X-Factor () is the Ukrainian version of The X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show for aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. Auditions were held in major cities of Ukraine: Dnipro, Lviv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Korosten, Zaporizhzhia, Simferopol, Mykolaiv, Chernivtsi, Uzhhorod, Lutsk, and Rivne.
So far there have been ten winners of the show: Oleksiy Kuznetsov, Viktor Romanchenko, Aida Nikolaychuk, Alexander Poryadinsky, Dmitry Babak, Kostyantyn Bocharov, Sevak Khanagyan, Misha Panchishyn, ZBSband and Elina Ivashchenko.
Series overview To date, ten seasons have been broadcast, as summarised below.
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Ihor Kondratuik" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Sergei Sosedov" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Seryoga" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Yolka" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Irina Dubtsova" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Ivan Dorn" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Nino Katamadze" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Andriy Hlivnyuk" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Andriy Danylko" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Konstantin Meladze" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Anton Savlepov" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Yulia Sanina" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Oleg Vinnik" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Dmytro Shurov" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Anastasia Kamenskykh" Contestant in (or mentor of) "Olya Polyakova"
Season First aired Last aired Winner Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place Winning mentor Hosts Chairs (order) 1 2 3 41 4 September 20108 January 2011Oleksiy KuznetsovMariya Rak Oleksandr KryvoshapkoVolodymyr TkachenkoYolka Oksana Marchenko Sergey Sosedov Yolka Seryoga Ihor Kondratiuk227 August 201131 December 2011Viktor RomanchenkoOleh KenzovVladislav Kurasov Arkadiy and MalikaSeryoga35 September 20125 January 2013Aida NikolaychukEugene LitvinkovichOleksiy SmirnovDmytro SysoevIhor KondratyukIrina Dubtsova431 August 20134 January 2014Oleksandr PoryadinskiyTryodaSergiy GladyrTwo VoicesIrina Dubtsova523 August 201427 December 2014Dmytro BabakExtremeKyrylo Kaplunovskiy Valeriya SimulikNino KatamadzeNino Katamadze Ivan Dorn622 August 201526 December 2015 Kostyantyn Bocharov Bogdan SovykAlina PashNatalia Papazoglou Ihor Kondratyuk Andriy Khlyvnyuk727 August 201624 December 2016 Sevak Khanagyan Detach Mountain Breeze Vitold Petrovsky Anton Savlepov Oksana MarchenkoAndriy Bednyakov Andriy Danylko Julia Sanina Anton Savlepov Konstantin Meladze 82 September 201730 December 2017 Misha PanchishynYurcashDasha StupakOlena ZuyevaDmytro Shurov Andriy BednyakovNK Dmytro Shurov Oleg Vinnik 91 September 201829 December 2018ZBSbandDmytro Volkanov Mark SavinOlha Zhmurina Anastasia Kamenskykh1014 September 201928 December 2019 Elina Ivashchenko Georgiy KoldunAnton Velboy Mariia Stopnyk Ihor Kondratyuk Daria Tregubova Olya Polyakova Ihor Kondratiuk
Judges' categories and their contestants Key: Judge Guest judge JudgesSeason 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ihor Kondratiuk colspan="6" colspan="3" colspan="1" Sergey Sosedov colspan="6" colspan="4" Seryoga colspan="4" colspan="6" Yolka colspan="2" colspan="8" Irina Dubtsova colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="6" Ivan Dorn colspan="4" colspan="5" Nino Katamadze colspan="4" colspan="2" colspan="3" Andriy Khlyvnyuk colspan="5" colspan="4" Andriy Danylko colspan="6" colspan="4" Konstantin Meladze colspan="6" colspan="3" Julia Sanina colspan="6" colspan="3" Anton Savlepov colspan="6" colspan="3" Anastasia Kamenskykh colspan="7" colspan="3" Oleg Vinnik colspan="7" colspan="2" Dmytro Shurov colspan="7" colspan="2" Alessandro Safina colspan="9" Olya Polyakova colspan="9" colspan="1" 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.
