document_title: The X Factor (UK series 7)

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question_tokens: who won xfactor in the year of one direction

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.

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][8] Imbruglia was the second guest judge, appearing for the Birmingham auditions.[6] The guest judge slot was axed for the London auditions,[9] but continued with Perry judging in Dublin,[10] Lott in Cardiff and Scherzinger at the auditions in Manchester.[11] Cole was unable to attend the Manchester auditions because she had contracted malaria[12] and was not replaced for them.

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

text:
Summary of auditions

City
Date(s)
Venue
Guest judge(s)
Permanent judges

Glasgow
9 June 2010
SECC
Geri Halliwell
Louis Walsh
Cheryl Cole
Simon 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 Walsh
Simon 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.[20] Minogue continued her maternity leave and Cole did not attend because she was still in recovery.[21] As Cole and Minogue were absent, producers of the show decided to axe bootcamp's live audience.[22] 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.[23]

text: Scherzinger then returned as a guest judge on the third day, where each act performed one song from a list of 40.[23][24] On the fifth day,[25] 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.[26][27] 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.[25][28][29] 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.[28]

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.[26][29] 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,[30] Cole was assisted by will.i.am in Coworth Park, Ascot, Berkshire, England,[31][32] Cowell by Sinitta in Marbella, Spain,[33] and Natalie Imbruglia returned to assist Minogue in Melbourne, Australia.[34] Contestants spent a week at judges' houses and performed two songs for their respective judge.[35] 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[36]
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.[37]

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

Boys (Minogue)
Matt Cardle
Nicolo Festa
Aiden Grimshaw
Paije Richardson

Girls (Cole)
Treyc Cohen
Rebecca Ferguson
Cher Lloyd
Katie Waissel

Over 28s (Walsh)
John Adeleye
Mary Byrne
Storm Lee
Wagner

Groups (Cowell)
Belle Amie
Diva Fever
F.Y.D
One Direction

text: Live shows[edit]

text: Format[edit]

text: The live shows took place at The Fountain Studios in Wembley, north-west London.[38] 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,[39] 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.[40] Owing to the addition of the wildcards, the first two results were double eliminations. The eighth result was also a double elimination.[41] 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.[42][43] Starting from the eighth week of live shows, contestants performed two songs each on the Saturday night.[44]

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.[45] Starting this series, the contestants' live performances were made available to download from iTunes.[46] However, the songs are not eligible to chart to protect the integrity of the contest.[47] Viewers in Ireland were allowed vote again, having been unable to for four years.[48]

text: Each results show featured a number of guest performers. Joe McElderry and Usher performed on the first live results show,[37] and Diana Vickers and Katy Perry performed in the second week.[43] The third results show featured performances from judge Cole and Michael Bublé.[49] Rihanna, Bon Jovi and Jamiroquai performed in the fourth results show,[50] and Shayne Ward and Kylie Minogue performed in the fifth week.[51] Take That, Westlife and JLS all performed on the sixth results show,[52] and Olly Murs performed on the seventh.[53] Week eight featured performances from Justin Bieber, The Wanted and Nicole Scherzinger.[54] The cast of Glee performed on the semi-final on 5 December,[55] along with Alexandra Burke and The Black Eyed Peas.[56] Rihanna performed again in the first show of the final, and Christina Aguilera also performed.[57] Take That performed again in the second show of the final.[58]

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.[59]

text: Results summary[edit]

text:
–
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[60]

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
2nd
15.14%
1st
24.39%
1st
23.97%
1st
20.60%
1st
33.41%
1st
23.16%
1st
18.44%
1st
31.95%
1st
35.84%
1st
39.92%
1st
39.83%2
Winner
44.61%2

Rebecca Ferguson
6th
6.51%
5th
7.99%
5th
8.46%
5th
9.79%
2nd
12.80%
2nd
18.24%
2nd
16.82%
2nd
13.98%
2nd
20.22%
2nd
25.71%
2nd
32.80%2
Runner-up
38.63%2

One Direction
4th
10.04%
3rd
9.84%
3rd
11.08%
4th
11.79%
3rd
12.13%
3rd
14.44%
4th
12.65%
4th
11.90%
3rd
17.38%
3rd
17.38%
3rd
20.72%2
Eliminated
(week 10)

Cher Lloyd
3rd
10.31%
6th
7.17%
4th
9.12%
2nd
19.72%
5th
7.64%
5th
8.88%
8th
8.00%
3rd
13.19%
5th
11.57%
4th
15.83%
Eliminated
(week 10)

Mary Byrne
1st
22.28%
2nd
18.55%
2nd
13.92%
3rd
11.98%
4th
12.02%
4th
10.66%
5th
11.97%
5th
11.29%
4th
14.99%
Eliminated
(week 9)

Wagner
12th
1.91%
11th
2.47%
9th
4.50%
8th
4.77%
8th
4.21%
7th
6.30%
6th
9.90%
6th
10.48%
Eliminated
(week 8)

Katie Waissel
15th
1.55%
8th
4.30%
8th
5.95%
10th
2.73%
10th
3.22%
8th
5.29%
3rd
12.85%
7th
7.21%
Eliminated
(week 8)

Paije Richardson
7th
5.83%
9th
3.80%
7th
6.10%
7th
6.22%
7th
5.19%
6th
8.02%
7th
9.37%
Eliminated
(week 7)

Aiden Grimshaw
5th
9.78%
4th
8.82%
6th
6.58%
6th
6.70%
6th
5.85%
9th
5.01%
Eliminated
(week 6)

Treyc Cohen
8th
4.82%
10th
2.82%
12th
2.39%
9th
3.14%
9th
3.53%
Eliminated
(week 5)

Belle Amie
11th
2.13%
13th
1.86%
10th
4.15%
11th
2.56%
Eliminated
(week 4)

John Adeleye
9th
2.46%
7th
4.50%
11th
3.78%
Eliminated
(week 3)

Diva Fever
10th
2.28%
12th
2.05%
Eliminated
(week 2)

Storm Lee
13th
1.89%
14th
1.44%
Eliminated
(week 2)

F.Y.D.
14th
1.71%
Eliminated
(week 1)

Nicolo Festa
16th
1.51%
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 Festa
1.51%
to save
Storm Lee
1.44%
to save
John Adeleye
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Belle Amie
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Treyc Cohen
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Aiden Grimshaw
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Paije Richardson
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Katie Waissel
7.21%
to save
Mary Byrne
1 of 4 votes
Minority
Cher Lloyd
15.83%
to win
One Direction
20.72%
to win
Rebecca Ferguson
38.63%
to win

F.Y.D.
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Diva Fever
3 of 3 votes
Majority
Wagner
3 of 3 votes
Majority

Reference(s)
[61][62]
[61][63]
[61][64]
[50][61]
[51][61]
[52][61]
[53][61]
[61][65]
[61][66]
[57][61]
[58][61]

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.[61]

text: Live show details[edit]

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

text:
Theme: Number-one singles[37]
Group performance: "The Rhythm of the Night"[67]
Musical guests: Usher ("DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" / "OMG")[37][68] and Joe McElderry ("Ambitions")[69]

text:
Contestants' performances on the first live show

Act
Order
Song[70][71]
Result[62]

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[72]

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.[37] 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.[62]

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[73][74]
Group performance: "Telephone"[63]
Musical guests: Diana Vickers ("My Wicked Heart")[75] and Katy Perry ("Firework")[63]

text:
Contestants' performances on the second live show

Act
Order
Song[73]
Hero[73]
Result[63]

