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X Factor

The mysterious, impossible to define quality that a person needs to become a star

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The X Factor (UK TV series)

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For the upcoming series, see The X Factor (UK series 11).

The X Factor
Genre	Reality television
Format	Interactive talent show
Created by	Simon Cowell
Directed by	Phil Heyes
Creativedirector(s)	Brian Friedman (2007–10, 2012) Brian Burke (2011–12) Elizabeth Honan (2011) Jerry Reeve (2013–) Mark "Swany" Swanhart (2013)
Presented by	Kate Thornton (2004–06) Dermot O'Leary (2007–)
Judges	Louis Walsh Simon Cowell (2004–10, 2014–) Sharon Osbourne (2004–07, 2013) Brian Friedman (2007) Dannii Minogue (2007–10) Cheryl Cole (2008–10, 2014–) Gary Barlow (2011–13) Tulisa Contostavlos (2011–12) Kelly Rowland (2011) Nicole Scherzinger (2012–13) Mel B (2014–)
Voices of	Peter Dickson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Originallanguage(s)	English
No. of series	10
No. of episodes	296 (as of 15 December 2013)
Production
Executiveproducer(s)	Simon Cowell Richard Holloway Beth Hart Mark Sidaway
Location(s)	Various (auditions) Fountain Studios (live shows) Wembley Arena (2011 final, 2013 final) Manchester Central (2012 final)
Running time	45–110 minutes
Productioncompany(s)	Syco Entertainment Thames (2012–) Talkback Thames (2004–11)
Distributor	FremantleMedia
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Picture format	HDTV: 1080i (2010–) SDTV: 576i (2004–09)
Original run	4 September 2004 – present
Chronology
Related shows	The Xtra Factor The X Factor (U.S.) The X Factor (Australia)
External links
Official website

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. Created by Simon Cowell, the show began in September 2004 and has since aired annually from August/September until December. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's Thames (previously Talkback Thames) and Cowell's production companySycoTV. It is broadcast on the ITV network in the United Kingdom and simulcast on TV3 in the Republic of Ireland, with spin-off behind-the-scenes show The Xtra Factor screened on ITV2. The "X Factor" refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality. The show was devised as a replacement for the highly successful Pop Idol, which was put on indefinite hiatus after its second series, largely because Cowell, who was a judge on Pop Idol, wished to launch a show to which he owned the television rights.^[1] The perceived similarity between the two shows later became the subject of a legal dispute.^[2]