query: when did harry audition for the x factor

pos: Harry Styles Harry Styles Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction. Styles grew up in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. Styles auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition series "The X Factor" in 2010, where he and four other contestants were placed in a group to form One Direction. They have since released five studio albums, embarked on four world tours, and won several awards. The group began an indefinite hiatus in 2016. Styles later signed with Columbia Records as a

pos: Zayn Malik urban music records, primarily R&B, hip hop, and reggae. He starting writing raps when he was at school, and sang on stage for the first time when singer Jay Sean visited his school. Malik also did boxing for two years from the ages of 15 to 17. Prior to his music career, he was originally planning to pursue a career as an English teacher. In 2010, 17-year-old Malik auditioned in Manchester for the seventh series of reality-television competition "The X Factor", but he actually started entertaining five years before. He sang "Let Me Love You" by Mario as his audition

pos: Louis Tomlinson kicked him out after a new boy came to the school and decided to replace him as their vocalist. "Then I was like, 'I'm going to go on The X Factor now and fuck you all!'" he said. Tomlinson auditioned for The X-Factor in 2009 where he failed to progress past the producer's audition, but this minor defeat only gave him the determination to return the following year. In 2010, Tomlinson auditioned for the seventh series of the singing competition "The X Factor". He failed to progress to the "Boys" category at judges' houses but, after a suggestion from Nicole

pos: Ídolos (Portuguese TV series) in fall 2009 now with João Manzarra and Cláudia Vieira hosting. Season 3 finished in February 2010, and Season 4 started in September. Ídolos had three audition cities to find the best talent in all of Portugal, including: Porto, Beja and Lisbon. However, in the third and fourth seasons, auditions were made in Porto, Lisbon, Aveiro, Portimão and Estoril. The show did not return in fall 2011 but instead returned in 2012. The show is currently on hiatus since late 2012, since then their timeslot for 2013 has been taken over by "Factor X", the Portuguese version of "The X

pos: The X Factor (Greece series 3) The X Factor (Greece series 3) The X Factor Greece is a Greek television reality music competition, based on the original series in the UK, to find new singing talent. The winner of which receives a recording contract with Sony Music Greece is Haris Antoniou. The third series began airing on ANT1 on 1 October 2010 and ended on 11 February 2011. The show was presented by Sakis Rouvas, with Giorgos Lianos and Maria Sinatsaki hosting the audition shows. The competition is split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' houses and live shows. Auditions took place throughout July and September

pos: Alexandra Burke part in the second series of "Star for a Night". She became the runner-up of the series, behind Joss Stone. She went on to audition for the second series of "The X Factor" in 2005, where she made it to judges houses before her mentor Louis Walsh decided she was too young to continue in the competition. She returned to "The X Factor" for its fifth series in 2008, where she went on to win the competition with 58% of the public vote. In 2010, she was a guest judge on the British version of "So You Think You Can

neg: The X Factor (Australia season 6) in the end. But we do acknowledge that it would affect a lot of people's opinions." More controversy occurred after Reigan Derry's performance of Radiohead's "Creep" during the ninth live show, when Minogue criticised Derry's outfit for being too oversexualised. Derry, who used to be a member of the girl band Scarlett Belle, had stated in her audition for "The X Factor" that she felt people did not get to see the real her because of how oversexualised the band was. Minogue told her: "I watched again your first audition and I listened to every word you said. You know,

neg: Rebecca Ferguson (singer) tried out for "The X Factor" but it did not turn out too well, maybe because I did not have the confidence. I thought I would try "Britain's Got Talent" or "The X Factor" again and if that did not work out, I would have to think about what I was going to do." Ferguson sang "A Change Is Gonna Come" for her audition in front of judges, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and guest judge, Nicole Scherzinger. At her bootcamp audition, she sang "Like a Star" to which Cowell said "That is a recording voice!" and Scherzinger said, "I told

neg: Marcus Collins a cover of The White Stripes hit, which also became his first top 10 UK single. Prior to his solo audition in 2011 Collins was a member of four piece boyband Eton Road, who rose to fame on the third series of "The X Factor". Collins did not appear on "The X Factor" that year, but joined the band after original member Anthony Hannah left the band due to exhaustion. Anthony performed over 150 gigs with the band and was still only 18! In 2011, Collins chose to audition as a solo artist for the eighth series of "The X

neg: Celebrity Big Brother 11 (UK) Factor". He reached to the quarter-finals before being eliminated and was mentored by former Pussycat Doll lead singer, Nicole Scherzinger. As an actor, he revealed he was Ron Weasley's body double in the "Harry Potter" film series and had a minor role in the film, "Love Actually". He appeared in several boyband tributes for Take That and Westlife, before his audition at "The X Factor". It had been reported that Clark left the house on Sundays (days 3, 10 and 17) to rehearse for "The X Factor 2013" live tour, which led to media speculation. On Day 1, he and

neg: Olly Murs return that he decided, having tried it out unsuccessfully twice in the past (when he didn't make it past the stage where he had to audition in front of the producers), to re-audition for "The X Factor" again. In 2009, Murs auditioned for the sixth series of "The X Factor", performing Stevie Wonder's "Superstition". Judge Simon Cowell said it was "the easiest yes I've ever given". At bootcamp Murs sang Elton John's song Your Song. On the first live show, he sang "She's the One" and on the second, "A Fool in Love", a performance which Cowell described as being

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) programmes". O'Leary asked the children if they would be teased at school, to which Brunton's son said, "I'm never going to hear the end of this," though smiling at the time. An ITV spokeswoman said: ""The X Factor" does not include child contestants but takes the welfare of any children featured in the show very seriously. It is a well-established format and contestants regularly bring along their family to support them, as Alison did. Footage of family members is only used when appropriate consent has been obtained." Ofcom also received 34 complaints about the audition of Lorna Bliss, a Britney

neg: The Collective (band) Factor" in seasons two and three but did not progress to the live finals. Bell auditioned for the fourth season of "The X Factor" singing Train's "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" and received positive comments from the judges and a standing ovation from the audience. Guy Sebastian welcomed him back and told him that it could be his year, while Natalie Bassingthwaighte loved how he never gave up. Bell stated that "persevering and persistence", as well as previous "X Factor" contestants Reece Mastin and Johnny Ruffo, inspired him to audition for the third time. Since The Collective disbanded Trent has

neg: X Factor Indonesia X Factor Indonesia The X Factor Indonesia is an Indonesian reality television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public audition. The show that was adopted from the British " The X Factor " with the show is produced by FremantleMedia and Cowell's production company Syco. It is broadcast on the RCTI. In 2014, X Factor Indonesia won the Panasonic Gobel Awards for the category Talent and Best Reality Show. As part of the British "The X Factor" franchise, the show's format has numerous differences from rivals such as "Indonesian Idol". The competition is

