Factor X (Spanish TV series)

"16-24s" category "Boys" category "Girls" category "Over 25s" category "Groups" category Categories not used in this season ==Judges' categories and their contestants==

In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses 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. (*) Categories were not used in this season. ==Season 1 (2007)==

The first season started its run on Sunday 13 May 2007. The show was then broadcast nightly with 'Los Castings' (the auditions), which lasted until 20 May 2007. From the 21 May until 27 May 2007 'La Selección Final' (final selection) was shown, again nightly. On 28 May 'Las Galas' (live shows) began. Factor X proved successful for TV channel Cuatro. It achieved an average rating of 12.3%. Factor X live shows were shown at 10pm every Monday evening. Contestants Key: : Winner : Runner-up Results summary : – Contestant announced as safe (no particular order) : – Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown : – Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated : – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) ==Season 2 (2008)==

The second season started its run 1 September 2008 with the auditions. The first "gala" or live show was aired on 22 September, on primetime. In a similar fashion to the last seasons in the original British version, each gala had a different theme (number-one hits or 80's music, for example). Five acts were chosen for the finals in each category, and an additional contestant was chosen in the middle of the season through Internet auditions Contestants Key: : Winner : Runner-up Results summary : – Contestant did not against public vote : – Contestant announced as safe (no particular order) : – Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown : – Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated : – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) ==Season 3 (2018)==

The third season premiered on Telecinco on 13 April 2018, ten years after its run on Cuatro. Contestants Key: : – Winner : – Runner-up Results summary : – Contestant announced as safe (no particular order unless noted otherwise) : – Contestant was in the bottom two/three/four and had to sing again in the final showdown : – Contestant was in the bottom three/four but received the fewest votes and was eliminated : – Contestant was in the bottom four but received the most votes and was saved : – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) Live show details Week 1 (8 June 2018) ;Judges vote to eliminate • Montesinos: El Niño Bermejo • Pausini: Gema Tomás • Mejide: El Niño Bermejo • Martínez: Gema Tomás Week 2 (15 June 2018) ;Judges vote to eliminate • Mejide: Oscárboles • Pausini: Oscárboles • Martínez: Oscárboles • Montesinos: Oscárboles (initially tried to refuse to vote because both acts in the sing-off were from his category and, since everyone else had already voted to eliminate Oscárboles, his vote wouldn't really make a difference; only cast a vote when host Jesús Vázquez insisted that he had to because of the show's rules) Week 3 (22 June 2018) ;Judges vote to eliminate • Montesinos: Poupie • Martínez: Fusa Nocta • Pausini: Fusa Nocta • Mejide: Poupie (both acts in the sing-off were from his category; he requested to be the last to vote so that he could force a deadlock and leave the decision in the audience's hands) Week 4 (29 June 2018) ;Judges vote to eliminate • Mejide: Poupie (voted in favor of W-Caps, an act from Martínez's category, voting against Poupie from his category) • Pausini: W-Caps • Martínez: Poupie • Montesinos: Poupie Week 5 (5 July 2018) Ratings ==Season 4 (2024)==

Telecinco initially announced a fourth season for 2019. but both reportedly declined. In November 2019, the CEO of Fremantle Spain, Nathalie García, stated that there were no plans for a new season. By early March, the new panel of judges was confirmed to be made up of Willy Bárcenas, Lali, Abraham Mateo and Vanesa Martín. This season abandoned the format's traditional division in categories, meaning the four judges will form their teams including either solo acts or groups, with no gender- or age-based restrictions. Due to poor ratings, the six live shows planned for the competition's final stage were reduced to three, with the final taking place on 10 June. Contestants Key: : – Winner : – Runner-up (*) Nacho Nacif replaced Zoe Ravier, who had to withdraw from the competition for personal reasons. Results summary : – Contestant announced as safe : – Contestant was in the bottom three : – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated Live show details Semi Final 1 (27 May) • Group performance: "Maníaca" / "Quiero decirte" (Abraham Mateo and his team) • Musical guest: Taburete ("Botines") ;Judges' vote to eliminate • Vanesa: Danel (voted in favor of J Prince from her own team, believing J had more to offer) • Abraham: Danel (believed J Prince had more potential in regards to a future career) • Willy: J Prince (voted in favor of Danel from his own team, citing his belief in him) • Lali: J Prince (decided to force a deadlock and leave the decision in the audience's hands) As a result of the deadlock, the second elimination was decided from the earlier audience vote results. Danel, who had finished second-to-last in the audience vote, was eliminated along with last-placed Nacho Nacif. Semi Final 2 (3 June) • Musical guests: • Dani Fernández ("Todo cambia") • Pol Granch ("Gigante") ;Judges' vote to eliminate • Vanesa: Mix Band (believed Samuel to have more career potential) • Abraham: Mix Band • Willy: Samuel Nagati • Lali: Mix Band (both acts were from her team; she stated she was voting with her heart) Final (10 June) • Group performances: • "He sido" / "El nudo" (Vanesa Martín and her team) • "Disciplina" (Lali and her team) Ratings ==Post Factor X==

A few weeks after the first season ended, eventual winner María Villalon released a debut EP entitled María Villalon, an album with all the songs she sang whilst in the competition. A few months later, she released her debut album Te Espero Aquí, which made the Spanish top 40 album chart, just like her debut LP did. But she wasn't the only one who received a record deal, runner-up Angy released her debut self-titled album a couple of weeks after Villalon's debut album release. She also began an acting career starring in the teen drama television series Física y Química, aired on Antena 3. 3rd placed Walter released a single, but it didn't see much success. Angy's debut single 'Sola En El Silencio' was a major hit across Spain, making the top 20 in Spanish Los 40 Principales. In turn, Maria Villalon's first two singles 'Aguita De Abril' and 'Te Espero Aqui' failed to gain chart stardom, but her second album saw the success of its lead single 'La lluvia' which made it into the top 5 in Los 40 Principales. Months after the contest finished, 6th placed Leire Martínez's popularity boosted as she was chosen to replace Amaia Montero as the new lead singer of La Oreja de Van Gogh, one of the best-selling pop bands in Spain and Latin America. Her first album with the band, A las cinco en el Astoria, was released on 2 September 2008 reaching the number-one spot in the Spanish charts. 8th placed Ailyn submitted a song to Salvemos Eurovisión, the Spanish selection for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, but failed to get to the final round. Later that year, she was chosen to be the new female vocalist of the Norwegian Gothic Metal band Sirenia, working with them until 2016. After the third season ended, judge Laura Pausini invited some of the contestants, including her pupils Samuel Hernández and series winner Pol Granch, to serve as opening acts for her upcoming world tour. ==References and notes==