The X Factor: Celebrity
| The X Factor: Celebrity | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hosted by | Dermot O'Leary (ITV) |
| Judges | Simon Cowell Nicole Scherzinger Louis Walsh |
| Winner | Megan McKenna |
| Winning mentor | Louis Walsh |
| Runner-up | Max and Harvey |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Original release | 12 October – 30 November 2019 |
The X Factor: Celebrity is a British celebrity special edition of The X Factor which premiered on 12 October 2019 on ITV.[1] It is a revamped version of the 2006 celebrity format The X Factor: Battle of the Stars. Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh judged this series, with Dermot O'Leary presenting the series and Vick Hope hosting Xtra Bites on YouTube.[2]
The format for the series was announced in 2019, after The X Factor was contracted until 2020.[3] The celebrity lineup was announced on 30 September 2019. On 30 November, Megan McKenna won the series with 46.3% of the vote, with Max and Harvey finishing in second place and Jenny Ryan in third place.[4][5]
Background[]
The series' predecessor, The X Factor: Battle of the Stars aired in 2006 as a celebrity incarnation of The X Factor. It was reported on 26 August 2006 that Cowell had axed Battle of the Stars, describing it as "pointless" and adding "we are never going to do it again." However, Cowell later stated in an interview with The Sun on 30 November 2018 that he would consider reviving the show for a second series as a charity special.[6]
The series was first reported in early 2019, as the main series was being put on hiatus due to declining ratings.[7][8] On 7 July 2019, Walsh spoke about the return of the series, stating, "I go to Los Angeles on Tuesday, I go to Simon’s house in Malibu, it’s me, Simon and Nicole, we’re doing the celebrity one."[9] On 22 October 2019, it was revealed that Vick Hope would host Xtra Bites on YouTube, each episode premiered after each live show.[10]
The format of the series differs heavily than Battle of the Stars to bring it more in line with the main series. Notable differences between this series and Battle of the Stars are instead of competing for charity, the acts are competing to win a record contract with Syco Music, and the live shows, instead of being aired daily, are aired every Saturday night, allowing more time inbetween shows for the acts to develop their artistry.
Acts[]
A teaser, released in September 2019, teased the potential contestants of the series, of which include: a film star, model, online influencers, professional dancer, social media stars and a soap star.[11] The full line-up was revealed on 30 September 2019.[12] Cowell mentored the Groups, Walsh mentored the Under 31s and Scherzinger mentored the Over 31s. During auditions, Cowell’s America’s Got Talent co-judge Howie Mandel and American Idol co-judge Randy Jackson appeared as guest judges.
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-Up
- – Third Place
- – Eliminated In The Live shows
- – Eliminated In The Auditions
| Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Category (Mentor) | Known For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan McKenna | 27 | Barking, England | Under 31s (Walsh) | Television personality | Winner |
| Max and Harvey | 16 | Sandhurst, England | Groups (Cowell) | YouTube personalities | Runner-Up |
| Jenny Ryan[a] | 37 | Bolton, England | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | Quizzer & The Chase star | 3rd Place |
| V5[b] | 18–21 | Colombia / Puerto Rico / Brazil / Cuba / Mexico |
Groups (Cowell) | Social media influencers | 4th Place |
| Try Star[c] | 21–34 | Birmingham / Harare, Zimbabwe / Chester | Rugby union players | 5th Place | |
| Vinnie Jones[d] | 54 | Watford, England | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | Actor & former Premier League footballer | 6th Place |
| Kevin McHale | 31 | Plano, Texas, U.S. | Under 31s (Walsh) | Glee actor | 7th Place |
| No Love Lost[e] | 21–24 | Essex / London / Staffordshire | Groups (Cowell) | Love Island stars | 8th Place |
| Martin Bashir | 56 | Wandsworth, England | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | Journalist & news anchor | 9th Place |
| Jonny Labey | 26 | Grouville, Jersey | Under 31s (Walsh) | Former EastEnders actor | 10th Place |
| Victoria Ekanoye | 36 | Bury, England | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | Former Coronation Street actress | 11th Place |
| Olivia Olson | 27 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Under 31s (Walsh) | Actress & singer | 12th Place |
| Ricki Lake | 51 | Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S. | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | Hairspray actress & former talk show host | 13th Place |
| Hayley Hasselhoff | 27 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Under 31s (Walsh) | Actress & model | 14th Place |
| Cole and Edwards[f] | 43 & 48 | Christchurch, New Zealand (Cole) London, England (Edwards) |
Groups (Cowell) | Former Strictly Come Dancing professional (Cole) Former Hollyoaks actor (Edwards) |
15th Place |
Notes[]
- ^ Ryan was originally eliminated in the Auditions, but on 21 October 2019, she was brought back into the competition.
