X Factor's strongest year yet leaves Simon Cowell smirking

2010 version of televised karaoke show ends this weekend having already given a big win to ITV bossesFour months of buildup! Millions of pounds earned by ITV! Thousands of people auditioned! Hundreds of cliches uttered by the judges! It's. The. X Factor. Final.At times it has felt as if the world's supplies of dry ice, glitzy frocks and heartrending backstories would be exhausted long before The X Factor reached its finale. But this weekend, over a double bill of two-hour specials, television's ...

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