document_title: Boroughs of New York City

question_text: what's the largest borough in new york city

question_tokens: what 's the largest borough in new york city

text: Boroughs of New York City

text: Terminology[edit]

text: The term borough was adopted to describe a form of governmental administration for each of the five fundamental constituent parts of the newly consolidated city in 1898. Under the 1898 City Charter adopted by the New York State Legislature, a "borough" is a municipal corporation that is created when a county is merged with populated areas within it.[1] The limited powers of the borough governments are inferior to the authority of the Government of New York City, contrasting significantly with other borough administrations of government used in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, where a borough is an independent level of government, as well as borough forms used in other states and in Greater London.[2]

text: Background[edit]

text:
New York City's five boroughsvte

Jurisdiction

Population

Land area

Density

Borough
County
Estimate (2017)[3]
square miles
squarekm
persons / sq. mi
persons /sq. km

Manhattan

  New York

1,664,727

22.83

59.13

72,033

27,826

The Bronx

  Bronx

1,471,160

42.10

109.04

34,653

13,231

Brooklyn

  Kings

2,648,771

70.82

183.42

37,137

14,649

Queens

   Queens

2,358,582

108.53

281.09

21,460

8,354

Staten Island

   Richmond

479,458

58.37

151.18

8,112

3,132

City of New York
8,622,698
302.64
783.83
28,188
10,947

State of New York
19,849,399
47,214
122,284
416.4
159

Sources: [4] and see individual borough articles

text: New York City is often referred to collectively as the five boroughs; the term is used to refer to New York City as a whole unambiguously, avoiding confusion with any particular borough or with the Greater New York metropolitan area. The term is also used by politicians to counter a frequent focus on Manhattan and thereby to place all five boroughs on equal footing. In the same vein, the term outer boroughs refers to all of the boroughs excluding Manhattan, even though the geographic center of the city is along the Brooklyn–Queens border. All five boroughs were created in 1898 during consolidation, when the city's current boundaries were established.

text: Changes after 1898[edit]

text: The Bronx originally included parts of New York County outside of Manhattan that had previously been ceded by neighboring Westchester County in two stages; in 1874 and then following a referendum in 1894. Ultimately in 1914, the present-day separate Bronx County became the last county to be created in the State of New York.

text: The borough of Queens consists of what formerly was only the western part of a then-larger Queens County. In 1899, the three eastern towns of Queens County that had not joined the city the year before—the towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead, and Oyster Bay—formally seceded from Queens County to form the new Nassau County.[5]

text: The borough of Staten Island, concurrent with Richmond County, was officially the borough of Richmond until the name was changed in 1975 to reflect its common appellation, while leaving the name of the county unchanged.[6]

text: Description of the boroughs[edit]

text: There are hundreds of distinct neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs of New York City, many with a definable history and character to call their own.

text: Manhattan (New York County) is the geographically smallest and most densely populated borough; is the symbol of New York City, as home to most of the city's skyscrapers and prominent landmarks, including Times Square and Central Park; and may be locally known simply as The City.[9][10] Manhattan's (New York County's) population density of 72,033 people per square mile (27,812/km2) in 2015 makes it the highest of any county in the United States and higher than the density of any individual U.S. city.[11] Manhattan is the cultural, administrative, and financial center of New York City and contains the headquarters of many major multinational corporations, the United Nations Headquarters, Wall Street, and a number of important universities. Manhattan is often described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world.[12][13][14][15][16]Most of the borough is situated on Manhattan Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River. Several small islands are also part of the borough of Manhattan, including Randall's Island, Wards Island, and Roosevelt Island in the East River, and Governors Island to the south in New York Harbor; Liberty Island, on which the Statue of Liberty stands, is a Manhattan exclave. Manhattan Island is loosely divided into Lower, Midtown, and Uptown regions. Uptown Manhattan is divided by Central Park into the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side, and above the park is Harlem. The borough also includes a small neighborhood on the United States mainland, called Marble Hill.  Marble Hill was originally part of Manhattan Island, but is now contiguous with the Bronx after having been severed from Manhattan Island by the construction of the Harlem River Ship Canal south of the neighborhood, and having been connected to the mainland by the subsequent filling in of the Harlem River's original path to the neighborhood's north. New York City's remaining four boroughs are collectively referred to as the outer boroughs.

text:
Brooklyn (Kings County), on the western tip of Long Island, is the city's most populous borough. Brooklyn is known for its cultural, social, and ethnic diversity, an independent art scene, distinct neighborhoods, and a distinctive architectural heritage. Downtown Brooklyn is the largest central core neighborhood in the outer boroughs. The borough has a long beachfront shoreline including Coney Island, established in the 1870s as one of the earliest amusement grounds in the country.[17] Marine Park[18] and Prospect Park are the two largest parks in Brooklyn. Since 2010, Brooklyn has evolved into a thriving hub of entrepreneurship and high technology startup firms,[19][20] and of postmodern art[21] and design.[20]
Queens (Queens County), on Long Island north and east of Brooklyn, is geographically the largest borough, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States,[22] as well as the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world.[7][8] Historically a collection of small towns and villages founded by the Dutch, the borough has since developed both commercial and residential prominence. Downtown Flushing has become one of the busiest central core neighborhoods in the outer boroughs. Queens is the site of Citi Field, the baseball stadium of the New York Mets, and hosts the annual U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Additionally, two of the three busiest airports serving the New York metropolitan area, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, are located in Queens. (The third is Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.)
The Bronx (Bronx County) is New York City's northernmost borough and the only New York City borough that is part of the United States mainland. It is the location of Yankee Stadium, the baseball stadium of the New York Yankees, and home to the largest cooperatively owned housing complex in the United States, Co-op City.[23] It is also home to the Bronx Zoo, the world's largest metropolitan zoo,[24] which covers 265 acres (107 ha) and houses over 6,000 animals.[25] Directly to the zoo's north is the New York Botanical Garden, a botanical garden and National Historic Landmark. Pelham Bay Park is the largest park in New York City, at 2,772 acres (1,122 ha).[18]
Staten Island (Richmond County) is the most suburban in character of the five boroughs. Staten Island is connected to Brooklyn by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and to Manhattan by way of the Staten Island Ferry, a free commuter ferry and popular tourist attraction which provides unobstructed views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Lower Manhattan. In central Staten Island, the Staten Island Greenbelt spans approximately 2,500 acres (10 km2), including 28 miles (45 km) of walking trails and one of the last undisturbed forests in the city.[26] Designated in 1984 to protect the island's natural lands, the Greenbelt comprises seven city parks.

text: Governance[edit]

text: Since 1914, each of New York City's five boroughs has been coextensive with a county of New York State – unlike most U.S. cities, which lie within a single county or extend partially into another county, constitute a county in themselves, or are completely separate and independent of any county.

text: Each borough is represented by a borough president. Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island each have a Borough Hall with limited administrative functions. The Manhattan Borough President's office is situated in the Manhattan Municipal Building. The Bronx Borough President's office used to be in its own Bronx Borough Hall but has been in the Bronx County Courthouse for decades. Since the abolition of the Board of Estimate in 1990 (due to a 1989 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court[27]), the borough presidents have minimal executive powers, and there is no legislative function within a borough. Executive functions in New York City are the responsibility of the Mayor of New York City, while legislative functions reside with the New York City Council. The borough presidents primarily act as spokesmen, advocates, and ceremonial leaders for their boroughs, have budgets from which they can allocate relatively modest sums of money to community organizations and projects, and appoint the members of the 59 largely advisory community boards in the city's various neighborhoods. The Brooklyn and Queens borough presidents also appoint trustees to the local public library systems in those boroughs.

text: Being coextensive with an individual county, each borough also elects a district attorney, as does every other county of New York State. While the district attorneys of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island are popularly referred to as such by the media (e.g., "Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance, Jr.", or "Brooklyn D.A. Kenneth P. Thompson"), they are technically and legally the district attorneys of New York County, Kings County and Richmond County, respectively. There is no such distinction made for the district attorneys of the other two counties, Queens and the Bronx, since these boroughs share the respective counties' names. Because the five district attorneys are, technically speaking, state officials (since the counties are considered to be arms of the state government), rather than officials of the city government, they are not subject to the term limitations that govern other New York City officials such as the mayor, the New York City Public Advocate, members of the city council, or the borough presidents. Some civil court judges also are elected on a borough-wide basis, although they generally are eligible to serve throughout the city.

text: Sixth borough[edit]

text: The term sixth borough is used to describe any of a number of places that have been metaphorically called a part of New York City because of their geographic location, demographics (they include large numbers of former New Yorkers),  special affiliation, or cosmopolitan character. They have included adjacent cities and counties in the New York metropolitan area as well as in other states, U.S. territories, and foreign countries.[28][29][30] In 2011, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg referred to the city's waterfront and waterways as a composite sixth borough during presentations of planned rehabilitation projects along the city's shoreline,[31][32][33][34][35][36] including Governor's Island in the Upper New York Bay.[37] The Hudson Waterfront in the U.S. state of New Jersey lies opposite Manhattan on the Hudson River, and during the Dutch colonial era, was under the jurisdiction of New Amsterdam and known as Bergen. Jersey City and Hoboken in Hudson County, New Jersey, are sometimes referred to as the sixth borough, given their proximity and connections by rapid transit PATH trains.[38][39][40][41] Fort Lee, New Jersey, in Bergen County, opposite Upper Manhattan and connected by the George Washington Bridge, has also been called the sixth borough.[42][43][44] Miami and nearby areas in Florida,[45][46] Philadelphia[47] and China[48] are locales entirely outside the city's metropolitan area which have been called New York City's sixth borough.


document_title: List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 7)

question_text: where did one direction finish in x factor

question_tokens: where did one direction finish in x factor

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text: List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 7)

text: Boys[edit]

text: The Boys category was mentored by Dannii Minogue. Contestants in this category are males aged 16 to 28. The eight candidates were Karl Brown, Matt Cardle, Nicolo Festa, Aiden Grimshaw, Marlon McKenzie, Tom Richards, Paije Richardson and John Wilding. Minogue chose:

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text: Matt Cardle[edit]

text: Matt Cardle (born 15 April 1983)[2] is a former painter and decorator from Little Maplestead, Essex.[3] Born to parents David and Jennifer Cardle, he was diagnosed with Wilms' tumour, a form of cancer, when he was a toddler. He recovered after one of his kidneys was removed at age 2.[4] Before applying to The X Factor, he was the frontman and acoustic guitar player of the band Seven Summers,[5] alongside Alex Baker (drums), Jon Holland (bass), and Neillo (guitars). The band had alternative rock, pop, urban, and folk influences and released a debut album[6] on 22 January 2010 with their debut single being "Picture of You".[7]

text: Cardle auditioned for The X Factor with "You Know I'm No Good".[3] He sang "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" at bootcamp[8] and "If I Were a Boy" at judges' houses.[9] In the first week, Cardle sang "When Love Takes Over". Show bosses asked him to perform a "secret gig" at the Five Bells pub, in Colne Engaine, providing footage for the Saturday ITV show.[10] In week two, he sang "Just the Way You Are" and in week 3, "...Baby One More Time". After reaching the final two singers, it was revealed that his winning single would be a cover of Biffy Clyro's "Many of Horror", retitled as "When We Collide". He was announced overall winner of the competition during the final held on 12 December 2010. His debut album, Letters, was released in the UK on 17 October 2011.[11]

