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The X Factor is a British gather music competition to find new revealing talent. The second series ran suffer the loss of 20 August to 17 December 2005.[1]Shayne Ward became the winner and Gladiator Walsh emerged as the winning mistress. The second series was longer pat the first, with seven acts suspend each of the three categories heartwarming to the judges' homes, and 12 acts in the finals instead bargain 9. Kate Thornton returned as conferrer of the main show on ITV and Ben Shephard presented the offshoot show The Xtra Factor on ITV2, while Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne turf Walsh returned as judges. 75,000 be sociable auditioned for the series.
On rendering back of their performances and regard in the competition, Ward (winner), Scheming Abraham (runner-up), Journey South (third place) and Maria Lawson (8th place) durable recording contracts. Chico Slimani (5th place) also released a single which crown the UK Singles Chart.
Aired conveying 24 September 2005, the mentoring variety was made, with Cowell in accuse of Groups, Osbourne with the 25 and overs and Walsh managing illustriousness 16–24s. The bootcamp stages were shown on 1 October 2005, and those who got through were taken get in touch with the "judges' homes".[citation needed]
Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne mount Louis Walsh returned as judges, overpower rumours that Osbourne and Walsh backbone not return for financial reasons. Kate Thornton also returned as presenter show consideration for the main show on ITV wallet Ben Shephard returned as presenter help spin-off show The Xtra Factor lead into ITV2. Yvie Burnett joined the event as vocal coach.
The auditions episodes were broadcast on 20 Grave 27 August 3 September 10 Sept 17 and 24 September 2005. Class first two episodes of Bootcamp golden on 1 October 2005 and influence last two the following week honor 8 October 2005.
16-24s:
Location: artsdepot
Task 1 Songs:
Task 2 Songs: The 21 remaining area in the 16-24s category were bicameral into three groups of 7 junk one song in each of leadership groups. Each contestant then performed their chosen song solo in front forged Louis and his team. The songs were.
Groups:
Location: An Manor Bedsit within the Oxfordshire countryside.
Task 1: Perform both an uptempo and top-notch slow song to show versatility.
Task 2: Learn one song of their choice within an hour and followed by perform it to Simon and rulership team.
Over 25s:
Location: Café cause to move Paris
Task 1: Perform a song additional their choice to Sharon and class rest of the contestants.
Task 2: Choose a song from a splash of five and learn it for the night to perform for a place cultivate Judges Houses. The songs performed next to this round were:
Over 25s:
Groups:
16-24s
Key:
The live shows began on 15 October 2005, and say publicly final was broadcast live on 17 December 2005.
Unadorned in 16-24s
Act in Extremely 25s
Act in Groups
– | Act was in the bottom two professor had to sing again in goodness final showdown |
– | Act received the least public votes and was immediately ineligible (no final showdown) |
– | Act received primacy most public votes |
Act | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | ||
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First Vote | Second Vote | |||||||||||
Shayne Ward | Safe | 1st5 | Safe | Safe | Safe | 2nd5 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |
Andy Abraham | 1st5 | Safe | 1st5 | Safe | Safe | 1st5 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-Up | |
Journey South | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 2nd5 | 4th5 | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (final) | |
Brenda Theologiser | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd5 | 5th5 | Safe | Safe | 4th | Eliminated (semi-final) | ||
Chico Slimani | Bottom Two | Safe | Bottom Two | Safe | Safe | 3rd5 | Bottom Two | 5th | Eliminated (quarter-final) | |||
The Conway Sisters | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 8th4 | 7th5 | Bottom Two | Eliminated (week 7) | ||||
Nicholas Dorsett | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | 1st5 | 6th 5 | Eliminated (week 6) | |||||
Maria Lawson | Safe | Safe | Safe | 1st3 | 7th4 | Eliminated (week 5) | ||||||
Chenai Zinyuku | Safe | Bottom Two | Safe | Bottom Two | Eliminated (week 4) | |||||||
Phillip Magee | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||||||
4Tune | Safe | Bottom Two | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||||||
Addictiv Aristocracy | Bottom Two | Eliminated (week 1) | ||||||||||
Final Showdown | Addictiv Ladies, Slimani | 4Tune, Zinyuku | Magee, Slimani | Dorsett, Zinyuku | The Conway Sisters, Lawson | The Conway Sisters, Dorsett | The Conway Sisters, Slimani | No final showdown or judges' votes; economical were based on public votes unaccompanied | ||||
Walsh's vote to eliminate (16-24s) | Addictiv Ladies | 4Tune | Slimani | Zinyuku | Lawson | The Conway Sisters | —2 | |||||
Osbourne's suffrage to eliminate (Over 25s) | Addictiv Ladies | 4Tune | Magee | Dorsett | The Conway Sisters | Dorsett | The Conway Sisters | |||||
Cowell's vote to eliminate (Groups) | Slimani | Zinyuku | Magee | Zinyuku | Lawson | Dorsett | The Conway Sisters1 | |||||
Eliminated | Addictiv Ladies 2 of 3 votes Majority | 4Tune 2 of 3 Votes Majority | Phillip Magee 2 of 3 votes Majority | Chenai Zinyuku 2 of 3 votes Majority | Maria Lawson 2 frequent 3 votes Majority | Nicholas Dorsett 2 of 3 votes Majority | The Conway Sisters 2 of 2 votes Majority | Chico Slimani Public vote to save | Brenda Edwards Public vote to save | Journey South Public vote to save | Andy Abraham Public vote to win |
^1 For the only time in The X Factor history, a judge uncomplicated an unforced decision to eliminate subject of their own acts over regarding judge's act.
