The first stage of this year's three-part Six Chair Challenge arrives, in which judges Simon, Rita, Nick, and Cheryl are given the opportunity to pick six acts to champion through to the later stages of the contest. The format has the potential to generate a great deal of drama in the studio, as the judges have the right to switch acts in and out of their line-up whenever they choose. Girl group 4th Power, 17-year-old singer Louisa Johnson, and youth worker Monica Michael are among the would-be stars who have already secured a place in this round of the contest, but it remains to be seen whether any of them will be able to win over the panel and progress further.
s12e01 - Auditions 1
s12e02 - Auditions 2
s12e03 - Auditions 3
s12e04 - Auditions 4
s12e05 - Auditions 5
s12e06 - Auditions 6
s12e07 - Auditions 7
s12e08 - Country House Boot Camp 1
s12e09 - Country House Boot Camp 2
s12e10 - 6-Chair Challenge 1
s12e11 - 6-Chair Challenge 2
s12e12 - 6-Chair Challenge 3
s12e13 - Judges' Houses 1
s12e14 - Judges' Houses 2
s12e15 - Live Show 1
s12e16 - Live Show 1 Results
s12e17 - Live Show 2
s12e18 - Live Show 2 Results
s12e19 - Live Show 3
s12e20 - Live Show 3 Results
s12e21 - Live Show 4
s12e22 - Live Show 4 Results
s12e23 - Quarter-Final
s12e24 - Quarter-Final Results
s12e25 - Semi-Final
s12e26 - Semi-Final Results
s12e27 - The Final
s12e28 - Final Results
Each X Factor judge is in charge of a different section of singers on the show. The judges do not know what section of the competition they will be in charge of until the audition process has finished. Each judge then has to pick four acts to take forward to the live section of the show. Each week the two acts with the lowest amount of public votes have to sing again in a final showdown after which the judges decide who should be eliminated. Once there are only five acts left remaining it becomes left to the public to decide who should go.