document_title: List of Midsomer Murders characters

question_text: who played tom barnaby's wife in midsomer murders

question_tokens: who played tom barnaby 's wife in midsomer murders

text: List of Midsomer Murders characters

text: Main characters[edit]

text: DCI Tom Barnaby[edit]

text: Detective Chief Inspector Thomas "Tom" Geoffrey Barnaby (John Nettles) (series 1-13)—A senior member of Causton CID, Barnaby used to work for MI6. A patient, tolerant man, Barnaby's style of investigation is methodical and fair. Barnaby is a sagacious and perceptive individual, able to recognise seemingly obscure clues. Barnaby's social life revolves around his wife Joyce and his daughter Cully, who often provide a personal connection with the crimes that he is investigating. Barnaby's parents are both deceased by the episode "Blue Herrings". In his last appearance, "Fit for Murder", we learn that his father died on his birthday, at Barnaby's current age.

text: DS Gavin Troy[edit]

text: Detective Sergeant (later Inspector) Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey) (main: series 1-7; guest: series 11)—DCI Barnaby's first assistant. Troy is bright and ambitious. Early in the series, Troy is also known for his careless driving, causing a number of near-accidents (which does not stop at all, even in his final/guest appearance). Troy is also prejudiced towards gay people (in the very first episode, "The Killings at Badger's Drift", he shows his discomfort by using a slur against the gay undertaker & in the episode "Blue Herrings", he uses a slur against a character who he perceives as being gay) and the elderly, referring to them as "wrinklies". In "Market For Murder" and "Destroying Angel" Troy provides valuable insight, finding out how the killers committed the murders, so oddly it was not Barnaby who solved those cases. In "Painted In Blood", Barnaby is forbidden to take part in the investigation, but Troy supplies him with information. Later on, Barnaby is taken hostage in a bank robbery and might have died until Troy sneaked in and attacked the robber, yet at the same Troy would himself have been killed had Barnaby not stepped in, but together they overpower the robber. Troy's relationship with Barnaby is warm, and the two make a formidable pair. Troy was promoted to Inspector and transferred in the first episode of the seventh series, called "The Green Man".[1] Troy makes one re-appearance in the first episode of Series 11, "Blood Wedding", to attend the wedding of Tom's daughter, Cully Barnaby (whom he once secretly kissed, which temporarily strained his relationship with Barnaby), where he met his second successor, Sgt Jones.[2]

text: Dr. George Bullard[edit]

text: Doctor George Bullard (Barry Jackson) (series 1-14)—Causton's resident pathologist. Bullard goes about his work with a professional skill and a cheery personality. He is a good friend of Tom Barnaby's and has been a regular throughout the series (save for a brief spell, when his place was taken by Dr. Dan Peterson played by Toby Jones). In later episodes, Bullard has often played a greater role in the plot, even making a sterling appearance in the Midsomer Worthy Choir in "Death in Chorus". In one episode, he admits to the "accidental" death of his first wife while on tour at a slaughter house. At the end of "The Oblong Murders", Bullard tells Barnaby that he's going to take some time off: "I've decided to do some fishing. Like Tom. He suggested a holiday in Ireland.", which is most likely his retirement (like Tom).

text: Joyce Barnaby[edit]

text: Joyce Barnaby (Jane Wymark) (series 1-13)—DCI Tom Barnaby's long-suffering wife. She is tolerant of her husband, despite his being a workaholic who spent their honeymoon solving the case of the "Pimlico Poisoner", which suggests that they met in London. Joyce is an easy-going and friendly woman who likes to be involved in community activities. She has long possessed a desire to move out of their Causton home and into one of the picturesque Midsomer villages—only to be put off by the grisly murders that occur there. She's known to her family as an experimental, but not always successful, cook. Thus, Tom is often seen taking advantage of every opportunity to dine out. She married Tom in 1973 and their only child, Cully, was born five years later in 1978. Her parents are called Muriel and Douglas.

text: DS Dan Scott[edit]

text: Detective Sergeant Daniel "Dan" Scott (John Hopkins) (series 7-8)—is a lot cockier than his predecessor DS Troy; he is a Londoner who was not thrilled at being transferred from the Metropolitan Police Service to Midsomer, which he regards as the "sticks". His relationship with Tom was prickly at first; but it mellowed into a slightly awkward marriage of convenience, with Barnaby still disapproving of Scott's methods and Scott grudgingly starting to respect Barnaby. Unlike Troy and Jones, Scott did not have a warm relationship with Barnaby, and he is Barnaby's shortest serving partner. In "The Straw Woman", Scott develops a love interest who is brutally murdered. Scott's departure from the show was abrupt. In "The House in the Woods", Barnaby describes Scott as having called him to say he was ill and thus unable to come to work. Barnaby invites Ben Jones to assist him on that case. After this incident, no more is heard from Scott, and Jones becomes the new deputy.

text: DS Ben Jones[edit]

text: Detective Sergeant (later Inspector) (previously Police and Detective Constable) Benjamin "Ben" Jones (Jason Hughes) (main: series 9-15; guest: series 19)[3]—Jones is Tom Barnaby's third (and longest serving) junior as well as being the only one to serve opposite both of the Barnaby cousins. Unlike Troy and Scott, who first appeared on the series as plain-clothed detective sergeants, Jones was a uniformed police constable when he was first introduced. Jones was first appointed as a Detective Constable, as well as Barnaby's second-in-command. (after assisting Barnaby during Sgt Scott's absence) and promoted to Detective Sergeant by the end of his first series. Jones is considerably less naive than Troy or Scott, possessing an insight into cases that neither would have. Jones was born in Wales and remarks about his love for Wales when he and Tom travel there in the episode "Death and Dust". He used to be a Freemason, as revealed in "King's Crystal". In the episode "Death in Chorus", Jones exhibits a remarkable vocal talent and is recruited to sing tenor in the Midsomer Worthy choir. In "Death in the Slow Lane", it is revealed that Jones was interested in replacing Tom Barnaby upon his retirement and was a little put out by his cousin, John Barnaby, being transferred to the position instead. In reality, he could not have been given the post because it would have required him to bypass the rank of inspector. In "Murder Of Innocence", it is revealed that Jones is in a relationship with firefighter Susie Bellingham. In the series 16 opener, "The Christmas Haunting", it is revealed that Jones had been promoted to Inspector and transferred to Brighton. A photo of Jones (alongside Kate Wilding, who also moved to Brighton) is shown in the series 18 opener "Habeas Corpus". DI Jones made a further appearance in episode 3 of series 19 "Last Man Out", in an undercover role - erroneously still listed in the credits as DS Ben Jones.

text: DCI John Barnaby[edit]

text: Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) (guest: series 13; main: series 14-present)—Barnaby transferred from Brighton to Midsomer's Causton CID to replace his older cousin, Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, when Barnaby retired. He has a degree in Psychology from Durham University, which earned him some ribbing from DS Jones when he first arrived; however, despite a rocky start, the two make a formidable team. Barnaby lives in a large country cottage with his wife Sarah, daughter Betty, and their dog Sykes (later Paddy). He first makes a guest appearance in the series 13 episode, "The Sword of Guillaume" before taking over in the series 14 premiere, "Death in the Slow Lane." Dudgeon actually made his first appearance on the show not as John Barnaby, but as womanising gardener Daniel Bolt in the series 4 opener "Garden of Death".

text: Sarah Barnaby[edit]

text: Sarah Barnaby (Fiona Dolman) (series 14-present)—John Barnaby's wife is the headmistress of a local secondary school. As she has a full-time career of her own (unlike Joyce), she does not figure as much in her husband's cases; and they don't have any children (until the end of the sixteenth series), although you may consider Sykes, their dog, as their child. Despite this, they have a loving marriage and celebrated their fifteen-year anniversary in "Schooled for murder". Throughout the sixteenth series Sarah is pregnant and in the last episode of the series she gives birth to their first child, a daughter, called Betty.

