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The X Factor (Australian TV series)
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The X Factor is an Australian television
reality music competition, adapted from the original UK series
to find new singing
talent. The first season
began in 2005 and was originally broadcast on Network Ten
, until the show got cancelled due to poor ratings. The show was revived in 2010 after the Seven Network
acquired the rights through meetings with creator Simon Cowell
.
The original judging panel was Kate Ceberano
, Mark Holden
and John Reid
. After the show re-launched in 2010 for season two
, the former judges were replaced by Natalie Imbruglia
, Guy Sebastian
, Ronan Keating
and Kyle Sandilands
. In season three
, Natalie Bassingthwaighte
and Mel B
joined the judging panel as replacements for Imbruglia and Sandilands. In the initial televised audition phase of the show, auditionees sing on a stage in front of the judges and a live audience. Successful auditionees go through to "boot camp" and then "home visits", where judges narrow down the acts in their category to three acts to mentor for the live shows, where the public vote for their favourite acts following weekly live performances by the contestants. There have been three winners to date: Random
, Altiyan Childs
and Reece Mastin
. The winning contestant's single is released following their win on the show and they receive a recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia.
There are five stages to the competition:
, Melbourne
, Brisbane
, Perth
and Adelaide
— and are broadcast during the first few weeks of The X Factor, before the live shows begin.
in Sydney. In season one, the shows were filmed at Hisense Arena (formerly known as Vodafone Arena) in Melbourne. They are broadcast on Monday and Tuesday nights. In previous seasons, the shows were broadcast on Sunday and Monday nights.
"Under 25 Girls" category
"Over 25s" category
"Groups" category
judge Mark Holden
, music manager John Reid
and recording artist Kate Ceberano
. After the show re-launched in 2010 for the second season, the former judges were not re-hired and the Seven Network
hired recording artists Natalie Imbruglia
, Guy Sebastian
and Ronan Keating
and radio
presenter Kyle Sandilands
. On 16 March 2011, Sandilands announced on his breakfast radio show that he would not be returning for the third season. Following his announcement, rumours began to circulate that recording artist Delta Goodrem
and radio hosts Merrick Watts
and Jackie O
, were possible considerations to replace Sandilands. Others who were also rumoured to be replacing him included, Mel B, Natalie Bassingthwaighte
, George Michael
and Brian McFadden
. However, on 31 March 2011, it was announced that Bassingthwaighte was Imbruglia's replacement as a judge for the third season. In late April, it was announced that Mel B was Sandilands' replacement. Sebastian and Keating are the only judges from the second season who returned for the third season.
, while model Chloe Maxwell
hosted The Xtra Factor. Following the announcement of the show's re-launch in 2010 for season two, it was rumored that actors Hugh Sheridan
and Axle Whitehead
and former MTV Australia
VJ Darren McMullen
, were possible considerations to be the host. However, on 30 May 2010, it was announced that actor Matthew Newton
would be the host, becoming his first gig since he checked out of a rehab clinic for a drug and alcohol addiction two weeks prior and was placed on suicide watch. A week before the second season was about to premiere, Newton was dropped from the show after re-admitting himself to rehab and also due to an alleged assault on his now former girlfriend, Rachel Taylor. He was later replaced by actor and former Popstars Live
host Luke Jacobz
. Newton was edited out of the original footage and new shots of Jacobz were shot instead. On 28 August 2010, it was announced that radio presenter, Natalie Garonzi
would be the host for The Xtra Factor on digital channel 7Two
.
Key:
on Sunday and Monday nights following the main show. Chloe Maxwell was the host of the first season of The Xtra Factor, and Natalie Garonzi took over when the show re-launched in 2010 for the second season. The show did not return in 2011 for the third season.
