| The X Factor | |
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| Series 5 | |
| Broadcast from | 16 August 2008–13 December 2008 |
| Judges | Simon Cowell Dannii Minogue Louis Walsh Cheryl Cole |
| Presenter(s) | Dermot O'Leary (ITV1) Holly Willoughby (ITV2) |
| Broadcaster | ITV |
| Winner: Alexandra Burke |
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Winner Alexandra Burke
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| Origin | Islington, London, England |
| Song | "Hallelujah" |
| Genre(s) | R&B, pop, soul |
| Runner-up | |
| JLS | |
| Chronology | |
| ◄ 2008 ► | |
The fifth UK series of The X Factor was broadcast on ITV in 2008. The series started on 16 August and was won by Alexandra Burke on 13 December, with new judge Cheryl Cole emerging as the winning mentor. Auditions in front of producers were held in April/May, with callbacks in front of the judges in June. The number of applicants for series 5 reached an all-time high with a reported 182,000[1] people auditioning. A number of well-established music acts from around the world, such as Mariah Carey, Girls Aloud, Beyoncé Knowles, Take That, Il Divo, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and series 3 winner Leona Lewis performed during the live stages of the show.
Burke's prize, as winner, was a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music (a subsidiary of Sony BMG). Her debut single, "Hallelujah", written by Leonard Cohen, was released for digital download at 00:01 on 14 December 2008, with the physical format following on 17 December. It was later announced that her single had become the fastest selling song of all time.
A reported "record-breaking" 182,000 applied for series 5,[1][2] with filming for auditions in front of judges taking place in June/July 2008. Auditions were held in the cities of London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, and Glasgow.[3]
Dannii Minogue was missing from some of the auditions due to visits to her native Australia in order to film auditions for Australia's Got Talent.
As in series 4, all four judges worked together at the bootcamp stage of the competition. This took place at indigO2 at The O2 in Greenwich, London on 4 August 2008, and was televised in two episodes on 27 and 28 September 2008.[4][5] Contestants are said to have stayed in a nearby hotel in Blackheath.[5]
During bootcamp, around 150 acts were whittled down to just 24 which advanced to the next round, six in each category.
After completion of bootcamp, the judges were told the category that they were to mentor. The category mentors were as follows:[6]
This round was filmed in late August/early September and was broadcast over two shows on 4 October and 5 October. As in previous years, the judges welcomed the six acts from their selected category to their "homes".[7] Each act had only one chance to impress their mentor who, along with a guest judge, had the task of selecting which three acts were to go through to the live shows and which three would be eliminated. For her guest judge Dannii chose former Spice Girls member and successful solo artist Emma Bunton. Cheryl Cole chose her fellow Girls Aloud member Kimberly Walsh ,Simon chose 80's singer Sinitta and Louis chose Shane Filan a global chart topping singer from westlife
| Category | Mentor | Location ! |
|---|---|---|
| Boys | Simon Cowell | Barbados |
| Over 25s | Dannii Minogue | St. Tropez |
| Girls | Cheryl Cole | Cannes |
| Groups | Louis Walsh | Castle Leslie, Ireland |
The acts eliminated at the judges houses stage were:
The judges for series 5 were Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole. On 6 June 2008 (six days before filming was due to begin at the London auditions) ITV announced that long-standing judge Sharon Osbourne had left the show.[8][9] Media speculation over the reasons for Osbourne's departure alluded to rising tensions between her and fellow judge Dannii Minogue, as well as disputes over pay.[9] When interviewed by Chris Moyles on BBC Radio 1, Osbourne said that it was "the best four years of [her] life" but felt that it was "time to move on."[10] She later revealed that fellow judge Dannii was "99.9%" of her reason for leaving, citing that the atmosphere was causing too much stress. Osbourne admitted that when she informed the producers of her decision to resign, she hoped to be kept on instead of Dannii.[11]
Much media coverage and speculation surrounded the question of who would replace Osbourne. Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown revealed on 16 September 2008 in an interview for New! Magazine that she, among others, was approached by Cowell as a possible replacement.[12] However, on 10 June 2008, four days after Osbourne's departure, ITV confirmed that Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole was the new judge for series 5 and the replacement for Sharon Osbourne. Minogue praised the new judge, saying: "She’s very knowledgeable about music and I think she’s going to bring a new side to the show."[13] Cowell is reported by Minogue to feel that Cole's voiced opinions are something "which he loves".[13]
Presenter Dermot O'Leary returned to host the main ITV1 show, choosing to leave other projects, including his ongoing role as the host of Big Brother's Little Brother, in order to concentrate on The X Factor.[14] Xtra Factor presenter Fearne Cotton left after series 4, having presented for only one series, to be replaced by Holly Willoughby.[15] Brian Friedman returned as choreographer and performance coach (billed as "Creative Director"), along with Yvie Burnett as vocal coach.
