Your top 3/4 from each category

[Joelle.]

In other words who would be your ideal final twelve (or sixteen) out of all the finalists from the past 10 years?

List here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_X_Factor_(UK)_finalists

Mine:

Over 25s:
Ruth Lorenzo
Maria Lawson
Treyc Cohen
Wagner/Goldie (potential supergroup)

Boys (including 16-24s):
Aiden Grimshaw
Paije Richardson
Shayne Ward
Rhydian Roberts

Girls (including 16-24s):
Rachel Adedeji (obviously)
Rebecca Ferguson
Sophie Habibis
Laura White

Groups:
Miss Frank
Voices With Soul
F.Y.D.
Little Mix

[MeMyselfAndI]

Girls:
Leona Lewis
Diana Vickers
Rachel Adedji
Sophie Habibis

Boys:
Shayne Ward
Aiden Grimshaw
Matt Cardle
Sam Callahan

Overs:
Danyl Johnson
Olly Murs
Carolynne Poole
Ruth Lorenzo

Groups
Little Mix
One Direction
Same Difference
Miss Frank

But Cher Lloyd/Amelia Lily are so close to being in the girls

[Black Dagger]

Ooooh... need to think about this.. live show wise it's.

Overs
Ben Mills
Jamie Archer
Danyl Johnson
Wagner

Boys
Marcus Collins
Rylan
Luke Friend
Matt Cardle

Groups
Kingsland Road
Jedward
Eton Road
G4

Girls
Sophie Habibis
Janet Devlin
Cher Lloyd
Diana Vickers

That is just UK though.. adding in Australia and DAMI IM slays them all tbh, my favourite ever contestant I think, maybe a hyperbole.

[MeMyselfAndI]

I was shocked that Ray beat Ben in s3

[Joelle.]

The forgotten icons that were The Unconventionals :worship:

[Black Dagger]

I was shocked that Ray beat Ben in s3

I was really sad about it :laugh: Ben was one of my favourites, but I think the week he went out he said something about them catering to Leona so that put people off, still a great vocalist.. weird how the show has changed so much, he'd never be a live show contestant now!

[reece(:]

Not going to include the winners.

Overs
Kitty Brucknell
Goldie Cheung
Maria Lawson
Ben Mills

Boys
Paije Richardson
Eoghan Quigg
Lloyd Daniels
Aiden Grimshaw

Girls
Laura White
Lucie Jones
Tamera Foster
Amelia Lily

Groups
Miss Frank
Little Mix
Belle Amie or Hope
Addictiv Ladies (http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z448/reeecerawwr/8f70c6ea.gif)

[Joelle.]

Oh I forgot Goldie, just imagine if she had stayed for the live shows. Would have been weave whip worthy...

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[Black Dagger]

Who was Goldie's novelty act replacement?

[Black Dagger]

Oh Johnny, they replaced her with Sammi Brooks, gawd she was pointless.

[Jack_]

For the best possible and most diverse, car-crash worthy live shows this is the line-up you'd need:

Boys:
Shayne
Rhydian
Rylan (never thought I'd type that)
James

Girls:
Tamera
Cher
Amelia
Katie

Overs:
Wagner
Johnny
Kitty
Olly

Groups:
One Direction
Union J
Little Mix
Jedward

Ratings dynamite. I actually considered adding Baloney for lolz, also sorry Lloyd/Eoghan </3

[reece(:]

Oh Johnny, they replaced her with Sammi Brooks, gawd she was pointless.

I wished Sami stayed longer, I loved her feud with Hypocrite Barlow... a year later he had Baloney which is what makes it hilarious.

[reece(:]

Oh I forgot Goldie, just imagine if she had stayed for the live shows. Would have been weave whip worthy...

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Goldie is the best over they've had on the show and she's so nice on facebook :love:

[MeMyselfAndI]

I was really sad about it :laugh: Ben was one of my favourites, but I think the week he went out he said something about them catering to Leona so that put people off, still a great vocalist.. weird how the show has changed so much, he'd never be a live show contestant now!

Of course Simon would have wanted Leona too win considering Clive Davis offered to sign her at week 5. When usually winners from the X-Factor didn't even get an album at all at that time, and there was only 1 successful x factor act at the time, Shane.

She was far more talented anyway, he seems really bitter.

[reece(:]

Of course Simon would have wanted Leona too win considering Clive Davis offered to sign her at week 5. When usually winners from the X-Factor didn't even get an album at all at that time, and there was only 1 successful x factor act at the time, Shane.

She was far more talented anyway, he seems really bitter.
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[Joelle.]

The greatest bootcamp performance of all time:

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[reece(:]

Her judges house performance is unforgettable too and one of the best lines of all the series came from Louis:

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[Princess]

Overs:
Olly
Maria Lawson
Ruth Lorenzo
Ben Mills

Groups:
One Direction
Little Mix
JLS
Union J

Girls:
Diana Vickers
Ella Henderson
Rebecca Ferguson
Leona Lewis

Boys:
James Arthur
Marcus Collins
Aiden Grimshaw
Joe McElderry

[Joelle.]

Her judges house performance is unforgettable too and one of the best lines of all the series came from Louis:

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"I mean Louis, what was that? That was Goldie"

Completely forget she sung On The Floor as well, and more people should put things over Sinitta's face tbh :worship:

[reece(:]

"I mean Louis, what was that? That was Goldie"

Completely forget she sung On The Floor as well, and more people should put things over Sinitta's face tbh :worship:
:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

[Mystic Mock]

Boys:
Aiden Grimshaw
Rhydian Roberts
Paije Richardson
Austin Drange

Girls:
Leona Lewis
Amelia Lily
Sophie Habibis
Misha B

Groups:
Eton Road
Jedward
Journey South
MK1

Overs:
Ruth Lorenzo
Chico
Wagner
Rachel Hylton

That's my list on who I would put in an X Factor live show.