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Seventeen-year-old Platt lost out in the sing-off to Andrea Faustini

Lauren misses out on X Factor final

Andrea Faustini, Fleur East and Ben Haenow will contest this year's X Factor final following the elimination of Lauren Platt at the weekend.

Entertainment • 09 Dec 14

Stevi Ritchie leaves The X Factor

Stevi Ritchie has become the latest contestant to be voted off The X Factor.

Entertainment • 25 Nov 14

X Factor's Lauren frustrated by romance talk

Lauren Platt has said that she is frustrated by reports that she is romantically linked to Only the Young's Charlie George.

Entertainment • 09 Nov 14

Host Dermot O'Leary and the X Factor judges

X Factor contestant "gutted" following elimination

Lola Saunders became the latest act to be eliminated from The X Factor at last night's results show and the singer has said she is "gutted" with the outcome.

Entertainment • 04 Nov 14

Craig Revel Horwood (centre) with his fellow SCD judges

Strictly judge says people 'tired of X Factor'

Craig Revel Horwood has claimed that people are getting "tired" of The X Factor.

Entertainment • 03 Nov 14

Simon Cowell: the future is bright for someone on The X Factor live shows

RTÉ TEN's TV Picks for Today Saturday October 18

Wossy returns with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Mel B, Steve Carell and Paolo Nutini on the guest list.The X Factor has the second of its live shows.

Entertainment • 19 Oct 14

Two acts eliminated from last night's X Factor

A double elimination followed the first X Factor live shows this weekend with two of Louis Walsh's groups being voted off - boyband Overload Generation and duo Blonde Electra.

Entertainment • 14 Oct 14

Mel B - "It's about the contestants – it's not about me"

Mel B won't perform on The X Factor

Mel B has said she does not plan on performing on The X Factor as the show is about the contestants, not the judges.

Entertainment • 07 Oct 14

Janet Grogan's X Factor journey ended on Sunday night's show

Cowell regrets sending Janet Grogan home

Following the weekend's seat swap battles on The X Factor, Simon Cowell has admitted that he made a mistake by sending Dubliner Janet Grogan home.

Entertainment • 30 Sep 14

Get ready for a triple dose of X Factor from September 26

X Factor v Strictly war now spreads to Fridays

The X Factor has declared all-out war in its UK ratings spat with Strictly Come Dancing.

Entertainment • 11 Sep 14

RTÉ TEN's TV Picks for Saturday August 30

It's wall-to-wall (tent-to-tent?) Electric Picnic tonight, well, from eight until midnight anyway on RTÉ Two; Winning Streak is back on your screens and, in other news The X Factor returns.

Entertainment • 30 Aug 14

Len Goodman, Darcey Bussell, Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli get ready to rhumba

Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor in ratings war

Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One on Sunday, September 7 - and goes directly up against The X Factor on ITV and TV3

Entertainment • 27 Aug 14

Cheryl Cole meets fans at the London X Factor auditions

X Factor judges up the style stakes

The battles are taking place on and off stage as Cheryl Cole and Mel B both up the style stakes at the first round of auditions in London.

Entertainment • 21 Jun 14

Sam Bailey has baby number three on the way

X Factor's Sam Bailey is pregnant

The X Factor 2013 winner, Sam Bailey has announced that she is pregnant with her third child.

Entertainment • 06 Mar 14

Cheryl Cole set for X Factor return?

Gary Barlow is gone, Louis Walsh said last year was his last and now Cheryl Cole has reportedly been offered a deal to join The X Factor judging panel.

Entertainment • 08 Jan 14

X Factor judge treasures her sobriety

X Factor US judge Demi Lovato has said that she fears she will end up on a downward spiral if she drinks or smokes again.

Entertainment • 15 Dec 13

Scherzinger supports James Arthur

Nicole Scherzinger has said that she supports James Arthur following the controversy over a comment that he made recently involving a homophobic slur.

Entertainment • 15 Dec 13

X Factor’s Luke Friend is sent home

Luke Friend was voted into third place in last night’s X Factor Semi-Final leaving Nicholas McDonald to battle it out with Sam Bailey in tonight’s final.

Entertainment • 15 Dec 13

Walsh worried about X Factor's Nicholas

Louis Walsh has said that he is "worried" about the health of X Factor finalist Nicholas McDonald ahead of tonight’s big live show.

Entertainment • 14 Dec 13

X Factor Grand Finale songs revealed

The songs for the remaining three contestants for this weekend's X Factor grand finale have been unveiled.

Entertainment • 09 Dec 13

Talking Italian: Luca Zingaretti as the cop Montalbano.

RTÉ TEN'S TV Picks for Today

Montalbano has to help comfort a beguiling bank manager, Strictly Come Dancing gets spooky and, in a night of themes, The X Factor goes all disco mirrorball.

Entertainment • 02 Nov 13

James Arthur: Kingsland Road aren't good enough

Last year’s X Factor winner James Arthur isn’t a fan of Louis Walsh’s current protégés Kingsland Road.

Entertainment • 17 Oct 13

Simon Cowell introduces additions to his family

Simon Cowell has taken to Twitter to introduce the newest members of his growing family - pet pooches, namely Squiddly and Diddly.

Entertainment • 16 Oct 13

Melanie McCabe auditioning at Nicole's judges house

X Factor's Melanie didn't want homecoming filmed

Irish X Factor hopeful Melanie McCabe has said she didn't want her homecoming filmed as part of the TV show after she was unsuccessful in making it to the live shows.

Entertainment • 08 Oct 13

Sharon: Ecstatic to being reunited with Louis Walsh on The X Factor. Yes, really

Osbourne 'ecstatic' over X Factor return

Sharon Osbourne has said that she is "ecstatic" to be back on The X Factor judging panel.

Entertainment • 27 Aug 13