X Factor - meet the finalists
9 October 2007 - As The X Factor 2007 hurtles towards the live final next Saturday, we take a look at the lucky ones that have made it to the most important part of the show.
Dannii Minogue takes charge of the three 14-24 year-old boys, whilst Sharon Osbourne looks after the three girls in the same age bracket.
Louis Walsh has the task of getting three Over 25s up to X Factor standard, whilst Simon Cowell must get the three groups ready to perform live.
Dannii Minogue - Boys
Andy Williams - Andy, from South Wales, actually auditioned for X Factor when he was 19 but got turned down.. Read Andy's profile
Leon Jackson - Leon is an only child and has been bought up by his Mum in West Lothian. Read Leon's full profile
Rhydian Roberts - Rhydian currently lives in Birmingham where he attends university, but was bought up in Powys, Wales where his family still live. Check out Rhydian's profile
Sharon Osbourne - Girls
Alisha Bennett - Alisha was inspired to audition for The X Factor after watching Leona Lewis win the show last year. Read Alisha Bennett's profile
Kimberley Southwick - Kimberley lives in her parents' pub, "The Fox" in Tamworth with her brother. Find out more about Kimberley
Emily Nakanda - Emily was the first ever 14 year old to audition in front of the Judges singing "Almaz" by Randy Crawford. Emily Nakanda's full profile
Louis Walsh - Over 25s
Beverley Trotman - a primary school teacher who has been singing in choirs since the age of four. Check out Beverley's profile
Niki Evans - Niki applied for The X Factor after finding an application form for her in her recently deceased dad's belongings. Read Niki Evans' profile
Daniel De Bourg - Daniel originally trained as a dancer at The Royal Ballet from the age of 11 and at 17 he worked as a professional dancer with the Rambert Dance Company for four years but had to give it up because of a serious knee injury. Check out Daniel's profile
Simon Cowell - Groups
Same Difference - Brother and sister Sean and Sarah from Portsmouth live with their Mum, Dad and Gran. Find out more about Same Difference
Futureproof - The boys were originally given a no from the Judges as solo performers at Bootcamp but were given the opportunity to work together to form a boyband, along with a number of other solo performers. The five members of Futureproof are Aaron, Adam, Matthew, Richard and Sean. Get the lowdown on Futureproof
Hope - schose to take Andy Williams Andy WilliamsLeon Jackson and Rhydian Roberts through to the live final. Check out Hope's full profile
