The X Factor - wikipedia The X Factor This article is about the international television franchise. For individual countries ' versions and other uses, see X Factor ( disambiguation ). The X Factor Genre Reality television Created by Simon Cowell Country of origin United Kingdom Production Producer ( s ) Thames FremantleMedia Syco Entertainment The X Factor is a television music competition franchise created by Simon Cowell. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol ( 2001 -- 03 ). It is held in various countries. The programmes are produced by executive producer Simon Cowell and his company SYCOtv. The `` X Factor '' of the title refers to the undefinable `` something '' that makes for star quality. The prize is usually a recording contract, in addition to the publicity that appearance in the later stages of the show itself generates, not only for the winner but also for other highly ranked contestants. The similarities between The X Factor and Idols prompted Idol creator Simon Fuller, along with 19 Entertainment, to file a lawsuit against Cowell, SYCOtv, and FremantleMedia in 2004. An out - of - court settlement was reached in 2005 allowing Fuller to gain a 10 % share in The X Factor format, and preventing an American version until 2010. Fuller later filed another lawsuit in 2011, claiming that he had also been promised that he would be credited as an executive producer of The X Factor USA, but that Syco, FremantleMedia, and Fox Broadcasting Company had failed to fulfill that promise ; that lawsuit is pending. Unlike Idol, where the judges only critique the contestants ' performances, on The X Factor each judge `` mentors '' the finalists in a particular category, aiding them with song selection and styling, while also participating together in judging the contestants in the other categories. Not only Idol, but also new singing shows The Voice and Rising Star have become rival shows to The X Factor. Contents 1 The X Factor around the world 2 Disputes and controversies 2.1 Legal dispute 2.2 Denmark 2.3 New Zealand 2.3. 1 Natalia Kills outburst 2.3. 2 Shae Brider 2.3. 3 Natalia Kills ' and Willy Moon 's abuse of Joe Irvine 2.4 United Kingdom 2.5 United States 2.5. 1 Rachel Crow elimination 2.5. 2 Don Phillip audition 3 Celebrity versions 4 International versions 5 See also 6 References The X Factor Around the World Location of different franchises of The X Factor Own version Joint version Regional version There have been a total of 173 winners of The X Factor worldwide. Country / Region Local title Network Winner Judges Hosts Albania Kosovo X Factor TV Klan Season 1, 2012 : Sheila Haxhiraj Season 2, 2012 -- 13 : Arilena Ara Season 3, 2013 -- 14 : Ergi Dini Season 4, 2015 : Edea Demaliaj Pandi Laço ( 1 -- 4 ) Alban Skënderaj ( 1 -- 4 ) Vesa Luma ( 1 ) Juliana Pasha ( 1 ) Altuna Sejdiu ( 2 -- 3 ) Soni Malaj ( 2 -- 3 ) Miriam Cani ( 4 ) Bleona Qereti ( 4 ) Alketa Vejsiu ( 1 -- 4 ) Arab world The X Factor Rotana ( 1 - 2 ) CBC ( 3 ) MBC 4 ( 4 ) Season 1, 2006 : Rajaa Kasabni Season 2, 2007 : Muhammad El Majzoub Season 3, 2013 : Mohammed Elrifi Season 4, 2015 : Hamza Hawsawi Michel Elefteriades ( 1 -- 2 ) Nelly ( Egyptian entertainer ) ( 1 ) Carole Samaha ( 3 ) Elissa ( 3 -- 4 ) Hussain Al Jasmi ( 3 ) Wael Kfoury ( 3 ) Ragheb Alama ( 4 ) Donia Samir Ghanem ( 4 ) Joel Rahme ( 1 -- 2 ) Bassel Alzaro ( 3 -- 4 ) Yosra Lozy ( 3 ) Daniella Rahme ( 4 ) Armenia ԻՔՍ -- ՖԱԿՏՈՐ X -- Factor Shant TV Website Season 1, 2010 -- 11 : Vrezh Kirakosyan Season 2, 2012 -- 13 : Kim Grigoryan Season 3, 2014 : Vahé Margaryan Season 4, 2016 - 17 : Edgar Ghandilyan Season 5, 2018 : Upcoming Season Current Garik Papoyan André ( 2 -- ) Erik ( 4 - ) Shushanik Arevshatyan ( 4 - ) Former Egor Glumov ( 1, 3 ) Naira Gyurjinyan ( 1 -- 2 ) Gisane Palyan ( 1 -- 2 ) Emmy ( 3 ) Aram Mp3 ( 1 -- 2 ) Grisha Aghakhanyan ( 3 ) Australia The X Factor Former