X Factor (Finland)

X Factor
Created by	Simon Cowell
Presented by	Heikki Paasonen Jukka Rossi
Judges	Linda Brava Renne Korppila Gugi Kokljuschkin
Original language(s)	Finnish
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	18 + 8(as of May 30, 2010)
Release
Original network	MTV3
Original release	January 24 – May 16, 2010
External links
Website

X Factor is the Finnish version of X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. The first season concluded in May 2010, and it has not been announced when the second season will begin.

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.

Key:

     "16-24s" category
     "Over 25s" category
     "Groups" category

The show's inaugural Finnish season was in 2010. It was broadcast on MTV3 television station and hosted by Heikki Paasonen with Jukka Rossi hosting the affiliated Xtra Factor. The three judges were Linda Brava (groups), Gugi Kokljuschkin (16- to 24-year-olds) and Renne Korppila (25 and over). And the finalists for each category were chosen by he judges on 28 March.

Auditions were held 24 January to 28 February 2010, and the camps on 7, 14 and 21 March. The nine finalists, three in each category (groups, 16- to 24-year-old, 25 and over) were chosen end of March 2010.

(date of elimination in parenthesis)

Guest performers included Anna Abreu, Anna Puu, Maija Vilkkumaa, Adam Lambert, Amy Macdonald and Paloma Faith

Key:

Contestants' colour key:

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