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"[76] / "Barbra Streisand"
Boney M.[77]
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[63]

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.[43]

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[78]
Group performance: "Forget You"[64]
Musical guests: Michael Bublé ("Hollywood") and Cheryl Cole ("Promise This")[64]

text:
Contestants' performances on the third live show

Act
Order
Song[79]
Result[64]

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[64]

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[81]
Group performance: "Livin' on a Prayer" (with Bon Jovi)[50]
Musical guests: Bon Jovi with finalists ("Livin' on a Prayer"), Jamiroquai ("White Knuckle Ride") and Rihanna ("Only Girl (In the World)")[50]

text:
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show

Act
Order
Song[82]
Result[50]

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[50]

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.[50]

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

text:
Theme: American anthems[83]
Group performance: "So What"[51]
Musical guests: Shayne Ward ("Gotta Be Somebody") and Kylie Minogue ("Better than Today")[51]

text:
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show

Act
Order
Song[83]
Result[51]

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[51]

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[85][86]
Group performance: "Can't Stop Moving"[87]
Musical guests: JLS ("Love You More"), Westlife ("Safe") and Take That ("The Flood")[87]

text:
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show

Act
Order
Song[86]
Result[52]

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[52]

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.[52]

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

text:
Theme: Songs by The Beatles[89][90]
Group performance: "Heroes" (all finalists)[53]
Musical guest: Olly Murs ("Thinking of Me")[53]

text:
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show

Act
Order
Song[90]
Result[53]

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[53]

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[91]
Musical guests: The Wanted ("Lose My Mind"),[92] Justin Bieber ("Somebody to Love" / "Baby") and Nicole Scherzinger ("Poison")[65]

text: For the first time this series, each contestant performed two songs.[44]

text:
Contestants' performances on the eighth live show

Act
Order
First song[93]
Order
Second song[93]
Result[65]

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[65]

Wagner
1
"Unforgettable"
Eliminated

Mary Byrne
2
"This Is My Life"
Safe

text: Two acts were eliminated from the series' eighth results show.[41] 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)[94]
Musical guests: Alexandra Burke ("The Silence"), Glee Cast ("Don't Stop Believin'") and The Black Eyed Peas ("The Time (Dirty Bit)")[66]

text:
Contestants' performances on the ninth live show

Act
Order
First song[94]
Order
Second song[94]
Result[66]

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[66]

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[96]
Group performance: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (all finalists)[57]
Musical guests: Rihanna ("What's My Name?") and Christina Aguilera ("Express")[57]

text:
Contestants' performances on the tenth live show

Act
Order
First song[96]
Order
Second song (duet)[96][97]
Result[57]

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[59]
Group performances: "Never Forget" (performed with Take That) and "Bad Romance" (auditionees)[58]
Musical guest: Take That ("Never Forget" with finalists and "The Flood")[58]

text:
Contestants' performances on the final live show

Act
Order
First song[58]
Order
Second song[58]
Result[58]

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.[98] The video for the single was filmed on 2 November[99] at Three Mills Studios.[100] All sixteen finalists performed the song on 20 November's results show.[89] 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.[101][102]

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.[103] 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".[104] 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.[105][106] It entered both the UK and Ireland Singles Charts at number 1.[107][108]

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.[109] 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.[110]

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.[111] 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.[112] In Ireland, where the series was broadcast on TV3, The X Factor was sponsored by Dominos Pizza.[113]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: The first episode on 21 August attracted 11.88 million viewers on ITV1,[114] the highest ever ratings for a series premiere of The X Factor.[115] It was watched by 46.5% of television viewers during its original broadcast.[115] The episode also received ratings of 568,000 on ITV1 HD.[116] The first live performance show on 9 October 2010 gained 12.62 million viewers,[114] attaining a 48.5% share of the audience during broadcast.[117] The final result on 12 December was the highest rated episode with 16.55 million viewers on ITV1,[114] a 51.5% audience share[118] and 1.16 million viewers on ITV1 HD.[116] It peaked at 19.4 million (18.14 million on ITV1 and 1.3 million on ITV1 HD)[118] and was the highest rated television episode of 2010 in the UK.[119] 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.[114]

text:
Episode
Date
Official ITV1 rating[114]
(millions)
Weekly rank[114]
Share (%)
Official ITV1 HD rating[116]
(millions)
Total viewers
(millions)

Auditions 1
000000002018-08-21-000021 August
11.88
1
48.6[115]
0.57
12.45

Auditions 2
000000002018-08-28-000028 August
10.81
1
44.9[120]
0.55
11.36

Auditions 3
000000002018-09-04-00004 September
11.69
1
49.2[121]
0.64
12.33

Auditions 4
000000002018-09-11-000011 September
11.78
1
45.0[122]
0.56
12.34

Auditions 5
000000002018-09-18-000018 September
11.65
2
46.0[123]
0.68
12.33

Auditions 6
000000002018-09-19-000019 September
12.15
1
42.8[124]
0.71
12.86

Bootcamp 1
000000002018-09-25-000025 September
12.07
2
46.4[125]
0.71
12.78

Bootcamp 2
000000002018-09-26-000026 September
13.26
1
44.4[126]
0.82
14.08

Judges' houses 1
000000002018-10-02-00002 October
12.68
2
47.3[127]
0.82
13.50

Judges' houses 2
000000002018-10-03-00003 October
14.51
1
48.5[128]
0.90
15.41

Live show 1
000000002018-10-09-00009 October
12.62
2
48.5[117]
0.91
13.53

Results 1
000000002018-10-10-000010 October
13.17
1
46.3[129]
0.90
14.07

Live show 2
000000002018-10-16-000016 October
12.14
2
47.2[130]
0.97
13.11

Results 2
000000002018-10-17-000017 October
13.42
1
46.7[131]
0.90
14.32

Live show 3
000000002018-10-23-000023 October
12.39
2
47.5[132]
0.95
13.34

Results 3
000000002018-10-24-000024 October
13.73
1
47.7[133]
0.95
14.68

Live show 4
000000002018-10-30-000030 October
12.69
2
47.1[134]
0.81
13.50

Results 4
000000002018-10-31-000031 October
13.74
1
47.5[135]
0.93
14.67

Live show 5
000000002018-11-06-00006 November
12.50
2
47.7[136]
1.11
13.61

Results 5
000000002018-11-07-00007 November
14.29
1
49.7[137]
1.07
15.36

Live show 6
000000002018-11-13-000013 November
13.61
2
49.9[138]
0.99
14.60

Results 6
000000002018-11-14-000014 November
14.69
1
47.7[139]
1.06
15.75

Live show 7
000000002018-11-20-000020 November
13.28
2
48.7[140]
1.13
14.41

Results 7
000000002018-11-21-000021 November
15.04
1
50.0[141]
1.09
16.13

Live show 8
000000002018-11-27-000027 November
13.57
2
49.0[142]
1.09
14.66

Results 8
000000002018-11-28-000028 November
14.42
1
48.7[143]
1.05
15.47

Live show 9
000000002018-12-04-00004 December
13.73
2
48.4[144]
1.22
14.95

Results 9
000000002018-12-05-00005 December
14.53
1
48.6[145]
0.99
15.52

Final part 1
000000002018-12-11-000011 December
13.94
4
52.6[146]
1.17
15.11

Final part 2
000000002018-12-12-000012 December
16.55
1
54.9[118]
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.[147]

