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X Factor contestants & mentors revealed

The judges made some tough decisions at Boot Camp
The judges made some tough decisions at Boot Camp

The 32 acts who will go to Judges' Houses in 'The X Factor' have been revealed.

Last night's show also confirmed which judges will be mentoring each category this year.

Simon Cowell will be in charge of the Groups, Louis Walsh will mentor the Over 28s, Dannii Minogue will assist the Boys category, while Cheryl Cole will take care of the Girls category.

The Groups chosen to go to Judges' Houses are Twem, The Reason, Diva Fever, Princes & Rogues, FYD, Husstle, new girl group Belle Amie (formed from solo singers Rebecca Creighton, Esther Campbell, Geneva Lane and Sophia Wardman) and new boyband 1 Direction (featuring former solo auditionees Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Zain Malik).

The Over 28s category features Storm Lee, Mary Byrne, John Adeleye, Yuli Minguel, Stephen Hunter, Wagner Carrilho, Justin Vanderhyde and Elesha Moses.

Representing the Girls at Judges' Houses are Cher Lloyd, Katie Waissel, Treyc Cohen, Annastasia Baker, Rebecca Ferguson, Keri Arrindell, Raquel Thomas and Gamu Nhengu.

The Boys category features John Wilding, Nicolo Festa, Matt Cardle, Tom Richards, Paije Richardson, Aiden Grimshaw, Marlon McKenzie and Karl Brown.

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