The show featured behind-the-scenes footage of The X Factor, including interviews with the contestants and judges on stage right after the main show had finished, in response to their performances. After the interviews, The Xtra Factor would then re-locate to the green room, where the show included more interviews and discussions with the contestants, judges and sometimes celebrity guests. Footage of the contestants during the week, were also shown on The Xtra Factor. While the show was broadcast on air, tweets
that the viewers have sent to The X Factor Twitter account appeared on screen, as well as SMS messages that were sent to the show via mobile phones.
Australian television
Television in Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with stations 3DB and 3UZ using the Radiovision system by Gilbert Miles and Donal McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Brisbane in 1934....
reality music competition, adapted from the original UK series
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
to find new singing
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
talent. The first season
The X Factor (Australia season 1)
The X Factor is an Australian television music competition to find new singing talent. The 2005 season premiered on 6 February and ended on 15 May 2005. The show was cancelled after the 2005 season due to poor ratings, but was revived in 2010 after Seven Network acquired the rights through meetings...
began in 2005 and was originally broadcast on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
, until the show got cancelled due to poor ratings. The show was revived in 2010 after the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
acquired the rights through meetings with creator Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
.
The original judging panel was Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano is an Australian singer. She achieved success in the soul, jazz and pop genres as well as in her brief forays into musicals with Jesus Christ Superstar and film...
, Mark Holden
Mark Holden
Mark Holden is an Australian singer, television personality and barrister. He was one of a panel of three judges on the television series Australian Idol.-Acting career:...
and John Reid
John Reid
-Politics:* John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan , Former British Home Secretary and former Chairman of Celtic F.C.* John William Reid , U.S. Representative from Missouri...
. After the show re-launched in 2010 for season two
The X Factor (Australia season 2)
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The 2010 season premiered on 30 August 2010 and was won by Altiyan Childs on 22 November 2010. Ronan Keating emerged as the winning mentor of the series...
, the former judges were replaced by Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...
, Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...
, Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...
and Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Dalton Sandilands is an Australian radio and TV personality. He is currently the host with Jacqueline Henderson, better known as Jackie O, on the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney radio station 2Day FM, The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power which airs on...
. In season three
The X Factor (Australia season 3)
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The 2011 season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 and...
, Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte is an Australian actress, singer-songwriter and television personality. She began her career as an actress on the television series All Saints. She then starred in the American television movie Counterstrike...
and Mel B
Melanie Brown
Melanie Janine "Scary Spice" Brown , often better known as Mel B, is an English pop singer-songwriter, actress, author and television presenter...
joined the judging panel as replacements for Imbruglia and Sandilands. In the initial televised audition phase of the show, auditionees sing on a stage in front of the judges and a live audience. Successful auditionees go through to "boot camp" and then "home visits", where judges narrow down the acts in their category to three acts to mentor for the live shows, where the public vote for their favourite acts following weekly live performances by the contestants. There have been three winners to date: Random
Random (band)
Random is a 5-member Australian R&B group mate who, in 2005, won the first Australian series of the X Factor.-Members:The group consists of:* Xylocaine "XY" Latu, from Logan Central....
, Altiyan Childs
Altiyan Childs
Altiyan Juric , best known by his stage name Altiyan Childs, is an Australian singer-songwriter. He was the winner of the second season of The X Factor Australia in 2010. After X Factor ended, Childs subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia...
and Reece Mastin
Reece Mastin
Reece Mastin , is an English-born Australian recording artist who won the third season of The X Factor in 2011...
. The winning contestant's single is released following their win on the show and they receive a recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia.
