The X Factor ( UK series 6 ) - wikipedia The X Factor ( UK series 6 ) The X Factor Series 6 Broadcast from 22 August -- 13 December 2009 Judges Louis Walsh Simon Cowell Dannii Minogue Cheryl Cole Presenter ( s ) Dermot O'Leary ( ITV ) Co-presenter ( s ) Holly Willoughby ( ITV2 ) Broadcaster ITV ITV2 ( The Xtra Factor ) Winner Joe McElderry Origin South Shields, England Song `` The Climb '' Genre ( s ) Pop, operatic pop, R&B Mentor Cheryl Cole Runner - up Olly Murs Chronology ◀ 2009 ▶ The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series started on ITV on 22 August 2009 and was won by Joe McElderry on 13 December 2009. Cheryl Cole emerged as the winning mentor for the second consecutive year, the first time in the show 's history that a mentor has won back - to - back series. The show was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin - off show The Xtra Factor presented by Holly Willoughby on ITV2. McElderry 's winner 's single was a cover version of Miley Cyrus 's `` The Climb ''. Public auditions by aspiring singers began in June 2009 and were held in five cities across the UK. Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Minogue and Cole returned as judges. This season was the first to be sponsored by TalkTalk after they took over the sponsorship from The Carphone Warehouse. For the first time, auditions were held in front of a live audience. Following initial auditions, the `` bootcamp '' stage took place in August 2009, where the number of contestants was narrowed down to 24. The 24 contestants were split into their categories, Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups, and given a judge to mentor them at the `` judges ' houses '' stage and throughout the finals. During `` judges ' houses '', the 24 acts were reduced to twelve, who went on to the live finals, with one act being eliminated each week by a combination of public vote and judges ' decision until a winner was found. The live shows started on 10 October 2009. The acts performed every Saturday night with the results announced on Sundays. This was change of format from previous series in which the results were announced later on the Saturday evening. Contents 1 Judges, presenters and other personnel 2 Selection process 2.1 Auditions 2.2 Bootcamp 2.3 Judges ' houses 3 Finalists and categories 4 Live shows 4.1 Musical guests 4.2 Results summary 4.3 Live show details 4.3. 1 Week 1 ( 10 / 11 October ) 4.3. 2 Week 2 ( 17 / 18 October ) 4.3. 3 Week 3 ( 24 / 25 October ) 4.3. 4 Week 4 ( 31 October / 1 November ) 4.3. 5 Week 5 ( 7 / 8 November ) 4.3. 6 Week 6 ( 14 / 15 November ) 4.3. 7 Week 7 ( 21 / 22 November ) 4.3. 8 Week 8 ( 28 / 29 November ) 4.3. 9 Week 9 : Semi-final ( 5 / 6 December ) 4.3. 10 Week 10 : Final ( 12 / 13 December ) 5 Sponsors 6 Reception 6.1 Ratings 7 Controversies 7.1 Bootcamp 7.2 New audition format 7.3 Recycled contestants 7.4 Danyl Johnson 8 References 9 External links Judges, presenters and other personnel Series 6 judges Simon Cowell Cheryl Cole Dannii Minogue Louis Walsh During series 5, it was rumoured that Dannii Minogue would not return as a judge for series 6. Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham was reported as a replacement for Minogue. In June 2009, however, it was confirmed that Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh and Minogue would all return as judges for series 6. Walsh missed the first results show due to Boyzone member Stephen Gateley 's sudden death and missed the second week due to attending Gateley 's funeral. Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV, while Holly Willoughby returned as presenter on The Xtra Factor on ITV2. Brian Friedman returned to the show as creative director and Yvie Burnett returned as vocal coach. Selection process Auditions Birmingham Manchester London Cardiff Glasgow Cities that auditions were held in. Auditions were held during June and July 2009 across five cities : London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Glasgow. In a change to previous series, auditions were held in front of a live audience due to the success of a similar system on Britain 's Got Talent. However, Glaswegian auditionees had already