) and Shaun Rogerson ( `` Right Here Waiting '' ) Contestants ' performances on the final live show Act Order First song Order Second song ( duet ) Order Third song Order Fourth song Result Ray Quinn `` My Way '' `` That 's Life '' ( with Westlife ) 5 `` Fly Me to the Moon '' 7 `` A Moment Like This '' Runner - up Leona Lewis `` I Will Always Love You '' `` A Million Love Songs '' ( with Take That ) 6 `` All by Myself '' 8 `` A Moment Like This '' Winner Winner 's single ( edit ) Winner Leona Lewis 's debut single was `` A Moment Like This '' , and was released on 20 December 2006 . Contestant Ben Mills reportedly claimed that the contest had been fixed for Lewis to win , as the winner 's song was more suited to a female vocal . This rumour subsequently proved to be unfounded and show bosses said that they had made arrangements for the song to fit any singer 's voice . Reception ( edit ) Ratings ( edit ) Episode Air date Official ITV1 rating Weekly rank Auditions 1 19 August 7.45 7 Auditions 2 26 August 7.36 10 Auditions 3 2 September 9.08 5 Auditions 4 9 September 7.96 7 Auditions 5 16 September 7.53 8 Auditions 6 23 September 9.17 6 Bootcamp 1 30 September 6.39 16 Bootcamp 2 8.76 7 Judges ' houses 1 7 October 6.77 14 Judges ' houses 2 8.95 6 Live show 1 14 October 7.52 12 Results 1 7.38 13 Live show 2 21 October 7.54 14 Results 2 7.70 13 Live show 3 28 October 7.10 14 Results 3 7.52 12 Live show 4 4 November 7.30 14 Results 4 7.91 13 Live show 5 11 November 9.83 6 Results 5 8.24 12 Live show 6 18 November 9.22 7 Results 6 8.80 9 Live show 7 25 November 8.46 11 Results 7 8.69 9 Live show 8 2 December 9.31 8 Results 8 8.24 13 Live show 9 9 December 8.39 7 Results 9 8.25 10 Live final 16 December 10.52 Live final results 10.78 References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` X Factor winner dreaming of Christmas number one '' . Evening Standard . Daily Mail and General Trust . 17 December 2006 . Retrieved 21 October 2013 . Jump up ^ Taylor , Chris ( 24 December 2006 ) . `` X Factor 's Leona Lewis Christmas Number One '' . EntertainmentWise . Retrieved 21 October 2013 . Jump up ^ `` X Factor 's Leona has festive No 1 '' . BBC News . 25 December 2006 . Retrieved 21 October 2013 . Jump up ^ Blackburn , Jen ( 17 December 2006 ) . `` Leona breaks world record '' . The Sun . News UK . Retrieved 21 October 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Top 40 Singles of 2006 '' . BBC Radio 1 . Archived from the original on 28 December 2008 . Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Leona Lewis -- A Moment Like This '' . British Phonographic Industry . Archived from the original on 21 September 2013 . Retrieved 21 October 2013 . Jump up ^ Lane , Dan ( 20 December 2012 ) . `` The Top 10 biggest selling X Factor debut singles and albums revealed ! '' . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 21 October 2013 . Jump up ^ McGarry , Lisa ( 9 October 2006 ) . `` X Factor Rule Breaking .... Again ! '' . UnrealityTV . Archived from the original on 21 October 2013 . Retrieved 21 October 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Prepare for X Factor with a Surprise Twist This Weekend '' . The X Factor Blog . Retrieved 28 October 2006 . Jump up ^ `` This week 's theme is '' Jump up ^ `` HMV.co.uk singles : A Moment Like This ( 2006 ) '' Jump up ^ Newton , Victoria ( 24 November 2006 ) . `` Ben : X Factor rigged for Leona '' . The Sun . London . Retrieved 4 November 2006 . Jump up ^ `` The Ben interview '' . The X Factor. 11 December 2006 . Retrieved 20 December 2006 . Jump up ^ `` X-Factor winner to record Kelly Clarkson ballad '' . 24dash.com. 22 November 2006 . Retrieved 4 November 2006 . ^ Jump up to : `` Weekly Viewing Summary ( see relevant week ) '' . BARB . Archived from the original on 1 July 2014 . <Th_colspan="2"> The X Factor ( UK ) <Td_colspan="2"> Discography Controversy and criticism Series Main 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Celebrity Battle of the Stars Finalists Series 1 Steve Brookstein G4 Tabby Callaghan Rowetta Satchell Roberta Howett Series 2 Shayne Ward Andy Abraham Journey South Brenda Edwards Chico Slimani The Conway Sisters Maria Lawson Series 3 Leona Lewis Ray Quinn Ben Mills The MacDonald Brothers Kerry McGregor Series 4 Leon Jackson Rhydian Roberts Same Difference Niki Evans Hope Matthew Protheroe Daniel de Bourg Series 5 Alexandra Burke JLS Eoghan Quigg Diana Vickers Ruth Lorenzo Laura White Series 6 Joe McElderry Olly Murs Stacey Solomon Jedward Lucie Jones Series 7 Matt Cardle Rebecca Ferguson One Direction Cher Lloyd Mary Byrne Katie Waissel Aiden Grimshaw Belle Amie John Adeleye Series 8 Little Mix Marcus Collins Amelia Lily Misha B Janet Devlin Kitty Brucknell Frankie Cocozza Series 9 James Arthur Jahméne Douglas Christopher Maloney Union J Rylan Clark Ella Henderson Lucy Spraggan Carolynne Poole Series 10 Sam Bailey Nicholas McDonald Luke Friend Rough Copy Kingsland Road Series 11 Ben Haenow Fleur East Andrea Faustini Lauren Platt Stereo Kicks Stevi Ritchie Only the Young Jake Quickenden Chloe Jasmine Blonde Electra Series 12 Louisa Johnson Reggie ' n ' Bollie 4th Impact Series 13 Matt Terry Saara Aalto 5 After Midnight Honey G Ryan Lawrie Series 14 Rak - Su Alisah Bonaobra Spencer Sutherland Singles Winners singles `` Against All Odds '' `` That 's My Goal '' `` A Moment Like This '' `` When You Believe '' `` Hallelujah '' `` The Climb '' `` When We Collide '' `` Cannonball '' `` Impossible '' `` Skyscraper '' `` Something I Need '' `` Forever Young '' `` When Christmas Comes Around '' `` Dimelo '' Charity singles `` Hero '' `` You Are Not Alone '' `` Heroes '' `` Wishing on a Star '' Related articles The X Factor franchise The Xtra Factor I Ca n't Sing ! 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