ittle Mix have ended the eighth series of The X Factor top of the pile after a tumultuous final weekend which saw controversial Amelia Lily booted out first on Saturday night (December 10th 2011) Lily had been tipped to win, although the result would've been tarnished given reports of fixing midweek after her "winning" single appeared for sale on music retailer Hmv's website. However that was not to be, and in the final reckoning the girls beat out solo artist and Gary Barlow protege Marcus Collins to become the first girl group to win the 'X Factor UK' ever, a historic landmark made all the more impressive given that they'd only been formed in the boot camp stage of the competition. The win also meant that N-Dubz member Tulisa Contostavlos got a maiden victory on her debut as a judge and mentor in the show.
The girls - who sang En Vogue 's 'Don't Let It Go' and the Christmas carol 'Silent Night' - told the Itv program, "We are just so grateful and thankful to everyone who voted and to everyone backstage," with their mentor adding, "I think I wanted them to win more than they did." Gracious in defeat, rival Collins commented "I'm really proud of myself and these girls really deserve it, they're amazing."
Little Mix, who took 48.3% of the weekend vote, look set to go on to big things if the success of the last girl group to win a British reality singing contest is anything to go by: Girls Aloud took the 'Popstars: The Rivals' crown back in 2002 and have gone to sell reach at least platinum status in the UK on each of their five albums. According to the UK's Daily Mail, the girls, Jesy, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jade could make up to 8 million from their debut album and tour.
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