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Already having been exported to numerous countries, an [[Trans Atlantic Equivalent|American version]] started in 2011. Tropes for the American series follow the British series.
Not to be confused with [[X-Factor (Comic Book)|X-Factor]], one of [[Marvel Comics|Marvel's]] [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] spinoffs. Compare to ''[[
== British version ==
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*** To be fair, Rebecca's debut album has been selling like hotcakes in its own right. Matt, however, is remaining a commercial disappointment.
** Cher Lloyd (from the same season) hasn't been slouching either, and has just been signed to Epic Records in the US by American X Factor judge LA Reid.
* [[Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll]]: Frankie Cocozza, which eventually led this his producer-imposed ousting from the show.
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Sharon stormed out of the first live show of the 2007 series after two of her acts finished in the bottom two, which she blamed on the show being moved forward by quarter of an hour in the schedules. While she came back for the rest of the series due to her contract obligating her to do so, after that incident she made her mind up that she wasn't going to come back for 2008, or any subsequent year for that matter (at least not as a judge; she came back to help Louis Walsh at the judge's house stage in 2010).
* [[Serious Business]]: Cheryl Cole received ''death threats'' when [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1318078/X-Factor-2010-Now-Gamu-Nhengu-family-face-deportation.html she didn't put Gamu Nhengu in the final 12] in 2010.
** Same applies to the campaigns for getting [[Rage Against the Machine]] to Christmas Number 1 or for Wagner to win in 2010. Expect die hard fans of the show to bitterly complain and moan online about how people are manipulating the results.
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{{quote| '''Gary:''' "You know what Louis does, he takes bad acts and makes them even worse."}}
* [[This Is Sparta]]: "EVERY! SINGLE! THING! THE! ANNOUNCER! SAAAAAAAAYS!!!"
** The Announcer himself, Peter Dickson, [[Self
* [[V Sign]]: Naughty Louis once got into trouble for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3AXZZyXEjU flicking one at the audience].
* [[What Could Have Been]]: When Simon Cowell departed for the US, who was his first choice for his replacement? ''[[Oasis|Noel Gallagher]]''. Simon himself offered the job but he turned it down which led Simon to go to Gary Barlow but just imagine what the show would've been like the bad boy Oasis front man as a judge...
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Sharon's foul-mouthed and completely unprovoked rant at eventual winner Steve Brookstein during the show's first-ever final in 2004 got this reaction from a lot of people.
** During the currently-running series 8, Tulisa more or less called Misha B out for (supposedly) being a bitch behind-the-scenes of the show right ''after'' commenting positively on her performance of "Purple Rain". Because Misha was seen as a frontrunner while Tulisa was left with just two acts, [[Manipulative Bastard|many believe this was simply a tactic on Tulisa's part to harm Misha's chances of winning]]. Or [[
** [[Wild Mass Guessing|Rumours persist that Misha has been texting Tulisa's boyfriend, possibly causing tension there.]]
** It got to the point that during the semi-finals, Gary said that even if Misha did make it to the finals, she couldn't win because the accusations of bullying had ruined her reputation and her own mentor's response seemed to support that theory. Misha was eliminated from the shortly thereafter.
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* '''Antonio "LA" Reid''' (2011-present); [[Expy|black, bald, award-winning record producer]] willing to be harsher than Randy Jackson of ''[[American Idol]]'', and thus more likely to confront Simon directly. Also even ''more'' experienced in the music industry than Randy, making him a [[Worthy Opponent]] for Simon.
* Nicole Scherzinger (2011); [[The Ace]] from the UK series in her guest judging, initially hired as co-hostess but promoted to judge/mentor on Cole's departure early in the first season.
* '''[[Britney Spears]]''' (2012-present): [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|It's Britney, bitch]].
* '''[[Demi Lovato]]''' (2012-present): [[Disney]] [[Teen Idol]] known for her starring roles on [[Camp Rock]] and [[Sonny With a Chance]], as well as her own career in music. Became a tabloid sensation in late 2010 [[Creator Breakdown|when she entered a rehab facility for various emotional and physical troubles]]; after making a full recovery, [[Career Resurrection|she released a new album to great critical and commercial success]].
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{{quote| '''Simon Cowell''': I'm sitting in Nicole's chair so [[Deadpan Snarker|I'm going to critique like Nicole]]. I believe in you. You believe in me. You transcend the universe. God is smiling on you. Life is a waterfall, and you are the ultimate rainbow.}}
** [[Britney Spears]] in the new series said a person sung like "She was in a dream" and has said some other intriguing critiques.
* [[Cluster F
* [[Cringe Comedy]]: In the final episode of the first season, trying to banter with Nicole Scherzinger, emcee Steve Jones asked her if he could come to her house for Christmas. Scherzinger twice said, "What?" forcing him to [[Digging Yourself Deeper|repeat the question]] before finally answering, "Yes. Yes. [[By No I Mean Yes|No.]]" The [["No. Just... No" Reaction|already awkward moment]] was given [[Stalker With a Crush|an added layer of creepy]] the next day, when Jones told reporters, if fired from the show, he would [[Prince Charming Wannabe|ask Scherzinger out on a date]].
* [[Crossover]]: Season 1 contestant Astro is featured on a remixed version of British X Factor finalist Cher Lloyd's single "Want U Back".
* [[Death Is Cheap]]: As was tradition with ''[[American Idol]]'', all eliminees returned for an opening number in the final episode of the first season. Less traditionally, [[Shocking Elimination|popular eliminees]] Drew, Astro and Marcus Canty were given duets with the surprise guest musicians ([[Justin Bieber (Music)|Justin Bieber]], [[Fifty Cent|50 Cent]] and Pitbull & Ne-Yo, respectively), while Rachel Crow emceed for one segue.
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* [[The Mean Brit]]: [[Trope Codifier|Guess]]. Although, perhaps due to the mentoring process, compared to ''[[American Idol]]'' he seems almost [[Took a Level In Kindness|cuddly to the contestants]] and typically reserves his harshest criticisms [[Scapegoat Creator|for their mentors]]. Cheryl Cole was a borderline case of this prior to being forced off the show; while not as mean as Simon or even LA, she was decidedly snarkier than either Paula or Nicole. Meanwhile, emcee Steve Jones at times plays this for the contestants, but usually by accident.
{{quote| '''Steve Jones''': ''(to eliminated girl group Lakoda Rayne)'' The dream is over.}}
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: This occurred during the first season; Marcus Canty (who was in the bottom 2 for the third time) and Rachel Crow (who was seen as a frontrunner by many) were in the bottom 2, and the deciding vote went to Nicole Scherzinger. If she voted to eliminate Marcus, he would have gotten the boot. Nicole didn't want to do that, though, so she voted to eliminate Rachel, sending the vote to deadlock. The final result? [[Tragic Mistake|Rachel has the lowest amount of votes from America and was sent home.]] [[Break the Cutie|Cue a now-very sad 13 year old girl]], sobbing while [[Big No|FALLING TO HER KNEES]], in front of millions of people. Nicole ([[
* [[Nausea Dissonance]]: The first act of one episode featured a flasher who got on stage just to expose himself to the judges. While 3 of them were totally fine, Paula went to the bathroom to vomit for about 15 minutes.
* [[Now Buy the Merchandise]]: Played straight by Simone Battle during the first season. Just moments after being eliminated, Simone announced that her first music video "He Likes Boys" was going to officially premiere the next day on [[YouTube]].
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