The X Factor (Ukraine)

The X Factor/Ікс-Фактор
Format Talent show
Created by Simon Cowell
Presented by Oksana Marchenko
Judges Ihor Kondratyuk
Sergei Sosedov
Yolka
Seryoga
Galina Pilyutykova (auditions)
Language(s) Ukrainian language, Russian language
No. of series 2
Production
Producer(s) Galina Pilytikova, Ruslan Gorodnichiy
Broadcast
Original channel STB
Original airing September 4, 2010
External links
Website

The X Factor (in 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: Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv, Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kyiv, Poltava, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, Simferopol, Mykolaiv, Chernivtsy, Uzhgorod, 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.

Contents

Series Summary

Season Air date Winner Runner-up Third Host(s) Judges Winning mentor
One
2010-2011 Olexiy Kuznetsov Mariya Rak Alexandr Krivoshapko
Vladimir Tkachenko
Oksana Marchenko Ihor Kondratyuk
Sergey Sosedov
Yolka
Seryoga
Yolka
Two
2011 Victor Romanchenko Oleh Kinzov Vladyslav Kurasov Oksana Marchenko Igor Kondratyuk
Sergey Sosedov
Seryoga
Yolka
Seryoga

Format

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.

"X Factor" (English) - the word idiom: a character trait that has no clear definition and explanation; talent. In the context of the show - "X-Factor" - part of the "star" in person "star " talent.

Auditions

The show's main aim is to find unique singing talent with a bright personality, stage presence and dance skills are also important elements that the judges are looking for. The contestants are divided into four categories: girls aged 14 to 24 years, boys from 14 to 24 years, over 25 years old and groups.

Selection of participants is divided into five stages:

Live shows

The finals consist of two shows: during the first each act performs one, or later in the series twice, and the second show is the results show, where the public vote. The judges mentor a category, where they are responsible for three final acts each.

During the first live broadcast each of the contestants perform one song in front of a studio audience and the judges, usually all the contestants sing live to a backing track. Some performances are accompanied by choreography and instruments. After the song, the judges comment on the performance, and often there is some competition between the judges' views. The lines for voting opens immediately after all the contestants have performed. When there are just 4 or 5 acts left, the format changes a little, with two songs performed by each act. Three acts remain until the grand final where the public vote alone chooses the winner of the series.

Results

Before announcing the results of the previous show, a famous star usually take to the stage and performs. Afterwards the results, in no particular order, are announced. The presenter announces who goes through to the follow week, leaving the final bottom two. These two acts go head to head and have to sing for survival. The judges then decide, with one vote each, who should go through to the following week and who should be eliminated. If there is a tie, the result goes to 'dead lock' where the public vote is used again, and the act with the lowest number of votes leaves the show. The details of the votes are never announced, as this may influence subsequent votes in future weeks.

Later in the series when there are just a few acts left, the judges do not vote, only comment on the performances. Only the public vote counts in the results shows.

Season 1 (2010-2011)

The first season of Ukrainian X-Factor began on 4 September, 2010, presented by Oksana Marchenko. The judges were: Igor Kondratyuk showman, singer Yolka, rapper Seryoga and music critic Sergei Sosedov. The winner was Alexey Kuznecov (in Ukrainian Олексiй Кузнецов) mentored by Yolka with Maria Rak (in Ukrainian Марія Рак) mentored by Ihor Kondratyuk as runner-up

Finalists

     – Winner
     – Runner-up
     – Third Place
Category (Mentor) Acts
Boys (Yolka) Alexandr Krivoshapko Olexiy Kuznetsov Dmitri Skalozybov
Girls (Ihor Kondratyuk) Maria Rak Masha Stasiyk Tatyana Zotova
Over 25s
(Sergei Sosedov)
Yuriy Boguslavskiy Iryna Borysiuk Vladimir Tkachenko
Groups (Seryoga) Deti Capitana Granta Dmitri Monatik and
Ivan Safarov
Sergei Semionov and
Alexandr Pavlik

Positions X-Factor

Position X-Factor 2

External links