text: Dr. Kate Wilding[edit]

text: Doctor Kate Wilding (Tamzin Malleson) (series 14-17)—Dr George Bullard's replacement as resident pathologist. Her confident, competent, no-nonsense approach has earned the detectives' respect. She is unmarried and is also a professor. Her parents, Giles and Laura, have appeared in one episode, "The Flying Club".[4] In the series 18 opener, "Habeas Corpus", Wilding has left Midsomer to take up a professorship in Brighton. She is briefly seen on-screen in a photo with Ben Jones, who had previously relocated to Brighton.

text: DS Charlie Nelson[edit]

text: Detective Sergeant Charlie Nelson (Gwilym Lee) (series 16-18)—When Jones was promoted, he was replaced by DS Charlie Nelson. Nelson was the first Sergeant to not serve alongside Tom Barnaby. He was a lodger at Kate's house. Nelson left the series after season 18.

text: Dr. Kam Karimore[edit]

text: Doctor Kam Karimore (Manjinder Virk) (series 18-19)—Dr Kate Wilding's replacement as resident pathologist. She said that she grew up with four red setters and a Labrador. At the end of series 19 she has taken a job in Montreal.[5]

text: DS Jamie Winter[edit]

text: Detective Sergeant Jamie Winter (Nick Hendrix) (series 19- )— At the beginning of series 19 DS Jamie Winter arrived. It is revealed that Winter had previously crossed paths with Dr Kam Karimore.

text: Supporting characters[edit]

text: DC Gail Stephens[edit]

text: Detective Constable Gail Stephens (Kirsty Dillon) (series 10-13)—a colleague of Tom Barnaby and DS Jones, who often helps them in their cases, sometimes providing valuable insight. Gail was transferred to Midsomer from Binwell. Gail is cheery but emotional, breaking down in tears when, after initially serving as a uniformed woman police constable, she was appointed as a plain-clothed CID detective. Throughout Gail's appearances, it is implied that she is on the point of having an affair with Sgt Jones, but when it came to the crunch he decided that he did not want to get too heavily involved with a colleague, after which Gail effectively snubbed him. Strangely, Gail has not been seen since "Fit For Murder".

text: Cully Barnaby[edit]

text: Cully Barnaby (later Dixon) (Laura Howard) (series 1-13)—Tom and Joyce's only child takes her first name from a village on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, where she was conceived during her parents' honeymoon. An inquisitive and bold young woman, she's inherited her parents' friendly attitudes and community spirit. Early in the series, she attended Cambridge University and dated a fellow drama student, called Nico. After that, she sometimes went out with and secretly flirted with DS Troy and DS Scott. She is an actress and frequently takes temporary jobs in the Midsomer area when "resting" between assignments. Like her mother, her tendency to do community work often leaves her personally involved with the murders that take place. She meets Simon Dixon (Sam Hazeldine) in "The Axeman Cometh", becomes engaged to him in "Death In A Chocolate Box", and marries him in "Blood Wedding". Laura Howard had far fewer appearances than her on-screen parents.

text: Minor characters[edit]

text: Other minor characters have also spanned their appearances across more than one episode. Solicitor James Jocelyne (Timothy Bateson) appeared in "Written in Blood", "Death's Shadow", and "Orchis Fatalis". Estate agent Olive Beauvoisin (Eileen Davies) appeared in "Death's Shadow", "Dead Man’s Eleven", and "Hidden Depths" (but was credited in that particular episode only as "Estate Agent"). Charles Jennings (Terence Corrigan) appeared in the same two[clarification needed] episodes. David Whitely (Christopher Villiers) appeared in "The Killings at Badger's Drift" and "Death's Shadow". Dave Hicks (Brian Capron), Mayor of Causton, appeared in "Shot at Dawn" and "The Sword Of Guillaume". Acting Chief Superintendent John Cotton (Nick Fletcher) appears in "Days of Misrule" and "The Dogleg Murders".

text: Many actors have made repeat appearances, but in different roles. In "Hidden Depths", John Lightbody is gardener Steve Hope, but in "Death and Dust", he plays the role of Jason Slater. Richard Hope appeared in "Judgement Day" as Gordon Brierly, the local veterinarian, and seven years later reappeared in the episode "They Seek Him Here", this time as local actor and historian Neville Hayward. Samantha Bond starred in three episodes: first in "Destroying Angel" (2001) and "Shot at Dawn" (2008), and again in Neil Dudgeon's 2011 debut as lead character, being the episode "Death in the Slow Lane". Elizabeth Spriggs and Richard Cant appeared in the first-ever episode ("The Killings at Badger's Drift"), as mother and son Iris and Dennis Rainbird; they appeared again in "Dead Letters", this time as Iris' sister Ursula Gooding and her son Alistair. Kevin Doyle appeared as Ferdy Villiers in "Ghosts of Christmas Past," 2004, and again as Paddy Powell in "The Oblong Murders," 2011. Neil Dudgeon, the Chief Inspector John Barnaby, appeared for the first time as Daniel Bolt, a character in the episode "Garden of Death" (2000). Rupert Vansittart appeared in three episodes: as Selwyn Proctor in "Market for Murder" (2002), as Desmond Harcourt in "The Axeman Cometh" (2007), and as Alistair Kingslake in "The Dogleg Murders" (2009). Dominic Jephcott first appeared as Richard Bayly in "Death's Shadow" (1999) and was later cast as Henry Marwood/Benjamin Hastings in "Four Funerals and a Wedding" (2006). David Bamber has played John Starkey in "Dead Letters" (2006), Anthony Prideaux in "The Black Book" (2009) and Daniel Fargo in "A Dying Art" (2016).


document_title: Coup de grâce

question_text: what does coup de gras mean in english

question_tokens: what does coup de gras mean in english

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text: Coup de grâce

text: This article is incomplete. Please help to improve it, or discuss the issue on the talk page. (March 2015)

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text: A coup de grâce (/ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/; French [ku də ɡʁɑs] for "blow of mercy") is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal.[1][2] It may be a mercy killing of civilians or soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the sufferer's consent.

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text: Examples of coup de grâce include shooting the heart or head (typically the back of the skull) of a wounded, but still living, person during an execution or by humanely killing a suffering, mortally wounded soldier, in war, for whom medical aid is not available. Other examples include leading a firing squad administering a coup de grâce to the condemned with a pistol if the first hail of gunfire fails to kill the prisoner or a beheading to quickly end a samurai's agony after seppuku.

text: The phrase may also refer to the final event that causes a figurative death:[2] The business had been struggling for years. The sharp jump in oil prices was the coup de grâce.

text: The final /s/ is sometimes omitted, a hyperforeignism.


document_title: The X Factor (UK series 7)

question_text: who did one direction sing a duet with in the final of x factor

question_tokens: who did one direction sing a duet with in the final of x factor

text: The X Factor (UK series 7)

text: Judges, presenters and other personnel[edit]

text:
In February 2010, Dannii Minogue confirmed that she would not attend the auditions for series 7 due to being pregnant.[3] It was confirmed that guest judges would take Minogue's place alongside Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole during the auditions. The guest judges were Geri Halliwell, Natalie Imbruglia, Katy Perry, Pixie Lott and Nicole Scherzinger. On 11 June, Minogue was confirmed by ITV to return for the judges' houses stage.[4] Cole missed the Manchester auditions and bootcamp due to having malaria, so Scherzinger returned as a guest judge for bootcamp. Cole then returned for the judges' houses stage.
Dermot O'Leary returned for his fourth series as presenter of the main show on ITV, but Holly Willoughby did not return for her third series as presenter on The Xtra Factor on ITV2 and was replaced by Konnie Huq. Brian Friedman returned as creative director, while Ali Tennant and Savan Kotecha were hired as vocal coaches. However, Tennant's contract was ended before the live shows and was replaced by Yvie Burnett, who worked as vocal coach from series 2–6. Richard "Biff" Stannard began working as show song producer for Minogue's contestant, and Grace Woodward began working on the show as fashion director. Cole, Cowell and Minogue left after series 7 but Walsh did not.

