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Have you ever watched The X Factor and tried to figure out who some of the contestants remind you of? Well wonder no more. We have come up with a gallery of X Factor look-alikes.

Cheryl Cole has made a huge impression since replacing Sharon Osbourne following her shock departure from the show. There has been a great deal of speculation about her relationship with fellow judge Dannii Minogue - it is rumoured to be less than cordial.

Speaking in an interview with the Daily Mail, Simon Cowell has rubbished claims that the X Factor finalists are "ripped off" on the show's live tour. A report recently said acts like Eoghan Quigg, Daniel Evans, and Laura White can expect to receive just £250 per show.

Take That have denied that they're pulling out of an appearance on this Saturday's X Factor final. They insist that they were never scheduled to perform in the first place.

Teenage fans of X Factor finalists JLS have been injured in a stampede outside Croydon's Fairfield Halls in London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Fairfield Halls at 1600 GMT after "reports of crushing at a free music event".

Every year, The X Factor throws up the same old clichés: auditions from hell; blubbing teenage boys; judges rumoured to be quitting and/or sacked and, of course, the ubiquitous contestant sob stories.

Saturday's ninth live X Factor final saw another shock exit as Diana Vickers lost out in the public vote, leaving JLS, Eoghan Quigg, and Alexandra Burke to battle it out in the final. The theme of the show was Judges Choice, meaning that the singing stars had to put their trust in their mentors, all except Dannii Minogue, who has no acts left in the competition following Ruth Lorenzo's departure last week.