THE X FACTOR 2009 (Series 6)
Broadcast from: 22 August 2009 to 13 December 2009
Series : 6
Judges: Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole
Presenter(s): Dermot O'Leary (ITV1), Holly Willoughby (ITV2)
Broadcaster: ITV
Winner: Joe McElderry
Runner-up: Olly Murs
The sixth series of British television music talent show The X Factor began airing on ITV on 22 August 2009 and was won by Joe McElderry of South Shields, Tyneside on 13 December 2009. Cheryl Cole emerged as the winning mentor for the second consecutive year, the first time that a mentor has won back-to-back series in the show's history. The show was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin-off show The Xtra Factor hosted by Holly Willoughby on ITV2.
Public auditions by aspiring pop singers began in June 2009 and were held in five cities across the United Kingdom. All four series-five judges – Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh, and Cheryl Cole – returned to judge the contestants, with auditions being held in front of a live audience for the first time. Following initial auditions, the "Boot camp" stage took place in August 2009, where the number of contestants was narrowed down to 24. The 24 contestants were split into their categories, Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups, and given a judge to mentor them at the "Judges' Houses" stage and throughout the finals.
During "Judges' Houses", the 24 acts were reduced to 12, who went on to the live finals, with one act being eliminated each week by a combination of public vote and judges' decision until a winner was found. The live shows started on 10 October 2009. The acts performed every Saturday night with the results announced on Sundays. This was change of format from previous series in which the results were announced later on the Saturday evening.
The winner's single for this series is a cover version of "The Climb" orginally sung by Miley Cyrus.
Public auditions by aspiring pop singers began in June 2009 and were held in five cities across the United Kingdom. All four series-five judges – Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh, and Cheryl Cole – returned to judge the contestants, with auditions being held in front of a live audience for the first time. Following initial auditions, the "Boot camp" stage took place in August 2009, where the number of contestants was narrowed down to 24. The 24 contestants were split into their categories, Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups, and given a judge to mentor them at the "Judges' Houses" stage and throughout the finals.
During "Judges' Houses", the 24 acts were reduced to 12, who went on to the live finals, with one act being eliminated each week by a combination of public vote and judges' decision until a winner was found. The live shows started on 10 October 2009. The acts performed every Saturday night with the results announced on Sundays. This was change of format from previous series in which the results were announced later on the Saturday evening.
The winner's single for this series is a cover version of "The Climb" orginally sung by Miley Cyrus.
Sponsors:
This series of The X Factor was sponsored by TalkTalk and featured break bumpers pioneered by CHI & Partners, showing light graffiti set against night-time backdrops across Britain.[5] Part of the deal, which applied to ITV1, ITV2 and the programme's website, saw TalkTalk customers having the chance to design the break bumpers and download exclusive content.[5] In the Republic of Ireland, the series was sponsored by Domino's Pizza.
Selection process:
Auditions were held during June and July 2009 across five cities: London (Excel Centre), Manchester (Manchester Central), Birmingham (ICC), Cardiff (International Arena) and Glasgow (Braehead Arena). In a change to previous series, auditions were held in front of a live audience due to the success of a similar system on Britain's Got Talent. However, Glaswegian auditionees had already been judged using the old format, meaning that they had to apply again, as their initial audition was void.
As with the auditions, the "Boot camp" selection stage was filmed in front of a live audience. Filming took place on 1 August at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo. Approximately 200 acts attended Boot Camp. They were initially split into groups of three, and judges gave instant decisions on who would leave based on the group performances, bringing the number of acts down to 100. The judges then cut the number of acts down to 50. Following a further set of auditions, the number of contestants was narrowed to 24. Originally, the group Trucolorz were chosen by the judges for the final 24 but were disqualified due to one of the group's members being too young for the show, and they were replaced by Harmony Hood.
The contestants were then split into the usual four categories before the judges discovered which category they would mentor for the rest of the competition. The Boys (16–24) were mentored by Cole, Minogue had the Girls (16–24), Cowell mentored the Over 25s, and Walsh took charge of the Groups.
Each judge had help from a guest judge during the "Judges' Houses" stage. Will Young assisted Cole in Marrakech, Morocco, Minogue had help from her sister Kylie Minogue in Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, Boyzone singer Ronan Keating helped Walsh near Lake Como in Italy, and Cowell had help from Sinitta in Los Angeles. At Judges' Houses, each act sang for their respective judge, and each judge and their guest eliminated three acts, leaving 12 acts to perform in the live shows.
As with the auditions, the "Boot camp" selection stage was filmed in front of a live audience. Filming took place on 1 August at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo. Approximately 200 acts attended Boot Camp. They were initially split into groups of three, and judges gave instant decisions on who would leave based on the group performances, bringing the number of acts down to 100. The judges then cut the number of acts down to 50. Following a further set of auditions, the number of contestants was narrowed to 24. Originally, the group Trucolorz were chosen by the judges for the final 24 but were disqualified due to one of the group's members being too young for the show, and they were replaced by Harmony Hood.
The contestants were then split into the usual four categories before the judges discovered which category they would mentor for the rest of the competition. The Boys (16–24) were mentored by Cole, Minogue had the Girls (16–24), Cowell mentored the Over 25s, and Walsh took charge of the Groups.
Each judge had help from a guest judge during the "Judges' Houses" stage. Will Young assisted Cole in Marrakech, Morocco, Minogue had help from her sister Kylie Minogue in Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, Boyzone singer Ronan Keating helped Walsh near Lake Como in Italy, and Cowell had help from Sinitta in Los Angeles. At Judges' Houses, each act sang for their respective judge, and each judge and their guest eliminated three acts, leaving 12 acts to perform in the live shows.
The eliminated acts were:
Boys: Ethan Boroian, Daniel Fox, Duane Lamonte
Girls: Nicole Jackson, Stacey McClean, Despina Pilavakis
Over 25s: Treyc Cohen, Nicole Lawrence, Daniel Pearce
Groups: De-Tour, Harmony Hood, Project A
Girls: Nicole Jackson, Stacey McClean, Despina Pilavakis
Over 25s: Treyc Cohen, Nicole Lawrence, Daniel Pearce
Groups: De-Tour, Harmony Hood, Project A