Format
The Australian version of The X Factor mirrors the UK format. The show aims to find talent over the age of fourteen in four categories: Under 25 Boys (males aged 14-24), Under 25 Girls (females aged 14-24), Over 25s and Groups. On the first season, the categories were the same except the Under 25s category for both boys and girls were combined as one category. In season three, the minimum age for contestants was changed to 14, having originally been 16.There are five stages to the competition:
- Stage 1: Producers' auditions (these auditions decide who will sing in front of the judges, but they are not broadcast or acknowledged on the show)
- Stage 2: Judges' auditions
- Stage 3: Bootcamp
- Stage 4: Home visits
- Stage 5: Live shows (finals)
Auditions
The first set of auditions is held in front of producers months before the show is aired. After the producers have selected the best auditionees, they are invited to perform in front of the judges and a live audience. An act must receive at least three 'yes' votes (two when there are three judges present) in order to make it through to the next stage of the competition – "bootcamp". The judges' auditions are held on selected dates and locations in the five major cities of Australia—SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
— and are broadcast during the first few weeks of The X Factor, before the live shows begin.
Bootcamp
During the "bootcamp" stage (formerly "lock down" in season one), the producers allocate each of the judges a category to mentor. The "boot camp" stage is held on three days. Each judge receives 24 acts and has to narrow down their acts to twelve each after day 2, and six acts each after day 3. The judges are each assisted by a celebrity guest judge who help them decide their acts. In season one, the judges each picked their final five acts instead of six.Home visits
During the "home visits" stage (formerly "judges' houses" in season two), the judges reduce their six acts to three for the live shows. Each judge takes their six acts to exclusive locations around the world to experience the life of a superstar, introduce them to international artists and set the stage to inspire them to give the performance of a lifetime.Live shows
The finals consist of a series of two live shows, the first featuring the contestants' performances and the second revealing the results of the public voting, culminating in one act being eliminated each week. Celebrity guest performers also feature regularly. These live shows are filmed at Fox StudiosFox Studios Australia
Fox Studios Australia is a major movie studio located in Sydney, Australia, occupying the site of the former Sydney Showground at Moore Park...
in Sydney. In season one, the shows were filmed at Hisense Arena (formerly known as Vodafone Arena) in Melbourne. They are broadcast on Monday and Tuesday nights. In previous seasons, the shows were broadcast on Sunday and Monday nights.
Series summary
"Under 25 Boys" or "Under 25s" category"Under 25 Girls" category
"Over 25s" category
"Groups" category
| Season | Start | Finish | Winner | The Xtra Factor host | Judges | Guest mentors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random Random (band) Random is a 5-member Australian R&B group mate who, in 2005, won the first Australian series of the X Factor.-Members:The group consists of:* Xylocaine "XY" Latu, from Logan Central.... |
Russell Gooley | Vincent Harder | Mark Holden Mark Holden Mark Holden is an Australian singer, television personality and barrister. He was one of a panel of three judges on the television series Australian Idol.-Acting career:... |
Daniel MacPherson Daniel MacPherson Daniel Donald MacPherson is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as; Joel Samuels on Neighbours, PC Cameron Tait on British police drama The Bill, and Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner in City Homicide... |
Chloe Maxwell Chloe Maxwell Chloe Maxwell is an Australian television presenter for The Matty Johns Show and model most famous for as "The Jeans West Girl" in a Jeans West campaign... |
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| Altiyan Childs Altiyan Childs Altiyan Juric , best known by his stage name Altiyan Childs, is an Australian singer-songwriter. He was the winner of the second season of The X Factor Australia in 2010. After X Factor ended, Childs subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia... |
Sally Chatfield | Andrew Lawson | Ronan Keating Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and... |
Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz on 14 February 1981, Sydney is an Australian actor and television presenter.-Career:'Jacobz' is a screen name, derived from adding a 'z' to the actor's middle name of Jacob... |
Natalie Garonzi Natalie Garonzi Natalie Garonzi is an Australian actress, writer, comedian and TV Presenter. She worked internationally as a model for many years and then began her television career on Nickelodeon Australia where she was hugely popular on Saturday Nick Television and Sarvo... |
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| Reece Mastin Reece Mastin Reece Mastin , is an English-born Australian recording artist who won the third season of The X Factor in 2011... |
Andrew Wishart | Johnny Ruffo | Guy Sebastian | |||||||
Judges
The judges from the first season was former Australian IdolAustralian Idol
Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...
judge Mark Holden
Mark Holden
Mark Holden is an Australian singer, television personality and barrister. He was one of a panel of three judges on the television series Australian Idol.-Acting career:...
