The Uraps Factor (Series 1)

The Uraps Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The first series began airing on ITV in January 2012. The show was first revealed on 11 December 2011, where it was announced there would be four judges for the show. The following day, Stacy Hart was announced as the first judge. Brett Clarkson was revealed as the second judge on 20 December. The next day, one of the most successful males in the industry, Paulo Araujo was announced as the third judge. On December 27 it was revealed that Candi was the fourth and final judge, and would serve as the series Head Judge. Paolo Rossi from boyband Dante and Sara Walters from girlband INTOXICATED were announced as the show's hosts on December 13. On December 31, it was revealed that Chase Elite and his girlfriend Crystal Barker would be presenting The Uraps Xtra Factor on ITV2. Due to other commitments not specified, Paulo Araujo was removed from the judging panel before the first episode aired, and was replaced by James Moss on January 7 2012.
==Judges and presenters==
On 11 December 2011, The Uraps Factor was first announced, and that throughout the week the judges and presenters would be revealed. The next day, on 12 December 2011, Stacy Hart was revealed to be the first judge, due to being a former URAPS Idol winner, and therefore should have a good understanding of what the contestants are going through. The second judge was revealed to be Brett Clarkson on 20 December, due to the success he has experienced and for the controversy producers knew he would bring to the show. Paulo Araujo was confirmed to be the third judge on 21 December, due to his iconic status. It was hinted that the final judge was Uraps's 'pop princess'. On 27 December Candi was revealed to be the final judge, and will act as the series head judge. She was chosen for her warm and caring personality, as well as for the reason she is the most successful newcomer of the year, and therefore knows what traits a newcomer needs to crack the market.
On 13 December 2011, it was announced that Paolo would be a presenter, best known as one fifth of the biggest boyband of the moment Dante. He would co-host alongside Sara from girlband INTOXICATED, who were currently experiencing massively successful comeback.
Finally on 31 December, celebrity couple Chase Elite and Crystal Barker were revealed to be the host's of the ITV2 spin-off show "The Uraps Xtra Factor". When the first episode of "The Uraps Factor" aired on 07 January 2012, it was revealed that James Moss had replaced Paulo Araujo as a judge.
==Selection Process==
===Auditions===
Auditions for The Uraps Factor took part in front of show producers and ITV executives, with none of the four judges present. The application and audition process was carried out before the show was officially announced, with auditions taking place in late October and early November. Auditions were held across the country, with major turnouts in large cities including London, Dublin and Manchester. It became the most auditioned for show in Europe of the past 3 years.
===Bootcamp===
The bootcamp round was not broadcast either, however the judges were present during this. This stage left only 24 contestants, split by six contestants in each of the four categories. 
===Judges' Houses===
The judges discovered which category they were mentoring during the Judges' Houses round, where they had to eliminate three of their six acts. They were also joined by a guest judge to aid in making the decision of who to put through and who to send home. Stacy Hart mentored the Over 25's and was assisted by indie Sandi Cohen, from Ireland. Brett Clarkson mentored the boys and was assisted by fellow slutty singer Bella-May in Anus, Phillipines. Candi judged the girls with her chart-topping fiance from boyband Dante, Callum Andrews in her luxury holiday mansion in L.A. James Moss was with the last remaining category, the groups, in Texas, however due to being hired last minute to replace Paulo, he did not have a guest judge. The judges' houses stage was broadcast on 07 Janaury, 2012.
 
The twelve acts eliminated were 
* Over 25s - Sitty Bang Bang, Curtis Klassen, Sheila Rose
* Boys - Rod Cox, Noel West, Calvin Hawthorne
* Girls - Dannii, Laurisa, Sasha Snow
* Groups - Twinty, Dark Streets, Kimono.
