Academy Fantasia

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Academy Fantasia
Also known asTrue Academy Fantasia
Created byAuttapon Na-Bangchang
Presented bySettha Sirachaya (Season 1 - Season 12)
Suwikrom Amaranon (Season 9)
Country of originThailand
Original languageThai
No. of seasons12
No. of episodes9 (Season 1)
12 (Season 2)
10 (Season 3)
13 (Season 4)
12 (Season 5)
12 (Season 6)
12 (Season 7)
12 (Season 8)
15 (Season 9)
12 (Season 10)
11 (Season 11)
12 (Season 12)
Production
Running timeReality: 24 hours
Concert:
2 hours
(Season 2 Week 4,7-10, Season 5 Week 4-5, Season 6 Week 1-3, Season 9 Week 4-14, Season 10 Week 1-11)
2:30 hours
(Season 2 Week 1-3, Season 5 Week 1-3, 6-12, Season 6 Week 4-12, 11-12, Season 3-7, Season 9 Week 15, Season 10 Week 12, Season 11 Week 1-11, Season 12 Week 4-11)
3 hours
(Season 1 Week 8, Season 8, Season 9 Week 1-3, Season 11 Week 11, Season 12 Week 1-3, 12)
Original release
Network TrueVisions, Modernine TV
ReleaseJune 21, 2004 (2004-06-21) 
September 19, 2015 (2015-09-19)

Academy Fantasia (or True Academy Fantasia, formerly UBC Academy Fantasia) is a reality show held in Thailand. It is a singing contest, judged through popular votes.

Contents

True Academy Fantasia has terminated its broadcast season with season 12.

Overview

Created by cable TV provider TrueVisions, formerly known as United Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), Academy Fantasia is a franchise of La Academia, a popular reality TV show from Mexico. The contestants are selected through nationwide auditions, as well as through online audition clips. The live auditions take place in major cities in every part of Thailand to search for those who dream about becoming superstars. Four judges will eliminate thousands of people down to top 100 then last twelve or more finalists into the Academy House for study.

The contestants live in the same house with hundreds of hidden cameras. Audiences can watch them 24 hours live on TV and online. Each week the contestants are assigned individual songs and sometimes group songs to perform on stage every Saturday until the last week of the show. The contestants attend voice class, dance class, and acting class to practice the songs that they perform.

The audiences can vote for their favorite contestants through cell phones and land phones. The show usually airs 24 hours on True Vision 20 (digital) and 16 (analog) and the concerts will be broadcast live on True Music Channel (Digital:26, Analog:30) and ModernNine TV (public channel 9) every Saturday night between 20:40-23:10 Thailand time.

After each performance the commentators will evaluate the performance. At the end of the concert, the contestant(s) who received the lowest percentage of audience votes will have to leave the show. The winners of the first five seasons were all male and was the first female in the season 6. The winners and the runners-up will automatically receive record deals with True Fantasia record label. After the end of each season, there is a nationwide concert tour starring the top 12 finalists.

Seasons

SeasonPremiere dateThe WinnerRunner-upFinalistsContestants in order of eliminationNumber of ContestantsNumber of Concerts
AF1June 21, 2004Vit (V2)Jeen (V1) Aof (V6), Z-Nam (V9), Namtarn (V7), & K (V4)Joomjim (V5), Por (V10), Nan (V3), Noon (V12), Mam (V11), & Top (V8)129
AF2July 18, 2005 Aof (V4) Pat (V6)Boy (V8), Pas (V9), & Preaw (V2)Joe (V12), Loogtarn (V1), Kookkai (V7), Wan (V3), My (V11), Mew (V5), & Ao (V10)1212
AF3July 3, 2006 Tui (V12) Ta (V1)

Boy (V8), Mint (V5), & Zara (V4)

Koh (V9), Dong (V7), Tune (V6), Apple & Cherry (V3), Bruna (V11), Pett (V2), & Louktarn (V10)

12 + 110
AF4June 18, 2007 Nat (V1) Tol (V9)

Papang (V3), Music (V8), Lookpong (V17), & Pong (V19)

Cat (V11), Tee (V12), Eingeing (V6), Puifai (V18), Jack (V2), & Joe (V16)

12 (20)13
AF5 May 12, 2008Natthew (V13)Ron (V12)

Pump (V8), Good (V10), & Kee (V14)

