X Factor UK 2005

There were rumours in the press that Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne would not be part of this return series.

Judges Appointed Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh

Host Appointed Kate Thornton

1st Audition shown on TV

Auditions were held in London, Leeds, Dublin, Newcastle, Birmingham and Glasgow. Each TV programme showed a selection of auditions from different locations.

2nd Audition shown on TV

3rd Audition shown on TV

4th Audition shown on TV

5th Audition shown on TV

6th Audition shown on TV

Categories allocated at the end of the 6th Audition show.

Judges were allocated categories:
Simon Cowell – Groups, Sharon Osbourne – over 25s, Louis Walsh 16 – 24year olds

Bootcamp
7 contestants in each category were selected to go to Judges’ Homes.

Judges Homes was shown on TV

4 Contestants in each category were selected to go to the next round:
Over 25s – Andy Abraham, Brenda Edwards, Maria Lawson, Chico Slimani
16 – 24 years – Nicholas Dorsett, Philip Magee, Shayne Ward, Chenai Zinyuku
Groups – 4Tune, Addictiv Ladies, The Conway Sisters, Journey South

Addictiv Ladies – Superstar
Shayne Ward – Right Here Waiting
Chico Slimani – Do You Think I’m Sexy
Journey South – Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Philip Magee – Amazed
Brenda Edwards – Son of a Preacher Man
The Conway Sisters – SOS
Nicholas Dorsett – On the Wings of Love
Maria Lawson – Emotion
4Tune – I Want It That Way
Chenai Zinyuku – The Closest Thing to Crazy
Andy Abraham – Greatest Love of All

Live results show

Bottom 2 – Chico Slimani and Addictiv Ladies
Sent home – Addictiv Ladies

Andy Abraham – You to me are Everything
Chenai Zinyuku – Young Hearts Run Free
4Tune – I’ll Be There
Chico Slimani – Play That Funky Music
Nicholas Dorsett – Lets Get it On
The Conway Sisters – You Raise Me Up
Maria Lawson – The Way You Make Me Feel
Philip Magee – You are Wind Beneath My Wings
Journey South – Desperado
Brenda Edwards – Rescue Me
Shayne Ward – If You’re Not The One

Live results show

Bottom 2 – Chenai Zinyuku and 4Tune
Sent home – 4Tune

Philip Magee – Johnny B Goode
Brenda Edwards – Midnight Train to Georgia
Shayne Ward – Summer of 69
Chico Slimani – Livin’ La Vida Loco
The Conway Sisters – Total Eclipse of My Heart
Chenai Zinyuku – Hero
Andy Abraham – Unforgettable
Journey South – Angel of Harlem
Nicolas Dorsett – Lets Stay Together
Maria Lawson – Piece of My Heart

Live results show

Bottom 2 – Chico Slimani and Philip Magee
Sent home – Philip Magee

Brenda Edwards – Somebody Else’s Guy
Nicholas Dorsett – I Want You Back
Andy Abraham – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Chenai Zinyuku – Always on My Mind
Chico Slimani – Kiss
Journey South – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Maria Lawson – You’re Beautiful
Shane Ward – You Make Me Feel Brand New
The Conway Sisters – One Voice

Live results show

Bottom 2 – Nicholas Dorsett and Chenai Zinyuku
Sent home – Chenai Zinyuku

Shayne Ward – Cry Me a River
Maria Lawson – Brown Sugar
The Conway Sisters – Hold On
Andy Abraham – I’ll Make Love To You Like You Want Me To
Journey South – Living on a Prayer
Chico Slimani – Hero
Nicholas Dorsett – I Believe I Can Fly
Brenda Edwards – Heartbreaker

Live results show

Bottom 2 – The Conway Sisters and Maria Lawson
Sent home – Maria Lawson

The Conway Sisters – One Moment in Time
Andy Abraham – Me and Mrs Jones
Nicholas Dorsett – If I Ever Fall in Love
Journey South – Angels
Brenda Edwards – Last Dance
Shayne Ward – Million Love Songs
Chico Slimani – Its Chico Time

Live results show

Bottom 2 – The Conway Sisters and Nicholas Dorsett
Sent home – Nicholas Dorsett

Chico Slimani – Billie Jean
The Conway Sisters – Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now
Andy Abraham – I Have Nothing
Shayne Ward – I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Brenda Edwards – I Will Always Love You
Journey South – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

Live results show

Bottom 2 – Chico Slimani and The Conway Sisters
Sent home – The Conway Sisters

Journey South – Bad Day and Candle in the Wind
Chico Slimani – I Got You (I Feel Good) and Time Warp
Brenda Edwards – I’m Outta Love and I’ll Never Love This Way Again
Shayne Ward – Take Your Mamma and Careless Whisper
Andy Abraham – Easy Lover and When I Fall in Love

Live results show

Sent home by public vote – Chico Slimani

Andy Abraham – (Everything I do) I Do It For You and Lately
Journey South – You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim) and Let it Be
Brenda Edwards – Respect and Without You
Shayne Ward – If Tomorrow Never Comes and Unchained Melody

Live results show

Sent home by public vote Brenda Edwards

Journey South – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down on Me, Happy Xmas (War is Over) and Let it Be
Andy Abraham – When A Man Loves a Woman, Oh Holy Night and Me & Mrs Jones
Shane Ward – You’re Not the One, When a Child is Born and Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Live results part 1
Journey South eliminated

Andy Abraham – That’s My Goal
Shayne Ward – That’s My Goal

Live results part 2
X FActor UK 2005 Winner – Shayne Ward

Winner’s Single Released
That’s My Goal by Shane Ward reached no 1 in the UK Charts, no 1 in Ireland, no 58 in Sweden and no 4 in the European hot 100 singles.