However, out of the twelve eliminated acts, the public were given the chance to vote back their favourite, and the most popular act from each category would return. The act returning from each category (and the percentage of the vote they received) are listed below:
* Over 25s - Sitty Bang Bang (50%)
* Boys - Calvin Hawthorne (37.5%)
* Groups - Kimono (80%)
* Girls - Sasha Snow (75%)
==Finalists==
Main article: List of The Uraps Factor finalists (Series 1) 
The final 16 finalists were confirmed as follows;
Category	Category 	Category	Category
Winner 	Runner-Up	Third 	Eliminated
Category (mentor)	Acts 	Acts 	Acts 	Acts
Boys (Clarkson) 	Calvin Hawthorne	Johnpaul 	Justin Thorne 	Rhys Lee
Girls (Elite) 	Aimee Stevens 	Pandora 	Pixie Starr 	Sasha Snow
Over 25s (Hart) 	Ashley Morgan 	Sebastian LeBlanc	Sitty Bang Bang	Trixie Twilight
Groups (Moss) 	Audiodrama 	Jetfire 	Kicks 	Kimono
==Live shows==
The live shows began on 14 January. Each week, the contestants' performances took place on Saturday and the results were announced on Sunday. Each live show also had a different theme. The results show often featured a group performance by the remaining contestants and guest live performances. 
The first live results show included live performances from judge James Moss. Fellow judge Candi performed her single "Jigglypuff" on the second weeks live show. Vixen performed on Week 3 as did James Frost on Week 4. Nicholas X and Chase Elite performed their single "Euphoria {song)" on Week 5, and Syd Wolfe also performed. Week 6 saw Chase Elite return to the stage, along with Kleo and Candi, who all appeared on Brett Clarkson's medley of singles from his current era. Aurora Reed took to the stage in Week 7, performing "Healin' Heartbreak". Arianna DiCorso performed "I Bite" in Week 8. Week 9 saw the new girlgroup Bloom perform their debut single "Zip Your Shit", and judge James Moss return to the stage to perform his latest single "Kingdom Hearts". The semi-final in Week 10 featured performances from host Sara, performing "Should Have Known You Were Gay", Paulo Araujo performing his download only single "Heartbreak Hotel". Judge Candi will also once again perform live, with her new single "Sailors Vs Mermaids".
===Results summary===
Colour	Reason
 	Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdow
 	Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
 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 	Week 11 	Week 11 	 	
Contestant 	Week 1 	Week 2 	Week 3 	Week 4 	Week 5 	Week 6 	Week 7 	Week 8 	Week 9 	Week 10 	Saturday 	Sunday 	 	
Pandora 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Winner(57%) 	 	
Aimee Stevens 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom three 	Safe 	Safe 	Runner-up(week 11) 	 	
Sasha Snow 	14th 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Safe 	Safe 	3rd 	Eliminated(week 11) 	Eliminated(week 11)	Eliminated(week 11)
Pixie Starr 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	4th 	Eliminated(week 10) 	Eliminated(week 10) 	Eliminated(week 10)	
Jetfire 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Eliminated(week 9) 	Eliminated(week 9) 	Eliminated(week 9) 	 	
Justin Thorne 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Eliminated(week 9) 	Eliminated(week 9) 	Eliminated(week 9) 	 	
Kicks 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Bottom two 	Eliminated(week 8) 	Eliminated(week 8) 	Eliminated(week 8) 	Eliminated(week 8) 	 	
