Only one direction
One of the biggest names in the company was One Direction, who signed to the record company after placing third on X-Factor in 2010.
The group is made up of Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan, who have since forged successful solo careers after their split in 2016.
Small mix
Little Mix became the first group to win the X-Factor in 2011, and have since become one of the most successful acts on the show.
The group has been named as one of the greatest girl groups of all time, the biggest girl group of the 2010s, and has been described as “the biggest girl group in the world”.
Band members include Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall, with Jesy Nelson leaving in 2020.
camila cabello
Camila Cabello is a Cuban-born American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, formed on The X Factor in 2012.
She has he racked up billions of streams on music platforms, and his song Havana became the best-selling digital single of 2018.
Leona Lewis
Another star was Leona Lewis, who won the third series of X-Factor in 2006.
The lead single from her debut album Bleeding Love spent seven weeks at number one in 2007.
Leona became the first British solo artist to reach the top five with eight singles after the release of her Christmas single with One More Sleep.
fifth harmony
Fifth Harmony finished third on the US version of X-Factor in 2012 and subsequently signed a record deal with Syco.
Members include Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and Normani Kordei.
Camilla Cabello was also in the band before she decided to go solo.
western life
Westlife consists of Shane Filan, Markus Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne and formerly Brian McFadden.
In Ireland, they have 11 number one albums with a total of 13 top two albums, 16 number one singles and 34 top fifty singles.
alexandra burke
Alexandra Burke won the fifth series of X-Factor in 2008,
Burke released the winner’s single Hallelujah, which became the European record holder for the most singles sold in a 24-hour period, selling 105,000 in one day.
In June 2014, Burke replaced Beverley Knight in the lead role of Rachel Marron in the West End musical The Bodyguard.
ella henderson
Ella Henderson placed sixth in the 2012 X-Factor series, despite being a favorite to win.
His debut album included the song Ghost, which topped the 2014 charts.