been judged using the old format, meaning that they had to apply again, as their initial audition was void. Summary of judges ' auditions City Date ( s ) Venue London 22 -- 25 June 2009 ExCeL Centre Birmingham 29 -- 30 June 2009 ICC Manchester 3 -- 5 July 2009 Manchester Central Cardiff 9 July 2009 International Arena Glasgow 12 July 2009 Braehead Arena Bootcamp As with the auditions, the `` Bootcamp '' selection stage was filmed in front of a live audience. Filming took place on 1 August at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo. Approximately 200 acts attended bootcamp. They were initially split into groups of three, and judges gave instant decisions on who would leave based on the group performances, bringing the number of acts down to 100. The judges then cut the number of acts down to 50. Following a further set of auditions, the number of contestants was narrowed to 24. Originally, the group Trucolorz were chosen by the judges for the final 24 but were disqualified due to one of the group 's members being too young for the show, and they were replaced by Harmony Hood. The contestants were then split into the usual four categories before the judges discovered which category they would mentor for the rest of the competition. The Boys ( 16 -- 24 ) were mentored by Cole, Minogue had the Girls ( 16 -- 24 ), Cowell mentored the Over 25s, and Walsh took charge of the Groups. Judges ' houses Each judge had help from a guest judge during the `` Judges ' houses '' stage. Will Young assisted Cole in Marrakech, Morocco, Minogue had help from her sister Kylie Minogue in Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, Boyzone singer Ronan Keating helped Walsh near Lake Como in Italy, and Cowell had help from Sinitta in Los Angeles. At Judges ' Houses, each act sang for their respective judge, and each judge and their guest eliminated three acts, leaving 12 acts to perform in the live shows. Summary of judges ' houses Judge Location Assistant Contestants eliminated Cole Boys Marrakech Will Young Ethan Boroian, Daniel Fox, Duane Lamonte Cowell Over 25s Los Angeles Sinitta Treyc Cohen, Nicole Lawrence, Daniel Pearce Minogue Girls Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai Kylie Minogue Nicole Jackson, Stacey McClean, Despina Pilavakis Walsh Groups Lake Como, Italy Ronan Keating De-Tour, Harmony Hood, Project A Finalists and categories Main article : List of The X Factor finalists ( UK series 6 ) The final 12 acts were confirmed as follows : Key : -- Winner -- Runner - up -- Third place Category ( mentor ) Acts Boys ( Cole ) Lloyd Daniels Rikki Loney Joe McElderry Girls ( Minogue ) Rachel Adedeji Lucie Jones Stacey Solomon Over 25s ( Cowell ) Jamie Archer Danyl Johnson Olly Murs Groups ( Walsh ) John & Edward Kandy Rain Miss Frank Live shows The live shows began on 10 October 2009, and continued through to the finale on 12 December 2009. For this series the results shows were on Sunday nights instead of Saturdays as they were for the first five series. In another change to the format of previous years, the remaining finalists performed a song as a group at the start of each results show. As previously, each week had a different song theme. Each act performed one song on the Saturday night show and the results were announced on the Sunday. Beginning with week 8 of the live shows, with five acts remaining, each contestant would sing two songs. Up to week 8, the two acts with the fewest public votes were in the bottom two and would sing again in the `` final showdown ''. The songs they performed in the bottom two were of their own choice and did not necessarily follow that week 's theme. The four judges then each chose one act from the bottom two that they wanted to be eliminated from the show. If each act received an equal number of judges ' votes, the result was deadlocked and the act with the fewest public votes was eliminated. From week 8 onwards, there was no bottom two and the act with the fewest votes was eliminated. In a change to the format of previous years, the remaining finalists performed a song as a group at the start of each results show. Musical guests During each results show, either one or two