Rhys Lee 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom three 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Eliminated(week 7) 	Eliminated(week 7) 	Eliminated(week 7) 	Eliminated(week 7) 	Eliminated(week 7) 	 	
Ashley Morgan 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Eliminated(week 6) 	Eliminated(week 6) 	Eliminated(week 6) 	Eliminated(week 6) 	Eliminated(week 6) 	Eliminated(week 6) 	 	
Calvin Hawthorne 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom three 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	 	
Sitty Bang Bang 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Safe 	Bottom two 	11th 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	Eliminated(week 5) 	 	
Sebastian LeBlanc	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Bottom two 	Eliminated(week 4) 	Eliminated(week 4) 	Eliminated(week 4) 	Eliminated(week 4) 	Eliminated(week 4) 	Eliminated(week 4) 	Eliminated(week 4) 	Eliminated(week 4) 	 	
Kimono 	Safe 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Eliminated(week 3) 	Eliminated(week 3) 	Eliminated(week 3) 	Eliminated(week 3) 	Eliminated(week 3) 	Eliminated(week 3) 	Eliminated(week 3) 	Eliminated(week 3) 	Eliminated(week 3) 	 	
Johnpaul 	Safe 	Bottom two 	Eliminated(week 2)	Eliminated(week 2) 	Eliminated(week 2) 	Eliminated(week 2) 	Eliminated(week 2) 	Eliminated(week 2) 	Eliminated(week 2) 	Eliminated(week 2) 	Eliminated(week 2) 	Eliminated(week 2) 	 	
Trixie Twilight 	15th 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1)	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	 	
Audiodrama 	16th 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1)	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	Eliminated(week 1) 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Final showdown 	Sasha,Trixie 	Johnpaul,Sitty 	Kimono,Sebastian 	Sebastian,Sitty 	Calvin,Rhys 	Ashley,Justin 	Kicks,Rhys 	Kicks,Sasha 	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	 	
Moss's vote 	Trixie 	Johnpaul 	Kimono 	Sitty 	Calvin 	Justin 	Rhys 	Sasha 	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	 	
Elite's vote 	Trixie 	Johnpaul 	Sebastian 	Sebastian 	Calvin 	Ashley 	Rhys 	Kicks 	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	 	
Hart's vote 	Sasha 	Johnpaul 	Kimono 	Refused 	Calvin 	Justin 	Kicks 	Kicks 	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	 	
Clarkson's vote 	Sasha 	Sitty 	Kimono 	Sebastian 	Calvin 	Ashley 	Kicks 	Sasha 	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone	 	
Eliminated 	Trixie Twilight2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Johnpaul3 of 4 votes	Kimono3 of 4 votes	Sebastian LeBlanc2 of 3 votes	Calvin Hawthorne4 of 4 votes	Ashley Morgan2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Rhys Lee2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Kicks2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Justin ThorneJetfireFewest votes 	Pixie StarrFewest votes 	Sasha Snow14.29%of final vote 	Aimee Stevens28.71%of final vote 	 	
Eliminated 	Trixie Twilight2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Johnpaul3 of 4 votes	Kimono3 of 4 votes	Sebastian LeBlanc2 of 3 votes	Calvin Hawthorne4 of 4 votes	Ashley Morgan2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Rhys Lee2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Kicks2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Justin ThorneJetfireFewest votes 	Pixie StarrFewest votes 	Sasha Snow14.29%of final vote 	Aimee Stevens28.71%of final vote 	 	
