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The X Factor files

7 April 2015

  • Shot by both sides: Zayn Malik on the Today Show in America.

    Zayn Malik and the pains of being a Muslim pop star

    Either Bill Maher is comparing him to the Boston bomber, or conservative clergy are criticising him for not being devout enough. Only One Direction fans seem to realise that it’s possible to be both Muslim and a pop star

14 September 2011

  • Cheryl Cole X factor

    The X Factor: spare us from Cheryl Cole

    Stuart Heritage: Cheryl Cole will reportedly return to the X Factor – replacing Tulisa on the judging panel. But why mess with a great new lineup?

14 August 2011

  • Tulisa Contostavlos: The new factor in the X Factor

    Tim Jonze: Simon Cowell's choice of the N-Dubz singer to join the panel of judges on his TV talent show gives street-smart teenagers a champion – and a new lease of life to the programme

26 May 2011

  • Cheryl Cole 'dropped by US version of The X Factor' - video

    It is believed that Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole will be replaced by former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger in the US version of The X Factor

21 December 2010

  • Mail's X addiction continues

    Media Monkey: Paper's leader rails against 'lewd, highly sexual imagery' in The X Factor final

3 December 2010

  • Stuart Heritage

    The X Factor Files: Stuart Heritage's X Factor briefing

    Stuart Heritage

    Your one-stop X Factor roundup ahead of our Saturday live blog. This week: get in the groove for Club Classics Night

26 November 2010

  • The X Factor

    The X Factor Files: Stuart Heritage's X Factor briefing

    Stuart Heritage's X Factor roundup. This week the much-delayed Rock Night

19 November 2010

  • The X Factor Live on ITV1, Series 7, Fountain Studios, London, Britain - 13th November 2010.

    The X Factor Files: Stuart Heritage's X Factor briefing

    Stuart Heritage: Your one-stop X Factor roundup ahead of our Saturday night live blog. This week: the last eight take on the Fab Four in Beatles night

12 November 2010

  • The X Factor 2010: Wagner

    The X Factor Files: Stuart Heritage's X Factor briefing

    Stuart Heritage: Your one-stop X Factor roundup ahead of our Saturday night live blog. This week: who's going to feel the love on Elton John night?

29 October 2010

  • The X Factor 2010: Aiden Grimshaw

    The X Factor Files: Stuart Heritage's X Factor briefing

    Stuart Heritage: Your one-stop X Factor roundup ahead of our Saturday night live blog. This week: Which contestant will have a Halloween shocker?

22 October 2010

  • The X Factor Belle Amie

    The X Factor Files: Stuart Heritage's X Factor briefing

    Stuart Heritage: Your one-stop X Factor roundup ahead of our Saturday night live blog. This week: Wagner, Guilty Pleasures and the fate of Belle Amie

15 October 2010

  • The X Factor 2010: Cher Lloyd performs

    The X Factor Files: Stuart Heritage's X Factor briefing

    Stuart Heritage: This week: musical heroes, Cheryl's fake tan, Wagner posing with a lion – and predictions for the weekend

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