The final 12 were confirmed as follows.
Key:
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Simon Cowell) | Scott Bruton | Austin Drage | Eoghan Quigg |
| Over 25s (Dannii Minogue) | Daniel Evans | Rachel Hylton | Ruth Lorenzo |
| Girls (Cheryl Cole) | Alexandra Burke | Diana Vickers | Laura White |
| Groups (Louis Walsh) | Bad Lashes | Girlband | JLS |
The live shows began on 11 October 2008, and continued through to the finale on 13 December 2008. Leon Jackson performed on the first live show, promoting his second single "Don't Call This Love". Girls Aloud performed their new single, "The Promise", on the second show on 18 October. This became the first single from their fifth album Out of Control, as announced by Cole at the X Factor launch in August. Will Young performed his new song "Grace" on 1 November. Mariah Carey appeared on 8 November and performed her new single "I Stay in Love", plus a special version of "Hero" with 11 of the finalists (Diana Vickers was ill with laryngitis so could not perform). Leona Lewis appeared the week after and performed her new single "Run" from the deluxe edition of her album Spirit. Take That performed on the 22 November show, as did series 4 third-place act Same Difference, who performed their debut single, and series 4 runner-up Rhydian Roberts, who sang a track from his debut album.[16] On the 29 November show, Miley Cyrus performed her new song "7 Things" and Britney Spears performed her new single "Womanizer".
Boyzone, Westlife and Beyoncé Knowles were guests on the final show where they duetted with the finalists, with Knowles performing "Listen" with Alexandra Burke. Knowles also performed "If I Were a Boy" from her album I Am... Sasha Fierce.
An added twist for this series, confirmed on the first live show, was that acts in the bottom-two showdown sang a new song of their own choosing, rather than repeating the song they performed in the first part of the show (as was the case in previous series). As the series continued, some bloggers noticed a pattern emerging, that the acts performing early on are much more likely to feature in the "sing-off" to decide who will be eliminated.[17]
| – Contestant did not perform |
| – Contestant received the highest number of votes that week |
| – Contestant was in the bottom 2 and had to perform in the final showdown |
| – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) |
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | ||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||||||
| Alexandra Burke | 6th 7.20% |
7th 7.15% |
6th 8.83% |
6th 8.82% |
2nd 18.35% |
4th 13.31% |
4th 14.97% |
1st 24.53% |
2nd 31.04% |
1st 44.02% |
Winner 58.34% |
| JLS | 7th 5.03% |
3rd 9.21% |
4th 10.81% |
2nd 17.00% |
4th 13.26% |
5th 9.91% |
5th 11.75% |
2nd 24.34% |
1st 35.03% |
2nd 30.65% |
Runner-up 41.66% |
| Eoghan Quigg | 1st 21.19% |
1st 26.77% |
1st 20.73% |
1st 19.81% |
1st 27.39% |
2nd 19.56% |
1st 31.79% |
3rd 19.58% |
3rd 21.14% |
3rd 25.33% |
Eliminated (Week 10) |
| Diana Vickers | 4th 7.35% |
2nd 16.24% |
2nd 15.13% |
3rd 15.24% |
N/A1 | 1st 31.30% |
2nd 18.94% |
4th 16.32% |
4th 12.79% |
Eliminated (Week 9) |
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| Ruth Lorenzo | 10th 3.47% |
10th 2.95% |
5th 8.93% |
5th 10.25% |
7th 6.94% |
3rd 13.91% |
3rd 16.07% |
5th 15.23% |
Eliminated (Week 8) |
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| Rachel Hylton | 8th 4.77% |
8th 5.01% |
3rd 12.21% |
