The X Factor NK
The X Factor NK is a Neo Kingstonion music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. Created by Simon Cowell, the show began in 2011 and has since aired annually on AAN from January through March or April. Based on the original UK show, and an addition to the The X Factor franchise, the series finds new singing talent (solo artists and groups ages 14 and over), drawn from public auditions, and they compete against each other for public votes. The winner is determined by the show's viewers via telephone, the Internet, and SMS text voting, and is awarded a recording contract with Epic Records or Epic RCA Records, worth $2 million. The show has had seven winners to date: Kris Tolloch, Giselle Reid, KhamLupa, Ketrina Northover, Jarryd Jamieson, Liza Woodrow-Stevens and Sabrina Calstone.
Series overview
To date, 13 series have been broadcast, as summarised below.
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Teens" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Young adults" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Over 25s" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Boys" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Girls" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Groups" category
| Season | Start | Finish | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Winning mentor | Presenter(s) | Main judges | Guest judges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26, 2011 | March 31, 2011 | Kris Tolloch Young adults |
City Block Groups |
Tim Caldwell Over 25s |
Marco Sanchez | Alison Beddingfield Delano Forester |
Brandi Dixon Simon Cowell Herbert Foster Marco Sanchez |
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| 2 | January 18, 2012 | March 28, 2012 | Giselle Reid Young adults |
Justin McCartney Teens |
Byron Birth Young adults |
Simon Cowell | Alison Beddingfield Delano Forester |
Brandi Dixon Simon Cowell Brian Graef Florence Welch |
Marco Sanchez |
| 3 | January 30, 2013 | April 4, 2013 | KhamLupa Girls |
Danimanie Wilks-Arthur Over 25s |
Black Box Groups |
Brian Graef | Alison Beddingfield Harrison Benn |
Brandi Dixon Brian Graef Florence Welch Cheryl Cole |
Amelio Nathaniel Dixon Kris Tolloch |
| 4 | January 21, 2014 | April 22, 2014 | Ketrina Northover Girls |
Chellie Boys |
Al Sessions Boys |
Brian Graef | Alison Beddingfield Harrison Benn |
Brandi Dixon Brian Graef Cheryl Cole Justin Overton |
Simon Cowell |
| 5 | January 13, 2015 | March 25, 2015 | Jarryd Jamieson Boys |
Garett Tiberi Boys |
Ruben Pelosi Over 25s |
Brandi Dixon | Alison Beddingfield Harrison Benn |
Brandi Dixon Brian Graef Cheryl Cole Ryan Tedder |
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| 6 | January 19, 2016 | April 12, 2016 | Liza Woodrow-Stevens Over 25s |
Four Seconds Groups |
Julie-Chu Girls |
Brian Graef | Harrison Benn | Brandi Dixon Brian Graef Ryan Tedder Pliza Grand |
Jason Derulo Peter Siddle Sam Smith Kris Tolloch |
| 7 | January 17, 2017 | April 19, 2017 | Sabrina Calstone Girls |
Max Wademan Boys |
The Kores Groups |
Antoinette James | Miles Stevenson | Pliza Grand Chris Brown Johnston Lavoy Antoinette James |
Brad Lavoy |
| 8 | January 16, 2018 | April 18, 2018 | Drastic Noise Groups |
Diana Smith Over 25s |
Jeremy Brown Boys |
Johnston Lavoy | Miles Stevenson | Pliza Grand Chris Brown Johnston Lavoy Antoinette James |
Brandi Dixon |
| 9 | January 15, 2019 | Miles Stevenson | Pliza Grand Chris Brown Johnston Lavoy Antoinette James |
Judges
| Season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Brandi Dixon | |||||||||
| Simon Cowell | |||||||||
| Herbert Foster | |||||||||
| Marco Sanchez | |||||||||
| Brian Graef | |||||||||
| Florence Welch | |||||||||
| Cheryl Cole | |||||||||
| Justin Overton | |||||||||
| Ryan Tedder | |||||||||
| Pliza Grand | |||||||||
| Chris Brown | |||||||||
| Johnston Lavoy | |||||||||
| Antoinette James | |||||||||
| Josh Groban | |||||||||
- = Main judge in this series
- = Chris Brown featured as a judge during the audition, six chair challenge and bootcamp segments of season 9 but was dismissed before the live shows
- = Not a main judge in this series
TV ratings
| Season | Premiered | Ended | TV season | Season average (in millions) |
Season ranking | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (in millions) |
Date | Viewers (in millions) | ||||
| 1 | January 26, 2011 | 22.73 | Final performances: March 30, 2011 |
21.60 | 2010-2011 | 21.08 | 3 |
| Season finale: March 31, 2011 |
25.19 | ||||||
| 2 | January 18, 2012 | 29.53 | Final performances: March 30, 2011 |
24.07 | 2011-2012 | 25.84 | 1 |
| Season finale: March 28, 2011 |
26.18 | ||||||
| 3 | January 30, 2013 | 22.87 | Final performances: April 3, 2013 |
22.80 | 2012-2013 | 22.65 | 1 |
| Season finale: April 4, 2013 |
24.91 | ||||||
| 4 | January 21, 2014 | 23.15 | Final performances: April 21, 2014 |
21.39 | 2013-2014 | 19.74 | 1 |
| Season finale: April 22, 2014 |
21.62 | ||||||
| 5 | January 13, 2015 | 18.77 | Final performances: March 24, 2015 |
17.10 | 2014-2015 | 15.44 | 4 |
| Season finale: March 25, 2015 |
17.60 | ||||||
| 6 | January 19, 2016 | 17.28 | Final performances: April 11, 2016 |
16.68 | 2015-2016 | 15.51 | 4 |
| Season finale: April 12, 2016 |
17.74 | ||||||
| 7 | January 17, 2017 | 18.26 | Final performances: April 18, 2017 |
15.27 | 2016-2017 | 14.12 | 5 |
| Season finale: April 19, 2017 |
15.57 | ||||||
| 8 | January 16, 2018 | 13.29 | Final performances: April 17, 2018 |
9.86 | 2017-2018 | 10.29 | 9 |
| Season finale: April 18, 2018 |
10.42 | ||||||
| 9 | January 15, 2019 | 9.44 | Final performances: |
2018-2019 | |||
| Season finale: |
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