Seven Network ( 2 -- 8 ) Network Ten ( 1 ) Season 1, 2005 : Random Season 2, 2010 : Altiyan Childs Season 3, 2011 : Reece Mastin Season 4, 2012 : Samantha Jade Season 5, 2013 : Dami Im Season 6, 2014 : Marlisa Punzalan Season 7, 2015 : Cyrus Villanueva Season 8, 2016 : Isaiah Firebrace Former Iggy Azalea ( 8 ) Adam Lambert ( 8 ) Dannii Minogue ( 5 -- 7 ) Chris Isaak ( 7 ) Redfoo ( 5 -- 6 ) Mel B ( 3 -- 4, 8 ) Natalie Bassingthwaighte ( 3 -- 6 ) Ronan Keating ( 2 -- 6 ) Kyle Sandilands ( 2 ) Natalie Imbruglia ( 2 ) Guy Sebastian ( 2 -- 4, 7 -- 8 ) Kate Ceberano ( 1 ) Mark Holden ( 1 ) John Reid ( 1 ) Former Luke Jacobz ( 2 -- 7 ) Daniel MacPherson ( 1 ) Jason Dundas ( 8 ) Chloe Maxwell ( The Xtra Factor, 1 ) Natalie Garonzi ( The Xtra Factor, 2 ) Balkan States Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Republic of Macedonia Montenegro Serbia X Factor Adria RTL Televizija ( 2 ) TV Sitel ( 1 - 2 ) Prva ( 2 ) Federalna ( 1 - 2 ) RTV Pink ( 1 ) RTRS ( 2 ) Series 1, 2013 -- 14 : Daniel Kajmakoski Series 2, 2015 : Amel Ćurić Željko Joksimović ( 1 -- 2 ) Emina Jahović ( 1 ) Kiki Lesendrić ( 1 ) Kristina Kovač ( 1 ) Aleksandra Kovač ( 2 ) Massimo Savić ( 2 ) Tonči Huljić ( 2 ) Ana Grubin ( live shows, 1 ) Bane Jevtić ( 1, Auditions, backstage, 1 ) Snezana Velkov ( 1, Auditions, backstage, 1 ) Una Senić Antonija Blaće ( selection process, live shows, 2 ) Aleksandar Radojičić ( selection process, live shows, 2 ) Nikolina Pišek ( backstage, 2 ) Belgium X Factor vtm Website Season 1, 2005 : Udo Mechels Season 2, 2008 : Dirk De Smet Kris Wauters ( 1 -- 2 ) Jean Blaute ( 1 ) Liliane Saint - Pierre ( 1 ) Maurice Engelen ( 2 ) Do ( 2 ) Hadise ( 2 ) Koen Wauters ( 1 ) Brazil X Factor Band Website TNT Season 1, 2016 : Cristopher Clark Season 2, 2017 : Upcoming season Rick Bonadio Alinne Rosa Di Ferrero Paulo Miklos Fernanda Paes Leme ( X Factor ) Maurício Meirelles ( Pré - Factor ) Bulgaria X Factor NovaTv Website Season 1, 2011 : Raffi Boghosyan Season 2, 2013 : Zhana Bergendorff Season 3, 2014 -- 15 : Slavin Slavchev Season 4, 2015 -- 16 : Christiana Louizu Season 5, 2017 -- 18 : Upcoming Season Current Krisko ( 4 -- ) Sanya Armutlieva ( 2 -- ) Lubo Kirov ( 2 -- 3, 5 -- ) Zaki ( 2 -- 3, 5 -- ) Former Maria Ilieva ( 1 -- 3 ) Poli Genova ( 1 ) Vasko Vasilev ( 1 ) Maga ( 1 ) Lucy Diakovska ( 4 ) Magarditch Halvadjian ( 4 ) Current Maria Ignatova ( 2 -- ) Alexandra Raeva ( 2 -- ) Former Deo ( 1 ) Cambodia X Factor Cambodia Hang Meas HDTV Season 1, TBC : Upcoming season TBA TBA Chile Factor X TVN Website Season 1, 2011 : Sergio Járlaz Season 2, 2012 : Juan Gabriel Valenzuela Tito Beltrán Karen Doggenweiler Mon Laferte ( 2 ) José Luis Rodríguez ( 2 ) Zeta Bosio ( 1 ) Julián Elfenbein China The X Factor : 激情 唱 响 The X Factor : Passionate Singer Liaoning TV Season 1, 2011 : Li Shangshang Season 2, 2012 : Chen Yumeng Angie Chai Chih -- ping Aduo Chen Ming Chen Yufan Da Zuo Shao Wenjie The X Factor : 中国 最 强 音 The X Factor : China 's Strongest Voice HBS : Hunan TV Season 1, 2013 : Zeng Yiming Eason Chan Yik -- shun Lo Ta -- yu Zheng Jun Zhang Ziyi Zhu Dan He Jiong Colombia El Factor X The X Factor RCN TV Website Series 1, 2005 : Julio César Meza Series 2, 2006 : Francisco Villarreal Series 3, 2009 : Siam Marbelle José Gaviria Juan Carlos Coronel Andrea Serna El Factor X : Batalla de las Estrellas The X Factor : Battle of the Stars Series 1, 2006 : Luz Amparo Álvarez El Factor Xs Season 1, 2006 : Andres Camilo Hurtado Season 2, 2007 : Camilo Echeverry Correa Season 3, 2011 : Shaira Selena Peláez Marbelle José Gaviria Juan Carlos Coronel ( 1, 3 ) Wilfrido Vargas ( 2 ) El Factor X Family Season 1, 2015 : Dúo Herencia Marbelle José Gaviria Juan Carlos Coronel Reykon Czech Republic X Factor TV Nova Website Season 1, 2008 : Jiří Zonyga Gabriela Osvaldová Ondřej Soukup Petr Janda Leoš Mareš Czech Republic Slovakia X Factor Prima family Website