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The X Factor

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J Star's Unforgettable Audition | The X Factor UK

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Jennifer Phillips risks Mary Mary's Shackles | Auditions Week 1 | The X Factor UK 2015

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Jess Folley's star quality shines with 'Survivor' | X Factor: The Band | Arena Auditions

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JUDGES BIG SURPRISE! Contestant Gets Over Excited During Shock Audition! | X Factor Global

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You Sing With Autotune, Demi Lovato! Contestant Owns Demi On X FACTOR! Crazy Moment 🤣

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A Star ⭐ definitely proved they were ready by securing that all important place at #JudgesHouses 🙌👊 #XFactor https://t.co/gFHo5MErUs

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Who else spent their weekend wishing they could be in Malibu at @SimonCowell's house? 😍☀️🌴 #JudgesHouses #XFactor https://t.co/7zd3gbnCmc

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👇 You wouldn't want to miss out on any #XFactor amazingness, would you? ❌ https://t.co/FCYsl81lCU

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Introducing @Louis_Tomlinson's final six boys!🙌 Who are you backing?🤔 #SixChairChallenge #XFactor https://t.co/wlFgTbOnV7

The X Factor is a British reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The contestants are aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. Created by Simon Cowell, the show began in 2004 and has since aired annually from August/September until December. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's Thames and Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment. It is broadcast on the ITV network in the UK and simulcast on TV3 in Ireland. "X Factor" refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality. The series consists of auditions, bootcamp, judges' houses, several weeks of live shows, semi-finals and the final. The series had a spin-off behind-the-scenes show called The Xtra Factor, which aired directly after the main show on ITV2. This lasted for the first thirteen series, when it was cancelled by ITV in January 2017. It is replaced by an online spin-off show Xtra Bites exclusively on the ITV Hub. The first three series were presented by Kate Thornton, then from series four to eleven, the show was presented by Dermot O'Leary. Series 12 was presented by Caroline Flack and Olly Murs with O'Leary returning for series 13.