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The X Factor Philippines is a Filipino television music competition, adapted from the original UK show as part of The X Factor franchise, to find new singing talent in the Philippines. It is the first franchise to be adapted in Southeast Asia. The winner will receive a 4 million peso worth of recording contract with Star Records.

Overview

Before the program was officially announced, ABS-CBN showed The X Factor logo after the end of some of its programs; a new teaser was later revealed bearing the announcement of the Philippine version of the series.

On December 29, 2011, KC Concepcion was announced as the host of the show. In March 2012, singers Charice and Martin Nievera were announced as the first two of the four judges. In April 2012, Gary Valenciano was named as the third judge. Pilita Corrales was later confirmed to complete the set of judges for the show.

ABS-CBN continued to advertise the show with its short commercials which displayed the text "the country's biggest and grandest music event of the year" as the the first winner will be awarded with a 4 million peso recording contract.

Format and prize

There are five stages to The X Factor Philippines:

• Stage 1: Producers' auditions (these auditions decide who will sing in front of the judges)
• Stage 2: Judges' auditions
• Stage 3: Bootcamp
• Stage 4: Judges' home visit
• Stage 5: Live shows (finalist)

Auditions stage

The show is open to solo artists and vocal groups ages 16 and above. Successful auditionees from the producers audition in front of the judges and live audience wherein the judges must vote to allow the auditionee to proceed to the next round. In that case, at least three judges have to say yes for the auditionee to move on to the next round.

Bootcamp and judges' home visit

In Bootcamp, acts will have to go through a series of performances to test their "x factor." The number of acts will then be trimmed down to 20 and will be divided into four categories: Boys (5 solo male acts aged 16-25), Girls (5 solo female acts aged 16-25), Over 25's (5 solo adult acts over 25 years old) and Groups (5 group acts aged 16 and above).

At the bootcamp, the producers will also reveal which category the judges will be mentoring. The judges then disband for the "Judges' home visit" round, where only 3 from each category will remain and proceed to the live shows.

Live shows

The finals consist of a series of two live shows, with the first featuring the acts' performances during Saturdays, and the second revealing the results of the public voting on Sundays. Celebrity guest acts will be featured regularly.

Post The X Factor

The winner of The X Factor is awarded a recording contract with 4 million pesos, said to be the biggest prize in a Philippine singing competition.

Season summary

To date, one season has been broadcast, as summarized below.

  Contestant in "Boys" category
  Contestant in "Girls" category
  Contestant in "Over 25s" category
  Contestants in "Groups" category

Judges' categories and their finalists

In each series, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses a three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each series, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.

Television Ratings

Seasonal television ratings for The X Factor Philippines on ABS-CBN are gathered from two major sources, namely from AGB Nielsen Philippines and Kantar Media - TNS. AGB Nielsen Philippines covers Mega Manila only, while Kantar Media - TNS covers most of the Philippines.

References

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3. "KC Concepcion will host The X Factor Philippines". Philippine Entertainment Portal. December 27, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Text "Philippine Entertainment Porta" ignored (help)
4. Santos, Rhea Manila (June 03, 2012). "KC Concepcion is happy to go back to her first love". Push.com.ph. Retrieved June 24, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
5. Macahindog, Jecelyn V. (March 15, 2012). "Charice Confirms Judge Role On 'X Factor Philippines'". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 19, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
6. "Martin Nievera wants to audition for X-Factor". VIVA Entertainment. March 05, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
7. "Confirmed: Gary Valenciano is the 3rd judge/mentor of The X Factor". XFactorPhilippines.com. April 11, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
8. Buan-Deveza, Reyma (March 09, 2012). "Charice thrilled to judge ABS-CBN's 'X Factor'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 18, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
9. "Pilita Corrales to judge 'X Factor' PH". ABS-CBN News. May 10, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
10. ^ ""The X Factor Philippines" premieres tonight". The Philippine Star. June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
11. "P4 million jackpot awaits first grand winner of The X Factor Philippines". Philippine Entertainment Portal. April 11, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
12. Santiago, Erwin (June 26, 2012). "AGB Mega Manila Household Ratings (June 19-25): GMA-7 dominates in daytime; ABS-CBN soars in primetime". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved July 05, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
13. Santiago, Erwin (June 26, 2012). "Kantar Media-TNS Total Philippines Household Ratings (June 19-25): ABS-CBN widens gap in primetime". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved July 05, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

• Official Website
• The X Factor Philippines Official Facebook Page
• The X Factor Philippines Official Twitter Account
• The X Factor Philippines at IMDb

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