X Factor (Brazilian TV series)
X Factor is 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. On July 7, 2017, it was confirmed that the programme would not be returning for a second season. As of November 2019, it is unknown if a second season will be reconsidered.
Production
Based on the original UK show, and an addition to The X Factor franchise, the series found new singing talent, 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.
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.
Format
Categories
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", "Girls", "Over 25s", and "Groups". 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
There are five stages to the competition:- Stage 1: Producers' auditions
- Stage 2: Judges' auditions
- Stage 3: Boot camp
- Stage 4: Four-chair challenge
- Stage 5: Live shows
Series overview
Contestant in "Girls" category
Contestant in "Over 25s" category
Contestant in "Groups" category
Judges and hosts
Judges
Hosts
Judges' categories and their finalists
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.| 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
- Each point represents a specific number of households in São Paulo.