- ^ V5 consists of social media influencers Laura Buitrago, Alondra Martinez, Sofia Oliveira, Wendii Sarmiento, and Renata Vaca. Vaca replaced Natalie Valerin, who left before the live shows.
- ^ Try Star consists of Levi Davis, Thom Evans and Ben Foden.
- ^ Jones did not audition for the series due to the death of his wife, but Cowell invited him to join the live shows.
- ^ No Love Lost (previously known as Love Islanders) consist of stars Eyal Booker, Zara McDermott, Samira Mighty and Wes Nelson.
- ^ Cole and Edwards consists of Brendan Cole and Jeremy Edwards.
Auditions[]
The audition process took place in Los Angeles, California. The celebrity acts were all asked to meet with O'Leary in a location where they then spent two days with the production team working on vocal training and song choices. They then auditioned for Cowell, Walsh and Scherzinger at a house party in Malibu consisting of various singers, songwriters, record producers and talent judges for the acts to perform in front of.
Some of the guest judges that the celebrities got to perform in front of were as follows:[13]
Vinnie Jones, who was due to take part in the show, was unable to fly to Los Angeles for his audition due to the death of his wife Tanya Terry on 6 July 2019. Cowell personally called Jones two months later and offered him an unconditional place in the live shows.
| Order | Celebrity | Category | Song choice[14] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 (12 October 2019) | ||||
| 1 | No Love Lost[a] | Groups | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | Advanced |
| 2 | Kevin McHale | Under 31s | "Never Be the Same" | |
| 3 | Max and Harvey | Groups | "I Don't Care" | |
| "Sucker" | ||||
| 4 | Cole & Edwards | Groups | "Love at First Sight" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Martin Bashir | Over 31s | "L-O-V-E" | Advanced |
| 6 | Hayley Hasselhoff | Under 31s | "Someone You Loved" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Jenny Ryan | Over 31s | "Somebody to Love" | Advanced[b] |
| 8 | Try Star | Groups | "No Diggity" | |
| Week 2 (19 October 2019) | ||||
| 1 | Olivia Olson | Under 31s | "Location" | Advanced |
| "Come Together" | ||||
| 2 | Jonny Labey | Under 31s | "Feel It Still" | |
| "Feeling Good" with David Foster | ||||
| 3 | Megan McKenna | Under 31s | "Everything but You" | |
| 4 | Ricki Lake | Over 31s | "Us" | |
| 5 | V5 | Groups | "Juice" | |
| 6 | Victoria Ekanoye | Over 31s | "The House of the Rising Sun" | |
Notes[]
Live shows[]
Results summary[]
- Colour key
| – | Act was eliminated by their mentor |
| – | Act was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated |
| – | Act received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off) |
| – | Act received the most public votes |
| – | Act was given a Safe Seat from the judges |
| Act | Auditions | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Vote | Second Vote | |||||||||
| Megan McKenna | Advanced | 1st 26.7% |
1st 30.1% |
1st 25.7% |
1st 21.6% |
1st 28.6% |
1st 40.6% |
Winner 46.3%4 | ||
| Max and Harvey | 5th 10.6% |
3rd 12.2% |
Safe Seat |
4th 14.0% |
3rd 16.9% |
2nd 27.5% |
Runner-Up 27.1%4 | |||
| Jenny Ryan | Eliminated1 | Safe Seat |
5th 10.4% |
2nd 25.5% |
3rd 14.5% |
2nd 17.2% |
3rd 21.2% |
3rd 22.4%4 | ||
| V5 | Advanced | 6th 8.7% |
4th 12.0% |
5th 11.0% |
5th 10.5% |
5th 11.1% |
4th 10.7% |
Eliminated (final) | ||
| Try Star | Safe Seat |
Safe Seat |
3rd 17.5% |
2nd 20.8% |
4th 15.7% |
Eliminated (semi-final) | ||||
| Vinnie Jones | 2nd 16.5% |
2nd 14.0% |
Safe Seat |
6th 10.1% |
6th 10.5% | |||||
| Kevin McHale | 7th 7.9% |
Safe Seat |
Safe Seat |
7th 8.5% |
