X Factor Predictions

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

I predict that this forthcoming series won't disappoint in any of those categories. In fact, it'll be every bit as predictable as the Christmas No 1 - which will be the X Factor's winner's song for the umpteenth year in a row.

Want to know what else will happen on X Factor 2009 in the run-up to Christmas? I've looked in my crystal ball, read my tea leaves and listed all 12 of my predictions in the gallery. If I'm wide of the mark (hah!), feel free to laugh at me. But I have every confidence that this will all come to pass. Read on…

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