During the Comic Relief show on 11 March (Red Nose Day), Edith Bowman was announced as the winner.
The production and broadcasting for the live shows took place at a new location - the former Lambeth College site between Tower Bridge and London City Hall on the south bank of the River Thames.
Singing coaches Carrie and David Grant were no longer on the judging panel, but were present during the live shows and were invited to give their views when necessary.
The five remaining students were given a masterclass courtesy of McFly, who released All About You as Comic Relief's official single that year.
While it was assumed by some that the arguments were staged to build up interest for the show, this appeared to be disproved when Richard Park was spotted making a rude hand gesture towards Patrick Kielty, as co-host Cat Deeley was attempting to introduce the next act.