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) that the reason for this was because the series 8 finalists were considered too young, and contestants in their late 20s did not make it into the over 25s category because of "quirky older" contestants. Also, Scherzinger and Barlow swapped seats, meaning that there was two female judges in the 1st and 3rd seats, and two males judges in the 2nd and 4th seats. Most other The X Factor shows started to do this. 211 acts reached bootcamp. On the first day, judges reviewed the audition tapes and sent home 60 acts before they had a chance to sing. The

neg: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK) if they complain or fail to participate. The production team supply the "home-made" signs ('I have the X Factor', etc.) that the contestants brandish. It is claimed by one journalist that some contestants — described as "sad no-hopers picked so the judges can mock them" — are deliberately sent forward to the televised audition rounds simply to provide entertainment value. According to the "Daily Mirror" and several other newspapers, the auditions for series seven have involved the use of pitch correction to make some singers sound "better" than they actually were. ITV did admit to doing this, but claimed that

neg: Aida Nikolaychuk number of views on YouTube. Nikolaychuk then decided to proceed with her participation in X-Factor. She participated in the second season of X-Factor Online. In November 2011, she was announced as a weekly winner of X-Factor Online, and on 31 December 2011, she was announced as the winner of the X-Factor Online second season. By winning X-Factor Online, Nikolaychuk gained entry to the training section of the show for the third season, bypassing the audition and pre-screening stages. In 2012, Nikolaychuk was invited to performances in Moscow and Berlin. On 10 October 2012, she was interviewed by imka TV. Participating

neg: The X Factor (UK series 7) and she released a single entitled "A Time to Be Heard". The rules of "The X Factor" strictly forbid record deals while a contestant is on the show. According to the newspaper, "The X Factor" was attempting to release Cohen from her management deal and remove the single from sale. Katie Waissel also had to be released from a contract in the United States after her audition. Controversy was caused when Cole chose not to send popular contestant Gamu Nhengu through to the live shows. Nhengu was an early favourite to win and many viewers were angry that Katie Waissel

neg: The X Factor (UK series 8) on "The X Factor USA". On 14 May 2011, Dannii Minogue announced that she would not appear as a judge on the eighth series either, due to a clash with "Australia's Got Talent", another show for which she judges. Of her decision, Minogue said, "During discussions for me to return to "The X Factor" it became clear that unfortunately, this year, "The X Factor" audition dates in the UK clash with the live shows of "Australia's Got Talent" during June and July. For this reason I am unable to return". After Cowell and Cole announced their departures, a number of

neg: 4th Impact about to abandon their singing career until a fan from the United Kingdom suggested that they try auditioning for "The X Factor". The group decided to submit an online application for the reality TV competition. After several months, they received an invitation to audition. In July 2015, the sisters traveled to London, and after going through several screening tryouts eventually made it to the arena auditions for the 12th series of The X Factor. Introducing themselves as 4th Power, they performed "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj as their audition piece. Their performance received a standing

neg: X Factor (Albanian TV series) the rights to TV Klan. After losing the rights of "The X Factor", Top Channel acquired the rights of the talent show, "The Voice". It was announced that there would be four categories on the show, Males 15 to 23, Females 15 to 23, over 23s and The Groups. Also it was announced that there would be five stages of the competition. The first stage is known as the "Producers audition", the producers of the show choose which of the contestants will have the right to audition in front of the judges. Next the contestants audition in front of the

neg: Jackie Thomas (singer) her education at Greymouth High School. After school, she worked at her father's meatworks in Greymouth before moving to Auckland in January 2013. Prior to entering "The X Factor", Thomas had little professional performance experience. Thomas initially attended the Greymouth pre-audition on 11 January 2013, where she was put through to the judges' auditions. At her judges' audition Thomas performed Birdy's version of the Bon Iver song "Skinny Love", prompting judge Melanie Blatt to declare "I think I've just witnessed a performance from the winner of "X Factor."" After Thomas' audition screened, Birdy's 2011 recording of "Skinny Love" entered the

neg: The X Factor (UK series 11) "I've been lied to, manipulated and used by the show and I can't be the only one. It might be Simon Cowell and it might be "The X Factor", but that's wrong and I'm not going to let them get away with it. They approached me. They gave me a bit of self-confidence, then cruelly and deliberately stripped it away to make good TV." A spokesperson confirmed that Miller's audition would not be broadcast. There were allegations of favouritism after Chloe Jasmine was allowed to audition twice. She apparently fluffed her arena audition by forgetting her words and bursting into

neg: Fleur East re-audition for "The X Factor". In June 2014, East auditioned for the eleventh series of "The X Factor". She sang John Legend's "Ordinary People" in her room audition, where she received three "yes" votes and progressed through to the arena auditions. She sang Chris Brown's "Fine China" at the arena and progressed to the boot camp stage with four "yes" votes. East made it past the six chair challenge and through to the judges' houses stage in the "Over 25s" category, mentored by Cowell once again, to whom she performed "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj.

neg: Louis Tomlinson He had small parts in an ITV drama film "If I Had You" and BBC's "Waterloo Road". As a student at Hall Cross, Tomlinson appeared in several musical productions. Being involved with musical productions at Hall Cross gave him a growing sense of ambition and determination. Taking the lead role of Danny Zuko in the Hall Cross musical production of "Grease" motivated him to audition for "The X Factor". Tomlinson later said in a 2017 interview that another motivation for him auditioning for the X-Factor was because the band he was in before One Direction, when he was just 14,

neg: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK) it was done after filming had taken place, so the contestants did not know that their voices had been altered. This came about after viewers noticed the difference in singing by Gamu Nhengu in her audition. There have been suggestions that much of the controversy surrounding the show, such as the bickering between the judges, is deliberately orchestrated to attract publicity, and that some supposedly "spontaneous" scenes are rehearsed or refilmed. Series One runners-up G4 branded "The X Factor" as a pantomime due to staged conflict between the judges which overshadowed the contestants' performances. Several contestants have alleged that they

