The X Factor (Australia)
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| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
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| Voices of | Nicholas McKay |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 201 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Jonathon Summerhayes |
| Location(s) | Various (auditions) Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Victoria (2005 live shows) Fox Studios, Sydney, New South Wales (current live shows) |
| Running time | 60–120 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Grundy Television (2005) FremantleMedia Australia (2010–present) |
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| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release |
Original series: 6 February 2005 – 15 May 2005 Revived series: 30 August 2010 – 21 November 2016 |
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| Related shows |
The X Factor (UK) The X Factor (U.S.) The X Factor (New Zealand) |
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| Website | |
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first season of the show premiered on Network Ten on 6 February 2005. Ten dropped The X Factor after the first season due to poor ratings. In 2010, the Seven Network won the rights to the show, and a second season went into production.The X Factor was renewed after the highly successful Australian Idol was no longer broadcast on Network Ten. The X Factor was produced by FremantleMedia Australia, and was broadcast on the Seven Network in Australia and on TV3 in New Zealand. The program was cancelled after its eighth season in 2016.
The original judging panel line-up in 2005 consisted of Mark Holden, Kate Ceberano, and John Reid. When the show was revived in 2010, the judging panel was replaced by Natalie Imbruglia, Ronan Keating, Kyle Sandilands and Guy Sebastian. Imbruglia and Sandilands did not return for season three and were replaced by Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Mel B. Redfoo and Dannii Minogue joined the panel in season five as replacements for Sebastian and Mel B. Sebastian returned to the panel in season seven along with new judges James Blunt and Chris Isaak, as replacements for Keating, Bassingthwaighte and Redfoo. The judging panel will see changes once again for season eight as Minogue has announced her departure. On June 12, 2016, it was announced that Iggy Azalea will be a judge in season eight.
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