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The X Factor is a British television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is broadcast on Saturdays on the ITV Network in the UK and on TV3 in the Republic of Ireland, with spin-off "behind-the-scenes" shows The Xtra Factor and The X Factor 24/7 screened on ITV2 and TV3. It is produced by FremantleMedia's talkbackTHAMES and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The "X Factor" of the title refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality.
The X Factor is the biggest television talent competition in Europe, with 200,000 auditioning[1] for series 4. The prize is a £1,000,000 (sterling) recording contract (in addition to the publicity that appearance in the later stages of the show itself generates, not only for the winner but also for other highly ranked contestants). There have been three winners to date: Steve Brookstein, Shayne Ward and Leona Lewis respectively. The winner of the fourth series will be announced in December 2007.
The X Factor was devised as a replacement for the massively successful Pop Idol, which was put on indefinite hiatus after its second series, largely because Simon Cowell wished to launch a show that he owned the television rights to. (The perceived similarity between the shows later became the subject of a legal dispute.)
The X Factor is billed as the UK's biggest ever talent search, as it was the first such contest to have no upper age limit (although the minimum age was 16, and is now 14), and to allow both solo singers and groups to compete. The show has proved hugely popular, with the series 3 final attracting eight million votes and 12.6 million viewers.
Versions of The X Factor have also appeared in a number of other countries.
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