neg: X Factor (Albania season 1) confirmed as follows; Key: After four phases of selection and audition, X Factor arrived to the Live Shows. Sixteen acts proceeded to this round, four from each category. The first live show began on March 3. The first live show was held on March 4 in Klan Studios in Tirana. For the first time, "X Factor" debuted a high definition format in TV Klan; the show was broadcast entirely in 1080i HD. After sixteen artists performed, the host of the show, Alketa Vejsiu, communicated to the public that the "X Factor" Albania producers, in collaboration with the producers of "The

neg: Escala (group) to everyone, professional and amateur alike." They were also alleged to have been invited to audition for "Britain's Got Talent" by Simon Cowell after they supposedly played the "X Factor" wrap party in late 2007. However, ITV refused claims that this was unfair, stating "Escala went through the same application and audition process as everyone else. "Britain's Got Talent" is open to any performer be it professional or amateur, with any talent." The members of Escala denied that they played at the "X Factor" wrap party, but on 18 November 2009 on "This Morning" with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby

neg: The X Factor both the network and Kills apologised for the incident. The incident was featured in the final audition episode, with the profanity bleeped out. Faherty was also heard using the F word backstage which was bleeped out. On the second series of "The X Factor", in the sixth audition show which aired on television on 24 February 2015, convicted ex-prisoner Shae Brider auditioned and was put through to the boot camp round. In the episode Brider revealed that he had been involved in a 2004 murder in Wanganui and had served six years in prison for manslaughter. In reaction to criticism

neg: The X Factor (Australian TV series) panel in season seven along with new judges James Blunt and Chris Isaak, as replacements for Keating, Bassingthwaighte and Redfoo. The judging panel will see changes once again for season eight as Minogue has announced her departure. On 12 June 2016 it was announced that Iggy Azalea will be a judge in season eight. It was then later announced that Adam Lambert would be joining the judging panel as well as Guy Sebastian and Mel B returning as the underdog judge. During the televised audition phases of "The X Factor", originally the contestants sang in an "audition room" in front

neg: Kane Brown 10 of "American Idol". He also attended Red Bank, Ridgeland, and Soddy Daisy High School. Kane grew up listening to country music, but became interested in R&B music in middle school. However, after winning a school talent show in 11th grade with a rendition of Chris Young's "Gettin' You Home", he began to perform country music. Brown auditioned on both "American Idol" and "The X Factor" after the success of his school friend Lauren Alaina on "American Idol". He was chosen for "The X Factor" after an audition in 2013, but left the show when its producers wanted to include

neg: Slavko Kalezić position 6, "Space" was placed 16th in the first semi-final and therefore was not in the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. In July 2017, he auditioned for the fourteenth series of the UK "The X Factor". During his audition he revealed that judge Louis Walsh, who was also at the Contest in Kyiv as a member of the Irish delegation, advised him to audition. He received a "Yes" from three of the four judges and progressed to Bootcamp. He survived Bootcamp and progressed to Nicole Scherzingers Judges' House.

neg: The X Factor (UK series 11) as the act with the fewest public votes. Mel B did not appear on the judging panel on Saturday's show due to illness and was replaced by former judge Tulisa. Andrea Faustini received the fewest public votes and was automatically eliminated. Includes advert breaks In July 2014, it was reported that auditionee Adam Miller was suing producers of the show for "cruel" treatment, claiming that they urged him to audition and persuaded him that he "wouldn't be embarrassing" himself, but he was then laughed at by Cowell during his audition which caused much controversy. Miller reportedly required counselling, and said,

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) auditions began in Plymouth and ended 18 days later in Brighton. The van visited a different location every day except when it spent two days in Dublin on 28 and 29 April. The other towns and cities it visited were Aberystwyth, Bangor, Blackpool, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Middlesbrough, Wakefield, Derby, Norwich, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Chatham. Producers also had researchers invite certain people to audition, who had not applied to audition. There were several rule changes in relation to the auditions: acts with current management deals were allowed to audition for the first time, in a bid to "[broaden] the

neg: Dannii Minogue Minogue becoming the winning mentor for the second time. On 14 May 2011, it was announced that Minogue would not be returning for the eighth series of "The X Factor UK". Of her decision, Minogue said "During discussions for me to return (to "The X Factor") it became clear that unfortunately, this year, the "X Factor" audition dates in the UK clash with the live shows of "Australia's Got Talent" during June and July. For this reason I am unable to return." She was replaced by Kelly Rowland. In January 2012, Minogue appeared on the ITV documentary "The Talent Show

neg: Dolly Rockers themselves as "the pop equivalent of Marmite." The Dolly Rockers re-auditioned for "The X Factor" in 2013, but failed to get to bootcamp. On 10 October 2013, the band confirmed that after their failed "X Factor" audition, they had decided to go their separate ways after seven years together. The band members met after successfully auditioning for a girl band, Innocence, advertised in "The Stage". They formed the Dolly Rockers after this band failed. The name comes from a vintage clothing company. After "The X Factor", they worked with Hedges and Butler for a year and a half, recording material

neg: Young Pharoz on projects. In 2012, Mohamed 'Mesho' Magdi, Mohamed Hani and Shahd El Shaarawy recorded a remixed version of the song Mirror for rapper Lil Wayne which garnered a relatively adequate amount of views on YouTube and which grabbed the attention of X Factor Arabia talent scouts. In early 2013 and before the band went to X Factor, Mohamed Hani split from the band also for personal reasons which lead to the band taking its final current form. Young Pharoz received an invitation from the X Factor Arabia to audition in Beirut for the 2013 season, leading to them being on

neg: X Factor Indonesia will also include an extensive multi-platform on and off-air marketing partnership between Indosat and MNC Sky Vision. Oriflame also sponsored the show as the official make-up sponsor. Procter & Gamble using it as a platform to promote its Pantene, Olay and Downy brands. X Factor Indonesia The X Factor Indonesia is an Indonesian reality television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public audition. The show that was adopted from the British " The X Factor " with the show is produced by FremantleMedia and Cowell's production company Syco. It is broadcast on the

neg: Skinny Love in Australian popularity within the ARIA Charts' top ten, partly because of Bella Ferraro, an "X Factor" 2012 Top Four contestant who performed the song at the "X Factor" auditions aired in Australia in August 2012. The song reached number two on the ARIA Singles Chart in September, kept off the number-one spot by Guy Sebastian's song "Battle Scars" for three weeks. A similar event took place in New Zealand in May 2013 after "X Factor" winner Jackie Thomas performed the song at her audition. The song entered the top 40 for the first time and reached number two on