TV JOJ Website Season 1, 2014 : Peter Bažík Celeste Buckingham Ondřej Brzobohatý Sisa Sklovská Oto Klempíř Martin `` Pyco '' Rausch Denmark X Factor DR Website Season 1, 2008 : Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Season 2, 2009 : Linda Andrews Season 3, 2010 : Thomas Ring Petersen Season 4, 2011 : Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen Season 5, 2012 : Ida Østergaard Madsen Season 6, 2013 : Chresten Falck Damborg Season 7, 2014 : Anthony Jasmin Season 8, 2015 : Emilie Esther Season 9, 2016 : Embrace Season 10, 2017 : Morten Nørgaard Season 11, 2018 : Upcoming season Current Thomas Blachman ( 1 -- 2, 4 -- ) Sanne Salomonsen ( 11 -- ) Remee ( 1 -- 3, 7 -- ) Former Lina Rafn ( 1 -- 2, 7 -- 8 ) Soulshock ( 3 ) Pernille Rosendahl ( 3 -- 5 ) Cutfather ( 4 -- 5 ) Ida Corr ( 6 ) Anne Linnet ( 6 ) Mette Lindberg ( 9 -- 10 ) Current Sofie Linde Lauridsen ( 9 -- ) Joakim Ingversen ( Ultra Factor, 9 -- ) Former Eva Harlou ( 7 -- 8 ) Lise Rønne ( 1 -- 2, 4 -- 5 ) Signe Muusmann ( 3 ) Signe Molde ( 6 ) Emil Thorup ( Xtra Factor, 6 ) Thomas Skov ( X Factor Backstage, 8 ) Ecuador Factor X Kids Ecuador Ecuavisa Season 1, 2015 : Celena Rosero Jorge Luis del Hierro ( 1 -- ) Pamela Cortéz ( 1 -- ) Maykel Cedeño ( 1 -- ) Ursula Strenge Finland X Factor MTV3 Website Season 1, 2010 : Elias Hämäläinen Season 2, 2018 : Upcoming season Current Michael Monroe ( 2 - ) Saara Aalto ( 2 - ) Suvi Teräsniska ( 2 - ) Mikael Gabriel ( 2 - ) Former Linda Brava ( 1 ) Renne Korppila ( 1 ) Gugi Kokljuschkin ( 1 ) Current TBA ( 2 - ) Former Heikki Paasonen ( 1 ) Jukka Rossi ( Xtra Factor ) ( 1 ) France Wallonia X Factor M6 ( 2 ) W9 ( 1 ) Website RTL -- TVI Website Season 1, 2009 : Sébastien Agius Season 2, 2011 : Matthew Raymond - Barker Henry Padovani ( 2 ) Olivier Schultheis ( 2 ) Véronic DiCaire ( 2 ) Christophe Willem ( 2 ) Marc Cerrone ( 1 ) Julie Zenatti ( 1 ) Alain Lanty ( 1 ) Sandrine Corman ( 2 ) Jérôme Anthony ( F@n Factor, 2 ) Alexandre Devoise ( 1 ) Georgia X Factor Georgia X ფაქტორი Rustavi 2 Season 1, 2014 : Tornike Kipiani Season 2, 2015 : Giorgi Nakashidze Season 3, 2016 : Avto Abeslamidze Season 4, 2017 : Upcoming Season Current Sofia Nizharadze ( 2 -- ) Stephane Mgebrishvili ( 1, 4 ) Lela Tsurtsumia ( 4 ) Giorgi Gabunia ( 1 -- ) Former Sopho Toroshelidze ( 1 ) Tamta ( 1 -- 2 ) Anri Jokhadze ( 2 ) Nina Sublatti ( 3 ) Dato Porchkhidze ( 3 ) Ruska Makashvili Giorgi Kipshidze Germany X Factor VOX Season 1, 2010 : Edita Abdieski Season 2, 2011 : David Pfeffer Season 3, 2012 : Mrs. Greenbird Sarah Connor ( 1 -- 3 ) Sandra Nasic ( 3 ) HP Baxxter ( 3 ) Moses Pelham ( 3 ) Till Brönner ( 1 -- 2 ) Das Bo ( 2 ) George Glueck ( 1 ) Jochen Schropp ( 1 -- 3 ) Janin Reinhardt ( backstage, 2 ) Greece Cyprus The X Factor ANT1 ( 1 - 3 ) Skai TV ( 4 - ) Sigma TV ( 4 - ) Series 1, 2008 -- 09 : Loukas Giorkas Series 2, 2009 -- 10 : Stavros Michalakakos Series 3, 2010 -- 11 : Haris Antoniou Series 4, 2016 : Andreas Leontas Series 5, 2017 : Panagiotis Koufogiannis Series 6, 2018 : Upcoming Season Current Giorgos Papadopoulos ( 5 -- ) Babis Stokas ( 5 -- ) Giorgos Mazonakis ( 5 -- ) TBA ( 6 -- ) Former Giorgos Theofanous ( 1 -- 4 ) George Levendis ( 1 -- 3 ) Katerina Gagaki ( 1 -- 3 ) Nikos Mouratidis ( 1 -- 3 ) Tamta ( 4 -- 5 ) Peggy Zina ( 4 ) Thodoris Marantinis ( 4 ) Current Sakis Rouvas Evangelia Aravani ( backstage, 4 -- ) Former Giorgos Lianos ( auditions, 1 -- 3 ) Despina Kampouri ( auditions, 1 -- 2 ) Maria Sinatsaki ( auditions, 3 ) Hungary X-Faktor RTL Klub Website Series 1, 2010 : Csaba Vastag Series 2, 2011 : Tibor Kocsis Series 3, 2012 : Gergő Oláh Series 4, 2013 : Dóra Danics Series 5, 2014 : Andrea Tóth Series 6, 2016 : Barbara Opitz Series 7, 2017 : Current season Current ByeAlex ( 6 -- ) Laci Gáspár ( 6 -- ) Peti Puskás ( 6 -- ) Gigi Radics ( 7 - ) Former Péter Geszti ( 1 -- 4 ) Ildikó Keresztes ( 1 -- 3 ) Miklós