, music manager John Reid
John Reid (music)
John Reid is a Scottish manager and music industry figure, currently living and working in Australia.Between 1975 and 1978, Reid was the manager of British rock group Queen and Kevin Ayers...
and recording artist Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano is an Australian singer. She achieved success in the soul, jazz and pop genres as well as in her brief forays into musicals with Jesus Christ Superstar and film...
. After the show re-launched in 2010 for the second season, the former judges were not re-hired and the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
hired recording artists Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...
, Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...
and Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
presenter Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Dalton Sandilands is an Australian radio and TV personality. He is currently the host with Jacqueline Henderson, better known as Jackie O, on the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney radio station 2Day FM, The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power which airs on...
. On 16 March 2011, Sandilands announced on his breakfast radio show that he would not be returning for the third season. Following his announcement, rumours began to circulate that recording artist Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
and radio hosts Merrick Watts
Merrick Watts
Merrick Watts is a Australian comedian, radio host and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso with Tim Ross....
and Jackie O
Jackie O (radio host)
Jacqueline Ellen Marie Henderson, better known as Jackie O, is an Australian commercial radio host, actress and television presenter. She is best-known nationally for presenting The Hot Hits, the Hot 30 Countdown, Take 40 Australia and the Kyle & Jackie O on 2Day FM with Kyle Sandilands and for...
, were possible considerations to replace Sandilands. Others who were also rumoured to be replacing him included, Mel B, Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte is an Australian actress, singer-songwriter and television personality. She began her career as an actress on the television series All Saints. She then starred in the American television movie Counterstrike...
, George Michael
George Michael
George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
and Brian McFadden
Brian McFadden
Brian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...
. However, on 31 March 2011, it was announced that Bassingthwaighte was Imbruglia's replacement as a judge for the third season. In late April, it was announced that Mel B was Sandilands' replacement. Sebastian and Keating are the only judges from the second season who returned for the third season.
Presenters
The show's presenter for the first season was actor Daniel MacPhersonDaniel MacPherson
Daniel Donald MacPherson is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as; Joel Samuels on Neighbours, PC Cameron Tait on British police drama The Bill, and Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner in City Homicide...
, while model Chloe Maxwell
Chloe Maxwell
Chloe Maxwell is an Australian television presenter for The Matty Johns Show and model most famous for as "The Jeans West Girl" in a Jeans West campaign...
hosted The Xtra Factor. Following the announcement of the show's re-launch in 2010 for season two, it was rumored that actors Hugh Sheridan
Hugh Sheridan
Hugh Sheridan is an Australian actor, singer and performer who is best known for his role as Ben Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters.-Early life:...
and Axle Whitehead
Axle Whitehead
Axle Whitehead is a former Australian Video Hits TV host and current singer, musician, and actor. In 2008, he released his first studio album Losing Sleep which debuted outside of the ARIA top 50...
and former MTV Australia
MTV Australia
MTV Australia is 24 hour general entertainment channel specialising in music and youth culture programming which serves Australia and New Zealand. It is operated by Viacom International Media Networks Australia owned by Viacom and primarily features imported shows as well as locally produced...
VJ Darren McMullen
Darren McMullen
Darren McMullen UK, USA and Australian television presenter. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and emigrated to Australia at the age of 12. He now lives in Los Angeles...