neg: The Xtra Factor (UK TV series) the series in March 2011 because of work commitments. On 31 May 2011, Caroline Flack and Olly Murs were confirmed as the new co-presenters for series 8 by "The X Factor" official Twitter page. Both Flack and Murs returned in 2012, however, due to touring in America with One Direction, Murs only presented the live shows though he did recorded interviews with the contestants earlier in the series, while guest presenters such as Jedward and Westlife helped Flack with the audition stages. In April 2013, it was confirmed that Murs would not be returning for series 10 as he wished

neg: Luke Friend of the city. He is the son of gym owner, Steve Friend. He also used to live in Shipley, Bradford, where he attended Shipley CofE Primary and Beckfoot School, before moving to Devon when he was 13. He then attended Coombeshead Academy. In July 2013, Friend won TeenStar 2013. Luke took part in the tenth series of "The X Factor". Friend's room audition, in which he sang "Stand by Me", was the first audition of the series to be broadcast. Walsh commented "You have your own style, your own finish, love your voice. You're different." Friend's arena audition saw him

neg: X Factor (Bulgaria season 5) X Factor (Bulgaria season 5) X Factor is a Bulgarian television music competition to find new singing talent and part of a British franchise "The X Factor". The fifth series began on 10 September 2017 and concluded on 17 December 2017. The judging panel consisted of Kristian Talev (Krisko), Sanya Armutlieva, Lubo Kirov and Velizar Sokolov (Zaki). Aleksandra Raeva and Maria Ignatova returned as presenters of the main show on NOVA. The winner of competition received 50 000 leva and a contract with a record company. The minimum age to audition this year was 14. Contestants needed three or more

neg: Dolly Rockers On 10 October 2013, the band confirmed that after their failed "X Factor" audition, they had decided to go their separate ways after seven years together. Dolly Rockers The Dolly Rockers were an English girl group from London, Leeds and Manchester. The group's final line-up consisted of Lucie Kay, Sophie King and Daniele Owen. They first became known when they competed in the third series of "The X Factor" in 2006. In 2009, their song "Je Suis une Dolly" received an unexpected amount of airplay, receiving coverage in British tabloids and feuding with other pop groups. They were signed with

neg: The X Factor (UK series 3) want to see in this year's show". 100,000 people applied to audition, the most so far. Nearly 20,000 attended an open audition at Old Trafford, Manchester on 18 June 2006. All three judges, Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, returned. Hints by Cowell and the surrounding media that a fourth full-time judge mentoring a fourth category of contestants might be added proved to be false. However, "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul did make an appearance as a guest judge at the London auditions, and further celebrity guests appeared during the live shows. Auditions were held in cities around the UK

neg: The X Factor Vietnam version, four contestants advance to the finals instead of three. Shortly after the announcement to launch "The X Factor", Hồ Quỳnh Hương was confirmed by Cát Tiên Sa as the first judge, while two coaches from "The Voice", Hồ Ngọc Hà and Đàm Vĩnh Hưng, was also be joining the show. The fourth judge was not announced until the first day of filming the Judges' audition on March 4, 2014, Dương Khắc Linh was revealed as the last judge. Hồ Ngọc Hà and Đàm Vĩnh Hưng both quit bofore season 2 was launched. On the day the Judges' audition was

neg: The X Factor Israel (season 1) Selected best, worst, and most bizarre auditions typically move on to the judges stage. Judging took place in Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv. Following the judges audition stage, 80 competitors entered the boot camp stage of the X factor. Following an initial round of auditions half of the contests were eliminated. The remaining acts had to perform a second audition in order to make it to the judges houses stage. 20 acts were collaboratively selected by the judges at the end of boot camp. At the conclusion of bootcamp, a number of contestants from the boys category that were previously eliminated

neg: Valerie (The Zutons song) & Ina Müller at the 2012 Echo Awards Presentation in Germany. Amanda Brown (singer) sang the song at her blind audition for season three of The Voice (U.S. TV series) on September 25, 2012. Singer Selah Sue performed the song. The brothers Mark, Rasaan and Marquis Scott of the group AKNU (A Kind Never Understood) performed the Bruno Mars version when they auditioned for "The X Factor USA" in 2013. They received three "Yes" votes from the judges, with Simon Cowell remarking "I actually could watch this whole audition all over again... I loved it that much". EastEnders actress Rita

neg: Valanto Trifonos show, but did so after encouragement from family and friends, as well as after having viewed a television commercial for the show; producers called her back the next day. She had not told anyone she was auditioning besides her brother and best friend, and instead told her parents about it shortly before the first episode was set to air. Tryfonos had also previously auditioned for the second season of rival Greek talent competition "The X Factor", and passed the audition phase before ultimately being cut before the live shows. In response, she later stated that she did not want to

neg: X Factor (Poland series 1) X Factor (Poland series 1) The first series of X Factor premiered on 6 March 2011 at 20:00 on TVN. The auditions for the first series were held in January and February. Jarosław Kuźniar hosts the show and the judges are Czesław Mozil, Maja Sablewska and Kuba Wojewódzki. The series was won by Gienek Loska who was mentored by Czesław Mozil. The second place was taken by Michał Szpak and the third finalist was Ada Szulc. Filming of the first series began with the first audition with judges and audience on 24 January in Zabrze. The live shows began on

neg: X Factor (Italy series 9) perform one last time in front of their specific judge, in four different locations. At the end of this audition, the final twelve contestants were chosen. The twelve eliminated acts were: Key: The number of votes received by each act were released by Sky Italia after the final. X Factor (Italy series 9) X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner was Giò Sada: he received a € 300,000 recording contract with Sony Music. Fedez and Mika would be confirmed as judges and mentors, while Skin and Elio have been chosen for replacing

neg: Emily Biggs Emily Biggs Emily Louise Biggs (born 16 March 1990) is an English singer and former member of girl group Parade. She entered "The X Factor" in 2007 as a solo artist and reached bootcamp. She was previously a member in the band Hope, which were formed on "The X Factor". In 2009, the band's official website was taken down and they later disbanded. At the age of seventeen, Biggs auditioned for "The X Factor" as a solo artist but only got to bootcamp. Later, Louis Walsh suggested that she and five other girls should re-audition as a six-piece band called

