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Revision as of 15:39, 21 October 2014

This article is about the international television franchise. For individual countries' versions and other uses, see X Factor (disambiguation).
The X Factor
GenreReality television
Created bySimon Cowell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
ProducersThames
FremantleMedia
Syco Entertainment

The X Factor is a television music competition franchise created by Simon Cowell. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is held in various countries. The programmes are produced by executive producer Simon Cowell and his company SYCOtv. The "X Factor" of the title refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality.[1] The prize is usually a recording contract, in addition to the publicity that appearance in the later stages of the show itself generates, not only for the winner but also for other highly ranked contestants.

The similarities between The X Factor and Idols prompted Idol creator Simon Fuller, along with 19 Entertainment, to file a lawsuit against Cowell, SYCOtv, and FremantleMedia in 2004. An out-of-court settlement was reached in 2005 allowing Fuller to gain a 10% share in The X Factor format, and preventing an American version until 2010.[2][3] Fuller later filed another lawsuit in 2011, claiming that he had also been promised that he would be credited as an executive producer of The X Factor USA, but that Syco, FremantleMedia, and Fox Broadcasting Company had failed to fulfill that promise; that lawsuit is pending.[4][5][6][7]

Unlike Idol, where the judges only critique the contestants' performances, on The X Factor each judge "mentors" the finalists in a particular category, aiding them with song selection and styling, while also participating together in judging the contestants of the other categories. As well as Idol, new singing show The Voice has become a rival show to The X Factor.

The X Factor around the world

Location of different franchises of The X Factor
  Own version
  Joint version
  Regional version

There have been a total of 115 winners of The X Factor worldwide. The most recent winner is Marlisa Punzalan from the Australian version.

