X-Factor (Ukrainian TV series)
| X-Factor/Ікс-Фактор | |
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| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Oksana Marchenko Andrey Bednyakov (7-) |
| Judges |
Konstantin Meladze (7-) Yulia Sanina (7-) Verka Serduchka (7-) Anton Savlepov (7-) Ihor Kondratiuk (1-6) Sergei Sosedov (1-6) Nino Katamadze (5-6) Andriy Hlivnyuk (6) Ivan Dorn (5) Seryoga (1-4) Irina Dubcova (3-4) Yolka (1-2) |
| Country of origin | Ukraine |
| Original language(s) | Ukrainian language, Russian language |
| No. of series | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Halyna Pilytikova Ruslan Horodnychyi |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | STB |
| Original release | September 4, 2010 – present |
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| Website | |
X-Factor (Ukrainian: Ікс-Фактор) is the Ukrainian version of The X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show for aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. Auditions were held in major cities of Ukraine: Dnipro, Lviv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kiev, Poltava, Korosten, Zaporizhia, Simferopol, Mykolaiv, Chernivtsi, Uzhhorod, Lutsk, and Rivne.
The show started on Channel STB on 4 September 2010. The winner of the first series was Olexiy Kuznetsov.
The second season started on October 22, 2011. The winner of the second series was Viktor Romanchenko.
To date, seven seasons have been broadcast, as summarised below.
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.
– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
The show follows the format of the original British X Factor. Created in 2004 by renowned British music executive and producer Simon Cowell and the production company FremantleMedia, the format has since become an international success. Adapted versions of the show have been shown in over 20 countries worldwide. By now the "X-Factor" format has become one of the most popular singing talent shows in the world, and the winners in each country often go on to be successful recording artists.
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