guest artists would perform. Series 5 winner Alexandra Burke and Robbie Williams performed on the first live results show, with Whitney Houston and judge Cole on the second. Michael Bublé and Westlife appeared on the third week, and Bon Jovi and JLS performed in week 4. Leona Lewis and The Black Eyed Peas performed for week 5, while week 6 featured a performance from Shakira. Susan Boyle appeared on the show for week 7 along with Mariah Carey. Rihanna and Alicia Keys performed in week 8 with Janet Jackson and Lady Gaga appearing in week 9. Guests in the final were Robbie Williams, Michael Bublé and George Michael ( Saturday show ) and Burke, JLS, Lewis, George Michael and Paul McCartney ( Sunday show ). In some weeks, the guest performers also mentored the acts in the run - up to that week 's live show. The choice of musical guests on The X Factor live shows had a significant impact on the UK Singles Chart. Of the seven singles that made number one from 18 October to 19 December, six of them had done so after having been performed on an X Factor live show the previous weekend. They were, in order : `` Bad Boys '' by Alexandra Burke, `` Fight for This Love '' by Cole, `` Everybody in Love '' by JLS, `` Meet Me Halfway '' by the Black Eyed Peas, `` You Are Not Alone '' by the finalists and `` Bad Romance '' by Lady Gaga. This impact was noted by several commentators. After `` Bad Romance '' became the sixth song to reach Number One off the back of a performance on The X Factor, James Masterton of Yahoo ! Music called the show `` a guarantor of Number One hits ''. Gennaro Castaldo of HMV remarked : `` As soon as an artist goes on, almost overnight we see a surge in demand. Album sales can double or treble. '' He added : `` In an age when there are very few truly mass - audience platforms left, the X Factor has become pivotal for those labels and artists seeking to reach a family - based audience. '' Paul Williams, editor of Music Week, explained : `` The impact of the programme 's incredible numbers on music sales is all too evident, with the top end of the singles and albums charts week after week since the current season began heavily dominated by whoever has been on the show. '' Results Summary Colour key -- Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown -- Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated ( no final showdown ) -- Contestant received the most public votes Weekly results per contestant Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Saturday Sunday Joe McElderry 3rd 12.7 % 4th 13.3 % 2nd 12.9 % 3rd 10.2 % 2nd 17.2 % 2nd 16.0 % 1st 34.2 % 1st 37.1 % 1st 42.2 % 1st 52.2 % Winner 61.3 % Olly Murs 7th 6.2 % 5th 10.6 % 7th 8.6 % 2nd 13.4 % 3rd 12.9 % 5th 10.3 % 6th 9.8 % 3rd 18.7 % 2nd 19.6 % 2nd 27.7 % Runner - up 38.7 % Stacey Solomon 2nd 12.9 % 1st 15.4 % 5th 10.7 % 5th 8.1 % 5th 10.8 % 1st 25.5 % 2nd 17.7 % 2nd 20.1 % 3rd 19.4 % 3rd 20.1 % Eliminated ( week 10 ) Danyl Johnson 1st 27.1 % 7th 6.5 % 9th 7.6 % 1st 36.2 % 1st 19.6 % 3rd 15.5 % 3rd 15.5 % 4th 12.5 % 4th 18.8 % Eliminated ( week 9 ) Lloyd Daniels 6th 6.4 % 2nd 15.0 % 8th 8.0 % 8th 5.5 % 4th 12.0 % 6th 9.7 % 4th 12.1 % 5th 11.6 % Eliminated ( week 8 ) John & Edward 8th 4.5 % 8th 5.6 % 6th 9.2 % 6th 6.6 % 7th 9.2 % 4th 14.6 % 5th 10.7 % Eliminated ( week 7 ) Jamie Archer 5th 8.9 % 3rd 14.4 % 4th 11.2 % 4th 8.7 % 6th 9.5 % 7th 8.4 % Eliminated ( week 6 ) Lucie Jones 4th 10.5 % 6th 8.1 % 3rd 11.3 % 7th 6.4 % 8th 8.8 % Eliminated ( week 5 ) Rachel Adedeji 11th 2.3 % 10th 3.7 % 1st 15.4 % 9th 4.9 % Eliminated ( week 4 ) Miss Frank 9th 4.0 % 9th 3.9 % 10th 5.1 % Eliminated ( week 3 ) Rikki Loney 10th 3.0 % 11th 3.5 % Eliminated ( week 2 ) Kandy Rain 12th 1.5 % Eliminated ( week 1 ) Final showdown Adedeji, Kandy Rain Adedeji, Loney Johnson, Miss Frank Adedeji, Daniels John & Edward, Jones Archer, Daniels John & Edward, Murs No final showdown or judges ' votes : results were based on public votes alone Walsh 's vote to eliminate Adedeji N / A Johnson Daniels Jones Archer Murs Minogue 's vote to eliminate Kandy Rain Loney Miss Frank Daniels John & Edward Daniels John & Edward Cole 's vote to eliminate Kandy Rain Adedeji Johnson Adedeji John & Edward