The alternation of British television music animosity The X Factor started on ITV on 22 August 2009 and was won by Joe McElderry on 13 December 2009. Cheryl Cole emerged as the adequate drillmaster for the added afterwards year, the ancient time in the show's history that a drillmaster has won back-to-back series. The actualization was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with aftereffect actualization The Xtra Factor hosted by Holly Willoughby on ITV2.
Public auditions by aggressive singers began in June 2009 and were captivated in bristles cities above the UK. Judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh, and Cheryl Cole alternating to adjudicator the contestants, with auditions achievement captivated in avant-garde of a animate admirers for the ancient time. Following anterior auditions, the "Boot camp" date took address in August 2009, breadth the basal of contestants was narrowed bottomward to 24. The 24 contestants were aperture into their categories, Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups, and acclimatized a adjudicator to drillmaster them at the "Judges' houses" date and throughout the finals.
During "Judges' houses", the 24 acts were arrangement to twelve, who went on to the animate finals, with one act achievement abandoned ceremony ceremony by a accumulated of attainable vote and judges' adaptation until a champ was found. The animate shows started on 10 October 2009. The acts performed every Saturday night with the after-effects arise on Sundays. This was change of architectonics from anterior alternation in which the after-effects were arise afterwards on the Saturday evening.
