From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
The X Factor
International television franchise
International television franchise
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | The X Factor |
| image | XFactorTitles.jpg |
| creator | |
| owner | Fremantle |
| Syco Entertainment | |
| origin | *The X Factor* (British TV series) |
| years | 2004–present |
| tv | *The X Factor* (independent international versions, see below) |
| otherlabel1 | Genre |
| otherdata1 | Music competition |
| otherlabel2 | First aired |
| otherdata2 | |
| otherlabel3 | Distributor |
| otherdata3 | Fremantle |
Syco Entertainment
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. The "X Factor" of the title refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality.
Similar to Got Talent, the franchise maintains a YouTube channel, called X Factor Global. The channel uploads clips of X Factor shows from around the world. The channel currently has over 3 million subscribers. Additionally, many individual X Factor shows have their own YouTube channels such as X Factor Latvia.
''The X Factor'' around the world
There have been a total of 255 winners of The X Factor worldwide.
Franchise that is currently airing Franchise that is not currently airing, but is slated to return in the future Franchise that has ended Franchise that was cancelled during production Franchise whose status is unknown
| Country/Region | Local title | Network | Hosts | Judges | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | |||||
| Kosovo | *X Factor* | TV Klan | |||
| *X Factor Kids* | |||||
| Algeria | X Factor *El Djazair* | Echorouk TV | |||
| {{ubl | Arab world | *The X Factor* | |||
| سير النجاحX | **Current** | ||||
| Dubai TV (*5–*) | |||||
| **Former** | |||||
| Rotana (*1–2*) | |||||
| CBC (*3*) | |||||
| MBC1 (*4*) | |||||
| *ԻՔՍ–ՖԱԿՏՈՐ* | |||||
| *X–Factor* | Shant TV | ||||
| Australia | *The X Factor* | Network Ten (*1*) | |||
| Seven Network (*2–8*) | |||||
| {{ubl | Balkan countries | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia | Macedonia | Montenegro |
| Belarus | **Current** | ||||
| *Factor BY* (*2–*) | |||||
| **Former** | |||||
| *X Factor Belarus* (*1*) | Belteleradiocompany | ||||
| Belgium | *X Factor* | vtm | |||
| Bolivia | *Factor X Bolivia* | Red Uno | |||
| Brazil | *X Factor* | Band | |||
| [Website](http://entretenimento.band.uol.com.br/xfactor/) | |||||
| TNT | |||||
| Bulgaria | *X Factor* | Nova TV | |||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20160811234211/http://xfactor.novatv.bg/) | |||||
| Cambodia | *X Factor Cambodia* | Hangmeas | |||
| [Website](http://www.hangmeas.com.kh/) | |||||
| Chile | *Factor X* | TVN | |||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20121005131003/http://www.tvn.cl/programas/factorx/) | |||||
| China | *The X Factor: * | ||||
| *The X Factor: Passionate Singer* (*1*) | |||||
| *The X Factor: * | |||||
| *The X Factor: China's Strongest Voice* (*2*) | Liaoning TV (*1*) | ||||
| HBS:Hunan TV (*2*) | |||||
| Colombia | *El Factor X* | ||||
| *The X Factor* | RCN TV | ||||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20090813054719/http://www.canalrcn.com/factorx/) | |||||
| *El Factor X: Batalla de las Estrellas* | |||||
| *The X Factor: Battle of the Stars* | |||||
| *El Factor Xs* | |||||
| *El Factor X Familia* | |||||
| Czech Republic | *X Factor* | TV Nova | |||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20081220232829/http://web.nova.cz/xfactor/) | |||||
| Czech Republic | |||||
| Slovakia | *X Factor* | Prima family | |||
| [Website](http://www.iprima.cz/xfactor/) | |||||
| TV JOJ | |||||
| [Website](http://xfactor.joj.sk/) | |||||
| Denmark | *X Factor* | **Current** | |||
| TV 2 (12–) | |||||
| **Former** | |||||
| DR (1–11) | |||||
| Ecuador | *Factor X Kids Ecuador* | Ecuavisa | |||
| Finland | *X Factor* | MTV3 | |||
| France | *X Factor* | W9 (1) | |||
| M6 (2) | |||||
| RTL–TVI | |||||
| *X Factor Georgia* | |||||
| *X ფაქტორი* | Rustavi 2 (1–4) | ||||
| Imedi TV (5) | |||||
| Germany | *X Factor* | VOX (1–3) | |||
| Sky 1 (4) | |||||
| Greece | |||||
| Cyprus | *The X Factor* | ANT1 (1–3) | |||
| Skai TV (4–5) | |||||
| Sigma TV (4–5) | |||||
| Open TV (6) | |||||
| Omega (6) | |||||
| Mega TV (7) | |||||
| Alpha TV Cyprus (7) | |||||
| Hungary | *X-Faktor* | RTL | |||