Green (V16), Micky (V6), Beau (V5), Tab (V3), Prink (V1), Wahn (V15), & Nim (V9)

12 (16)12
AF6 June 28, 2009Zani (V6)Ann (V10)

Tee (V5), & Mac (V8)

Koonjae-Sal (V3), Nooknick (V9), Newty (V4), Aof (V2), Ich (V1), Itch (V12), Tabby (V11), & Krit (V7)

1212
AF7 June 27, 2010Por (V12)Ton (V13)

Boss (V10), New (V4), Namkhang (V6) & Grape (V2)

Pum (V7), Ben (V3), Natty (V5), Paprae (V9), Green (V8), & Meen (V1)

12 (100)12
AF8 June 26, 2011Ton (V9)Praew (V15)

Kacha (V3), Frame (V21), Tao (V23) & James (V10)

Joy (V24), Praewa (V2), Lynn (V7), Tide (V1), Ann (V12) & Dew (V22)12 (24)12
AF9 June 3, 2012Ice (V8)Zo (V1)Bright (V5), Nest (V7) & Kat (V4)K (V6), Sunny (V11), Earth (V10), Kong (V2), Opol (V12), Baimonh (V3) & Bombay (V9)12 (24)15
AF10 June 23, 2013Tungbeer (V20)Tayme (V6)Tuey (V21), Beam (V15), Belle (V24), CoNan (V22), Mook (V4), Nan (V11), Hongyok (V23), Hernfah (V14), Tong (V8) & Nene (V18)Tung (V13), Taengthai (V10), Fluke (V3), Taengmo (V2), Ten (V1), Benz (V9), Ton (V16), Aee (V7), Prim (V19), Ryu (V17), Mangpor (V12) & Lisa (V5)12 (24)12
AF11 July 20, 2014Aim (V12)Mac (V6)Poom (V2), Nam (V11) & Q (V10)Pond (V4), Jukkajun (V3), Poon (V8), May (V5), Mook (V1), Muayli (V9) & Way (V7)1211
AF12 June 28, 2015Max (V12)Benz(guy) (V9)Mariew (V7) & Boat (V10)Praew (V1), Benz(girl) (V4), Focus (V2), Joker (V3), Ploysai (V5), Jaoh (V11), May (V6) & Joon (V8)1212
  Male
  Female

Season 1 (2004)

21 June - 21 August 2004 (9 Weeks)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1JeenV7Namtarn
V2 Vit V8Top
V3NanV9Z-Nam
V4KV10Por
V5JoomjimV11Mam
V6AofV12Noon

Season 1: Elimination chart

Season 1
FemaleMaleTop 12Top 6Runner-UpWinner
BottomEliminatedNone-Elim
Stage:FinalsGrand Finale
Week:123456789
PlaceContestantResult
1 Vit BtmWinner
2JeensavedRunner-Up
3AofBtmFinalist
4Z-namBtmNone Elim1BtmFinalist
5NamtarnBtmBtmBtmFinalist
6KNone ElimBtmBtmBtmFinalist
7JoomjimBtmBtmBtmElim
8PorElim
9NanBtmBtmElim
10NoonBtmElim
11MamElim
12TopElim

1None elimination week due to a failure of system supported the votes.

Season 2 (2005)

18 July - 8 October 2005 (12 Weeks)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1LoogtarnV7Kookkai
V2PreawV8Boy
V3 Wan V9Pas
V4 Aof V10Ao
V5MewV11My
V6PatchaV12Joe

Season 2: Elimination chart

Season 2
FemaleMaleTop 12Top 5Runner-UpWinner
BottomEliminatedReturned
Stage:FinalsGrand Finale
Week:123456789101112
PlaceContestantResult
1 Aof BtmWinner
2 Patcha BtmBtmRunner-Up
3BoyBtmElimReturn1BtmBtm3rd Place
4PasBtmBtmBtm4th Place
5PreawBtmBtmBtmBtm5th Place
6JoeBtmBtmElim
7LoogtarnBtmElimReturn1BtmElim
8KookkaiBtmElim
9WanBtmBtmElim
10MyBtmElimReturn1Elim
11MewElim
12AoElim
1Contestants were voted back and returned to competition once again. The ranking would be reset, but the rewards still were the same.