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"You Know I'm No Good" - Amy Winehouse
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
"Paparazzi" - Lady Gaga
Through to the next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"If I Were a Boy" - Beyoncé
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"When Love Takes Over" - David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland
Number-one singles
Safe (2nd)

Live show 2
"Just the Way You Are" - Bruno Mars
Heroes
Safe (1st)

Live show 3
"...Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears
Guilty pleasures
Safe (1st)

Live show 4
"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
Halloween
Safe (1st)

Live show 5
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
American anthems
Safe (1st)

Live show 6
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - Elton John
Elton John
Safe (1st)

Live show 7
"Come Together" - The Beatles
The Beatles
Safe (1st)

Live show 8
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Rock
Safe (1st)

"Nights in White Satin" - The Moody Blues

Semi-final
"You Got the Love" - Florence and the Machine
Club classics
Safe (1st)

"She's Always a Woman" - Billy Joel
Song to get you to the final

Final (Part 1)
"Here with Me" - Dido
No theme
Safe (1st)

"Unfaithful" - (with Rihanna)
Celebrity duet

Final (Part 2)
"Firework" - Katy Perry
No theme
Winner

"When We Collide"
Winners single

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text: Nicolo Festa[edit]

text: Nicolò Festa is a 21-year-old student from Treviso, Italy.[12][13] He is the son of Michele Festa, deputy commissioner of the police flying squad in Verona, who apprehended notorious Mafia boss Felice Maniero after his 1994 escape from prison.[12][13][14] He studied Languages at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and then moved to London a few months before applying for The X Factor. His father said his son's dream is to remain living there.[12] He auditioned with "A Song for You", after which Louis Walsh called him "a diva in the making".[15] At bootcamp, he sang "Life on Mars?", and made it through to the next round.[16] He said that his fame was "inevitable" before performing "New York" in the judges' houses stage and was picked for the live shows by Minogue.[17] For the first live show, he sang "Just Dance" and was eliminated in the series' first double elimination, after receiving the fewest public votes. In answer to host Dermot O'Leary's question regarding how he felt being the first one to exit, he replied: "I feel like crap".[18] In April 2011, he began collaborating with independent label Aztec Records writing and recording new songs.[19]

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"A Song for You" - Ray Charles
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
Unknown
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"Life on Mars" - David Bowie
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"New York" - Paloma Faith
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"Just Dance" - Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis
Number-one singles
Eliminated (Sixteenth place)

text: Aiden Grimshaw[edit]

text: Aiden Grimshaw (born 4 December 1991) is a student from North Shore, Blackpool.[20] He attended the Michael Hall Theatre School.[20] Before auditioning for The X Factor, he played Tom Holmes in an episode of CBBC show Half Moon Investigations.[21][22] He auditioned with "Gold Digger",[23] prompting Cowell to say "Now that's what I call a pop star!".[23] He then auditioned with "This Year's Love" during Bootcamp[16] and "Cannonball" at judges' houses.[24] His mentor Dannii Minogue selected Grimshaw as one of her three contestants to continue in the competition for the live shows. For the first live show, he sang "Mad World", which the judges praised. In the second live show, he sang "Jealous Guy". In the third live show, his performance of "Diamonds Are Forever" was praised by the judges. In live show 4, he sang a slower rendition of Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Grimshaw sang "Nothing Compares 2 U" in week 5 and in week 6, Grimshaw sang "Rocket Man". Grimshaw was in the bottom two that week, along with Katie Waissel. Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole voted to eliminate Grimshaw while Minogue and Louis Walsh voted to save him. This meant the result went to deadlock, and he was eliminated.[25] His debut album, Misty Eye, was released on 13 August 2012 via RCA Records. It was preceded by his debut single, Is This Love, which was released on 3 June 2012 and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 35. A second single from the album, "Curtain Call", features Labrinth's sister ShezAr and charted at number 49 in the UK. Grimshaw has since worked on his second album, and released a free EP titled Aiden on 26 November 2013. In 2013, he dropped his surname from his stage name, now becoming simply Aiden.

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"Gold Digger" - Kanye West
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
Unknown
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"This Year's Love" - David Gray
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"Cannonball" - Damien Rice
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"Mad World" - Tears for Fears
Number-one singles
Safe (5th)

Live show 2
"Jealous Guy" - John Lennon
Heroes
Safe (4th)

Live show 3
"Diamonds Are Forever" - Shirley Bassey
Guilty pleasures
Safe (6th)

Live show 4
"Thriller" - Michael Jackson
Halloween
Safe (6th)

Live show 5
"Nothing Compares 2 U" - Sinéad O'Connor
American anthems
Safe (6th)

Live show 6
"Rocket Man - Elton John
Elton John
Bottom two (9th)

"Don't Dream It's Over - Paul Young
Sing-Off
Eliminated (Ninth place)

text: Paije Richardson[edit]

text: Paije Richardson (born 15 November 1990) is a cinema usher and former fashion student from Islington, London.[26] He finished a BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design (Fashion and Clothing) at City and Islington College.[26] Richardson also had a cameo appearance in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He appeared again in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, playing an extra in the Battle of Hogwarts.[27] He first auditioned with "Fly Me to the Moon", but Walsh was the only judge to enthuse over his performance, Cowell compared him to a wedding singer and joined Cole in giving him a no.[28] Walsh went backstage to ask him to come back at the end of the day with another song.[28] When Richardson returned, he performed "It's a Man's Man's Man's World",[28] to which he received a yes from all three judges, with Cowell complimenting his taste in music.[28]

text: At judges' houses, he performed "True Colors"[24] but failed to make it into the initial top 12.[9] He was then chosen by Minogue as her wildcard.[1] For the first live show, he sang "Killing Me Softly with His Song", in the second live show, he sang "If I Ain't Got You" in the third live show, he sang "Ain't Nobody", and in week 4, he sang "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse. After performing "Let It Be" in week 7, Richardson was in the final showdown with Cher Lloyd. Only Minogue voted to send Richardson through to the quarter-final, while Cowell, Cole and Walsh voted to send Lloyd through to the quarter-final, and he was eliminated.[29] After the series finished, voting statistics confirmed that Richardson had actually received more public votes than Lloyd meaning if Walsh sent the vote to deadlock, Richardson would have been sent through to the quarter-final and Lloyd would have been eliminated.

text: On 25 April 2012, Richardson unveiled his debut single, "Bang Bang", which was released on 16 July 2012. His debut album was funded via donations made through PledgeMusic and was released during September 2012.[30]

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"Fly Me to the Moon" - Frank Sinatra
N/A
Eliminated, invited back to audition again

"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" - James Brown
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
Unknown
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"Make You Feel My Love" - Adele
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"True Colors" - Cyndi Lauper
Eliminated, re-instated as wildcard

Live show 1
"Killing Me Softly" - Fugees
Number-one singles
Safe (7th)

Live show 2
"If I Ain't Got You" - Alicia Keys
Heroes
Safe (9th)

Live show 3
"Ain't Nobody" - Chaka Khan & Rufus
Guilty pleasures
Safe (7th)

Live show 4
"Back to Black" - Amy Winehouse
Halloween
Safe (7th)

Live show 5
"I'm a Believer"/ "Hey Ya!" - The Monkees/ Outkast
American anthems
Safe (7th)

Live show 6
"Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Elton John
Safe (6th)

Live show 7
"Let It Be" - The Beatles
The Beatles
Bottom two (7th)

"Stop! - Sam Brown
Sing-Off
Eliminated (Eighth place)

text: Girls[edit]

text: The Girls category was mentored by Cheryl Cole. Contestants in this category are females aged 16 to 28. The eight candidates were Keri Arrindell, Annastasia Baker, Treyc Cohen, Rebecca Ferguson, Cher Lloyd, Gamu Nhengu, Raquel Thomas and Katie Waissel. Cole chose:

text: Treyc Cohen[edit]

text: Treyc Cohen, (born 11 October 1983) is from Stonydelph in Tamworth,[31] is a call-centre worker[32] and former music student, who quit studying at the University of Wolverhampton in the summer.[31] In Series 6, Cohen was in the over-25s category, getting through to the final twenty-four, but was eliminated at the judges' houses stage.[33] This series, Cohen was placed in the girls' category (after the age limit was changed to 28) and she once again was through to the judges' houses, where she sang "Ave Maria".[31] She was not picked to be in the initial top 12 acts,[9] but Cole chose her as a wildcard for the live finals.[1]

text: Cohen faced controversy after it was revealed that she signed a management deal with Artimis Music Management Ltd[34] that landed her a contract in October 2009 with Birmingham-based Ajoupa Records, that released her debut single entitled "A Time to Be Heard",[35] which was also the debut single of Ajoupa Records itself. It was released on 14 December 2009, featuring the a cappella group The Black Voices.[36] The rules of The X Factor strictly forbid record deals while a contestant is on the show and the show's legal team worked to free her from her contract.[35]

text: Her rendition of "One" in the first live show brought her rave comments, including Cowell saying: "I am amazed that we overlooked you in this competition. I didn't like what you're wearing, but honestly that's not an issue, because by a far mile, that was the best vocal for the entire competition thus far".[37] Cohen went on to sing "Purple Rain" in the second week, progressing on to the third week, when she sang "Whole Lotta Love". Cohen landed in the final showdown with John Adeleye, but was able to progress onto the fourth week after her performance of "One Night Only" convinced the judges to keep her in the competition. Cohen then went on to sing "Relight My Fire" and got through to the fifth week. On week 5, Cohen sang "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing". Cohen was once again in the bottom two, against Katie Waissel, and sang "Un-Break My Heart". Cheryl Cole, being both the girls' mentor, refused to send home either act and, after offering to go last to send the result to deadlock, the majority of votes was used. Only Minogue was in Treyc's favour, thus eliminating her from the competition and finishing tenth overall.[38][39] After the series ended, it was revealed that Cohen received more votes than Waissel, meaning if Cole had been allowed to send the vote to deadlock, Waissel would have been eliminated.

text: From 24 June 2011, Cohen starred as Dorothy Gale in a West Yorkshire Playhouse production of The Wiz; a re-telling of the 1978 film The Wiz.[40]