| [Website](https://rtl.hu/x-faktor) | |||||
| Iceland | *X Factor* | Stöð 2 | |||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20090423145236/http://www.xfactor.is/) | |||||
| India | *X Factor India* | Sony Entertainment TV | |||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20110128081839/http://www.setindia.com/xfactor/) | |||||
| Indonesia | *X Factor Indonesia* | RCTI | |||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20120828073037/http://xfactorindonesia.com/) | |||||
| Iran | *Stage* | Manoto | |||
| Israel | *The X Factor ישראל* | ||||
| *The X Factor Israel* | Channel 2 (1–2) | ||||
| Reshet (1–2) | |||||
| Reshet 13 (3–4) | |||||
| [Website](http://reshet.tv/Shows/The_X_Factor_Israel/) | |||||
| Italy | *X Factor* | **Current** | |||
| Sky Uno (5–) | |||||
| TV8 (9–) | |||||
| [Website](http://www.xfactor.sky.it/) | |||||
| **Former** | |||||
| Rai 2 (1–4) | |||||
| Japan | *X Factor Okinawa Japan* | Okinawa TV | |||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20130927110226/http://www.xfactor.okinawa.jp/) | |||||
| Kazakhstan | *X Factor* | Perviy Kanal Evraziya | |||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20190204195104/http://x-factor.kz/) | |||||
| Latvia | *X Faktors* | TV3 | |||
| [Website](https://www.tv3.lv/raidijumi/x-faktors/) | |||||
| Lithuania | *X Faktorius* | TV3 | |||
| *X Faktorius. Žvaigždės* | |||||
| *X Factor. Stars* | |||||
| Malta | *X Factor Malta* | TVM | |||
| Myanmar | *The X Factor Myanmar* | MRTV 4 | |||
| Netherlands | *X Factor* | RTL 4 | |||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20050826180955/http://www.xfactor.nl/) | |||||
| New Zealand | *The X Factor* | TV3 | |||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20120918081241/http://www.tv3.co.nz/Shows/TheXFactorNZ.aspx) | |||||
| Norway | *X Factor* | TV 2 | |||
| Philippines | *The X Factor Philippines* | ABS–CBN | |||
| Poland | *X Factor* | TVN | |||
| [Website](http://xfactor.tvn.pl/) | |||||
| Portugal | *Factor X* | SIC | |||
| Romania | *X Factor România* | ||||
| *The X Factor Romania* | Antena 1 | ||||
| [Website](http://xfactor.a1.ro/) | |||||
| Russia Russia | *Секрет успеха* | ||||
| *Secret of Success* (1–2) | |||||
| *Фактор А* | |||||
| *The A Factor* (3–5) | |||||
| *Главная сцена* | |||||
| *The Main Stage* (6–7) | RTR (1–2) | ||||
| [Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20051125150351/http://www.sekretuspeha.ru/) | |||||
| Russia 1 (3–7) | |||||
| Slovenia | *X Faktor* | POP TV | |||
| South Africa | *The X Factor SA* | SABC 1 | |||
| [Website](http://xfactor.sabc1.co.za/) | |||||
| Spain | *Factor X* | Cuatro (*1–2*) | |||
| Telecinco (*3–*) | |||||
| Sweden | *X Factor* | TV4 | |||
| Thailand | *The X Factor Thailand* | Workpoint TV | |||
| Turkey | *X Factor: Star Işığı* | Kanal D | |||
| [Website](https://archive.today/20140211204409/http://xfactor.kanald.com.tr/) | |||||
| Ukraine | *The X Factor* | STB | |||
| [Website](http://xfactor.stb.ua/) | |||||
| United Kingdom (Original) | *The X Factor* | ITV | |||
| *The X Factor: Battle of the Stars* | |||||
| *The X Factor: Celebrity* | |||||
| *The X Factor: The Band* | |||||
| United States | *The X Factor* | Fox | |||
| *El Factor X* | |||||
| *The X Factor* | |||||
| (Spanish Kids version) | MundoFox | ||||
| Uzbekistan | *X-Faktor Oʻzbekiston* | FTV | |||
| Vietnam | *The X Factor Vietnam* | ||||
| *Nhân tố bí ẩn* | VTV3 | ||||
| West Africa | X Factor | AIT, NTA, | |||
| STV, ViaSat, | |||||
| WAP TV |
Notes
References
References
- 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
- (27 January 2020). "X Factor Belarus to go on air in autumn".
- "X-Factor".
- link
- (6 July 2020). "Наберитесь терпения🙈 Мы тоже очень скучаем и ждём встречи с вами! Готовьтесь, репетируйте и оттачивайте своё вокальное мастерство! Как только будет известен новый график предкастингов, мы сразу опубликуем и расскажем❤️". X Factor Belarus.
- (20 June 2018). "The X Factor Malta minn Ottubru". TVM.
- "Factor X". [[Cuatro (TV channel).
- (23 January 2024). "Telecinco recupera por sorpresa 'Factor X' 6 años después de su última edición".
- Kanal D cancelled the series during one of the live episodes in July 2014 due to poor ratings.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about The X Factor — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report