| X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Format | Talent show |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Jochen Schropp Janine Reinhardt (since 2011 , Backstage) |
| Judges | Das Bo (2011-) Till Brönner (2010-) Sarah Connor (2010-) George Glueck (2010) |
| Language(s) | German |
| No. of series | 1 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | VOX with first two kick-off show on RTL, and formerly ProSieben |
| Original run | 20 August 2010 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
X Factor is the German version of The 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 show's inaugural German season was in August, 2010.[1] RTL broadcast the first two kick-off shows. The other episodes have been shown on VOX. Both channels are part of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. X Factor is produced by Grundy Light Entertainment, another RTL Group company.[2]
The auditions were held in April 2010. The first show starts on 20 August 2010. During the final show on 9 November 2010, it was announced that there will be a second season in 2011. The second season will start on the 30th August and will be broadcast every Tuesday and Sunday.
Contents |
"Under 25 boys" or "Under 25s" category
"Under 25 girls" or "Under 25s" category
"Over 25s" category
"Groups" category
| Season | Air date | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Host(s) | Judges | Winning mentor | Guest Mentor |
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2010 | Edita Abdieski | Big Soul | Mati Gavriel | Jochen Schropp | Sarah Connor George Glueck Till Brönner |
Till Brönner | Larsito (Chulcha Candela) Adel Tawil Mousse T Kelly Rowland |
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2011 | David Pfeffer | Raffaela Wais | Nica & Joe | Sarah Connor Das Bo Till Brönner |
Mimi Westernhagen Jason Derulo Melanie C |
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.
| Season | Sarah Connor | George Glueck | Till Brönner |
|---|---|---|---|
| One | 16-24s Mati Gavriel Marlon Bertzbach Pino Severino |
Groups Big Soul Urban Candy LaFamille |
Over 25s Edita Abdieski Anthony Thet Meral Al-Mer |
| Season | Sarah Connor | Das Bo | Till Brönner |
| Two | Groups Nica & Joe BenMan Boyz II Hot Soultrip |
16-24s Raffaela Wais Monique Simon Martin Madeja Kassim Auale |
Over 25s David Pfeffer Rufus Martin Volker Schlag Gladys Mwachiti |
The first Season was started in 2010. The auditions were held in April 2010. The first show started on 20 August 2010. The Judges are Sarah Connor (16-24), George Glueck (Groups), and Till Brönner (25+).
There are four phases:
The live shows commenced on 21 September 2010. The following artists made it to the live shows. Ages are as of the date of the show (2010).
Key:
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–24s (Connor) | Marlon Bertzbach (18) | Mati Gavriel (24) | Pino Severino (18) | |
| 25-and-overs (Brönner) | Anthony Thet (30) | Edita Abdieski (25) | Meral Al-Mer (29) | |
| Groups (Glueck) | Big Soul | LaFamille | Urban Candy | |
The second Season will start on the 30th August 2011. The auditions were held in April/May 2011. The Show will broadcast every tuesday and sunday. The Judges are Sarah Connor, Das Bo and Till Brönner . This year twelve acts will be a part of the live shows, and not nine. Furthermore, from the first to ninth live show the judges decide which act has to leave the X Factor. In the final will be three acts.
Key:
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |||
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| 16–24s (Das Bo) | Kassim Auale (20) | Martin Madeja (19) | Monique Simon (16) | Raffaela Wais (22) |
| 25-and-overs (Brönner) | David Pfeffer (29) | Gladys Mwachiti (25) | Rufus Martin (35) | Volker Schlag (44) |
| Groups (Connor) | BenMan | Boyz II Hot | Nica & Joe | Soultrip |
BenMan consists of Benjamin (19) & Manuel (18).
Boyz II Hot consists of Daniel (18) & Nathanaele (19).
Nica & Joe consists of Joseph (31) & Veronika (24).
Soultrip consists of Blago (24), Martin (27) & Nunzio (24).
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