X Factor to make donation to Brighton music charity

Brighton charity Rhythmix has secured a donation from the X Factor after a girl band on the show tried to use the same name.

A legal battle followed, with the charity saying that it had spent £8,000 in legal fees trying to protect its name.

The girls remain in the competition under their new name Little Mix.

Syco, the company run by Simon Cowell which makes the ITV programme, has responded with a donation after Rhythmix asked for help to pay its legal bill.

The amount has not been publicly revealed.

Syco and Rhythmix issued a joint statement saying that the matter had been “positively resolved” and that Syco had been “happy to make a donation to the charity”.

Rhythmix, which uses music to help disabled and vulnerable children, had said that the X Factor band’s use of the same name would create confusion.

Mark Davyd, the charity’s chief executive, said: “We are very pleased this has been brought to an amicable conclusion.”