The X Factor (British TV series) series 12
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The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The twelfth series began airing on ITV on 29 August 2015[1] and ended on 13 December 2015. The judges were Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, who returned for their respective ninth and fifth series as judges,[2] series 9 guest judge and former The Voice UK coach Rita Ora, and BBC Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw, with Grimshaw and Ora replacing Louis Walsh, the only judge who had been on the show from its inception in 2004,[3] and Mel B.[2] It was presented by Caroline Flack and Olly Murs, who had both previously co-presented spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2 and replaced Dermot O'Leary, who left after eight series.[4] Rochelle Humes and Melvin Odoom presented The Xtra Factor, replacing Sarah-Jane Crawford. Louisa Johnson was announced as the winner on 13 December 2015, making Ora the winning mentor.
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Winner | Louisa Johnson |
Winning mentor | Rita Ora |
Runner-up | Reggie 'n' Bollie |
Finals venue | The SSE Arena, Wembley |
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Original release | 29 August (2015-08-29) – 13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) |
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