, were possible considerations to be the host. However, on 30 May 2010, it was announced that actor Matthew Newton
Matthew Newton
Matthew Newton is an Australian stage and screen actor. Born in Melbourne, he is the son of television personalities, Bert and Patti Newton, brother of Lauren Newton, brother-in-law of Matt Welsh and uncle to Sam Albert and Eva Eunice Newton Welsh.-Acting:Newton has performed in Australia and...
would be the host, becoming his first gig since he checked out of a rehab clinic for a drug and alcohol addiction two weeks prior and was placed on suicide watch. A week before the second season was about to premiere, Newton was dropped from the show after re-admitting himself to rehab and also due to an alleged assault on his now former girlfriend, Rachel Taylor. He was later replaced by actor and former Popstars Live
Popstars Live
Popstars Live was an Australian talent quest television program similar to Australian Idol that aired on the Seven Network in early 2004. It also spawned a spin-off single and album that made the ARIA charts in April that year...
host Luke Jacobz
Luke Jacobz
Luke Jacobz on 14 February 1981, Sydney is an Australian actor and television presenter.-Career:'Jacobz' is a screen name, derived from adding a 'z' to the actor's middle name of Jacob...
. Newton was edited out of the original footage and new shots of Jacobz were shot instead. On 28 August 2010, it was announced that radio presenter, Natalie Garonzi
Natalie Garonzi
Natalie Garonzi is an Australian actress, writer, comedian and TV Presenter. She worked internationally as a model for many years and then began her television career on Nickelodeon Australia where she was hugely popular on Saturday Nick Television and Sarvo...
would be the host for The Xtra Factor on digital channel 7Two
7Two
7TWO is an Australian free-to-air standard definition digital television channel which was launched by the Seven Network on Sunday 1 November 2009 at 12pm....
.
Judges' categories and their finalists
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.Key:
- – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
| Season | Mark Holden | Kate Ceberano | John Reid | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Groups Random Kaya The Brothership |
Under 25s Vincent Harder Jacob Butler Gemma Purdy |
Over 25s Russell Gooley Roslynn Mahe Janie Shrapnel |
|
| Season | Guy Sebastian | Ronan Keating | Natalie Imbruglia | Kyle Sandilands |
| Two | Groups Mahogany Luke & Joel Kharizma |
Over 25s Altiyan Childs Amanda Grafanakis James McNally |
Under 25 Girls Sally Chatfield Hayley Teal India-Rose Madderom |
Under 25 Boys Andrew Lawson Mitchell Smith Chris Doe |
| Season | Guy Sebastian | Ronan Keating | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | Mel B |
| Three | Under 25 Boys Reece Mastin Johnny Ruffo Declan Sykes |
Groups Three Wishez Young Men Society Audio Vixen |
Over 25s Andrew Wishart Mitchell Callaway Cleo Howman |
Under 25 Girls Christina Parie Jacqui Newland Tyla Bartoli |
The Xtra Factor
The Xtra Factor was a companion show that was broadcast on digital channel 7Two7Two
7TWO is an Australian free-to-air standard definition digital television channel which was launched by the Seven Network on Sunday 1 November 2009 at 12pm....
on Sunday and Monday nights following the main show. Chloe Maxwell was the host of the first season of The Xtra Factor, and Natalie Garonzi took over when the show re-launched in 2010 for the second season. The show did not return in 2011 for the third season.
The show featured behind-the-scenes footage of The X Factor, including interviews with the contestants and judges on stage right after the main show had finished, in response to their performances. After the interviews, The Xtra Factor would then re-locate to the green room, where the show included more interviews and discussions with the contestants, judges and sometimes celebrity guests. Footage of the contestants during the week, were also shown on The Xtra Factor. While the show was broadcast on air, tweets
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
that the viewers have sent to The X Factor Twitter account appeared on screen, as well as SMS messages that were sent to the show via mobile phones.