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, that she had apparently kept hidden from the producers. Johnson's successful audition was broadcast on 21 August. Johnson's mother claimed that producers knew of Johnson's medical history as they requested her general practitioner's details at bootcamp, but producers said the medical report 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."[148][149]

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.[150] 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.[151]

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".[152] 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.[152] Katie Waissel also had to be released from a contract in the United States after her audition.[153]

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.[154] Around 1,000 people complained to ITV and by 7 October 220,000 had joined a Facebook page called "Gamu Should Have Got Through".[155] Cole reportedly became the target of death threats,[156] and took extra security precautions in her home as well as at The X Factor.[157] Bookmaker Paddy Power were forced to give odds on Nhengu winning the show after a large number of bets were placed,[158] and made her the favourite to win, but all punters had their losing bets refunded when Nhengu was not chosen as Cole's wildcard.[159] There was speculation that Cole was pressured by producers to axe Nhengu over issues with her visa, but Cheryl denied those claims,[160] 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.[35] 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."[161]

text: More than 1,000 viewers complained to ITV and more than 2,000 to Ofcom 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."[162] However, a Daily Mail poll of 6,890 people showed that 4,795 of them wanted Cole to be sacked for refusing to vote. 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.[162] 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.[163]

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".[164] 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."[164] 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".[165] Heat printed an apology in their 1 January 2011 issue and accepted that Cowell was unaware of the votes cast until after the final.[166]

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.[167] 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.[168] 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."[169] 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.[169] 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."[170]

text: Voting statistics revealed that Lloyd would have been eliminated had there been no judges' vote or if the vote had gone to deadlock.[163]

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,[171] and forty-five viewers complained to Ofcom.[172] 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."[173] 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.[174] 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.[172]

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.[175] Ofcom also received over 2,868 complaints[176] from viewers about "raunchy" dance routines from Rihanna and Christina Aguilera during the final. Although an ITV spokesperson denied the routines were inappropriate,[177] Cowell was warned by ITV to "cut the sleaze".[147] 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".[176]

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."[178] 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."[179]

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.[180] It was also nominated in the TV Reality Programme category at the 2011 TRIC awards,[181] the Entertainment Programme category at the 2011 British Academy Television Awards,[182] and the Best Talent Show category at the 2011 TV Choice Awards.[183]


document_title: Bye, Felicia

question_text: where did the phrase bye felicia come from

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text: Bye, Felicia

text: The phrase "Bye, Felicia" (actually spelled "Felisha" in the cast listing) came from a scene in the American stoner buddy crime comedy film Friday (1995). According to Ice Cube, who starred in the film and co-wrote its script, "Bye, Felicia" is "the phrase 'to get anyone out of your face'," and, as it was used in the Friday scene, is generally intended as a dismissive kiss-off.[1]

tag: p

text: Popular culture[edit]

text: The saying gained popularity and continues to be used, even by people who have never seen the film. In 2009, it entered the lexicon of RuPaul's Drag Race, an American reality competition television series. However, People said "even that wouldn't necessarily account for the phrase extending beyond the cultures that would watch either Friday, Drag Race or both. (Seriously, just look how often people use it on Twitter.)"[1] Furthermore, the magazine said of the phrase, "So when your square friend uses it, take a little bit of pleasure in knowing they're referencing a stoner comedy – or a drag reality show referencing a stoner comedy – even if they have no idea."[1]

text: In 2014, VH1 began airing a television show called Bye Felicia, and American R&B-pop singer Jordin Sparks released a mixtape titled #ByeFelicia.[1][2] According to Google Trends, the phrase reached its highest usage in mid-2015.[1]

text: On December 14, 2017, Robin Roberts, a host of ABC TV’s Good Morning America, used the phrase to conclude a segment about Omarosa Manigault Newman's departure from the Trump administration staff.[3]


document_title: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

question_text: who played zack in suite life of zack and cody

text: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

text: Plot[edit]

text: The show centers upon Zack and Cody Martin, twin brothers who live in the Tipton Hotel (parody of the Hilton Hotel) in Boston, where their mother, Carey, sings and performs in the hotel lounge.[1] However, it also centers upon the hotel owner's teenage daughter, London Tipton (A parody of Paris Hilton), who is very wealthy and ditzy, the hotel's down-to-earth candy-counter girl, Maddie Fitzpatrick,[3] and Mr. Moseby, the strict, dutiful, and serious manager, who is often the foil to Zack and Cody's schemes and has a liking to the piano, pocket hankies and ballet.[3] The show is often set at the Tipton Hotel, but have other settings such as Zack and Cody's school, Cheevers High,[4] and Maddie and London's private school, Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow Catholic.[5] Zack and Cody often get in trouble (sometimes unintentionally) and come up with witty ideas to get out of it.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Cole Sprouse portrays Cody Martin, the calm, mature, and smarter twin. He is a "straight A" student (except for wood shop, in which he receives a C, but uses Pass Fail), making him better, academically, than his brother Zack, who gets "D"s. In the first season of the show, it was revealed that Cody is ten minutes younger than Zack.[6] Janice and Jessica seem to like Cody more (due to his sensitive nature). Cody has an on-again, off-again girlfriend named Barbara. Cody has attended a Week in Washington program and math camp. Cody is the more gentle twin compared to his brother and somehow always gets talked into going along with Zack's schemes. In The Fairest of Them All, he dressed as a girl to win money. He never drinks soda after 9:30 (unless he is at a bachelor party).
Dylan Sprouse portrays Zack Martin, the self-centered, outgoing, immature twin, who usually dresses in skater and baggy-camo clothes. At school, he is a straight "D" student, although he does well in wood shop. In the first season of the show it was revealed that Zack is ten minutes older than Cody, as he was born at 6:30 and Cody at 6:40[6] which he uses against Cody, normally telling him, since he's older, to do some sort of job that he doesn't want to do. Or in some cases, give him "brotherly" advice because, "I'm the older twin." He has a big crush on Maddie, but after the first season, he was showing this less frequently. He has also taken advantage of his teachers and has faked conditions like dyslexia (in Smart and Smarterer).
Brenda Song portrays London Tipton, the only daughter of Wilfred Tipton, the owner of the Tipton Hotel. London is a rich, dimwitted teenager with her own private suite at the Tipton Hotel in Boston, complete with a large wardrobe with several divisions (each with their own talking mirror) and a kitchen. London loves fashion; she only wears designer clothes and hates plaid, especially the plaid Catholic school uniforms. She does not have a nanny, or any other adult, to help her but relies on the Tipton Hotel Staff for any assistance or guidance. In the episode Forever Plaid, due to her poor attendance at her old school, she transferred to the same Catholic girls' school, "Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow," that Maddie attends. In the episode First Day of High School, London transfers to Zack and Cody's public school, "Cheevers High," due to being expelled from all of the private schools she had previously attended. She dislikes her step-moms (previous and current) and usually talks to Mr. Moseby and Maddie about her problems. When happy she always claps her hands repeatedly while saying her catchphrase, "Yay me!" She also has her own web show called Yay Me! Starring London Tipton that exists both within the program and in the real world.[7] London often refuses to go to school and even skipped detention twice. Though it seems like London may lead the ultimate rich-girl life, her childhood was not perfect. In the episode Arwinstein, she states she is allergic to lobster, although in one episode she asked Maddie for a lobster dinner. However, it is possible that she developed an allergy to lobster after the earlier episodes and before the later ones. It is also revealed in one episode that she must think about what she does before doing it. For example, she was walking through the lobby while thinking "left, right, blink, breathe" in the episode Super Twins (although this was Zack's dream). London is a shopaholic who shops to fill the void of lack of attention from her father.
Ashley Tisdale portrays Maddie Fitzpatrick, the teenage candy-counter girl at the Tipton Hotel, who throughout the series holds several other jobs/positions including a cashier at the Cluck Bucket, manager on the Camp Tipton Daycare Center, and counselor for her school's summer camp program – Camp Heaven on Earth. She also visits Antarctica during the series to help save the penguins. While she comes from a lower-class family, Maddie is very hard-working, outspoken, and intelligent. On the occasions that her selfish side comes out, she can be a bigger opportunist than London, though she always loses out when this side of her personality is shown. Like Esteban, it is shown she has an incredibly long name; in the episode "Pilot Your Own Life," it is revealed to be Madeline Margaret Genevieve Miranda Catherine Fitzpatrick.[8] She attends private school at "Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow" and later attends "Cheevers High." Maddie is London's closest friend, though London often treats her like a servant, as in the episode Footloser, usually bribing her with money. Maddie also babysat Zack and Cody throughout season one. Zack has a huge crush on her in Season One, however the crush is less visible during the other two seasons. She is a strong supporter of environmental causes. She is left-handed. It is revealed that she has asthma. She also plays volleyball as seen in the episode "Volley Dad. She appeared sporadically throughout Season 3.
Phill Lewis portrays Mr. Marion Moseby, the stern and uptight manager of the Tipton Hotel, who speaks with a large vocabulary and an urbane vernacular, and is often annoyed by Zack's and Cody's schemes. It is later revealed that his first name is Marion and the majority of the other characters often made fun of his masculinity because of his feminine name, as well as his experience as a ballet dancer. His repeated catch phrases, "Good luck with that" or "Pish posh" have become his trademark. Though he acts as though he does not care about the boys, he actually has a great deal of affection for them. For example, when Mr. Moseby took the boys to a baseball game, he caught a ball for Cody, ultimately making Mr. Moseby "the most hated man in Boston". In the episode "The Ghost of 613," it is revealed that he started out at the Tipton as a bellhop back in the 1970s, and had a "voluminous 'fro". Mr. Moseby is more of a father to London than her own, because Mr. Tipton is seldom around. Moseby even taught London how to walk, her ABCs, and tried to teach her how to drive. He cares for London and treats her like his own child. He also helps London with any problems she is having. He was also known as the "Meanager," due to his stern persona. He has an older brother named Spencer, who is a little person (played by Dana Michael Woods), who is very wealthy and lactose intolerant. His mother's' name is Beulah Moseby, who favors Spencer, but still likes Marion. His grandmother is Rose Moseby (whom Phill Lewis also plays) who visits him in the episode "Nugget of History". He has a 16-year-old niece named Nia Moseby (played by Giovonnie Samuels) who comes to stay with him during the third season and temporarily replaces Maddie as candy counter girl, while she is in Antarctica.