neg: The X Factor Philippines is part of "The X Factor" franchise and is based on a similar competition format in United Kingdom entitled "The X Factor". The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, though appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances. Each judge is assigned one of four categories. For season one, these categories were: "Boys" (aged 16–25 males), "Girls" (aged 16–25 females), "Over 25s" (solo acts aged 25 and over), and "Groups" (group or duo acts aged 16 and above). Some groups were formed from soloists and other groups rejected after the audition

neg: The X Factor (New Zealand series 2) both the network and Kills apologised for the incident. The incident was featured in the final audition episode, with the profanity bleeped out. Faherty was also heard using bleeped language backstage. In the sixth audition show, singer Shae Brider auditioned and was put through to the Boot Camp round. In the episode, Brider revealed that he had been involved in a 2004 murder in Wanganui and had served six years in prison for manslaughter. In reaction to criticism from the public and media, MediaWorks New Zealand issued a statement saying that Brider's criminal record had been fully disclosed when he

neg: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK) to wait for many hours outside in the cold with few facilities and little information about when they will be seen. Attendees have also complained about queue-jumping, exorbitantly priced refreshments, the very short period of audition time that they are given, and the fact that selection decisions are left in the hands of unqualified production staff. It has been alleged that some of the "open" audition events are simply an opportunity for producers to get shots of large crowds, rather than a serious attempt to find talented contestants. The auditionees tire of such shots, but are reprimanded by production staff

neg: The X Factor (UK series 10) first room audition episode aired on 31 August, and featured auditions from Cardiff, Manchester, London and Birmingham. The second room audition episode featured auditions from Manchester, Cardiff and Glasgow. The third room audition episode showcased auditions from London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow. Numerous contestants from previous series returned to audition again for this series, including: Amy Mottram, who was Tulisa's wildcard contestant in series 9 and failed to be chosen ahead of Maloney as the 13th finalist; Terry Winstanley, who made it to judges' houses in series 8; Johnny Rocco, whose audition in series 4 ended with him "cursing" Walsh

neg: X Factor (Romania season 3) judges for the third season. The registration started for the third season in June 2013. Antena 1 made changes on the list for the audition cities: Craiova was dropped, Arad and Bucharest were added. On December 22, 2013, the season was won by Florin Ristei, mentored by Matache. Alex Mațaev, mentored also by Matache finished in second place. Audition process was based on the British and American version. First up were "The Producer's Audition", where the producers chose singers to proceed to the second faze which was "The Audition before the Judging panel". The first auditions took place at Craiova,

neg: Julian Woodrow the two called Blackberry Jam. Under this name, they auditioned for the "X-Factor" in the fall of 2011 making a video of them singing the song, "Hallelujah" and that got them into "X Factor's Boot Camp" but were eliminated during the competition. In 2012 they play small shows in their hometown Vermont and post new covers on YouTube. They tried out for "X-Factor" again and their audition tape was their "Payphone" video (That can be found on their YouTube channel) which got them through the first 3 rounds. They also tried out for "America's Got Talent" and "The Voice". In

neg: Adrian Chirtea the two called Blackberry Jam. Under this name, they auditioned for the "X-Factor" in the fall of 2011 making a video of them singing the song, "Hallelujah" and that got them into "X Factor's Boot Camp" but were eliminated during the competition. In 2012 they play small shows in their hometown in Vermont and post new covers on YouTube. They tried out for "X-Factor" again and their audition tape was their "Payphone" video (That can be found on their YouTube channel) which got them through the first 3 rounds. They also tried out for "America's Got Talent" and "The Voice".

neg: The X Factor (UK TV series) applied for series 6. Series 7 applicants were given the opportunity to apply by uploading a video audition to the Internet. In series 9, for the first time, applicants could audition online via Facebook. The show's producers also sent a "mobile audition van" to 18 locations throughout the UK and Ireland so they can audition singers who cannot make the arena auditions. The contestants selected at auditions are further refined through a series of performances at "Bootcamp", and then at the "judges' houses" (previously "judges' homes"), until a small number eventually progress to the live finals (nine in series 1,

neg: I Can't Sing! I Can't Sing! I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical was a musical comedy written by Harry Hill, with music and additional lyrics by Steve Brown. Based on the TV series "The X Factor", the musical made its West End and world premiere in March 2014, at the London Palladium. Due to low ticket sales, it closed just 6 weeks and 3 days later on 10 May 2014, reportedly losing £4 million. In December 2012, Harry Hill announced that he was working on a musical based on the talent show "The X Factor". Following two workshops in March 2013, the

neg: Last Night (Lucy Spraggan song) single from her debut studio album "Join the Club" (2013) Spraggan performed the song at The X Factor auditions, she was put through to bootcamp after performing the track. Judge Louis Walsh suggested that the song could go to number one in the charts. Shortly after the audition was screened, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 70. The song then peaked to number 2 on iTunes. However, it was soon removed from iTunes by request of The X Factor producers due to an X Factor rule change. She was told to take down her album and informed

neg: The X Factor (U.S. season 1) departed from the show after just two audition rounds and was replaced by Nicole Scherzinger, who originally co-hosted with Jones. An early preview of "The X Factor" aired during the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 12, 2011. Another preview was shown following NFL on Fox on September 11. The show was simultaneously broadcast in Canada on CTV or CTV Two, depending on schedule. Season one's finale aired on December 22, 2011, resulting in Melanie Amaro as the winner, and Simon Cowell as the winning mentor. At the time of announcing the U.S. version of "The X Factor",

neg: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK) Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK) "The X Factor" in the UK has been subject to much controversy and criticism since its launch. As of December 2017, there have been a total of fourteen completed series of the show broadcast on the ITV network. It was reported in tabloid newspapers that the show's audition process was unfair after judge Louis Walsh was accused of cheating. Walsh was thought to have advised Co-Ed on things such as song choices, which caused controversy after it was revealed that Walsh had previously managed the band after they appeared on the Irish

neg: Don't Cha Callaway, Anthony Ray and Trever Smith, the writers of "Don't Cha" are not given any songwriting credit for "Betcha". Colbie Caillat covered the song which she performed for Pepsi. A group auditioning for "X Factor (French TV series)" called Creme de la Femme, covered the song for the audition process. Rylan Clark performed the song during the bootcamp stages on "The X Factor" in 2012. A contestant on "The Voice" named Domo, covered the song during the blind auditions stages of the show in 2012. Myrtle Sarrosa performed the song in the seventh week of the second season of the