Malek ( 1 -- 3 ) Feró Nagy ( 1 -- 3 ) Róbert Alföldi ( 4 -- 5 ) Róbert Szikora ( 4 -- 5 ) Gabi Tóth ( 4 -- 6 ) Little G Weevil ( 5 ) Current Ramóna Kiss ( 7 -- ) Dóra Kovács ( X-Faktor backstage, 6 - ) Former Nóra Ördög ( 1 -- 3 ) Balázs Sebestyén ( 1 ) Bence Istenes ( 4 -- 6 ) Lilu ( 4 ) Iceland X Factor Stöð 2 Website Series 1, 2006 : Jógvan Hansen Einar Bárðarson ( 1 ) Elínborg Halldórsdóttir ( 1 ) Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson ( 1 ) Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir ( 1 ) India X Factor India Sony Entertainment TV Website Season 1, 2011 : Geet Sagar Sonu Nigam Shreya Ghoshal Sanjay Leela Bhansali Aditya Narayan Indonesia X Factor Indonesia RCTI Website Season 1, 2012 -- 13 : Fatin Shidqia Season 2, 2015 : Jebe & Petty Season 3, 2018 : Upcoming season Current Ahmad Dhani ( 1 -- ) Bebi Romeo ( 1 -- ) Rossa ( 1 -- ) Afgan ( 2 -- ) Former Anggun ( 1 ) Robby Purba ( 1 -- ) Israel The X Factor ישראל The X Factor Israel Channel 2 -- Reshet Website Season 1, 2013 -- 14 : Rose Fostanes Season 2, 2015 : Daniel Yafe Rami Fortis Moshe Peretz Ivri Lider Shiri Maimon Bar Refaeli Italy X Factor TV8 ( 10 - ) Sky Uno ( 5 -- ) Website Rai 2 ( 1 -- 4 ) Series 1, 2008 : Aram Quartet Series 2, 2008 -- 09 : Matteo Becucci Series 3, 2009 : Marco Mengoni Series 4, 2010 : Nathalie Series 5, 2011 : Francesca Michielin Series 6, 2012 : Chiara Galiazzo Series 7, 2013 : Michele Bravi Series 8, 2014 : Lorenzo Fragola Series 9, 2015 : Giosada Series 10, 2016 : Soul System Series 11, 2017 : Current series Current Levante ( 11 -- ) Fedez ( 8 -- ) Manuel Agnelli ( 10 -- ) Mara Maionchi ( 1 -- 4, 11 -- ) Former Morgan ( 1 -- 3, 5 -- 8 ) Anna Tatangelo ( 4 ) Enrico Ruggeri ( 4 ) Claudia Mori ( 3 ) Elio ( 4 -- 7, 9 ) Simona Ventura ( 1 -- 2, 5 -- 7 ) Victoria Cabello ( 8 ) Arisa ( 5 -- 6, 10 ) Mika ( 7 -- 9 ) Skin ( 9 ) Alvaro Soler ( 10 ) Current Alessandro Cattelan ( 5 -- ) Mara Maionchi ( Xtra Factor, 8 -- ) Aurora Ramazzotti ( X Factor daily, 9 -- ) Former Francesco Facchinetti ( 1 -- 4 ; Xtra Factor, 4 ) Alessandra Barzaghi ( Xtra Factor, 4 ) Max Novaresi ( Xtra Factor, 5 -- 6 ) Brenda Lodigiani ( Xtra Factor, 5 -- 6 ) Matteo Bordone ( Xtra Factor, 7 -- 8 ) Japan Okinawa X Factor Okinawa Japan Okinawa TV Website Season 1, 2013 -- 14 : Sky 's the Limit Kaz Utsunomiya Rino Nakasone Kiyoshi Matsuo Jon Kabira Naomi Watanabe Kazakhstan X Factor Perviy Kanal Evraziya Website Season 1, 2011 : Dariya Gabdull Season 2, 2012 : Andrey Tikhonov Season 3, 2013 : Evgeniya Barysheva Season 4, 2013 : Kairat Kapanov Season 5, 2014 : Evgeny Vyblov Season 6, 2015 : Astana Kargabay Season 7, 2017 : Upcoming Season Current Nagima Eskalieva Eva Becher ( 6 -- ) Nurbergen Makhambetov ( 5 from live -- ) Former Alexander Shevchenko ( 1 -- 5 ) Sultana Karazhigitova ( 1 -- 2, until live ) Ismail Igіlmanov ( 2, from live ) Erlan Kokeev ( 3 ) Dilnaz Akhmadieva ( 4 -- 5, until live ) Current Arnur Istybaev ( 2 -- ) Former Adil Liyan ( 1 ) Latvia X Faktors TV3 Season 1, 2017 : TBA Current Aija Auškāpa Intars Busulis Reinis Sējāns Markus Riva Lithuania X Faktorius TV3 Season 1, 2012 -- 13 : Giedrė Vokietytė Season 2, 2013 -- 14 : Žygimantas Gečas Season 3, 2015 -- 16 : Monika Pundziūtė Season 4, 2016 -- 17 : Iglė Bernotaitytė Season 5, 2017 : Current Season Current Saulius Prūsaitis Saulius Urbonavičius Justina Arlauskaitė - Jazzu ( 3 -- ) Marijonas Mikutavičius ( 2 -- ) Former Vytautas Šapranauskas ( 1 ) Rūta Ščiogolevaitė ( 1 -- 2 ) Current Martynas Starkus ( 2 -- ) Former Marijonas Mikutavičius ( 1 ) Myanmar The X Factor Myanmar MRTV 4 Season 1, 2016 : Htun Naung Sint Season 2, 2017 : Upcoming Season Si Thu Lwin Nge Nge Eint Chit Za War Zaw Htet Netherlands X Factor RTL 4 Website Season 1, 2007 : Sharon Kips Season 2, 2009 : Lisa Hordijk Season 3, 2010 : Jaap Reesema Season 4, 2011 : Rochelle Perts Season 5, 2013 : Haris Alagic