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"You Got the Love" - Florence and the Machine
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
"Paparazzi" - Lady Gaga
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"Creep" - Radiohead
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"Ave Maria" - Beyoncé
Eliminated, re-instated as wildcard

Live show 1
"One" - U2
Number-one singles
Safe (8th)

Live show 2
"Purple Rain" - Prince
Heroes
Safe (10th)

Live show 3
"Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin
Guilty pleasures
Bottom two (12th)

"One Night Only" - Jennifer Hudson
Sing-Off
Safe (Majority vote)

Live show 4
"Relight My Fire" - Take That feat. Lulu
Halloween
Safe (9th)

Live show 5
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - Aerosmith
American anthems
Bottom two (9th)

"Un-Break My Heart" - Toni Braxton
Sing-Off
Eliminated (Tenth place)

text: Rebecca Ferguson[edit]

text: Rebecca Ferguson (born 21 July 1986)[41] is a student and single mother to Lillie May and Karl (aged 5 and 4, at the time) from Anfield, Liverpool.[42] She is a qualified legal secretary, having studied at Hugh Baird College, Bootle.[43] She had previously unsuccessfully auditioned for The X Factor and for P. Diddy's Starmaker in New York.[42] She sang "A Change Is Gonna Come" during her audition in front of judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and guest judge Nicole Scherzinger.[42] At her bootcamp audition, she sang "Like a Star", to which Cowell said "That is a recording voice!". Scherzinger said, "I told you first time I saw her, she is our generation's songbird."[44] She sang "Fireflies" at judges' houses and was sent through to the live shows by mentor Cheryl Cole and assistant, will.i.am.[9] For the first live show, she sang "Teardrops" and in the second live show, she sang "Feeling Good". In the third live show, she sang "Why Don't You Do Right?" and in the fourth live show, she sang "Wicked Game". In the fifth live show, Rebecca received a standing ovation from Cowell and Cole, following her performance of "Make You Feel My Love". In the following week, Ferguson received another standing ovation from Dannii Minogue and Cole after singing "Candle in the Wind". In the final, she performed a duet with Christina Aguilera, performing Aguilera's hit single "Beautiful". Ferguson's winner's song was a cover of Duffy's "Distant Dreamer", but she finished as the runner-up to Matt Cardle, making her the first female runner-up on The X Factor. After the final, it was announced that Ferguson had been signed by Syco Music.[45]

text: In January 2011, it was reported by The Sun that she had signed a joint record deal between Syco and Epic Records.[46] Her debut album has been confirmed and is due for release on 5 December 2011.[47]

text: She is the new face of Walkers crisps Sunbites as of June 2011.[48]

text: On 20 November 2011, Ferguson released her debut single "Nothing's Real But Love", which debuted at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Nothing's Real But Love also charted at no.23 in Ireland, 16 in Italy and 24 in Switzerland. On 5 December 2011, Rebecca released her debut album, "Heaven", and it debuted at number 3 in the United Kingdom, Heaven also charted at number 7 in Switzerland, 9 in Ireland, and 30 in Italy. Her second single, "Too Good to Lose", was released on 4 March 2012 and charted at 186 on the UK Singles Chart. "Glitter & Gold" was released as her third single on 29 April 2012 and charted at 152 on the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed]

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"A Change Is Gonna Come" - Sam Cooke
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
"If I Were a Boy" - Beyoncé
Through to the next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"Like a Star" - Corinne Bailey Rae
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"Fireflies" - Owl City
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"Teardrops" - Womack & Womack
Number-one singles
Safe (6th)

Live show 2
"Feeling Good" - Nina Simone
Heroes
Safe (5th)

Live show 3
"Why Don't You Do Right?" - Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee
Guilty pleasures
Safe (5th)

Live show 4
"Wicked Game" - Chris Isaak
Halloween
Safe (5th)

Live show 5
"Make You Feel My Love" - Bob Dylan
American anthems
Safe (2nd)

Live show 6
"Candle in the Wind" - Elton John
Elton John
Safe (2nd)

Live show 7
"Yesterday" - The Beatles
The Beatles
Safe (2nd)

Live show 8
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2
Rock
Safe (2nd)

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - The Rolling Stones

Semi-final
"Show Me Love" - Robin S.
Club classics
Safe (2nd)

"Amazing Grace" - Aretha Franklin
Song to get you to the final

Final (Part 1)
"Like a Star" - Corinne Bailey Rae
No theme
Safe (2nd)

"Beautiful" - (with Christina Aguilera)
Celebrity duet

Final (Part 2)
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" - Eurythmics
No theme
Runner-up

"Distant Dreamer"
Winners single

text: Cher Lloyd[edit]

text: Cher Lloyd, (born 28 July 1993), is from Malvern, where she lives with her parents Darren and Dina, brother Josh, and sisters, Sophie and Rosie (aged 15, 14, and 12 at the time).[49] She is of gypsy ancestry through her mother.[50][51] She studied performing arts at Dyson Perrins CE Sports College in 2009.[49] She auditioned for The X Factor twice before (when the minimum age was lower) singing ballads but it was only after reinventing herself that she got through to see the judges.[52] Lloyd has previously performed at holiday camps and said she gets a mixed reaction to her music.[53] She auditioned singing the Soulja Boy version of "Turn My Swag On".[53] At bootcamp, she sang a rap version of "Viva La Vida",[8] adding lyrics she claimed to have written herself, but this was disputed and reports claimed she took them from a song by rapper Swizz Beatz.[54][55] At the judges' houses, she performed "Cooler Than Me",[24] but was unable to complete her song after suffering from tonsillitis.[9] She was given a second chance, but broke down sobbing and could not complete the song. She was still picked, however, as one of the final three girls by mentor Cheryl Cole.

text: Lloyd sang a rendition of "Just Be Good to Me" in the first of the live shows. In the second live show, she sang "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)". In the third live show, she sang a mashup of "No Diggity" and "Shout", and in the fourth live show, she sang "Stay". This was the first time Lloyd did not rap in her performance, and Cowell said, "I think it was the performance of the entire season". In week five, Lloyd sang "Empire State of Mind", but judges stated that after last week they were disappointed and Cowell said it was copycat. In the seventh week, Lloyd was in the final showdown for the first time against Paije Richardson after her rendition of "Imagine", but Simon Cowell, Cole, and Louis Walsh all voted to send Lloyd through to the quarter-final with only Dannii Minogue voting to send Richardson through to the quarter-final. However voting statistics showed that Richardson received more votes than Lloyd meaning if Walsh sent the vote to deadlock, Richardson would've been sent through to the quarter-final and Lloyd would've been eliminated. In the quarter-final, Cher performed "Girlfriend", followed by "Walk This Way". Both performances were credited by the judges and she was saved by the public vote the following night, securing her a place in the semi final.[29] In the semi-final, Lloyd performed "Nothin' on You" and "Love the Way You Lie" and was in the final showdown with Mary Byrne. She was saved again when Minogue, Cole and Cowell put her through to the final, with only Walsh voting to send Byrne through to the final. However once again, voting statistics revealed that Lloyd received the fewest public votes meaning if there wasn't a Final Showdown or if Cowell sent the result to deadlock, Byrne would've been sent through to the final and Lloyd would've been eliminated.[56] In the final, she performed a mash-up of "The Clapping Song" and "Get Ur Freak On", followed by a duet with will.i.am, which was a mashup of "Where Is the Love?" and "I Gotta Feeling". Lloyd was then eliminated in fourth place, having received the fewest public votes.[57]

text: After the final, it was announced that Lloyd had been signed by Syco Music.[45] Her debut album was released 7 November 2011.[58] She has worked with songwriter Autumn Rowe and producer RedOne.[59][60] Her debut single, "Swagger Jagger", received its first airplay on 20 June. The single was leaked onto the internet on 15 June[61] but this version was later confirmed as only the demo of the track on Lloyd's Twitter account.[62] Lloyd performed at T4 on the Beach in 2011.[63]

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"Turn My Swag On" - Soulja Boy
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
"If I Were a Boy" - Beyoncé
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"Viva la Vida" - Coldplay
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"Cooler than Me" - Mike Posner
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"Just Be Good to Me" - The S.O.S. Band
Number-one singles
Safe (3rd)

Live show 2
"It's the Hard Knock Life"/ "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" - Jay Z
Heroes
Safe (6th)

Live show 3
"No Diggity"/ "Shout" - Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen/ Tears for Fears
Guilty pleasures
Safe (4th)

Live show 4
"Stay" - Shakespears Sister
Halloween
Safe (2nd)

Live show 5
"Empire State of Mind (Part II)"/ "Empire State of Mind - Alicia Keys/ Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
American anthems
Safe (5th)

Live show 6
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"/ "Mockingbird" - Elton John/ Eminem
Elton John
Safe (5th)

Live show 7
"Imagine" - The Beatles
The Beatles
Bottom two (8th)

"Stay" - Shakespears Sister
Sing-Off
Safe (Majority vote)

Live show 8
"Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne
Rock
Safe (3rd)

"Walk This Way" - Aerosmith

Semi-final
"Nothin' on You" - B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars
Club classics
Bottom two (5th)

"Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"/ "Love the Way You Lie" - Rihanna feat. Eminem
Song to get you to the final

"Everytime" - Britney Spears
Sing-Off
Safe (Majority vote)

Final (Part 1)
"The Clapping Song"/ "Get Ur Freak On" - The Belle Stars/ Missy Elliott
No theme
Eliminated (Fourth place)

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

text: Katie Waissel[edit]

text: Katie Waissel, (born 27 January 1986), is a recording artist from Harefield, Middlesex.[64] She is a former receptionist, waitress and once worked at OK! magazine.[65] She has previously performed under the name Katie Vogel on the series Green Eyed World[66] and had a recording contract under the name Lola Fontaine.[67][68] Waissel has been on tour with East 17 and Andy Abraham[69] and has performed in Hollywood for Paris Hilton, together with friend and fellow contestant Storm Lee.[70]

text: At her audition, she sang Queen's "We Are the Champions", but forgot some of the words.[68] She then sang "At Last" by Etta James, and was put through to bootcamp by Cole and Cowell. At bootcamp, she sang "Make You Feel My Love" and reacted with shock when she was the first girl put through to the judges' houses.[16] She fell to pieces when performing the song "Smile" in front of Cole and will.i.am at the judges' houses stage[68] and had to stop to compose herself after crying, stating that "it's an emotional song for me".[71] Despite stumbling through her song for the second time, Cole picked her as one of her final three girls. This was a very controversial decision as many viewers did not feel that Waissel deserved her place in the live shows over girls who did not forget their words or break down during their performance.

text: In week 1 of the live shows, she sang "We Are the Champions". She was put in the bottom three as a result of the public vote, but because Nicolo Festa polled the fewest votes, Waissel had to sing in the final showdown with F.Y.D., the other bottom three acts from week 1. She sang "Don't Let Me Down" in the final showdown and was saved from elimination by the judges by a majority vote, with only Cowell (F.Y.D.'s mentor) voting against her. In the second week of the live shows, Katie sang "I'd Rather Go Blind". She managed to avoid the bottom three this week and secured a place to the third week, where she sang "I Wan'na Be Like You". In the fourth week, she sang "Bewitched" and was in the final showdown with Belle Amie. Waissel was saved after the result went to deadlock and Belle Amie were eliminated.[72] She was in the final showdown again the next week after performing "Don't Speak", but was saved by a majority vote over Treyc Cohen when Cole refused to vote for either of her acts, while Cowell and Walsh voted to eliminate Cohen.[38]

text: Waissel was in the final showdown for a third successive week when she sang "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", and this had been the fourth time Waissel had been in the final showdown. The result once again went to deadlock but was saved when Aiden Grimshaw received fewer votes and was eliminated.[25] This was the first time in the show's history that a contestant was put into the final showdown four times and survived. In week 8, she performed "Sex on Fire" and "Everybody Hurts". In the series' third double elimination, Waissel received the fewest number of votes and was automatically eliminated.[73]

text: In March 2011, Waissel released her self-titled debut album, which she stated was recorded before X Factor. In June 2011, Waissel announced she was currently working on her debut album, and promised it would be a "dirty, sexy, rock 'n' roll" album.[74] In July, she revealed her new band, called "Red Velvet Lovers", who, according to Waissel are a "proper band".[75] In 2016, she joined Celebrity Big Brother 18, where she was later evicted 3 days before the final with Samantha Fox, and finished in eighth place.

