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''The X Factor'' is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first season of the show premiered on Network Ten on 6 February 2005. Ten dropped ''The X Factor'' after the first season due to poor ratings. In 2010, the Seven Network won the rights to the show, and a second season went into production. ''The X Factor'' was renewed after the highly successful ''Australian Idol'' was no longer broadcast on Network Ten. ''The X Factor'' is produced by FremantleMedia Australia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FremantleMedia Australia / Productions / Entertainment / The X Factor )〕 and is currently broadcast on the Seven Network in Australia and on TV3 in New Zealand. The original judging panel line-up in 2005 consisted of Mark Holden, Kate Ceberano, and John Reid. When the show was revived in 2010, the judging panel was replaced by Ronan Keating, Natalie Imbruglia, Kyle Sandilands and Guy Sebastian. Imbruglia and Sandilands did not return for season three and were replaced by Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Mel B. Redfoo and Dannii Minogue joined the panel in season five as replacements for Sebastian and Mel B. Sebastian returned to the panel in season seven along with new judges James Blunt and Chris Isaak, as replacements for Keating, Bassingthwaighte and Redfoo. During the televised audition phases of ''The X Factor'', originally the contestants sang in an "audition room" in front of just the judges, however, from season two onwards all auditionees sing on stage in an arena, in front of the judges and a live audience. The successful acts then progress to the next stage of the competition, "bootcamp" and later "home visits", where the judges narrow their category down to three acts who will continue to the live shows, where the public vote for their favourite act, following weekly performances by the contestants. There have been seven winners to date: Random, Altiyan Childs, Reece Mastin, Samantha Jade, Dami Im, Marlisa Punzalan and Cyrus Villanueva. Winners received a recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia. In season three, the winner also received a management contract, and in season four, a Nissan Dualis car. Each winning contestant's single has charted within the top-ten of the ARIA Singles Chart, only Mastin's, Jade's and Im's singles have reached number one. There have also been a number of hit singles released by other contestants who have appeared on ''The X Factor''. The show has received numerous awards and nominations, including five Logie Award nominations, of which it has won one for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program. ==History== ''The X Factor'' was created by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom and is based on the original UK series. Cowell then began to grow and expand the ''The X Factor'' competition franchise and in 2005, the Australian version of the show was launched on Network Ten, the same channel as the highly successful ''Australian Idol''. However, due to poor ratings Network Ten dropped ''The X Factor'' after one season. In 2010, once the seventh and final season of ''Australian Idol'' was completed, it was announced that Seven Network went into a "bidding war" with Nine Network to obtain the rights of ''The X Factor'', which they later won and a second season went into production.〔 Networks Seven and Nine both began the bidding war after expressing interest by attending a conference organised by Cowell.〔 Andrew Backwell, Nine Network's director of production and development, and Tim Worner of Network Seven's head of programming, both attended the conference.〔 Cowell wanted the Australian version to match his "own specifications", and said that it would cost at least $20 million for 21 hours of television.〔 ''The X Factor'' was originally set to return in February 2011, but began in August 2010.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The X Factor (Australian TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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