El Factor X (Colombia)
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- This article refers to the Colombian version of The X Factor. For other versions, see X Factor.
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Juan Carlos Coronel (+25) |
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| Series 2 (2006) finalists | |
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Winner: Francisco Villareal |
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| Series 1 (2005) finalists | |
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Winner: Julio César Meza (25+) |
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El Factor X, the first Latin American version of the British format The X Factor, which was made in Colombia, started screening in September 2005 and ended by December. The judges were Marbelle, singer Juan Carlos Coronel, and José Gaviria, a producer who has worked with stars like Santana.
The winner of season one was Julio César Meza from solo-singers-aged-25+ category; the runner-up were Enygma (Ricardo García, Manuel Peña, Germán ‘Tito’ Núñez and Iván Peña) from vocal groups category and the third place was for the controversial reggaeton-singer Farina Pao Paucar Franco from the solo-singers-aged-25-and-over category, famous for her quote Yo soy Farina! (From Spanish: I am Farina)
The second series started in February 2006 with auditions held the month before. The series was won by Francisco Villareal, an unsuccessful contestant in the first series who had learned how to read in the intervening period. The runner up was Mario and third-place went to Angelo, considered by many to have the best voice of the contestants. All seasons and versions of the show have been hosted by the prestigious Colombian TV host and top model Andrea Serna, produced by Teleset and broadcasted on RCN TV.
[edit] Spin-Offs
By early 2006 the were doing a kid's version of the show called The XS Factor (Spanish: El Factor XS). (XS as in eXtra Small). The producers of the The X Factor from Britain have recently visited to view the show for a possible British version, which would be a rare example of a foreign adaption feeding back to the original.
By second semester of 2006 they made a version of this contest with famous stars called The X Factor: Battle of the Stars.
[edit] See also
- List of Colombian TV Shows
- The X Factor (British version)
