The X Factor (UK series 8) he swore during a live show and was also shown drinking heavily with some friends. The X Factor (UK series 8) "The X Factor" is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series commenced airing on ITV on 20 August 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011. The winner was Little Mix, a four-piece girl group known earlier in the series as Rhythmix, consisting of members Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. They became the first act in the groups category to win in the UK show's history with new judge Tulisa
The X Factor (New Zealand TV series) live finals in that specified team. The table below shows, for each series, which category each judge is allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals. The discography of "The X Factor" consists of music releases from contestants of the show. While some contestants have been signed to record labels, others have released their music independently. Recordings of contestants' weekly performances from "The X Factor" live shows were released onto the iTunes Store in the second series, and a number of those performances charted on the NZ Singles Chart. Benny Tipene is the most successful