标题：X-FACTOR
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X Factor 是一个发源自英国的电视选秀节目,，原本是设计为Pop Idol这个节目的替代品。它是一个唱歌比赛 , 目前在多个国家举办，把选手们分组彼此对抗。 这些选手是由公开海选选出的渴望成名的流行歌手。这个节目由监制Simon Cowell(也是知名选秀节目英国达人的制作人)与他的公司Syco Tv 制作。"X Factor" 这个标题指的是无法定义的构成明星气质的“东西”。除开宣传时的（应该是指冠军的）之外，作为奖品的唱片合约都在节目最后阶段自动产生，不仅冠军能够获得且其他高排位选手也能获得。
X-FACTOR成名选手(18张)
特点
该比赛不仅注重外表，个性，舞台表现和舞蹈动作也是衡量现场秀的重要因素。该节目最主要的是挖掘选手的演唱天赋，有些情况下选手可以运用自己的乐器，由于现场基本是由观众投票决定选手去留，所以次日的结果秀往往都让人大感意外。所以最重要的一个事情就是评委们挑选的选手必须是能够吸引众多歌迷的为其投票为其疯狂大众市场。比赛组别通常分为三类：独唱歌手16-28岁，28岁及以上组。X Factor 《未知元素》有四个阶段的比赛：第一阶段：海选 第二阶段：训练营（成功晋级的要经过进一步的选拔程序）第三阶段：评委之家（进入决赛的选择）第四阶段：现场秀/结果秀（决赛）
历年冠军
04年冠军 Steve Brookstein
05年冠军 Shayne Ward
Shayne Ward可谓是流行音乐的一个奇迹，在决赛当天以超过1000万张的投票数赢得了2005年“X Factor”的冠军。ITV电视台趁热打铁，第一时间推出了他的冠军单曲CD《That’s My Goal》，仅仅上架4天就登上了单曲冠军宝座，并进入了吉尼斯世界纪录，成为有史以来一天之内最多下载次数的歌曲。
06年冠军 Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis是目前选秀出来发展最好的歌手，在2006年“X Factor”比赛中，她一路过五关斩六将进入决赛，最终夺得冠军，同时赢得一百万镑的录音合约。06年底她的冠军单曲《A Moment Like This》以网络下载的形式发行，立刻在30分钟内被下载超过50，000次！这个数字打破了当时的世界纪录。现在的她已经是一位拥有多白金销量，身价过亿的歌手，获得过3个格莱美奖提名，1个金球奖提名。
07年冠军Leon Jackson
与大多数流行歌手相比，Leon Jackson的优势就在他的嗓音和唱功上面，这也是他在大赛中能够脱颖而出最重要的一点。首支单曲翻唱两大天后Mariah Carey和Whitney Houston 的经典曲目《When You Believe》,该单曲一上榜便获得本周UK单曲榜的冠军宝座。
08年冠军Alexandra Burke
早在2005年Alexandra就参加了“X Factor”的选秀，但当时由于年龄小未进入决赛。在2008年她再次参赛，并一举夺得冠军！她是继Leona Lewis后，第二名女性冠军，比赛后她收到Beyonce英国巡演的邀请。随后，她的首单《Hallelujah》在UK Singles Chart上打败了Leona Lewis登上榜首，并且打破了《A Moment Like This》的单日82，000次的记录，短短一日就卖到105，000张。《Hallelujah》第一周销量超过47万，创下当时英国女歌手历史最高！
09年冠军Joe McElderry
来自北英格兰的Joe McElderry以其清纯的嗓音和腼腆温和的性格赢得数以百万计英国电视观众的青睐，在决赛前，已经成为最被看好的赢家。在决赛中，他与Olly Murs分别演唱《The Climb》，竞争最后的选秀桂冠和百万英镑的唱片合同，最终，18岁的Joe赢得了将近三分之二的票数，成为第6届“X Factor”冠军。今年上映的《纳尼亚传奇3：黎明踏浪号》主题曲《Someone Wake Me Up》就是由他演唱。
10年冠军Matt Cardle
最新一届的冠军是来自英国28岁的粉刷匠Matt Cardle，直到参赛前，他还和父母住在一起，单调乏味的生活迫使Matt放弃了的自己的工作，去为自己寻找更大的舞台。在2010年秋天他登上“X Factor”舞台，以纯净的嗓音征服了在场的观众和评委，虽然台风有些拘谨，身体蜷缩，眼睛总是闭着，不停的在一个地方打转，但是这些都不影响观众和评委对他的才华的赞赏，最终获得了第七季冠军。
11年冠军 Little Mix
Little Mix是由Jesy Nelson，Leigh-Anne Pinnock， Perrie Edwards以及 
Jade Thirlwall组成的英国少女团体。在指导老师Tulisa(英国当红女歌手）的带领下，她们因在2011年获得了英国超人气歌唱比赛电视节目The X-Factor 的冠军而成名，她们是该比赛自开播8季以来出现的第一个团体冠军，这不仅改写了女子团体在比赛中一定走不远的命运，更打破了该比赛一直以来的”黑魔咒”——即团体组合无缘冠军的宿命。
12年冠军James Arthur
凭着稳定出色的发挥，James一直是评委最喜欢的选手之一被认为是冠军的热门人选。James在比赛结束后第二天发行了翻唱单曲Impossible（原唱为巴巴多斯女歌手Shontelle），该单曲首日卖出18.7万创历届冠军首日最高销量纪录，并且以首周49万的销量成为英国金曲榜冠军。