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text: Kim Rhodes portrays Carey Martin, the single working mother of Zack and Cody. She is the hotel's lounge singer, who sings beautifully. She and her sons traveled to several cities before arriving at the Boston Tipton Hotel, which she called the "best gig we've ever had." She was married to Kurt Martin, but they divorced after the twins were born for unstated reasons. Arwin has made it known on several occasions that he has a massive crush on her (a crush that didn't wane during the series' course). Whenever Carey kisses Arwin, he faints. When Zack and Cody have an argument, she tells them stories about her ex-boyfriends, much to their dismay.

text: Throughout the series' run, Brenda Song was absent for two episodes while Ashley Tisdale was absent from twelve episodes. All other main cast members appeared in all 87 episodes.

text: Recurring[edit]

text: Below is a list of cast members who have appeared in significant roles as recurring characters throughout the series. Each of the cast members listed has appeared in between 6 and 45 episodes and the list is ordered according to the number of episodes credited (highest number first).[9] A complete list of all characters who have appeared more than once is included at list of recurring characters in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

text:
Actor
Character
Seasons

1
2
3

Adrian R'Mante
Esteban Ramirez
Recurring

Brian Stepanek
Arwin Hawkhauser
Recurring

Charlie Stewart
Bob
Recurring

Estelle Harris
Muriel
Recurring

Guest

Aaron Musicant
Lance Fishman
Recurring

Sophie Oda
Barbara Brownstein
Recurring

Kara Taitz
Millicent

Recurring

Patrick Bristow
Patrick
Recurring

Adam Tait
Various characters

Recurring

Anthony Acker
Norman
Recurring

Camilla and Rebecca Rosso
Janice and Jessica

Recurring

Giovonnie Samuels
Nia Moseby

Recurring

Monique Coleman
Mary Margaret
Recurring

Alyson Stoner
Max
Recurring

Robert Torti
Kurt Martin
Recurring

Sharon Jordan
Irene
Recurring

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text: Notable appearances[edit]

text:
Actor
Appearing as
Season
Episode

Moises Arias
Randall
2
Day Care

Cheryl Burke
Shannon
2
Loosely Ballroom

The Cheetah Girls
Themselves
3
Doin' Time in Suite 2330

Chris Brown
Himself
3
Doin' Time in Suite 2330

Miley Cyrus
Hannah Montana
2
That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana

Michael Clarke Duncan
Coach Little
3
Benchwarmers

Daniella Monet
Dana
3
Benchwarmers

Zac Efron
Trevor
2
Odd Couples

Tony Hawk
Himself
3
Foiled Again

Mark Indelicato
Antonio
3
Lip Synchin' in the Rain

Kathryn Joosten
Grandma Marilyn
2
Not So Suite 16

Victoria Justice
Rebecca
1
The Fairest of Them All

Nathan Kress
Jamie
2
Back in the Game

Meaghan Jette Martin
Stacey
3
Sleepover Suite

Jesse McCartney
Himself
1
Rock Star in the House

Daryl Mitchell
Daryl
2
Back in the Game

Tahj Mowry
Brandon
2
Scary Movie

Kathy Najimy
Principal Milletidge
3
First Day of High School

Kay Panabaker
Amber
3
First Day of High School

Tom Poston
Merle
2
Ah! Wilderness

Raven-Symoné
Raven Baxter
2
That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana

Drew Seeley
Geoffrey
3
Romancing the Phone

Jaden Smith
Travis
3
Romancing the Phone

Mindy Sterling
Sister Rose
2
Volley Dad

The Veronicas
Themselves
2
The Suite Life Goes Hollywood Part 2

D. C. Douglas
Snooty Interviewer
2
Books & Birdhouses

text: Episodes[edit]

text: The 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike resulted in the series being on hiatus. When the strike ended, new episodes began airing on April 19, 2008. The show eventually ended for good with its series finale, a total of three seasons and 87 episodes on September 1, 2008.[10]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
26
March 18, 2005 (2005-03-18)
January 27, 2006 (2006-01-27)

2
39
February 3, 2006 (2006-02-03)
June 2, 2007 (2007-06-02)

3
22
June 23, 2007 (2007-06-23)
September 1, 2008 (2008-09-01)

text: Crossover with That's So Raven and Hannah Montana[edit]

text: The episode "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" is the second part of a three-way crossover that begins on That's So Raven and concludes on Hannah Montana. Raven Baxter meets Zack and Cody as she visits the Tipton Hotel to do a photo shoot promoting a new fashion line for boys, only to have a troubling psychic vision of Cody. In the meantime, London refuses to wear one of Raven's original designs until Hannah Montana stops by and shows an interest in the fashions.