9th 3.81% |
5th 10.39% |
7th 4.48% |
6th 6.48% |
Eliminated (Week 7) |
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| Daniel Evans | 5th 7.21% |
6th 8.23% |
9th 5.94% |
4th 10.83% |
3rd 13.77% |
6th 7.53% |
Eliminated (Week 6) |
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| Laura White | 3rd 16.99% |
4th 8.99% |
7th 7.53% |
7th 7.38% |
6th 9.90% |
Eliminated (Week 5) |
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| Austin Drage | 9th 3.63% |
5th 8.98% |
8th 6.22% |
8th 6.86% |
Eliminated (Week 4) |
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| Scott Bruton | 2nd 19.48% |
9th 4.17% |
10th 3.67% |
Eliminated (Week 3) |
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| Girlband | 11th 2.17% |
11th 2.30% |
Eliminated (Week 2) |
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| Bad Lashes | 12th 1.51% |
Eliminated (Week 1) |
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| Final showdown | Bad Lashes, Girlband |
Girlband, Ruth Lorenzo |
Daniel Evans, Scott Bruton |
Austin Drage, Rachel Hylton |
Laura White, Ruth Lorenzo |
Daniel Evans, Rachel Hylton |
JLS, Rachel Hylton |
No final showdown/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated. | |||
| Cowell's vote to eliminate | Bad Lashes | Ruth Lorenzo | Daniel Evans | Rachel Hylton | Laura White | Daniel Evans | Rachel Hylton | ||||
| Minogue's vote to eliminate | Girlband | Girlband | Scott Bruton | Austin Drage | Laura White | N/A2 | JLS | ||||
| Cole's vote to eliminate | Girlband | Girlband | Scott Bruton | Austin Drage | Ruth Lorenzo | Daniel Evans | Rachel Hylton | ||||
| Walsh's vote to eliminate | Bad Lashes | Ruth Lorenzo | Scott Bruton | Austin Drage | Laura White | Daniel Evans | Rachel Hylton | ||||
| Eliminated | Bad Lashes 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Girlband 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Scott Bruton 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Austin Drage 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Laura White 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Daniel Evans 3 of 3 votes Majority |
Rachel Hylton 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Ruth Lorenzo 15.23% to save |
Diana Vickers 12.79% to save |
Eoghan Quigg 25.33% to win |
JLS 41.66% to win |
| Alexandra Burke 58.34% to win |
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Notes
Percentages:[18]
| Order | Artist | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girlband | "Venus" | Bottom two | ||
| 2 | Austin Drage | "Every Breath You Take" | Safe | ||
| 3 | Daniel Evans | "I Want To Know What Love Is" | Safe | ||
| 4 | Alexandra Burke | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Safe | ||
| 5 | JLS | "I'll Make Love To You" | Safe | ||
| 6 | Scott Bruton | "Yeh Yeh" | Safe | ||
| 7 | Rachel Hylton | "With Every Heartbeat" | Safe | ||
| 8 | Diana Vickers | "With or Without You" | Safe | ||
| 9 | Bad Lashes | "It Must Have Been Love" | Bottom two | ||
| 10 | Eoghan Quigg | "Imagine" | Safe | ||
| 11 | Ruth Lorenzo | "Take My Breath Away" | Safe | ||
| 12 | Laura White | "Fallin'" | Safe | ||
| Final Showdown Details | |||||
| 1 | Girlband | "That's What Friends Are For" | Safe | ||
| 2 | Bad Lashes | "Wonderwall" | Eliminated | ||
| Order | Artist | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Burke | "I'll Be There" | Safe | ||
| 2 | Scott Bruton | "She's Out of My Life" | Safe | ||