Series Ihor Kondratiuk Seryoga Yolka Sergey Sosedov 1 GirlsMariya RakTetiana ZotovaMariya Stasiyk GroupsDeti Capitana GrantaSerhiy Semionov and Oleksandr PavlykDmytro Monatyk and Ivan Safarov BoysOleksiy KuznetsovOleksandr KryvoshapkoDmytro Skalozybov Over 25sVolodymyr TkachenkoIryna BorysiukYuriy Bohuslavskyi 2 BoysOleh KenzovVladislav KurasovRoman Veremeychik GirlsSvitlana VinnikYevheniya TaraikovychValeriya Loktenko GroupsArkadiy and MalikaMaximumAQUA Over 25sViktor RomanchenkoAnna OhrichkaVolodymyr Kulikov 3 Ihor Kondratiuk Seryoga Irina Dubtsova Sergey Sosedov Over 25sAida NikolaychukEugene LitvinkovichJakov Golovko BoysOleksiy SmirnovDmytro SysoevIlya Efimov GroupsD-version3DVioletta and Anatoly GirlsJulia PlaksinaZhanna PeregonMelena Passa 4 GroupsTryodaTwo VoicesClay Grim GirlsDaria KovtunMariya KatsevaAnastasia Rubtsova 16-18sOleksandr PoryadinskiyDanylo RuvynskyNikita Lomakin BoysSergiy GladyrMichail MostovoyEvhen Shpachenko 5 Ihor Kondratiuk Ivan Dorn Nino Katamadze Sergey Sosedov Over 25sIryna VasilenkoVladislav PavliukVladislav Ulyanich GirlsValeriya SimulikOlesya MatakovaSanta Danelevicha BoysDmytro BabakKyrylo KaplunovskiyArtur Logay GroupsExtremeTipazhiRay Band 6 Ihor Kondratiuk Andriy Khlyvnyuk Nino Katamadze Sergey SosedovBoysKostyantyn BocharovAndriy InkinBeso Nemsadze GroupsWhite TowerEpoletsSparkle GirlsAlina PashNini NutsubidzeTatia Kobaladze Over 25sBogdan SovykNatalia PapazoglouKristine Martiashvili 7 Konstantin Meladze Anton Savlepov Yulia Sanina Andriy Danylko Vitold PetrovskyRuslana KiryushenkoKonstantin BiteevSevak KhanagyanAlexey Kudryavtsev«Bez Obmezhen'»«Detach»«The Hypnotunez»Dasha SokolovskayaPavlo Pigura & Vitaly Sychak«Mountain Breeze»Iryna BrovkinaOleksandr Yupatov 8 Oleg Vinnik Anastasia Kamenskykh Dmytro Shurov Andriy DanylkoOver 30sOlena ZuyevaMykola IlyinOlena RomanovskaGirlsDasha StupakAnya TrubetskayaKseniya PopovaBoysMisha PanchishynIvan VaravaOstap StorokhodGroupsYurcashKablukami po bruschatkeKazka 9GirlsOlha ZhmurinaPalinaMargaryta DvoynenkoGroupsZBSbandDuke TimeJazzforacatOver 30sMark SavinOlha TsepkaloOleksandr RyabenkoBoysDmytro VolkanovPetro HarasymivIvan IshchenkoOleksandr Ilykha 10 Ihor Kondratiuk Anastasia Kamenskykh Olya Polyakova Andriy Danylko GirlsElina IvashchenkoMariia StopnykYuliya Bordunova BoysAnton VelboyArtem ZabelinYuriy Kanalosh Over 30sGeorgiy KoldunAnna IvanytsyaLiudmyla Bazyliuk GroupsRomaxFurman Trash Polka BandChudovi
Format The show follows the format of the original British X Factor. Created in 2004 by renowned British music executive and producer Simon Cowell and the production company FremantleMedia, the format has since become an international success. Adapted versions of the show have been shown in over 20 countries worldwide. By now the "X-Factor" format has become one of the most popular singing talent shows in the world, and the winners in each country often go on to be successful recording artists.
"X Factor" (English) - the word idiom: a character trait that has no clear definition and explanation; talent. In the context of the show - "X-Factor" - part of the "star" in person "star " talent.
Auditions The show's main aim is to find unique singing talent with a bright personality, stage presence and dance skills are also important elements that the judges are looking for. The contestants are divided into four categories: boys, girls, over 25 years old and groups.
Selection of participants is divided into four stages: Step 1: Producers' auditions (these auditions pave the way to the next stage with the judges, but they are not broadcast or acknowledged on the show) Step 2: Judges' auditions Step 3: Bootcamp Step 4: Judges' houses
Live shows The finals consist of two shows: during the first each act performs once, or later in the series twice, and the second show is the results show, where the public vote. The judges mentor a category, where they are responsible for three final acts each.
During the first live broadcast each of the contestants perform one song in front of a studio audience and the judges, usually all the contestants sing live to a backing track. Some performances are accompanied by choreography and instruments. After the song, the judges comment on the performance, and often there is some competition between the judges' views. The lines for voting opens immediately after all the contestants have performed. When there are just 4 or 5 acts left, the format changes a little, with two songs performed by each act. Three acts remain until the grand final where the public vote alone chooses the winner of the series.
Results Before announcing the results of the previous show, a famous star usually take to the stage and performs. Afterwards the results, in no particular order, are announced. The presenter announces who goes through to the follow week, leaving the final bottom two. These two acts go head to head and have to sing for survival. The judges then decide, with one vote each, who should go through to the following week and who should be eliminated. If there is a tie, the result goes to 'dead lock' where the public vote is used again, and the act with the lowest number of votes leaves the show. The details of the votes are never announced, as this may influence subsequent votes in future weeks.
Later in the series when there are just a few acts left, the judges do not vote, only comment on the performances. Only the public vote counts in the results shows.
Season 1 (2010-2011) The first season of Ukrainian X-Factor began on 4 September 2010, presented by Oksana Marchenko. The judges were: showman Ihor Kondratiuk, singer Yolka, rapper Seryoga and music critic Sergei Sosedov. The winner was Oleksiy Kuznetsov (in Ukrainian Олексій Кузнецов) mentored by Yolka with Mariya Rak (in Ukrainian Марія Рак) mentored by Ihor Kondratiuk as runner-up
Contestants – Winner – Runner-Up
Category (mentor)Acts Boys (Yolka) Oleksandr Kryvoshapko Oleksiy Kuznetsov Dmytro Skalozybov Girls (Kondratiuk)Mariya Rak Mariya Stasiyk Tetiana Zotova Over 25s (Sosedov) Yuriy Bohuslavskyi Iryna Borysiuk Volodymyr Tkachenko Groups (Seryoga) Deti Capitana Granta Dmytro Monatyk and Ivan Safarov Serhiy Semionov and Oleksandr Pavlyk
Position X-Factor
Colour key –Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to perform again in the sing-off –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) –Contestant received the most public votes