Eliminated 	Trixie Twilight2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Johnpaul3 of 4 votes	Kimono3 of 4 votes	Sebastian LeBlanc2 of 3 votes	 	Ashley Morgan2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Rhys Lee2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Kicks2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Justin ThorneJetfireFewest votes 	Pixie StarrFewest votes 	Sasha Snow14.29%of final vote 	 	 	
Eliminated 	Trixie Twilight2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Johnpaul3 of 4 votes	Kimono3 of 4 votes	Sebastian LeBlanc2 of 3 votes	 	Ashley Morgan2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Rhys Lee2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Kicks2 of 4 votesDeadlock	Justin ThorneJetfireFewest votes 	Pixie StarrFewest votes 	Sasha Snow14.29%of final vote 	 	 	
===Live show details===
====Week 1 (14/15 January)====
*Theme: Current URAPS / UK Top 40 Hits
*Celebrity performers: James Moss ("Going Under")
 Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act 	Order 	Song 	Result
Kicks 	1 	Dedication To My Ex 	Safe
Rhys Lee 	2 	Take Care 	Safe
Sasha Snow 	3 	Try Sleeping With The Enemy	Bottom three
Sebastian LeBlanc 	4 	Speakers Bled Dry 	Safe
Audiodrama 	5 	Us 	Eliminated
Justin Thorne 	6 	We Found Love 	Safe
Aimee Stevens 	7 	Cannonball 	Safe
Trixie Twilight 	8 	Love By Design 	Bottom three
Kimono 	9 	The One That Got Away 	Safe
Johnpaul 	10 	Earthquake 	Safe
Pixie Starr 	11 	I Stand Corrected 	Safe
Sitty Bang Bang 	12 	Disco Diva 	Safe
Jetfire 	13 	Warzone 	Safe
Calvin Hawthorne 	14 	The Magician 	Safe
Pandora 	15 	Breaking Down The Girl 	Safe
Ashley Morgan 	16 	Read All About It 	Safe
Final showdown details	Final showdown details	Final showdown details 	Final showdown details
Sasha Snow 	1 	"Wherever You Will Go" 	Safe
Trixie Twilight 	2 	"Love By Design" 	Eliminated
;Judges' votes to eliminate
* Moss: Trixie – Believed Sasha made more effort by singing a different song
* Hart: Sasha – Thought Sasha was nothing special, saved her own act
* Elite: Trixie – Saved her own act
* Clarkson: Sasha - Thought Trixie was hotter
====Week 2 (21/22 January)====
*Theme: 80's Music
*Celebrity performers: Candi ("Jigglypuff")
 Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act 	Order 	Song 	Result
Rhys Lee 	1 	Every Rose Has It's Thorn 	Safe
Sasha Snow 	2 	Call Me 	Safe
Calvin Hawthorne 	3 	Blue Monday 	Safe
Kimono 	4 	Girls Just Want To Have Fun 	Safe
Ashley Morgan 	5 	With Or Without You 	Safe
Justin Thorne 	6 	Kiss 	Safe
Pandora 	7 	Ain't Nobody / Go 	Safe
Jetfire 	8 	Hit Me With Your Best Shot 	Safe
Kicks 	9 	P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Things)	Safe
Sitty Bang Bang 	10 	Material Girl 	Bottom Two
Johnpaul 	11 	Word Up 	Bottom Two
Pixie Starr 	12 	Love Will Tear Us Apart 	Safe
Sebastian LeBlanc 	13 	Blue World 	Safe
Aimee Stevens 	14 	I Wanna Dance With Somebody 	Safe
Final showdown details	Final showdown details	Final showdown details 	Final showdown details
Johnpaul 	1 	I Need A Dollar 	Eliminated
Sitty Bang Bang 	2 	Viva Forever 	Safe
;Judges' votes to eliminate
* Hart: Johnpaul – Saved her own act
* Elite: Johnpaul – Thought there was less demand for Johnpaul in the industry
* Clarkson: Sitty – Saved his own act
* Moss: Johnpaul - Dissapointed with Johnpaul's final showdown performance