| 3 | Ruth Lorenzo | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | Bottom two | ||
| 4 | Girlband | "Heal the World" | Bottom two | ||
| 5 | Laura White | "You Are Not Alone" | Safe | ||
| 6 | Austin Drage | "Billie Jean" | Safe | ||
| 7 | Daniel Evans | "One Day in Your Life" | Safe | ||
| 8 | JLS | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Safe | ||
| 9 | Diana Vickers | "Man in the Mirror" | Safe | ||
| 10 | Rachel Hylton | "Dirty Diana" | Safe | ||
| 11 | Eoghan Quigg | "Ben" | Safe | ||
| Final Showdown Details | |||||
| 1 | Ruth Lorenzo | "Purple Rain" | Safe | ||
| 2 | Girlband | "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" | Eliminated | ||
| Order | Artist | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Bruton | "That's Life" | Bottom two | ||
| 2 | Daniel Evans | "The Lady Is A Tramp" | Bottom two | ||
| 3 | Laura White | "God Bless the Child" | Safe | ||
| 4 | Eoghan Quigg | "L-O-V-E" | Safe | ||
| 5 | Ruth Lorenzo | "Summertime" | Safe | ||
| 6 | Alexandra Burke | "Candyman" | Safe | ||
| 7 | Austin Drage | "Mack The Knife" | Safe | ||
| 8 | JLS | "Ain't That A Kick In The Head?" | Safe | ||
| 9 | Diana Vickers | "Smile" | Safe | ||
| 10 | Rachel Hylton | "Feeling Good" | Safe | ||
| Final Showdown Details | |||||
| 1 | Scott Bruton | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Eliminated | ||
| 2 | Daniel Evans | "To Where You Are" | Safe | ||
| Order | Artist | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Hylton | "Lost In Music" | Bottom two | ||
| 2 | Austin Drage | "Wishing on a Star" | Bottom two | ||
| 3 | Diana Vickers | "Call Me" | Safe | ||
| 4 | Daniel Evans | "Don't Leave Me This Way" | Safe | ||
| 5 | Laura White | "Somebody Else's Guy" | Safe | ||
| 6 | Eoghan Quigg | "Could It Be Magic" | Safe | ||
| 7 | Ruth Lorenzo | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | Safe | ||
| 8 | Alexandra Burke | "On The Radio" | Safe | ||
| 9 | JLS | Medley of "Working My Way Back To You"/"Forgive Me Girl" | Safe | ||
| Final Showdown Details | |||||
| 1 | Rachel Hylton | "No More Drama" | Safe | ||
| 2 | Austin Drage | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" | Eliminated | ||
| Order | Artist | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eoghan Quigg | "Anytime You Need a Friend" | Safe | ||
| 2 | Ruth Lorenzo | "My All" | Bottom two | ||
| 3 | Laura White | "Endless Love" | Bottom two | ||
| 4 | Rachel Hylton | "Against All Odds" | Safe | ||
| 5 | JLS | "One Sweet Day" | Safe | ||
| 6 | Daniel Evans | "Open Arms" | Safe | ||
| 7 | Alexandra Burke | "Without You" | Safe | ||
| 8 | Diana Vickers | N/A – see note below. | Safe | ||
| Final Showdown Details | |||||
| 1 | Ruth Lorenzo | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Safe | ||
| 2 | Laura White | "Over the Rainbow" | Eliminated | ||
| Order | Artist | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Evans | "It's Not Unusual" | Bottom two | ||
| 2 | Alexandra Burke | "You Are So Beautiful" | Safe | ||
| 3 | JLS | Medley of "I Want to Hold Your Hand"/"Twist and Shout"/"Hey Jude" | Safe | ||
| 4 | Rachel Hylton | "You Know I'm No Good" | Bottom two | ||
| 5 | Eoghan Quigg | "One More Try" | Safe | ||
| 6 | Diana Vickers | "Yellow" | Safe | ||
| 7 | Ruth Lorenzo | "Angels" | Safe | ||
| Final Showdown Details | |||||
| 1 | Daniel Evans | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Eliminated | ||
| 2 | Rachel Hylton | "One" | Safe | ||
