The X Factor 2009
Joe has the X Factor
18 year old Joe McElderry is crowned the winner of The X Factor 2009.
Joe's story
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Stage 1: AuditionsJoe from South Shields immediately got a yes from Cheryl before he started singing.
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Stage 2: BootcampJoe tries his hand at bootcamp, with a massive song. Was it the right choice?
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Stage 3: Judges' housesHaving sailed through to the judges' houses, can Joe continue his good luck in Morocco?
The judges and their acts
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The BoysThis year Cheryl's looking after the boys but will she be able to taste victory two years in a row? Find out more about her…
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The GirlsDannii's bounced back with a vengeance this year, after picking three seriously talented ladies. Find out more about them…
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The GroupsIn the six year history of the show, Louis has been selected to look after the groups four times. He came so close last…
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The Over 25sSimon hasn't had a winner since Leona, but his category this year could produce him one. Check out the three over 25…
Rich + Kat meet the finalists
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Listen back to Joshua RadinJoshua Radin got a new entry on this week’s Big Top 40, Rich + Kat caught up with him for a chat.
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Listen back to Jamie ArcherWe spoke to Jamie to let him know how The X Factor finalists' signel did in the Big Top 40.
"Together we are John and Edward"
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Under PressureJohn and Edward were once again the talk of the show with their odd version of 'Under Pressure' for Queen night.
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We ain't afraid of Simon CowellIt was a performance that earned them a place in the bottom two at the weekend, but we still think it was great!
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They will rock you!See John & Edward gave us a suitably scary performance of 'We Will Rock You' on Halloween night's X Factor.
The X Factor 2009...
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Joe has the X Factor18 year old Joe McElderry is crowned the winner of The X Factor 2009.
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Then there were two...In the biggest X Factor of the year, you voted to send Stacey home.
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X Factor semi-finalSimon Cowell loses his second over 25 as Danyl Johnson is voted out in the X Factor semi-final.
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Lloyd sent home in the quarter finalX Factor finalist Lloyd has failed to make it through to the semi-final having been voted out by the public.
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The Jedward dream endsThe phenomenon that is John and Edward have become the latest act to be sent home from The X Factor.
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The king of the afros misses out on Queen night
Pub singer Jamie "Afro" Archer become the latest victim of the public vote after another judges deadlock.
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It's the end of the road for LucieWho would have thought Jedward could survive another week? Even after ending up in the bottom two, it was Lucie who was…
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Rachel's X Factor dream endsWeek four of the X Factor live shows, this week's the theme was rock but things didn't go according to plan for Rachel.
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Miss Frank sent homeTen become nine as The X Factor says goodbye to Miss Frank.
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Rikki exits X FactorRikki's performance of 'Respect' wasn't enough to get him through to the next round on divas night.
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Kandy Rain sent homeTwelve became eleven as girl band, Kandy Rain became the first act to be voted out of the X Factor live shows.
Previous years
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Watch classic X Factor momentsOver the last few years, there have been some incredibly memorable moments. Watch some of our favourites here.
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Success storiesTake a look at some the names from last few years who's careers have lasted beyond the show.
