ITV: Coldplay confirmed to perform on X Factor Final on Sunday 11th December at Wembley Arena

If you didn't believe it before, you can believe it now as ITV have revealed on their own website today that Coldplay will be performing on the second night of this year's X Factor final at Wembley Arena on Sunday 11th December. Read on for their article... [More discussion on the news of Coldplay's appearance on the X Factor is at the Coldplay forum now]

We've just heard that Coldplay, Michael Buble, Leona Lewis, JLS AND One Direction will be among the stars performing at the biggest ever X Factor Final next weekend - and we just had to tell you. In a first for The X Factor, the Final is being held at Wembley Arena with a massive 10,000 strong audience there to watch it.

The Final will be split over two nights and will feature exclusive performances from some of the biggest music acts on the planet as well as the exciting and nail-biting performances from our final three contestants, battling it out to be crowned X Factor winner 2011. Alongside Coldplay, who will perform live on the Sunday night, and Michael Buble, former contestants Leona Lewis, JLS and One Direction will return. WOWSERS!! The Saturday night show will see our three Finalists sing two songs each while the public vote for who they want to win. At the end of Saturday’s show the lines are frozen and the contestant with the lowest number of votes goes out of the competition.

The two remaining singers then go head-to-head in Sunday’s show when one of them will be crowned the winner of The X Factor 2011. We cannot wait! Coldplay’s Chris Martin said: "We're all big X Factor fans so we're very excited to play live on the show."

And Gary Barlow reckons: "This is the biggest final The X Factor has ever done. Being at Wembley Arena for the first time and in front of 10,000 people with Coldplay performing, I can't wait - it's going be an amazing night." He's not wrong. We wouldn't miss it for the world. And neither should you. [Article ends]

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