The X Factor (UK series 9) The X Factor (UK series 9) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The ninth series began airing on ITV on 18 August 2012 and ended on 9 December 2012. Dermot O'Leary returned as presenter of the main show on ITV, whilst Caroline Flack and Olly Murs returned to co-present "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2. Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Tulisa returned as judges. Nicole Scherzinger was confirmed as the fourth permanent judge after Geri Halliwell, Leona Lewis, Rita Ora, Mel B, Anastacia and Scherzinger herself stood in as guest judges for the
X Factor (Belgian TV series) his real name Tom Eeckhout was runner-up. The show was hosted by Hadise. Key: Contestants' colour key: X Factor (Belgian TV series) X Factor is the Flemish version of the British show "The X Factor" that was created by Simon Cowell. The new "X Factor" series was a postcursor to "Idool 2003" / "2004" which features contestants & jury members from both seasons. In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he