Forget last year's half live/ half shambolic Judges' Houses. This year it's back to basics for X Factor: people will cry by a swimming pool while we salivate over stunning sunny locations.

Last weekend, 24 became 12 as the X Factor hopefuls went to Judges' Houses to fight for a place on the live shows. The Girls, with their mentor Nicole, went to Antigua where R&B legend Mary J ...