text: Selection process[edit]

text: Applications and auditions[edit]

text: The first appeal for applicants for series 7 was broadcast during series 6 on 5 December 2009. Applicants for the seventh series were given the opportunity to apply by uploading a video audition to the Internet.[5] Auditions began in June 2010 in six cities: Glasgow (SECC, 9 June), Birmingham (LG Arena, 13–14 June), London (ExCeL London, 21–24 June), Dublin (Convention Centre Dublin, 28 June), Cardiff (International Arena, 2 July), and Manchester (Manchester Central, 9–11 July). Dublin returned as an audition city for the first time since the third series in 2006.[6]

text: Halliwell was the first guest judge, and attended the Glasgow auditions.[7] Imbruglia was the second guest judge, appearing for the Birmingham auditions.[6] The guest judge slot was axed for the London auditions,[8] but continued with Perry judging in Dublin,[9] Lott in Cardiff and Scherzinger at the auditions in Manchester.[10] Cole was unable to attend the Manchester auditions because she had contracted malaria[11] and was not replaced for them.

text: The first episode, broadcast on 21 August 2010, featured auditions from Glasgow and London,[12][13] while episode two, on 28 August, showcased Dublin's auditions and more from London.[14] More London auditions were shown on 4 September, along with those from Birmingham,[15] and Cardiff was featured in the 11 September broadcast along with the final set of London auditions.[16] Finally, the Manchester auditions were shown in the 18 and 19 September episodes.[17][18]

text:
Summary of auditions

City

Date(s)

Venue

Guest judge(s)

Permanent judges

Glasgow

9 June 2010

SECC

Geri Halliwell

Louis WalshCheryl ColeSimon Cowell

Birmingham

13–14 June 2010

LG Arena

Natalie Imbruglia

London

21–24 June 2010

ExCeL London

None

Dublin

28 June 2010

Convention Centre Dublin

Katy Perry

Cardiff

2 July 2010

International Arena

Pixie Lott

Manchester

9–11 July 2010

Manchester Central

Nicole Scherzinger

Louis WalshSimon Cowell

text: Bootcamp[edit]

text: The bootcamp stage of the competition began on 22 July 2010 at Wembley Arena, London and was broadcast on 25–26 September.[19] Minogue continued her maternity leave and Cole did not attend because she was still in recovery.[20] As Cole and Minogue were absent, producers of the show decided to axe bootcamp's live audience.[21] The bootcamp stage was broadcast in two episodes on 25 and 26 September. The first day of bootcamp saw Cowell and Walsh split the 211 acts into their four categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups. They received vocal coaching and each category later performed one song: the Boys sang "Man in the Mirror", the Girls sang "If I Were a Boy", the Over 25s sang "Poker Face" and the Groups sang "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". At the end of the day, the number of acts was cut to 108. On the second day, acts were given dance lessons by creative director Brian Friedman but they were not judged on their performances.[22]

text: Scherzinger then returned as a guest judge on the third day, where each act performed one song from a list of 40.[22] On the fifth day,[23] Scherzinger suggested that the Over-25s category be changed to Over 28s, as the quality of older singers was high. The Boys and Girls categories then comprised singers aged 16 to 28, rather than 16 to 25.[24][25] As the groups category was the weakest, five rejected soloists from the Boys category and four from the Girls category were asked to form two groups, One Direction and Belle Amie respectively.[23][26][27] After bootcamp, each judge was assigned a category: Cowell was given the Groups, Walsh had the Over-28s, Minogue was asked to look after the Boys and Cole was assigned the Girls.[26]

text: Judges' houses and wildcards[edit]

text: Minogue and Cole returned to the judging panel for the judges' houses stage of the competition,[6] where each judge mentored eight acts, increased from six in previous series.[24][27] Each judge had help from a guest judge to choose their final acts. Original judge Sharon Osbourne returned to assist Walsh at Adare Manor in Adare, County Limerick, Ireland,[28] Cole was assisted by will.i.am in Coworth Park, Ascot, Berkshire, England,[29][30] Cowell by Sinitta in Marbella, Spain,[31] and Natalie Imbruglia returned to assist Minogue in Melbourne, Australia.[32] Contestants spent a week at judges' houses and performed two songs for their respective judge.[33] Each judge and their guest eliminated five acts, leaving twelve remaining. The judges' houses stage was broadcast in two episodes on 2 and 3 October 2010.

text:
Summary of judges' houses

Judge

Category

Location

Assistant

Contestants eliminated[34]

Wildcards

Cole

Girls

Coworth Park, Berkshire

will.i.am

Keri Arrindell, Annastasia Baker, Gamu Nhengu, Raquel Thomas

Treyc Cohen

Cowell

Groups

Marbella

Sinitta

Husstle, Princes and Rogues, The Reason, Twem

Diva Fever

Minogue

Boys

Melbourne

Natalie Imbruglia

Karl Brown, Marlon McKenzie, Tom Richards, John Wilding

Paije Richardson

Walsh

Over 28s

Adare Manor, County Limerick

Sharon Osbourne

Stephen Hunter, Yuli Minguel, Elesha Moses, Justin Vanderhyde

Wagner

text: In the first live show on 9 October, Paije Richardson, Treyc Cohen, Wagner and Diva Fever were brought back as wildcards.[35]

text: Finalists[edit]

text: After the wildcards were revealed in the first live show, the final sixteen acts were confirmed as follows:

text: Key:

text:
Category (mentor)

Acts

Groups (Cowell)

One Direction
Belle Amie
Diva Fever
F.Y.D.

Girls (Cole)

Treyc Cohen
Rebecca Ferguson
Cher Lloyd
Katie Waissel

Over 28s (Walsh)

John Adeleye
Mary Byrne
Storm Lee
Wagner

Boys (Minogue)

Nicolo Festa
Aiden Grimshaw
Paije Richardson
Matt Cardle

text: Live shows[edit]

text: Format[edit]

text: The live shows took place at The Fountain Studios in Wembley, north-west London.[36] They started on 9 October 2010, with contestants performing on the Saturday night shows and the results being announced on the Sunday night shows. As previously, each week had a different song theme. The two acts with the fewest public votes were in the bottom two and sang again in the "final showdown". The songs they performed in the bottom two were of their own choice and did not necessarily follow that week's theme. The four judges then each chose one act from the bottom two that they wanted to be eliminated from the show. If each act received an equal number of judges' votes, the result was deadlocked and the act with the fewest public votes was eliminated. The first live show was extended to two and a half hours to include a surprise twist,[37] namely that each judge was given a wildcard, allowing them to bring back one rejected act from judges' houses, thus bringing the number of finalists up from twelve to sixteen.[38] Owing to the addition of the wildcards, the first two results were double eliminations. The eighth result was also a double elimination.[39] In the case of a double elimination, instead of the bottom two, the bottom three were announced and the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The two remaining acts from the bottom three then performed in the final showdown.[40][41] Starting from the eighth week of live shows, contestants performed two songs each on the Saturday night.[42]

text: At the start of each results show, the remaining finalists performed a song as a group. However, the song was pre-recorded and the contestants mimed, because of technical issues with mixing the number of microphones.[43] Starting this series, the contestants' live performances were made available to download from iTunes.[44] However, the songs are not eligible to chart to protect the integrity of the contest.[45] Viewers in Ireland were allowed vote again, having been unable to for four years.[46]

text: Each results show featured a number of guest performers. Joe McElderry and Usher performed on the first live results show,[35] and Diana Vickers and Katy Perry performed in the second week.[41] The third results show featured performances from judge Cole and Michael Bublé.[47] Rihanna, Bon Jovi and Jamiroquai performed in the fourth results show,[48] and Shayne Ward and Kylie Minogue performed in the fifth week.[49] Take That, Westlife and JLS all performed on the sixth results show,[50] and Olly Murs performed on the seventh.[51] Week eight featured performances from Justin Bieber, The Wanted and Nicole Scherzinger.[52] The cast of Glee performed on the semi-final on 5 December,[53] along with Alexandra Burke and The Black Eyed Peas.[54] Rihanna performed again in the first show of the final, and Christina Aguilera also performed.[55] Take That performed again in the second show of the final.[56]

text: The final took place on 11 and 12 December, with each episode lasting two hours. During the first show, the voting lines were frozen and the fourth placed contestant was eliminated. The votes carried over and the third placed contestant left on the second show following another freeze. The final two performed the potential winner's singles before the winner was announced.[57]

text: Results summary[edit]

text:
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Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown

     –
Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated

     –
Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)

     –
Contestant received the most public votes

text:
Weekly results per contestant[58]

Contestant

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Saturday

Sunday

Round 1

Round 2

Matt Cardle

2nd15.14%

1st24.39%

1st23.97%

1st20.60%

1st33.41%

1st23.16%

1st18.44%

1st31.95%

1st35.84%

1st39.92%

1st39.83%2

Winner44.61%2

Rebecca Ferguson

6th6.51%

5th7.99%

5th8.46%

5th9.79%

2nd12.80%

2nd18.24%

3rd12.85%

2nd13.98%

2nd20.22%

2nd25.71%

2nd32.80%2

Runner-up38.63%2

One Direction

4th10.04%

3rd9.84%

3rd11.08%

4th11.79%

3rd12.13%

3rd14.44%

4th12.65%

4th11.90%

3rd17.38%

3rd17.38%

3rd20.72%2

Eliminated(week 10)

Cher Lloyd

3rd 10.31%

6th7.17%

4th9.12%

2nd19.72%

5th7.64%

5th8.88%

8th8.00%

3rd13.19%

5th11.57%

4th15.83%

Eliminated(week 10)

Mary Byrne

1st22.28%

2nd18.55%

2nd13.92%

3rd11.98%

4th12.02%

4th10.66%

5th11.97%

5th11.29%

4th14.99%

Eliminated(week 9)

Wagner

12th1.91%

11th2.47%

9th4.50%

8th4.77%

8th4.21%

7th6.30%

6th9.90%

6th10.48%

Eliminated(week 8)

Katie Waissel

15th1.55%

8th4.30%

8th5.95%

10th2.73%

10th3.22%

8th5.29%

2nd16.82%

7th7.21%

Eliminated(week 8)

Paije Richardson

7th5.83%

9th3.80%

7th6.10%

7th6.22%

7th5.19%

6th8.02%

7th9.37%

Eliminated(week 7)

Aiden Grimshaw

5th9.78%

4th8.82%

6th6.58%

6th6.70%

6th5.85%

9th5.01%

Eliminated(week 6)

Treyc Cohen

8th4.82%

10th2.82%

12th2.39%

9th3.14%

9th3.53%

Eliminated(week 5)

Belle Amie

11th2.13%

13th1.86%

10th4.15%

11th2.56%

Eliminated(week 4)

John Adeleye

9th2.46%

7th4.50%

11th3.78%

Eliminated(week 3)

Diva Fever

10th2.28%

12th2.05%

Eliminated(week 2)

Storm Lee

13th1.89%

14th1.44%

Eliminated(week 2)

F.Y.D.

14th1.71%

Eliminated(week 1)

Nicolo Festa

16th1.51%

Eliminated(week 1)

Final showdown

F.Y.D.,Waissel

Belle Amie,Diva Fever

Adeleye,Cohen

Belle Amie, Waissel

Cohen,Waissel

Grimshaw,Waissel

Lloyd,Richardson

Byrne,Wagner

Byrne,Lloyd

No final showdown or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone

Judges voted to

Eliminate
Send through

Walsh's vote

F.Y.D.
Diva Fever
Cohen
Waissel
Cohen
Waissel
Richardson
Wagner
Byrne

Minogue's vote

F.Y.D.
Diva Fever
Adeleye
Belle Amie
Waissel
Waissel
Lloyd
Wagner
Lloyd

Cole’s vote

F.Y.D.
Diva Fever
Adeleye
Belle Amie
None (abstained)
Grimshaw
Richardson
Wagner
Lloyd

Cowell's vote

Waissel
N/A1
Adeleye
Waissel
Cohen
Grimshaw
Richardson
N/A1
Lloyd

Eliminated

Nicolo Festa1.51%to save

Storm Lee1.44%to save

John Adeleye 3 of 4 votesMajority

Belle Amie2 of 4 votesDeadlock

Treyc Cohen2 of 3 votesMajority

Aiden Grimshaw2 of 4 votesDeadlock

Paije Richardson3 of 4 votesMajority

Katie Waissel7.21%to save

Mary Byrne1 of 4 votesMinority

Cher Lloyd15.83%to win

One Direction20.72%to win

Rebecca Ferguson38.63%to win

F.Y.D.3 of 4 votesMajority

Diva Fever3 of 3 votesMajority

Wagner3 of 3 votesMajority

Reference(s)

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text:
^1  Cowell was not required to vote as there was already a majority.
^2  The voting percentages in week 10 for Sunday rounds 1 and 2 do not add up to 100%, owing to the freezing of votes. Cher Lloyd received 6.65% of the vote at the second freeze, and 4.07% of the final vote. One Direction received 12.69% of the final vote.[59]

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text: Live show details[edit]

text: Week 1 (9/10 October)[edit]

text:
Theme: Number-one singles[35]
Group performance: "The Rhythm of the Night"[64]
Musical guests: Usher ("DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" / "OMG")[35][65] and Joe McElderry ("Ambitions")[66]

text:
Contestants' performances on the first live show

Act

Order

Song[67][68]

Result[60]

F.Y.D

1

"Billionaire"

Bottom three

Matt Cardle

2

"When Love Takes Over"

Safe

John Adeleye

3

"One Sweet Day"

Safe

Rebecca Ferguson

4

"Teardrops"

Safe

Storm Lee

5

"We Built This City"

Safe

Belle Amie

6

"Airplanes"

Safe

Cher Lloyd

7

"Just Be Good to Me"

Safe

Diva Fever

8

"Sunny"

Safe

Paije Richardson

9

"Killing Me Softly"

Safe

Katie Waissel

10

"We Are the Champions"

Bottom three

Mary Byrne

11

"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"

Safe

Nicolo Festa

12

"Just Dance"

Eliminated

One Direction

13

"Viva la Vida"

Safe

Wagner

14

"She Bangs"/"Love Shack"

Safe

Aiden Grimshaw

15

"Mad World"

Safe

Treyc Cohen

16

"One"

Safe

Final showdown details[69]

F.Y.D

1

"Don't Stop the Music"

Eliminated

Katie Waissel

2

"Don't Let Me Down"

Safe

text: Owing to the addition of four wildcard contestants, two acts were eliminated from the series' first results show.[35] The three acts with the fewest votes were announced as the bottom three and the act with the fewest public votes was then automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown for the judges' votes.[60]

text:
Cowell: Katie Waissel – backed his own act, F.Y.D.
Cole: F.Y.D. – based on the final showdown performance, effectively backing her own act, Katie Waissel
Minogue: F.Y.D. – based on the final showdown performance
Walsh: F.Y.D. – stated that he had to choose the act with more potential, as well as "the right act"

text: Week 2 (16/17 October)[edit]

text:
Theme: Heroes[70][71]
Group performance: "Telephone"[61]
Musical guests: Diana Vickers ("My Wicked Heart")[72] and Katy Perry ("Firework")[61]

text:
Contestants' performances on the second live show

Act

Order

Song[70]