| Order | Artist | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandra Burke | "Relight My Fire" | Safe | ||
| 2 | Ruth Lorenzo | "Love Ain't Here Anymore" | Safe | ||
| 3 | JLS | "A Million Love Songs" | Bottom two | ||
| 4 | Rachel Hylton | "Rule the World" | Bottom two | ||
| 5 | Diana Vickers | "Patience" | Safe | ||
| 6 | Eoghan Quigg | "Never Forget" | Safe | ||
| Final Showdown Details | |||||
| 1 | JLS | "Stand by Me"/"Beautiful Girls" | Safe | ||
| 2 | Rachel Hylton | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Eliminated | ||
| Order | Artist | Britney Spears song | Order | American classic | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Lorenzo | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | 6 | "Always" | Eliminated |
| 2 | JLS | "...Baby One More Time" | 7 | "You Light Up My Life" | Safe |
| 3 | Alexandra Burke | "Toxic" | 8 | "Listen" | Safe |
| 4 | Eoghan Quigg | "Sometimes" | 9 | "We're All In This Together" | Safe |
| 5 | Diana Vickers | "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" | 10 | "Everybody Hurts" | Safe |
| Order | Artist | Mentor's choice | Order | Contestant's choice | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eoghan Quigg | "Year 3000" | 5 | "Does Your Mother Know?" | Safe |
| 2 | Diana Vickers | "Girlfriend" | 6 | "White Flag" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Alexandra Burke | "Don't Stop the Music" | 7 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Safe |
| 4 | JLS | "Umbrella" | 8 | "I'm Already There" | Safe |
| Order | Artist | Christmas song | Celebrity duet | Contestant's favourite | Winner's song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eoghan Quigg | "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" | "Picture of You" duet with Boyzone | "We're All In This Together" | N/A – eliminated after third performance | Third place |
| 2 | JLS | "Last Christmas" | "Flying Without Wings" duet with Westlife | "I'm Already There" | "Hallelujah" | Runner-up |
| 3 | Alexandra Burke | "Silent Night" | "Listen" duet with Beyoncé | "You Are So Beautiful" | "Hallelujah" | Winner |
On the final Xtra Factor broadcast of the series, shortly after the winner was announced on the main show, presenter Holly Willoughby announced the contestants who received the most votes from the public for each of the 10 live shows. Also the official website published the official percentages of votes per week. Eoghan Quigg had the most with 6. See the results summary for details.
The total number of votes cast for the entire series was 16,469,064.
Viewing figures for series 5 were, at the time of airing, the highest ever for any X Factor series, about 20% up on the previous series.[25] This, however, was beaten by the sixth series the following year.
The first show of the series had the highest launch audience for any series, peaking at over 12 million viewers.[26] The entire Auditions phase officially averaged 9.9m, a rise of 1.2m over the previous series.
The Bootcamp episodes performed well in the ratings; although the Saturday episode was beaten for the first time by Strictly Come Dancing,[27] the Sunday episode restored the balance.[28] The Saturday Judges' houses episode had the highest audience since the opening show, and the Sunday episode had a lower rating but still exceeded that of Strictly Come Dancing.[29] The entire bootcamp and judges' houses phase officially averaged 9.8m, a rise of 2.5m over the previous series.
