The battle for the crown continues as the eight remaining acts step onto Britain's biggest stage for the fifth live show. Each of the performers will be hoping to impress the voting audience at home as well as judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh. Host Dermot O'Leary will be on hand to deal with the war of words as the judges give their views on each performance and defend their singers. Next time, one act will be leaving the competition.

The X Factor (UK) Season 7 Episodes...

• s07e01 - Auditions 1: Glasgow welcomes Geri!
• s07e02 - Auditions 2: Dublin welcomes Katy Perry!
• s07e03 - Auditions 3: Birmingham welcomes Natalie Imbruglia!
• s07e04 - Auditions 4: Cardiff welcomes Pixie Lott!
• s07e05 - Auditions 5: Manchester welcomes Nicole Scherzinger!
• s07e06 - Auditions 6: Manchester Day 2
• s07e07 - Boot Camp 1
• s07e08 - Boot Camp 2
• s07e09 - Judges Houses 1
• s07e10 - Judges Houses 2
• s07e11 - Live Show 1
• s07e12 - Live Results Show 1
• s07e13 - Live Show 2
• s07e14 - Live Results Show 2
• s07e15 - Live Show 3
• s07e16 - Live Results Show 3
• s07e17 - Live Show 4
• s07e18 - Live Results Show 4
• s07e19 - Live Show 5
• s07e20 - Live Results Show 5
• s07e21 - Live Show 6
• s07e22 - Live Results Show 6
• s07e23 - Live Show 7
• s07e24 - Live Results Show 7
• s07e25 - Live Show 8
• s07e26 - Live Results Show 8
• s07e27 - Semi-Final
• s07e28 - Semi-Final Results
• s07e29 - The Final 2010
• s07e30 - The Final 2010 Results

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.