Simon Cowell had a bit of a memory lapse on the first X Factor results show.
Tonight, he decided to send home Alien Nation... we think he meant Alien Uncovered.
Vote! The X Factor 2015: Did the right acts go home tonight?
In fairness to Simon, the group did recently have a name change, but it was to add 'Uncovered' - which might be the same reason Nick Grimshaw keeps getting it wrong as well.
Twitter was, of course, talking all about Cowell's gaff:
You know you never had a hope when Simon can't even be arsed to learn your name #aliennation #XFactor
— Emily Hutchings (@EmilyJaane92) November 1, 2015
Simon didn't know their name. The band hadn't learned their name change yet and Cheryl couldn't even summon a fake tear. Vintage #XFactor
— Alex Fletcher (@alexanderfletch) November 1, 2015
Simon pal if you don't even know the name of the group it's probably the right...
Tonight, he decided to send home Alien Nation... we think he meant Alien Uncovered.
Vote! The X Factor 2015: Did the right acts go home tonight?
In fairness to Simon, the group did recently have a name change, but it was to add 'Uncovered' - which might be the same reason Nick Grimshaw keeps getting it wrong as well.
Twitter was, of course, talking all about Cowell's gaff:
You know you never had a hope when Simon can't even be arsed to learn your name #aliennation #XFactor
— Emily Hutchings (@EmilyJaane92) November 1, 2015
Simon didn't know their name. The band hadn't learned their name change yet and Cheryl couldn't even summon a fake tear. Vintage #XFactor
— Alex Fletcher (@alexanderfletch) November 1, 2015
Simon pal if you don't even know the name of the group it's probably the right...
- 11/1/2015
- Digital Spy
We can't quite believe it's come around so quickly, but we're already at the penultimate episode of auditions on The X Factor. While we're getting closer to Boot Camp, there's still time for some hopefuls to show off what they've got.
So join us here from 8pm as we bring you all the action from tonight's show...
21:01But that's your lot for tonight! Make sure you stick around on DS for all the X Factor coverage you need - and we'll see you back here next week for the final auditions and the start of Boot Camp (Squeal!)
20:58Well it was three yeses for Kiera - what a relief! And thank goodness we saw her actual performance, right? Because you would not want to miss out on that...
20:56Would you believe our blooming TV signal cut out just at the wrong moment? What we have gathered from...
So join us here from 8pm as we bring you all the action from tonight's show...
21:01But that's your lot for tonight! Make sure you stick around on DS for all the X Factor coverage you need - and we'll see you back here next week for the final auditions and the start of Boot Camp (Squeal!)
20:58Well it was three yeses for Kiera - what a relief! And thank goodness we saw her actual performance, right? Because you would not want to miss out on that...
20:56Would you believe our blooming TV signal cut out just at the wrong moment? What we have gathered from...
- 9/13/2015
- Digital Spy
The pairings have been set and training has begun on Strictly Come Dancing 2015, with the live shows starting on September 25 and 26 - avoiding a clash with The X Factor.
All the celebrities have been matched up with their professional partners and the couples are as follows:
Ainsley Harriott and Natalie Lowe
Jumping for joy with the selection, chef Ainsley said: "Wonderful! I don't know who chose her but thank you!"
Helen George and Aljaz Skorjanec
Call the Midwife actress Helen said pairing up with Aljaz was a "wonderful surprise".
Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani
With singer Jay looking very nervous, Aliona promised to take good care of her partner for 2015.
Kirsty Gallacher and Brendan Cole
Bagging the show's former bad boy, Kirsty said she needed the twelve years of Strictly experience that Brendan brings to their partnership.
Iwan Thomas and Ola Jordan
Spinning his new partner around and already attempting a lift,...
All the celebrities have been matched up with their professional partners and the couples are as follows:
Ainsley Harriott and Natalie Lowe
Jumping for joy with the selection, chef Ainsley said: "Wonderful! I don't know who chose her but thank you!"
Helen George and Aljaz Skorjanec
Call the Midwife actress Helen said pairing up with Aljaz was a "wonderful surprise".
Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani
With singer Jay looking very nervous, Aliona promised to take good care of her partner for 2015.
Kirsty Gallacher and Brendan Cole
Bagging the show's former bad boy, Kirsty said she needed the twelve years of Strictly experience that Brendan brings to their partnership.
Iwan Thomas and Ola Jordan
Spinning his new partner around and already attempting a lift,...
- 9/5/2015
- Digital Spy
Emotions were running high on tonight's The X Factor, as auditionee Josh Daniel reduced the audience and judges to tears.
The 21-year-old car mechanic took to the stage as the last auditionee of the day, joking that this would either mean his audition would be "really good or really bad".
The X Factor 2015: Who was your favourite act on Sunday's show?