====Week 3 (28/29 January)====
*Theme: Rock Week
*Celebrity performers: Vixen ("The Perfect Meledy")
 Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act 	Order 	Song 	Result
Pandora 	1 	Kings And Queens 	Safe
Jetfire 	2 	Somebody Told Me 	Safe
Aimee Stevens 	3 	Call Me When You're Sober 	Safe
Rhys Lee 	4 	The Kill 	Safe
Sasha Snow 	5 	Paradise 	Safe
Ashley Morgan 	6 	Head Over Feet 	Safe
Kicks 	7 	Numb/Encore 	Safe
Kimono 	8 	5,6,7,8 	Bottom two
Pixie Starr 	9 	Best Of You 	Safe
Sebastian LeBlanc 	10 	Maiden, Mother & Crone 	Bottom two
Calvin Hawthorne 	11 	Hair Of The Dog 	Safe
Sitty Bang Bang 	12 	Feeling Good 	Safe
Justin Thorne 	13 	I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor	Safe
Final showdown details	Final showdown details	Final showdown details 	Final showdown details
Kimono 	1 	5, 6, 7, 8 	Eliminated
Sebastian LeBlanc 	2 	Don't You Want Me 	Safe
;Judges' votes to eliminate
* Hart: Kimono – Saved her own act
* Elite: Sebastian – Thought Kimono were fun and had a potential market
* Moss: Kimono – Thought Kimono didn't suit the theme (voted out his own act)
* Clarkson: Kimono - Preffered Sebastian's song choice
====Week 4 (4/5 February)====
*Theme: Songs From Films Week
*Celebrity performers: James Frost ("Move On")
 Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act 	Order 	Song 	Result
Aimee Stevens 	1 	Lady Marmalade 	Safe
Sitty Bang Bang 	2 	It's Raining Men 	Bottom two
Jetfire 	3 	Live And Let Die 	Safe
Kicks 	4 	Club Can't Handle Me 	Safe
Pandora 	5 	Son Of A Preacher Man 	Safe
Justin Thorne 	6 	Don't Let Go 	Safe
Sebastian LeBlanc 	7 	Eye Of The Tiger 	Bottom two
Ashley Morgan 	8 	Feels Like Home 	Safe
Sasha Snow 	9 	Can't Fight The Moonlight	Safe
Rhys Lee 	10 	Iris 	Safe
Calvin Hawthorne 	11 	Diamonds Are Forever 	Safe
Pixie Starr 	12 	Decode 	Safe
Final showdown details	Final showdown details	Final showdown details 	Final showdown details
Sebastian LeBlanc 	1 	Uninvited 	Eliminated
Sitty Bang Bang 	2 	Till The World Ends 	Safe
;Judges' votes to eliminate
* Hart: Refused to vote – Both acts were here category, refused to choose
* Clarkson: Sebastian – Voted with his penis
* Moss: Sitty – Likes producers
* Elite: Sebastian - Thought Sitty had more star quality
====Week 5 (18/19 February)====
*Theme: Love Songs
*Celebrity performers: Nicholas X & Chase Elite ("Euphoria (song)") ; Syd Wolfe ("Red Blooded Man")
 Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act 	Order 	Song 	Result
Pixie Starr 	1 	I Don't Believe You 	Safe
Pandora 	2 	The Writer 	Safe
Calvin Hawthorne 	3 	Fight For This Love 	Bottom three
Kicks 	4 	Apologise 	Safe
Ashley Morgan 	5 	Umbrella 	Safe
Rhys Lee 	6 	Your Body Is A Wonderland	Bottom three
Sasha Snow 	7 	Promise This 	Safe
Justin Thorne 	8 	Like I Love You 	Safe
Aimee Stevens 	9 	Love At First Sight 	Safe
Jetfire 	10 	For The First Time 	Safe
Sitty Bang Bang 	11 	We Found Love 	Eliminated
Final showdown details	Final showdown details	Final showdown details 	Final showdown details
Calvin Hawthorne 	1 	Fight For This Love 	Eliminated
Rhys Lee 	2 	Rewind 	Safe
;Judges' votes to eliminate
* Clarkson: Calvin - Gave no reason (both his acts)
* Moss: Calvin - Thought he'd struggle to keep up after breaking his leg
* Elite: Calvin - Thought Rhys had an off-day but was overall more talented than Calvin
* Hart: Calvin - For his health
====Week 6 (25/26 February)====