neg: Susan Boyle the Internet after her "BGT" audition. After Boyle won several local singing competitions, her mother urged her to enter "Britain's Got Talent" and take the risk of singing in front of an audience larger than her parish church. Former coach O'Neil said Boyle abandoned an audition for "The X Factor" because she believed people were being chosen for their looks. She almost abandoned her plan to enter "Britain's Got Talent" believing she was too old, but O'Neil persuaded her to audition nevertheless. Boyle said that she was motivated to seek a musical career to pay tribute to her mother. Her

neg: Camila Cabello diploma. Camila Cabello auditioned for "The X Factor" in Greensboro, North Carolina with Aretha Franklin's "Respect", however, her audition was not aired because the series did not get the rights for the song. After elimination during the "bootcamp" portion of the process in Miami, Florida, Cabello was called back to the stage along with other contestants Ally Brooke, Normani, Lauren Jauregui, and Dinah Jane to form the girl group that would later become known as Fifth Harmony. After finishing in third place on the show they signed a joint deal with Syco Music, owned by Simon Cowell, and Epic Records,

neg: Tom Parker (singer) she fell on her arm and dislocated her elbow and finished 3rd. In 2017, Parker was cast in The UK Tour of "Grease" the Musical as Danny Zuko. Tom Parker (singer) Thomas Anthony "Tom" Parker (born ) is an English singer best known for being a member of the British-Irish boy band The Wanted. Parker grew up in Bolton, England. Parker learned to play the guitar at the age of sixteen after trying out his older brother's. He then went on to audition for "The X Factor" but did not get past the first round. He went to Manchester Metropolitan

neg: Tim Omaji to him focussing more on producing music. Omaji then began writing songs with DJ Poet, the official DJ for The Black Eyed Peas. In 2011, Omaji appeared as a contestant on the fifth season of "Australia's Got Talent". He chose to audition for the show to prove that he was more than just a dancer, and chose "Australia's Got Talent" over "The X Factor" because it gave him full control over what he did, from music to styling. Omaji placed third in the competition, with Jack Vidgen announced as the winner. On 12 May 2011, Omaji released his independent debut

neg: Tom Parker (singer) Tom Parker (singer) Thomas Anthony "Tom" Parker (born ) is an English singer best known for being a member of the British-Irish boy band The Wanted. Parker grew up in Bolton, England. Parker learned to play the guitar at the age of sixteen after trying out his older brother's. He then went on to audition for "The X Factor" but did not get past the first round. He went to Manchester Metropolitan University and studied Geography, but dropped out in pursuit of a professional singing career. Parker joined a Take That tribute band known as Take That II and toured

neg: Leona Lewis to land a contract. That's why I decided to audition for "The X Factor". It's programmes like these which provide the best place to showcase fresh new talent." Lewis auditioned for the third series of "The X Factor" in 2006, singing "Over the Rainbow" for judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and guest judge Paula Abdul. She was placed in the 16-24 category, with Cowell as her mentor. Throughout the course of the show, Lewis was compared with artists such as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, performing songs by all three of them. Lewis defeated Ray Quinn

neg: George Shelley (singer) Somerset. He attended Kings of Wessex Academy in Cheddar before graduating from Weston College in 2011. In 2012, Shelley was part of British band Only the Young, but left the band to audition for the ninth series of "The X Factor" as a solo artist singing "Toxic" and was eliminated during the bootcamp stage, as were boy band Triple J. However, due to Rough Copy having to withdraw from the show, an extra spot was opened up in Louis Walsh's category for judges' houses. Triple J's manager, Blair Dreelan, was contacted by "The X Factor" producers with an offer for

neg: Crowne Plaza Glasgow location of the Glasgow auditions of "The X-Factor" (most notably 2007 winner Leon Jackson's initial audition was filmed there) before they moved to Hampden Park in 2008, and then to the neighbouring Armadillo when the show changed to a live audition format. Crowne Plaza Glasgow Crowne Plaza Glasgow is a high-rise hotel in the Finnieston area of Glasgow, Scotland. Originally opened in 1989, it is a 4-star property on the banks of the River Clyde adjacent to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) and the Clyde Auditorium (Armadillo). The building (along with the adjacent Armadillo), is frequently used as

neg: The Collective (band) occasions. He also had a lead role in the school's production of "The Boy Friend". Julian De Vizio, born , is from Adelaide, South Australia and is the youngest member of The Collective. De Vizio began singing at the age of six. He auditioned for "The X Factor" singing Chris Brown's "With You" and received a positive response from the judges, with Ronan Keating calling him special. De Vizio stated that seeing a lot of young artists including Justin Bieber "who are huge around the world" inspired him to audition for the show. Prior to entering "The X Factor", he

neg: X Factor Indonesia to perform to the judges. The judges' auditions are held in front of a live audience and the acts sing over a backing track. In that case, at least three out of four judges (two out of three, for the panel of three judges) have to say "yes" for the auditionee to advance to the next round, otherwise they are sent home. In addition, there is an online audition too in which the auditionees can upload their performance on the "X Factor Indonesia" website and the get the vote from viewers on YouTube. An auditionee with the most voted video

neg: The X Factor (UK series 7) Savan Kotecha were hired as vocal coaches. However, Tennant's contract was ended before the live shows and was replaced by Yvie Burnett, who worked as vocal coach from series 2–6. Richard "Biff" Stannard began working as show song producer for Minogue's contestant, and Grace Woodward began working on the show as fashion director. Cole, Cowell and Minogue left after series 7 but Walsh did not. The first appeal for applicants for series 7 was broadcast during series 6 on 5 December 2009. Applicants for the seventh series were given the opportunity to apply by uploading a video audition to the

neg: Lloyd Wade put through to the semi-finals and performed on the first live show, despite gaining a large fanbase from the audition, the group were eliminated later that night through the public vote. In February 2017 it was announced that Wade would star in Soul Town at Butlins Holiday Resorts, the show will last from February till December 2017. In 2004, Wade successfully auditioned for the first series of "The X Factor", he made it through to the judges houses stage of the competition, and was placed in the over 25s category, his potential mentor Simon Cowell did not send him through