Hero[70]

Result[61]

Storm Lee

1

"Born to Run"

Bruce Springsteen

Eliminated

Treyc Cohen

2

"Purple Rain"

Prince

Safe

Paije Richardson

3

"If I Ain't Got You"

Alicia Keys

Safe

One Direction

4

"My Life Would Suck Without You"

Kelly Clarkson

Safe

Cher Lloyd

5

"It's the Hard Knock Life"/"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"

Jay-Z

Safe

John Adeleye

6

"A Song for You"

Donny Hathaway

Safe

Diva Fever

7

"Gotta Go Home"[73] / "Barbra Streisand"

Boney M.[74]

Bottom three

Rebecca Ferguson

8

"Feeling Good"

Nina Simone

Safe

Aiden Grimshaw

9

"Jealous Guy"

John Lennon

Safe

Wagner

10

"Help Yourself"

Tom Jones

Safe

Katie Waissel

11

"I'd Rather Go Blind"

Etta James

Safe

Belle Amie

12

"You Really Got Me"

The Kinks

Bottom three

Mary Byrne

13

"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"

Dusty Springfield

Safe

Matt Cardle

14

"Just the Way You Are"

Bruno Mars

Safe

Final showdown details[61]

Diva Fever

1

"I Will Survive"

Eliminated

Belle Amie

2

"Big Girls Don't Cry"

Safe

text: Owing to the addition of the wildcard contestants, two acts were eliminated from the series' second results show. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced as the bottom three and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown for the judges' votes.[41]

text:
Walsh: Diva Fever – thought Belle Amie would get better in the competition
Minogue: Diva Fever – based on final showdown performances
Cole: Diva Fever – gave no reason
Cowell was not required to vote as there was already a majority and refused to say how he would have voted as he was mentor to both acts

text: Week 3 (23/24 October)[edit]

text:
Theme: Guilty pleasures[75]
Group performance: "Forget You"[62]
Musical guests: Michael Bublé ("Hollywood") and Cheryl Cole ("Promise This")[62]

text:
Contestants' performances on the third live show

Act

Order

Song[76]

Result[62]

Paije Richardson

1

"Ain't Nobody"

Safe

John Adeleye

2

"Zoom"

Bottom two

Rebecca Ferguson

3

"Why Don't You Do Right?"

Safe

Cher Lloyd

4

"No Diggity"/"Shout"

Safe

Matt Cardle

5

"...Baby One More Time"

Safe

One Direction

6

"Nobody Knows"

Safe

Treyc Cohen

7

"Whole Lotta Love"

Bottom two

Mary Byrne

8

"I (Who Have Nothing)"

Safe

Aiden Grimshaw

9

"Diamonds Are Forever"

Safe

Belle Amie

10

"I'll Stand by You"

Safe

Wagner

11

"Spice Up Your Life"/"Livin' la Vida Loca"

Safe

Katie Waissel

12

"I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)"

Safe

Final showdown details[62]

John Adeleye

1

"Because of You"

Eliminated

Treyc Cohen

2

"One Night Only"

Safe

text:
Walsh: Treyc Cohen – said Adeleye had more potential, effectively backing his own act, John Adeleye
Minogue: John Adeleye – based on the final showdown performances
Cole: John Adeleye – backed her own act, Treyc Cohen
Cowell: John Adeleye – based on final showdown performances and stated that Adeleye was not improving as much as Cohen

text: Week 4 (30/31 October)[edit]

text:
Theme: Halloween[78]
Group performance: "Livin' on a Prayer" (with Bon Jovi)[48]
Musical guests: Bon Jovi with finalists ("Livin' on a Prayer"), Jamiroquai ("White Knuckle Ride") and Rihanna ("Only Girl (In the World)")[48]

text:
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show

Act

Order

Song[79]

Result[48]

Mary Byrne

1

"Could It Be Magic"

Safe

Aiden Grimshaw

2

"Thriller"

Safe

Belle Amie

3

"Venus"

Bottom two

Rebecca Ferguson

4

"Wicked Game"

Safe

Treyc Cohen

5

"Relight My Fire"

Safe

Matt Cardle

6

"Bleeding Love"

Safe

Wagner

7

"O Fortuna" / "Bat Out of Hell"

Safe

Paije Richardson

8

"Back to Black"

Safe

Katie Waissel

9

"Bewitched"

Bottom two

One Direction

10

"Total Eclipse of the Heart"

Safe

Cher Lloyd

11

"Stay"

Safe

Final showdown details[48]

Belle Amie

1

"Breakaway"

Eliminated

Katie Waissel

2

"Trust in Me"

Safe

text:
Cowell: Katie Waissel – backed his own act, Belle Amie
Cole: Belle Amie – gave no reason, though effectively backed her own act, Katie Waissel
Minogue: Belle Amie – based on the final showdown performance
Walsh: Katie Waissel – gave no reason

text: With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Belle Amie were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[48]

text: Week 5 (6/7 November)[edit]

text:
Theme: American anthems[80]
Group performance: "So What"[49]
Musical guests: Shayne Ward ("Gotta Be Somebody") and Kylie Minogue ("Better than Today")[49]

text:
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show

Act

Order

Song[80]

Result[49]

Cher Lloyd

1

"Empire State of Mind (Part II)"/"Empire State of Mind"

Safe

Mary Byrne

2

"There You'll Be"

Safe

Katie Waissel

3

"Don't Speak"

Bottom two

Aiden Grimshaw

4

"Nothing Compares 2 U"

Safe

Paije Richardson

5

"I'm a Believer"/"Hey Ya!"

Safe

Rebecca Ferguson

6

"Make You Feel My Love"

Safe

Wagner

7

"Viva Las Vegas"/"The Wonder of You"

Safe

Matt Cardle

8

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"

Safe

Treyc Cohen

9

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"

Bottom two

One Direction

10

"Kids in America"

Safe

Final showdown details[49]

Katie Waissel

1

"Don't Give Up on Me"

Safe

Treyc Cohen

2

"Un-Break My Heart"

Eliminated

text:
Cowell: Treyc Cohen – based on who he would prefer to see again the following week
Cole refused to vote off either of her acts and offered to vote last to force a deadlock, but O'Leary then announced it would go to a majority vote
Minogue: Katie Waissel – gave no reason
Walsh: Treyc Cohen – stated that he would follow his heart and save Katie Waissel

text: Week 6 (13/14 November)[edit]

text:
Theme: Songs by Elton John[82][83]
Group performance: "Can't Stop Moving"[84]
Musical guests: JLS ("Love You More"), Westlife ("Safe") and Take That ("The Flood")[84]

text:
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show

Act

Order

Song[83]

Result[50]

Paije Richardson

1

"Crocodile Rock"

Safe

Aiden Grimshaw

2

"Rocket Man"

Bottom two

Mary Byrne

3

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"

Safe

Katie Waissel

4

"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"

Bottom two

Matt Cardle

5

"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

Safe

Cher Lloyd

6

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"/"Mockingbird"

Safe

Wagner

7

"I'm Still Standing"/"Circle of Life"

Safe

One Direction

8

"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"

Safe

Rebecca Ferguson

9

"Candle in the Wind"

Safe

Final showdown details[50]

Aiden Grimshaw

1

"Don't Dream It's Over"

Eliminated

Katie Waissel

2

"Save Me from Myself"

Safe

text:
Cowell: Aiden Grimshaw – gave no reason
Cole: Aiden Grimshaw – backed her own act, Katie Waissel
Minogue: Katie Waissel – gave no reason, though effectively backed her own act, Aiden Grimshaw
Walsh: Katie Waissel – felt Grimshaw had more potential

text: With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Grimshaw was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[50]

text: Week 7 (20/21 November)[edit]

text:
Theme: Songs by The Beatles[86][87]
Group performance: "Heroes" (all finalists)[51]
Musical guest: Olly Murs ("Thinking of Me")[51]

text:
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show

Act

Order

Song[87]

Result[51]

Matt Cardle

1

"Come Together"

Safe

Cher Lloyd

2

"Imagine"

Bottom two

One Direction

3

"All You Need Is Love"

Safe

Rebecca Ferguson

4

"Yesterday"

Safe

Mary Byrne

5

"Something"

Safe

Paije Richardson

6

"Let It Be"

Bottom two

Wagner

7

"Get Back"/"Hippy Hippy Shake"/"Hey Jude"

Safe

Katie Waissel

8

"Help!"

