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The X Factor is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol (2001–2003), and has been adapted in various countries.
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The X Factor is a British reality television music competition, created by Simon Cowell. Premiering on 4 September 2004, it was produced by Fremantle's British entertainment company, Thames ( Talkback Thames until 2011), and Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment for ITV, [2] as well as simulcast on Virgin Media One in Ireland.
- Reality Competition
- Announcement and Launch
- Format
- Judges and Hosts
- Pre-Show
- Reception
- Controversies
- International Broadcasts
- Sponsorship
- Potential NBC Revival
On January 11, 2010, News Corporation (via Fox News in the U.S. and The Times in the UK) reported that Cowell would leave American Idol after season 9 in order to bring The X Factor to the United States in September 2011. Cowell told the Television Critics Association that he was leaving American Idol so that he could judge and act as executive pro...
Categories
The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, though appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances. Each judge is assigned one of four categories, to use their experience to help the artists. For season one, these categories were: "Boys" (aged 12–29 males), "Girls" (aged 12–29 females), "Over 30s" (solo acts aged 30 and over), and "Groups" (including duos). Season two's categories and age group boundaries were...
Stages for seasons 1 and 2
There are five stages to the competition: 1. Stage 1: Producers' auditions (these auditions decide who will sing in front of the judges) 2. Stage 2: Judges' auditions 3. Stage 3: Boot camp 4. Stage 4: Judges' houses 5. Stage 5: Live shows (finals)
Stages for season 3
There are four stages to the competition: 1. Stage 1: Producers' audition (these auditions decide who will sing in front of the judges) 2. Stage 2: Judges' auditions 3. Stage 3: Four-chair challenge 4. Stage 4: Live shows (finals)
Judges
At the time of announcing the U.S. version of The X Factor, Simon Cowell was the only confirmed judge for the show. Eventually, Grammy Award-winning record executive, songwriter, and record producer L.A. Reid, former The X Factor UK judge Cheryl Cole, and Cowell's former American Idol colleague Paula Abdul were confirmed to join Cowell in the judging panel.However, Nicole Scherzingerwould replace Cole on the judging panel after two audition sites. After season one, the show's producers had sa...
Hosts
Cowell initially indicated that The X Factor may have two hosts. Numerous people were speculated to host the series, including High School Musical star Corbin Bleu, model Marisa Miller, and Dermot O'Leary, host of the UK version. On May 8, 2011, Nicole Scherzinger and Welsh presenter Steve Jones were announced as co-hosts of the show.However, Scherzinger would later replace Cheryl Cole on the judging panel. After season one, Jones followed judges Paula Abdul and Scherzinger out the door as th...
Judges' categories and their contestants
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses a small number of acts (four or five, depending on the season) to progress to the live finals. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals. 1. – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
The Pepsi Pre-show Live is a podcast, sponsored by Pepsi, that is broadcast through the X Factor website one hour before every episode in the live rounds of the show. This program features behind-the-scenes looks backstage, acoustic performances, and interviews with celebrities, judges, contestants, and X Factor alumni. This program is hosted by Je...
Television ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of The X Factor on Fox. 1. Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. The show was also broadcast on ITV2 in the united Kingdom, season 1 proved popular launching just 1 day after the American launch date
Awards and nominations
At the 2012 Teen Choice Awards, The X Factor beat rival shows American Idol and The Voice to take the award for Reality Competition Show. The X Factor also won the award for Breakout Show, and Simon Cowellwon the Male Personality award.
In the quarter-final of season one, Scherzinger voted to eliminate contestant Rachel Crow from the show over Marcus Canty; this sent the result to deadlock. Following this, Crow was eliminated and Scherzinger was booed off the stage and her future on the show was put in jeopardy. She subsequently received death threats from some viewers. Scherzinge...
Following the announcement of the show coming to America, several other broadcasters around the world expressed interest in acquiring the rights to show the American version of the show in their country. The below-mentioned countries may have their own version of The X Factor, dubbed equally or under another name. 1. Brazil: Premiered on October 11...
On January 7, 2011, Fox, SYCOtv and FremantleMedia North America announced that Pepsi would be the official sponsor of The X Factor. The sponsorship included an extensive multi-platform on and off-air marketing partnership. On June 9, Chevrolet was announced as the second official sponsor of the show. Chevrolet's sponsorship would also include an e...
In November 2014, it was reported that Cowell was considering re-launching the American version in 2015, though this was proved untrue. However, Cowell has said he was more than willing to give the American version another go, and that they received offers to bring it back on other networks, though he said he would bring it back when there is less ...
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