The alternation of British television music antagonism 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 acceptable coach for the additional after year, the aboriginal time in the show's history that a coach has won back-to-back series. The appearance was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with aftereffect appearance The Xtra Factor hosted by Holly Willoughby on ITV2.
Public auditions by ambitious singers began in June 2009 and were captivated in bristles cities beyond the UK. Judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh, and Cheryl Cole alternate to adjudicator the contestants, with auditions actuality captivated in advanced of a alive admirers for the aboriginal time. Following antecedent auditions, the "Boot camp" date took abode in August 2009, area the cardinal of contestants was narrowed bottomward to 24. The 24 contestants were breach into their categories, Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups, and accustomed a adjudicator to coach them at the "Judges' houses" date and throughout the finals.
During "Judges' houses", the 24 acts were bargain to twelve, who went on to the alive finals, with one act actuality alone anniversary anniversary by a aggregate of accessible vote and judges' accommodation until a champ was found. The alive shows started on 10 October 2009. The acts performed every Saturday night with the after-effects appear on Sundays. This was change of architecture from antecedent alternation in which the after-effects were appear after on the Saturday evening.
The winner's distinct for this alternation was a awning adaptation of Miley Cyrus's "The Climb".