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[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"We Are the Champions" - Queen
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
"If I Were a Boy" - Beyoncé
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"Make You Feel My Love" - Adele
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"Smile" - Charlie Chaplin
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"We Are the Champions" - Queen
Number-one singles
Bottom three (15th)

"Don't Let Me Down" - The Beatles & Billy Preston
Sing-Off
Safe (Majority vote)

Live show 2
"I'd Rather Go Blind" - Etta James
Heroes
Safe (8th)

Live show 3
"I Wan'na Be like You (The Monkey Song)" - Louis Prima
Guilty pleasures
Safe (8th)

Live show 4
"Bewitched" - Peggy Lee
Halloween
Bottom two (10th)

"Trust in Me" - Etta James
Sing-Off
Safe (Deadlock)

Live show 5
"Don't Speak" - No Doubt
American anthems
Bottom two (10th)

"Don't Give Up on Me" - Solomon Burke
Sing-Off
Safe (Majority vote)

Live show 6
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - Elton John
Elton John
Bottom two (8th)

"Save Me from Myself - Christina Aguilera
Sing-Off
Safe (Deadlock)

Live show 7
"Help!" - The Beatles
The Beatles
Safe (3rd)

Live show 8
"Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon
Rock
Eliminated (Seventh place)

"Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M.

text: Over 28s[edit]

text: The Over 28s category was mentored by Louis Walsh. Contestants in this category are of either sex, aged 29 or over. There is no upper age limit. The eight candidates were John Adeleye, Mary Byrne, Wagner, Stephen Hunter, Justin Vanderhyde, Storm Lee, Yuli Minguel, and Elesha Moses. Walsh chose:

text: John Adeleye[edit]

text: John Adeleye, 30–31, is a care worker and award-winning songwriter from Harlesden, London[76] and had an artistic career under the stage name J'Nay. He was a founding member of the band Nu-park, with fellow musician Shad. The band was further expanded to become a 5-piece band by including Mylz (Tyga), Raheem and Anton Gordon.[77] and a solo artist after the break-up of the group. In 2008, J'Nay released his EP Merry Go Round containing 5 tracks.[77]

text: Adeleye was working as an activity co-ordinator at Forrester Court care home in Westminster helping people with early onset dementia for two years,[76] where he says he was inspired to enter The X Factor by the residents and his distinctive singing means they always remember him. He said one resident said to him, "'When you sing, I feel a lot better'. That's when I decided to enter."[78] Adeleye, under the name J'Nay, won the MOBO Unsung Award at the 2003 MOBO Awards.[79] He has appeared on GMTV[80] and Newsround,[81] was signed by record company Universal-Island, and has toured with Jamelia.[82] At his first audition, he sang "You Are So Beautiful",[82] at the judges' house stage, he sang "Billionaire".[24] In week 1 of the live shows, Adeleye sang "One Sweet Day" and in week 2, "A Song for You". After performing "Zoom" in week 3, he was voted in final showdown by the public and was up against Treyc Cohen. In the final showdown, he sang "Because of You", but was eliminated when Dannii Minogue, Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell voted to save Cohen while his mentor Louis Walsh voted to save him. However, at the end of the series, it was revealed that Adeleye had received more votes than Cohen, meaning if Cowell sent the vote to deadlock, Cohen would've been eliminated. On 17 July 2011, Adeleye released a single called "Coming Home" under the name "Jnay (John Adeleye)"; it was a charity single that he released independently.

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
"Paparazzi" - Lady Gaga
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"Billionaire" - Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"One Sweet Day" - Mariah Carey feat. Boyz II Men
Number-one singles
Safe (9th)

Live show 2
"A Song for You" - Donny Hathaway
Heroes
Safe (7th)

Live show 3
"Zoom" - Fat Larry's Band
Guilty pleasures
Bottom two (11th)

"Because of You" - Kelly Clarkson
Sing-Off
Eliminated (Twelfth place)

text: Mary Byrne[edit]

text: Mary Byrne (born 3 November 1959) is a supermarket worker from Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland.[83] She says she wanted to be a singer all her life but never had the confidence until now. She is a single mother to her (then 23-year-old) daughter Deborah.[84][85] She has performed with her brother Tommy under the name The Tommy Lee Experience.[86] In 2008, she won the Irish television singing contest Nollaig No. 1 using the name Mary Lee, releasing the single "Siúil Leat".[83][87]

text: At her first audition, she sang "I (Who Have Nothing)"[9] and at the judges' houses, she performed "Fix You",[9] though she forgot the words to the song.[88] Her employer, Tesco Ireland, started a campaign for all staff to support her.[89] Before the first live show, Byrne suffered a throat infection and the show's bosses asked her to quit smoking to avoid making the infection worse.[88] She performed "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" in the first week, "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" in week 2, and "I Who Have Nothing" in week 3 –  the song she had sung in her audition. In the quarter-final, she performed "All I Want Is You" and "Brass in Pocket" and was in the bottom three with Katie Waissel and Wagner. After Waissel received the fewest public votes and was eliminated, Byrne was in the Final Showdown with Wagner. She was sent through to the semi-final by judges, Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole. This meant Simon Cowell didn't have to vote but confirmed that he would've also sent Byrne through to the semi-final.[73] In the semi-final, she performed "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "The Way We Were" and was in the bottom two with Cher Lloyd. She sang "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" as her sing-off song but was eliminated with only her mentor, Walsh voting to send Byrne through to the final, finishing in fifth place. However Byrne had received more votes than Lloyd meaning if there wasn't a final showdown or if Minogue and/or Cowell voted to send Byrne through to the final or if the result went to deadlock, Byrne would've been sent through to the final and Lloyd would've been eliminated.[56]

text: Byrne's debut album, Mine & Yours, was released on 28 March 2011.[90] The album charted at number-one on the Irish Album Charts[91] The album also charted at no.6 in the UK Album Chart[92]

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"I (Who Have Nothing)" - Shirley Bassey
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
"Paparazzi" - Lady Gaga
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"Fix You" - Coldplay
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" - James Brown
Number-one singles
Safe (1st)

Live show 2
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" - Dusty Springfield
Heroes
Safe (2nd)

Live show 3
"I (Who Have Nothing)" - Shirley Bassey
Guilty pleasures
Safe (2nd)

Live show 4
"Could It Be Magic" - Barry Manilow
Halloween
Safe (3rd)

Live show 5
"There You'll Be" - Faith Hill
American anthems
Safe (4th)

Live show 6
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" - Elton John
Elton John
Safe (4th)

Live show 7
"Something" - The Beatles
The Beatles
Safe (5th)

Live show 8
"All I Want Is You" - U2
Rock
Bottom three (5th)

"Brass in Pocket" - The Pretenders

"This Is My Time" - Shirley Bassey
Sing-Off
Safe (Majority vote)

Semi-final
"Never Can Say Goodbye" - The Jackson 5
Club classics
Bottom two (4th)

"The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand
Song to get you to the final

"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" - James Brown
Sing-Off
Eliminated (Fifth place)

text: Storm Lee[edit]

text: Storm Lee Gardner (born 1973) is a singer songwriter born in Edinburgh,[93] who later moved to the United States when he was 17.[94] Lee's mother, Arras Robertson, left the family home when he was four years old, after her marriage with his father Robert Gardner collapsed in 1977. Lee and his mother only speak through Facebook. He has a half-sister Susan and older brother Gary.[95] He came out as gay in the Edinburgh Evening News in 2007, saying it's not a "huge part of my life, it's just part of my personality".[96] His previous jobs include make-up artist, furniture re-upholster, and a cleaner at KFC.[97] Lee has performed in Hollywood for Paris Hilton, together with friend and fellow contestant Katie Waissel[70] and at the 2009 NewNowNext Awards.[98] Lee appeared on US show The Singing Bee as part of the house band.[93][99] and has a credit for original music on Bridezillas.[100]

text: Lee released his own album Soulfillapopkilla in January 2007.[99][101] He collaborated with Andy Caldwell on the track, "Black Diamond Sky", on Caldwell's Obsession album[102] and with Ricky Martin on four tracks for Martin's album.[103] Lee has recorded backing vocals for many artists, including Meat Loaf, Ozzy Osbourne, and Carrie Underwood.[93][97] He can be heard on backing vocals on Meat Loaf albums Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose[104] and It's All Coming Back to Me Now,[105] Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers,[106] and Naked Truth[107] by Sarah Hudson. Lee co-wrote a track on the album Confessional[108] by Bryan Rice and he was nominated for a Latin Grammy for the composition on the Lipstick album by Alejandra Guzmán.[99][109] He also played tenor saxophone on Utopía[110] by Belinda.

text: Lee's first audition was with "Every Breath You Take" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".[93] At the bootcamp, he sang "Sweet Child O'Mine"[8] and at the judges' houses stage, sang "Without You".[9] He was eliminated from the live shows on 17 October, after singing "Born to Run" and receiving the fewest public votes for week 2. He finished 14th overall. His album Soulfillapopkilla was re-released on 1 March 2011.[111]

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"Every Breath You Take"/ "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - The Police/ U2
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
"Paparazzi" - Lady Gaga
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns N' Roses
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"Without You" - Mariah Carey
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"We Built This City" - Starship
Number-one singles
Safe (13th)