Archer John & Edward Cowell 's vote to eliminate Adedeji Loney Miss Frank Adedeji Jones Daniels John & Edward Eliminated Kandy Rain 2 of 4 votes Deadlock Rikki Loney 2 of 3 votes Majority Miss Frank 2 of 4 votes Deadlock Rachel Adedeji 2 of 4 votes Deadlock Lucie Jones 2 of 4 votes Deadlock Jamie Archer 2 of 4 votes Deadlock John & Edward 3 of 4 votes Majority Lloyd Daniels 11.6 % to save Danyl Johnson 18.8 % to save Stacey Solomon 20.1 % to win Olly Murs 38.7 % to win Reference ( s ) ^ 1 On behalf of Walsh in his absence, an automatic vote was cast against Rachel Adedeji on the assumption that he would try to save his own act, Kandy Rain. ^ 2 Walsh did not vote due to his absence, but confirmed on the following The Xtra Factor via phone call that he would have voted to eliminate Rikki Loney. Live show details Week 1 ( 10 / 11 October ) Theme : Musical heroes Guest mentor : Robbie Williams Group performance : `` I Gotta Feeling '' Musical guests : Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida ( `` Bad Boys '' ) and Robbie Williams ( `` Bodies '' ) Contestants ' performances on the first live show Act Order Song Musical hero Result Rachel Adedeji `` Let Me Entertain You '' Robbie Williams Bottom two Kandy Rain `` Addicted to Love '' Tina Turner Bottom two Olly Murs `` She 's the One '' Robbie Williams Safe Rikki Loney `` Back to Black '' Amy Winehouse Safe Stacey Solomon 5 `` The Scientist '' Coldplay Safe Miss Frank 6 `` Who 's Lovin ' You '' The Jackson 5 Safe Jamie Archer 7 `` Get It On '' T. Rex Safe Lloyd Daniels 8 `` Cry Me a River '' Justin Timberlake Safe Lucie Jones 9 `` Footprints in the Sand '' Leona Lewis Safe John & Edward 10 `` Rock DJ '' Robbie Williams Safe Joe McElderry 11 `` No Regrets '' Robbie Williams Safe Danyl Johnson 12 `` And I Am Telling You I 'm Not Going '' Jennifer Hudson Safe Final showdown details Rachel Adedeji `` Nobody Knows '' Safe Kandy Rain `` Fighter '' Eliminated Walsh was absent from the Sunday night results show due to the sudden death of Boyzone singer and close friend Stephen Gately, whom he managed. Due to this, the show did not take its usual format ; there were no lights and neither O'Leary nor the three other judges made an entrance. Instead, the show commenced with O'Leary already on stage and the judges already sitting at their desk. Both O'Leary and Cowell addressed the viewers and audience regarding Gately 's death and Walsh 's absence. Following this, the show went on as normal with Minogue, Cowell and Cole present as judges. Judges ' votes to eliminate Walsh : Rachel Adedeji -- as he was not present, his vote was automatically given to back his own act, Kandy Rain Minogue : Kandy Rain -- backed her own act, Rachel Adedeji Cole : Kandy Rain -- gave no reason Cowell : Rachel Adedeji -- said that Kandy Rain had not been given a `` fair crack '' With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Kandy Rain were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. Week 2 ( 17 / 18 October ) Theme : Divas Guest mentors : Whitney Houston and Clive Davis Group performance : `` Queen of the Night '' Musical guests : Cheryl Cole ( `` Fight for This Love '' ) and Whitney Houston ( `` Million Dollar Bill '' ) Walsh was absent from both shows this weekend, again due to Stephen Gately 's death. The funeral took place on 17 October and Walsh paid his respects. This statement was released : `` Due to recent tragic events, Louis Walsh will not be appearing on either the Saturday or Sunday live The X Factor shows this weekend as he is attending Stephen Gately 's funeral. Louis has been in close contact with his acts throughout the week, although his opinions will not be represented in the show this weekend. '' Contestants ' performances on the second live show Act Order Song Diva Result Lucie Jones `` How Will I Know '' Whitney Houston Safe Olly Murs `` A Fool in Love '' Tina Turner Safe Miss Frank `` All the Man That I Need '' Whitney Houston Safe Rachel Adedeji `` If I Were a Boy '' Beyoncé Bottom two Joe McElderry 5 `` Where Do Broken Hearts Go '' Whitney Houston Safe Danyl Johnson 6 `` I Did n't Know My Own Strength '' Whitney Houston Safe Lloyd Daniels 7 `` Bleeding Love '' Leona Lewis Safe John & Edward 8 `` Oops !... I Did It Again '' Britney Spears Safe Rikki Loney 9 `` Respect '' Aretha Franklin Bottom two Jamie Archer 10 `` Hurt '' Christina Aguilera Safe Stacey Solomon 11 `` At Last '' Etta James Safe Final showdown details Rachel Adedeji `` With or Without You '' Safe Rikki Loney `` Flying Without Wings '' Eliminated For the first time in the show 's history, a contestant sang a cover version of a new song that had not yet even been sung live by the original recording artist. Cowell 's decision for Danyl Johnson to sing `` I Did n't Know My Own Strength '' garnered a disapproving reception from Houston, with Cowell saying that Johnson `` did n't exactly get rave reviews ( from Houston and Davis ) in that room ( for the masterclass ). '' Judges ' votes to eliminate Walsh was not present for the results show, but according to a phone call on The Xtra Factor, he would have sent home Loney Minogue : Rikki Loney -- backed her own act, Rachel Adedeji Cole : Rachel Adedeji -- backed her own act, Rikki Loney Cowell : Rikki Loney -- based his choice on their last performances Week 3 ( 24 / 25 October ) Theme : Big band Guest mentor : Michael Bublé Group performance : `` Fascination '' Musical guests : Westlife ( `` What About Now '' ) and Michael Bublé ( `` Cry Me a River '' ) Contestants ' performances on the third live show Act Order Song Result Olly Murs `` Bewitched '' Safe Lloyd Daniels `` Fly Me to the Moon '' Safe Miss Frank `` That 's Life '' Bottom two Rachel Adedeji `` Proud Mary '' Safe Jamie Archer 5 `` Angel of Harlem '' Safe Stacey Solomon 6 `` When You Wish upon a Star '' Safe Danyl Johnson 7 `` Feeling Good '' Bottom two Joe McElderry 8 `` Sway '' Safe Lucie Jones 9 `` My Funny Valentine '' Safe John & Edward 10 `` She Bangs '' Safe Final showdown details Miss Frank `` Love Do n't Live Here Anymore '' Eliminated Danyl Johnson `` With a Little Help from My Friends '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Walsh : Danyl Johnson -- backed his own act, Miss Frank Cowell : Miss Frank -- backed his own act, Danyl Johnson Minogue : Miss Frank -- based on the final showdown performance Cole : Danyl Johnson -- was confused by the public 's vote so put the decision back to the public With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Miss Frank were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. Week 4 ( 31 October / 1 November ) Theme : Rock Group performance : `` Walk This Way '' Musical guests : Bon Jovi ( `` We Were n't Born to Follow '' ) and JLS ( `` Everybody in Love '' ) Contestants ' performances on the fourth live show Act Order Song Result Joe McElderry `` Do n't Stop Believin ' '' Safe Lucie Jones `` Sweet Child o ' Mine '' Safe Danyl Johnson `` I Do n't Want to Miss a Thing '' Safe Lloyd Daniels `` I Kissed a Girl '' Bottom two Stacey Solomon 5 `` Somewhere Only We Know '' Safe Jamie Archer 6 `` Rocks '' Safe Rachel Adedeji 7 `` One '' Bottom two John & Edward 8 `` We Will Rock You '' Safe Olly Murs 9 `` Come Together '' Safe Final showdown details Rachel Adedeji `` Stop Crying Your Heart Out '' Eliminated Lloyd Daniels `` You Are So Beautiful '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Minogue : Lloyd Daniels -- backed her own act, Rachel Adedeji Walsh : Lloyd Daniels -- said Adedeji was better than Daniels Cole : Rachel Adedeji -- backed her own act, Lloyd Daniels Cowell : Rachel Adedeji -- gave no specific reason ; said Adedeji was better than Daniels, but took Daniels ' sore throat into account and felt the public were not accepting Adedeji after her third time in the showdown in four weeks With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Adedeji was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. Week 5 ( 7 / 8 November ) Theme : Songs from films Group performance : `` Hot n Cold '' Musical guests : The Black Eyed Peas ( `` Meet Me Halfway '' ) and Leona Lewis ( `` Happy '' ) Contestants ' performances on the fifth live show Act Order Song Film Result Stacey Solomon `` Son of a Preacher Man '' Pulp Fiction Safe Olly Murs `` Twist and Shout '' Ferris Bueller 's Day Off Safe Lloyd Daniels `` Stand by Me '' / `` Beautiful Girls '' Stand by Me Safe Jamie Archer `` Crying '' Gummo Safe Lucie Jones 5 `` This Is Me '' Camp Rock Bottom two Danyl Johnson 6 `` Purple Rain '' Purple Rain Safe John & Edward 7 `` Ghostbusters '' Ghostbusters Bottom two Joe McElderry 8 `` Circle of Life '' The Lion King Safe Final showdown details Lucie Jones `` One Moment in Time '' Eliminated John & Edward `` Rock DJ '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Walsh : Lucie Jones -- backed his own act, John & Edward Minogue : John & Edward -- backed her own act, Lucie Jones Cole : John & Edward -- gave no reason Cowell : Lucie Jones -- said both deserved to be in the bottom two but said he would 've liked to see John and Edward again With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Jones was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. Week 6 ( 14 / 15 November ) Theme : Songs by Queen Guest mentors : Brian May and Roger Taylor Group performances : `` Bohemian Rhapsody '' ( performed with Brian May and Roger Taylor ) and `` You Are Not Alone '' ( all finalists ) Musical guest : Shakira ( `` Did It Again '' ) Contestants ' performances on the sixth live show Act Order Song Result Jamie Archer `` Radio Ga Ga '' Bottom two Lloyd Daniels `` Crazy Little Thing Called Love '' Bottom two Olly Murs `` Do n't Stop Me Now '' Safe Joe McElderry `` Somebody to Love '' Safe John & Edward 5 `` Under Pressure '' / `` Ice Ice Baby '' Safe Stacey Solomon 6 `` Who Wants to Live Forever '' Safe Danyl Johnson 7 `` We Are the Champions '' Safe Final showdown details Jamie Archer `` The Show Must Go On '' Eliminated Lloyd Daniels `` Last Request '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Cowell : Lloyd Daniels -- said Archer sang better in the final showdown performance, effectively backing his own act, Jamie Archer Cole : Jamie Archer -- backed her own act, Lloyd Daniels Walsh : Jamie Archer -- believed Daniels would go further in the competition Minogue : Lloyd Daniels -- thought Archer sang better in the final showdown With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Archer was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. Week 7 ( 21 / 22 November ) Theme : Songs by Wham ! or George Michael Group performance : `` Wake Me Up Before You Go - Go '' Musical guests : Susan Boyle ( `` Wild Horses '' ) and Mariah Carey ( `` I Want to Know What Love Is '' ) Contestants ' performances on the seventh live show Act Order Song Result Lloyd Daniels `` Faith '' Safe Stacey Solomon `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' Safe John & Edward `` I 'm Your Man '' / `` Wham Rap ! '' Bottom two Danyl Johnson `` Careless Whisper '' Safe Olly Murs 5 `` Fastlove '' Bottom two Joe McElderry 6 `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' Safe Final showdown details John & Edward `` No Matter What '' Eliminated Olly Murs `` Wonderful Tonight '' Safe Judges ' votes to eliminate Cowell : John & Edward -- backed his own act, Olly Murs, but said he would miss John & Edward Cole : John & Edward -- gave no reason Walsh : Olly Murs -- backed his own act, John & Edward but was shocked Murs was in the bottom 2 instead of Lloyd Daniels. Minogue : John & Edward -- based on the premise that the show is a singing competition Week 8 ( 28 / 29 November ) Themes : Songs by Take That ; songs by Elton John Group performance : `` I Do n't Feel Like Dancin ' '' Musical guests : Alicia Keys ( `` Empire State of Mind '' / `` Does n't Mean Anything '' / `` No One '' ) and Rihanna ( `` Russian Roulette '' ) Contestants ' performances on the eighth live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Danyl Johnson `` Relight My Fire '' 7 `` Your Song '' Safe Lloyd Daniels `` A Million Love Songs '' 6 `` I 'm Still Standing '' Eliminated Olly Murs `` Love Ai n't Here Anymore '' 8 `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' Safe Joe McElderry `` Could It Be Magic '' 9 `` Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word '' Safe Stacey Solomon 5 `` Rule the World '' 10 `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' Safe This week did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Lloyd Daniels, was automatically eliminated. After his