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) Yvie Burnett and Annabel Williams gave vocal coaching during the live shows.. This was the final series for Tulisa as a main judge; she left after this series, but reappeared in 2014 to assist Walsh in choosing his groups during judges' houses in series 11, then once more as a guest judge during the final. This series, for the first time, applicants were able to audition online via Facebook. The show's producers also sent a "mobile audition van" to 18 locations throughout the UK and Ireland in order to audition singers who could not make the arena auditions. The mobile

neg: The X Factor (U.S. TV series) very large crowds. The producers' auditions are not televised, but shots of crowds waving and "judges' cars" arriving are filmed and later spliced in with the televised auditions shot later in the year. After waiting at the venue for hours (during which crews film more shots of crowds screaming and waving), each candidate is given a brief audition by someone from the production team. If they pass that audition (either because of their talent or because the producers think they will make entertaining television), they are given a "golden ticket" that allows them to audition for a more senior member

neg: The X Factor (U.S. TV series) The original judging panel consisted of Cowell, Paula Abdul, Cheryl Cole and L.A. Reid, with Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones as co-hosts. Scherzinger later replaced Cole on the panel after two audition sites. Demi Lovato and Britney Spears joined the panel in the second season as replacements for Abdul and Scherzinger, while Khloé Kardashian and Mario Lopez replaced Jones as co-hosts. Spears and Reid did not return for the third season and were replaced by Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio, while Lopez became sole host after Kardashian was not asked to come back. On February 7, 2014, Fox announced that

neg: Celebrity Head Chef X Factor contestant known for his charismatic performances and his unique personality. After being rejected in the audition round, Wagner was called back into the competition as Louis Walsh's Wild card. He was eliminated in the 8th week of the X Factor competition after performing in the final showdown with Irish singer Mary Byrne. Mary Burke is the mother and keyboardist of the popular family singing group, Crystal Swing. The group has appeared on "The Late Late" on RTÉ and The Ellen DeGeneres Show in America. Michael Hayes was the presenter from How Low Can You Go? on RTÉ Two.

neg: Jackie Thomas (album) the live shows of "The X Factor". It features her highly praised audition song "Skinny Love". The lead single "It's Worth It" is the album's one original song. Following Thomas' win on the first series of "The X Factor" (New Zealand) on 22 July 2013, her winner's single "It's Worth It" was released for digital download and on CD, and served as the lead single from the album. The song debuted at number one and was certified Platinum. Album track "Skinny Love" also charted at 23. In his review in the "New Zealand Herald's" "TimeOut" entertainment supplement, music writer Scott

neg: Ben Mills a co-director of a marquee hire company in his home town of Whitstable before appearing on "The X Factor". He gained a diploma in music from the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Surrey and has been singing since he was a child. He also plays piano and guitar. He was also a keyboard player in the tribute band to The Doors called The L.A. Doors and toured the pub and club circuit with his own band called Benzego. Mills' audition song for "The X Factor" was "Bring It On Home To Me" by Sam Cooke, which impressed the panel

neg: Benny Tipene Bedingfield, saving Tipene. In week nine, Tipene performed his own song "Boxes", the first New Zealand "The X Factor" contestant to perform an original song outside of auditions or a sing-off. During the final shows on 21 and 22 July, Tipene performed the Bat For Lashes song "Laura" and duetted with Dave Baxter of Avalanche City on the song "Love Love Love", then performed his audition song "Hey Ya!". Tipene came in third place from the audience vote. After "The X Factor", Tipene was signed to Sony Music New Zealand. His debut single "Walking on Water" was released in July

neg: Steve Brookstein number 11. The music video for the song was a montage of clips from his time on "The X Factor", from his initial audition to his final performance after being declared the winner. Brookstein released his debut album "Heart and Soul" on 9 May 2005 through Sony BMG. Although Brookstein continued to perform tracks from the album on television shows such as "", a second single failed to materialise. In August 2005 it was announced that Sony BMG had dropped him from their line-up only eight months after his "X Factor" victory and despite the success of his debut single

neg: X Factor (Italy series 11) became the winning mentor for the first time. The "Home Visit" is the final phase before the Live Shows. In this phase, the contestants who passed the "Bootcamp" had to perform one last time in front of their allocated judge, each in a different locations. Manuel Agnelli chose Manchester as the location for his group category and was joined by former X-Factor Italy judge and mentor Skin. At the end of this final audition, the final twelve contestants were chosen. The eight eliminated acts were: Key: The number of votes received by each act will be released by Sky Italia

neg: X Factor (Albanian TV series) first episode aired half of Tirana's auditions on January 8. Vesa Luma wasn't the judge on all of the city auditions, she was chosen as the fourth judge only after all of the city auditions ended. She judged on the Shkodra's audition also. It was reported that more than 7000 people auditioned for the show, which broke a record for the biggest number of auditions in any talent show across Albania, Kosovo and the Balkans. On the official Facebook page of the "X Factor", it was announced that the show would be first aired in January 8, 2012. It was

neg: The X Factor judges do on television is actually pre-determined before airing. Some of the conditions included in this contract include signing over your recording rights, allowing The X Factor to monitor your behavior during your time in the competition, and if you are eliminated and wish to audition for another TV show you must have the permission from the entire franchise. In addition, there is a "gag clause" included in this document preventing any of the contestants to speak about the matter in person or social media. The Danish version has been criticised by Danish music contract expert and consultant for The

neg: Love, Sax and Flashbacks waitress at the London nightclub Aura Mayfair to help support her music career, and was a fitness model with the agency W Athletic, but struggled with her finances. East later said that by early 2014, she was "definitely depressed" and considering ending her music career, until her friends and relatives encouraged her to audition for "The X Factor". In June 2014, East auditioned for the eleventh series of "The X Factor". She progressed to the live shows in the Over 25 category, mentored by Cowell. In the ninth week of the live shows, East performed "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson

neg: Daniel Kajmakoski it for the final show. In 2011, he wrote a song for Karolina Goceva called "Ne se vrajkas" which become a huge hit in Macedonia and in the Balkans. In 2013, he appeared in the auditions of the first series of X Factor Adria. He sang the song "Red" by Daniel Merriweather on his first audition and already impressed everyone. Later, he won the show on 23 March 2014. Daniels first single came the summer right after his victory. The song is called "Skopje-Beograd" and it's a duet between Daniel and one of the X-Factor juries, Željko Joksimović, who represented

