{"id":237027,"date":"2012-12-08T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-08T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2012\/12\/as-the-x-factor-final-approaches-take-a-look-at-the-most-and-least-successful-acts-in-the-talent-shows-history\/"},"modified":"2012-12-08T14:29:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-08T14:29:00","slug":"as-the-x-factor-final-approaches-take-a-look-at-the-most-and-least-successful-acts-in-the-talent-shows-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2012\/12\/08\/as-the-x-factor-final-approaches-take-a-look-at-the-most-and-least-successful-acts-in-the-talent-shows-history\/","title":{"rendered":"As the X Factor final approaches take a look at the most and least successful acts in the talent show&#8217;s history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Hanna+Flint\" class=\"author\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hanna Flint<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<span class=\"article-timestamp\"><br \/>\n<strong>PUBLISHED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>05:31 EST, 8 December 2012<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n|<br \/>\n<span class=\"article-timestamp\"><br \/>\n<strong>UPDATED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>09:29 EST, 8 December 2012<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>As the X Factor approaches it&#8217;s ninth season season finale, the ultimate winner of the show is just too close to call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So whilst James Arthur, Jahmene Douglas and Christopher Maloney prepare for the biggest result of their lives, the X Factor winners and losers from the past will no doubt be looking on to see who reigns supreme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But whilst the winners have traditionally secured the Christmas number one, their careers have not always seen continued success compared to the competition&#8217;s runners up over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/4a48article-0-166516DE000005DC-963_634x852.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"852\" alt=\"Winner? James Arthur eagerly awaits the X Factor final but he may well be better off not winning the competiton\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Winner? James Arthur eagerly awaits the X Factor final but he may well be better off not winning the competiton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Coming third in 2010, One Direction is the biggest act to ever emerge from the talent show. Jumping on the Justin Bieber bandwagon, scr5eaming tween fans from across the globe have helped secure the five piece boybands&#8217;s position in the charts here in the UK and in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson made chart history after <\/span><span>becoming the first British act to top the Billboard chart with their debut album, and achieving the fastest-selling track by a non-US artist ever when Live While We&#8217;re Young sold 341,000 copies in a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the 2009 runner up, Olly Murs wasn&#8217;t the considered the best singer but his boyish good looks and cheeky charms have helped him win the hearts of the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/a5e1article-0-16651290000005DC-860_634x888.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"888\" alt=\"Controversial: Cabaret acts like Christopher Maloney have historically failed to garner the same success after appearing on The X Factor\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Controversial: Cabaret acts like Christopher Maloney have historically failed to garner the same success after appearing on The X Factor<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/4c42article-2244959-166511F8000005DC-912_634x468.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"468\" alt=\"Sympathy vote? Jahmene Douglas rehearses like his life depends on it after details of his tumultuous upbringing have come out on a weekly occurrence throughout the live shows\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Sympathy vote? Jahmene Douglas rehearses like his life depends on it after details of his tumultuous upbringing have come out on a weekly occurrence throughout the live shows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>With some well made collaborations with acts like Rizzle Kicks &#8211; and a return to The X Factor as a co-presenter on its ITV2 sister show &#8211; Olly has reaffirmed his status as one of the most successful contestants from all the series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And by supporting One Direction in the US and achieving number one albums and singles in recent weeks, Olly certainly won&#8217;t be fading from the public consciousness just yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The first X Factor act to receive Brit<br \/>\nrecognition &#8211; they won two awards at the music event &#8211; JLS came second<br \/>\nto Alexandra Burke in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/f78farticle-0-1667D923000005DC-501_634x415.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"415\" alt=\"Success: One Direction may not have won overall but they are the most successful act to ever come from the talent show\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Success: One Direction may not have won overall but they are the most successful act to ever come from the talent show<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>However, Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Oritse Williams and JB Gill have failed to see their success emulated across the pond but they are still firing out hits in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They&#8217;ve also turned their name into a brand that includes merchandise from books to safe sex with their own range of condoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And JB will be returning to the talent show format, but this time on the BBC in the Christmas edition of Strictly Come Dancing.