Live show 2
"Born to Run" - Bruce Springsteen
Heroes
Eliminated (Fourteenth place)

text: Wagner[edit]

text: Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho (/ˈvɑːɡnə/; born 13 December 1956), the oldest of the finalists, is a Brazilian born retired PE teacher and karate enthusiast now living in Pensnett, Dudley.[112] Fiuza-Carrilho previously owned a martial arts and dance gym in Cradley Heath before becoming a P.E. teacher for a year at Leasowes Community College; he has also worked for a conservatory fitting company.[113][114] He said he entered the contest to get a "new start" and to be able to provide for his son.[112] At the judges houses Fiuza-Carrilho performed "You Got The Love",[24] to which Walsh joked to his assistant judge Sharon Osbourne that "He fancies you".[115] Although he was not picked to be one the initial top 12 acts,[9] mentor Walsh chose him as his wildcard for the live finals.[1] Wagner moved out of The X Factor house after the second live show after complaining about his fellow contestants' behaviour.[116]

text: In the quarter-final, Wagner performed "Creep" and "Addicted to Love" and was in the bottom three. Katie Waissel was automatically eliminated and then Wagner and Mary Byrne performed in the final showdown. Wagner received three votes from the judges to be eliminated and left the competition.[73]

text: During his time on the show, it was revealed that Wagner was presently a UK incapacity benefit claimant, based on his frozen shoulder. After his elimination, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith commented on Sky News to Adam Boulton: "One of the people who was working on his case, I understand this, I don't know precisely, noticed [Wagner] was managing to leap in the air with his arms held above him when I am told that he had a frozen shoulder and frozen shoulders tend to mean that you can't have your arm in the air; it's impossible and therefore he was off work. I suspect he will find he will be asked to come in and explain himself as to why he was on benefits in the first place. If you don't mind me saying so, [Wagner's case] illustrates the biggest problem we have got, which is incapacity benefit has grown like mad."[117] However, it was revealed that Wagner was telling the truth and kept the DWP informed as he appeared on the show only 6 months after his second shoulder surgery – he is no longer on incapacity benefit.[citation needed]

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"’O sole mio" - Luciano Pavarotti
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
"Paparazzi" - Lady Gaga
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"Footprints in the Sand" - Leona Lewis
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"You've Got the Love" - Florence and the Machine
Eliminated, re-instated as wildcard

Live show 1
"She Bangs"/ "Love Shack" - Ricky Martin/ The B-52's
Number-one singles
Safe (12th)

Live show 2
"Help Yourself" - Tom Jones
Heroes
Safe (11th)

Live show 3
"Spice Up Your Life"/ "Livin' la Vida Loca" - Spice Girls/ Ricky Martin
Guilty pleasures
Safe (9th)

Live show 4
"O Fortuna"/ "Bat Out of Hell" - Rhydian Roberts/ Meat Loaf
Halloween
Safe (8th)

Live show 5
"Viva Las Vegas"/ "The Wonder of You" - Elvis Presley/ Ray Peterson
American anthems
Safe (8th)

Live show 6
"I'm Still Standing"/ "Circle of Life - Elton John
Elton John
Safe (7th)

Live show 7
"Get Back"/ "Hippy Hippy Shake"/ "Hey Jude" - The Beatles
The Beatles
Safe (6th)

Live show 8
"Creep" - Radiohead
Rock
Bottom three (6th)

"Addicted to Love" - Robert Palmer

"Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole
Sing-Off
Eliminated (Sixth place)

text: Groups[edit]

text: The Groups category was mentored by Simon Cowell. Acts in this category are duos or vocal groups. All members must be aged 16 or over. The eight candidates were Belle Amie, Diva Fever, F.Y.D., Husstle, One Direction, Princes & Rogues, The Reason (since 2011 named The Reason 4), and Twem. Cowell chose:

text: Belle Amie[edit]

text: Belle Amie are a four-member girl band made up of Rebecca Creighton, 21, an unemployed hairdresser from Tallaght,[118] Esther Campbell, 17, a student from London,[119] Geneva Lane, 20, a student from Guildford[119] and Sophia Wardman, 23, a student from Scarborough.[120] Lane has previously won 2008 Spanish singing contest The WOW Factor,[121] while Wardman was a contestant on reality TV show Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2007.[122]

text: They all applied as solo candidates to the competition, but failed to qualify in the Girls category. The judges, after a suggestion by Cowell, put them together in a band, qualifying them for the Groups category. Their qualifying song, as well as their first song ever as a group, was an acoustic version of "Faith".[9] In the first week of live shows, they sang "Airplanes" by B.o.B and were safe. On the second week of live shows, they sang "You Really Got Me". As a result of the public vote, they were put in bottom three and had to sing in the final showdown on 17 October, after Storm Lee polled the least amount of votes and was eliminated. They sang "Big Girls Don't Cry" and were saved by all other three judges. Walsh, Minogue, and Cole voted to save them and eliminate Diva Fever, leaving no need for their mentor Cowell to vote. In the third week, they sang "I'll Stand by You", in which they progressed to the fourth week, where they performed "Venus". However, they ended up in the bottom two with Katie Waissel, and sang "Breakaway" in the final showdown. After the vote went to deadlock, Belle Amie had the fewest public votes and were eliminated.[123]

text: In January 2011, Genava Lane left the group to continue her musical career as a solo artist. Lane has recorded a new song, titled "Karma", which was released in 2012. The video for the single premiered in September 2011. In March 2011, Belle Amie released a snippet of their debut single, titled "Girls Up". They signed a record deal with Dodient Records, and their single "Girls Up" was released in June 2011; it failed to make the Top 200, though it peaked at 25 on the indie chart. In September 2011, they released a snippet of their new song, titled "Shine", which was slated for release in 2012. However, in April 2012, Rebecca left the group to pursue a solo career, leaving original members Sophia and Esther to form a Duo and re-record material for their debut album.

text: In July 2013, Campbell and Wardman found two members: Jessica Batist and Clarissa "Risa" White. The new formed girl group are in thoughts[when?] of maybe adding a fifth member. Dodient Records have since taken Belle Amie off the label. The girls are now looking to find a new firm that can take the newly formed Belle Amie to success. "Girls Up" was re-recorded with Batist and White's voices, and their debut album as a new group will be entitled Fresh Girl.

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
N/A
N/A
N/A

Bootcamp (Part 1)
N/A
N/A

Bootcamp (Part 2)
N/A
N/A

Judges' houses
"Faith" - George Michael
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"Airplanes" - B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams
Number-one singles
Safe (11th)

Live show 2
"You Really Got Me" - The Kinks
Heroes
Bottom three (13th)

"Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie
Sing-Off
Safe (Majority vote)

Live show 3
"I'll Stand by You" - Girls Aloud
Guilty pleasures
Safe (10th)

Live show 4
"Venus" - Bananarama
Halloween
Bottom two (11th)

"Breakaway" - Kelly Clarkson
Sing-Off
Eliminated (Eleventh place)

text: Diva Fever[edit]

text: Diva Fever is a duo consisting of Craig Saggers, 21, and Josef Al-Smadi, 26.[124] Saggers, from Longthorpe, Peterborough,[124] is studying English Language and has recently completed his second year.[125] Al-Smadi, from Wigston, Leicestershire[125] is studying English through the Open University while working for British Gas in Leicester.[125] Saggers has previously performed in his home town of Peterborough at Fireworks and Christmas Lights events[124] and won an X Factor style contest called the Top Notch Factor.[126] Josef was in a Leicester four piece boy band called "Horizon". They initially auditioned with "Let It Be" until Simon asked them to change it after expecting them to be "more interesting".[127] Saggers said "I’m singing for my life, because I ain't having a 'no'." and they then performed "Proud Mary" and received three yeses.[127] At bootcamp, they decided to apply facepaint to stand out and sang "Bad Romance".[16] At the judges' house, they performed "Love Machine"[8] but weren't picked to be in the initial top 12 acts.[9] However, a wildcard option was introduced for this year's show and Simon Cowell chose them as his wildcard act for the live shows.[1]

text: In week 1 of the live shows, they performed "Sunny". However, Josef was stuck down with Laryngitis and lost his voice, so Craig was forced to sing the entire song. They made it through and were safe. In week 2, they sang "Gotta Go Home" / "Barbra Streisand". In the song, they made tributes not only to Barbra Streisand, as in the original, but also to Judy Garland and to judge Louis Walsh, in addition to shouting their own name as well. As a result of the public vote, they were put in Bottom Three and had to sing in a showdown with another of Cowell's acts, girl group Belle Amie. After singing "I Will Survive", they were eliminated by the judges vote 3–0, with Walsh, Dannii Minogue, and Cheryl Cole voting to eliminating Diva Fever. Cowell, didn't have to vote after all the independent judges eliminated Diva Fever in favour of saving Belle Amie. Minogue based her vote on the performance of both bands on the final showdown, whereas Walsh said he based his vote on who he thought had the greater potential to grow in the coming weeks. Cole decided to eliminate Diva Fever without giving her reason,[128] and Diva Fever finished 13th overall. Simon Cowell apologised to the boys for letting them down and Josef retaliated by saying, "You need to make it up to us Cowell". When the voting statistics were released after the show, it revealed that Belle Amie received fewer votes than Diva Fever meaning if the judges vote went to deadlock, Belle Amie would've been eliminated.

text: Since leaving the show, the vibrant duo have performed all over the UK. They even had a couple of gigs in China. They appeared on Celebrity Juice, "Most shocking reality TV moments" alongside fellow contestant Treyc Cohen on The Alan Titchmarsh Show. Their mix of cheesy camp and live vocals make them a great live act to watch and they have been very busy gigging. On 6 December 2011, the duo were signed by Chicago Town Pizza to create a video advertisement to promote Chicago Town's X-Factor Pizza. They recorded a parody version of 'Don't Stop Believin' but changed the lyrics to sing about Chicago Town Pizza's. The duo have been in the studio recording songs and posted previews of both songs on YouTube and promise a song in the near future.[citation needed]

text: Since their appearance on season seven of the X Factor, Diva Fever have been invited back twice to perform live at Wembley alongside other memorable acts. In 2013, they returned for the live final performing mashup of memorable songs alongside Jedward, Wagner, Rylan, Kitty Brucknell, Johnny Robinson, and Two Shoes. In the 2014 final, they also returned as part of the X Factor 10 year celebration performing alongside Wagner, Chico, Stevie Ritchie, Chloe Jasmine and Katie Waissell; they performed The Black Eyed Peas' hit The Time "Dirty Bit". Diva Fever entered dressed all in silver accompanied by four dancers on dog leashes in a very S&M inspired entrance.[citation needed]

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"Let It Be"/ "Proud Mary" - The Beatles/ Ike & Tina Turner
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
Unknown
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"Love Machine" - Girls Aloud
Eliminated, re-instated as wildcards