Country/Region Local title Network Winners Coaches Hosts
X Factor TV Klan
Website
Arab League Arab world سير النجاح X
The X Factor: Essence of Success 		Rotana TV
Website
  • Joelle Rahme (1–2)
CBC
  • Season 3, 2013: Morocco Mohammad El Rifi
 Armenia ԻՔՍ–ՖԱԿՏՈՐ
X–Factor 		Shant TV
Website
  • Season 1, 2010–11: Vrezh Kirakosyan
  • Season 2, 2012–13: Kim Grigoryan
  • Season 3, 2014: Current series
  • Current
  • Garik Baboyan
  • André (2–)
  • Egor Glumov (1, 3–)
  • Emmy (3–)
  • Former
  • Naira Gyurjinyan (1–2)
  • Gisane Palyan (1–2)
  • Current
  • Grisha Aghakhanyan (3–)
  • Former
  • Aram Mp3 (1–2)
 Australia The X Factor Network Ten
Seven Network (2–)
Website
 Belgium X Factor VTM
Website
 Bulgaria X Factor NovaTv
Website
  • Current
  • Maria Ignatova (2–)
  • Alexandra Raeva (2–)
  • Former
  • Deo (1)
 Chile Factor X TVN
Website
 China The X Factor: 激情唱响
The X Factor: Passionate Singer 		Liaoning TV
  • Season 1, 2011: Li Shangshang
  • Season 2, 2012: Chen Yumeng
  • Angie Chai Chih–ping
  • Aduo
  • Chen Ming
  • Chen Yufan
  • Da Zuo
  • Shao Wenjie
The X Factor: 中国最强音
The X Factor: China's Strongest Voice 		HBS: Hunan TV
  • Season 1, 2013: Zeng Yiming
 Colombia El Factor X
The X Factor 		RCN TV
Website
  • Marbelle
  • José Gaviria
  • Juan Carlos Coronel
El Factor X: Batalla de las Estrellas
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
  • Series 1, 2006: Luz Amparo Álvarez
El Factor Xs
  • Season 1, 2006: Andres Camilo Hurtado
  • Season 2, 2007: Camilo Echeverry Correa
  • Season 3, 2011: Shaira Selena Peláez
 Czech Republic X Factor TV Nova
Website
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia 		X Factor Czech Republic Prima family
Website
Slovakia TV JOJ
Website
  • Martin "Pyco" Rausch
 Denmark X Factor DR
Website
  • Current
  • Eva Harlou (7–)
  • Former
  • Lise Rønne (1–2, 4–5)
  • Signe Muusmann (3)
  • Signe Molde (6)
  • Emil Thorup (Xtra Factor, 6)
 Finland X Factor MTV3
Website
  • Heikki Paasonen
  • Jukka Rossi (Xtra Factor)
 X Factor France M6 (2)
France W9 (1)
Website
BelgiumWallonia RTL–TVI
Website
 Germany X Factor VOX
Website
The X Factor ANT1
ANT1 Cyprus
Website
  • George Levendis
  • Giorgos Theofanous
  • Katerina Gagaki
  • Nikos Mouratidis
  • Sakis Rouvas (live shows)
  • Giorgos Lianos (auditions)
  • Maria Sinatsaki (auditions, 3)
  • Despina Kampouri (auditions, 1–2)
 Hungary X-Faktor RTL Klub
Website
 Iceland X Factor Stöð 2
Website
  • Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir
 India X Factor India Sony Entertainment TV
Website
  • Aditya Narayan
 Indonesia X Factor Indonesia RCTI
Website
  • Robby Purba
 Israel The X Factor ישראל
The X Factor Israel 		Channel 2 – Reshet
Website
 Italy X Factor Sky Uno (5–)
Website
Rai 2 (1–4)
  • Current
  • Alessandro Cattelan (5–)
  • Matteo Bordone (Xtra Factor, 7–)
  • Former
  • Francesco Facchinetti (1–4; Xtra Factor, 4)
  • Alessandra Barzaghi (Xtra Factor, 4)
  • Max Novaresi (Xtra Factor, 5–6)
  • Brenda Lodigiani (Xtra Factor, 5–6)
 Japan
 Okinawa 		X Factor Okinawa Japan Okinawa TV
Website
  • Season 1, 2013–14: Sky's the Limit
  • Kaz Utsunomiya
  • Rino Nakasone
  • Kiyoshi Matsuo
  • Jon Kabira
  • Naomi Watanabe
 Kazakhstan X Factor Perviy Kanal Evraziya
Website
  • Season 1, 2011: Dariya Gabdull
  • Season 2, 2012: Andrey Tikhonov
  • Season 3, 2013: Evgeniya Barysheva
  • Season 4, 2013: Kairat Kapanov
  • Current
  • Nagima Eskalieva
  • Alexander Shevchenko
  • Dilnaz Akhmadieva (4–)
  • Former
  • Ismail Igіlmanov (1–2)
  • Arnur Istybaev (2)
  • Adil Liyan (1)
  • Erlan Kokeev (3)
  • Sultana Karazhigitova (1–2)
  • Current
  • Arnur Istybaev (2–)
  • Former
  • Adil Liyan (1)
 Lithuania X Faktorius TV3
  • Season 1, 2012–13: Giedrė Vokietytė
  • Season 2, 2013–14: Žygimantas Gečas
 Netherlands X Factor RTL 4
Website
  • Current
  • Martijn Krabbe (2–)
  • Ferry Doedens (backstage, 5–)
  • Former
  • Wendy van Dijk (1–4)
  • Lieke van Lexmond (backstage, 4)
  • Nathalie Bulters (Backstage, 3)
  • Eva Treurniet (backstage, 3)
 New Zealand The X Factor TV3
Website
 Norway X Factor TV 2
Website
  • Ravi (2)
  • Guri Solberg (2)
  • Peter Moi Brubresko (Xtra Factor)
  • Katarina Flatland (Xtra Factor)
  • Charlotte Thorstvedt (1)
 Philippines The X Factor Philippines ABS–CBN
Website
 Poland X Factor TVN
Website
 Portugal Factor X SIC
 Romania X Factor Antena 1
Website
  • Răzvan Simion
  • Dani Oțil
 Russia Секрет Успеха
Secret of Success 		RTR
Website
  • Tutta Larsen
  • Aleksey Chumakov (1)
  • Elena Vorobey (1)
Фактор А
Faktor A 		Russia 1
Website
  • Season 1, 2011: Sergei Savin
  • Season 2, 2012: Alexey Sulima
  • Season 3, 2013: Mali
X Factor Adria RTV Pink
Sitel TV
  • Ana Grubin (live Shows)
  • Bane Jevtić (selection process, backstage)
  • Sneže Velkov (selection process, backstage)
  • Una Senić (X Star, judges' houses)
 Slovenia X Faktor POP TV
  • Season 1, 2012: Demetra Malalan
  • Damjan Damjanovič
  • Jadranka Juras
  • Aleš Uranjek
 Spain Factor X Cuatro
Website
  • Nuria Roca
 Sweden X Factor TV4
Website
  • Season 1, 2012: Awa Santesson–Sey
  • David Hellenius
 Turkey X Factor: Star Isigi Kanal D
Website
  • Season 1, 2014: Current series
  • Current
  • Bülent Şakrak (1–)
  • Former
  • Kadir Doğulu (1)
 Ukraine The X Factor STB
Website
  • Season 1, 2010–11: Olexiy Kuznetsov
  • Season 2, 2011–12: Victor Romanchenko
  • Season 3, 2012–13: Aida Nikolaychuk
  • Season 4, 2013–14: Alexander Poryadinsky
  • Season 5, 2014–15: Current series
  • Oksana Marchenko
 United Kingdom1 The X Factor ITV
Website
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
 United States The X Factor Fox
Website
El Factor X
The X Factor 		MundoFox
  • Season 1, 2013: Los Tres Charritos
  • Season 2, 2014: Upcoming season
 Vietnam The X Factor Vietnam
Nhân tố bí ẩn 		VTV3
  • Season 1, 2014: Current season
  • Nguyên Khang
  • Thu Thủy
Note
  1. ^ Also shown in Republic of Ireland and in series 3, 4 and 7, auditions were held in Dublin, and viewers in Ireland were allowed to vote.
  2. ^ Auditions were held in Czech Republic. Czech Republic also broadcast and co–work with Slovakia.