Eliminated (quarter-final) | |||||
| No Love Lost | 3rd 11.2% |
Safe Seat |
4th 13.7% |
Eliminated (week 3) | ||||||
| Martin Bashir | 8th 3.7% |
6th 9.3% |
6th 6.6% | |||||||
| Jonny Labey | Safe Seat |
7th 6.6% |
Eliminated (week 2) | |||||||
| Victoria Ekanoye | 4th 10.7% |
8th 5.4% | ||||||||
| Olivia Olson | 9th 2.9% |
Eliminated (week 1) | ||||||||
| Ricki Lake | 10th 1.1% | |||||||||
| Hayley Hasselhoff | Eliminated | Eliminated (Auditions) | ||||||||
| Cole & Edwards | ||||||||||
| Final Showdown | N/A | Bashir, Olson |
Bashir, Labey |
No Love Lost, V5 |
Jones, McHale |
Try Star, V5 |
No sing-off or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone | |||
| Walsh's vote to eliminate (Under 31s) |
Hasselhoff | Bashir | Bashir | No Love Lost | Jones | N/A3 | ||||
| Scherzinger's vote to eliminate (Over 31s) |
Ryan | Olson | Labey | No Love Lost | McHale | Try Star | ||||
| Cowell's vote to eliminate (Groups) |
Cole & Edwards | Olson | None (abstained) | N/A2 | McHale | Try Star | ||||
| Eliminated | Cole & Edwards by Cowell |
Ricki Lake 1.1% to save |
Victoria Ekanoye 5.4% to save |
Martin Bashir 6.6% to save |
Kevin McHale 2 of 3 votes Majority |
Vinnie Jones 10.5% to save |
V5 10.7% to save |
Jenny Ryan 22.4% to win | ||
| Hayley Hasselhoff by Walsh |
Olivia Olson 2 of 3 votes Majority |
Jonny Labey 1 of 2 votes Deadlock |
No Love Lost 2 of 2 votes Majority |
Try Star 2 of 2 votes Majority |
Max and Harvey 27.1% to win | |||||
| Jenny Ryan by Scherzinger | ||||||||||
- ^1 Although Ryan was eliminated by Scherzinger, Ryan later returned as the thirteenth finalist.
- ^2 Cowell was not required to vote as there was already a majority.
- ^3 Walsh was not required to vote as there was already a majority. However, he stated he would have voted to eliminate Try Star
- ^4 The voting percentages in the final's second vote do not add up to 100%, owing to the freezing of votes. V5 received 4.2% of the final vote.[15]
Week 1 (26 October)[]
- Theme: Express Yourself
| Act | Category (Mentor) | Order | Song (original artist)[16] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | Under 31s (Walsh) | 1 | "Good as Hell" (Lizzo) | Safe |
| Ricki Lake | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 2 | "Landslide" (Fleetwood Mac) | Eliminated (Fewest Public Votes) |
| No Love Lost | Groups (Cowell) | 3 | "All or Nothing" (original song) | Safe |
| Jenny Ryan | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 4 | "Rise Like a Phoenix" (Conchita Wurst) | Saved by Scherzinger |
| Jonny Labey | Under 31s (Walsh) | 5 | "Show Me Love" (Robin S.) | Saved by Walsh |
| V5 | Groups (Cowell) | 6 | "Bad Guy"/"Taki Taki" (Billie Eilish) / (DJ Snake) | Safe |
| Martin Bashir | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 7 | "Danke Schoen" (Wayne Newton) | Bottom Three |
| Max and Harvey | Groups (Cowell) | 8 | "When Will I Be Famous?" (Bros) | Safe |
| Olivia Olson | Under 31s (Walsh) | 9 | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (Dionne Warwick) | Eliminated (Judges' Vote) |
| Vinnie Jones | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 10 | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" (Solomon Burke) | Safe |
| Megan McKenna | Under 31s (Walsh) | 11 | "This" (original song) | Safe (Highest Votes) |
| Victoria Ekanoye | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 12 | "Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS) | Safe |
| Try Star | Groups (Cowell) | 13 | "Pony"/"Old Town Road" (Ginuwine) / (Lil Nas X) | Saved by Cowell |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Walsh: Martin Bashir - backed his own act, Olivia Olson.