Safe

Final showdown details[51]

Paije Richardson

1

"Stop!"

Eliminated

Cher Lloyd

2

"Stay"

Safe

text:
Cowell: Paije Richardson – said he would want to back Lloyd whom he had continually supported
Cole: Paije Richardson – backed her own act, Cher Lloyd
Minogue: Cher Lloyd – backed her own act, Paije Richardson
Walsh: Paije Richardson – gave no reason

text: Week 8 (27/28 November)[edit]

text:
Theme: Rock[88]
Musical guests: The Wanted ("Lose My Mind"),[89] Justin Bieber ("Somebody to Love" / "Baby") and Nicole Scherzinger ("Poison")[39]

text: For the first time this series, each contestant performed two songs.[42]

text:
Contestants' performances on the eighth live show

Act

Order

First song[90]

Order

Second song[90]

Result[39]

Wagner

1

"Creep"

8

"Addicted to Love"

Bottom three

One Direction

2

"Summer of '69"

9

"You Are So Beautiful"

Safe

Mary Byrne

3

"All I Want Is You"

10

"Brass in Pocket"

Bottom three

Cher Lloyd

4

"Girlfriend"

11

"Walk This Way"

Safe

Rebecca Ferguson

5

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"

12

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

Safe

Matt Cardle

6

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"

13

"Nights in White Satin"

Safe

Katie Waissel

7

"Sex on Fire"

14

"Everybody Hurts"

Eliminated

Final showdown details[39]

Wagner

1

"Unforgettable"

Eliminated

Mary Byrne

2

"This Is My Life"

Safe

text: Two acts were eliminated from the series' eighth results show.[39] The three acts with the fewest votes were announced as the bottom three and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown for the judges' votes.

text:
Walsh: Wagner – based on the final showdown performances
Minogue: Wagner – backed Byrne whom she thought was the better singer
Cole: Wagner – gave no reason
Cowell was not required to vote as there was already a majority, but stated that he would have voted for Wagner as he wanted to return the show to being a talent competition

text: Week 9: Semi-final (4/5 December)[edit]

text:
Themes: Club classics; "songs to get you to the final" (no theme)[91]
Musical guests: Alexandra Burke ("The Silence"), Glee Cast ("Don't Stop Believin'") and The Black Eyed Peas ("The Time (Dirty Bit)")[63]

text:
Contestants' performances on the ninth live show

Act

Order

First song[91]

Order

Second song[91]

Result[63]

Rebecca Ferguson

1

"Show Me Love"

6

"Amazing Grace"

Safe

Mary Byrne

2

"Never Can Say Goodbye"

7

"The Way We Were"

Bottom two

Matt Cardle

3

"You Got the Love"

8

"She's Always a Woman"

Safe

Cher Lloyd

4

"Nothin' on You"

9

"Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"/"Love the Way You Lie"

Bottom two

One Direction

5

"Only Girl (In the World)"

10

"Chasing Cars"

Safe

Final showdown details[63]

Mary Byrne

1

"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"

Eliminated

Cher Lloyd

2

"Everytime"

Safe

text: For the first time in The X Factor history, the judges chose which act they wanted to see progress to the final.

text:
Walsh: Mary Byrne – backed his own act, Mary Byrne
Minogue: Cher Lloyd – stated Lloyd sang better than Byrne in the sing off
Cole: Cher Lloyd – backed her own act, Cher Lloyd
Cowell: Cher Lloyd – gave no reason

text: Week 10: Final (11/12 December)[edit]

text: 11 December

text:
Themes: No theme; celebrity duets[93]
Group performance: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (all finalists)[55]
Musical guests: Rihanna ("What's My Name?") and Christina Aguilera ("Express")[55]

text:
Contestants' performances on the tenth live show

Act

Order

First song[93]

Order

Second song (duet)[93][94]

Result[55]

Matt Cardle

1

"Here with Me"

5

"Unfaithful" (with Rihanna)

Safe

Rebecca Ferguson

2

"Like a Star"

6

"Beautiful" (with Christina Aguilera)

Safe

One Direction

3

"Your Song"

7

"She's the One" (with Robbie Williams)

Safe

Cher Lloyd

4

"The Clapping Song"/"Get Ur Freak On"

8

"Where Is the Love?"/"I Gotta Feeling" (with will.i.am)

Eliminated

text: 12 December

text:
Themes: No theme; winner's single[57]
Group performances: "Never Forget" (performed with Take That) and "Bad Romance" (auditionees)[56]
Musical guest: Take That ("Never Forget" with finalists and "The Flood")[56]

text:
Contestants' performances on the final live show

Act

Order

First song[56]

Order

Second song[56]

Result[56]

Matt Cardle

1

"Firework"

4

"When We Collide"

Winner

One Direction

2

"Torn"

N/A (already eliminated)

Third place

Rebecca Ferguson

3

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"

5

"Distant Dreamer"

Runner-up

text: Charity single[edit]

text: The series 7 finalists recorded a cover of David Bowie's 1977 song "Heroes" as a charity single in aid of Help for Heroes, a charity which supports injured servicemen and women. The song was recorded in the week beginning 18 October 2010.[95] The video for the single was filmed on 2 November[96] at Three Mills Studios.[97] All sixteen finalists performed the song on 20 November's results show.[86] It was the third year in a row that finalists have released a charity record. The single entered both the Irish Singles Chart on 25 November 2010 and the UK Singles Chart on 28 November 2010 at number 1.[98][99]

text: Winner's single[edit]

text: It was reported on 2 December 2010 by the Daily Mirror that the final five contestants, Mary Byrne, Matt Cardle, Cher Lloyd, One Direction and Rebecca Ferguson, would each record a different song, rather than the same song as in previous series, for their potential debut single. The change was made after Cowell reportedly increased the budget as he wanted songs to suit each act.[100] It was reported on 10 December that Cardle's song would be "Many of Horror", Lloyd's would be "Impossible", Ferguson's would be "Distant Dreamer" and One Direction's song would be "Forever Young".[101] Cardle and Ferguson performed their songs in the final as the last two remaining acts and upon Cardle's winning the contest, his version of "Many of Horror", renamed to "When We Collide", was released.[102][103] It entered both the UK and Ireland Singles Charts at number 1.[104][105]

text: Voting, revenue and sponsors[edit]

text: Over the course of the live shows, 15,488,019 votes were cast. Votes made via landline telephones or from the Red Button service cost 35 pence each, with calls made from mobile telephones expected to be more expensive. The votes brought in revenue of more than £5.4 million, though it was expected to be a lot higher because of the unknown cost of mobile phone votes. Proceeds were split between production company Syco, co-producer FremantleMedia, broadcaster ITV and phone vote operator Harvest Media.[106] Advertising slots during the final were sold for up to £250,000, which expected to bring in a further £25 million in advertising revenues, with the number of commercial breaks increased from five to six.[107]