Disputes and controversies

Since it was first broadcast in 2004, The X Factor has been the subject of much controversy and criticism in the United Kingdom and many other countries where it was broadcast.

Simon Fuller, the creator of Pop Idol, claimed that the format of The X Factor was copied from his own show. Through his company 19 TV, Fuller filed a lawsuit against The X Factor producers FremantleMedia, The X Factor creator Simon Cowell, and Cowell's companies Simco and Syco.[8] A High Court hearing began in London in November 2005, and the outcome was awaited with interest by media lawyers for its potential effect on the legal situation regarding the copyrighting of formats. However, the hearing was quickly adjourned[8] and an out-of-court settlement was reached at the end of the month.[9]

Denmark

The Danish version has been criticised by Danish music contract expert and consultant for The Danish Musicians' Association (Dansk Musiker Forbund) Mikael Højris. According to Højris, the contracts for participation in the show are unfair for participants and almost amount to serfdom to DR1 (the channel airing the show) stating that clauses in the contracts forbid the participants — whether they pass the first round or not — from performing or participating in any other musical event for three months. He also criticises that participants are obliged to travel at their own expense.[10]

United Kingdom

Main article: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK)

Celebrity versions

From 29 May – 5 June 2006, ITV broadcast a celebrity version of The X Factor in the UK called The X Factor: Battle of the Stars. It was hosted by Kate Thornton and judged by Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. It was won by actress Lucy Benjamin. There has also been a celebrity version in Colombia, El Factor X: Batalla de las Estrellas, also broadcast in 2006.

International versions

On 24 August 2013, a 24th anniversary television special was broadcast by RCTI in Indonesia called the X Factor Around the World. It featured winners and runners-up from versions of The X Factor in Indonesia, United States, United Kingdom and Australia. The judging panel comprised Paula Abdul, Anggun, Daniel Bedingfield, Ahmad Dhani and Louis Walsh. The show was purely a music showcase and no winner was announced.[11][12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Described as "something you can't quite put your finger on" by Cheryl Cole, a judge on the UK version of The X Factor, The Xtra Factor, 23 November 2009
  2. ^ "X Factor copyright case settled", BBC News, retrieved 15 May 2007
  3. ^ Simon Cowell: And the real winner is... The Independent, retrieved 15 May 2007
  4. ^ Fuller Sues Fox For X-Factor Fees Bloomberg, retrieved 20 July 2011
  5. ^ Simon Fuller Sues Fox Over ‘X Factor’ The New York Times, retrieved 20 July 2011
  6. ^ Fuller vs Cowell Part Two: American Idol creator 'suing over X Factor USA' Daily Mail, retrieved 20 July 2011
  7. ^ Simon Fuller sues Fox and Fremantle over 'X Factor' credit Los Angeles Times, retrieved 20 July 2011
  8. ^ "X Factor copyright case settled". BBC News. BBC. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  9. ^ Berlingske Tidende: DR beskyldes for at stavnsbinde unge (Danish)
  10. ^ "X Factor Around The World, Aksi Kumpulan Bintang!" (in Indonesian). KapanLagi.com. 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  11. ^ "X Factor Around The World Promo". X Factor Indonesia Official YouTube. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  12. ^ "Fatin dan Novita Akan Diadu Dengan Jawara X Factor Seluruh Dunia dengan Juri Paula Abdul". Tribun News. 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
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