X Factor (German TV series)

X Factor is the German version of The X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions.

X Factor
Created bySimon Cowell
Presented byJochen Schropp (Season 1-3)
Janine Reinhardt (Season 2)
Istenes Bence (Season 4)
Charlotte Würdig (Season 4)
JudgesCurrent
Thomas Anders (Season 4)
Sido (Season 4)
Iggy Uriarte (Season 4)
Jennifer Weist (Season 4)
Former
Till Brönner (Season 1-2)
Sarah Connor (Season 1-3)
George Glueck (Season 1)
Das Bo(Season 2)
H.P. Baxxter(Season 3)
Sandra Nasic(Season 3)
Moses Pelham(Season 3)
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons4
Release
Original networkVOX
RTL
Sky 1
Original release20 August 2010 (2010-08-20) –
19 October 2018 (2018-10-19)

The show's inaugural German season started in August 2010.[1] RTL broadcast the first two kick-off shows. The other episodes have been shown on VOX. Both channels are part of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. The seasons 1-3 of X Factor were produced by Grundy Light Entertainment, another RTL Group company.[2] Season 4 is produced by UFA Show & Factual by Sky.[3]

The auditions for the first season were held in April 2010. The show started on 20 August 2010 and ended on 9 November 2010 with Edita Abdieski being crowned the winner. The second season began on 30 August 2011 and concluded in November and was won by David Pfeffer. The third season began on 25 August 2012 and was won by Mrs Greenbird on 25 November 2012.

The show was cancelled after the third season in 2012 before eventually being announced for a revival in 2018 on its new home channel, Sky Deutschland. It premiered on 27 August 2018 on Sky 1.

On 7 December 2018, Sky 1 cancelled the series after one season.

Series summary

  "Boys" category
  "Girls" category
  "Over 25s" category
  "Groups and Bands" category
  "16-24s" category

SeasonAir dateWinnerRunner-upThird placeHost(s)JudgesWinning mentorNetwork
One
 2010 Edita Abdieski Big Soul Mati Gavriel Jochen Schropp Till Brönner
Sarah Connor
George Glueck		 Till Brönner VOX
RTL
Two
 2011 David Pfeffer Raffaela Wais Nica & Joe Till Brönner
Sarah Connor
Das Bo
Three
 2012 Mrs. Greenbird Melissa Heiduk Björn Paulsen Sarah Connor
H.P. Baxxter
Sandra Nasic
Moses Pelham		 Sandra Nasic
Four
 2018 EES & The Yes-Ja! Band Wait of the World Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg Charlotte Würdig
Bence Istenes		 Thomas Anders
Sido
Iggy Uriarte
Jennifer Weist		 Jennifer Weist Sky

Judges' categories and their contestants

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.

  – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Season George Glueck Sarah Connor Till Brönner N/A
One Groups/Bands
Big Soul
Urban Candy
LaFamille		 16-24s
Mati Gavriel
Marlon Bertzbach
Pino Severino		 Over 25s
Edita Abdieski
Anthony Thet
Meral Al-Mer
Season Das Bo Sarah Connor Till Brönner
Two 16-24s
Raffaela Wais
Monique Simon
Martin Madeja
Kassim Auale		 Groups/Bands
Nica & Joe
BenMan
Boyz II Hot
Soultrip		 Over 25s
David Pfeffer
Rufus Martin
Volker Schlag
Gladys Mwachiti
Season Moses Pelham Sarah Connor H.P. Baxxter Sandra Nasic
Three Boys
Barne Heimbucher
Richard Geldner
Andrew Fischer		 Over 25s
Björn Paulsen
Willy Hubbard
Colin Rich		 Girls
Melissa Heiduk
Klementine Hendrichs
Lisa Aberer		 Groups/Bands
Mrs. Greenbird
Rune
Josephine
Season Thomas Anders Jennifer Weist Iggy Uriarte Sido
Four Over 25s
Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg
Manuel "Elto" El-Tohamy
Alexander Grant		 Groups/Bands
EES & The Yes-Ja! Band
Wait of the World
Scheer		 Girls
Leonie-Susanne Happel
Selina Shirin Hinzmann
Stefanie Black		 Boys
Jan-Marten Block
Robin Hoff
Leonardo Davi

Season 1 (2010)
Main article: X Factor (Germany season 1)

The first Season started in 2010. The auditions were held in April 2010. The first show started on 20 August 2010. The Judges were Sarah Connor (-25), George Glueck (Groups), and Till Brönner (25+).

