The X Factor - Ten 2010 facts

The X Factor is back for a seventh series, exploding onto screens on Saturday 21st August 2010 on ITV1.

To celebrate the show's return, here's 10 fun facts...


► 14,980 bottles of water were drunk over the audition tour and Bootcamp.

► 38 trolley loads of snacks were consumed by the judges and crew on tour and Bootcamp including 490 chocolate bars eaten by the judges.

► Over 1,500 miles were covered searching for The X Factor winner.

► A total of 72,000 audience members watched auditions in six cities.

► Since the first series almost a million people have applied for The X Factor.

► 896 hours of footage are filmed at the auditions.

► 4,945 pens were used on tour and Bootcamp.

► The judges drank 10 large bottles of water each day and would go through 3 limes a day in their water.

► A total of 8 different judges have decided who cuts it to Bootcamp (Simon, Louis, Cheryl, Pixie, Natalie, Katy, Nicole and Geri).

► The X Factor charity singles have raised over a million and a half pounds in total.