X Factor 2008 launched on ITV this evening with the first of eight weeks of auditions – and naturally we were treated to the usual assortment of good singers, terrible singers, those who tried to ar

Stephanie McMichael is a housemate in the 2008 Big Brother.

Tonight the remaining five couples all had to perform both a ballroom and a Latin dance to impress the judges.

Leona Lewis is sitting on top of the UK singles chart this Christmas with her debut CD, A Moment Like This.

After Take That agreed to sing with Leona in The X Factor final last week she rewarded them by pushing their single Patience from the number one spot it had held earlier in December.

Myleene Klass rose to fame in 2001 as a member of Hear'Say, the band formed by reality TV series Popstars. Since then she has achieved 4 Top 10 Singles including 2 number 1's, a number 1 Album, and she has also been working as a TV presenter, Broadcaster and a Glamour Model.

Today's Sun newspaper reports that Nadine Coyle is planning to quit Girls Aloud.

Shayne goes to school

Shayne Ward went back to his old school, St Peter's RC High School, just a few days before The X Factor final.

Shayne was joined by a film crew from The X Factor, teachers, a security guard and four cops trying to keep order.

Jump

Girls Aloud released Jump on 17th November 2003.

Phixx

Phixx's first single was Hold On Me - released on 27th October 2003. The track was produced by Fame Academy's songwriting teacher John McLaughlin, who had previously worked with Busted, Blue and Five.

Six girls were singing for survival on the Saturday show - Nadine, Kimberley, Nicola, Sarah, Cheryl and Javine. One would be voted off later in the evening - and the surviving five will form the girl band managed by Louis Walsh. The Sun had reported that the band would be called Girls Allowed.