elimination, Daniels reprised his week 8 performance of `` A Million Love Songs '' as his exit song. Week 9 : semi-final ( 5 / 6 December ) Themes : Songs by Michael Jackson ; mentor 's choice Group performance : `` Wanna Be Startin ' Somethin ' '' / `` Do n't Stop the Music '' Musical guests : Lady Gaga ( `` Bad Romance '' ) and Janet Jackson ( `` All for You '' / `` Make Me '' ) Contestants ' performances on the ninth live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Olly Murs `` Can You Feel It '' 5 `` We Can Work It Out '' Safe Joe McElderry `` She 's Out of My Life '' 6 `` Open Arms '' Safe Stacey Solomon `` The Way You Make Me Feel '' 7 `` Somewhere '' Safe Danyl Johnson `` Man in the Mirror '' 8 `` I Have Nothing '' Eliminated The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Danyl Johnson, was automatically eliminated. After his elimination, Johnson reprised his week 9 performance of `` Man in the Mirror '' as his exit song. Week 10 : final ( 12 / 13 December ) 12 December Themes : Audition songs ; celebrity duets ; mentor 's favourite performance ( `` song of the series '' ) Musical guest : Robbie Williams ( `` You Know Me '' ) Contestants ' performances on the tenth live show Act Order First song Order Second song ( duet ) Order Third song Result Stacey Solomon `` What a Wonderful World '' `` Feeling Good '' ( with Michael Bublé ) 7 `` Who Wants to Live Forever '' Eliminated Olly Murs `` Superstition '' 5 `` Angels '' ( with Robbie Williams ) 8 `` A Fool in Love '' Safe Joe McElderry `` Dance with My Father '' 6 `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' ( with George Michael ) 9 `` Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word '' Safe The show also featured Jeff Brazier reporting from Solomon 's home town of Dagenham, Michael Underwood in Colchester for Murs and Kimberley Walsh in McElderry 's home town of South Shields. 13 December Themes : Favourite performance ( `` song of the series '' ) ; winner 's single Group performance : `` Never Forget '' ( all finalists ) Musical guests : Alexandra Burke and JLS ( `` Bad Boys '' / `` Everybody in Love '' ), Leona Lewis ( `` Stop Crying Your Heart Out '' ), George Michael ( `` December Song '' ), Paul McCartney ( `` Drive My Car '', `` Live and Let Die '' and `` ( I Want To ) Come Home '' ) Contestants ' performances on the final live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Olly Murs `` Twist and Shout '' `` The Climb '' Runner - up Joe McElderry `` Do n't Stop Believin ' '' `` The Climb '' Winner Sponsors This series of The X Factor was sponsored by TalkTalk and featured break bumpers pioneered by CHI & Partners, showing light graffiti set against night - time backdrops across the United Kingdom. Part of the deal, which applied to ITV, ITV2 and the programme 's website, saw TalkTalk customers having the chance to design the break bumpers and download exclusive content. In the Republic of Ireland, the series was sponsored by Domino 's Pizza. Reception Ratings The first episode, which was broadcast on 22 August and showed the first set of auditions, attracted 9.9 million viewers ; 47.9 % of the viewing audience and the largest number of viewers within its timeslot. One week later, 9.75 million people viewed the second episode ; a 47.1 % share of the TV audience. The third episode averaged 11.76 million viewers and a 51.9 % audience share. Episode four attracted 10.26 million viewers. The fifth episode, which was scheduled directly against Strictly Come Dancing drew in about 9.27 million viewers, compared to 7.72 for Strictly. The X Factor reached a record high number of viewers for the second and third results shows on 18 and 25 October, scoring 14.8 million viewers each. This was beaten on 8 November when the fifth results show peaked at 16.6 million people. The final episode peaked with 19.7 million viewers when Joe McElderry was announced as the winner. Episode Air date Official ITV rating Weekly rank Share Auditions 1 000000002018 - 08 - 22 - 0000 22 August 11.00 47.9 % Auditions 2 000000002018 - 08 - 29 - 0000 29 August 10.81 47.1 % Auditions 3 000000002018 - 09 - 05 - 0000 5 September 12.84 51.9 % Auditions 4 000000002018 