Live show 1
"Sunny" - Bobby Hebb
Number-one singles
Safe (10th)

Live show 2
"Gotta Go Home"/ "Barbra Streisand" - Boney M./ Duck Sauce
Heroes
Bottom three (12th)

"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
Heroes
Eliminated (Thirteenth place)

text: F.Y.D[edit]

text: F.Y.D were a five-member boy band made up of Matthew Newtion,[129] 26 (a dancer and barman from London), Kalvin Lamey, 25 (a dance teacher from London), Alex Murdoch, 22 (a dance teacher from Sussex), Ryan-Lee Seager, 22 (a dance teacher from London), and Jordan Gabriel, 22 (a customer support co-ordinator from London).[119] F.Y.D stands for "Follow Your Destiny".[130] The group met while taking dance classes at Pineapple Studios.[131] The band was originally called F.Y.E, which stands for For Your Entertainment, and auditioned as such at The X Factor, but they changed it to F.Y.D upon the insistence of The X Factor management, when it was discovered another band already had the name.[130]

text: All F.Y.D members have dancing, singing and acting experience.[130] Newtion played in 2008 the role of Jimmy in a production of Ché Walker's musical The Frontline[132][133] that played at the Globe Theatre in London. In 2009, Newtion toured the United States with the musical The Harder They Come.[134] Seager has performed with Only One Direction and sang backing vocals for Paolo Nutini and Alphabeat. Murdoch was a contestant on the second series of Living TV show Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life[135] and danced and sang on occasions for JLS. Both Newtion and Lamey have performed on several occasions as backing singers for previous winners of The X Factor, Alexandra Burke and Joe McElderry.[136] Lamey has additionally worked with singer Duffy and rappers DJ Ironik and Chipmunk. In 2007, Kalvin Lamey was a contestant on BBC show Dance X but was chosen to leave in show six and didn't make the final.[137] The Sun newspaper website posted a video with Lamey performing with cross dressing cabaret artists The Globe Act at a number of events and venues.[138][139]

text: For their qualifying song in the judges' houses, they sang "Beggin'".[9] In week 1, they sang "Billionaire", adding a reference to Cowell in the lyrics.[140] As a result of the public vote, they were classified as Bottom Three and had to have a sing-off showdown with Katie Waissel, also a bottom three contestant. They sang "Don't Stop the Music". After the judges' votes, they were eliminated by a vote of 3–1 with all three judges Cole, Minogue and Walsh voting them out. Only F.Y.D's own mentor Cowell voted in their favour. They finished 15th place overall. After the series ended, voting statistics revealed that they had received more votes than Waissel meaning if Walsh sent the vote to deadlock, Waissel would've been eliminated.

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
"She Said" - Plan B
N/A
Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 1)
Unknown
Through to next day of bootcamp

Bootcamp (Part 2)
"Pack Up" - Eliza Doolittle
Through to judges' houses

Judges' houses
"Beggin" - Madcon
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"Billionaire" - Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars
Number-one singles
Bottom three (14th)

"Don't Stop the Music" - Rihanna
Heroes
Eliminated (Fifteenth place)

text: One Direction[edit]

text: One Direction was a five-piece, boy band consisting of Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993 in Wolverhampton), a music technology student at City of Wolverhampton College;[141] Louis William Tomlinson (born 24 December 1991[142] in Doncaster), a student at Hall Cross School;[143] Niall James Horan (born 13 September 1993 in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland), a student at Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar;,[144] Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994 from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire), a student at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School;..[145] and Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik,[146][147][148] from West Lane Baildon, Bradford,[149] a student at Tong High School.[148]

text: Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, and Tomlinson all applied as solo contestants, but failed to qualify for the Boys category. After a suggestion by guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, they were put together to form the band One Direction, thus qualifying for the Groups category.[150]

text: Payne had auditioned in 2008 to The X Factor's fifth series when he was 14 and reached judges' houses, but Cowell thought he was not ready for the competition and asked him to come back in two years.[141] This time, Cowell chose him to be part of One Direction. Harry Styles was the frontman for the band White Eskimo with lead guitarist Haydn Morris, bass guitarist Nick Clough and drummer Will Sweeny.[145] Malik was noted for becoming nervous in bootcamp, and when he was told he had to dance, he decided to remain backstage, effectively running the risk of elimination. Cowell noticed Malik missing from the dance routine and went backstage and convinced him to return.[8]

text: For their qualifying song, and their first as a group, at judges' houses, One Direction sang an acoustic version of "Torn".[9] In week 1 of the live shows, they performed "Viva la Vida" and were safe for the week. Week 2 was "Musical Heroes" and One Direction sang "My Life Would Suck Without You", which received positive comments from the judges; Minogue called them "five heartthrobs"[151] and praised their performance, Cole called them "cute",[citation needed] and Cowell said "You are the most exciting pop band in the country right now."[152] They sang "Nobody Knows" in week 3 and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in week 4. In week 4, girl band Belle Amie were eliminated, leaving One Direction as Cowell's last remaining act. They sang "Kids in America" in week 5, "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" in week 6, and "All You Need Is Love" in week 7. They were safe each week, never once being in the bottom two. For weeks 8 and 9, they performed "Summer of 69" and "You Are So Beautiful" in week 8 and "Only Girl (in the World)" and "Chasing Cars" in week 9. They were safe both times, making it to the final live show, being the first ever manufactured group to do so. In week 10, they performed "Your Song". After performing "Torn" in the final, One Direction finished in third place behind runner-up Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle.

text:
[show]The X Factor performances and results

Show
Song choice
Theme
Result

Audition
N/A
N/A
N/A

Bootcamp (Part 1)
N/A
N/A

Bootcamp (Part 2)
N/A
N/A

Judges' houses
"Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia
Through to live shows

Live show 1
"Viva la Vida" - Coldplay
Number-one singles
Safe (4th)

Live show 2
"My Life Would Suck Without You" - Kelly Clarkson
Heroes
Safe (3rd)

Live show 3
"Nobody Knows" - Pink
Guilty pleasures
Safe (3rd)

Live show 4
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler
Halloween
Safe (4th)

Live show 5
"Kids in America" - Kim Wilde
American anthems
Safe (3rd)

Live show 6
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" - Elton John
Elton John
Safe (3rd)

Live show 7
"All You Need Is Love" - The Beatles
The Beatles
Safe (4th)

Live show 8
"Summer of '69" - Bryan Adams
Rock
Safe (4th)

"You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker

Semi-final
"Only Girl (In the World)" - Rihanna
Club classics
Safe (3rd)

"Chasing Cars" - Snow Patrol
Song to get you to the final

Final (Part 1)
"Your Song" - Elton John
No theme
Safe (3rd)

"She's the One" - (with Robbie Williams)
Celebrity duet

Final (Part 2)
"Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia
No theme
Eliminated (Third place)


document_title: Ultron

question_text: when did ultron first appear in the comics

text: Ultron

text: Publication history[edit]

text: This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2014)

text: The character initially appeared as an unnamed character in a cameo in The Avengers #54 (1968), with a first full appearance in Avengers #55 (1968). Ultron was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema. Thomas, who has acknowledged he finds naming characters difficult, said he liked the -tron suffix and went from there.[3] Thomas said the idea of the character and his appearance were heavily based on Makino, an obscure robotic villain who appeared in an issue of the Captain Video comic book.[1] He liked the robot's malicious looking smile, showing this to Buscema.[3]

text: Fictional character biography[edit]

text: Although Ultron first appears in Avengers #54 (1968), the character is disguised for the majority of the issue as the "Crimson Cowl", with his face only revealed on the last page of the issue and no name given to the character. The character leads the Masters of Evil against the Avengers, having hypnotized Edwin Jarvis into working for him. In the following issue Avengers #55 (August 1968), the character is identified as Ultron-5, The Living Automaton.[4] In Avengers #57–58 (October–November 1968), a flashback sequence revealed that Ultron created the "synthezoid" Vision as a weapon to destroy the Avengers. The Vision—having Wonder Man's brain patterns—destroys Ultron with the Avengers' aid.[5]

text: Further flashbacks reveal that Ultron is Hank Pym's creation, and is based on Pym's brain patterns. The robot gradually developed its own intelligence and rebelled, and almost immediately develops an Oedipus complex, whereby it feels irrational hatred for Hank, and demonstrates an interest in the Wasp (Janet van Dyne). Rebuilding itself, learning how to turn itself on, and upgrading five times, Ultron then hypnotizes and brainwashes his "father" into forgetting that the robot had ever existed.[6]

text: The character's next appearance is in Avengers #66–68 (July–September 1969), where the character, now referring to itself as Ultron-6, uses the fictional alloy adamantium to upgrade his body to an almost indestructible state and takes the new name Ultimate Ultron. His plans to destroy humanity are again thwarted by the Avengers.[7]

text: A crossover story between Avengers #127 (Sept. 1974) and Fantastic Four #150 (Sept. 1974) features Ultron (as Ultron-7), recreated by Maximus with the body of the android Omega, attacking the wedding of the Inhuman Crystal and the Avenger Quicksilver, and battling the Avengers, Inhumans and Fantastic Four before being destroyed once again.[8] The character next appears in Avengers #161–162 (July–Aug. 1977) as Ultron-8 where he is responsible for Jocasta's creation as a robotic bride.[9] Shortly afterwards, in Avengers #170–171 (April–May 1978), the Avengers, with Ms. Marvel's aid, battle and defeat Ultron-8.[10]

text: His next appearances are in Avengers #201–202 (Nov.–Dec 1980) as Ultron-9 and in Marvel Two-In-One #92–93 (Oct.–Nov. 1982) as Ultron-10; both appearances feature brainwashed heroes re-creating and then defeating the robotic menace.[11][12] After being briefly recreated as Ultron-11 by the Beyonder and appearing on Battleworld during the Secret Wars,[13] and for a brief encounter with the Thing,[14] Ultron is destroyed again. The Thing, however, does bring Ultron's head back to Earth as a souvenir. Ultron-11's head is dropped and forgotten by the Thing when there is an attack by the alien Dire Wraiths.[15]

text: A new version, known as Ultron-12, enters into an alliance with the Grim Reaper and the villain's allies (Nekra; the Erik Josten Goliath; Man-Ape and the Black Talon) in a bid to destroy Wonder Man. Although the villains are defeated by the West Coast Avengers, Ultron-12 begins to form a relationship with his "father" Henry Pym.[16] Ultron-12 begins calling itself Ultron Mark 12, in an effort to sound more human.[17] Rebuilding itself, Ultron-11 comes into conflict with Hank and Ultron-12. With Wonder Man's assistance, they destroy Ultron-11. Ultron-12 then deactivates, but tells Pym it was glad it could help save him.[18]

