Christopher Maloney Won Vote In First 7 Weeks!
X Factor bosses reveal the figures
Marmite singer Christopher Maloney won the public vote in the first seven weeks of X Factor live finals, newly unveiled figures reveal.
Originally a wildcard, the 35-year-old Liverpudlian won a place in the finals with 63.5% of the vote and then went on to dominate the first seven weeks of the phone votes.
It wasn’t until week 8 – the week after he appeared in the bottom two with Ella Henderson – that eventual winner James Arthur pulled away from the competition receiving at least 40% of the votes each weekend.
Check out the weekly results below:
Wildcard Vote Christopher Maloney 63.5% Amy Mottram 17.8% Times Red 12.5% Adam Burridge 6.2%
Week 1 Christopher Maloney 28.8% Jahmene Douglas 13.2% Ella Henderson 13.1% Union J 7.3% Lucy Spraggan 7.3% James Arthur 5.6% Kye Sones 4.1% District3 4.0% Jade Ellis 4.0% MK1 3.4% Melanie Masson 3.2% Rylan Clark 3.1% Carolynne Poole 2.9%
Week 2 Christopher Maloney 21.9% Jahmene Douglas 11.4% Rylan Clark 10.2% Ella Henderson 9.5% Lucy Spraggan 7.6% James Arthur 7.4% Union J 7.1% Kye Sones 5.3% Jade Ellis 5.2% MK1 5.1% District3 4.7% Melanie Masson 4.6%
Week 3 Christopher Maloney 22.6% Jahmene Douglas 15.6% Ella Henderson 10.2% Rylan Clark 8.8% District3 8.4% James Arthur 7.4% Lucy Spraggan 6.5% Union J 5.9% Jade Ellis 5.1% Kye Sones 4.9% MK1 4.6%
Week 4 Christopher Maloney 24.7% Jahmene Douglas 15.4% James Arthur 12.0% District3 10.0% Kye Sones 10.0% Ella Henderson 8.2% Rylan Clark 7.2% Union J 6.3% Jade Ellis 6.2%
Week 5 Christopher Maloney 27.6% Jahmene Douglas 16.9% District3 14.7% Union J 10.4% Ella Henderson 8.8% James Arthur 7.7% Rylan Clark 7.2% Kye Sones 6.7%
Week 6 Christopher Maloney 23.6% Jahmene Douglas 14.9% James Arthur 14.0% Ella Henderson 13.0% Rylan Clark 12.4% Union J 11.7% District3 10.4%
Week 7 Christopher Maloney 26.4% Jahmene Douglas 17.4% Rylan Clark 15.7% Union J 14.7% James Arthur 13.7% Ella Henderson 12.1%
Week 8 James Arthur 40.7% Christopher Maloney 21.0% Jahmene Douglas 18.1% Union J 11.8% Rylan Clark 8.4%
Week 9 James Arthur 41.2% Jahmene Douglas 22.0% Christopher Maloney 18.7% Union J 18.1%
Week 10 FREEZE James Arthur 51.7% Jahmene Douglas 31.5% Christopher Maloney 16.8%
Week 10 FINAL James Arthur 53.7% Jahmene Douglas 38.9% Christopher Maloney (carried over from freeze) 7.4%