X Factor (2008)

Genre

reality television

Country

Denmark

Length

19 seasons, 270 episodes

Rating

4.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Danish reality talent show where singers compete in weekly performances for a recording contract. Judges critique and eliminate contestants until one winner is chosen by the public vote.

upbeatcompetitiveenergetictenseemotionalaspirationalglossyaudience-driven

What happens

X Factor is the Danish version of British TV show The X Factor, created by Simon Cowell. The show premiered on 4 January 2008. For the first eleven seasons, the show was broadcast on DR1 before moving to TV 2 from the twelfth season onwards. There have been nineteen winners to date, most notable are Martin Hoberg Hedegaard (2008), Thomas Ring Petersen (2010), Anthony Jasmin (2014), Place on Earth (2018) & Mads Moldt (2022). The original judging panel consisted of Thomas Blachman, Lina Rafn and Remee. The most recent panel consisted of Blachman, Drew Sycamore, and Benjamin Hav. Former judges include Soulshock, Pernille Rosendahl, Cutfather, Ida Corr, Anne Linnet, Mette Lindberg, Sanne Salomonsen, Ankerstjerne, Martin Jensen, Kwamie Liv, Oh Land, and Simon Kvamm. The original host was Lise Rønne. The current host is Maria Fantino, who has hosted the show since season 17. Former presenters include Signe Muusmann, Signe Molde, Eva Harlou and Sofie Linde. On 14 August 2017, DR announced that the show would end after the eleventh season. On 21 December 2017, TV 2 announced that they had acquired the rights to the show. In 2024, it was announced that X Factor had been renewed for an eighteenth season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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