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Former X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne is expected to sign a deal shortly, marking her return to the singing competition.

TV titan Simon Cowell has reportedly told Noel Gallagher to "name his price" in a desperate bid to land the outspoken rocker for The X Factor.

A remote controlled aerial camera malfunctioned and crashed yards away from crowds of wannabes waiting outside an X Factor audition in London.

The X Factor mobile auditions took place in Belfast on Thursday.

Simon Cowell has announced there will be "a lot of changes" on The X Factor this year.

Pop star Tulisa Contostavlos has denied rumours she has been axed from The X Factor, insisting she loves the talent show and is determined to return for a third series.

A Pink tribute act who lashed out after she failed to get through to the next round of the X Factor has lost her complaint against the show.

The X Factor finalists have been enjoying the Belfast leg of their live tour, taking to Twitter to show a lot of love for the city and their local fans.

Pop star Rita Ora has ruled out a return to The X Factor as a permanent judge because she wants to focus on her singing career.

Some X Factor hopefuls go to extraordinary lengths to get themselves noticed, but now some could even try enrolling in college to help them pass the audition stages.

X Factor winner James Arthur has been overtaken in the race for Christmas Number One, by the star-studded charity track backing the Hillsborough campaign.

Former X Factor contestant Ella Henderson has bagged a record contract with Sony.

X Factor winner James Arthur is celebrating after his debut single Impossible rocketed to the top of the charts.

Singer Ed Sheeran wants to give the latest winner of The X Factor a big boost by offering up a collaboration.

Less than 24 hours after winning the X Factor, James Arthur has revealed he already has some tracks written for his first album, which he's hoping to release as soon as possible.

X Factor finalist Christopher Maloney failed to return for the show's grand finale on Sunday night, but seemed to have mixed opinions about the whole thing on Twitter.

James Arthur has won out over Jahmene Douglas to take the X Factor 2012 crown, despite not topping the vote until week 8 - making him the first person to win the show after being in the bottom two.

After a night that saw the remaining X Factor hopefuls take to the stage to duet with their mentors, it was Jahmene Douglas and James Arthur who made it through to the very last stage of the competition.

This year's X Factor finalists have been preparing for stardom over the last few days, with visits to their hometowns to be mobbed by family, friends and fans.

X Factor finalists James Arthur, Jahmene Douglas and Christopher Maloney will battle it out next weekend in a bid to be crowned this year's winner.

The single released by this year's winner of The X Factor will also be the show's charity song, it has been announced.

It may have been former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger who invented the 'jah-mazing' compliment on this year's X Factor but, on Saturday's semi-final night, all the judges were adopting it.

X Factor contestant Christopher Maloney may have been dubbed the karaoke king, but he has still made it through to the semi-finals despite receiving mixed feedback from the judges.

X Factor quarter-finalist Rylan Clark is to join the Daybreak presenting team.

Christopher Maloney could win this year's X Factor, according to axed hopeful Rylan Clark.

They've spent weeks at loggerheads, but X Factor contestant Rylan Clark and judge Gary Barlow finally hugged and made up - just before the Essex lad made his exit from the competition.

X Factor fans will have been waiting curiously to see how the likes of edgy act James Arthur would cope with Abba/Motown week, but the guitar-toting singer seemed to pull off his two classic tracks in the eighth live show.

With X Factor fans still up in arms over the latest controversial exit from the show, singer Rylan Clark has hit out angrily over the online abuse he's been subjected to in recent weeks.

X Factor fans are still reeling from the latest controversial exit, with many taking to Twitter to vent their frustration - resulting in an investigation into death threats made against a contestant.

Simon Cowell has said that show favourite Ella Henderson's departure from the X Factor on Sunday was "unbelievable".

X Factor favourite Ella Henderson has been voted out of the competition after ending up in the bottom two with fellow frontrunner James Arthur in one of the biggest shocks of the show's history.

X Factor's guilty pleasures week saw the remaining six acts take to the stage, but Rylan's post-performance "I'm too skinny to be Gary" jibe to his nemesis was one of the show-stealing moments.

Former X Factor contestants and now global superstars One Direction have rated their favourites in this year's competition after returning to the show.

District3 say they are "gutted" to exit the X Factor after losing the sing off against fellow group Union J in what was dubbed the battle of the boybands.

Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has given her seal of approval to Rylan Clark's outlandish performance on Saturday's X Factor.