The X Factor (UK series 13)
| Broadcast from | 27 August – 11 December 2016 |
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| Judges | |
| Presenter(s) | Dermot O'Leary (ITV) |
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| Broadcaster | |
| Finals venue | Wembley Arena |
| Matt Terry | |
| Origin | Bromley |
| Song | "When Christmas Comes Around" |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Mentor | Nicole Scherzinger |
| Saara Aalto | |
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The thirteenth series began airing on ITV on 27 August 2016 and ended on 11 December 2016.Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV for the ninth time, after having quit the previous year. Simon Cowell was the only judge from the 12th series to return; Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh all returned, replacing Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw. Matt Edmondson and Rylan Clark-Neal replaced Rochelle Humes and Melvin Odoom as hosts of The Xtra Factor, which was rebranded as The Xtra Factor Live and was broadcast live twice every week, with Roman Kemp making appearances as a digital presenter and social media reporter. Matt Terry was announced the winner on 11 December 2016, making Scherzinger the winning mentor for the second time. Saara Aalto came second.
On 18 February 2016, series 12 judge Nick Grimshaw announced that he would not come back for another series on the judging panel. On 5 April 2016, it was confirmed that Cheryl would not return as a judge.Rita Ora confirmed she was leaving the judging panel on 10 May 2016. On the same day, it was reported that former judges Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh may return to join Simon Cowell on the judging panel. Walsh confirmed he had signed a contract on 15 May 2016. The judging line-up was officially confirmed as Cowell, Walsh, Osbourne and Scherzinger on 1 June 2016.
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