The X Factor (British series 11)
Act Age ( s ) Hometown Category ( Mentor ) Result
Ben Haenow 29 Croydon Over 25s ( Cowell ) Winner
Fleur East 27 Walthamstow Over 25s ( Cowell ) Runner-up
Andrea Faustini 20 Rome , Italy Boys ( Mel B ) 3rd place
Lauren Platt 17 Billericay Girls ( Fernandez-Versini ) 4th place
Stereo Kicks 15-21 Various Groups ( Walsh ) 5th place
Stevi Ritchie 34 Colchester Over 25s ( Cowell ) 6th place
Only The Young 17-21 Various Groups ( Walsh ) 7th place
Jay James 31 Saundersfoot Over 25s ( Cowell ) 8th place
Paul Akister 25 Lancaster Boys ( Mel B ) 9th place
Lola Saunders 20 East Boldon Girls ( Fernandez-Versini ) 10th place
Jack Walton 18 Castleford Boys ( Mel B ) 11th place
Jake Quickenden 26 Scunthorpe Boys ( Mel B ) 12th place
Chloe Jasmine 24 Surrey Girls ( Fernandez-Versini ) 13th place
Stephanie Nala 20 Cheshunt Girls ( Fernandez-Versini ) 14th place
Overload Generation 18-20 Various Groups ( Walsh ) 15th place
Blonde Electra 22 & 24 Düsseldorf , ( Germany ) / London Groups ( Walsh ) 16th place
Finalists
Key : – Winner – Runner-up – Third place – Wildcard ( Live shows )
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eleventh series began airing on ITV on 30 August 2014 and finished on 14 December 2014. Dermot O'Leary presented his eighth series of the main show on ITV and Sarah-Jane Crawford presented spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2, replacing Caroline Flack and Matt Richardson. Louis Walsh was the only judge from series 10 to return and was joined by former judges Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Simon Cowell, and new judge Mel B. Sharon Osbourne, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger left after series 10. Former judge Tulisa returned as a guest judge for the final on 13 December due to Mel B being ill. The series also saw the lower age limit decreased from 16 to 14, as it was in series 4 and 5. This was Walsh's final series as a judge before returning in series 13. It was also the only series in which Mel B was a main judge. It was O'Leary's final series as presenter on the main show, as he announced on 27 March 2015 that he was leaving to pursue other projects, before returning in series 13. On 11 May, Crawford also confirmed via Twitter that she would leave her position as The Xtra Factor presenter. Room auditions took place in Manchester, London, Newcastle and Edinburgh from 16 June to 1 July, followed by arena auditions in London, that were held between 1 and 4 August. Bootcamp was held in London in August and judges' houses around Nice, Los Angeles, Bermuda and Cancún in September.