Former Henkjan Smits ( 1 ) Marianne van Wijnkoop ( 1 ) Henk Temming ( 1 ) Eric van Tijn ( 2 -- 4 ) Stacey Rookhuizen ( 2 -- 4 ) Angela Groothuizen ( 2 -- 5 ) Gordon Heuckeroth ( 2 -- 5 ) Ali Bouali ( 5 ) Candy Dulfer ( 5 ) Wendy van Dijk ( 1 -- 4 ) Martijn Krabbe ( 2 -- 5 ) Nathalie Bulters ( Backstage, 3 ) Eva Treurniet ( Backstage, 3 ) Lieke van Lexmond ( Backstage, 4 ) Ferry Doedens ( Backstage, 5 ) New Zealand The X Factor TV3 Website Series 1, 2013 : Jackie Thomas Series 2, 2015 : Beau Monga Former Daniel Bedingfield ( 1 ) Ruby Frost ( 1 ) Stan Walker ( 1 -- 2 ) Melanie Blatt ( 1 -- 2 ) Willy Moon ( 2 ) Natalia Kills ( 2 ) Shelton Woolright ( 2 ) Natalie Bassingthwaighte ( 2 ) Current Dominic Bowden Guy Williams ( The Xtra Factor, 2 ) Sharyn Casey ( The Xtra Factor, 2 ) Clint Roberts ( The Xtra Factor, 2 ) Caito Potatoe aka Caitlin Davidson ( The X Factor RAW, 2 ) Norway X Factor TV 2 Season 1, 2009 : Chand Torsvik Season 2, 2010 : Hans Bollandsås Jan Fredrik Karlsen Elisabeth Andreassen ( 2 ) Marion Ravn ( 2 ) Klaus Sonstad ( 2 ) Mira Craig ( 1 ) Peter Peters ( 1 ) Ravi ( 2 ) Guri Solberg ( 2 ) Peter Moi Brubresko ( Xtra Factor ) Katarina Flatland ( Xtra Factor ) Charlotte Thorstvedt ( 1 ) Philippines The X Factor Philippines ABS -- CBN Website Season 1, 2012 : KZ Tandingan Charice Martin Nievera Gary Valenciano Pilita Corrales KC Concepcion Poland X Factor TVN Website Season 1, 2011 : Gienek Loska Season 2, 2012 : Dawid Podsiadło Season 3, 2013 : Klaudia Gawor Season 4, 2014 : Artem Furman Maja Sablewska ( 1 ) Czesław Mozil ( 1 -- 4 ) Kuba Wojewódzki ( 1 -- 4 ) Tatiana Okupnik ( 2 -- 4 ) Ewa Farna ( 4 ) Jarosław Kuźniar ( 1 -- 2 ) Patricia Kazadi ( 3 -- 4 ) Portugal Factor X SIC Season 1, 2013 -- 14 : Berg Season 2, 2014 : Kika Kardoso Sónia Tavares Paulo Junqueiro Paulo Ventura Miguel Guedes ( 2 ) João Manzarra Cláudia Vieira ( 2 ) Bárbara Guimarães ( 1 ) Carolina Torres ( Factor Extra ) Tiago Silva ( Factor F ) Romania X Factor Antena 1 Website Season 1, 2011 -- 12 : Andrei Leonte Season 2, 2012 : Tudor Turcu Season 3, 2013 : Florin Ristei Season 4, 2014 : Adina Răducan Season 5, 2015 : Florin Răduţă Season 6, 2016 : Olga Verbiţchi Season 7, 2017 : Current Season Current Delia Matache ( 2 -- ) Horia Brenciu ( 4 -- ) Ștefan Bănică, Jr. ( 4 -- ) Carla 's Dreams ( 6 -- ) Former Paula Seling ( 1 ) Mihai Morar ( 1 ) Adrian Sînă ( 1 ) Dan Bittman ( 2 -- 3 ) Cheloo ( 2 -- 3 ) Răzvan Simion Dani Oțil Russia Секрет Успеха Secret of Success RTR Website Season 1, 2005 : Vladimir Sapovskiy Season 2, 2007 : Nikolai Timohin Valeriy Meladze Valery Garkalin ( 2 ) Tigran Keosayan ( 2 ) Katerina Von Gechmen -- Valdek ( 1 ) Aleksandr Revzin ( 1 ) Tutta Larsen Aleksey Chumakov ( 1 ) Elena Vorobey ( 1 ) Фактор А Faktor A Russia 1 Website Season 1, 2011 : Sergei Savin Season 2, 2012 : Alexey Sulima Season 3, 2013 : Mali Current Lolita Milyavskaya Roman Emelyanov Igor Nikolayev ( 2 -- ) Alla Pugacheva ( Chairperson ) Former Boris Krasnov ( 1 ) Current Philipp Kirkorov Alexey Chumakov ( 2 -- ) Former Vladimir Zelenski ( 1 ) Главная сцена The Main Stage Russia 1 Website Season 1, ( winter 2015 ) : Sardor Milano Season 2, ( 2015 -- 16 ) : Arseniy Borodin Adjudicating judges Walter Afanasieff ( 1 ) Zhana Rozhdestvenskaya ( 1 ) Yuri Antonov ( 1 ) Sergey Chigrakov ( 1 ) Valeriy Leontiev ( 2 ) Diana Arbenina ( 2 ) Elena Vaenga ( 2 ) Vladimir Presnyakov ( 2 ) Nikolai Noskov ( 2, only auditions ) Judges - producer Walter Afanasieff ( 1 ) Konstantin Meladz ( 1 ) Maxim Fadeev ( 1 ) Igor Matvienko ( 1 ) Victor Drobish ( 1 ) Garik Martirosyan ( 1 ) Grigory Leps ( 1 ) Ernest Mascevicius ( 2 ) Nargiz Zakirova ( 2 ) Marina Kravets ( 2 ) Slovenia X Faktor POP TV Season 1, 2012 : Demetra Malalan Damjan Damjanovič Jadranka Juras Aleš Uranjek Peter Poles Vid Valič South Africa The X Factor SA SABC 1 Website Season 1, 2015 : FOUR Arno Carstens Oskido Zonke