text: For the second year in a row, The X Factor was sponsored by TalkTalk, as part of a three-year sponsorship deal thought to be worth £20 million, including sponsorship of the show, the 2011 live tour and rights to online clips.[108] TalkTalk enlisted series 6 contestants Jedward to launch its interactive initiative on 17 August 2010. Viewers were invited to record a video of themselves performing karaoke in front of a TalkTalk bright lights backdrop, and clips were screened as part of TalkTalk's sponsorship break bumpers.[109] In Ireland, where the series was broadcast on TV3, The X Factor was sponsored by Domino's Pizza.[110]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: The first episode on 21 August attracted 11.88 million viewers on ITV1,[111] the highest ever ratings for a series premiere of The X Factor.[112] It was watched by 46.5% of television viewers during its original broadcast.[112] The episode also received ratings of 568,000 on ITV1 HD.[113] The first live performance show on 9 October 2010 gained 12.62 million viewers,[111] attaining a 48.5% share of the audience during broadcast.[114] The final result on 12 December was the highest rated episode with 16.55 million viewers on ITV1,[111] a 51.5% audience share[115] and 1.16 million viewers on ITV1 HD.[113] It peaked at 19.4 million (18.14 million on ITV1 and 1.3 million on ITV1 HD)[115] and was the highest rated television episode of 2010 in the UK.[116] Official ratings concluded that the series averaged 14.13 million (including HD), making it the most watched series to date. The series dominated the weekly rankings, taking up the top position for the first four weeks, then the top two positions until the final. The first part of the final was beaten into fourth rank by two episodes of Coronation Street.[111]

text:
Episode

Date

Official ITV1 rating[111] (millions)

Weekly rank[111]

Share (%)

Official ITV1 HD rating[113] (millions)

Total viewers (millions)

Auditions 1

21 August
11.88
1
48.6[112]
0.57
12.45

Auditions 2

28 August
10.81
1
44.9[117]
0.55
11.36

Auditions 3

4 September
11.69
1
49.2[118]
0.64
12.33

Auditions 4

11 September
11.78
1
45.0[119]
0.56
12.34

Auditions 5

18 September
11.65
2
46.0[120]
0.68
12.33

Auditions 6

19 September
12.15
1
42.8[121]
0.71
12.86

Bootcamp 1

25 September
12.07
2
46.4[122]
0.71
12.78

Bootcamp 2

26 September
13.26
1
44.4[123]
0.82
14.08

Judges' houses 1

2 October
12.68
2
47.3[124]
0.82
13.50

Judges' houses 2

3 October
14.51
1
48.5[125]
0.90
15.41

Live show 1

9 October
12.62
2
48.5[114]
0.91
13.53

Results 1

10 October
13.17
1
46.3[126]
0.90
14.07

Live show 2

16 October
12.14
2
47.2[127]
0.97
13.11

Results 2

17 October
13.42
1
46.7[128]
0.90
14.32

Live show 3

23 October
12.39
2
47.5[129]
0.95
13.34

Results 3

24 October
13.73
1
47.7[130]
0.95
14.68

Live show 4

30 October
12.69
2
47.1[131]
0.81
13.50

Results 4

31 October
13.74
1
47.5[132]
0.93
14.67

Live show 5

6 November
12.50
2
47.7[133]
1.11
13.61

Results 5

7 November
14.29
1
49.7[134]
1.07
15.36

Live show 6

13 November
13.61
2
49.9[135]
0.99
14.60

Results 6

14 November
14.69
1
47.7[136]
1.06
15.75

Live show 7

20 November
13.28
2
48.7[137]
1.13
14.41

Results 7

21 November
15.04
1
50.0[138]
1.09
16.13

Live show 8

27 November
13.57
2
49.0[139]
1.09
14.66

Results 8

28 November
14.42
1
48.7[140]
1.05
15.47

Live show 9

4 December
13.73
2
48.4[141]
1.22
14.95

Results 9

5 December
14.53
1
48.6[142]
0.99
15.52

Final part 1

11 December
13.94
4
52.6[143]
1.17
15.11

Final part 2

12 December
16.55
1
54.9[115]
1.16
17.71

Series average

2010
13.22
N/A
47.9
0.85
14.13

text: Controversies[edit]

text: The seventh series of The X Factor sparked several heated controversies, with over 5,000 complaints registered with Ofcom throughout the series. A spokesperson told the Daily Mirror newspaper that ITV bosses were worried about the number of complaints as claims that the show had become "seedy and oversexed" and accusations of fixing would tarnish the image of the show and ITV.[144]

text: Contestants[edit]

text: On 25 August, it was announced that contestant Shirlena Johnson had been asked to leave the show because of concerns over her mental health. Producers said the medical report from her general practitioner, requested during bootcamp, arrived late. A spokesperson said, "The welfare of contestants is of paramount importance, and for this reason it has been agreed that Shirlena Johnson should not continue in the competition."[145][146]

text: The decision to form two groups, Belle Amie and One Direction, from soloists at the end of the bootcamp stage was branded unfair by some of the other groups, as neither had entered the competition as groups. The controversy deepened after Cowell put through both Belle Amie and One Direction and picked just one of the original applicants.[147] Cowell defended the decision, saying that the existing groups were not good enough and other groups such as The Wanted and the Spice Girls were created similarly.[148]

text: More controversy erupted after the News of the World reported that after failing to qualify in 2009, Treyc Cohen signed a management deal with Artimis Music Management Ltd that landed her a recording contract in October that year with Birmingham-based Ajoupa Records and she released a single entitled "A Time to Be Heard".[149] The rules of The X Factor strictly forbid record deals while a contestant is on the show. According to the newspaper, The X Factor was attempting to release Cohen from her management deal and remove the single from sale.[149] Katie Waissel also had to be released from a contract in the United States after her audition.[150]

text: Judges' actions[edit]

text: Controversy was caused when Cole chose not to send popular contestant Gamu Nhengu through to the live shows. Nhengu was an early favourite to win and many viewers were angry that Waissel and Cher Lloyd were put through despite failing to complete their performances at judges' houses.[151] Around 1,000 people complained to ITV and by 7 October 220,000 had joined a Facebook page called "Gamu Should Have Got Through".[152] Cole reportedly became the target of death threats,[153] and took extra security precautions in her home as well as at The X Factor.[154] Bookmaker Paddy Power were forced to give odds on Nhengu winning the show after a large number of bets were placed,[155] and made her the favourite to win, but all punters had their losing bets refunded when Nhengu was not chosen as Cole's wildcard.[156] There was speculation that Cole was pressured by producers to axe Nhengu over issues with her visa, but Cheryl denied those claims,[157] saying it was entirely down to her "gut instinct" and that she believed Lloyd, Waissel and Rebecca Ferguson were the best singers in her category.[33] Later in her 2012 autobiography Cheryl: My Story, Cheryl confessed that she had chosen Waissel for the live shows because she was more entertaining, claiming ..."[Cowell] had spent the past two years drumming into me that we needed acts who would be 'good TV.'...she had the character and drive it took to withstand the pressure of the show, and so I put her through, even though she messed up when she sang in front of Will.i.am."[158]

text: Hundreds of viewers complained when, in week 5 of the live shows, Cole refused to vote off either act in the bottom two (Cohen and Waissel) and was not allowed to vote last and force a deadlock. A spokesperson for The X Factor explained: "A judge can abstain from placing a vote. [Cole] made it clear that she would not send anyone home and therefore abstained from voting. [O'Leary] went back to her to clarify that it was going to go to a majority vote if she did that. [Cole] was unable to take the vote to deadlock as deadlock requires a valid active vote."[159] O'Leary revealed that during the previous commercial break, when the bottom two was known to the producers, they realized that Cole might abstain and decided in that if she did, they would go to a majority vote.[159] After the series ended, voting statistics showed that Waissel received fewer votes than Cohen, meaning that if the result went to deadlock, Waissel would have been eliminated.[160]

text: Accusations of fixing[edit]

