Joe McElderry has won the sixth series of the UK X Factor, in a hotly contested final with Olly Murs, after the third finalist, Stacey Solomon was voted off last night.  McElderry was the favourite earlier this evening with odds of 2/9 from both Ladbrokes and William Hill, compared to 3/1 odds for Murs.  Joe's family had clubbed together to bet on his winning the show, even before the first live show was aired, at odds of 14/1.  They are expected to receive approximately £14,000.
On Saturday night, McElderry sung Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me with George Michael, who said that Joe "rose to the occasion...I think he's got a great future."  He also received a video message from Kylie Minogue after his performance, in which she said "I'm sending you lots of love and kisses. Have fun."  McElderry is from South Shields, Newcastle and born in 1991, began singing at 14.  He auditioned for The X Factor in 2007, but felt too young when compared to the other contestants.  Together with Lloyd Daniels and Rikki Loney he was mentored by Cheryl Cole, one of the four X Factor judges.
The weekend's prime time shows are expected to have had more than 18 million viewers, with one analyst estimating £100m of revenue going to ITV from the autumn show.  ITV also hope that it will aid in turning around their declining revenue.
As is tradition, McElderry will release a single next week in an attempt to gain the Christmas Number 1 chart spot. In recent years, the X Factor single has always gained that accolade.

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Joe McElderry wins UK X Factor final