Andile Ncube Spain Factor X Cuatro Season 1, 2007 : María Villalón Season 2, 2008 : Vocal Tempo Miqui Puig ( 1 -- 2 ) Jorge Flo ( 1 -- 2 ) Eva Perales ( 1 -- 2 ) Nuria Roca ( 1 -- 2 ) Sweden X Factor TV4 Website Season 1, 2012 : Awa Santesson - Sey Andreas Carlsson Marie Serneholt Orup Ison Glasgow David Hellenius Thailand The X Factor Thailand Workpoint TV Website Season 1, 2017 : Current series Nitipong Honark Jennifer Kim Saksit Vejsupaporn Chalatit Tantiwut Krit Sripoomseth Turkey X Factor : Star Işığı Kanal D Website Season 1, 2014 : Halil Polat Ziynet Sali ( 1a ) Emre Aydın ( 1a ) Ömer Karacan ( 1a ) Armağan Çağlayan ( 1a ) Nigar Jamal ( 1b ) Sinan Akçıl ( 1b ) Atiye ( 1b ) Nihat Odabaşı ( 1b ) Current Bülent Şakrak ( 1 -- ) Former Kadir Doğulu ( 1 ) Ukraine The X Factor STB Website Season 1, 2010 -- 11 : Olexiy Kuznetsov Season 2, 2011 -- 12 : Viktor Romanchenko Season 3, 2012 -- 13 : Aida Nikolaychuk Season 4, 2013 -- 14 : Oleksandr Poriadynsky Season 5, 2014 : Dmytro Babak Season 6, 2015 : Kostiantyn Bocharov Season 7, 2016 : Sevak Hanagyan Season 8, 2017 : Current Season Current Nastya Kamenskykh ( 8 -- ) Oleg Vinnik ( 8 -- ) Dmitry Shurov ( 8 -- ) Virka Serdiuchka ( 7 -- ) Former Ihor Kondratiuk ( 1 -- 6 ) Serhiy Sosedov ( 1 -- 6 ) Yolka ( 1 -- 2 ) Seryoga ( 1 -- 4 ) Iryna Dubtsova ( 3 -- 4 ) Nino Katamadze ( 5 -- 6 ) Ivan Dorn ( 5 ) Andriy Khlyvniuk ( 6 ) Kostiantyn Meladze ( 7 ) Yuliya Sanina ( 7 ) Anton Savlepov ( 7 ) Current Andriy Bedniakov ( 7 -- ) Former Oksana Marchenko ( 1 -- 7 ) United Kingdom The X Factor ITV Website Series 1, 2004 : Steve Brookstein Series 2, 2005 : Shayne Ward Series 3, 2006 : Leona Lewis Series 4, 2007 : Leon Jackson Series 5, 2008 : Alexandra Burke Series 6, 2009 : Joe McElderry Series 7, 2010 : Matt Cardle Series 8, 2011 : Little Mix Series 9, 2012 : James Arthur Series 10, 2013 : Sam Bailey Series 11, 2014 : Ben Haenow Series 12, 2015 : Louisa Johnson Series 13, 2016 : Matt Terry Series 14, 2017 : Current series Current Simon Cowell ( 1 -- 7, 11 -- ) Louis Walsh ( 1 -- 11, 13 -- ) Sharon Osbourne ( 1 -- 4, 10, 13 -- ) Nicole Scherzinger ( 9 -- 10, 13 -- ) Former Dannii Minogue ( 4 -- 7 ) Cheryl ( 5 -- 7, 11 -- 12 ) Gary Barlow ( 8 -- 10 ) Tulisa ( 8 -- 9 ) Kelly Rowland ( 8 ) Mel B ( 11 ) Nick Grimshaw ( 12 ) Rita Ora ( 12 ) Current Dermot O ' Leary ( 4 -- 11, 13 -- ) Roman Kemp ( digital, 13 ) Becca Dudley ( digital 14 - ) Former Kate Thornton ( 1 -- 3 ) Caroline Flack ( 12 ) Olly Murs ( 12 ) The Xtra Factor Ben Shephard ( 1 -- 3 ) Fearne Cotton ( 4 ) Holly Willoughby ( 5 -- 6 ) Konnie Huq ( 7 ) Caroline Flack ( 8 -- 10 ) Olly Murs ( 8 -- 9 ) Matt Richardson ( 10 ) Sarah - Jane Crawford ( 11 ) Rochelle Humes ( 12 ) Melvin Odoom ( 12 ) Rylan Clark - Neal ( 13 ) Matt Edmondson ( 13 ) The X Factor : Battle of the Stars Series 1, 2006 : Lucy Benjamin Simon Cowell Sharon Osbourne Louis Walsh Kate Thornton United States The X Factor Fox Website Season 1, 2011 : Melanie Amaro Season 2, 2012 : Tate Stevens Season 3, 2013 : Alex & Sierra Simon Cowell L.A. Reid ( 1 -- 2 ) Paula Abdul ( 1 ) Nicole Scherzinger ( 1 ) Cheryl Cole ( auditions, 1 ) Demi Lovato ( 2 -- 3 ) Britney Spears ( 2 ) Kelly Rowland ( 3 ) Paulina Rubio ( 3 ) Steve Jones ( 1 ) Mario Lopez ( 2 -- 3 ) Khloé Kardashian ( 2 ) El Factor X The X Factor ( Spanish Kids version ) MundoFox Season 1, 2013 : Los Tres Charritos Chino & Nacho ( 1 ) Angelica María ( 1 ) Belinda ( 1 ) Poncho de Anda ( 1 ) Vietnam The X Factor Vietnam Nhân tố bí ẩn VTV3 Season 1, 2014 : Giang Hồng Ngọc Season 2, 2016 : Trần Minh Như Season 3, 2017 : Upcoming season Current Hồ Quỳnh Hương Dương Khắc Linh Former Hồ Ngọc Hà ( 1 ) Đàm Vĩnh Hưng ( 1 ) Thanh Lam ( 2 ) Tùng Dương ( 2 ) Current Thành Trung ( 2 -- ) Gil Lê ( 2 -- ) Former Nguyên Khang Thu Thủy Note ^ Also shown in Republic of Ireland and in series 3, 4, 7 and 13 auditions were held in Dublin, and