text: Settings[edit]

text: The Tipton Hotel is where Zack, Cody, Carey, and London all live, and where the majority of the other characters in the series work. It is the main setting for the series. The Tipton Hotel is located in Boston, Massachusetts. Hotel Vancouver is used for the exterior of the hotel.

text: In the episode "Let Us Entertain You", Zack, Cody, and Carey spent a week vacationing on board the SS Tipton. It is also the setting of the sequel series, The Suite Life on Deck. The first time the SS Tipton is referenced is in the episode, "To Catch a Thief". While Maddie talks to London on the phone a life preserver with the words "S.S. Tipton" can be seen in the background.

text: The twins' Middle School. The school's mascot is a badger.

text: In the scene outside of the school where a few students are walking between two buildings shows "The Mall" area that's located in Lincoln Park High School, in Chicago, Illinois. Some of the students that attend Buckner were Max, Bob, and Agnes. Carey would come sit outside of the detention area while Zack was being punished. She said when she was outside the principal's office at Cheevers High that, "Thanks to Zack, I knitted 32 sweaters and an afghan."

text: The name comes from former-Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner.

text: Maddie and Mary Margaret (Monique Coleman) attended this private school in season one. Later in season two, Corrie (Vanessa Hudgens) and Leslie (Kaycee Stroh) were added to the minor cast, with London also attending the school in season two. In season three, London, Maddie, and Leslie no longer attend Our Lady. External shots of Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow Catholic School are of University College at the University of Toronto in Canada.

text: Zack and Cody work at the Paul Revere mini mart for the manager, Wayne Wormser. The mini mart's motto is, "The savings are coming! The savings are coming!" It is across the street from another mini mart with a patriotic name and theme, The Betsy Ross Stop and Shop, which is run by Wormser's business enemy and fierce rival.

text: The summer camp where Maddie works over the summer. The only part of the camp shown is the cabin in which Maddie and the young girls stay.

text: Where Zack, Cody, London, Maddie, and Nia attend along with other students including Barbara, Bob, and Mark. This setting was used in "Lip Synchin' in the Rain," "First Day of High School," "Orchestra," and "Benchwarmers." John Marshall High School (Los Angeles, California) is shown in a snapshot as Cheevers High School.

text: Scenes also take place in several other places in Boston, including Fenway Park, a movie theater, Maddie's apartment, the local shopping mall, a bowling alley (The same bowling alley was used to film a scene from the Hannah Montana episode, "People Who Use People"),[12] a miniature golf course, Kurt's apartment, Mr. Moseby's condo, the Goose Lodge, Liberty Park, an apartment where Maddie and her friends painted for a poor family for community service, Arwin's apartment, camp Knock-a-Number, the forest that has Merele's cabin, Kurt's tour bus, the shop where Maddie demanded London give her inhaler, an art museum, a dance club, an alley with a garbage container, a pizza restaurant, Theo's home, the "Risk It All" studio, the Cluck Bucket, an aptitude company, and the restaurant where Wayne "dates" London. There are even two episodes that take place in Hollywood, which includes a movie studio, LAX, a beach, Sunset Blvd, Hollywood Blvd, and the Tipton Los Angeles.

text: Theme song and opening sequence[edit]

text: The show's theme song, "Here I Am," was written by John Adair and Steve Hampton (who also wrote the theme for the show's spinoff The Suite Life on Deck, as well as for fellow Disney Channel series Phil of the Future, Wizards of Waverly Place, Good Luck Charlie, Shake It Up, Sonny with a Chance, Jonas, So Random!, A.N.T. Farm, PrankStars, and Austin & Ally and the ABC Kids series Power Rangers: RPM), with music composed by Gary Scott (who also composed the music cues to signal scene changes and promo breaks, which are styled similarly to the theme), and is performed by Loren Ellis and the Drew Davis Band (who also performed the theme to Phil of the Future, and whose performance is uncredited). The theme was remixed for the ending credits of "Rock Star in the House" in a form similar to "Beautiful Soul" to accompany the episode's guest appearance of Jesse McCartney.

text: The opening title sequence to the show begins with a shot of the Tipton Hotel's ground floor exterior, which then zooms to a window on what is presumed to be the 23rd Floor of the hotel (where Zack, Cody and Carey's suite is), which then displays clips from various episodes (which were updated for each season), with five clips featuring each cast member being shown after the computerized Tipton hotel exterior shoots from window to window. The sequence then closes with the show's title logo (a door plaque with the words "The Suite Life" with a piece of paper with the words "of Zack and Cody", made to look as if drawn by differently colored crayons, attached to it), which was accompanied by the Disney logo atop the title logo for the third season (all Disney Channel sitcoms made from 2007 onwards feature the Disney logo above the title logo). Starting with season two, the cast members and creators' names were displayed with a yellow glow around the text.

text: Sequel series and film[edit]

text: The Suite Life on Deck is a sequel to The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, that debuted on Disney Channel on September 26, 2008, set on a cruise ship with Zack, Cody, and London attending a semester-at-sea program, while Mr. Moseby manages the ship. Debby Ryan joins the cast as Bailey Pickett, who becomes Zack and Cody's friend (and Cody's girlfriend) and London's friend and roommate.[13] The series also introduces Doc Shaw as Marcus Little, a former superstar who lost his fame after his voice changed. While an attempted spin-off, Arwin!, which was to star Selena Gomez and Brian Stepanek, was not picked up by Disney Channel,[14] The Suite Life on Deck skipped the pilot process and went straight to the series.

text: On September 20, 2010, Disney Channel announced that production has begun for a Disney Channel Original Movie based on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck.[15]

text: The Suite Life Movie premiered on the Disney Channel in the United States and Canada on March 25, 2011.[16] The Suite Life on Deck eventually ended on May 6, 2011.

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Result

2006
Young Hollywood Awards
Superstar of Tomorrow
Brenda Song
Won[17]

Role Model Award
Brenda Song
Won[17]

Asian Excellence Awards
Outstanding Newcomer Award
Brenda Song
Nominated[18]

Young Artist Awards
Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor
Cole & Dylan Sprouse
Nominated[19]

Emmy Awards
Outstanding Choreography
Travis Payne (Episode Commercial Breaks)
Nominated[20]

2007
2007 Kids' Choice Awards
Favorite TV Show
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Nominated[21][22]

Favorite TV Actor
Cole Sprouse
Nominated[21][22]

Young Artist Awards
Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor
Cole Sprouse
Nominated[23]

Dylan Sprouse
Nominated[23]

Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Guest Starring Young Actress
Alyson Stoner
Nominated[23]

Sammi Hanratty
Nominated[23]

Monet Monico
Won[23]

Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Recurring Young Actor
Charley Stewart
Nominated[23]

Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Recurring Young Actress
Sophie Oda
Nominated[23]

Best Family Television Series (Comedy)
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Won[23]

Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children's Program
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Nominated[24]

2008
2008 Kids' Choice Awards
Favorite TV Show
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Nominated[25][26]

Favorite TV Actor
Cole Sprouse
Nominated[25][26]

Dylan Sprouse
Nominated[25][26]

2008 UK Kids' Choice Awards
Favorite Kids' TV Show
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Nominated[27][28]

Favorite Male TV Star
Dylan Sprouse
Nominated[27][28]