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/79a6article-0-16666114000005DC-552_634x417.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"417\" alt=\"Recognition: JLS were runners-up but they were the first X Factor act to receive critical success at the Brit Awards by winning two gongs\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Recognition: JLS were runners-up but they were the first X Factor act to receive critical success at the Brit Awards by winning two gongs<\/p>\n<p><span>The most successful X Factor winner<br \/>\nof all time Leona Lewis took the crown back in 2006, breaking the world<br \/>\nrecord for digital downloads with her first single &#8211; a cover of Kelly<br \/>\nClarkson&#8217;s A Moment Like This &#8211; that was downloaded 50,000 times in 30<br \/>\nminutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, it was<br \/>\nBleeding Love that really set her apart as it stayed at number one in<br \/>\nthe UK for seven weeks and was topped the charts in Australia, France,<br \/>\nGermany, Canada and the United States. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<br \/>\nher superstar status was set when she was invited to perform at the<br \/>\nclosing ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, with the Sunday Times Rich<br \/>\nList estimating her wealth to be around \u00a312 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/6d5earticle-0-1667E2A3000005DC-608_634x812.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"812\" alt=\"Cheeky Chap: Olly Murs' vibrant personality has meant he's managed to garner public affection through his music and presenting on The Xtra Factor\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Cheeky Chap: Olly Murs&#8217; vibrant personality has meant he&#8217;s managed to garner public affection through his music and presenting on The Xtra Factor<\/p>\n<p><span> But it seems that the runners up seem to have fared better in the post-X Factor musical landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Matt Cardle who beat One Direction in 2010 saw his career take a nosedive in the two years since.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The singer-songwriter left Syco music recently, an unsurprising move considering his fraught relationship with Simon Cowell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His<br \/>\nfirst two singles hit the top 10 but he has yet to see another of his<br \/>\nreleases reach the same success, equally his performance venues have<br \/>\nbeen limited to medium sized gigs in London, Brighton and Birmingham.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/b452article-0-165EA4C2000005DC-617_634x783.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"783\" alt=\"Olympic success: Leona Lewis won in 2006 and is now on the Sunday Times Rich List and was asked to perform at the Beijing 2008 Closing Ceremony\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Olympic success: Leona Lewis won in 2006 and is now on the Sunday Times Rich List and was asked to perform at the Beijing 2008 Closing Ceremony<\/p>\n<p><span>2009 winner Joe McElderry suffered an embarrassing Christmas defeat when <\/span><span>he lost out on the\u00a0 number one spot<br \/>\nthanks to a social media campaign that saw Rage Against The Machine&#8217;s<br \/>\nKilling In The Name Of top the charts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<br \/>\nGeordie singer\u00a0 managed to get his Miley Cyrus cover The Climb to<br \/>\nnumber one the following week but he was soon dropped by Syco when his<br \/>\nsecond single failed to chart in the top 50.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His<br \/>\ncareer was briefly lifted by another venture into talent show<br \/>\nterritory, after winning the 2011 series of Popstar To Operastar, and<br \/>\nsubsequently landing a new record deal with Decca.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/b6c9article-0-16515206000005DC-310_634x410.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"410\" alt=\"Fail: Matt Cardle beat one Direction but has not seen an ounce of their success with his latest offerings failing to reach significant heights in the charts\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Fail: Matt Cardle beat one Direction but has not seen an ounce of their success with his latest offerings failing to reach significant heights in the charts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Playing to an older audience his next<br \/>\nalbum, Classic, sold nearly a quarter of a million copies, but again<br \/>\nhis success has failed to sustain the test of time with his most recent<br \/>\nrelease Here&#8217;s What I Believe selling only a fraction of his previous<br \/>\noffering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And who can forget to embarrassing lack of success for the first winner Steve Brookstein to claimed the X Factor title in 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The south Londoner scored a number one with his first release but turned against the show when he was dropped a year later.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/a162article-0-14A3ACD8000005DC-547_634x810.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"810\" alt=\"Operastar: Joe McElderry won The X Factor but it wasn't until he competed in another ITV competition that he saw any commercial success\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Operastar: Joe McElderry won The X Factor but it wasn&#8217;t until he competed in another ITV competition that he saw any commercial success<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/a169article-2244959-1668DFBD000005DC-162_634x881.