viewers in Ireland were allowed to vote. The UK version of The X Factor is also shown in Malta on channel TVM. Disputes and controversies Since it was first broadcast in 2004, The X Factor has been the subject of much controversy and criticism in the United Kingdom and many other countries where it was broadcast. Legal dispute Simon Fuller, the creator of Pop Idol, claimed that the format of The X Factor was copied from his own show. Through his company 19 TV, Fuller filed a lawsuit against The X Factor producers FremantleMedia, The X Factor creator Simon Cowell, and Cowell 's companies Simco and Syco. A High Court hearing began in London in November 2005, and the outcome was awaited with interest by media lawyers for its potential effect on the legal situation regarding the copyrighting of formats. However, the hearing was quickly adjourned and an out - of - court settlement was reached at the end of the month. Denmark The Danish version has been criticised by Danish music contract expert and consultant for The Danish Musicians ' Association ( Dansk Musiker Forbund ) Mikael Højris. According to Højris, the contracts for participation in the show are unfair for participants and almost amount to serfdom to DR1 ( the channel airing the show ) stating that clauses in the contracts forbid the participants -- whether they pass the first round or not -- from performing or participating in any other musical event for three months. He also criticises that participants are obliged to travel at their own expense. New Zealand Natalia Kills outburst On the second series of The X Factor, during the filming of the final judges ' auditions session in December 2014, whilst giving feedback to busker Sally Faherty who sang Frank Ocean 's `` Thinking About You ''. Natalia Kills started off by accusing Faherty of having wallflower body language. Kills then said `` buskers often end up performing more to themselves than to the people around them because they go unappreciated for so long it 's as if the people around them think that they are invisible. You have the body language as you 're trying to blend into the background behind you. '' The audience did n't appreciate what Kills had said and started booing her. Kills then said that Faherty was not invisible on the stage and that it was her time to change that. Judges Melanie Blatt and Stan Walker gave Faherty a `` Yes '', whilst Willy Moon ( Husband of Natalia Kills ) gave Faherty a `` No ''. The pressure was on Natalia Kills ( Moon 's wife ) to make the final decision. The crowd got involved trying to persuade Kills to put Faherty through. Kills then snapped at the audience saying `` Stop, stop it right now, you 're going to fuck this for her ''. Despite her comments, Kills decided to put Faherty through to Bootcamp by giving her a `` Yes ''. Some members of the audience ( including children ) were shocked at the outburst and walked out. A TV3 spokeswoman said both the network and Kills apologised for the incident. The incident was featured in the final audition episode, with the profanity bleeped out. Faherty was also heard using the F word backstage which was bleeped out. Shae Brider On the second series of The X Factor, in the sixth audition show which aired on television on 24 February 2015, convicted ex-prisoner Shae Brider auditioned and was put through to the boot camp round. In the episode Brider revealed that he had been involved in a 2004 murder in Wanganui and had served six years in prison for manslaughter. In reaction to criticism from the public and media, MediaWorks issued a statement saying that Brider 's criminal record had been fully disclosed when he entered The X Factor and that the New Zealand justice system considers that Brider has paid his debt to society. Mediaworks also apologized for any distress the episode may have caused viewers. Brider later told media