[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Novo

My mine?

Thanks for that lovely picture though, it brightened my day

[Novo]

He can't speak properly poor kid

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Novo

He can't speak properly poor kid

luckily he can sing perfectly though!

[Novo]

[Niamh.]

aw Andy, Jealous? He still looks fantastic like that btw

[nanaimo]

bye bye katie SHOP CLOSED!
btw i was talking to empty whiskey bottle, said its all true

[_Seth]

They should just get rid of Katie for being emotionally unstable and bring back Treyc.

[nanaimo]

The x factor can't help its self full of contradictions and rule breaks and Controversy

*online articles

*Treyc Cohen signed a management deal with Artimis Music Management Ltd that landed her a recording contract in October 2009 with Birmingham-based Ajoupa Records, and she released a single entitled "A Time to Be Heard". The rules of The X Factor strictly forbid record deals while a contestant is on the show. According to the newspaper, The X Factor is attempting to release Cohen from her management deal and remove the single from sale Waissel also had to be released from a contract in the United States after her audition. (she shouldn't have been allowed audition in the first place if she one)

*Following the first episode, viewers complained on social networking websites after it appeared that pitch correction (which has been seen as controversial in the music industry) was used to improve the quality of some singers' voices, and forty-five viewers complained to Ofcom. Series producers claimed post-production work was necessary on the show due to the number of microphones used during filming: "The judges make their decisions at the auditions stage based on what they hear on the day, live in the arena. The footage and sound is then edited and dubbed into a finished programme, to deliver the most entertaining experience possible for viewers. When it gets to the live shows, it will be all live." It was reported on 26 August that Cowell had ordered a ban on pitch correction in future episodes, asking for them to be re-edited. In October 2010, Ofcom ruled that viewers had not been "materially misled" as pitch correction was only used during auditions and not when viewers were paying to vote for the contestants.

*The decision to form two groups, Belle Amie and One Direction, from soloists at the end of the bootcamp stage was branded unfair by some of the other groups, as they had not entered as groups. The controversy deepened after Cowell put through the two acts he created and picking just one of the original applicants. However, Cowell defended the decision, saying that the existing groups were not good enough and other groups in the charts, such as The Wanted or the Spice Girls were created similarly.

*Controversy was caused when Cole chose not to send Zimbabwean-born Gamu Nhengu through to the live shows. Nhengu was an early favourite to win and many viewers were angered that Cher Lloyd and Katie Waissel were put through despite failing to complete their performances at judges' houses. Around 1,000 people complained to ITV and 220,000 joined a Facebook page called "Gamu Should Have Got Through". Cole reportedly became the target of death threats, and has taken extra security precautions in her home as well as at The X Factor. Bookmaker Paddy Power were forced to give odds on Nhengu winning the show after a large number of bets were placed, and made her the favourite to win, however, all punters had their losing bets refunded when Nhengu was not chosen as a wildcard. There was speculation that Cole was pressured by producers to axe Nhengu over issues with her visa, but Cole denied those claims, saying it was entirely down to her "gut instinct" and she believed Lloyd, Waissel and Rebecca Ferguson were the best singers in her category.

[Vicky.]

I dont particulary like her...but I dont believe this story, at all.

[Livia]

I don't believe Katie said all that. Her vocabularly isn't that extensive.

[nanaimo]

Monkeys (the primate ones) can be entertaining and give a great performance but doesn't mean i would pick them over someone that is a better singer or buy the cd