There are four phases:

  1. Auditions
  2. Bootcamp
  3. Judge's House
  4. Live Shows

Contestants

The live shows commenced on 21 September 2010. The following artists made it to the live shows. Ages are as of the date of the show (2010).

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third Place
Category (mentor)Acts
16-24s (Connor) Marlon Bertzbach (18)Mati Gavriel (24)Pino Severino (18)
Over 25s (Brönner) Anthony Thet (30)Edita Abdieski (25)Meral Al-Mer (29)
Groups (Glueck) Big SoulLaFamilleUrban Candy
  • Big Soul consists of Nadine (28), Alexandra (33), Martina (33), and Michelle (35)
  • LaFamille consists of Joel (35), Erkan (32), and Guido (31)
  • Urban Candy consists of Roman (26), Marc (24), and Candy (25)

Season 2 (2011)
Main article: X Factor (Germany season 2)

The second Season started on 30 August 2011. The auditions were held in April/May 2011. The Show was broadcast every Tuesday and Sunday. The Judges were Sarah Connor, Das Bo and Till Brönner. That year twelve acts were a part of the live shows, and not nine. Furthermore, from the first to ninth live show the judges decided which act had to leave the X Factor.

Contestants

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third Place
Category (mentor)Acts
16-24s (Das Bo) Kassim Auale (20) Martin Madeja (19) Monique Simon (16) Raffaela Wais (22)
Over 25s (Brönner) David Pfeffer (29) Gladys Mwachiti (25) Rufus Martin (35) Volker Schlag (44)
Groups (Connor) BenMan Boyz II Hot Nica & Joe Soultrip


BenMan consists of Benjamin (19) & Manuel (18).
Boyz II Hot consists of Daniel (18) & Nathanaele (19).
Nica & Joe consists of Joseph (31) & Veronika (24).
Soultrip consists of Blago (24), Martin (27) & Nunzio (24).

Season 3 (2012)
Main article: X Factor (Germany season 3)

The third Season started on 25 August 2012. The auditions were held in April/May 2012. The Show was broadcast every Sunday. The first show was broadcast at RTL. The Judges were Sarah Connor, H.P. Baxxter, Sandra Nasic and Moses Pelham. That year twelve acts were a part of the live shows, split into four categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups within Bands. Since this year only the public decided who would be eliminated, so there was no longer a final showdown where the judges could save an act.[4]

Contestants

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third Place
Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Pelham) Andrew Fischer (21) Barne Heimbucher (20) Richard Geldner (24)
Girls (Baxxter) Klementine Hendrichs (23) Lisa Aberer (19) Melissa Heiduk (23)
Over 25s (Connor) Björn Paulsen (27) Colin Rich (40) Willy Hubbard (31)
Groups and Bands (Nasic) Josephine Mrs. Greenbird Rune

Josephine consists of Christian (29), Daniel (33), Imme (30) & Victor (22).
Mrs. Greenbird consists of Sarah (28) & Steffen (36).
Rune consists of Marvin (18), Patrick (20), Sebastian (22) & Steffen (20).

Season 4 (2018)
Main article: X Factor (Germany season 4)

The fourth season of X Factor premiered on Sky 1 on August 27, 2018 and consists of a new judging line-up comprising former Modern Talking lead vocalist Thomas Anders, German-born Chilean singer Iggy Uriarte, singer Jennifer Weist and rapper Sido[5] It is presented by Charlotte Würdig and Bence Istenes, who replaced former host Jochen Schropp.

There are three phases:

  1. Auditions
  2. Chair Challenge
  3. Live Shows

Contestants

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third place
Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Sido) Jan-Marten Block (23) Leonardo Davi (20) Robin Hoff (20)
Girls (Uriarte) Leonie-Susanne Happel (19) Selina Shirin Hinzmann (20) Stefanie Black (20)
Over 25s (Anders) Alexander Grant (30) Manuel "Elto" El-Tohamy (29) Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg (28)
Groups and Bands (Weist) EES & The Yes-Ja! Band Scheer Wait of the World

References
  1. Erdbeerlounge/Desired article: "X-Factor bald auch in Deutschland" (German)
  2. RTL Group announcement: The X Factor is coming to Germany
  3. Timo Niemeier (27 August 2018). ""X Factor": Reicht das, um besser zu sein als "The Voice"?". dwdl.de. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ""X Factor": The new Rules: No final showdown and four categories". bild.de. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  5. "X Factor on Sky Deutschland". Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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