Season 3 (2006)

3 July - 9 September 2006 (10 Weeks)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1TaV7Dong
V2PettV8Boy
V3Apple & CherryV9Koh
V4 Zara V10Louktarn
V5 Mint V11Bruna
V6TuneV12 Tui

Season 3: Elimination chart

Season 3
FemaleMaleTop 12Top 5Runner-UpWinner
BottomEliminatedNone-Elim
Stage:FinalsGrand Finale
Week:12345678910
PlaceContestantResult
1 Tui 1st1Winner
2TaBtmBtmTop3BtmRunner-Up
3BoyBtmBtm3rd Place
4 Mint BtmBtmTop3Btm4th Place
5 Zara BtmBtmBtm5th Place
6KohBtmBtmElim
7DongBtmElim
8TuneElim
9Apple & CherryBtmBtmElim
10BrunaNone ElimBtmElim
11PettElim
12LouktarnElim

1Contestant had the most popular vote on the special week and get the special prize, a trip to Hong Kong with his mother for one week.

Season 4 (2007)

18 March - 15 October 2007 (12 Weeks & 1 Extra Week)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1 Nat V11Cat
V2JackV12Tee
V3PapangV13Man
V4AeV14Antie
V5BombV15 Dew
V6EingeingV16Joe
V7EawV17Lookpong
V8MusicV18Puifai
V9 Tol V19Pong
V10NamfonV20Dear

Season 4: Elimination chart

Season 4
FemaleMaleTop 20Top 12Top 6Runner-UpWinner
BottomEliminatedReturned
Stage:Semi-finalsFinalsGrand FinaleExtra Week
Week:12345678910111213
PlaceContestantResult
1 Nat Btm1st1Winner
2 Tol BtmBtmTop2Runner-Up
3PapangBtm3rd Place
4MusicBtmBtmBtmBtmTop34th Place
5LookpongBtmBtmBtm5th Place
6PongElimReturn2Btm6th PlaceTop3
7CatBtmBtmElimReturn2ElimReturn
8TeeElimReturnTop2
9EingeingBtmBtmBtmElimReturn
10PuifaiElimReturn
11JackElimReturn1st3
12JoeBtmElimReturn
13-16BombElimReturn
EawReturn
ManReturn
DewReturn
17-20AeElimReturn
NamfonReturn
AntieReturn
DearReturn
1Contestant have the most popular vote of the week and can choose two contestants (within top12) back to the competition once again.
2Contestants were selected by the most popular vote contestant of the week to come back into the competition once again, their ranking would be reset.
3Contestant have the most popular vote of the week and receive a special prize, trip to any country in the world.


In the 4th season, AF had 20 contestants go into the Academy house. However, this was still considered the Semi-finals, since there are normally only 12 final contestants in each season. Thus, by the end of the week, 8 of the contestants were supposed to be eliminated, leaving with only 12 people as the real finalists. After the 1st week's performance, the voting results showed that only 3 girls survived to the next round if they really eliminated 8 people. However, this could not happen according to the show's "bible" because in every season, there needs to be 5-7 men & 5-7 women (roughly equal number of men and women among the 12 contestants). Therefore, this week, instead of eliminating the bottom 8, they eliminated only the bottom 4, who were all female. It was also announced that in the following week, 4 male contestants would have to be eliminated, while the female contestants would be safe. In the 2nd week, the bottom 4 male contestants were eliminated by the end of the show.

Season 5 (2008)

12 May - 2 August 2008 (12 Weeks)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1PrinkV9Nim
V2Beer1V10Good
V3TabV11Dear
V4BenzV12Ron
V5 Beau 1V13Natthew
V6MickyV14Kee
V7Nan1V15Wahn1
V8PumpV16Green
1Contestants from online auditions.

Season 5: Elimination chart

Season 5
FemaleMaleTop 16Top 12Top 5Runner-UpWinner
BottomEliminatedBackReturned
Stage:Semi-finalsFinalsGrand Finale
Week:123456789101112
PlaceContestantResult
1 Nat ElimBack4Return5Winner
2 Ron BtmBtm2Runner-Up
3PumpBtmBtm3rd Place
4GoodTop34th Place
5KeeBtmBtm5th Place
6GreenBtmElim
7MickyBtmBtm2nd2None Elim3BtmElim
8 Beau 1BtmTop3Elim
9TabBtmBtmBtmElimBack4
10PrinkBtmBtmElimBack4
11Wahn1BtmBtmElimBack4
12NimElimBack4
13-14Beer1BtmElim
BenzBtm
15-16Nan1Elim
Dear
1Contestants from online auditions.
2Contestant was the 2nd place popular vote of the week and received the Immunity Idol which could help her save herself from an elimination.
3None eliminated because a contestant decided to use the Immunity Idol to save herself from elimination.
4Contestants were given a chance to return into the Academy house just one week. There would be only 1 contestant can return to the competition again.
5Contestant got the most popular vote in the voting back week, and can return into the competition once again.

