The X Factor: Rak-Su dominated the live show public vote through the series

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X Factor winners Rak-Su dominated the public vote on their way to victory.

The Watford-based group beat Grace Davies in the final - becoming the first boy band to win the show.

During the final they thanked viewers for voting for them. Figures released by ITV suggested they got 51.7% of the vote in Sunday's final.

The list of results from the public votes from the live shows also shows they were never lower than second in any vote.

ITV congratulated Rak-Su for winning.

A change to the format meant half the acts performed on Saturday with the remaining performers singing on Sunday.

Rak-Su were top of their half of the vote every week except week three, when they finished 0.1% behind Kevin Davy White.

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However, they returned to the top in week four and topped every other vote in the competition, including both nights of week five when all the remaining acts performed on both nights.

During the final Rak-Su got 41.7% of the freeze vote before winning the full competition.

ITV did an interview with Rack-Su after they won the competition.

They were in three out of the four prize fight votes, which put the two acts with most votes from each night against each other for "money can't buy prizes".

Rak-Su didn't have as much dominance there - winning just one in week four.

Along the way they were in the same vote as fellow finalist Grace Davies six times, only losing out to her in week one's prize fight.

Meanwhile, The X Factor recorded its lowest ever overnight ratings for a final on Sunday night.

An audience of 5.2 million tuned in to see Rak-Su crowned champions, compared to the 7 million who watched Matt Terry win last year's final.

The overnight figures for the ITV show's finals have been decreasing year-on-year since 2010, when a peak of 17.2 million saw Matt Cardle take the crown.

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