Claim: Eoghan Quigg placed 1st for the first five weeks of the 2007-2008 season of The X Factor (created by British music producer Simon Cowell and his company SYCOtv) but placed 3rd in the final round.
Evidence: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Final 3rd place Created by Simon Cowell, the show began broadcasting on 4 September 2004 with 445 episodes broadcast over fifteen series as of 2 December 2018. The show is produced by Fremantle's Thames and Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment. It was initially divided into three units: Syco Music, Syco TV and Syco Film.