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"881\" alt=\"Biggest loser: The first to win The X Factor and the first to fail, Steve Brookstein is now a cruise ship singer\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Biggest loser: The first to win The X Factor and the first to fail, Steve Brookstein is now a cruise ship singer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Accusing the show of &#8220;killing music<br \/>\nto make light entertainment&#8221; the older singer has re-entered light<br \/>\nentertainment himself&#8230; as a crooner on ferries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But<br \/>\narguably the biggest winner has to be Simon Cowell who went from a<br \/>\nlittle known industry insider to the the biggest music mogul on the<br \/>\nplanet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By tweaking the<br \/>\nAmerican Idol format &#8211; for which he made his name as the sharp-tongued,<br \/>\nunforgiving judge &#8211; Simon rejuvenated the talent show and ensured<br \/>\ncommercial success by ensuring the biggest acts all signed up to his<br \/>\nSyco label.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bb1darticle-0-165F588B000005DC-298_634x352.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"352\" alt=\"Biggest winner: Simon Cowell has arguably achieved the most success out of the X Factor by signing the biggest artists and transferring the format across the pond\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Biggest winner: Simon Cowell has arguably achieved the most success out of the X Factor by signing the biggest artists and transferring the format across the pond<\/p>\n<p><span>With a reported fortune of more than<br \/>\n\u00a3200 million, he now divides his time between homes in London and Los<br \/>\nAngeles and has emulated his TV success by taking The X Factor to<br \/>\nAmerica and commissioning other light entertainment offerings &#8211;<br \/>\nBritain&#8217;s Got Talent and Red Or Black <\/span><span>fronted by Ant and Dec &#8211; to <\/span><span>increase his fortune.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But<br \/>\nThe X Factor&#8217;s continued function as a music production line may be<br \/>\nrunning out of steam after a backlash and drop in ratings ever since the<br \/>\nmedia mogul left the UK edition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Its status may only recover if the high-waisted record producer returns to the judging panel,<\/span> <span>an action that very well may happen if controversial act Christopher Maloney wins this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/7468article-0-0BF9249C000005DC-879_634x510.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"510\" alt=\"Talent show king: Through Britain's Got Talent, Simon has benefited from the vocal talents of Susan Boyle who has seen success across the globe\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Talent show king: Through Britain&#8217;s Got Talent, Simon has benefited from the vocal talents of Susan Boyle who has seen success across the globe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-2244959\/As-X-Factor-final-approaches-look-successful-acts-talent-shows-history.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" title=\"As the X Factor final approaches take a look at the most and least successful acts in the talent show's history\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">As the X Factor final approaches take a look at the most and least successful acts in the talent show&#8217;s history<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Hanna Flint PUBLISHED: 05:31 EST, 8 December 2012 | UPDATED: 09:29 EST, 8 December 2012 As the X Factor approaches it&#8217;s ninth season season finale, the ultimate winner of the show is just too close to call.So whilst James Arthur, Jahmene Douglas and Christopher Maloney prepare for the biggest result of their lives, the X Factor winners and losers from the past will no doubt be looking on to see who reigns supreme.But whilst the winners have traditionally secured the Christmas number one, their careers have not always seen continued success compared to the competition&#8217;s runners up over the years. Winner? James Arthur eagerly awaits the X Factor final but he may well be better off not winning the competiton Coming third in 2010, One Direction is the biggest act to ever emerge from the talent show<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>As the X Factor final approaches take a look at the most and least successful acts in the talent show&#039;s history - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2012\/12\/08\/as-the-x-factor-final-approaches-take-a-look-at-the-most-and-least-successful-acts-in-the-talent-shows-history\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"As the X Factor final approaches take a look at the most and least successful acts in the talent show&#039;s history - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Hanna Flint PUBLISHED: 05:31 EST, 8 December 2012 | UPDATED: 09:29 EST, 8 December 2012 As the X Factor approaches it&#039;s ninth season season finale, the ultimate winner of the show is just too close to call.So whilst James Arthur, Jahmene Douglas and Christopher Maloney prepare for the biggest result of their lives, the X Factor winners and losers from the past will no doubt be looking on to see who reigns supreme.But whilst the winners have traditionally secured the Christmas number one, their careers have not always seen continued success compared to the competition&#039;s runners up over the years. 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