2008 Australian Kids' Choice Awards
Fave International TV Star
Ashley Tisdale
Nominated[29][30]

Young Artist Awards
Best Performance In A TV Series – Recurring Young Actress
Sammi Hanratty
Nominated[31]

Alyson Stoner
Nominated[31]

Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children's Program
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Nominated[32]

2009
2009 Kids' Choice Awards
Favorite TV Show
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Nominated[33][34]

Favorite TV Actor
Cole Sprouse
Nominated[33][34]

Dylan Sprouse
Won[34]

Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a TV series – Guest Starring Young Actor
Hunter Gomez
Nominated[35]

The 10th Annual Crown Awards
Best Hairstyle on Television
Brenda Song
Won[36]

text: Indian adaptation[edit]

text: An Indian adaptation of the show, titled The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir, premiered on Disney Channel India on April 8, 2012. It ran for two seasons and ended on January 19, 2014.[37]

text: Syndication[edit]

text: In 2005, ABC's child block ABC Kids aired The Suite Life of Zack and Cody until its closing in 2011. Then it become Toon Disney's first live-action comedy program in 2008. After Toon Disney's closing, they showed reruns on Disney XD. As of June 22, 2015, re-runs air on Disney Channel from 1-2 am eastern and from 4-5 am eastern. As of Fall 2015, re-runs air on Disney Channel at 1:30am eastern and 4:30am eastern.

text: International release[edit]

text: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is broadcast on the following stations (and many others) around the world:

text:
Country / region
Network(s)
Series premiere
Title in country
Source(s)

 Australia
 New Zealand
Disney Channel Australia & New Zealand
April 15, 2005
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
[38]

 Canada
Family Channel
September 3, 2005
[39]

Disney XD (Canada)
June 1, 2011
[40]

 United States
Disney Channel
March 18, 2005
N/A

ABC Kids
September 17, 2005

Toon Disney
September 1, 2008

Disney XD
February 13, 2009

text: DVD releases[edit]

text:
DVD Title
Release Date
Episodes Featured
Bonus Features

Disney Channel Holiday
November 1, 2005
*Christmas at the Tipton (Season 1)
Plus episodes from Phil of the Future, Lizzie McGuire, That's So Raven, Even Stevens and Kim Possible.

Volume 1: Taking Over the Tipton
USA: July 18, 2006
AUS: July 1, 2008[41]
*Rock Star in the House (Season 1)
*Kisses & Basketball (Season 1)
*Odd Couples (Season 2)
*French 101 (Season 2)
*Never Before Seen Episode: A Midsummer's Nightmare (Season 2)
*Behind The Scenes Featurette

That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana
USA: January 16, 2007
AUS: July 2, 2008[42]
*Checkin' Out (That's So Raven, Season 4)
*That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Season 2)
*On The Road Again (Hannah Montana, Season 1)
*So You Think You Know Raven Challenge, Volume 2
*Never Before Seen Episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Health and Fitness, Season 2)
*Who Said by Miley Cyrus

Volume 2: Sweet Suite Victory
USA: August 7, 2007
AUS: October 21, 2008[43]
*Band In Boston (Season 1)
*Election (Season 2)
*Not So Suite 16 (Season 2)
The Suite Life's Sweet Lift Challenge hosted by Brenda Song
Gag reel

Wish Gone Amiss
USA: November 27, 2007
AUS: October 21, 2008[44]
*Gone Wishin' (Cory in the House, Season 1)
*Super Twins (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Season 3)
*When You Wish You Were the Star (Hannah Montana, Season 2)
*I Wish I May, I Wish I Might: A Guide to Making Wishes hosted by Jason Earles

Volume 3: Lip Synchin' in the Rain
June 17, 2008
*Lip Synchin' in the Rain (Season 3)
*The Arwin That Came to Dinner (Season 3)
*A Tale of Two Houses (Season 3)
*Orchestra (Season 3)
*'Twin-Tastic' – Get the 411 on everything twins
*Gag reel

text: All episodes of the show are available on iTunes and Zune.

text: The Complete First Season was released to Germany and Brazil on November 13, 2008. Turkey on December 30, 2009 by Disney DVD. and Greece on September 9, 2010 by Sony Pictures.[45]

text: According to Amazon.com, all three seasons of the show will be released, however no release dates have been announced.

text: Episodes in the DVD "Lip Syncin' in the Rain" include a French Language dub for French Canadians

text: Other media[edit]

text: Novels[edit]

text: Like many Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody had a number of novels based on episodes of the series, as well as original books. The following list of novels is based on information from the Barnes & Noble website[46] and List of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody episodes. A inspired stories book set, based on the show was released in 2007.

text:
#
Novel title
Published
Based on episode

1
Hotel Hangout
May 2006
Hotel Hangout

2
Double Trouble
May 2006
Maddie Checks In

3
The Room of Doom
August 2006
The Ghost of Suite 613

4
Zack Attack
November 2006
Footloser

5
Check It Out
February 2007
Hotel Inspector

6
Star Crazy
November 2007
Rock Star in the House

text: Merchandise[edit]

text: The series has spawned three video games entitled The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Caper for the Game Boy Advance, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies for the Nintendo DS. They were developed by Artificial Mind and Movement and published by Buena Vista Games, with the exception of Circle of Spies, which was published by Disney Interactive Studios.

text: Disney Press has released several books based on the shows including The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Caper, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies novels based on the television episode and the video game.[47] A calendar for the show, Disney The Suite Life of Zack and Cody 2008 Calendar[48] has been released. Merchandise based on the series are sold exclusively at Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, Sears, Macy's, and several other retailers. They include clothing (such as pajamas[49] and tee shirts),[50] bags (tote bags, backpacks, etc.), bedding collection,[51][52] and toys.[53]


document_title: Speaker of the Lok Sabha

question_text: who appoints speaker of lok sabha in india

text: Speaker of the Lok Sabha

text: Powers and functions of the Speaker[edit]

text: The Speaker of the Lok Sabha conducts the business in house; and decides whether a bill is a money bill or not. They maintain discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for their unruly behaviour by suspending them. They also permit the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions such as a motion of no confidence, motion of adjournment, motion of censure and calling attention notice as per the rules. The Speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting. The date of election of speaker is fixed by the President. Further, all comments and speeches made by members of the House are addressed to the speaker. The speaker also presides over the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament. The counterpart of the Speaker in the Rajya Sabha is the Chairman, who is the Vice President of India. In the warrant of precedence, the speaker of Lok Sabha comes next only to The Deputy Prime Minister of India. Speaker has the sixth rank in the political executive of India

text: Removal of the Speaker[edit]

text: Speaker can be removed by the Lok Sabha by a resolution passed by an effective majority of the House as per Articles 94 and 96.

text: Speaker is also removed on getting disqualified for being Lok Sabha member under sections 7 & 8 of Representation of the People Act, 1951.[3] This would arise out of speaker's wrong certification of a bill as money bill inconsistent with the definition given in Articles 110 of the constitution.[4] When courts uphold the unconstitutional act of the speaker for wrong certification of a bill as money bill, it amounts to disrespecting the constitution deserving conviction under Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 which is applicable for disqualification of speaker's Lok Sabha membership under section 8k of Representation of the People Act, 1951. However the omissions in the procedure committed by the speaker in the Lok Sabha can not be challenged in court of law per Article 122[5]

text: Protem Speaker[edit]

text: After a general election and the formation of a new government, a list of senior Lok Sabha members prepared by the Legislative Section is submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, who selects a protem speaker. The appointment has to be approved by the president.[6]

text: The first meeting after the election when the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are selected by members of the Parliament is held under the pro tem Speaker. In absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker acts as Speaker and in the absence of both a committee of six member selected by the Speaker will act as Speaker according to their seniority.