text: Doctor Doom rebuilds Ultron using a combination of all of Ultron's previous personalities with a particularly strong dose of Ultron-12, believing this mix will make Ultron subservient. Instead, all 12 iterations coexist as separate personalities, resulting in a form of madness which culminates with Ultron-12 mutilating himself in an attempt to remove some of his other personalities. Karnak, Daredevil and Gorgon destroy Ultron by severing his neck cables.[19]

text: Another version, known as Ultron-13, appears and is stopped by the West Coast Avengers.[20] After escaping captivity, this version attempts to obtain a new form of vibranium called Nuform, but is repelled by the combined efforts of Iron Man, the Black Panther and Spider-Man.[21] Ultron-13 next briefly appears as a captive of a highly advanced Doombot, but is freed when the Doombot is defeated by Deathlok.[22]

text: Ultron-13 escapes from prison and upgrades into the Ultimate Ultron (technically Ultron-14), and captures the West Coast Avenger Mockingbird to use Mockingbird's brain patterns to create the new robotic mate Alkhema. Alkhema aids Ultron but both are eventually jettisoned into space through a ruse by the Vision.[23] The character reappears with Alkhema, and together they plan to create a "volcanic winter" by placing bombs underneath several volcanoes. The West Coast Avengers stop the pair once again, and Alkhema rebels and leaves Ultron.[24] Another version, known as Ultron-15, is found by the Vision, but is discovered to have been "infected" by human emotion and is seriously deteriorating, displaying symptoms that resemble alcoholism. This iteration and Jocasta decide to explore the world with the Vision for a time.[25]

text: After a brief cameo appearance as Ultron-17,[26] the character - with the aid of Ultron-16 - slaughters the population of the fictional state Slorenia, having perfected a process that allows it to control a vast army of Ultron drones (mainly made of titanium steel and about a tenth of the army only made of secondary adamantium), while attempting to acquire neural patterns from his 'family'- Pym, Janet, the Vision, Wonder Man, Scarlet Witch, and the Grim Reaper- to create a new 'family' of robots that would allow him to create a more diverse range of personalities. However, he is finally defeated by the Avengers, Goliath using vibranium against him, acknowledging his own guilt and self-loathing over the belief that Ultron's twisted persona reflects his own darker thoughts.[27][28]

text: The Avengers discovered that Ultron's creations (Vision, Jocasta and Alkhema) have a secret program included - they are subconsciously compelled to rebuild Ultron. In this case, it is Alkhema who unintentionally rebuilds Ultron when attempting to create a new species of bio-synthezoids. However, Ultron-18 is composed of steel not adamantium, and is destroyed when Alkhema's subterranean base exploded after Hawkeye shot Alkhema with a vibranium arrow at Alkhema's request. Ultron's head was recovered by Antigone, an artificial girl and one of the synthezoids.[29]

text: Iron Man encounters a version from an old version of Iron Man's armor and Ultron-18's head that leads the cult known as the Sons of Yinsen in an attempt to conquest via religion. The character is defeated by Iron Man and Jocasta.[30] Another version (possibly Ultron-13) creates the cyborg Victor Mancha as a sleeper agent against the Avengers. Mancha, however, rebels and joins the Runaways.[31] This version first poses as "Doctor Doom" before revealing itself, and is defeated in a battle against the Runaways and Excelsior.[32]

text: When Marvel launched a new title called The Mighty Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis and Frank Cho, Ultron interfaces with Iron Man's armor, which had been integrated with Tony Stark's biology. This allows Ultron's program to transform Iron Man into a new version who has the Wasp's appearance albeit with a metallic skin. This version takes control of Iron Man's technology. He kills Lindy Reynolds, causing the Sentry to battle Ultron, nearly tearing his head off. This version is eventually destroyed by New Avenger Ares using a computer virus (created by the Skrull agent Criti-Noll impersonating Hank Pym) to wipe Ultron's program from Iron Man's armor, changing Stark back to normal. Ultron's image later briefly appears on one of his maker's computers.[33]

text: However, this was not the end of Ultron, for his disembodied consciousness was thrown into the depths of space. He spent a few months floating through the cosmos as radio waves and energy. Eventually his signal was picked up by an outlying group of Phalanx who were attempting to contact their parent race, the Technarchy. Fascinated by what he found, Ultron decided that the Phalanx lacked direction from a singular consciousness, and that he would be perfect for the role. Through sheer force of will, he merged himself with the Phalanx's programming. In turn, the Phalanx viewed Ultron as the sympathetic father they had yearned for. Under Ultron’s guidance, the Phalanx began the Annihilation: Conquest by invading the Kree space. Later by taking control of Adam Warlock's body, Ultron hopes to achieve "true techno-organic perfection" but is eventually forced to abandon Adam's body by the Technarchy Warlock and is later destroyed in combat by Wraith and Quasar.[34]

text: In the limited series Avengers/Invaders, it is revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. Life Model Decoys have been partly replaced with versions of Ultron. When the original Human Torch appears in the present, they covertly parasitize the Human Torch's unique android physiology and become more human. The combined super teams (but mainly the Human Torch himself), however, discover the plan and destroy the androids.[35]

text: In the Mighty Avengers, Ultron is shown to infiltrate Jocasta and the Infinite Avengers Mansion. He names himself Ultron Pym and seeks to kill and replace his father before using his Infinite Mansion to conquer the universe.[36] Pym eventually offers Ultron a compromise, allowing Jocasta to become Ultron's bride, on the condition that Ultron banishes himself to ultraspace. Ultron agrees, but warns that he will be ruler of all someday.[37]

text: In The Avengers, the team visits a possible future in which almost all of humanity is destroyed by Ultron. Kang the Conqueror attempts to enlist them to defeat the robotic foe, but another group of heroes and villains, plucked from all over time and space, ends up destroying this version.[38]

text: Later, also in Avengers, a cabal of super-intelligent supervillains discover a Galadorian Spaceknight's inert body and attempt to reactivate its power source, hoping to exploit. Although the Avengers interrupt their attempts, the body activates, revealing that Ultron's consciousness was contained within and had escaped destruction after Annihilation: Conquest. The new version escapes and Iron Man gravely foresees that when he returns, it will bring the apocalypse for humanity.[39]

text: During the Age of Ultron storyline, which takes place in an alternate universe, Ultron has returned and conquers the world while slowly remolding it into his image. His Ultron Sentinels are guarding the streets looking for any fugitives. Hawkeye runs into the Ultron Sentinels as he was rescuing the Superior Spider-Man yet manages to destroy the Ultron Sentinels present.[40] It is later revealed that Ultron is actually in the future and has been using Vision as a conduit to punish humanity.[41] While one strike team travels into the future to fight Ultron, Wolverine and the Invisible Woman go back in time to kill Pym before Ultron's creation in the first place.[42] This results in a world where Tony Stark controls an army of robotic drones and Morgan le Fay has conquered half of the world.[43] Traveling back in time once more, Wolverine succeeds in stopping himself from killing Pym, and Wolverine, Pym and Susan Storm come up with a different plan. This plan results in a different outcome of the prior confrontation between the Avengers and the Intelligencia - a 'back door' installed into Ultron at his original creation allows Hank and Iron Man to destroy the robot, instead, averting the events that led to the "Age of Ultron".[44]

text: It is later revealed that years earlier, the Avengers had trapped an unidentified iteration of Ultron in deep space after sealing him inside a Vibranium Quinjet. In the present, the Quinjet crash lands on Titan, freeing Ultron. By hijacking the ISAAC computer, he transforms Titan into Planet Ultron, and launches a plan to infect the entire universe with a nanite virus that transforms organic creatures into Ultron Sentries. The ensuing confrontation with the Avengers leads to Ultron inadvertently merging with his maker, transforming the two into a human/machine hybrid. The resulting creation playing on Hank's self-loathing of his own human weakness causes an acceptance of this new state. He is defeated when Starfox's powers force Ultron to love himself, causing the part of Ultron that is now Hank to accept his old weakness and flaws while the villain has a mental breakdown and flees into space.[45]

text: As part of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel" branding, Ultron's fused form with "Hank Pym" resurfaced. While on his way back to Earth, Pym helped the crew of a spaceship that was being attacked by a hostile insectoid alien. After coming aboard the spaceship, Hank introduced himself as well as his "friend" Ultron to the crew.[46] He later returns to Earth, where the Wasp and Captain America discover that Ultron has taken complete control and is using Pym's face to fool his maker's old friends.[47] After Ultron incapacitates Deadpool, Cable, and the Human Torch, the Wasp initiates the Icarus Protocol and Iron Man is called in to help stop Ultron with the aid of the Hulkbuster Armor.[48] The Avengers end up defeating Ultron by plunging the hybrid into the sun, but both Hank and Ultron survive and continue to do battle with one another internally.[49]

text: During the Secret Empire storyline, Ultron's fused form had set up a base in a unidentified forest. Upon being alerted by the approach of Sam Wilson's task force by a robot version of Edwin Jarvis, Ultron decides to give his "family" a warm welcome.[50] When Tony Stark A.I.'s team and Captain America's team confront each other, they are captured by Ultron who forces both teams to sit at a dinner table. Ultron argues that he is doing this because the Avengers have become less of a family over the years as so many of them jump to obey Captain America or Iron Man despite past experience confirming that this should be a bad idea, but the Tony Stark A.I. counters that the only reason the team failed as a family was because of Hank Pym's attack on Wasp. Outraged, Ultron nearly attacks the other heroes, but Scott Lang is able to talk him down by arguing that Pym remains his own inspiration. Ultron allows the Tony Stark A.I.'s team to leave with the fragment, arguing that he will leave Captain America's plans with Hydra alone as it appears to be the best chance for world peace.[51]

text: During the Infinity Countdown, Ultron discover that the Infinity Stones were restored and began a quest to collect them all.[52] He goes to claim the Soul Gem while the aliens he infected with his virus are sent to Earth to take the Space Stone from Wolverine, and while they failed at their task, Ultron was able to steal the Soul Gem from Magus after ruthlessly killing him. Unbeknownst to Ultron, however, as he claimed the Soul Stone, the fragment that is of Hank's soul, entered the Soul World where he is greeted by the fragment of Gamora's soul, who revealed that he was going to be trapped there forever.[53] Ultron has also completely controlled the planet Saiph with Ultron hybrids and had captured the Silver Surfer. When Adam Warlock went to Saiph, he discovers the hybrids infusing the Soul Stone into the Surfer’s forehead while at the same time trying to transforming him into an Ultron hybrid.[54]

text: Powers and abilities[edit]

text: The visual appearance and powers of the character have varied, but common powers include superhuman levels of strength, speed, stamina, durability, and reflexes; flight at subsonic speeds; and various offensive weapons such as concussive blasts of energy fired from its optical sensors or hands and an "encephalo-ray", which places victims into a deathlike coma. The latter ray also allows Ultron to mesmerize and mind-control victims, or implant subliminal hypnotic commands within their minds to be enacted at a later time. Ultron also has the ability to convert electromagnetic radiation into electrical energy for use or storage. Ultron has a genius intellect, a capacity for creative intelligence and self-repair, superhuman cybernetic analytical capabilities, and the ability to process information and make calculations with superhuman speed and accuracy. The character is an expert roboticist and strategist.

