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Jimmy Osmond found himself in the bottom two for  the second time

Tonight's X Factor saw the penultimate week of audition shows but there was still far too much time wasted on the no-hopers.

The 2008 X Factor runners-up, JLS, are at number one in the UK's official singles chart with their debut Beat Again. They knocked Cascada's Evacuate The Dancefloor into second place.

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has signed a $3.5 million five album contract in the US.

Alexandra Burke has become the first British female solo artist to sell a million copies of a single. Her cover of Hallelujah has now been the number one single in the UK for the past three weeks.

Alexandra Burke's single Hallelujah topped the UK singles chart on 21st December. The Jeff Buckley version released only as a download was number two.

Over an hour after the excitement of the first part of tonight's finals ... and after months of auditions ... weeks of live shows ... rumour and controversy ... it's the Results!

The evening starts with all 12 finalists back on stage for Ain't No Mountain High Enough. Then we are straight into Round 1, and the cheese of the Christmas songs.

Operatic pop group Il Divo guest starred on a wide-open X Factor semi-final night which saw JLS, Alexandra and Eoghan through to the finals - and Diana fly the white flag and surrender gracefully.

Final 5 tonight - every vote and note counts