The X Factor final 2015 as it happened: Louisa Johnson beats Reggie 'N' Bollie to win this year's competition
The 17-year-old wins with her rendition of 'Forever Young'
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Your support makes all the difference.The X Factor 2015 finally has a winner and it is 17-year-old Louisa Johnson.
She managed to beat duo Reggie 'N' Bollie to claim the much-coveted record deal with Simon Cowell's label Syco
Ché Chesterman was eliminated the night before while performances came from chart toppers Adele, One Direction and Coldplay on Sunday. Follow everything that happened with our live blog below.
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Saturday night’s show was plagued with technical difficulties, the program – which featured numerous duets between heavyweight musicians and contestants – becoming the worst rated X Factor final ever.
Adele sung her hit single “Hello”, while Chris Martin and his motley crew performed their latest single “Adventure of a Lifetime” from A Head Full of Dreams.
One Direction, meanwhile, sang both “History” and new single “Infinity”, marking their last performances before their hiatus. Fans were very emotional as you can probably imagine.
If tonight’s show doesn’t pick up the pace, this could be the last X Factor, considering ITV recently purchased the rights to rival reality TV show The Voice.
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