that he regretted appearing on the series and had not thought through the impact of his appearance. TV3 announced that the first two bootcamp episodes would start with an apology to the victim 's mother and her family. International The X Factor producers FremantleMedia Australia and Syco Entertainment discussed the situation with the show 's producers, with a spokesperson for FreemantleMedia describing the inclusion of Brider on the show as `` a very poor editorial decision '' and saying that `` a more rigid approval process '' would ensure a similar situation would not happen in future. Natalia Kills ' and Willy Moon 's abuse of Joe Irvine During the first live show of The X Factor, after a performance by contestant Joe Irvine, Natalia Kills bullied and humiliated Irvine during the judges comments, stating that there was `` a doppelganger in our midst ''. Kills went on to attack Irvine, calling him out on his apparent copying of Kills ' husband, Willy Moon 's hairstyle and dress sense. Kills deemed Irvine a `` laughing stock '', overtly `` cheesy '' and `` disgusting '' and `` atrocious '' and a `` doppelganger '' of her husband. Moon continued the assault, stating Irvine was `` like Norman Bates dressing up in his mother 's clothing, it 's just a little bit creepy ''. Viewer response to the comments was overwhelmingly negative, with some calling for Kills and Moon to be fired from the show mid-series, and others simply stating the comments to be disgusting themselves. A Facebook page demanding the two to be fired was set up on 15 March 2015, and within twelve hours had amassed over 50,000 likes. The incident led to criticism from the show 's sponsors, franchise owner and fellow judges. A change.org petition asking TV3 to `` Take Natalia Kills off XFactor '', calling for the removal of only Natalia without mentioning her husband, had attracted 77,534 signatures. Moon and Kills were both fired from the show the day after the incident, several hours before the next episode went to air. United Kingdom Main article : Controversy and criticism of The X Factor ( UK ) United States Rachel Crow Elimination During week 7 of the live shows during the first season, judge Nicole Scherzinger could not decide which act to send home between contestants Rachel Crow and Marcus Canty. Scherzinger sent the vote to deadlock to let America 's votes determine who would be eliminated. Crow was eliminated, shocking Crow, Scherzinger, and fans. Scherzinger was booed off the stage at the end of the show with many calling for her to be fired and subsequently received death threats from some viewers. It is speculated that this is the main reason for Scherzinger 's dismissal as a judge following the season ending and subsequent transfer to the UK version of the show. Don phillip audition In the season two premiere, Don Philip, someone who once collaborated with Britney Spears, auditioned in front of the judges, and received a `` no '' from all judges. He then told Access Hollywood that ten minutes of footage from the interview was cut as he says he felt bullied into revealing he was gay. Spears reportedly replied `` It is fine that you are gay, '' though that was edited out as well. Those at Fox then released a statement saying `` The judges were not given any information at all about Mr. Philip prior to his audition. '' Celebrity versions From 29 May -- 5 June 2006, ITV broadcast a celebrity version of The X Factor in the UK called The X Factor : Battle of the Stars. It was hosted by Kate Thornton and judged by Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. It was won by actress Lucy Benjamin. There has also been a celebrity version in Colombia, El Factor X : Batalla de las Estrellas, also broadcast in 2006. 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Question: what is the prize for winning the x factor
Answer: a recording contract