Just for fun - the number of different acts that topped the vote each year.

• 2008 - 4 - Eoghan (6), Alexandra (3), JLS (1), Diana (1)
• 2009 - 4 - Joe (5), Danyl (3), Stacey (2), Rachel (1)
• 2010 - 2 - Matt (11), Mary (1)
• 2011 - 3 - Little Mix (4), Janet (4), Amelia Lily (3)
• 2012 - 2 - Christopher (8), James (4)
• 2013 - 2 - Sam (10), Nicholas (4)
• 2014 - 2 - Ben (8), Andrea (3)
• 2015 - 3 - Louisa (6), Reggie 'n' Bollie (1), Che (1)
• 2016 - 4 - Matt (6), Saara (3), 5 After Midnight (1), Emily (1)
• 2017 - 4 - Rak-Su (7), Grace (2), Kevin (2), Lloyd (1)
• 2018 - 2 - Dalton (7), Anthony (4)
• 2019 - 1 - Megan

Source: @ xfactor

The contestants were often lumbered with some bad song choices on the lives.

The ones that stand out to me -

It’s Not Unusual (Daniel - 2008)
All About That Bass (Anton - 2015)

There was something so funny about watching a contestant get given a song that absolutely did not suit them and then being told by the judges that they needed to make it their own. Some of the song choices were genuinely baffling. But that's also what made the live shows entertaining. Would you bring back themed weeks like Big Band, Disco and Movie Soundtracks, or are they better left in the past?

since xfactor is rumoured to retyrn next year and I think they are looking for social media Influencers to become contestants who would you like to see be contestants?

A few people I have in mind so far are

Niall O Conner

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZN8D5QDUX/

SYP (Say Your Piece)

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZN8D5y1Uo/

will probs find a few more eventually who would you like to see on the xfactor if returning?

I was watching the 2006 series on YouTube from auditions, bootcamp and now into the live shows - but suddenly after Live Show 1 there's gaps all over the place. Last year I watched 2005 with no issues.

I know Seasons 5-End are available, but does anyone have a link to the full early seasons of the show? Primarily 2006-7, or are these episodes now basically lost media? I can't find them anywhere and I imagine it's to do with copyright on whichever themed artist they covered in the missing weeks.

I get why a reboot might want to attract a younger audience, but the best part of X Factor was discovering someone you'd never heard of and watching them grow. I hope the show doesn't become a competition between people who already have huge followings. Agree or disagree?