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- Series 8 - 2011 Winner: Little Mix Getty Images Little Mix are a group of individual singers who came together on the show to become the first band to win the competition. Since winning the show they have sold more than 50 million albums and scooped a fair few awards.
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- 2004 - Steve Brookstein. The first ever winner of the ITV talent show, Steve Brookestein triumphed after beating opera group G4 and young vocalist Tabby Callaghan.
- 2005 - Shayne Ward. Shayne Ward was crowned winner in 2005 after beating Andy Abraham. He went on to bag his first Christmas number one with That’s My Goal, which stayed at the top spot for four weeks.
- 2006 - Leona Lewis. Leona Lewis’ iconic winner’s single, A Moment Like This, went platinum after its release and stayed at number one for four weeks. She fought off Ray Quinn to the top spot on the show, and shortly became an internationally recognised name when she secured a £5million contract with J Records in America.
- 2007 - Leon Jackson. The Scottish X Factor star’s winning single, When You Believe, became the fastest selling single of 2007. He beat Rhydian Roberts to the win in a shocking twist.
Little Mix, a British four-piece girl group known earlier in the show as Rhythmix, was the first group to win the series. The group consisting of members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson, and Perrie Edwards, and Jade Thirlwall, all auditioned as solo artists before being put together as a group by the judges.
Sep 5, 2019 · Steve Brookstein was the first ever winner of the X Factor when the programme began way back in 2004. His first single, Against All Odds, went straight to number one.
As of series 14, all five categories have won the show on at least one occasion, while seven of the show's nine judges have had the winning act in their category at least once, with Cowell winning four times, Cheryl, Minogue and Scherzinger winning twice, and Walsh, Tulisa, Osbourne, Ora and Tomlinson winning once.
NameSeriesCategoryMentor8Groups1Groups3Groups12Groups- Steve Brookstein (Season 1, 2004) Mentor: Simon Cowell. Category: Over 25s. Age: 36. Runner-up: G4 (Groups) Audition songs: “A Song for You” (Leon Russell); “Part Time Love” (Little Johnny Taylor)
- Shayne Ward (Season 2, 2005) Mentor: Louis Walsh. Category: 16-24s. Age: 21. Runner-up: Andy Abraham (Over 25s) Audition song: “Sacrifice” (Elton John) Final songs: “If You’re Not the One” (Daniel Bedingfield); “When a Child is Born” (Michael Holm); “Over the Rainbow” (Judy Garland); “That’s My Goal” (original)
- Leona Lewis (Season 3, 2006) Mentor: Simon Cowell. Category: 16-24s. Age: 21. Runner-up: Ray Quinn (16-24s) Audition song: “Over the Rainbow” (Judy Garland) Final songs: “I Will Always Love You” (Dolly Parton); “A Million Love Songs” (Take That); “All by Myself” (Eric Carmen); “A Moment Like This” (Kelly Clarkson)
- Leon Jackson (Season 4, 2007) Mentor: Dannii Minogue. Category: Boys. Age: 18. Runner-up: Rhydian Roberts (Boys) Audition song: “Home” (Michael Bublé) Final songs: “White Christmas” (Bing Crosby); “Better the Devil You Know” (Kylie Minogue); “You Don’t Know Me” (Eddy Arnold); “When You Believe” (Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston)
Jul 31, 2021 · Singer Steve Brookstein (Image: Getty Images) Steve Brookstein was the first ever X Factor winner. The now 52-year-old was mentored by show founder and judge Simon Cowell, and went on to beat...
Aug 20, 2011 · Series 8 of The X Factor premiered on August 20, 2011 and ended on December 11, 2011. Girl group Little Mix, who were part of the Groups category mentored by Tulisa, became the first-ever group to win the original series.