11年美版冠军Melanie Amaro
来自佛罗里达的天才女歌手梅拉尼·阿莫洛（melanie amaro）,美国版《TheXFactor》总冠军。演唱了beyonce的名曲《Listen》，技惊四座。全场观众纷纷喝彩，现场四位评委最后都起立鼓掌。Melanie参与了2011年的第一届《美版 X音素》，由Simon Cowell，Paula Abdul，Nicole Scherzinger和L.A. Reid担任评委。海选上，她演唱了Beyoncé Knowles原唱的歌曲“Listen”，进而成为了32强。在评委Simon Cowell之家，她演唱了Michael Jackson原唱的歌曲“Will You Be There"。起初，Melanie没有成为16强，因为她被淘汰出了女生组。然而，Simon竟然去到她在佛罗里达的家里，邀请她重返比赛。
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12年澳版冠军Samantha Jade
这位25岁美女的夺冠历程简直是一个励志童话。在参赛之前，Samantha的音乐道路异常坎坷，两度遭唱片公司解约的她最后甚至只能在父亲的小工厂里工作。而即使凭借惊艳嗓音跻身决赛，她的比赛进程也是充满波折，竟先后三次由于人气低迷进入Bottom two,离被淘汰只有一线之遥。这在任何一个国家的X-FACTOR冠军里都是极其罕见的。好在一场场的表演下来，Samantha用她完美的演唱征服了观众，强势逆转夺冠。如今已经成为澳洲最炙手可热的新星。Variations in the formatThere are two special pan-regional versions of The X Factor. These follow the normal The X Factor format with the exception that contestants come from different countries in the region where it airs: 
Arabia: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria and Tunisia. 
United Kingdom: Irelandand United Kingdom
In the fourth UK seriesthe age limit was lowered from 16 to 14, creating a 14–24 age group. This was split into separate male and female sections, making four categories in all: 14–24 males ("boys"), 14–24 females ("girls"), 25-and-overs, and groups. 
The X Factor:Battle of the Starsis a celebrity special edition of The X Factor in the UK and Colombia.The X Factor seriesRegion/country Local title Network Series and winners Judges Main presenters 
Arabia The X Factor, XSeer Al Najah
Rotana Tv Series 1, 2006
Khaled
Micheal Alfteriades
Anoshka
Australia The X Factor Network Ten Series 1, 2005: Random
Mark Holden
Kate Ceberano
John Reid
Daniel MacPherson 
Belgium X Factor
VTM Series 1, 2005: Udo Mechels
Jean Blaute
Kris Wauters
Liliane Saint-Pierre
Koen Wauters 
Colombia El Factor X
RCN TV Series 1, 2005: Julio César Meza
Series 2, 2006: Francisco Villareal
Marbelle
Juan Carlos Coronel
José Gaviria
Andrea Serna 
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
Series 1, 2006:Luz Amparo Alvarez
The XS Factor
Series 1, 2006:Andres
Series 2, 2007:Camilo
Marbelle
José Gaviria
Juan Carlos Coronel (Series 1)
Wilfrido Vargas (Series 2)
Czech Republic X Factor TV Nova Series 1, 2008: Upcoming series
Gábina Osvaldová
Ond?ej Soukup
Petr Janda Leo? Mare? 
