Ben Haenow

Ben Haenow

Ben Haenow has taken the win for this year's series of The X Factor.

The singer impressed judges back with his first room audition on the show singing a rendition of 'Ain't No Sunshine', and last night received the highest amount of public votes, beating Fleur East to the crown.

Speaking following the win, an emotional Ben said: "Oh my God, I can't believe it. I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Thank you so much for making my dreams come true. This is it; thank you so much."

Mentor Simon Cowell added: "This is what you've waited for for 12 years", going on to say: "You deserved it, you're a great guy. This is your moment."

Playing to 10,000 people in Wembley at the SSE Arena in north-west London, the crowd were wowed with performances from international superstars.

Olly Murs performed first and was joined on-stage for his collaboration 'Up' with Demi Lovato, whilst One Direction went on to impress with their performance of 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go', joined by Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood.

Sam Smith also took to the stage just before the result was revealed, singing his smash hit single 'Stay With Me'.

Mel B also managed to return to the show after reportedly recovering from a mystery illness.

Unfortunately she missed out on saying a proper goodbye the night before to her final contestant Andrea Faustini who was sent home in third place on Saturday.


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