Simon, Cheryl, JLS, Ruth congratulate Diana on number one single

Diana Vickers as Little Voice

Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and a number of X Factor 2008 contestants have all congratulated Diana on her debut number one single ‘Once’. Speaking to the Daily Record about receiving the messages and calls of support, Diana said: “We are all here for each other as peers, so it’s great.”

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"JLS were the real winners" says Louis Walsh

Alexandra Burke

X Factor judge Louis Walsh has claimed that 2008 runners up JLS were the ‘real winners’ of their series in an interview with the BBC. The Irish judge, who mentored the group at the time, also revealed he is hoping for more groups in this year’s auditions, adding “It could be the year for a group to win it.”

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Rihanna to record with JLS by the end of the year

JLS

R&B superstar Rihanna has said she’ll be recording with JLS by the end of the year, as The X Factor 2008 runners up prepare to launch themselves in the US. Rihanna tipped JLS to do well in the states, saying Jay-Z would ‘make stars out of them’ when they release their debut album later this year.

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X Factor acts nominated for Brit Awards

Brit Awards

A number of X Factor related acts have been nominated for Brit awards, it has been revealed. This year’s winner Joe McElderry receives a nomination for Best British Single while last year’s runner’s up JLS receive 3 nominations. Read on for more details…

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Joe gets the New Year number 1

Despite being beaten to number 2 last week, Joe has climbed to take the last number 1 of the decade with close to 200,000 sales of his single The Climb. Rage Against The Machine held onto second place while Cheryl Cole’s new single entered the top 5.

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Alexandra Burke, JLS and Leona for live final performances

Alexandra Burke

It’s looking like we’re going to have a big X Factor love in this weekend as former 2006 winner Leona Lewis and 2008 winner and runners up Alexandra Burke and JLS all return to the stage. All 3 of the acts will be performing their latest singles I Got You, Broken Heels and One Shot over the weekend’s live shows.

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JLS to perform on weekend's live final?

JLS

X Factor 2008 runners up JLS are to perform on this weekend’s live final, according to Louis Walsh. The four piece boyband have already returned to The X Factor stage this year, performing their number 1 hit Everybody In Love earlier in the live shows.

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Cheryl, Simon, X Factor stars favourite celeb travel partners

Cheryl Cole

X Factor judges Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell have come top 3 in a survey to find people’s favourite celebrity travel partners. A number of other X Factor stars – from both the present and past series – also received enough votes to put them in the top 13.

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Twins can "definitely win" say JLS

JLS

Last year’s runners up JLS have claimed twins John and Edward can “definitely win” this year’s show, speaking to GMTV this morning. The group, who returned to The X Factor to perform their new single on Sunday, said the pair was “really cool guys”.

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WATCH: JLS, Bon Jovi and Group performances

JLS

In the rock week result’s show X Factor 2008 runners up JLS returned to perform their new single Everybody In Love while US rock group Bon Jovi showed the finalists how it’s done. Read on for videos of the guest performances and the group performance.

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