| LEONALEWIS | X-Factor winner who released Bleeding Love in 2007 |
| RUBENSTUDDARD | "American Idol" winner who released the album "Soulful" |
| JANEFONDA | Oscar winner who released several exercise videos |
| SHAYNE | _ Ward, X Factor winner who played former factory owner Aidan in Corrie (6) |
| LEON | - - - Jackson, 2007 X Factor winner who had a Christmas no 1 with When You Believe (4) |
| WARD | Surname of Shane, the 2005 X Factor winner who went on to play Aidan Connor in Coronation Street (4) |
| IM | X-Factor winner who made it big (Dami --) |
| DAMI | The X Factor winner who represented Australia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, ___ Im (4) |
| BYRNE | The X Factor winner in 2008, Alexandra ----- (5) |
| HAENOW | Ben, The X Factor winner in 2014 (6) |
| ARTHUR | James, The X Factor winner in 2012 noted for his debut single Impossible (6) |
| WHENWECOLLIDE | Song by The X Factor winner Matt Cardle that was Christmas UK No 1 in 2010 (4,2,7) |
| SOMETHINGINEED | Song by former The X Factor winner Ben Haenow that was Christmas UK No 1 in 2014 (9,1,4) |
| NOPROMISES | 2006 single by X Factor winner Shayne Ward that reached number two in the UK |
| ALTIYAN | X Factor winner ... Childs ( 7) |
| JADE | 2012 X Factor winner, Samantha ... (4) |
| ALEXANDRA | Burke, 2008 X Factor winner (9) |
| LOUISA | See picture clue: 2015 The X Factor winner, ------ Johnson (6) |
| LEONA | The X Factor winner, ----- Lewis (5) |
| CARDLE | Matt - - -, 2010 X Factor winner (6) |