- Scherzinger: Olivia Olson - backed her own act, Martin Bashir.
- Cowell: Olivia Olson - concluded that the public would like to see Bashir through to next week more.
Week 2 (2 November)[]
- Musical Guest: James Arthur ("Quite Miss Home")[17]
| Act | Category (Mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Labey | Under 31s (Walsh) | 1 | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Eliminated (Deadlock) |
| Jenny Ryan | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 2 | "This Is My Life" | Safe |
| No Love Lost | Groups (Cowell) | 3 | "Would I Lie to You?" (semi-original song) | Saved by Cowell |
| Victoria Ekanoye | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 4 | "Why Don't You Love Me" | Eliminated (Fewest Public Votes) |
| Max and Harvey | Groups (Cowell) | 5 | "Cool" | Safe |
| Kevin McHale | Under 31s (Walsh) | 6 | "Dance Monkey" | Saved by Walsh |
| Try Star | Groups (Cowell) | 7 | "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Saved by Scherzinger |
| Martin Bashir | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 8 | "Easy" | Bottom Three |
| V5 | Groups (Cowell) | 9 | "Despacito"/"Mi Gente" | Safe |
| Vinnie Jones | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 10 | "Lip Up Fatty" | |
| Megan McKenna | Under 31s (Walsh) | 11 | "Stronger" (original song) | Safe (Highest Votes) |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Walsh: Martin Bashir - backed his own act, Jonny Labey.
- Scherzinger: Jonny Labey - backed her own act, Martin Bashir.
- Cowell abstained from voting as he wanted to hear the public's opinion and sent the result to deadlock.
With the acts in the bottom two receiving one vote each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Jonny Labey was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 3 (9 November)[]
| Act | Category (Mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | Under 31s (Walsh) | 1 | "Don't Start Now" | Saved by Walsh |
| Max and Harvey | Groups (Cowell) | 2 | "Can't Hold Us" | Saved by Cowell |
| Vinnie Jones | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 3 | "It Must Be Love"/"House of Fun"/"One Step Beyond" | Saved by Scherzinger |
| Try Star | Groups (Cowell) | 4 | "No Diggity" | Safe |
| V5 | Groups (Cowell) | 5 | "Motivation"/"I Like It" | Bottom Three |
| Martin Bashir | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 6 | "That’s Life" | Eliminated |
| Megan McKenna | Under 31s (Walsh) | 7 | "Half of My Heart" (original song) | Safe (Highest Votes) |
| No Love Lost | Groups (Cowell) | 8 | "Money Where Your Mouth Is" (original song) | Bottom Three |
| Jenny Ryan | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 9 | "The Edge of Glory" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| V5 | Groups (Cowell) | 1 | "Juice" | Saved |
| No Love Lost | Groups (Cowell) | 2 | "Sorry" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Walsh: No Love Lost - based his decision on whom he thought would sell more records.
- Scherzinger: No Love Lost - said that she liked V5 more consistently throughout the competition.
- Cowell was not required to vote as there was already a majority and did not say how he would have voted as both were his own acts. However, in response to No Love Lost's elimination, he said that he would organise a public vote to bring back one of the eliminated acts for the final.
However, voting statistics revealed that No Love Lost received more votes than V5 which meant that if the result went to deadlock, No Love Lost would have advanced to the quarter-final and V5 would have been eliminated.
Week 4: Quarter-Final (16 November)[]
- Musical Guest: Lizzo ("Good as Hell")[18]
At the beginning of the show, Cowell stated that Safe Seats would no longer be used due to negative viewer reception, therefore all acts would face the public vote.