text: List of Speakers[edit]

text:
No.
Name
Portrait
Term
Party

From
To
Length
Lok Sabha[7]

1
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

15 May 1952
27 February 1956
7003138300000000000♠3 years, 288 days
1st
Indian National Congress

2
M. A. Ayyangar

8 March 1956
10 May 1957
7002428000000000000♠1 year, 63 days

11 May 1957
16 April 1962
7003180100000000000♠4 years, 340 days
2nd

3
Sardar Hukam Singh

17 April 1962
16 March 1967
7003179400000000000♠4 years, 333 days
3rd

4
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

17 March 1967
19 July 1969
7002855000000000000♠2 years, 124 days
4th

5
Gurdial Singh Dhillon
—
8 August 1969
19 March 1971
7002586000000000000♠1 year, 221 days

22 March 1971
1 December 1975
7003171500000000000♠4 years, 254 days
5th

6
Bali Ram Bhagat
—
15 January 1976
25 March 1977
7002435000000000000♠1 year, 69 days

(4)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

26 March 1977
13 July 1977
7002109000000000000♠109 days
6th
Janata Party

7
K. S. Hegde

21 July 1977
21 January 1980
7002914000000000000♠2 years, 184 days

8
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document_title: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

question_text: where was mama mia here we go again shot

text: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

text: Plot[edit]

text: Sophie Sheridan is preparing for the grand reopening of her mother Donna's hotel, following Donna's death a year earlier. She is upset because two of her fathers, Harry and Bill, are unable to make it to the reopening and she is having trouble in her relationship with Sky, who is in New York, over her memorializing her mother’s life.

text: In 1979, a young Donna graduated from Oxford's New College with Rosie and Tanya, and prepares to travel the world. In Paris, she meets and parties with Harry. They spend the night together, but Donna leaves soon after. She later misses her boat to Kalokairi but is offered a ride by Bill, and along the way, they are able to help a stranded fisherman, Alexio, make it in time to stop the love of his life from marrying another. Unbeknownst to Donna, Harry has followed her to Greece; but he arrived too late, and sadly watches the boat sailing off in the distance.

text: In the present, Tanya and Rosie arrive to support Sophie with the reopening and it’s revealed that Rosie and Bill have split up. Sophie then visits Sam, who is still grieving over the death of Donna. Back in the past, Donna arrives on the island and while exploring the farmhouse, a sudden storm causes her to discover a spooked horse in the basement. She goes in search of help only to find a young Sam riding his motorcycle and he helps her to save the horse. Back in the present, a storm has caused serious disruption to Sophie’s plans for the grand reopening and prevented media coverage of the event.

text: Back in the past, Donna and Sam are enjoying a whirlwind romance, that ends when Donna discovers a picture of Sam’s fiancée in his drawer. A devastated Donna demands that Sam leave the island. In the present, Sam tells Sophie about her value to her mother. Meanwhile, Harry leaves his business deal in Tokyo to support Sophie, and separately Bill gets the same idea. Bill and Harry meet at the docks but are told there are no boats. However, Alexio gives Bill, Harry and the newly arrived Sky boat passage.

text: In the past, a depressed Donna is heartbroken over Sam but is able to channel her anger into singing with Tanya and Rosie. She meets Bill again and they go out on his boat; while they are gone, Sam returns, having recently ended his engagement for Donna, but is saddened to hear that she is with another man and leaves the island again. Donna discovers she is pregnant but has no idea which one of her three recent lovers is the father. Sofia, the mother of the owner of the bar where Donna and the Dynamos performed, overhears Donna’s wish to stay on the island and offers to let Donna live at her farmhouse and Donna happily accepts. It is there that she eventually gives birth to Sophie.

text: Back in the present, the guests have arrived at the party and Sophie is reunited with her other two fathers and Sky. Sophie reveals to Sky she is pregnant and has never felt closer to her mother, having now understood what her mother went through. Bill and Rosie reunite over their grief for Donna. Sophie’s estranged grandmother and Donna’s mother, Ruby, arrives despite Sophie having decided not to invite her. She reveals that Sky tracked her down in New York and she wants to build a real relationship with Sophie. Sophie then performs a song with Tanya and Rosie in honor of her mother, with her grandmother tearfully telling her afterward how proud she is of her. It is then revealed that the manager of the hotel, Fernando, is Ruby’s ex-lover from 1959 in Mexico, and the two are joyously reunited.

text: Nine months later, Sophie has given birth to a baby boy named Donny. Everyone has gathered for his christening where Tanya flirts with Fernando’s brother. The ceremony takes place with Donna’s spirit watching over her daughter with pride. At the end, all the characters, including Donna and the younger cast, sing "Super Trouper" at a huge party at Hotel Bella Donna.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Sheridan, Donna’s 25-year-old daughter, and Ruby's granddaughter.
Meryl Streep as Donna Sheridan-Carmichael, Sophie’s late mother, Ruby's daughter, and Sam's wife.
Lily James as Young Donna, founder of Donna and the Dynamos.
Christine Baranski as Tanya Chesham-Leigh, one of Donna’s best friends and former bandmates in Donna and the Dynamos; a rich three-time divorcee.
Jessica Keenan Wynn as Young Tanya.
Julie Walters as Rosie Mulligan, one of Donna’s best friends and former bandmates in Donna and the Dynamos; a fun-loving author in a relationship with Bill.
Alexa Davies as Young Rosie.
Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael, an architect, Sophie's possible father, and Donna's widower.
Jeremy Irvine as Young Sam.
Colin Firth as Harry Bright, Sophie's possible father, a British businessman.
Hugh Skinner as Young Harry.
Stellan Skarsgård as Bill Anderson, Sophie's possible father, a Swedish sailor and travel writer, Sofia's great-nephew, Lazaros’s cousin, and also as Kurt Anderson, Bill's obese brother.
Josh Dylan as Young Bill.
Dominic Cooper as Sky, Sophie’s husband.
Cher as Ruby Sheridan, Donna’s mother, Sophie’s grandmother, and Sam's mother-in-law.
Andy García as Fernando Cienfuegos, the Mexican manager of the Hotel Bella Donna and an old lover of Ruby’s from 1959.
Omid Djalili as a Greek customs officer.
Celia Imrie as the Vice-Chancellor of the university at which Donna, Tanya and Rosie studied.
Maria Vacratsis as Sofia, a local who owns the shack that Donna stays in, which eventually becomes Donna's home, and Bill's great aunt.
Panos Mouzourakis as Lazaros, Sofia's son and Bill’s cousin who owns the bar at which both his band and Donna and the Dynamos perform.
Gerard Monaco as Alexio, a local Greek fisherman.
Anna Antoniades as Apollonia, Alexio's lover and later wife.

text: Cameo appearances

text:
Björn Ulvaeus as a university professor.
Benny Andersson as the pianist in the Parisian restaurant during "Waterloo".
Jonathan Goldsmith as Rafael Cienfuegos, Fernando Cienfuegos's widower brother.

text: Musical numbers[edit]

text: A soundtrack album was released on July 13, 2018 by Capitol and Polydor Records in the United States and internationally, respectively.[8][9] The album was produced by Benny Andersson, who also served as the album's executive producer alongside Björn Ulvaeus and Judy Craymer. Each song is featured within the film, with the exception of "I Wonder (Departure)" and "The Day Before You Came".