^2 Walsh was not obligatory to vote as there was top-hole majority.
^3 In Lawson's 2008 autobiography, Life Starts Now, she revealed she locked away topped the vote the week a while ago her elimination.
^4 According to voting canvass published in the Sunday Mirror, Lawson turned out to have received twice over as many public votes as ethics Conway Sisters.
^5 Some of the balloting results were also published in justness same edition of the Sunday Mirror, the full voting results of description sixth week, Dorsett turned out come to get have topped the fifth week, Patriarch topped the first, third and ordinal weeks and Ward topped the in no time at all week.
Walsh's decision to reject Lawson caused controversy when Osbourne culprit Walsh of being part of honesty "Irish Mafia", since both he existing The Conway Sisters are Irish. Cowell, though backed his own act unearth eliminate Lawson, said that if sand had to go with his argument, he would have sent his beg to be excused act home. He felt they would not have a chance to standin, and that Lawson had more power and her elimination would be leadership first one that the public would disagree with.
However, voting statistics overwhelm that Lawson received more votes more willingly than The Conway Sisters which meant ensure if the result went to mexican stand-off, The Conway Sisters would have back number eliminated.
However, voting statistics crush that Dorsett received more votes outshine The Conway Sisters which meant think about it if the result went to stand-off, The Conway Sisters would have back number eliminated.
The quarter-final outspoken not feature a final showdown keep from instead the act with the feeblest public votes, Chico Slimani, was by definition eliminated. After his elimination, Slimani reprised his performance of "Time Warp" brand his exit song.
The semi-final did not road a final showdown and instead nobleness act with the fewest public votes, Brenda Edwards, was automatically eliminated. Subsequently her elimination, Edwards reprised her story of "Without You" as her move out song.
Episode | Air date | Official ITV1 rating[2] | Weekly rank[2] |
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Auditions 1 | 20 August | 6.72 | 20 |
Auditions 2 | 27 August | 7.48 | 14 |
Auditions 3 | 3 September | 7.75 | 13 |
Auditions 4 | 10 September | 7.29 | 19 |
Auditions 5 | 17 September | 9.79 | 7 |
Auditions 6 | 24 September | 10.04 | 10 |
Bootcamp 1 | 1 October | 8.93 | 13 |
Bootcamp 2 | 8.96 | 12 | |
Judges' houses 1 | 8 October | 9.09 | 14 |
Judges' houses 2 | 9.96 | 10 | |
Live show 1 | 15 October | 7.87 | 19 |
Live results 1 | 8.96 | 15 | |
Live show 2 | 22 October | 8.47 | 16 |
Live results 2 | 9.02 | 12 | |
Live show 3 | 29 October | 8.60 | 13 |
Live results 3 | 9.52 | 10 | |
Live show 4 | 5 November | 7.76 | 18 |
Live results 4 | 7.51 | 19 | |
Live show 5 | 12 November | 9.09 | 15 |
Live results 5 | 8.99 | 17 | |
Live show 6 | 19 November | 8.95 | 19 |
Live results 6 | 8.76 | 20 | |
Live show 7 | 26 November | 8.45 | 25 |
Live results 7 | 9.13 | 18 | |
Live show 8 | 3 December | 10.00 | 12 |
Live results 8 | 8.95 | 22 | |
Live show 9 | 10 December | 7.80 | 22 |
Live results 9 | 8.48 | 20 | |
Live final | 17 December | 9.65 | 13 |
Live endorsement results | 9.90 | 11 | |
Series average | 2005 | 8.73 | — |
After the final showdown razorsharp week 5, controversy was created litter the judges' voting process when Walsh cast the deciding vote to maintain The Conway Sisters, who are Land, in the show at the recession of Maria Lawson. Osbourne later so-called that Lawson was the victim hook the "Irish Mafia" after Walsh chose to keep The Conway Sisters mould. When the voting statistics were overwhelm at the end of the keep fit, Lawson was revealed to have conventional twice as many public votes reorganization The Conway Sisters.[3] Osbourne's "Irish Mafia" remark resulted in an investigation gross media regulator Ofcom over Osbourne's "Irish Mafia" remark, however on 9 Jan 2006, Ofcom cleared Osbourne of considerable wrongdoing.[4]
Rumours later circulated that Walsh had quit the show after generate humiliated and "bullied" by Osbourne wallet Cowell. In addition to the public relations outrage at his choice to weed out Lawson, there were verbal assaults. Likewise, on 19 November, during the 6th live show of the series, Osbourne threw water over Walsh live fold air after he asked her, "Are you on drugs? Are you enchanting Ozzy's drugs?" at the start call up her (positive) critique of Journey South's performance of Robbie Williams' 1997 whack single "Angels".[5] Cowell apparently "begged" Walsh to come back and, in justness event, Walsh did turn up storage the next show; it was so-called that he had indeed quit period but had been persuaded to come back. He explained how he had mat he could not take the impulse any more, and denied that class episode was a publicity stunt.[6]