
For weeks it was besieged by fans, with private security hired to protect the contestants.
But today the X Factor house in London was deserted, aside for one lonely figure.
Olly Murs slept there alone last night, after coming second to Joe McElderry in the X Factor final.
Scroll down to see the full breakdown of votes:

Today his parents arrived to console him, after newly released voting figures showed he never once topped the weekly public vote.
In fact, it emerged that had the judges not opted to save Olly in week seven, sending Jedward home, then he would have been voted off the show.

Essex boy Olly, 25, received a big hug from his mother as he stood barefoot and visibly disappointed outside the luxury building he once shared with 11 other acts.
The voting figures are kept private throughout the show, to avoid influencing viewers.
The figures showed that Danyl Johnson came top of the leader board on three separate occasions, while second runner up Stacey Solomon topped it twice.
Rachel Adedeji topped it just once, in week three, although the following week she came bottom and was sent home.
But Joe McElderry, the eventual winner, rose steadily in position, before topping the board for the last five weeks.
The full list of votes week-by-week:
Week One: Music Legends

Danyl Johnson: 27.1%, Stacey Solomon: 12.9%, Joe McElderry: 12.7%, Lucie Jones: 10.5%, Jamie Archer: 8.9%, Lloyd Daniels: 6.4%, Olly Murs: 6.2%
John & Edward: 4.5% Miss Frank: 4.0% Rikki Loney: 3.0% Rachel Adedeji: 2.3% Kandy Rain: 1.5% (Deadlock)
Week Two: Divas
Stacey Solomon: 15.4%Lloyd Daniels: 15.0% Jamie Archer: 14.4% Joe McElderry: 13.3% Olly Murs: 10.6% Lucie Jones: 8.1% Danyl Johnson: 6.5% John & Edward: 5.6% Miss Frank: 3.9% Rachel Adedeji: 3.7% Rikki Loney: 3.5% (Judges)
Week Three: Big Band
Rachel Adedeji: 15.4% Joe McElderry: 12.9% Lucie Jones: 11.3% Jamie Archer: 11.2% Stacey Solomon: 10.7% John & Edward: 9.2% Olly Murs: 8.6% loyd Daniels: 8.0% Danyl Johnson: 7.6% Miss Frank: 5.1%
Deadlock
Week Four: Rock Week
Danyl Johnson: 36.2% Olly Murs: 13.4% Joe McElderry: 10.2% Jamie Archer: 8.7% Stacey Solomon: 8.1% John & Edward: 6.6% Lucie Jones: 6.4% Lloyd Daniels: 5.5% Rachel Adedeji: 4.9% (Deadlock)
Week Five: Movie Week
Danyl Johnson: 19.6% Joe McElderry: 17.2% Olly Murs: 12.9% Lloyd Daniels: 12% Stacey Solomon: 10.8% Jamie Archer: 9.5% John & Edward: 9.2% Lucie Jones: 8.8% (Deadlock)
Week Six: Queen Week
Stacey Solomon: 25.5% Joe McElderry: 16.0% Danyl Johnson: 15.5% John & Edward: 14.6% Olly Murs: 10.3% Lloyd Daniels: 9.7% Jamie Archer: 8.4% (Deadlock)
Week Seven: George Michael and Wham!
Joe McElderry: 34.2% Stacey Solomon: 17.7% Danyl Johnson: 15.5% Lloyd Daniels: 12.1% John & Edward: 10.7% (Judges) Olly Murs: 9.8%
Week Eight: Take That and Elton John
Joe McElderry: 37.1% Stacey Solomon: 20.1% Olly Murs: 18.7% Danyl Johnson: 12.5% Lloyd Daniels: 11.6% (Public)
Week Nine: Semi-Final
Joe McElderry: 42.2% Olly Murs: 19.6% Stacey Solomon: 19.4% Danyl Johnson: 18.8% (Public)
Week Ten: Final First Leg
Joe McElderry: 52.2% Olly Murs: 27.7% Stacey Solomon: 20.1% (Public)
Week Ten: The Final
Joe McElderry: 61.3%
Olly Murs: 38.7%
source: dailymail.co.uk