neg: Nobody Knows (Pink song) the song during Top 17 Performance. It was also covered by Jade Richards as well as Amelia Lily Oliver for Bootcamp Stage 2 during eight series of "The X Factor UK." Most recently, it was covered by Jessica Espinoza during her audition for the second season of "The X Factor USA". The music video was shot in London by director Jake Nava. The first scene features Pink in a hotel room (shot in The May Fair hotel) staring out of a window to London at night, that changes to sunrise. She then watches TV but finds there's hardly anything on

neg: The X Factor (UK series 6) hotel and decent food throughout the day". The new audition format (whereby auditions are held in front of a studio audience) was criticised by fans, by Cole and by certain former contestants. The show was criticised in September 2009 for "recycling" contestants, as three singers from the final 24 acts had already been in pop bands, two had auditioned for "The X Factor" in previous years and one had appeared on "Britain's Got Talent". Controversy began after the first live show on 10 October, after Minogue commented on press reports regarding Danyl Johnson's sexuality, sparking an online backlash. Minogue's comments

neg: The X Factor (UK series 10) first audition in an audition room, used for the first time since series 5, went on to attend an audition in an arena, which replaced the rooms in series 6. After bootcamp and judges' houses, the live shows began on 12 October 2013, and ran until the final on 15 December 2013, which was won by over 25s contestant Sam Bailey. This marked the first time someone from the over 25s category had won the show since Steve Brookstein won series 1 in 2004. It also marked the first time that Osbourne had been the winning mentor, having failed during

neg: X Factor Adria (series 1) page. During the Exit Festival a mobile audition booth was set up and people could audition before previously applying. All of the applicants needed to preaudition for the producers before actually auditioning in front of the judges. The pre-auditions were held from August 20 to September 2 in Budva, Skopje, Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Niš, Novi Sad and Belgrade. After seeing all the acts, producers select a number of contestants that will audition in front of the judges. From over 8000 acts that came to pre-auditions, producers selected 300 that were put through to judges auditions. The judges auditions are held

neg: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK) been broadcast, Cowell publicly stated his intention to make changes to the show by reducing the emphasis on contestants' "sob stories", conceding that they had been "out of hand" in the previous series and viewers were "starting not to believe them". Auditionee Alan Turner was criticised in the press for allegedly lying to the judges in his original audition. Turner had told the panel that he had been fostered since the age of four, did not know his real parents and had been sexually abused aged four, but his father and uncle publicly disputed the claims. Producers vowed to support

neg: Sinéad Sheppard Their first single, "There's a Whole Lot of Loving" is the 3rd fastest-selling single in Irish musical history. Six did an arena tour with Westlife in England, playing a total of sixty-six shows, and two nationwide tours of Ireland. Sheppard attempted to audition for the first series of the British-based talent show "The X Factor" in 2004 alongside fellow "Popstars" participants Emma O'Driscoll, Andy Orr, Liam McKenna and the runner-up in the first season of the Irish-based talent show "You're a Star", Simon Casey. Sheppard featured on "The All Ireland Talent Show" which began in January 2009. She appeared in

neg: Safe (Westlife song) September 19, on the final audition show of ITV1 talent competition The X Factor. On September 26 and October 2, the song received a 60-second preview with different parts, becoming the theme for the Boys' Boot Camp results, once again on X Factor. On October 3, a 40-second official snippet was posted on the band's website. Amazon.co.uk was the first to have the pre-order link of the single on October 4. On October 5, the full version was released on their official YouTube site. On October 6, the official lyrics were released. They sent the single to UK and Irish

neg: Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pink Floyd, The Beatles The Who and The Rubics as their main musical influences. With the inclusion of bands in the second series (an X Factor franchise first), Brendon Thomas and The Vibes attended the pre-auditions for the second series of New Zealand reality show "The X Factor" in Auckland in November 2014 and advanced though to the judges auditions. They performed "Foxy Lady" at their audition and received positive feedback from all four judges who advanced them through to bootcamp. They performed "Georgia On My Mind" at judges retreats where then mentor Willy Moon advanced

neg: The X Factor (UK series 12) he would return to The X Factor for the live shows. The minimum age this year was increased back to 16, after being lowered to 14 in the previous series. In addition to the producers' auditions, the "Mobile Audition Tour" took place up and down the UK and Ireland throughout March and April. Auditions ran between 30 March and 23 May 2015, and visited Aberdeen, Skegness, Bradford, Huddersfield, Dundee, Sheffield, Peterborough, Northampton, Stirling, Cambridge, Middlesbrough, Nottingham, Scarborough, Norwich, Leicester, Ipswich, Coventry, York, Kingston upon Hull, Oxford, Chelmsford, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Southend-on-Sea, Belfast, Bangor, Southampton, Isle of Man, Swansea, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Carlisle,

neg: Zendee Rose Tenerefe audition for the ABS-CBN talent search “X Factor Philippines.” She failed to go far in the local version of "X Factor" but still made efforts to continue singing. Tenerefe also won as the Gensan Pop Idol last 2011 an annual competition every Tuna Festival. On July 28, 2012 a video called "Random Girl" was uploaded to the video site YouTube by youngjay0918 a.k.a. Yuan Juan. The video showed Tenerefe performing karaoke at the SM Megamall, Philippines. Her singing brought attention from viewers around the world and immediately became a viral video. The original video got over 2 million views in

neg: The X Factor (U.S. season 3) Kelly Rowland, and Mexican singer and former "La Voz... México" judge Paulina Rubio had been hired to replace Spears and Reid. In addition to having online auditions, it was announced at the conclusion of season 2 that auditions for season 3 would be held throughout the country in Charleston, South Carolina; Denver, Colorado; Long Island, New York; Los Angeles, California and New Orleans, Louisiana. On the "Registration and Audition Rules" document on "The X Factor"s website about the auditions, it was announced where the auditions were going to be taking place. Instead of the traditional bootcamp stages, a deliberation stage

neg: The X Factor (UK series 9) Murs, One Direction and Little Mix talking about their time on "The X Factor" and how it had changed their lives. It was criticised by former winner Shayne Ward because he was not included. The series was beset by several controversial issues throughout its run. In the auditions, these included Zoe Alexander, who swore at judges and assaulted a member of staff; Alison Brunton, whose audition was believed to have "caused unnecessary distress or anxiety" to her children; and Lorna Bliss, who gave Walsh a lap dance. The live shows were controversial for the eliminations of Carolynne Poole (after which