*Theme: Songs by your mentor
*Celebrity performers: Brett Clarkson (starring Candi, Chase Elite & Kleo ("Filth Medley") ;
 Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act 	Order 	Song 	Result
Rhys Lee 	1 	Empty Promises 	Safe
Pandora 	2 	Android's Heartbeat 	Safe
Jetfire 	3 	Going Under 	Safe
Pixie Starr 	4 	The Sword 	Safe
Justin Thorne 	5 	Saxophone 	Bottom two
Ashley Morgan 	6 	Bad Boyfriend 	Bottom two
Kicks 	7 	Kingdom Hearts 	Safe
Aimee Stevens 	8 	PUSHIT 	Safe
Sasha Snow 	9 	Gold 	Safe
Final showdown details	Final showdown details	Final showdown details	Final showdown details
Justin Thorne 	1 	Who You Are 	Safe
Ashley Morgan 	2 	Bad Boyfriend 	Eliminated
;Judges' votes to eliminate
* Hart: Justin - Saved her own act
* Clarkson: Ashley - Saved his own act
* Elite: Ashley - Believed she hadn't progressed as much as the other contestants
* Moss: Justin - Due to personal dislike towards Brett Clarkson
====Week 7 (03/04 March)====
*Theme: Duets
*Celebrity performers: Aurora Reed ("Healin Heartbreak")
 Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act 	Order 	Song 	Result
Justin Thorne Jetfire 	1 	Glad You Came 	Safe
Sasha Snow Pandora 	2 	Heaven 	Safe
Jetfire Pixie Starr 	3 	Princess Of China 	Safe
Aimee Stevens Pandora 	4 	Dancing On My Own 	Safe
Aimee Stevens Justin Thorne	5 	Love Sex Magic 	Safe
Kicks Rhys Lee 	6 	Crazy 	Bottom two
Rhys Lee Sasha Snow 	7 	Cosmic Love 	Safe
Pixie Starr Kicks 	8 	E.T. 	Safe
Final showdown details 	Final showdown details	Final showdown details	Final showdown details
Kicks 	1 	Crazy 	Safe
Rhys Lee 	1 	Crazy 	Eliminated
;Judges' votes to eliminate
* Hart: Kicks - Believed Rhys had more potential
* Moss: Rhys - Saved his own act
* Clarkson: Kicks - Saved his own act
* Elite: Rhys - Believed Rhys' performances were the weakest
====Week 8 (10/11 March)====
*Theme: Seven Deadly Sins
*Celebrity performers: *Celebrity performers: Arianna DiCorso ("I Bite")
 Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act 	Order 	Song 	Result
Kicks 	1 	The Lazy Song/Insomnia 	Bottom two
Justin Thorne 	2 	Don't Cha 	Safe
Pixie Starr 	3 	Numb 	Safe
Jetfire 	4 	Hollywood 	Safe
Pandora 	5 	Hometown Glory 	Safe
Aimee Stevens 	6 	Can't Be Tamed 	Safe
Sasha Snow 	7 	Mirrors 	Bottom two
Final showdown details	Final showdown details	Final showdown details 	Final showdown details
Sasha Snow 	1 	The Shield and the Sword	Safe
Kicks 	2 	Yeah 	Eliminated
;Judges' votes to eliminate
* Elite: Kicks - Saved her own act
* Moss: Sasha - Saved his own act
* Hart: Kicks - Believed Sasha could go further in competition
* Clarkson: Sasha - So Candi wouldn't still have all 4 acts left
====Week 9 (24/25 March)====
*Theme: Songs personal to you
*Celebrity performers: *Celebrity performers: Bloom ("Zip Your Sh*t"), James Moss ("Kingdom Hearts")
 Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act 	Order	First song 	Order	Second song 	Result
Pixie Starr 	1 	"Just A Girl" 	7 	"Sober" 	Safe
Pandora 	2 	"Heavy Cross" 	8 	"Back To Black" 	Safe
Sasha Snow 	3 	"What Doesn't Kill You"	9 	"Take It All" 	Safe
Justin Thorne	4 	"Karma" 	10 	"Without You" 	Eliminated
Jetfire 	5 	"Break Your Heart" 	11 	"Thnks Fr The Mmrs"	Eliminated
Aimee Stevens	6 	"Release Me" 	12 	"Skyscraper" 	Bottom three
The quarter-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the two acts with the fewest public votes, Justin Thorne and Jetfire, were automatically eliminated.
