With only four acts remaining in the competition, we reach the 9th live show of the series. The contestants must each perform 2 songs for the viewers' votes. The 2 acts with the lowest number of votes will have to sing again judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue who, for the last time, will choose an act to send home.

The X Factor (UK) Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Auditions 1
• s05e02 - Auditions 2
• s05e03 - Auditions 3
• s05e04 - Auditions 4
• s05e05 - Auditions 5
• s05e06 - Auditions 6
• s05e07 - Boot Camp 1
• s05e08 - Boot Camp 2
• s05e09 - Boot Camp 3
• s05e10 - Boot Camp 4
• s05e11 - Elimination 1
• s05e12 - Elimination 1 (Result)
• s05e13 - Elimination 2
• s05e14 - Elimination 2 (Result)
• s05e15 - Elimination 3
• s05e16 - Elimination 3 (Result)
• s05e17 - Elimination 4
• s05e18 - Elimination 4 (Result)
• s05e19 - Elimination 5
• s05e20 - Elimination 5 (Result)
• s05e21 - Elimination 6
• s05e22 - Elimination 6 (Result)
• s05e23 - Elimination 7
• s05e24 - Elimination 7 (Result)
• s05e25 - Elimination 8
• s05e26 - Elimination 8 (Result)
• s05e27 - Elimination 9
• s05e28 - Elimination 9 (Result)
• s05e29 - The Live Show - The Grand Final!
• s05e30 - The Live Show (Result)

The X Factor (UK) Show Summary

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.