This is also the only live show with one contestant going home.
| Act | Category (Mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max and Harvey | Groups (Cowell) | 1 | "High Hopes" | Safe |
| Kevin McHale | Under 31s (Walsh) | 2 | "I Feel Love" | Bottom Two |
| V5 | Groups (Cowell) | 3 | "Bang Bang" | Safe |
| Vinnie Jones | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 4 | "I Fought the Law"/"Should I Stay or Should I Go" | Bottom Two |
| Megan McKenna | Under 31s (Walsh) | 5 | "When I'm Crying" (original song) | Safe (Highest Votes) |
| Jenny Ryan | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 6 | "Euphoria" | Safe |
| Try Star | Groups (Cowell) | 7 | "Boom" | |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Vinnie Jones | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 1 | "The Galway Shawl" | Saved |
| Kevin McHale | Under 31s (Walsh) | 2 | "Something's Got to Give" | Eliminated |
Shortly before the judges voted, Jones announced that he did not wish to obstruct McHale's progress and requested to withdraw.
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Scherzinger: Kevin McHale - backed her own act, Vinnie Jones.
- Walsh: Vinnie Jones - backed his own act, Kevin McHale.
- Cowell: Kevin McHale - Disregarded Jones’ request to leave and said he was going with his heart, believing that Jones still had a chance of winning the competition.
Week 5: Semi-Final (23 November)[]
- Theme: Movies
- Musical Guest: Louis Tomlinson ("Don't Let It Break Your Heart")
At the start of the show, O'Leary announced that Cowell's request for a wildcard vote had to be declined, and that four finalists would be found amongst the remaining six acts.
| Act | Category (Mentor) | Order | Song | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Try Star | Groups (Cowell) | 1 | "The Greatest Show" | The Greatest Showman | Bottom Three |
| Jenny Ryan | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 2 | "Skyfall" | Skyfall | Safe |
| Max and Harvey | Groups (Cowell) | 3 | "Kiss You" | One Direction: This Is Us | |
| Vinnie Jones | Overs (Scherzinger) | 4 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Dirty Dancing | Eliminated |
| Megan McKenna | Under 31s (Walsh) | 5 | "It Must Have Been Love" | Pretty Woman | Safe (Highest Votes) |
| V5 | Groups (Cowell) | 6 | "September" | Trolls | Bottom Three |
| Sing-off details | |||||
| Try Star | Groups (Cowell) | 1 | "Hold Me While You Wait" | Eliminated | |
| V5 | Groups (Cowell) | 2 | "Con Calma"/"End of Time" | Saved | |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Scherzinger: Try Star - opted to save V5 as she was “all about girl power”.
- Cowell: Try Star - commended Try Star on their overall progress in the competition as they had not been singers before, but ultimately felt that V5 had a better chance of being successful outside the show.
- Walsh was not required to vote as there was already a majority and did not say how he would have voted.
However, voting statistics revealed that Try Star received more votes than V5 which meant that if the result went to deadlock, Try Star would have advanced to the final and V5 would have been eliminated.
Week 6: Final (30 November)[]
- Theme: Christmas; Song of the Series
- Musical guest: The Pussycat Dolls ("Buttons" / "When I Grow Up" / "Don't Cha" / "React")[19]
| Act | Category (Mentor) | Order | Song | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V5 | Groups (Cowell) | 1 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | N/A | N/A (Already Eliminated) | Fourth Place |
| Jenny Ryan | Over 31s (Scherzinger) | 2 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 6 | "The Edge of Glory" | Third Place |
| Max and Harvey | Groups (Cowell) | 3 | "Last Christmas" | 7 | "Kiss You" | Runner-Up |
| Megan McKenna | Under 31s (Walsh) | 4 | "One More Sleep" | 5 | "This" (original song) | Winner |
Following the announcement that McKenna had won, she performed her winner's single, "It Must Have Been Love".
Reception[]
Ratings[]
| Episode | Air date | Official rating (millions)[20],1 |
Weekly rank[20],2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | 12 October 2019 | 6.26 | 7 |
| Auditions 2 | 19 October 2019 | 5.08 | 11 |
| Live show 1 | 26 October 2019 | N/A | Outside top 15 |
| Live show 2 | 2 November 2019 | ||
| Live show 3 | 9 November 2019 | ||
| Live show 4 | 16 November 2019 | ||
| Live show 5 | 23 November 2019 | ||
| Live final | 30 November 2019 |
Notes[]
- ^1 The ratings over a 7-day period, including the broadcasts on ITV and streaming through ITV Hub using BARB's four-screen dashboard system (includes viewers watching on tablets/smartphones).
- ^2 The ITV rank for the programme compared to other ITV broadcasts in the week.
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