Daniel revealed he was going to perform Labrinth's 'Jealous', saying he'd chosen it because it meant a lot to him.
"I lost my best friend a couple of years ago and I kind of interpreted the lyrics in a completely different way," Daniel explained.
And his performance really struck a note with the audience and judges, with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Nick Grimshaw both looking tearful.
Simon Cowell was seen wiping away tears - hardly surprising considering the auditions were filmed shortly after the death of his mother.
The 21-year-old car mechanic took to the stage as the last auditionee of the day, joking that this would either mean his audition would be "really good or really bad".
The X Factor 2015: Who was your favourite act on Sunday's show?
Daniel revealed he was going to perform Labrinth's 'Jealous', saying he'd chosen it because it meant a lot to him.
"I lost my best friend a couple of years ago and I kind of interpreted the lyrics in a completely different way," Daniel explained.
And his performance really struck a note with the audience and judges, with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Nick Grimshaw both looking tearful.
Simon Cowell was seen wiping away tears - hardly surprising considering the auditions were filmed shortly after the death of his mother.
- 8/30/2015
- Digital Spy
Emotions were running high on tonight's The X Factor, as auditionee Josh Daniel reduced the audience and judges to tears.
The 21-year-old car mechanic took to the stage as the last auditionee of the day, joking that this would either mean his audition would be "really good or really bad".
The X Factor 2015: Who was your favourite act on Sunday's show?
Daniel revealed he was going to perform Labrinth's 'Jealous', saying he'd chosen it because it meant a lot to him.
"I lost my best friend a couple of years ago and I kind of interpreted the lyrics in a completely different way," Daniel explained.
And his performance really struck a note with the audience and judges, with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Nick Grimshaw both looking tearful.
Simon Cowell was seen wiping away tears - hardly surprising considering the auditions were filmed shortly after the death of his mother.
The 21-year-old car mechanic took to the stage as the last auditionee of the day, joking that this would either mean his audition would be "really good or really bad".
The X Factor 2015: Who was your favourite act on Sunday's show?
Daniel revealed he was going to perform Labrinth's 'Jealous', saying he'd chosen it because it meant a lot to him.
"I lost my best friend a couple of years ago and I kind of interpreted the lyrics in a completely different way," Daniel explained.
And his performance really struck a note with the audience and judges, with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Nick Grimshaw both looking tearful.
Simon Cowell was seen wiping away tears - hardly surprising considering the auditions were filmed shortly after the death of his mother.
- 8/30/2015
- Digital Spy
Strictly Come Dancing is still months away, but the rumours about which celebrities could be taking part this year are really starting to heat up now - and they've been going since January. So it felt like a good time to start to put together all the speculation we've heard to see if we can figure out who'll be hitting the ballroom in the new series.
Strictly Come Dancing: This is how they keep the celebrities taking part a secret
Strictly Come Dancing 2015 winner: We rank the celebrities' changes of topping BBC One's dance-off
With all the contestants now confirmed, check out the lineup below - and lament what could have been with the rumours that didn't become a reality. Oh well, there's always the Christmas special...
Confirmed
Rumoured
Confirmed contestants
Jeremy Vine
King of the swingometer Jeremy became the first celebrity confirmed for Strictly on August 10.
The...
Strictly Come Dancing: This is how they keep the celebrities taking part a secret
Strictly Come Dancing 2015 winner: We rank the celebrities' changes of topping BBC One's dance-off
With all the contestants now confirmed, check out the lineup below - and lament what could have been with the rumours that didn't become a reality. Oh well, there's always the Christmas special...
Confirmed
Rumoured
Confirmed contestants
Jeremy Vine
King of the swingometer Jeremy became the first celebrity confirmed for Strictly on August 10.
The...
- 8/28/2015
- Digital Spy
The X Factor kicked off its two-night finale on Saturday (December 13) as the final three each performed two songs.
Social media was abuzz as Fleur East, Ben Haenow and Andrea Faustini each attempted to achieve X Factor glory, with Faustini ultimately being eliminated ahead of tomorrow's finale.
Digital Spy rounds up reaction to night one of The X Factor's finale below:
1. Take That's opening of the show with the three finalists brought questions about the band auditioning new members:
Just looking away from TV and thought that wasn't a great start for an X Factor finalist then realised it was Gary Barlow!
— Adele Pascale-Jones (@adele_pascale) December 13, 2014
Take That have added 3 new members. They really are the new Sugababes. #xfactor
— Daz Gale (@dazgale) December 13, 2014
The final three. Also known as Take That #xfactor
— Declan Cashin (@Tweet_Dec) December 13, 2014
2. Ben Haenow's first performance was 'Demons' by Imagine Dragons -...
Social media was abuzz as Fleur East, Ben Haenow and Andrea Faustini each attempted to achieve X Factor glory, with Faustini ultimately being eliminated ahead of tomorrow's finale.
