1 - 23The X Factor Final 2004 (Result)Dec. 11, 2004- 1 - 22The X Factor Final 2004Dec. 11, 2004
- 1 - 21Series 1 - Live Show 7 (Result)Dec. 04, 2004
- 1 - 20Series 1 - Live Show 7Dec. 04, 2004
- 1 - 19Series 1 - Live Show 6 (Result)Nov. 27, 2004
- 1 - 18Series 1 - Live Show 6Nov. 27, 2004
- 1 - 17Series 1 - Live Show 5 (Result)Nov. 20, 2004
- 1 - 16Series 1 - Live Show 5Nov. 20, 2004
- 1 - 15Live Results : Down to 5 actsNov. 13, 2004
- 1 - 14Live Show : the final 6 performNov. 13, 2004
- 1 - 13Live Results : Down to 6 actsNov. 06, 2004
- 1 - 12Live Show : the final 7 performNov. 06, 2004
- 1 - 11Live Results : Down to 7 actsOct. 30, 2004
- 1 - 10Live Show : The final 8 performOct. 30, 2004
- 1 - 9Live Results : Down to 8 actsOct. 23, 2004
- 1 - 8Live Show : The final 9 performOct. 23, 2004
- 1 - 7Episode 7: The Boot Camp Part 2Oct. 16, 2004
- 1 - 6Episode 6: The Boot Camp Part 1Oct. 09, 2004
- 1 - 5Episode 5: The Auditions Part 5Oct. 02, 2004
- 1 - 4Episode 4: The Auditions Part 4Sep. 25, 2004
- 1 - 3Episode 3: The Auditions Part 3Sep. 18, 2004
- 1 - 2Episode 2: The Auditions Part 2Sep. 11, 2004
- 1 - 1Episode 1: The Auditions Part 1Sep. 04, 2004
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a £1 million recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The first series was broadcast from 4 September to 11 December 2004. The competition was split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp and live shows, with Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh as judges. It was won by Steve Brookstein, who went on to have some chart success, with runners-up G4 achieving two platinum albums before splitting up in 2007. Cowell was the winning mentor. Brookstein and Cowell reportedly fell out over Cowell's insistence that he record cover versions, rather than self-penned material, leading to him being dropped from Sony BMG, and his name being little-mentioned in subsequent series of the show.
