'X Factor': Overload Generation, Addictiv Ladies And Stereo Kicks - What Are The Worst 'X Factor' Band Names Ever? (PICS)

10 Most Terrible 'X Factor' Band Names Ever
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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has finally picked the six groups she’ll be putting through to Judges’ Houses this year - but it seems there was one thing she wasn’t happy with.

In fact, the majority are downright terrible.

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Cheryl and her recently-renamed groups

We already knew that viewers’ favourites 4th Power had to change their name to 4th Impact, following a legal drama, but was it really necessary for Alien to reinvent themselves as Alien Uncovered or BEKLN to become BEKLN Mile?

However, this comes as no surprise, as over the past decade, ‘The X Factor’ has churned out some of the most godawful band names we’ve ever come across.

Just last year, we had Overload Generation, Stereo Kicksand Blonde Electra, but those are just a few of the jewels in the ‘X Factor’ terrible names crown.

Throughout the 11 years ‘X Factor’ has now been on the air, we’ve seen some other shockingly bad band names cropping up, and here are a selection of our favourites from finalists in past series…

Worst 'X Factor' Band Names
Addictiv Ladies (Series 2)(01 of10)
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Despite her inability to spell the word 'Addictiv', Fleur East of Addictiv Ladies later returned to 'The X Factor' nine years later as a solo artist. So, yes, that's why she looks so familiar... (credit:Rex/Ken McKay)
4Tune (Series 3)(02 of10)
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Do you get it? Because there are four of them. And they sing tunes. Brilliant. (credit:Rex/Ken McKay)
4Sure (Series 4)(03 of10)
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We're guessing a similar thought process went into naming 4Sure to naming 4Tune... (credit:Rex/Ken McKay)
Little Mix (Series 8)(04 of10)
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A name derived from the fact that Tulisa used to refer to them as her "little muffins".To us, they'll always just be Rhytmix. Still, the name has hardly held them back so far, has it? (credit:Rex/Ken McKay/Talkback Thames)
Stereo Kicks (Series 11)(05 of10)
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This is what happened when you draw two unrelated 'youth-based' terms out of a hat and name your band whatever comes out. Stereo Kicks could just as easily have been called 'Selfie Twerk' or 'Hollyoaks Software Update'. (credit:Thames TV/Syco/Corbis)
Girlband (Series 5)(06 of10)
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We wonder how long this imaginative name took to think of. (credit:Rex/Ken McKay/Talkback Thames)
2 To Go (Series 1)(07 of10)
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Probably best to not make the name of your group sound like you're ordering at a drive thru, yeah..? (credit:Rex/Ken McKay)
JLS (Series 5)(08 of10)
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Not the worst name in the world, until you realise it stands for 'Jack The Lad Swagger'. Good grief. (credit:Rex/Ken McKay)
Belle Amie (Series 7)(09 of10)
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A nice enough band name, it's just unfortunate that it's also the name of an Eastern European gay adult film company, isn't it? (credit:Rex/Ken McKay/Talkback Thames)
Overload Generation (Series 11)(10 of10)
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Well, at least it's a name they weren't stuck with for long, eh..? (credit:Thames TV/Syco/Corbis)