text:
"Thank You for the Music" – Sophie✗
"When I Kissed the Teacher" – Young Donna and the Dynamos, Vice-Chancellor
"I Wonder (Departure)" – Young Donna and the Dynamos†
"One of Us" – Sophie and Sky
"Waterloo" – Young Harry and Young Donna
"SOS" – Sam✗
"Why Did It Have to Be Me?" – Young Bill, Young Donna and Young Harry
"I Have a Dream" – Young Donna
"Kisses of Fire" – Lazaros
"Andante, Andante" – Young Donna
"The Name of the Game" – Young Donna
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" – Young Donna and Young Sam
"Mamma Mia" – Young Donna and the Dynamos
"Angel Eyes" – Rosie, Tanya, and Sophie
"Dancing Queen" – Sophie, Rosie, Tanya, Sam, Bill, and Harry
"I've Been Waiting for You" – Sophie, Rosie, and Tanya
"Fernando" – Ruby, Fernando
"My Love, My Life" – Young Donna, Donna, Sophie
"Super Trouper" – Ruby, Donna, Rosie, Tanya, Sophie, Sky, Sam, Bill, Harry, Fernando, Young Donna, Young Rosie, Young Tanya, Young Bill, Young Sam, and Young Harry
"The Day Before You Came" – Donna†

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text:
† Songs featured on the soundtrack album but omitted from the film.
✗ Songs featured in the film but omitted from the soundtrack album.

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: Due to Mamma Mia!'s financial success, Hollywood studio chief David Linde, co-chairman of Universal Pictures, told the Daily Mail that it would take a while, but there could be a sequel. He stated that he would be delighted if Judy Craymer, Catherine Johnson, Phyllida Lloyd, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus agreed to the project, noting that there are still many ABBA songs to make use of.[10]

text: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was announced on May 19, 2017, with a release date of July 20, 2018.[11] It was written and directed by Ol Parker.[12] On September 27, 2017, Benny Andersson confirmed 3 ABBA songs that would be featured in the film: "When I Kissed the Teacher," "I Wonder (Departure)," and "Angeleyes."[13] "I Wonder (Departure)" was cut from the film, but is included on the soundtrack album.

text: Casting[edit]

text: On June 1, 2017, it was announced that Seyfried would return as Sophie.[14] Later that month, Dominic Cooper confirmed that he would return for the sequel, along with Streep, Firth and Brosnan as Sky, Donna, Harry, and Sam, respectively.[15] In July 2017, Baranski was also confirmed to return as Tanya.[16] On July 12, 2017, Lily James was cast to play the role of young Donna.[17] On August 3, 2017, Jeremy Irvine and Alexa Davies were also cast in the film, with Irvine playing Brosnan's character Sam in a past era, and Hugh Skinner to play Young Harry, Davies as a young Rosie, played by Julie Walters.[18] On August 16, 2017, it was announced that Jessica Keenan Wynn had been cast as a young Tanya, who is played by Baranski.[19] Julie Walters and Stellan Skarsgård also reprised their roles as Rosie and Bill, respectively.[20] On October 16, 2017, it was announced that singer and actress Cher had joined the cast, in her first on-screen film role since 2010,[21] and her first film with Streep since Silkwood. The part was written specifically for Cher, and she got to choose Andy Garcia as her romantic partner.[22]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography on the film began on August 12, 2017 in Croatia, including the island of Vis.[23][24][25][26][23] In October 2017, the cast gathered at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, to film song and dance numbers with Cher.[21] Filming wrapped on December 2, 2017.[27]

text: Release[edit]

text: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was released on July 20, 2018 by Universal Pictures, in the UK, US and other selected countries in both standard and IMAX formats.[28][5] The film premiered on July 16, 2018 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.[29]

text: Marketing[edit]

text:
The first trailer for the film was released on December 21, 2017, in front of Pitch Perfect 3, another Universal Pictures film. Cher performed "Fernando" at the Las Vegas CinemaCon on April 25, 2018, after footage of the film was shown.[citation needed]
Universal sponsored YouTube stars the Merrell Twins to perform a cover version of the song "Mamma Mia" to promote the film.[30]

text: Home media[edit]

text: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was released via digital copy on October 9, 2018 and released on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD Combo Pack on October 23, 2018.[31]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: As of  October 11, 2018[update], Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again has grossed $120.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $272.2 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $392.8 million, against a production budget of $75 million.[4]

text: In June 2018, three weeks prior to its release, official industry tracking had the film debuting to $27–33 million,[32] which increased to as much as $36 million by the week of its release.[33] It made $14.3 million on its first day, including $3.4 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $35 million, finishing second, behind fellow newcomer The Equalizer 2 ($36 million), and besting the opening of the first film ($27.8 million) by over 24%.[30][34] It fell 57% to $15.1 million in its second weekend, finishing second behind newcomer Mission: Impossible – Fallout.[35][36] In its third weekend the film grossed $9 million, dropping to fourth place, and $5.8 million in its fourth weekend, finishing seventh.[37][38]

text: In the United Kingdom, the film grossed $12.7 million in its opening weekend, topping the box office and achieving the fourth biggest opening for a film in 2018.[39] In its second weekend of international release, the film made $26.6 million (for a running total of $98.6 million). Its largest new markets were France ($1.7 million), Poland ($1.3 million), Switzerland ($223,000) and Croatia ($151,000), while its best holdovers were Australia ($9.5 million), the UK ($8.6 million) and Germany ($8.2 million).[40]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 216 reviews, and a weighted average of 6.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again doubles down on just about everything fans loved about the original—and my my, how can fans resist it?"[42] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100 based on 46 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[43] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, the same score as its predecessor, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 83% overall positive score.[30]

text: Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian termed the sequel as "weirdly irresistible" and gave it three out of five stars. He described his reaction to the first film as "a combination of hives and bubonic plague," but concedes that this time, the relentlessness and greater self-aware comedy made him smile. He concludes: "More enjoyable than I thought. But please. Enough now."[44] Mark Kermode of The Observer gave the film five stars and commented, "This slick sequel delivers sharp one-liners, joyously contrived plot twists and an emotional punch that left our critic reeling."[45]

text: Peter Travers of Rolling Stone awarded the film two and a half stars out of five, noting the absence of Streep for the majority of the film hindered his enjoyment, and saying, "her absence is deeply felt since the three-time Oscar winner sang and danced her heart out as Donna Sheridan".[46] Lindsay Bahr of Associated Press awarded the film three out of four stars, calling it "wholly ridiculous", but complimenting its self-awareness. She also praised James' performance and singing talent.[47] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the sequel a mixed review, awarding it two stars out of four, criticizing the reprises of "Dancing Queen" and "Super Trouper" as uninspired, and feeling that some of the musical numbers dragged the pacing. He considered the younger counterparts to the main characters "energetic" and "likeable."[48] Stephanie Zacharek of Time gave the film a mixed review, writing "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is atrocious. And wonderful. It's all the reasons you should never go to the movies. And all the reasons you should race to get a ticket."[49]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Award

Date of ceremony

Category

Recipient(s) and nominee(s)

Result

Ref.

People's Choice Awards

November 11, 2018

The Comedy Movie of 2018

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Pending

[50]

Female Movie Star

Lily James

Pending

Comedy Movie Star

Amanda Seyfried

Pending