International broadcast
| Country / Region | Channel |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | TV3 TV3 (New Zealand) TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand... |
Studio albums
| Artist(s) | Season | Position in show | Album | Release date | AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... peak chart position | Random Random (band) Random is a 5-member Australian R&B group mate who, in 2005, won the first Australian series of the X Factor.-Members:The group consists of:* Xylocaine "XY" Latu, from Logan Central.... | 1 The X Factor (Australia season 1) The X Factor is an Australian television music competition to find new singing talent. The 2005 season premiered on 6 February and ended on 15 May 2005. The show was cancelled after the 2005 season due to poor ratings, but was revived in 2010 after Seven Network acquired the rights through meetings... |
Winners | Random | 9 October 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altiyan Childs Altiyan Childs Altiyan Juric , best known by his stage name Altiyan Childs, is an Australian singer-songwriter. He was the winner of the second season of The X Factor Australia in 2010. After X Factor ended, Childs subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia... |
2 The X Factor (Australia season 2) The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The 2010 season premiered on 30 August 2010 and was won by Altiyan Childs on 22 November 2010. Ronan Keating emerged as the winning mentor of the series... |
Winner | Altiyan Childs Altiyan Childs (album) -Release history:... |
10 December 2010 | 3 | |||||||
| Vince Harder Vince Harder Vince Harder is a New Zealand R&B/pop recording artist and producer.His most notable song to date is Everything, which reached number one in New Zealand on the RIANZ Singles Chart in 2008. In May 2010 he released the single "Say This With Me" which peaked at number 39 on the singles... |
1 | Third place | The Space Between Us | 28 March 2011 | — | |||||||
| Reece Mastin Reece Mastin Reece Mastin , is an English-born Australian recording artist who won the third season of The X Factor in 2011... |
3 The X Factor (Australia season 3) The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The 2011 season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 and... |
Winner | Reece Mastin | 9 December 2011 | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country. | ||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Artist(s) | Season | Position in show | Extended play | Release date | AUS peak chart position | 2 | Fifth place | L & J | 20 January 2011 | — | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country. | |||||||||||
Singles
| Artist(s) | Season | Position in show | Title | Release date | AUS peak chart position | 1 | Winners | "Put Your Hands Up" | 10 June 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random | 1 | Winners | "Are You Ready" | 2 September 2005 | 36 | ||||||
| Vince Harder | 1 | Third place | "Strobe Light" | 17 November 2008 | — | ||||||
| "Strobe Light" (Nor Remix) | 16 February 2009 | — | |||||||||
| "Lyrical Love" | 17 March 2009 | — | |||||||||
| Jacob Butler | 1 | Sixth place | "Coma" | 7 August 2009 | — | ||||||
| Vince Harder | 1 | Third place | "Say This With Me" | 29 March 2010 | — | ||||||
| "Alone No More" | 9 August 2010 | — | |||||||||
| Altiyan Childs | 2 | Winner | "Somewhere in the World Somewhere in the World (song) "Somewhere in the World" is a song by season two winner of The X Factor Australia, Altiyan Childs. Serving as the lead single from his self-titled debut album, "Somewhere in the World" was released as a download-only single following his win on the X Factor on 22 November 2010... " |
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| Vince Harder | 1 | Third place | "Summer Dayz" | 6 December 2010 | — | ||||||
| Sally Chatfield | 2 | Runner-Up | "Recovery" | 28 February 2011 | — | ||||||
| "Cross My Heart and Hope To" | — | ||||||||||
| Vince Harder | 1 | Third place | "I Want This Forever" | — | |||||||
| Mahogany | 2 | Fourth place | "New Zealand (My Home Town)" | 28 March 2011 | — | ||||||
| "Thank You" | 2 April 2011 | — | |||||||||
| Altiyan Childs | 2 | Winner | "Ordinary Man" | 23 September 2011 | — | ||||||
| Reece Mastin | 3 | Winner | "Good Night Good Night (Reece Mastin song) "Good Night" is the debut single by Reece Mastin, the 2011 winner of the third season of The X Factor . It was written by Hayley Warner and Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci of production team DNA Songs. The song was released digitally on 22 November 2011, shortly after the show had ended, as the... " |
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