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Series 1 of The X Factor was really an experiment and opened up the age groups, it consisted of the three categories in which there were only three acts in each of the categories. The winner was Steve Brookstein who was in Simon's category of the 25 and over.

Click the links below to find out more about the very first series of this show!

Auditions
Here is a taste of what the auditions were like in the first series...

Contestants
The three judges have picked their three acts in each category and here we present the contestants with all the background info.

Live Shows
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Semi-final | Final
Check out all the live shows that played in Series 1. Find out who went through to the next show and who went out!

What happened to the likes of Tabby Callaghan? Brenda Edwards? The MacDonald Brothers? And all those other fantastic X Factor finalists?

Find out by clicking here!

Discover the stars and the performances of The X Factor around the world in our quick round-up of the show in various countries right here!

Australia

Winners Random take the title in 2005.

Belgium

Udo Mechels walks off as winner in 2005.

Russia

A star is born in the form of Vladimir Sapovskiy.

Series 2 of The X Factor took the show further and taking it more seriously with 75,000 people taking part in what was the biggest series yet! Now each category had four acts and the eventual winner was Shayne Ward who won in Louis' category of the 16-24.

Click the links below to find out how this exciting series got our winner Shayne!

Auditions
Check out our week by week auditions page for Series 2...

What category did the judges get?
It's decision time as the judges find out what category (16-24, 25 and Over and Groups) they will be training for the live shows.

Boot Camp
So from 75,000 contestants, the judges pick just 200 to go through the Boot Camp stage. Find out what judges do as they work individually in their categories once again shortlisting their chosen ones onto the next stage! What is 200 now becomes 21 with 7 in each category.

Judges' Homes
The final 21 acts are invited to the Judges' homes to give their final shot at what they can do! From here, the judges will pick just 4 of their final acts to go to the Live Shows! But who will make it to the end?

Contestants
Find out complete information about the contestants who took part in the second series of The X Factor.

Live Shows
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Semi-final | Final
Check out all the live shows for Series 2. Find out which acts went through (including reactions) and who went out!

Series 3 of The X Factor was one of the biggest contests to date. With a record audition intake of 100,000 and more places plus some twists to the show! The eventual winner was Leona Lewis who won in Simon's category of the 16-24. Leaving Sharon once again without a win!

Click the links below for more information about this exciting series and Leona's win.

Auditions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Check out our week by week auditions page for Series 3...

Boot Camp
So from 100,000 contestants, the judges pick the lucky ones to go through the Boot Camp stage. Find out what judges do as they work individually in their categories once again shortlisting their chosen ones onto the next stage! This gets reduced further to just 24 acts.

Judges' Homes
The final 24 acts are invited to the Judges' homes to give their final shot at what they can do! From here, the judges will pick just 4 of their final acts to go to the Live Shows! But who will make it to the end?

Contestants
Find out complete information about the contestants who took part in the third series of The X Factor.

Live Shows
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Semi-final | Final
Check out all the live shows for Series 3. Find out which acts went through (including reactions) and who went out!

This was a one off celebrity version of The X Factor and included an interesting combination. All this was done for charity and really a bit of fun. There was no audition or boot camp stage, but just live shows shown every night for a week. Lucy Benjamin won this special show.

Click the links below for more information about this special show.

Contestants
Find out more about the celebrities who took part in the Battle Of The Stars.

Live Shows
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Semi-final | Final
It was a lot of fun at the Live Shows for Battle of the Stars! Check out all the performances, reactions and shocks that were seen throughout the shows!

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