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Broadcast date: 16 December 2006
Song Theme: Final songs
Special Guest: Take That (and Westlife)
Number of contestants: 2
Winner: Leona
Runner-up: Raymond
Show summary
Leona Lewis is the winner of The X Factor 2006 winning the £1 million recording contract. She won votes over runner-up Raymond Quinn to take the title. A huge 8 million votes were cast during the final show.
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16-24s
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25 & Over
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Groups
LOUIS |
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Kate wears a shiny black dress. |
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Take That is this week's guest. |
Take That performs their UK Number 1 hit, 'Patience'. |
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| This table shows which judge is in the lead in terms of the number of acts left in the competition. If there is a draw, then the priority is given to the number of acts that are not in the final showdown first followed by the act(s) in the final showdown. |
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SHARON
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LOUIS
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1. 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra
Released April 1969
Highest UK Chart Position: 5
2. 'That's Life' by Frank Sinatra
(in performance with Westlife)
3. 'Fly Me To The Moon' by Kaye Ballard
4. 'A Moment Like This' - The X Factor Winning Song
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1. 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston
Released November 1992
Highest UK Chart Position: 1
2. 'A Million Love Songs' by Take That
(in performance with Take That)
Released October 1992
Highest UK Chart Position: 7
3. 'All By Myself' by Eric Carmen
Released April 1976
Highest UK Chart Position: 12
4. 'A Moment Like This' - The X Factor Winning Song |
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First Performance |
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Second Performance |
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Third Performance
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| It's not just the audience in the studio that are supporting their favourites tonight... |
Raymond's supporters in Liverpool. Jeff Brazier joins the crowd in the Apollo Theatre to show their support. |
Leona's supports in London. Myleene Klass joins the crowd in the Hackney Empire to show their support. |
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| Tonight, there was a special performance by previous auditionees who didn't ever get the chance to perform live...until now! |
The auditionees perform 'Earth Song'. (From left to right - Tim, George, Donna, Identical [Gemma and Hayley], Onkar, Twice As Nice [Karen and Carmen], Dennis and Lorraine) |
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| Here are shots of Leona and Raymond performing the new single, 'A Moment Like This'. |
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| Below are the master copies of Raymond and Leona's studio recordings of the single, 'A Moment Like This'. Which one will go to press and which one will be lost forever? |
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The Winner
Who is the winner? |
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Ray awaits the final result... |
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...and so does Leona |
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Ray and Leona hold hands for support as they wait |
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Leona wins The X Factor 2006! |
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Kate declares Leona as the winner |
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Kate commiserates Raymond. He says he is happy for Leona as she is the first female to win The X Factor. |
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Leona is surprised by it all and is completely speechless. |
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Andi Peters presents to Leona the first copy of her new single, 'A Moment Like This'. |
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The winner sings...
Leona performs her winning tune, 'A Moment Like This' along with the other X Factor Finalists. |
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