The X Factor (Australia)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The X Factor |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2005, since 2010 |
| Production company |
Grundy Television (Season 1) FremantleMedia Australia (since Season 2) |
| length | 60-150 minutes |
| Episodes | 201+ in 8 seasons |
| genre | Casting show , reality TV |
| idea | Simon Cowell |
| Moderation |
Daniel McPherson (season 1) Luke Jacobz (since season 2) |
| First broadcast | February 6, 2005 (Australia) on Network Ten |
The X Factor is an Australian music - talent show from Simon Cowell . It is the Australian version of the British casting show of the same name , which has been broadcast on the local channel ITV since 2004 . The show kicked off on February 6, 2005 on Network Ten . The presenter of the first season was the actor Daniel MacPherson . There was a five-year hiatus after the first season. From the second season the show will be broadcast by Seven Network and hosted by Luke Jacobz .
As part of the X-Factor franchise , the show's format has numerous differences from its competitors, including American Idol . Both solo artists and groups with no upper age limit can appear in the competition. Each jury member looks after one of four categories, girls between 12 and 30 , boys between 12 and 30 , people over 30 or groups (some of which are only formed from rejected solo artists after the casting phase). During the live shows, the jury members act as mentors for their category, assisting candidates with song selection, styling and staging of the performance, while judging candidates from the other categories.
procedure
The aim of the casting show is to discover a talented vocalist whose talent is called the "X Factor" by the hosting television station.
The winner will receive a contract with the record company Sony Music Australia. A season extends over five phases, the “audition for the producers”, then the “audition for the jury”, then the “boot camp”, then the “jury house” and finally the “live shows”.
In the first season, applicants were divided into three categories, people between 16 and 24 , people over 30 and groups / duos . In seasons two to four, the candidates were divided into four categories, girls between 12 and 30 , boys between 12 and 30 , people over 30 and groups / duos . From the fourth season, the minimum age has been reduced from 16 to 14 years. From the third phase, each jury member takes on one of the four categories as a mentor for the candidates until the end of the season. In the first phase, all candidates must sing on a stage in front of the audience and the jury. The number of those who have made progress is further reduced in the joint boot camp phase. The third phase is the jury house, in which each mentor selects his eight best applicants, with whom he competes against the other participants and mentors in the subsequent live shows. The remaining participants sing songs in the live shows, mostly selected by the mentor. In the live shows, the two candidates with the fewest audience votes have to perform a song of their own choosing in a so-called “final showdown” (in German: final fight ). The jury decides with a simple majority which of the two is eliminated. Among the best three participants, only the audience will then decide on the progress and the winner.
Contributors
jury
The jury for each season consisted of the following members:
| Season | Jurors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Holden | Kate Ceberano | John Reid | |
| 2 | Ronan Keating | Natalie Imbruglia | Guy Sebastian | Kyle Sandilands |
| 3 | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | Melanie Brown | ||
| 4th | ||||
| 5 | Redfoo | Dannii Minogue | ||
| 6th | ||||
| 7th | Guy Sebastian | James Blunt | Chris Isaak | |
| 8th | Iggy Azalea | Mel B | Adam Lambert | |
Moderation
| Season | Moderators | Backstage presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel McPherson | Chloe Maxwell |
| 2 | Luke Jacobz |
Matthew Newton Natalie Garonzi |
| 3 | ||
| 4th | Johnny Ruffo | |
| 5 | ||
| 6th | ||
| 7th | ||
| 8th | Jason Dundas |
Overview of all seasons
| Season | Number of issues |
Charisma | Placements | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | First | Second | Third | ||
| 1 | 13 | February 6, 2005 | May 15, 2005 | Random | Russell Gooley | Vince Harder |
| 2 | 28 | August 30, 2010 | November 22, 2010 | Altiyan Childs | Sally Chatfield | Andrew Lawson |
| 3 | 32 | August 29, 2011 | November 22, 2011 | Reece Mastin | Andrew Wishart | Johnny Ruffo |
| 4th | 33 | 20th August 2012 | November 20, 2012 | Samantha Jade | Jason Owen | The Collective |
| 5 | 32 | July 29, 2013 | October 28, 2013 | Dami Im | Taylor Henderson | Jai Waetford |
| 6th | 34 | July 13, 2014 | 20th October 2014 | Marlisa Punzalan | Dean Ray | Brothers3 |
| 7th | 28 | 13th September 2015 | November 24, 2015 | Cyrus Villanueva | Louise Adams | Jess & Matt |
| 8th | 19th | 3rd October 2016 | November 21, 2016 | Isaiah Firebrace | Davie Woder | Vlado |
Web links
- The X Factor in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Official website