X Factor Live 2009 Tickets, London

X Factor Live 2009 -

Another round of popstar hopefuls compete in the UK's biggest talent search. Judged on appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines by Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Danni Minogue and Louis Walsh, the contestants are whittled down one by one each week by public vote often enduring a barrage of abuse from the judges in the process. The prize for the winner is a £1million record deal and an enormous amount of press coverage with the show becoming more popular each year.

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Alexandra Burke -

Winner of the 2008 X Factor, Alexandra Burke grew up in North London and is the daughter of former Soul II Soul lead singer Melissa Bell. Influenced by classic soul singers and contemporary heroes such as Mariah Carey and Beyonce, Alexandra Burke has a very bright future ahead of her.

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JLS -

London boyband JLS, made up of JB, Aston, Marvin and Oritsé, reached the final two of the X Factor 2008 final - the first group ever to get that far.

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Eoghan Quigg -

The cheeky chappy, and top three finalist, of X Factor 2008, Northern Ireland's Eoghan Quigg stole the hearts of the country with his sharp performances and boyish good looks.

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Diana Vickers -

Diana Vickers may not have won X Factor 2008, but she definitely won the hearts of the nation with her quirky style, down to earth personality and original takes on classic pop songs.

Ruth Lorenzo -

Spanish singer Ruth Lorenzo is one of the 2008 X Factor 2008 finalists. Ruth began singing at a very young age taking part in many plays and musicals. At the age of 19 she joined a rock group, touring her native country for three years before coming to England and entering the X Factor.

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