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First episode date 28 September 2009 Network W9 | 3.3/10 IMDb Final episode date 29 June 2011 Predecessor The X Factor (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar X Factor India, The X Factor (UK), The X Factor (US), Pop Idol, American Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
X Factor is the Flemish version of the British show The X Factor that was created by Simon Cowell. The new X Factor series was a postcursor to Idool 2003 / 2004 which features contestants & jury members from both seasons.
Contents
Judges' categories and their finalists
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.
Key:
– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.Series summary
"Under 25 boys" category
"Under 25 girls" category
"16-24s" category
"Over 25s" category
"Groups" category
Series 1 (2005)
The Belgian edition of X Factor started screening in late 2005 on vtm. The judges were Kris Wauters, Jean Blaute and Liliane Saint-Pierre; the series was hosted by Koen Wauters.
The winner of season one was Udo Mechels from Nossegem and the runner up was The Cappaert Sisters (Annelies & Sarah Cappaert) from Tongeren. Contestant Robin Danneels had to quit the show due to being hospitalized for his back pain. Therefore, Ivann could return to sing in the contest.
Key:
– Winner – Runner-up – Third place – WithdrewResults table
Contestants' colour key:
Series 2 (2008)
Dirk De Smet in the "Over 25" category and mentored by Kris Wauters won the title. Tom Dice who competed under his real name Tom Eeckhout was runner-up. The show was hosted by Hadise.
Key:
– Winner – Runner-up – Third placeResults table
Contestants' colour key: