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Sat, 17 May 2008 07:50:55 GMT

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X Factor's Andy set for Eurovision
The Press Association - 8 hours ago
Abraham, who lost out to Shayne Ward in the 2005 X Factor final, believes that the song he will sing on the night, Even If, could make him a Eurovision ...
X Factor's Andy serious about Eurovision What's On TV
Singer dismisses 'cheesy' tag TeleText
all 43 news articles

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:09:49 GMT

The X Factor vision spells disaster for its intended star
guardian.co.uk, UK - 16 hours ago
Last month he appeared on American Idol, but two years ago he was already outlining his vision of "an X Factor Britain", a comment that managed to combine ...

Sat, 17 May 2008 09:27:25 GMT

Eastern hope could have the X factor
Liverpool Echo, UK - 6 hours ago
X-FACTOR and Britain’s Got Talent may be the in vogue talent shows of the moment but, in China, the reality show which has a population hooked could produce ...

Sat, 17 May 2008 12:45:54 GMT

County singers take on X Factor
Shropshire Star, UK - 3 hours ago
Joe Mansfield and Jamie Vaughen, from Shawbury, and Donald Eley, from Market Drayton, will be among thousands auditioning to appear on the X Factor at Aston ...

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:49:26 GMT

Move Over X Factor - Here's the G Factor
RedOrbit, TX - 16 May 2008
Steve came in for criticism from Simon Cowell for not being bothered enough about X Factor. Akeal apparently only realised they had a heat to play the day ...

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:02:35 GMT

Meet X Factor winner Shane Ward
Liverpool Echo, UK - 16 May 2008
The X Factor winner’s debut single and album shot straight to the top of the charts. He’s since had six hit singles and now he’s playing to packed houses on ...

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:34:10 GMT

Has Natasha got X Factor?
Harborough Mail, UK - 20 hours ago
A TEENAGER from Harborough has been accepted for an audition of mega-hit television show The X Factor. Natasha Burman (16), who entered this year’s ...
Has Nikki got the X Factor? Oxford Mail
all 2 news articles

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:38 GMT

North-east woman opens X-Factor winner’s city show
Press and Journal, UK - 16 May 2008
By Joanna Skailes A NORTH-EAST music student enjoyed a taste of success when she opened X-Factor winner Shayne Ward’s show in Aberdeen. ...
shayne ward at the Oasis in Swindon on May 22 Swindon Advertiser
all 2 news articles

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:15:36 GMT

Perth shows it has the X factor in the battle to attract low-cost ...
The Australian, Australia - 15 May 2008
PERTH has trumped Victoria as the second Australian destination for Kuala Lumpur-based low-cost carrier AirAsia X. AirAsia X, which already flies to the ...

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:12:46 GMT

Leon: 'X Factor' rival fancies me
Digital Spy, UK - 16 May 2008
By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter Leon Jackson has claimed that X Factor rival Andy Williams has a "man crush" on him. The reality TV winner recently ...

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:11:43 GMT

X Factor tribute to tragic Warwickshire girl Lauren Wiltshire
Coventry Telegraph, UK - 15 May 2008
LOYAL friends of a Warwickshire schoolgirl killed in a car crash are aiming to sing on hit TV show the X Factor as part of a road safety campaign. ...

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:21:29 GMT

X Factor audition for Weston girl
Weston & Somerset Mercury, UK - 15 May 2008
A TEENAGER from Weston was put through her paces when she auditioned for the X Factor on Sunday. Amy Richards, of Byron Road on the Oldmixon estate, ...

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:50:06 GMT

Sisters holding X-Factor night for charity
ic CheshireOnline, UK - 15 May 2008
The sisters are also holding an X-Factor-style night at Whitby Sports & Social Club, Chester Road, Whitby, on Saturday, May 24, from 7.30pm till late. ...

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:20:04 GMT

The Sun

Leon Jackson shares apartment with X Factor rival Andy Williams
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 15 May 2008
LEON Jackson has moved into a flat with Welsh X Factor finalist Andy Williams - and he claims Andy has a "man crush"on him. The Scots singer is now living ...
Leon rival has 'crush' on him The Sun
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Wed, 14 May 2008 15:17:46 GMT

Showbiz Spy

X Factor - Sharon Osbourne thinks she's Simon Cowell
MyParkMag, UK - 14 May 2008
X Factor have only one month to secure Sharon as the live auditions are about to start. Sharon has already been offered more cash than Louis and Dannii put ...
Sharon demands £500000 'X Factor' rise? Digital Spy
Sharon: Give me £500k X-tra The Sun
Fiery Sharon Osbourne is demanding a $1m pay rise to return as a ... Showbiz Spy
heatworld - www.thedailygoss.com
all 9 news articles

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:04:40 GMT

X-Factor dream wrecked by assault charge
Edinburgh Evening News, UK - 14 May 2008
AN X-FACTOR contestant saw his dreams dashed when he was refused bail at a court hearing. Jason Pauley, 28, had made it through to the next round of the TV ...

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:04:37 GMT

MSN India

Re-defining the X-factor at the IPL
MSN India, India - 14 May 2008
As for the X- factor that differentiates the men from the boys, it could be described in just one word "Discipline". The line-and-length bowling of McGrath, ...

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:21:33 GMT

X-Factor Elite wrestlers earn top finishes
Herald Times Reporter, WI - 13 May 2008
The X-Factor Elite Wrestling Club had a successful month of April as the wrestlers racked up top finishes. At the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation Freestyle ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:40:26 GMT

Minogue credits Cowell with 'X Factor' return
Ireland Online, Ireland - 8 May 2008
Dannii Mingoue has credited music mogul Simon Cowell with persuading her to return to British reality show 'The X Factor', following a bitter feud with ...

Mon, 05 May 2008 23:05:56 GMT

BBC News

Sheer desperation is the principal X-factor
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 5 May 2008
Such calculated risks are testament not only to the popularity of The X Factor, but a sign of just how inexplicably vital its promises are to a generation ...
Grace Hilditch, left, and Carla Chiacca were among thousands of ... Glasgow Evening Times
Exam factor at pop star audition BBC News
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Sat, 03 May 2008 23:03:35 GMT

Fiona McCade: choose exams not X factor
Times Online, UK - 3 May 2008
Sit in an exam room for hours, toiling for a qualification everybody keeps telling you is dumbed-down, or go to The X Factor audition, win the show, ...

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:21:57 GMT

Salute for City's greatest ever
Norwich Evening News, UK - 16 May 2008
Live on stage there will be performances from top music acts including R&B star Jamelia, X Factor finalists Rhydian Roberts, Ray Quinn and Ben Mills and ...

Sun, 11 May 2008 07:21:44 GMT

Sunday Mail stars show they have the X Factor
Glasgow Sunday Mail, UK - 11 May 2008
THREE Sunday Mail stars have made it over the first hurdle in this year's X Factor. Scottish Slimmer of the Year Lisa Milburn and Karaoke Champ finalists ...

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:37:49 GMT

Journey South will be appearing at The Cresset, Friday, May 16.
Peterborough Today, UK - 20 hours ago
THEY may not have scooped the top prize in the X Factor, but Journey South – aka brothers Carl and Andy Pemberton – have carved out an enviable pop career ...
Choir's Journey South ....and North! Hartlepool Today
all 2 news articles

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:52:45 GMT

X Factor star signed for festival
BBC News, UK - 1 May 2008
The X Factor singer - famed for his peroxide spikes - came second in last year's ITV1 reality talent show, behind winner Leon Jackson. ...

Thu, 01 May 2008 07:16:30 GMT

BBC Sport

Wakefield's X-factor star
BBC Sport, UK - 1 May 2008
"He's a real X-factor player. If you're two or four points down and think 'who can win us this game?', you look at him and think he can pull something out ...

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:31:50 GMT

Boris may be a star, but he lacks the X factor
Times Online, UK - 27 Apr 2008
Voters! This isn't Britain's Got Talent! It's when we decide who's emptying the bins and moving on the tramps for the next four years Now, I am no political ...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:55:20 GMT

RTE.ie

Rosaleen achieves X Factor
RTE.ie, Ireland - 30 Apr 2008
Rosaleen boosted the Nell Gwyn form ahead of this weekend's Classics as the 15-8 favourite stayed on best of all to claim the mile-long X Factor Stakes. ...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:16:56 GMT

X Factor star steps in to save Ponty's Big Weekend
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 30 Apr 2008
THE PLUG has been pulled on The Full Ponty – but X Factor star Rhydian Roberts will perform his first Welsh gig to fill the breach. ...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:29:19 GMT

Is X-Factor star Rhydian set for Welsh date?
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 30 Apr 2008
But the X-Factor semi-finalist, who was born in Cardiff, was last night yet to confirm whether he will be the headline act at the event. ...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:35:39 GMT

Dannii Minogue returns to X Factor
entertainment.oneindia.in, India - 29 Apr 2008
London (ANI): Aussie beauty Dannii Minogue has confirmed that she will be judging another season of X Factor and has already opened hostilities with fellow ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:36:21 GMT

RTE.ie

Minogue confirms X-Factor return
RTE.ie, Ireland - 29 Apr 2008
Dannii Minogue will return as a judge on 'The X-Factor' for her second series. The Australian confirmed reports that she would be rejoining Louis Walsh, ...

Sat, 10 May 2008 10:41:42 GMT

South Wales Evening Post

GEORGIE'S X FACTOR HOPES
South Wales Evening Post, UK - 10 May 2008
That's what one senior Swansea council worker is hoping X Factor's Mr Nasty Simon Cowell will be saying when he sees him audition. ...

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:07:59 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Bath 36 Sale 14: Prop idol Stevens has the X-factor for Bath
Independent, UK - 27 Apr 2008
At 25, the Celebrity X Factor runner-up is sure to play a pivotal role in Johnson's England team. In the meantime, he happens to be the brightest of several ...
Bath 36 Sale 14: Stevens leads all-singing, all-dancing Bath into ... Independent
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Fri, 09 May 2008 10:45:19 GMT

Teacher's got the X Factor
Queensferry Tooday, UK - 9 May 2008
By Irene MacKinnon A TEACHER with a talent for singing has been told she may have the X Factor. Carol Barcley has been an early years teacher at Bo'ness ...
They've got guts, I'll give them that Glasgow Daily Record
all 6 news articles

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:19:43 GMT

Time for verdict on the political X-Factor
Times Online, UK - 26 Apr 2008
This week Gordon Brown and David Cameron will face their first big test at the ballot box as party leaders. And both men know the results will be a crucial ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:58:51 GMT

Dance judges seek X-factor in Calgary
Metro Canada - Calgary, Canada - 9 May 2008
“That X-factor comes from within. There is only one of you.” Another thing to remember is to try to be as calm as possible, since being anxious and letting ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:20:13 GMT

Pub singer Shelia has an X-Factor 'nightmare'
Middleton Guardian, UK - 8 May 2008
WHEN Middleton singer Shirley Heyes received an invitation to audition for hit TV show The X-Factor she felt her dream of stardom could soon be fulfilled. ...

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:19:28 GMT

Nokia adds the X Factor to new music service
Guardian, UK - 22 Apr 2008
Leona Lewis and other X Factor winners are on the Sony BMG roster. Photograph: PA Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has signed a crucial deal with Sony BMG to ...

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:25:45 GMT

Spygate x-factor Matt Walsh comes in from the cold
Baltimore Sun, United States - 23 Apr 2008
Spygate's x-factor, meaning former Patriot employee Matt Walsh, has an agreement with the NFL that clears the way for him to talk to the league. ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:27:41 GMT

Hertfordshire Mercury

Blond brothers with buckets of X Factor
Hertfordshire Mercury, UK - 9 May 2008
By Sara Black Popular X Factor contestants will 'Journey South' to Stevenage to play hits they sang in the programme as well as their own material. ...
Talent runs in the family BirminghamMail.net
Journey South, Venue Cymru, May 31 Daily Post
all 3 news articles

Thu, 08 May 2008 15:37:15 GMT

X-Factor: Quick and the Dead Review
IGN, CA - 8 May 2008
Peter David first made me really care about Quicksilver in the classic issue X-Factor #87, X-Amination. It was there that he showed what it was about ...

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:10:22 GMT

X factor teen misses jail
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 22 Apr 2008
A FORMER X Factor hopeful has again avoided being locked up for his part in a “happy slap” attack. Jobless Richard Peachey, 19, was given a 10-month term in ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:36:05 GMT

ITV in clear over X Factor votes
The Sun, UK - 8 May 2008
By ONLINE REPORTER IT'S fair to say ITV are having an expensive week - so the broadcaster will be pleased to know that at least X Factor is out of the frame ...
Ofcom: Leon's 'X Factor' win was genuine Digital Spy
all 2 news articles

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:40:16 GMT

Kent News

Rare creatures feeling better thanks to X-factor
Kent News, United Kingdom - 9 May 2008
Injured endangered animals are getting better treatment at Howletts and Port Lympne animal parks thanks to a new X-ray machine. The high-tech equipment, ...

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:25:20 GMT

SkySports

Carra - Torres has X Factor
SkySports, UK - 20 Apr 2008
"Last season I said that the team needed a player who could add that 'X Factor'," Carragher told the News of the World. "We wanted someone who could so ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:03:09 GMT

Newbury Weekly News Group

X-Factor hopefuls prepare for audition
Newbury Weekly News Group, UK - 8 May 2008
By Tanya Haji, Reporter A FATHER and son duo from Newbury are beginning the final preparations for their audition for this years X-Factor. ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:00:58 GMT

ITV did not mislead audiences over X Factor 2007 winner, Ofcom rules
Stage, UK - 8 May 2008
Leon Jackson was “correctly announced as the winner” of 2007’s The X Factor, Ofcom has ruled today. More than 1000 viewers contacted the regulator when ...

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:14:34 GMT

X-Factor Emma wows pubgoers
Great Yarmouth Mercury, UK - 7 May 2008
X-Factor wannabe Emma Chawner took to the floor at the Albion pub in Great Yarmouth on Friday, wowing the packed audience. Emma, on holiday with her family, ...

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:40:59 GMT

X Factor stars stage Cresset show
Peterborough, UK - 7 May 2008
Brothers Andy and Carl Pemberton are better known to the nation as X Factor runners-up Journey South. The duo, from Teeside, captured the hearts of millions ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 02:29:44 GMT

Sevens stars to add 'X-factor'
The Daily Post, New Zealand - 7 May 2008
by Matthew Martin World champion New Zealand Sevens players Zar Lawrence and Nigel Hunt are expected to add "the X factor" to the Steamers' backline this ...

Wed, 07 May 2008 02:30:17 GMT

X Factor Mania Hits Hampden
RedOrbit, TX - 6 May 2008
THOUSANDS of would-be stars queued up at Hampden Park yesterday for the chance to appear on The X Factor. The singers all hoped to follow in the footsteps ...

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:26:17 GMT

Wait goes on for X Factor hopefuls to see star judges
Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 7 May 2008
by Sarah Swain THE chosen few of the 10000 who turned up to audition for TV favourite the X Factor will have to wait until next month for their big moment ...

Tue, 06 May 2008 06:10:58 GMT

10000 wannabes hit Hampden for X-Factor auditions
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 5 May 2008
AROUND 10000 hopefuls queued in the sunshine at Hampden Park yesterday with the dream of being crowned the next X Factor champ. The wannabes ranged from the ...
Forget studying for exams… the X Factor is looking for new stars The Herald
Singer Gerard Darroch, 82, targets X Factor glory Glasgow Daily Record
He's Scot It Glasgow Daily Record
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Thu, 08 May 2008 04:40:06 GMT

GOLF FORGET THE X FACTOR, HENNI HAS.. THE Z FACTOR
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 7 May 2008
Zuel is a hip, hot property, a big mate of Becks.. and destined to be world No.1 By Neil Mcleman 8/05/2008 Teenage star Henni Zuel shares a friendship and a ...

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:27:43 GMT

BBC News

Thornton gives birth to baby boy
BBC News, UK - 16 May 2008
The former host of The X Factor, who is engaged to DJ Darren Emerson, gave birth to her first baby, called Ben, earlier this week. ...

Sat, 17 May 2008 08:23:40 GMT

Shayne's still Mr X: GALLERY
The Star, UK - 7 hours ago
IF the size of the crowd at the Sheffield Arena wasanything to go by last night Shayne Ward still has the X Factor. Five days into his new UK tour, ...

Tue, 06 May 2008 03:53:08 GMT

'x-factor' gives fighting irish that winning edge
Irish Independent, Ireland - 5 May 2008
Possibly we all do but in order to win you need that little X-factor. Whatever it bloody is, Peter this week put his hands on it and now he's a winner it ...

Mon, 05 May 2008 11:44:39 GMT

Sharon Osbourne demanding 2m dollars for X Factor job
Thaindian.com, Thailand - 5 May 2008
Washington, May 05 (ANI): English music manager Sharon Osbourne has stated that she will take part in the next series of talent competition The X Factor, ...