The live shows pulled in very strong audiences, often rating as the most watched programme of the week.[30] The final was the second most watched television programme of 2008 with 14.06m viewers.[31]
Series 5 of The X Factor officially averaged 10.5m, at the time becoming the most watched British talent series of the 21st century.
| Show | Date | Overnight rating | Share | Peak | Official rating | Weekly Rank | Source |
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| Auditions 1 | 16 August | 10.2m | 48.2% | 12.1m | 10.78m | #1 | [32] |
| Auditions 2 | 23 August | 9.4m | 45.4% | 10.9m | 10.10m | #1 | [33] |
| Auditions 3 | 30 August | 8.2m | 43.5% | 9.8m | 8.80m | #2 | [34] |
| Auditions 4 | 6 September | 9.0m | 42.8% | 10.5m | 9.57m | #1 | [35] |
| Auditions 5 | 13 September | 9.4m | 43.2% | 10.4m | 9.96m | #1 | [36] |
| Auditions 6 | 20 September | 9.3m | 41.7% | 10.5m | 10.01m | #1 | [37] |
| Bootcamp 1 | 27 September | 8.2m | 36.0% | 9.3m | 8.94m | #6 | [38] |
| Bootcamp 2 | 28 September | 8.9m | 38.1% | 9.8m | 9.47m | #1 | [39] |
| Judges' houses 1 | 4 October | 9.8m | 40.5% | 11.0m | 10.84m | #1 | [40] |
| Judges' houses 2 | 5 October | 9.5m | 42.7% | 11.4m | 10.11m | #3 | [41] |
| Live show 1 | 11 October | 10.4m | 44.1% | 11.3m | 11.09m | #1 | [42] |
| Results 1 | 8.0m | 40.8% | 9.2m | 9.05m | #7 | ||
| Live show 2 | 18 October | 9.3m | 38.5% | 10.9m | 10.21m | #3 | [43] |
| Results 2 | 7.9m | 39.7% | 9.1m | 9.13m | #9 | ||
| Live show 3 | 25 October | 9.7m | 39.7% | 10.8m | 10.37m | #2 | [44] |
| Results 3 | 7.7m | 38.0% | 8.7m | 8.89m | #10 | ||
| Live show 4 | 1 November | 10.9m | 43.3% | 12.1m | 11.65m | #1 | [45] |
| Results 4 | 8.5m | 37.6% | 9.8m | 9.72m | #6 | ||
| Live show 5 | 8 November | 10.2m | 42.6% | 11.2m | 10.72m | #2 | [46] |
| Results 5 | 8.3m | 35.6% | 10.0m | 9.46m | #7 | ||
| Live show 6 | 15 November | 10.6m | 43.5% | 11.8m | 11.28m | #1 | [47] |
| Results 6 | 9.5m | 42.9% | 10.5m | 10.62m | #2 | ||
| Live show 7 | 22 November | 10.6m | 43.2% | 12.2m | 11.77m | #1 | [48] |
| Results 7 | 9.2m | 41.1% | 10.0m | 9.98m | #6 | ||
| Live show 8 | 29 November | 11.9m | 46.0% | 12.8m | 12.67m | #1 | [49] |
| Results 8 | 10.7m | 50.0% | 11.3m | 11.41m | #2 | ||
| Semi-final | 6 December | 9.7m | 39.1% | 11.6m | 10.30m | #3 | |
| Semi-final results | 9.8m | 39.6% | 11.2m | 10.60m | #2 | ||
| Final performances | 13 December | 13.2m | 50.3% | 14.6m | 13.77m | #2 | [51] |
| Final results | 13.5m | 54.4% | 14.6m | 14.06m | #1 | ||
| Series average | 2008 | 9.7m | 42.4% | 11.0m | 10.51m | - |
The twelve finalists together recorded a cover version of Mariah Carey's 1993 hit "Hero" in support of the Help for Heroes charity.[52] The single was available for download from 25 October 2008, after the finalists performed the song live on that night's show. It was released in stores on 27 October, and Simon Cowell predicted it "will go straight to the top of the charts".[53] In the first week of its release it went straight to number 1 and sold 313,244 copies, more than the rest of the top ten combined.[54]
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