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Don't be so po-faced - the X Factor is just good fun

20.11.09
A quirk of fate finds me two degrees of separation away from Simon Cowell, the Western world's most powerful man on telly... more

Cheryl Cole insists her marriage isn't on the rocks and says 'diamonds are forever'

20.11.09
Cheryl Cole has taken action to stop rumours that her marriage is on the rocks.... more

Spectacular melancholy sounds from Richard Hawley

20.11.09
The support acts at this charity show, one of Mencap’s Little Noise Sessions, might well have threatened Richard Hawley’s headline status... more

The man behind the Jedward factor (and it's not Simon Cowell)

19.11.09
Video: Thirty years ago, Robert Stephenson brought U2 to London. Now it emerges he gave Jedward their first break — see an exclusive video of them singing here... more

Hallelujah, it's Alexandra the (almost) great Burke

18.11.09
It is impossible to imagine the passionate, likeable Alexandra Burke doing anything other than carrying on emulating her pop idol Beyoncé.... more

Outraged over comedy in five easy steps

18.11.09
Stop! Stop what you are doing at once! A major breach in public decorum and decency has occurred and you owe it to Society In General to take a moment to be appalled... more

Britain's got art talent at School of Saatchi

18.11.09
The BBC's new reality show, The School of Saatchi, will do for aspiring artists what the X Factor does for budding pop stars.... more

Jedward are more popular than the Beatles according to new poll

17.11.09
An online poll has shown that X-Factor twins John and Edward are more popular than The Beatles. ... more

Jedward in 'fix' storm after claim their microphones are turned down

17.11.09
X Factor twins John and Edward are at the centre of "fix" claims following reports that soundmen have been ordered to mask their weak vocals.... more

Video: Look out Simon Cowell! Rolf Harris and Status Quo team up for Christmas No1 bid

17.11.09
To Simon Cowell it could be the stuff of nightmares - Rolf Harris has teamed up with veteran rockers Status Quo in a bid for his first Christmas number one in 40 years... more

Moby: X Factor de-bases music and cheapens everything I care about

17.11.09
Moby has spoken out out about X Factor and says the show 'cheapens' everything he cares about.... more

X Factor winner Leona Lewis sings theme to 3D epic Avatar

17.11.09
Leona Lewis has recorded the theme for Titanic director James Cameron's eagerly anticipated new sci-fi film Avatar... more

Elections bring out the dark side of politics

17.11.09
A shadow minister was describing to me over coffee recently the nature of the "depressing" atmosphere at the House of Commons... more

Simon Cowell convinces Mariah Carey to pull out of Strictly

16.11.09
Simon Cowell was named best TV judge at the annual Variety Awards only hours after it emerged he had convinced singer Mariah Carey to appear exclusively on the X Factor... more

Jamie Archer: X Factor left me depressed and demoralised

16.11.09
X Factor reject Jamie Archer says he felt "depressed" and "demoralised" by some of his experiences on the show... more

X Factor gatecrasher Calvin Harris attacks Simon Cowell

16.11.09
Chart act Calvin Harris claimed today that he crashed The X Factor stage to "make a mockery" of the competition and its "terrible" music.... more

A civil wrong or a rebellion too right on?

16.11.09
Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle are making a stand, they say, against “an apartheid of sorts”... more

Jamie Archer gets the X Factor chop

16.11.09
Jamie Archer left The X Factor after failing to win the public vote with his rendition of Queen's The Show Must Go On... more

Has fame gone to the heads of Jedward?

16.11.09
Video: Fame went to The X Factor finalists’ heads as Jedward emerged from the studios smiling with new hats... more

Jay Sean could teach the X Factor contestants a thing or two

16.11.09
A Hounslow boy, trained as a doctor, he dreamed of R&B stardom. Now Jay Sean’s US No 1 hit has sold two million copies. X Factor wannabes take note.... more

Pixie Lott parties with Sir Ian McKellen at Variety Club Awards

16.11.09
Video: Sir Ian McKellen and Pixie Lott celebrated at the Variety Club’s ceremony at Grosvenor House.... more

Dannii Minogue keen to start her own clothing label

13.11.09
Dannii Minogue has revealed that she is in talks to produce her own fashion line.... more

So who said Lucie Jones didn't have the X Factor?

12.11.09
X Factor reject Lucie Jones attracted a huge crowd when she appeared to switch on Christmas lights. ... more

£8k-a-second bonanza for X Factor ads

11.11.09
The X Factor is set to pull in an astonishing £8,000 per second from TV ads during the live final... more

Simon Cowell defends X Factor decision that led to saving Jedward

09.11.09
Simon Cowell has defended his controversial decision to take last night’s X Factor result to deadlock.... more

How Chinese envoy became a diplomatic judge of the X Factor stars

05.11.09
Chinese ambassador and X Factor neighbour Madam Fu Ying has revealed she is a huge fan of the contest and enjoys watching it at every opportunity. ... more

X Factor Danyl's delighted with his mystery man

02.11.09
Danyl Johnson was spotted holding hands with a mystery chap as he left the X Factor studios in Wembley. ... more

Blocked off, street under siege from X Factor fans

30.10.09
Roadblocks have been set up outside the X-Factor house in north London amid growing concern about fans' behaviour... more

It's all too much for tired X Factor contestants

30.10.09
It looks like the demands of being a rock’n’roll star are a little bit too much for the X Factor lot.... more

X Factor shock as Miss Frank are booted off the show

26.10.09
Miss Frank were voted off The X Factor after a sing-off against hotly tipped Danyl Johnson.... more

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