In the 5th season, 16 contestants were admitted to the Academy house, so in the first week 4 contestants were supposed to be eliminated (one male and one female from the online auditions, and one male and one female from live auditions.) At the actual concert, though, the audience and the contestants were surprised when only 2 female contestants were eliminated (one from online auditions and one from live auditions), so 2 male contestants (one from the clip auditions and one from the live auditions) would be eliminated in week 2.

Season 6 (2009)

28 June - 19 September 2009 (12 Weeks)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1IchV7Krit
V2AofV8Mac
V3Koonjae-SalV9Nooknick
V4NewtyV10Ann
V5TeeV11Tabby
V6ZaniV12Itch

Season 6: Elimination chart

Season 6
FemaleMaleTop 12Top 4Runner-UpWinner
BottomBottom-SavedEliminatedNone-Elim
Stage:FinalsGrand Finale
Week:123456789101112
PlaceContestantResult
1ZaniSavedBtmBestSavedSavedWinner
2AnnSavedRunner-Up
3TeeTop 3SavedBtmFinalist
4MacBtmTop 3BtmFinalist
5Koonjae-SalBtmBtmBtmElim
6NooknickBtmBtmSavedSavedBtmBtmElim
7NewtySavedSavedSavedElim
8AofBtmBtmElim
9IchBtmElim
10ItchElim
11TabbySavedElim
12KritElim

Season 7 (2010)

27 June - 18 September 2010 (12 Weeks)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1MeenV7Pum
V2GrapeV8Green
V3BenV9Paprae
V4NewV10Boss
V5NattyV12Por
V6NamkhangV13Ton1

1Ton (V13) replaced Mark (V11), who retired the show at the end of concert week 3.

Season 7: Elimination chart

Season 7
FemaleMaleTop 25WithdrewReplacedTop 12Top 6Runner-UpWinner
BottomBottom-SavedEliminatedNone-Elim
Stage:Semi-finalsFinalsGrand Finale
Week:123456789101112
PlaceContestantResult
1PorTop 12Top 5BtmWinner
2TonTop 25RPTop 5Runner-Up
3BossTop 12BtmBtmFinalist
4NewTop 12BtmTop 5Finalist
5NamkhangTop 12BtmsavedBtmBtmFinalist
6GrapeTop 12BtmBtmTop 5BtmBtmFinalist
7PumTop 12BtmBtmElim
8BenTop 12Elim
9NattyTop 12SavedBtmBtmElim
10PapraeTop 12BtmBtmTop 5Elim
11GreenTop 12SavedSavedElim
12MeenTop 12SavedElim
-MarkTop 12Did Not PerformWD
Semi-finalsBellTop 25
DewTop 25
FrameTop 25
InkTop 25
JimTop 25
KachaTop 25
KhoTop 25
LoukkedTop 25
MayTop 25
NickTop 25
NoeyTop 25
PamTop 25

Season 8 (2011)

26 June - 17 September 2011 (12 week)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1TideV13Weaw
V2PraewaV14Earng
V3KachaV15Praew
V4YukiV16Weiwei
V5PikV17Friendship
V6PotayV18Beer
V7LynnV19Team
V8PoyzianV20Aon
V9TonV21Frame
V10JamesV22Dew
V11TumV23Tao
V12AnnV24Joy

Season 8: Elimination chart

Season 8
FemaleMaleTop 24Top 12Top 6Runner-UpWinner
BottomEliminatedNone-Elim
Stage;Semi-finalsFinalsGrand Finale
Week:123456789101112
PlaceContestantResult
1TonTop 12Btm1stWinner
2PraewTop 12Runner-Up
3KachaTop 12Finalist
4FrameTop 12Finalist
5TaoBtmTop 12BtmFinalist
6JamesTop 12BtmBtmBtmFinalist
7JoyBtmBtmTop 12BtmNone ElimBtmBtmElim
8PraewaTop 12BtmBtmBtmElim
9LynnTop 12BtmElim
10TideTop 12BtmElim
11AnnTop 12Elim
12DewTop 12Elim
13-16YukiElim
Potay
Weiwei
Aon
17-20PikElim
Earng
Beer
TeamBtm
21-24PoyzianElim
Tum
Weaw
Friendship

