Given the question: Information: - X Factor is a TV show which airs on prime time in Italy . The singing competition is the Italian version of English The X Factor . It was hosted until the Season 4 by Francesco Facchinetti , its judges in the first two series ( 2008 and 2008 -- 2009 ) were the musical producer Mara Maionchi , TV host Simona Ventura and the singer - songwriter Morgan . In series 3 ( late 2009 ) , former actress / singer - turned - music producer Claudia Mori replaced Ventura as a judge . Series 4 ( 2010 ) faced several changes . The categories were merged into four , the same as the UK version ( 25 + , Groups , Boys and Girls ) . The judging panel was changed : ( Mara Maionchi continued and Claudia Mori and Morgan were replaced , respectively , by singer and musician Elio , singer - songwriter Enrico Ruggeri and pop singer Anna Tatangelo . Series 5 ( 2011 ) faced important changes : the show has been aired since 2011 by pay - TV Sky Uno HD , the entertainment - purposed channel of Sky Italy , owned by News Corporation . The host is the former MTV veejay Alessandro Cattelan . Elio was the only judge from the fourth series to return . Mara Maionchi , Enrico Ruggeri and Anna Tatangelo were replaced by new judge Arisa , and former judges Morgan and Simona Ventura . All four judges and host had been confirmed in series 6 ( 2012 ) . In series 7 ( 2013 ) , the judging panel was changed with Mika replacing Arisa . Series 8 ( 2014 ) saw another change to the judging panel : Simona Ventura and Elio were replaced , respectively , by TV host and former MTV veejay Victoria Cabello and rapper Fedez . Series 9 started airing in September 2015 : the judging panel will face some changes : Morgan and Victoria Cabello will be replaced by Elio ( judge from series 4 to series 7 ) , and Skin . The winners of the first edition were the Vocal Group Aram Quartet . Giusy Ferreri , the runner - up of the show , has become one of the most successful female singers in Italy . The winner of the second edition was Matteo Becucci ( 25 + years ) , while Noemi... - Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a federal republic in Europe. It consists of 26cantons, and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western-Central Europe, and is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of . While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities are to be found: among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zurich and Geneva. - Vatican City , officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City, is a walled enclave within the city of Rome. With an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of 842, it is the smallest State in the world by both area and population, but formally it is not sovereign, sovereignty being held by the Holy See, the only entity of public international law that has diplomatic relations with almost every country in the world. - San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, is an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy, situated on the Italian Peninsula on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains. Its size is just over , with a population of 33,562. Its capital is the City of San Marino and its largest city is Dogana. San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe. - Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: "RS"), is a nation state in southern Central Europe, located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers and has a population of 2.06million. It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, European Union, and NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana. - Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate; due to its shape, it is often referred to in Italy as "lo Stivale" (the Boot). With 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth most populous EU member state. - 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" (200103). 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. - Pop Idol is a British television music competition created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcastone in 20012002 and a second in 2003. "Pop Idol" was subsequently put on an indefinite hiatus after series judge Simon Cowell announced the launch of "The X Factor" in the UK in April 2004. - France, officially the French Republic, is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The European, or metropolitan, area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. France spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017. It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban centres include Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Nice, Toulouse and Bordeaux. What entity does 'x factor ' has the relation 'creator' with?
The answer is:
simon cowell