Simon Cowell

At the top of the show, Simon Cowell extended an invitation to Sting, who had been critical of X Factor earlier in the week. About sending the elimination to deadlock last week, Simon said he

UPDATE: Rachel Adedeji was eliminated from X Factor tonight. Rachel and Lloyd Daniels hit the bottom 2. The judges’ vote deadlocked, with Dannii and Louie saving Rachel, Cheryl saving Lloyd and Simon refusing to pick.

Whoa! Shocking X Factor results! Miss Frank and judges darling, Danyl Johnson were in the Bottom 2 tonight, with Miss Frank going home. Simon, in his typically hyperbolic fashion, says he’s never been so surprised

Some of these performances weren’t big band at all. What was up with that? The best performances tonight: Olly Murs, Lucie Jones and Danyl Johnson. John & Edward are in an entirely different category–so deliciously

It was Diva Week on the X Factor this weekend.   Whitney Houston, hot on the comeback trail after recovering from drugs and a bad marriage, arrived in the UK to mentor the kids. And

The live competition began for Simon Cowell’s X Factor this weekend. The 12 acts that made the final were mostly a big pile of meh Saturday night.   Rachel Adedeji and Olly Murs were both