Season 9 (2012)

2 June - 15 September 2012 (15 Weeks)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1ZoV7Nest
V2KongV8Ice
V3BaimonhV9Bombay
V4KatV10Earth
V5BrightV11Sunny
V6KV12Opol

Season 9: Elimination chart

FemaleMaleTop 24Top 12Winner
SafeBottomEliminatedNon-Eliminated
Stage;Semi-finalsFinalsGrand Finale
Week:123456789101112131415
PlaceContestantResult
1IceTop 12SavedWinner
2ZoBtmTop 12Btm 3Btm 3Runner-Up
3BrightTop 12Btm 3SavedSavedFinalist
4NestBtmTop 12SavedFinalist
5KatTop 12Btm 3SavedFinalist
6KTop 12Btm 3Btm 3Btm 3SavedBtm 2Btm 2Elim
7SunnyBtmTop 12Btm 3Btm 3Btm 3Btm 3Elim
8EarthTop 12Btm 3Btm 3Btm 3Btm 3Btm 3Elim
9KongBtmTop 12SavedElim
10OpolTop 12Btm 3Elim
11BaimonhTop 12Elim
12BombayTop 12Elim
13-16PlaElim
DewBtm
Baitong
SonyBtm
17-20NoneBtmElim
PamBtm
Earth
Tung
21-24MindElim
Nook
Fluke
Tawich

Season 10 (2013)

24 June - 14 September 2013 (12 Weeks)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1TenV13Thung
V2TaengmoV14Hernfah
V3FlukeV15Beam
V4MookV16Ton
V5LisaV17Ryu
V6TaymeV18Nene
V7AeeV19Prim
V8TongV20Tungbeer
V9BenzV21Tuey
V10TangtaiV22CoNan
V11NanV23Hongyok
V12MangporV24Belle

Team

Season 10: Elimination chart

Season 10
FemaleMaleTop 24Top 12Runner-UpWinner
BottomBottom-TeamWinEliminatedNone-Elim
Stage:FinalsGrand Finale
Week:123456789101112
PlaceContestantResult
1TungbeerWinner
2TaymeRunner-Up
3TueyBtm-winBtmFinalist
4BeamBtm-winFinalist
5BelleBtm-winFinalist
6CoNanFinalist
7MookBtmBtm-winFinalist
8NanBtmBtmFinalist
9HongyokBtmFinalist
10HernfahBtmBtmBtm-winBtmFinalist
11TongBtmBtm-winFinalist
12NeneBtmBtmFinalist
13ThungElim
14TangtaiBtm-winBtm-winBtm-winBtm-winElim
15FlukeBtm-winBtm-winBtmBtm-winElim
16TaengmoBtmBtm-winBtm-winElim
17TenBtmElim
18BenzBtm-winElim
19TonBtm-winElim
20AeeBtmBtmBtm-winBtm-winElim
21PrimElim
22RyuElim
23MangporBtmElim
24LisaElim

Season 11 (2014)

20 July - 4 October 2014 (11 Weeks)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1MookV7Way
V2PoomV8Poon
V3JukkajunV9Muayli
V4PondV10Q
V5MayV11Nam
V6MacV12Aim

Season 11: Elimination chart

Season 11
FemaleMaleTop 12Top 5Runner-UpWinner
BottomBottom-SavedEliminated
Stage:FinalsGrand Finale
Week:1234567891011
PlaceContestantResult
1AimTopWinner
2MacBtmTopSavedRunner-Up
3PoomSavedSavedFinalist
4NamSavedBtmBtmBtmSavedFinalist
5QSavedBtmFinalist
6PondBtmSavedBtmBtmElim
7JukkajunBtmSavedBtmBtmElim
8PoonBtmElim
9MaySavedBtmElim
10MookBtmBtmElim
11MuayliBtmElim
12WayElim

Season 12 (2015)

28 June - 19 September 2015 (12 Weeks)


NumberContestantNumberContestant
V1PreawV7Mariew
V2FocusV8Joon
V3JokerV9Benz(guy)
V4Benz(girl)V10Boat
V5PloysaiV11Jaoh
V6MayV12Max

