The 12 Finalists are Revealed

After a tear - jerking time at the Judges home finally the 12 privileged finalists have been revealed that will be performing live from next week:

The Groups: Louis Walsh:

Kandy Rain (right) were one of the three groups to be chosen by mentor Louis Walsh for the live finals in a rainy Lake Como in Italy. Irish twins John & Edward and Miss Frank also made it through. De-Tour, Harmony Hood and Project A were all sent home.



The Boys: Cheryl Cole:
Lloyd Daniels, Rikki Loney and Joseph McElderry with boys' mentor Cheryl Cole in Morocco after they made it through to the live TV finals. The Girls Aloud singer had doubts about 16-year-old Lloyd (left) because of his age but still put him through.




The Girls: Danni Minogue:
Rachel Adedeji, Lucie Jones and Stacey Solomon pose with girls' mentor Dannii Minogue in Dubai after making it through to the live finals of The X Factor at the weekend. The girls were chosen after singing in front of Dannii and her sister Kylie.


The Groups: Simon Cowell:
Danyl Johnson, Jamie Archer and Olly Murs with mentor Simon Cowell in Los Angeles after they were chosen to represent the over-25 category. Danyl Johnson (left) is one of the early favourites to win the show after impressing the judges.