====Week 10 (7/8 April)====
*Theme: Song picked by judge (Candi) & own choice
*Celebrity performers: *Celebrity performers: Sara ("Should Have Know U Were Gay"), Paulo Araujo ("Heartbreak Hotel"), Candi ("Sailors Vs Mermaids")
 Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act 	Order	First song 	Order	Second song 	Result
Pixie Starr 	1 	"Since U Been Gone" 	5 	"Somebody That I Used To Know"	Eliminated
Sasha Snow 	2 	"Untouched" 	6 	"Call Me Maybe" 	Safe
Pandora 	3 	"Nothing's Real But Love"	7 	"We Are Young" 	Safe
Aimee Stevens	4 	"Don't Cha" 	8 	"Hold It Against Me" 	Safe
====Week 11 (16 June)====
===Saturday Final===
*Theme: Live Final (Saturday Night). First song: Best performance of series, second performance: Celebrity duet
*Celebrity performers: Candi & Crystal Barker - Summer Nights
 Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act 	Order	First song 	Order	Second song 	Duet partner 	Result
Sasha Snow 	1 	"What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)"	4 	"Sound The Alarm"	Kleo 	Third Place
Pandora 	2 	"Hometown Glory" 	5 	"I Bite" 	Arianna DiCorso	Top Two
Aimee Stevens	3 	"Lady Marmalade" 	6 	"Animal" 	Crystal Barker 	Top Two
===Sunday Final===
*Theme: Winner's Single 
 Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act 	Order	First song 	Result
Pandora 	1 	"On A Mission"	Winner
Aimee Stevens	2 	"On A Mission"	Runner-Up
==Controversy==
The show has been a massive feature in the British media, often covering the front pages of newspapers in the UK. Backstage fights between Brett Clarkson and James Moss are often discussed, and usually are evident when the pair clash on the live shows. Stacy Hart is also often rumoured to having an eating issue, where she sits backstage and cries all day while eating cakes. A large amount of criticsm was placed on the show on 29 January 2012, after James Moss voted out one of his own acts (Kimono), over an act from another category, who ironically was eliminated the following week. Many tabloids questioned his loyalties towards his acts. The next week, Stacy Hart refused to choose between her two acts that were in the bottom two, causing "The Sun" to criticse the show further.
In early February, a vast amount of media outlets stated that judges Candi (who is engaged to Callum Andrews) and Brett Clarkson were in engaging in an affair, taking place backstage - however these rumours were officially found to be false. Rumours then followed that backstage antics had actually been between Brett and other female judge, Stacy Hart. Also, due to technical issues, Week 5 was delayed one week.
==Success after the show==
*1st place Pandora released her winner's single "On A Mission" on July 30, 2012. It charted at #4.
*2nd place Aimee Stevens will release her debut single "Heels" on October 8, 2012. The album is expected to be released February 2013.
*3rd place Sasha Snow is working on material, with an EP due late 2012.
*5th place group Jetfire have signed to the label Next Generation Records and released their debut single and album on July 23 and July 30, 2012 respectively. They charted at #5 and #2.
*7th place group Kicks have also signed with Next Generation Records.
*10th place Calvin Hawthorne released his debut single "Pretend" on August 27, 2012. It charted at #6.
*13th place group Kimono appeared on a track on 8-BIT's #1 album "Character Select".
*16th place group Audiodrama featured on the Violetta DiNozzo single "Don't Play Those Games", which charted at #3. However its initial release failed to sell to Violetta's previously-established standards and was eventually re-released. The re-release accounts for only a small portion of the single's final sales, but was enough to push the single to gold accreditation.
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