Season 12: Elimination chart

Season 12
FemaleMaleTop 12Top 4Runner-UpWinner
BottomEliminatedNone-Elim
Stage:FinalsGrand Finale
Week:123456789101112
PlaceContestantResult
1MaxWinner
2Benz(guy)SavedBtmRunner-Up
3MariewBtmBtmBtmFinalist
4BoatBtmFinalist
5PraewBtmBtmBtmElim
6Benz(girl)BtmBtmBtmElim
7FocusBtmElim
8JokerBtmBtmElim
9PloysaiBtmElim
10JaohSavedElim
11MayBtmElimBack
12JoonElim

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The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series started on ITV on 22 August 2009 and was won by Joe McElderry on 13 December 2009. Cheryl Cole emerged as the winning mentor for the second consecutive year, the first time in the show's history that a mentor has won back-to-back series. The show was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin-off show The Xtra Factor presented by Holly Willoughby on ITV2. McElderry's winner's single was a cover version of Miley Cyrus's "The Climb". Public auditions by aspiring singers began in June 2009 and were held in five cities across the UK. Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cole returned as judges. This season was the first to be sponsored by TalkTalk after they took over the sponsorship from The Carphone Warehouse. For the first time, auditions were held in front of a live audience. Following initial auditions, the "bootcamp" stage took place in August 2009, where the number of contestants was narrowed down to 24. The 24 contestants were split into their categories, Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups, and given a judge to mentor them at the "judges' houses" stage and throughout the finals.

Academy Fantasia, Season 6 is the sixth season of Academy Fantasia which premiered on True Visions on June 29, 2009.

Fame: The Musical is a singing and dance contest in Ireland, produced by Screentime ShinAwiL for RTÉ. The audition and Fame Bootcamp stages were filmed around Ireland and in London.

Academy Fantasia, Season 7 is the seventh season of Academy Fantasia which premiered on True Visions on June 27, 2010.

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The tenth series began airing on ITV on 31 August, and finished on 15 December 2013. Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV and Caroline Flack was back to present spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2, along with comedian Matt Richardson, who replaced Olly Murs. Flack also presented backstage segments during the live shows. Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger returned as judges for their respective tenth, third and second series, with Sharon Osbourne returning to replace Tulisa after five series away. This was Barlow's final series as a judge. Osbourne and Scherzinger also departed the series, but reprised their roles as judges with Walsh again in series 13 and series 14.

The first season of Pakistan Idol premiered on Geo on 6 December 2013 and continued until 24 April 2014. It was won by Zamad Baig. The first season was hosted by Mohib Mirza, while Anoushey Ashraf joined in semi-finals and also hosted the spin-off show Pakistan Idol-Sur Ka Safar.

Lookpong 'Monna' Bunyabhuti is a Thai singer and actress. Her career was launched after finishing 4th runner up in the 4th season of the popular reality talent show Academy Fantasia. Her singing ranges from classical, operatic, musical to R&B and pop. She sings in Thai and English. Lookpong is a soprano.

The eleventh season of Akademi Fantasia, also branded as AF2014, premiered on 1 September 2014 and concluded on 9 November 2014 on the Astro Ria television channel. Ramli M.S. and Raja Azura joined the judging panel.

<i>X Factor</i> (Italian TV series) season 8 Season of television series

X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a € 300,000 recording contract with Sony Music. Before the start of the auditions process it was announced that Morgan and Mika would be confirmed as judges and mentors, whilst Victoria Cabello and Fedez have been chosen for replacing Simona Ventura and Elio in the role; also Alessandro Cattelan returned as host. The eighth season has been airing on Sky Uno since 18 September 2014.

<i>X Factor</i> (Danish TV series) season 5 Season of television series

X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth season premiered on 1 January 2012 on DR1, and ended on 23 March 2012 at Jyske Bank Boxen. Lise Rønne returned for her fourth season as host. Thomas Blachman, Pernille Rosendahl and Cutfather returned for their respective fourth, third and second seasons.

X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. This season will be the first season broadcast on TV2. after DR1 announced on August 16, 2017, that Season 11 is the final season broadcast on their channel. Kristian Kjærlund won the competition and Thomas Blachman became the winning mentor for the 3rd time and the 2nd judge to win 2 seasons in a row.