The X Factor - page 189

Gary Barlow's X Factor act Frankie Cocozza has taken to Twitter to back up his detractors, confirming that he is 'the weakest singer in the competition'.

The X Factor results show attracted the same peak audience as last week's instalment – 13.5million – failing to meet the 10 per cent viewer increase that Simon Cowell was reportedly hoping for.

Louis Walsh will not face being axed from The X Factor to make room for a returning Simon Cowell bosses have said, despite rumours to the contrary.

Bruno Mars injected some life into The X Factor following 'rock week's dreary ballad covers, performing up-tempo number Runaway Baby in a dazzling red suit with a supporting brass band.

Frankie Cocozza attempted to get his 'swagger' back for X Factor's rock week, but opinion was divided amongst Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos. Catch up with all this week's performances and the judges' reactions here...

The X Factor 2011 continued tonight with more dubious performances from Frankie Cocozza, Janet Devlin and Kitty Brucknell and with Simon Cowell reportedly unhappy with how things are going under the guidance of Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh, it was the most explosive episode yet...

Myleene Klass, who married long-term partner Graham Quinn only yesterday, has revealed that she was approached by Simon Cowell to be a judge on The X Factor.

The X Factor continues to wail from the corner of our living rooms, but as holes are exposed in the increasingly contrived format are viewers preparing to vote it off our screens?

With Craig Colton coming out of the closet and Frankie Cocozza still reeling from nearly being booted off the show at the weekend, it's been a tough week for The X Factor boys, but mentor Gary Barlow is being as supportive as ever.

The X Factor judges were blown away by Janet Devlin's performance on the second live show, but fellow teen Frankie Cocozza failed to impress after a last-minute song change.

The X Factor's live shows continued as Tulisa Contostavlos, Kelly Rowland, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh watched the contestants perform ahead of tomorrow's results. Catch up on the night's events with our run-down of the second live show...

The X Factor's second week of live shows are upon us and the theme is 'love and heartbreak', which should be easy for Janet Devlin (who lost her beloved granddad this week) and Frankie Cocozza (who, let's face it, is just a love machine). We've got all the action covered here...

Janet Devlin is set to miss her granddad's funeral to perform on The X Factor this weekend following his sudden death.

The X Factor could face a new investigation by Ofcom after Louis Walsh urged viewers to download Craig Colton's performance of Jar of Hearts on iTunes on Saturday night.

Rihanna has revealed she would have auditioned for The X Factor if it had been around before she was famous.

The X Factor contestants have been tasked with performing songs based on the theme of 'love and heartbreak' this weekend.

Amelia Lily, who was axed from The X Factor on Sunday night by judge Kelly Rowland, has hit out at the show's big twist, calling her exit 'horrifying'.

The X Factor's 2011 live shows got off to a flying start tonight as all 16 finalists performed for the judges, but Frankie Cocozza stole the show with his rendition of The A Team by Ed Sheeran.

The X Factor's live shows got off to a swinging start as Tulisa Contostavlos, Kelly Rowland, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh watched the contestants perform ahead of tomorrow's eliminations. Catch up on the night's events with our run-down of the first live show...

X Factor judges Tulisa Contostavlos, Kelly Rowland, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh sat through performances by all your X Factor favourites (and Kitty Brucknell) tonight. Catch up with all the action right here...

The X Factor is to get its first all-singing rival when the BBC’s The Voice arrives with confirmed judge Jessie J, but is this latest dose of reality wailing a bellow too far?

Jessie J has claimed she couldn't be a judge on The X Factor, although she has signed up to appear as a mentor on rival talent search show The Voice.

Kitty Brucknell, who has been dubbed The X Factor 2011's Katie Waissel, has received fresh death threats on the internet, prompting police to step in.

As The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing hot up, ITV have acquired the rights to a hybrid of the two reality shows, called Ultimate Dance Battle.

The X Factor final 16 contestants have now been revealed and have moved into the house, but now you can also keep up with the goings-on of Frankie Cocozza, Janet Devlin and the rest of 2011 finalists on Twitter.