text: After O'Leary's revelation that producers had rehearsed what would happen if Cole abstained in week 5, allegations were made that the result was rigged for Waissel to stay, given that her outlandish performances and growing unpopularity with the public resulted in better ratings and sensational press for the show. Cowell denied this claim, saying he would never want to defraud viewers and said the situation had "been blown out of proportion".[161] O'Leary defended himself and the show on Twitter, saying "We never know which way the judges are going to vote. Ever. The only thing I know is who's in the bottom two when I'm given the card. I don't know which judge to go to until I'm called and the judges, including [Cowell], don't know the vote or who we're coming to next. It's that simple."[161] The following week, Heat magazine printed a report claiming that Cowell was aware of the public votes before the judges make their votes, and several other media reports contained rumours of the show being fixed. The X Factor's bosses instructed their lawyers to file a formal complaint to the Press Complaints Commission against Heat, saying that the article was a lie, that very few people know the actual public voting results and conspiracy theories being printed in the media are "total and utter rubbish".[162] Heat printed an apology in their 1 January 2011 issue and accepted that Cowell was unaware of the votes cast until after the final.[163]

text: There were accusations from viewers of fixing during the semi-final when O'Leary announced that only the public's votes would decide which contestants would make it through to the final, but the next day this was changed and there was a final showdown. The show's official website also stated that it would be decided by public vote, and Walsh confirmed it on a radio show earlier in the week.[164] It was the first time in the show's history that the judges were given a vote in a semi-final. A spokesperson insisted the change was decided weeks in advance.[165] Cowell (incorrectly) stated that "There has always been a sing-off when there are five people left in the competition. This is a lot of nonsense about nothing."[166] However, eliminated contestant Mary Byrne said she believed the decision would be solely down to the public until the day of the semi-final performances and even claimed that Cowell did not want her in the final.[166] Following Byrne's comments, Cowell wrote an open letter to the viewers in the Daily Mirror, saying:

text: "It's always our sole intention to try and make the show as entertaining and hopefully exciting every week. Our main focus is to ensure that the contestants are given every opportunity to benefit from being on the show and show their talent. Throughout the series I have met with fans of the show on a regular basis and have listened and acted on their feedback. I believe they have enjoyed the changes in the show this year and I feel it's been a better series as it hasn't followed the same pattern as before. This year we decided to give four contestants a second chance and introduce them as wild card entrants on the first live show. And having 16 finalists rather than just 12 meant that we introduced both single and double eliminations. We decided for the first time some weeks ago to put four people into the final and this meant having five semi-finalists. We also felt it would be fairer that there would be a sing-off rather than automatic elimination as there were more contestants. I understand new decisions are seen as controversial by our viewers but it stops the show becoming boring. As the excitement heats up, debates begin but I do want to assure people that the show is definitely not fixed. The sing-off on Sunday was something that was always going to happen regardless of who was in the bottom two. The contestants all prepared their save-me songs on Monday last week. It was always going to be sad for whoever left. [...] I have always listened to and respected our viewers and have always believed viewers ultimately make the right decision. I hope the viewers trust the show that this is a fair competition."[167]

text: Voting statistics revealed that Lloyd would have been eliminated if the vote had gone to deadlock.[160]

text: Pitch-correction use[edit]

text: Following the first episode, viewers complained on social networking websites after it appeared that pitch correction (which has been seen as controversial in the music industry) was used to improve the quality of some singers' voices,[168] and forty-five viewers complained to Ofcom.[169] Series producers claimed post-production work was necessary on the show because of the number of microphones used during filming: "The judges make their decisions at the auditions stage based on what they hear on the day, live in the arena. The footage and sound is then edited and dubbed into a finished programme, to deliver the most entertaining experience possible for viewers. When it gets to the live shows, it will be all live."[170] It was reported on 26 August that Cowell had ordered a ban on pitch correction in future episodes, asking for them to be re-edited.[171] In October 2010, Ofcom ruled that viewers had not been "materially misled" as pitch correction was only used during auditions and not when viewers were paying to vote for the contestants.[169]

text: 'Raunchy' final[edit]

text: In December 2010, it emerged that Ofcom were investigating the show after claims that viewers were being encouraged to purchase songs recorded by guest performers Michael Bublé and Diana Vickers.[172] Ofcom also received over 2,868 complaints[173] from viewers about "raunchy" dance routines from Rihanna and Christina Aguilera during the final. Although an ITV spokesperson denied the routines were inappropriate,[174] Cowell was warned by ITV to "cut the sleaze".[144] In April 2011, Ofcom ruled that there had been no breach of guidelines over the performances, and highlighted that "approximately 2,000" of the complaints were received after the routines were covered by the Daily Mail, and said the newspaper's report featured a number of stills that were "significantly more graphic and close-up" than material broadcast, and that were "taken from a different angle to the television cameras".[173]

text: Praise and awards[edit]

text: In its 7 December 2010 issue, Heat magazine said series 7 of The X Factor had been the best series to date, citing many of the controversies, plus events such as Lloyd singing on a spiral staircase, Wagner's "ludicrous" performances and Walsh likening Richardson to "a little Lenny Henry", as moments that helped make it "the most deliriously, thrilling, controversial and demented yet. [...] This was the year the biggest and best show on TV somehow got bigger and better."[175] Before the final, Digital Spy's reality television editor Alex Fletcher listed his five favourite moments from the series. His favourite moment was Nhengu's elimination, on which he said "No other show can make people so passionate, angry and feel like they really know the programme's stars. With only approximately 30 minutes of screentime, Gamu had managed to capture the hearts of millions. Whatever you think of Simon Cowell's programmes, you have to give them credit for achieving that."[176]

text: The series won in the Most Popular Talent Show category at the 16th National Television Awards in 2011, beating series 4 of Britain's Got Talent, series 6 of Dancing on Ice and series 8 of Strictly Come Dancing.[177] It was also nominated in the TV Reality Programme category at the 2011 TRIC awards,[178] the Entertainment Programme category at the 2011 British Academy Television Awards,[179] and the Best Talent Show category at the 2011 TV Choice Awards.[180]


document_title: Pritam Pyare Aur Woh

question_text: mary of pritam pyare aur woh real name

question_tokens: mary of pritam pyare aur woh real name

text: Pritam Pyare Aur Woh

text: Plot summary[edit]

text: 'Pritam Pyare Aur Woh' show is described as a horror comedy featuring Indian television’s first ghost buster.[2] It is based on the lives of Pritam and Pyare who save everyone's lives with the help of Macky Bhootmare. They also have a secret crush on Tiku Killawala's secretary, Mary. Dara Koyla and Bhootrina are the main ghost leads that freak Pritam and Pyaare out. The main characters are Pritam, Pyaare, Tiku and his wife Gogi, Mary, Dara Koyla, Damroo (Dara's assistant), and Bhootrina. However many characters have also been a part of the show e.g. Darpokli, Sweetrina, Vijay Joglekar, Tadka Shola, Bhootbhola, Bhootprasad, Jignesh, Jigna, Jamna, Munni, Uncle Pinto, etc. The story starts off with Pritam and Pyaare accidentally reaching in Vampire's house as their bus tire was punctured and meet Dara koyla. Pritam and Pyare however save themselves and run away causing Dara to take his revenge with Pritam and Pyare and their family. They however could never end Dara koyla. They managed to finish the Egyptian mummy, set Jamna free, help Bhootprasad realise his mistakes, help Bhootbola reach his home, kill Sweetrina, capture Tadka Shola, play cricket against the ghosts and much more.This show has been off now at

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Siddharth Sagar - Pritam
Prasad Barve - Pyaare
Tiku Talsania - Tiku Kilawala
Melissa Pais - Bhootrina
Rajesh Kumar - Dara Koyla[3]
Tapasya Nayak Srivastava - Mary or Mary ji by Pritam and Pyaare
Parineeta Borthakur - Gogi
Aarti Rana  - Jigna
Neetha shetty  - sweatrina