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"Ex-Factor" is a song by American recording artist Lauryn Hill for her debut solo studio album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998). Written and produced by Hill herself, it incorporates elements of R&B , neo soul and hip hop soul .
The song has been covered by several singers, some versions of which have been successful in both the US and UK markets. The song has twice reached No. 1 in the UK singles chart: the pairing of Mariah Carey and boyband Westlife, in September 2000, [5] and then again by Steve Brookstein, the first winner of The X Factor, in January 2005. [6]
Formed on British singing competition The X Factor in 2010, the group was propelled to global success by social media. One Direction's debut single " What Makes You Beautiful " was a commercial and international success, reaching number 1 on the UK singles chart and being performed by the band at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony .
James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's "Impossible", was released by Syco Music after the final, and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart.
The song reached number one on the Official Big Top 40 Vodafone Charts [3] and the Media Forest TV Airplay chart. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, making Little Mix the first act from The X Factor to achieve 20 UK Top 40 singles. It also peaked inside the top ten in five other countries, and reached the top twenty in several ...
The U.K. talent show shared some previously-unreleased footage in which Styles sang "Hey, Soul Sister," before his a capella rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely"
During January and February 2013, she took part in The X Factor live tour, where she sang four songs: her X Factor audition song "Missed", "Believe", "Rule the World" and "You Got the Love". She also performed "Believe" at the 18th National Television Awards in January, [ 20 ] and appeared as a special guest at the Capital Summertime Ball in ...
Chico first performed the song on The X Factor on 19 November 2005. It was the only time that a contestant had performed an original song during the live stages of the show, until series 9, when contestant Lucy Spraggan performed her own track, "Mountains".