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 11.31 51.7 % Auditions 5 000000002018 - 09 - 19 - 0000 19 September 10.57 38.0 % Auditions 6 000000002018 - 09 - 20 - 0000 20 September 11.37 41.4 % Bootcamp 1 000000002018 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 10.39 36.6 % Bootcamp 2 000000002018 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 11.86 42.5 % Judges ' houses 1 000000002018 - 10 - 03 - 0000 3 October 11.46 38.9 % Judges ' houses 2 000000002018 - 10 - 04 - 0000 4 October 13.35 44.9 % Live show 1 000000002018 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 12.64 43.8 % Results show 1 000000002018 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 13.82 46.4 % Live show 2 000000002018 - 10 - 17 - 0000 17 October 12.07 42.1 % Results show 2 000000002018 - 10 - 18 - 0000 18 October 13.89 46.7 % Live show 3 000000002018 - 10 - 24 - 0000 24 October 12.80 44.1 % Results show 3 000000002018 - 10 - 25 - 0000 25 October 14.02 47.9 % Live show 4 000000002018 - 10 - 31 - 0000 31 October 11.74 42.3 % Results show 4 000000002018 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 November 14.52 47.8 % Live show 5 000000002018 - 11 - 07 - 0000 7 November 13.05 46.9 % Results show 5 000000002018 - 11 - 08 - 0000 8 November 15.00 49.4 % Live show 6 000000002018 - 11 - 14 - 0000 14 November 13.45 45.1 % Results show 6 000000002018 - 11 - 15 - 0000 15 November 15.02 47.9 % Live show 7 000000002018 - 11 - 21 - 0000 21 November 14.03 48.6 % Results show 7 000000002018 - 11 - 22 - 0000 22 November 14.51 46.5 % Live show 8 000000002018 - 11 - 28 - 0000 28 November 13.46 47.8 % Results 8 000000002018 - 11 - 29 - 0000 29 November 14.34 45.9 % Live semi-final 000000002018 - 12 - 05 - 0000 5 December 13.40 49.5 % Live semi-final results 000000002018 - 12 - 06 - 0000 6 December 13.55 46.2 % Final 000000002018 - 12 - 12 - 0000 12 December 13.34 48.0 % Winner announces 000000002018 - 12 - 13 - 0000 13 December 16.28 53.2 % Series average 2009 13.00 N / A 45.9 % Controversies Bootcamp On 2 August 2009, The People reported that some bootcamp contestants felt they had been poorly treated by the show 's producers ; one compared the experience with that of a concentration camp and another claimed that those competing were only allowed to use the toilet twice a day. However, a spokesperson for the programme refuted the claims, saying `` Yes, it was long hours but they knew what they were signing up for. The hopefuls got breakfast at the hotel and decent food throughout the day ''. New audition format The new audition format ( whereby auditions are held in front of a studio audience ) was criticised by fans, by Cole and by certain former contestants. Recycled contestants The show was criticised in September 2009 for `` recycling '' contestants, as three singers from the final 24 acts had already been in pop bands, two had auditioned for The X Factor in previous years and one had appeared on Britain 's Got Talent. Danyl Johnson Controversy began after the first live show on 10 October, after Minogue commented on press reports regarding Danyl Johnson 's sexuality, sparking an online backlash. Minogue 's comments received some media coverage resulting in Minogue releasing a statement on the issue : `` I want to clear up exactly what happened on last night 's X Factor show and post my sincere apologies to anyone who took offense ( sic ). I made a comment about Danyl changing the lyrics of his song. It was meant to be a humorous moment about the fact he has an opportunity to have fun with his song. An openly bi-sexual singing a song that is lyrically a ' girl 's song '. Danyl and I were joking about the very same thing in rehearsals on Friday, so it carried on to the show. I 'd like to apologise to anyone that was offended by my comments, it was never my intention. I spoke to Danyl straight after the show last night and he was n't offended or upset by my comments, and knew exactly what I was saying. '' Minogue also apologised on the live results show on 11 October, saying Danyl was not upset by her comments. 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Question: who won the x factor 2009 in england
Answer: Joe McElderry