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''The X Factor'' is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series commenced airing on ITV on 20 August 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011. The winner was Little Mix, a four-piece girl group known earlier in the series as Rhythmix, consisting of members Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. They became the first act in the groups category to win in the UK show's history with new judge Tulisa emerging as their winning mentor. Dermot O'Leary presented the main show on ITV, while Caroline Flack and series 6 runner-up Olly Murs co-presented the spin-off show ''The Xtra Factor'' on ITV2, replacing Konnie Huq from the previous year. Louis Walsh returned to the judging panel and was joined by Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa. Barlow, Rowland and Tulisa joined the panel as replacements for former judges, Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl. Series 5 winner Alexandra Burke served as a guest judge for week 4 of the live shows due to Rowland having a throat infection. On 4 August 2011, promotional pictures of the judges surfaced across the internet. The next day, an advertisement premiered on itv.com. The eighth series won the award National Television Award for Best Television Talent Show on 25 January 2012. ==Judges and presenters== On 5 May 2011, it was announced that Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole would not return as judges for series 8 in order to concentrate on ''The X Factor USA''. On 14 May 2011, Dannii Minogue announced that she would not appear as a judge on the eighth series either, due to a clash with ''Australia's Got Talent'', another show for which she judges. Of her decision, Minogue said, "During discussions for me to return to ''The X Factor'' it became clear that unfortunately, this year, ''The X Factor'' audition dates in the UK clash with the live shows of ''Australia's Got Talent'' during June and July. For this reason I am unable to return". After Cowell and Cole announced their departures, a number of celebrities were linked to the judging role including Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays and Alesha Dixon, a judge on the rival ''Strictly Come Dancing''. On 9 May 2011, five days before Minogue announced she would not return, news broke that Cowell had offered a seat to Gary Barlow of Take That, though his contract was not finalised. Following Minogue's announcement, it was reported that Tulisa from N-Dubz had been in talks with producers to take on a judging role.〔 It was also suggested that Kelly Rowland, formerly of Destiny's Child, was in talks to take a seat on the judging panel, which was later confirmed. On 30 May 2011, the judging line-up was confirmed as Louis Walsh, Barlow, Tulisa and Rowland. Barlow said that he was "extremely excited" to work on the show, and hoped to find a global superstar. Tulisa hoped to "bring something fresh and new to the panel", promising to speak her mind. Rowland wanted an "opportunity to hear a few diamonds in the rough" and said she would be "sternly honest". In week 4 of the live finals on 29 and 30 October, Rowland was unable to attend due to a throat infection and was replaced for these shows by Alexandra Burke, who won series 5. In March 2011, Konnie Huq, who presented spin-off series ''The Xtra Factor'' for series 7, was told that her contract would not be renewed. Matt Edmondson, Sandford, Kimberley Walsh, and series 6 contestant Stacey Solomon were all rumoured to be in the running, but it was confirmed on 31 May 2011 that Caroline Flack would co-present ''The Xtra Factor'' with series 6 runner-up Olly Murs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The X Factor (UK series 8)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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