X Factor (Brazilian TV series)

X Factor was a Brazilian reality television music competition show created by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment, which airs on Band, with reruns airing the following day on TNT. The series premiered on August 29, 2016.

X Factor
GenreReality television
Dance
Talent show
Created byITV (TV network)
Simon Cowell
Presented byFernanda Paes Leme
Judges
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time120 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBand
TNT
ReleaseAugust 29 (2016-08-29) –
November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)
Related
The X Factor (franchise)

A second season was announced on 2017, but was canceled on the same year.[2][3] As of January 2024, it is unknown if a second season will be reconsidered.

Production

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Based on the original UK show, and an addition to The X Factor franchise, the series found new singing talent (solo artists and groups ages 16 and over), drawn from public auditions, and they competed against each other for votes.

The winner was determined by the show's viewers via telephone, the Internet, and SMS text voting, and was awarded a recording contract with Sony Music Brasil.

The original judging panel consisted of Rick Bonadio, Alinne Rosa, Di Ferrero and Paulo Miklos, with Fernanda Paes Leme as main host and Mauricio Meirelles as social media correspondent.[4]

In November 2016, it was confirmed that the programme would be returning for a second season, airing in 2017. However, it was later cancelled in July 2017.[2]

Format

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Categories

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The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, though appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances. Each judge is assigned one of four categories: "Boys" (aged 16–24 males), "Girls" (aged 16–24 females), "Over 25s" (solo acts aged 25 and over), and "Groups" (including duos). Through the live shows, the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling and staging, while judging contestants from other categories.

Stages

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There are five stages to the competition:

  • Stage 1: Producers' auditions (these auditions decide who will sing in front of the judges)
  • Stage 2: Judges' auditions
  • Stage 3: Boot camp
  • Stage 4: Four-chair challenge
  • Stage 5: Live shows (finals)

Series overview

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  Contestant in (or mentor of) "Boys" category
  Contestant in (or mentor of) "Girls" category
  Contestant in (or mentor of) "Over 25s" category
  Contestant in (or mentor of) "Groups" category

Season Start Finish Winner Runner-up Third place Winning mentor Host Judges
1 August 29, 2016 November 23, 2016 Cristopher Clark Jenni Mosello Ravena Rick Bonadio Fernanda Paes Leme Paulo Miklos
Di Ferrero
Alinne Rosa
Rick Bonadio

Judges and hosts

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Judges

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Hosts

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Judges' categories and their contestants

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Each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses four acts to progress to the live finals. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals.

  – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
Season Rick Bonadio Alinne Rosa Di Ferrero Paulo Miklos
1 Over 25s
Cristopher Clark
Rafael Oliveira
Prih Queiroz
Tamires Alves
Girls
Jenni Mosello
Heloá Holanda
Naomi Dominguez
Ariane Villa Lobos
Boys
Conrado Bragança
Diego Martins
Miguel EV
Eli
Groups
Ravena
Valter Jr. & Vinícius
TropeirÁfrica
O Clã

Ratings

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Season Premiered Ended Timeslot (BRT) TV season Season
viewers
Date Viewers
(in points)
Date Viewers
(in points)
1 August 29, 2016 3.3 November 23, 2016 2.5 Monday 10:30 pm
(performance show)
2016–17 2.5
Wednesday 10:30 pm
(results show)
  • Each point represents a specific number of households in São Paulo.
2016: 69.000 households

References

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  1. ^ Luís Gusttavo (19 May 2016). "Antes de estrear, segunda temporada de "X-Factor Brasil" já é confirmada". OPortalN10. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "2.ª temporada do X Factor Brasil confirmada". UOL. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ^ CASTRO, DANIEL (2017-07-05). "Band cancela X Factor e anuncia reality show à la Lost com famosos". Notícias da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  4. ^ Aaron Racanicchi (8 July 2016). "Band divulga último jurado do "The X Factor Brasil"". iG. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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