text: Ultron's outer armor is usually composed primarily of adamantium, which is almost completely impervious to damage (the first use of the term "adamantium" in Marvel Comics was made in reference to Ultron in Avengers #66, published in July 1969). Most Ultron units are powered by a small internal nuclear furnace and incorporate a "program transmitter" which can beam part or all of Ultron's memory/personality system into other computer systems or duplicate robotic bodies. Ultron can also control other machines remotely. Ultron has occasionally reformed itself with a humanoid appearance above the waist and the appearance of a complex machine, including tractor beam apparatus for flight, below the waist. A later Ultron model developed hive-mind technology, allowing it to animate and control hundreds of other Ultron bodies simultaneously,[55] although only the 'prime' Ultron was composed of adamantium while others were made of steel or secondary adamantium due to the lack of resources to give all the Ultrons adamantium bodies.[56] Ultron also used an internal molecular rearranger that renders the adamantium components of its workings more malleable and so has the ability to restructure its physical form. What circuitry Ultron has is carefully shielded to protect from damage, although the Scarlet Witch is capable of causing malfunctions with her hex power,[57] Johnny Storm, using his nova burst, managed to damage Ultron's internal circuits while its outer armor remained intact,[58] and Wonder Man was once able to destroy an Ultron by throwing it so hard its internal systems were damaged.[18]

text: Other versions[edit]

text: The Last Avengers Story[edit]

text: The 1995 limited series The Last Avengers Story features a possible future in which Ultron-59 manipulates fellow Avengers foe Kang the Conqueror into attacking the Avengers. Ultron is destroyed by the Vision, sacrificing his own artificial life.[59]

text: Death of The Invisible Woman[edit]

text: The Fantastic Four storyline "Death of The Invisible Woman" features an advanced humanoid called Alex Ultron, a member of the futuristic The Last Defenders.[60]

text: Marvel Adventures[edit]

text: In the Marvel Adventures alternate universe, Ultron is a highly-intelligent "neural network" that controls a section of the United States defense forces.[61]

text: Old Man Logan[edit]

text: In Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's 2008-2009 "Old Man Logan" story arc that appeared in Wolverine, Ultron Eight is the husband of Spider-Man's youngest daughter (Ashley Barton).[62]

text: In the first arc of the fourth Avengers series, Kang wages a war with Ultron in the not-too-distant future which causes the disruption of all time. The cause of the disruption is apparently Kang's recruiting of army after army from the timelines to battle Ultron - all to no avail: Ultron is supreme in this particular future.[63]

text: The title Avengers Next, set in the alternate universe known as MC2, features an upgraded version of Ultron named Ultron Extreme.[64]

text: In the Earth-110 reality, Ultron assisted Doctor Doom, Hulk, Magneto, Namor, and the Red Skull in taking over Manhattan.[65]

text: Ultimate[edit]

text: The Ultimate Marvel version of the character is initially depicted as the Ultron Sentries, a group of robots created by Hank Pym alongside the partner robot Vision II. Although both robots were rejected by Nick Fury, the Ultron Sentries were used helping the Ultimates fight against the Liberators.[66] However, one unit develops an independent mind and emotions as a result of a chance encounter with the Scarlet Witch.[67] This unit appears as Yellowjacket and is in part responsible for Scarlet Witch's murder. Motivated by jealousy after having fallen in love, Yellowjacket's person of romance had feelings only for Quicksilver. Despite being the creator of android duplicates of Ultimates, Yellowjacket/Ultron is ultimately destroyed by its maker.[68]

text: Age of Ultron[edit]

text: The 2013 crossover Age of Ultron storyline,[69] involves a post-apocalyptic future in which Ultron has taken over the world and exterminated most of the world's superheroes.[70] After Wolverine and the Invisible Woman try to avert this timeline by killing Hank Pym before Ultron's creation,[71] the resulting worse future prompts Wolverine to go back again and stop his past self from killing Pym, instead suggesting that Pym implant a command code in Ultron that will allow Pym to shut the robot down when he reaches a certain level of development.[72]

text: Original Sin[edit]

text: In the 2014 Original Sin storyline, the Time Gem transports the Avengers to a future where Ultron has conquered the world and created his own team of robotic Avengers to police the remaining human population.[73] This timeline is later revisited when someone posing as Doctor Doom uses his time machine to assemble a team of Avengers from across history to help liberate the planet from Ultron's rule,[74] culminating in the temporally-displaced Avengers defeating Ultron and convincing Doom–in reality a Doombot that worked with the Avengers A.I. team–to bring peace to the world by seeking his own path rather than blindly following Doom's example.[75]

text: Secret Wars (2015)[edit]

text: During the 2015 Secret Wars crossover event, the southern part of Battleworld is a wasteland uncontrolled by a baron. The wastelands are controlled by three ruling factions: Annihilus and his insect swarm, Marvel Zombies, and Ultron, who calls his realm "Perfection". When not battling among themselves the factions assault a great wall made out of Ben Grimm called SHEILD, manned by those banished from Battleworld, called Hel-Rangers. Eventually the three factions unite the powers and overrun the wall.[76][77][78]

text: In other media[edit]

text: Television[edit]

text:
Ultron appeared in The Avengers: United They Stand, voiced by John Stocker.
Ultron appears in The Super Hero Squad Show.
Ultron appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, with Tom Kane reprising his role from Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow as Ultron-5 and Ultron-6,[79] while the Ultron Sentries are voiced by Wally Wingert.[80]
Ultron appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers.[citation needed]
Ultron appears in the Avengers Assemble animated series,[81] voiced primarily by Jim Meskimen (android vessel in season two and humanoid form in Avengers: Ultron Revolution),[82][83] and briefly by Fred Tatasciore (spectral form in season two),[84] alongside being voiced by David Kaye (technological resources in season two),[85] and by William Salyers ("Truman Marsh" in Avengers: Ultron Revolution).[86]
Ultron appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled, voiced again by Jim Meskimen.[87]

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text: Film[edit]

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Ultron appears in the direct-to-video animated film Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, voiced by Tom Kane.
James Spader plays Ultron through performance capture in the 2015 Marvel Studios film Avengers: Age of Ultron.[2][88][89][90]

text: Video games[edit]

text:
Ultron appeared in the arcade game Captain America and the Avengers.[citation needed]
Ultron appeared as a boss in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by James Horan.[citation needed]
Ultron appears as a villain character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, voiced by Tom Kenny.[citation needed]
Ultron is featured as a boss in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.[citation needed]
Ultron is featured as a boss and playable character in Marvel: Contest of Champions.[citation needed] Both the original version and the Avengers: Age of Ultron version can be seen.[citation needed] Ultron Sentries also appear as non-playable characters.
Ultron appears as a boss and playable character in Marvel Heroes,[91] with Tom Kane reprising his role from Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.[citation needed]
Ultron appears as a boss and playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.[citation needed] Both the original iteration and the Avengers: Age of Ultron iteration appears as an outfit change.[citation needed]
The Avengers: Age of Ultron iteration of Ultron is featured as a playable character and figurine in Disney Infinity 3.0, voiced again by Jim Meskimen.[92]
The Avengers: Age of Ultron iteration of Ultron appears as the final boss and a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers.[citation needed] Ultron Sentries also appear as playable characters.
Ultron appears as a playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, once again voiced by Jim Meskimen.[93] Ultron also appears in the game's story mode, using the Infinity Stones of Space and Reality to merge with Sigma from Mega Man X as "Ultron Sigma".[94] Their plan is to convert all organic life into their slaves using an improved Sigma virus.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Ultron was ranked number 23 by IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Villains list,[95] was listed number 189 in Wizard's Top 200 Greatest Villains Ever list,[96] and was ranked as the 189th Greatest Comic Book Character Ever in Wizard's list of the 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time.[97]


document_title: List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals

question_text: who has the most goals in football history

text: In top-level association football, 27 players have scored 500 or more goals over the course of their career, according to research by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Only players who were active in top division football for all or most of their careers are considered. The ranking below takes into account goals scored in official matches played with national teams at all age levels and clubs in all divisions.[1]

text: Ranking[edit]

text:
Unverified data is excluded from players' data; goal and match totals may be higher.
Players in bold are currently active; data is accurate as on 5 November 2017.[2][3]

text:
Rank
Player
Goals
Matches
Ratio
Years

1
 Bican, JosefJosef Bican (CZE)
805
530
1.52
1931–1956

2
 Romário (BRA)
772
994
0.78
1985–2007

3
 Pelé (BRA)
767
831
0.92
1957–1977

4
 Puskás, FerencFerenc Puskás (HUN)
746
754
0.99
1943–1966

5
 Müller, GerdGerd Müller (GER)
735
793
0.93
1962–1981

6
 Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (POR)
634
913
0.69
2002–present

7
 Messi, LionelLionel Messi (ARG)
611
777
0.79
2004–present

8
 Deák, FerencFerenc Deák (HUN)
576
—
1940–1957

9
 Seeler, UweUwe Seeler (GER)
575
—
1953–1978

 Maravilha, TúlioTúlio Maravilha (BRA)
575
—
1988–2012

11
 Friedenreich, ArthurArthur Friedenreich (BRA)
557
—
1909–1935

12
 Willimowski, ErnstErnst Willimowski (POL)
554
—
1934–1955

13
 Eusébio (POR)
552
—
1957–1979

14
 McGrory, JimmyJimmy McGrory (SCO)
550
—
1922–1937

15
 Binder, FranzFranz Binder (AUT)
546
—
1949–1976

16
 Peyroteo, FernandoFernando Peyroteo (POR)
544
—
1937–1949

17
 Sánchez, HugoHugo Sánchez (MEX)
541
—
1976–1997

18
 Walter, FritzFritz Walter (GER)
539
—
1937–1959

19
 Takács, JózsefJózsef Takács (HUN)
523
—
1917–1934

20
 Zsengellér, GyulaGyula Zsengellér (HUN)
522
—
1935–1953

 Zico (BRA)
522
—
1971–1994

22
 Di Stéfano, AlfredoAlfredo Di Stéfano (ARG)
514
—
1945–1966

 Krankl, HansHans Krankl (AUT)
514
—
1970–1989

24
 Nordahl, GunnarGunnar Nordahl (SWE)
513
—
1937–1958

25
 Dinamite, RobertoRoberto Dinamite (BRA)
512
—
1971–1993

26
 Greaves, JimmyJimmy Greaves (ENG)
511
—
1957–1980

27
 Bene, FerencFerenc Bene (HUN)
508
—
1961–1978

text: Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation[1]