Digital Spy rounds up reaction to night one of The X Factor's finale below:
1. Take That's opening of the show with the three finalists brought questions about the band auditioning new members:
Just looking away from TV and thought that wasn't a great start for an X Factor finalist then realised it was Gary Barlow!
— Adele Pascale-Jones (@adele_pascale) December 13, 2014
Take That have added 3 new members. They really are the new Sugababes. #xfactor
— Daz Gale (@dazgale) December 13, 2014
The final three. Also known as Take That #xfactor
— Declan Cashin (@Tweet_Dec) December 13, 2014
2. Ben Haenow's first performance was 'Demons' by Imagine Dragons -...
- 12/13/2014
- Digital Spy
Two more acts left The X Factor last week, but The Show Must Go On! After a little fussing and fighting, the team settled on Michael Jackson vs Queen as the theme for tonight's show.
Find out who's singing what here and while you're waiting, feel free to enjoy the original versions of the songs with our Spotify playlist.
21:40Thanks so much for sharing Mj vs Q on The X Factor with us, we always appreciate it. We'll see you (and One Direction) around this time tomorrow on the results show!
21:38Since you've twisted my arm... I'm voting for Fleur, Fleur, Fleur, Only The Young, and Fleur.
21:37That's it for the performances - Dermot is giving us a quick reminder, Where are your five free votes going?
21:35"A bit bored now" says Daniel Snelling "so shouty... and cheesy" says Susan_Phelan. Don't be shy, tell us what you really think!
Find out who's singing what here and while you're waiting, feel free to enjoy the original versions of the songs with our Spotify playlist.
21:40Thanks so much for sharing Mj vs Q on The X Factor with us, we always appreciate it. We'll see you (and One Direction) around this time tomorrow on the results show!
21:38Since you've twisted my arm... I'm voting for Fleur, Fleur, Fleur, Only The Young, and Fleur.
21:37That's it for the performances - Dermot is giving us a quick reminder, Where are your five free votes going?
21:35"A bit bored now" says Daniel Snelling "so shouty... and cheesy" says Susan_Phelan. Don't be shy, tell us what you really think!
- 11/8/2014
- Digital Spy
Two more acts left The X Factor last week, but The Show Must Go On! After a little fussing and fighting, the team settled on Michael Jackson vs Queen as the theme for tonight's show.
Find out who's singing what here and while you're waiting, feel free to enjoy the original versions of the songs with our Spotify playlist.
21:40Thanks so much for sharing Mj vs Q on The X Factor with us, we always appreciate it. We'll see you (and One Direction) around this time tomorrow on the results show!
21:38Since you've twisted my arm... I'm voting for Fleur, Fleur, Fleur, Only The Young, and Fleur.
21:37That's it for the performances - Dermot is giving us a quick reminder, Where are your five free votes going?
21:35"A bit bored now" says Daniel Snelling "so shouty... and cheesy" says Susan_Phelan. Don't be shy, tell us what you really think!
Find out who's singing what here and while you're waiting, feel free to enjoy the original versions of the songs with our Spotify playlist.
21:40Thanks so much for sharing Mj vs Q on The X Factor with us, we always appreciate it. We'll see you (and One Direction) around this time tomorrow on the results show!
21:38Since you've twisted my arm... I'm voting for Fleur, Fleur, Fleur, Only The Young, and Fleur.
21:37That's it for the performances - Dermot is giving us a quick reminder, Where are your five free votes going?
21:35"A bit bored now" says Daniel Snelling "so shouty... and cheesy" says Susan_Phelan. Don't be shy, tell us what you really think!
- 11/8/2014
- Digital Spy
It's Fright Night on The X Factor this week and boy, wouldn't you know it! Not only are the acts all singing 'Fright Night'-themed songs (or, well, they're supposed to be) but one of them will be booted out before the night is out after Simon Cowell got fed up with them all for not trying hard enough. If that's not all scary enough, The Script will be popping along to perform.
So join us when the show starts at 8pm as we find out who gives us thrills and who gives us chills. And, of course, who's having a right nightmare and will have to leave the competition...
22:12It's not even over - the vote lines are open again, and someone's going to be sent home tomorrow. All your votes still count but we get another free five app ones - hooray! But that's it for...
So join us when the show starts at 8pm as we find out who gives us thrills and who gives us chills. And, of course, who's having a right nightmare and will have to leave the competition...
22:12It's not even over - the vote lines are open again, and someone's going to be sent home tomorrow. All your votes still count but we get another free five app ones - hooray! But that's it for...
- 11/1/2014
- Digital Spy
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