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One of the company’s biggest names was One Direction, who signed with the record company after finishing third on the X-Factor in 2010.
The group consists of Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan – who have all built successful solo careers since splitting up in 2016.
Small mix
Little Mix became the first group to win the X-Factor in 2011 and have since gone on to become one of the show’s most successful acts.
The group has been called one of the biggest girl groups of all time, the biggest girl group of the 2010s, and “the biggest girl group in the world”.
Band members include Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall – Jesy Nelson is leaving the band in 2020.
Camila cabello
Camila Cabello is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which formed on The X Factor in 2012.
She has racked up billions of streams across music platforms and her song Havana became the best-selling digital single of 2018.
Leona Lewis
Another star was Leona Lewis, who won the third season of X Factor in 2006.
The lead single from her debut album, Bleeding Love, stayed at number one for seven weeks in 2007.
Leona became the first UK solo artist to reach the Top 5 with eight singles following the release of her Christmas single with One More Sleep.
Fifth Harmony
Fifth Harmony finished third on the American version of the X-Factor in 2012 and subsequently signed a record deal with Syco.
Members include Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and Normani Kordei.
Camilla Cabello was also in the band before deciding to go solo.
west life
Westlife consists of Shane Filan, Markus Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne and formerly Brian McFadden.
In Ireland they have 11 number one albums totaling 13 top two albums, 16 number one singles and 34 top fifty singles.
Alexandra Burk
Alexandra Burke won the fifth season of X Factor in 2008.
Burke released the winning single Hallelujah, which became the European record-holder for most singles sold over a 24-hour period with 105,000 singles sold in one day.
In June 2014, Burke replaced Beverly Knight in the lead role of Rachel Marron in the West End musical The Bodyguard
Ella Henderson
Ella Henderson finished sixth in the 2012 series of the X-Factor despite being a favorite to win.
Her debut album featured the song Ghost, which topped the charts in 2014.