Denmark X-Factor DR 1 Series 1, 2008:
Remee
Lina Rafn
Thomas Blachman
Lise R&oslash;nne 
Finland X Factor Series 1, 2008: Upcoming series
Iceland The X Factor
Series 1, 2006: Jógvan Hansen
Einar Bár&eth;arson
Elínborg Halldórsdóttir
Páll &Oacute;skar Hjálmt&yacute;sson
Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir
Italy X Factor 
website
Rai Due
Series 1, 2008
Mara Maionchi
Morgan (Marco Castoldi)
Simona Ventura
Francesco Facchinetti 
Kazakhstan The X Factor
Series 1, 2006
Morocco Le Facteur X
2M TV
Series 1, 2006
Studio 2M
Series 1, 2007
Netherlands X Factor
RTL 4
Series 1, 2006: Sharon Kips
Marianne van Wijnkoop
Henk Temming
Henkjan Smits
Wendy van Dijk
Portugal Series 1, 2008: Upcoming series
Russia Секрет Успеха
Russia TV Channel
Series 1, 2005: Vladimir Sapovskiy
Valeriy Meladze
Katerina Von Gechmen-Valdek
Aleksandr Revzin
Aleksey Chumakov
Elena Vorobey
Spain Factor X
Cuatro
Seires 1, 2007: María Villalón
Miqui Puig
Eva Perales
Jorge Flo
Nuria Roca 
United Kingdom The X Factor
website
ITV (UK)
ITV2 (UK)
TV3 (Ireland)
Series 1, 2004: Steve Brookstein
Series 2, 2005: Shayne Ward
Series 3, 2006: Leona Lewis
Series 4, 2007: Leon Jackson
Simon Cowell
(Series 1 – present)
Sharon Osbourne
(Series 1 – present)
Louis Walsh
(Series 1 – present)
Dannii Minogue
(Series 4 – present)
Paula Abdul
(Series 3 at audition stages)
Brian Friedman
(Series 4 at audition stages)
Kate Thornton
(Series 1 – 3)
Dermot O'Leary
(Series 4 – present)
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
Series 1, 2006: Lucy Benjamin
Simon Cowell
Sharon Osbourne
Louis Walsh
Kate Thornton
In 2011, a United States version of The X Factor is produced by Simon Cowell. and the winner's prize is up to 5 million.Dispute over rights to formatSimon Fuller, the creator of Pop Idol, claimed that the format of The X Factor was copied from his own show, and, through his company 19 TV, filed a lawsuit against The X Factor producers FremantleMedia, Simon Cowell and Cowell's companies Simco and Syco.[2] A High Court hearing began in London, England 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, in the event the hearing was quickly adjourned and an out-of-court settlement was reached at the end of the month.Euro X FactorIt was revealed by the Daily Mirrornewspaper on 9 December 2006 that Simon Cowellhas intentions of launching a "Euro X Factor" within two years.[4] The show, if launched, would feature European countries staging their own X Factor contests, with a winner announced for each. The individual winners would then take part in the "Euro X Factor". The concept is similar to that of World Idoland the Eurovision Song Contest; however, unlike these shows "Euro X Factor" would progress over a number of weeks, with one act eliminated each week, until an eventual international winner is found. It is anticipated that such a show could attract over 100 million viewers per episode, which would make it the world's biggest talent competition.CriticismThe Danish version of The X Factor has been criticized by Danish music-contract expert and consultant for The Danish Musicians' Association (Dansk Musiker Forbund) Mikael H&oslash;jris.
According to H&oslash;jris, the contracts for participation in the show are unfair towards the participants and equate almost to serfdom to DR1 (the channel airing the show), citing amongst other things that clauses in the contracts forbid the participants - whether they pass the first round or not - from performing or participating in any musical event for three months. He also criticises that participants are obligated to travel, for their own money, to any location that programme requires them to be present at, and that participants are not paid during their participation with the show, even if participating prevents them from attending a regular day job.References1. ^ "Dannii Minogue 2007 interview", YouTube RELEVANT SECTION FROM 3:08, 16 August 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
2. ^ "X Factor copyright case adjourned", BBC News, retrieved 15 May 2007
3. ^ "X Factor copyright case settled", BBC News, retrieved 15 May 2007
4. ^ "EURO FACTOR EXCLUSIVE", The Mirror, 9 December 2006.
5. ^ , 'Berlingske Tidende', 18th of December 2007External linksThe X Factor at 
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X Factor Official site of X Factor Denmark at DR 
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The X Factor - Show News & Gossip at thexf
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The Official site of The X Factor - ItalyOfficial site of X Factor Italy