X Factor 2009

[Trinity]

16 finalists - OMG, he will end up having the X Factor on the screens year round.

thats not a bad thing it would be good, an i hope there will be a different celeb judge each week

Familiarity breeds contempt, over exposure is a problem for this show already.

[Perdita]

Simon Cowell has revealed the three duets for this weekend's X Factor final.

Speaking at the final press conference, the show boss confirmed earlier reports about the special guests appearing with Olly Murs, Joe McElderry and Stacey Solomon.

Cowell said: "We've got a lot planned. I'm not going to reveal everything, but what I can tell you today is who's singing with who.

"Olly will be duetting with Robbie Williams, Joe will be duetting with George Michael and Stacey will be duetting with Michael Bublé."

He added: "That is a big deal for these contestants and I think the duet will be a very significant part of the competition.

"Beyoncé last year was a huge part of why Alexandra [Burke] won, so I think these duets are becoming increasingly important now... and there'll be a few surprises on Sunday."

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/xfactor/...tor-duets.html

[Perdita]

I heard on my local radio station this morning that Michael Buble is meant to be in Germany on Saturday and is unlikely to be there

[Perdita]

All 12 live show acts will return to The X Factor this weekend for the two-day final.

Speaking at the press conference for the series finale, TalkbackThames entertainment chief Richard Holloway confirmed that the knocked-out singers would come back.

Holloway said: "This is the biggest final we've ever done. Saturday and Sunday, two hours on both nights, it's going to be absolutely full of surprises.

"We've got some amazing guests that will appear. You'll see all of the 12 artists over the weekend, they're all coming back to join us in this great celebration."

He added: "We are unbelievably proud of the success of the show this year. We changed all the auditions... something we almost did at the last minute which has worked really, really well for us.

"We've been number one every week since we've been on the air, we're absolutely chuffed with it and we never taken anything for granted."

Show boss Simon Cowell has confirmed that Robbie Williams, George Michael and Michael Bublé will all appear on the show.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/xfactor/...tor-final.html

[DaVeyWaVey]

I am rooting for Olly to win. I think he's great!

[hippychick215]

Joe to win!!!!!

[megan999]

Simon Cowell is a massive tease - he says the X Factor might not be coming back

This year's X Factor isn't even over yet but already Simon Cowell is getting us all worked up about next year's series... because there might not even be one.

At yesterday's X Factor press conference, Simon revealed that he's stalling on signing a new deal with ITV. And naturally, it's all about the benjamins (that's street-talk for money... isn't it?).

"The way things stand next year is we have no deal in place for The X Factor so I cannot talk about any changes we could make," he says, already making us fret about having no plans for next autumn and winter. "We will make the decision when we have had a break from the show. It is a long show. We will take a break, then we will sit down and talk about what we want to do. Part of the reason the show has been so successful is ITV invested loads of money in show to make it better. The issue now is not about salaries for the people on the show, it is about getting more money to invest in production over a period of time. We have just to got to make sure if we do bring it back it is going to be better than this year."

We're sure it will all be fine. It'd better be or we'll scweam and scweam until we're sick.

Simon also says he's unlikely to sign up anyone other than the winner this year. "I won't make any commitment to anyone other than the winner," he says. "Particularly this year, it is more important to win than any other year. I don't want to pile anymore pressure on them, but...it's fame or obscurity."

Oh, and he said that in front of all three finalists, which must have been nice for them.

SOURCE: THE MIRROR ONLINE 11/12/09

[lizann]

Joe will win

Simon has been pushing for him to win and Joe has been getting more votes than Olly and Stacey combined every week. Simon also wants his golden girl Cheryl to win for a second time and second year in a row (a first for any judge on the show). Joe is a good singer but not great and lacks charisma and stage presence he is dull and boring on stage.

I'd love to see Olly win

[Chloe O'brien]

As far as Simon goes it doesn't matter who wins as they will sign to his record company so he will be the winner whoever wins.

Olly to Win

[hippychick215]

As far as Simon goes it doesn't matter who wins as they will sign to his record company so he will be the winner whoever wins.

Olly to Win

ye but he wants someome who will sell lots of cds