Factor X (Chilean season 1)

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Factor X
Season 1
Hosted by Julián Elfenbein
Judges Tito Beltrán
Zeta Bosio
Karen Doggenweiler
Nydia Caro
Winner Sergio Járlaz
Runner-upStanley Weissohn
Release
Original network TVN
Original releaseMarch 3 (2011-03-03) 
May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10)

Factor X is a Chilean television music competition show, to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a recording contract with a record label. The first season of the show debuted on March 3, 2011, and will be aired on Thursday and Sunday. The auditions were in January 2011 and where more than 10.000 people arrived throughout the process. [1] It will be hosted by Julián Elfenbein, the same host of the other recent successful talent show Talento Chileno, the Chilean versión of the Got Talent franchise. [2] It will be the second version of this format made in Latin America after the Colombian El factor X shows, but the first to meet the new requirements of the franchise in the level of production. [2] The judges for this season are Zeta Bosio, Karen Doggenweiler and Tito Beltrán, with Nydia Caro as guest judge. [3]

Contents

Selection process

Auditions

In January 2011 massive auditions started in search of contestants including casting in Santiago and various regions. Initial auditions were held in Concepción which is known as "The Chilean capital of rock" and is home to many artists and La Serena, a city that brings large crowds of people in summer season. [2]

The casting process was formally launched with the release of the application forms on the official website of the competition, released on December 10, 2010. The website announced four categories of participants, soloists, duos, trios and vocal groups and the age limit to join the program was set at 14 years. For groups, a maximum of six members would be allowed. [4]

The initial auditions would be held in front of the producers, and a certain number of them would qualify to sing in front of the judges. Auditions would be held in the Mall Plaza chain of shopping malls in three cities and will begin at 10:30 and running each day until 21:30. [4] In each of the three cities where auditions will be held, with the presence of three permanent judges in addition to a different guest judge in each city, well known nationally or internationally. [5] In Concepción, after applicant sang to the producers at the local Mall Plaza chain, they moved to the stage before the judges at Marina del Sol Theatre on 13 and 14 January 2011, making also their first recordings for the program. [6] The permanent jury was composed of Zeta Bosio, Karen Doggenweiler, Tito Beltran whereas Nydia Caro served as guest judge. More than 3,000 people applied. After round for casting in front of the production team, there was a pre-selected round for appearing in front of specialists, including the "vocal couch" during the implementation of the program. In this phase, 200 applicants were selected for new hearings held on January 13, where between 80 and 100 of them would be finally presented to the permanent jury end of the same week. [7] On January 18, 2011, the casting was seeking for people selected to audition in Santiago, the site reached more than 5,000 people, of which about 500 spent the night in tents outside the place. [8] The stage of auditions in front of the judges was between 20—22 January at the installations of Televisión Nacional de Chile. [9] On January 26, made the selection process at La Serena, where 2,000 people came. The auditions in front of the judges in the city of La Serena were performed in the historic city Centennial Theatre. [10]

Dates
CityStageDateVenueGuest Judge
Concepción [11] Producers' auditionsJanuary 12, 2011Mall Plaza Trébol Nydia Caro
Judges' auditionsJanuary 14–15, 2011Marina del Sol Theatre
Santiago [11] Producers' auditionsJanuary 18, 2011Mall Plaza Oeste
Judges' auditionsJanuary 20–22, 2011 Televisión Nacional de Chile
La Serena [11] Producers' auditionsJanuary 26, 2011Mall Plaza La Serena
Judges' auditionsJanuary 28–29, 2011Centennial Theatre

Bootcamp

The workshop phase is the second phase of the program to be broadcast in two chapters, these chapters will gather all people classified in the stage of hearings in Santiago to face a series of tests within the workshops and work to prepare a particular song and choreography, this is where they were also presented to the contestants the task force, composed by the choreographer, vocal coach and music producer in this part they work and divided into categories. [12]

In these so-called "workshops", the nominees of the casting mass, which border the 150 people, will be presented to the jury again, but this time without an audience, where it will become an important selection of 24 participants to leave once they finish "Workshops" will be eight per category. [13]

Judges' houses

Thereafter come two emissions that are called "Judges' houses", when the participants will sing in a house where they will receive each juror who already has that category, that is, at that moment learn that the jury will be your advocate and will work with them as a mentor, adding that each juror is inviting another famous, i.e. a special guest to help the jury to decide and there auditioning for and the last eight of each category are only four. [13] Being a total of 12 selected, which will be part of the gala live.

The twelve eliminated acts were:

Contestants

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third Place
Category (mentor)Acts
14–24s (Bosio)Tania Giordano Paolo Ramirez Stanley WeissohnJennifer López
Over 25s (Beltrán)Héctor NúñezMadriela MarchantMaría Paz Duarte Sergio Járlaz
Groups (Doggenweiler)Dulce TabúAgnusAduanaMB & J

Live shows

There will be ten live broadcast episodes in which participants must present songs with various themes. There will also be daily presentations by guest artists. There will also be weekly eliminations according to public vote and judges' decisions.

Results summary

Colour key
  Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  Contestant was finished in Third place
  Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
  Contestant received the most public votes
Table showing weekly results, indicating which contestants were eliminated or safe, how each judge voted, and positions in each week's public vote.
Show 1Show 2Show 3Show 4Show 5Show 6Show 7Show 8Show 9Final
Sergio Járlaz SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
Stanley WeissohnSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-Up
Madriela MarchantSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe3rd
MB & JSafeSafeSafeBottom
two
SafeSafeBottom
two
Safe4thEliminated
(Live Show 9)
Paolo RamirezSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom
two
Safe5thEliminated
(Live Show 8)
Héctor NúñezSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom
two
Eliminated
(Live Show 7)
Dulce TabúSafeBottom
two
Bottom
two
SafeBottom
two
Bottom
two
Eliminated
(Live Show 6)
AgnusSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom
two
Eliminated
(Live Show 5)
Tania GiordanoSafeSafeSafeBottom
two
Eliminated
(Live Show 4)
Jeniffer LópezBottom
two
SafeBottom
two
Eliminated
(Live Show 3)
AduanaSafeBottom
two
Eliminated
(Live Show 2)
María Paz DuarteBottom
two
Eliminated
(Live Show 1)
Final showdownJeniffer López,
María Paz Duarte
Dulce Tabú,
Aduana
Jeniffer López,
Dulce Tabú
Tania Giordano,
MB & J
Agnus,
Dulce Tabú
Paolo Ramírez,
Dulce Tabú
Héctor Nuñez,
MB & J
No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone
Judges voted toEliminate
Beltrán's voteJeniffer LópezAduanaJeniffer LópezTania GiordanoDulce TabúDulce TabúMB & J
Doggenweiler's voteMaría Paz DuarteAduanaJeniffer LópezTania GiordanoAgnusPaolo RamírezHéctor Nuñez
Bosio's voteMaría Paz DuarteDulce TabúDulce TabúMB & JAgnusDulce TabúHéctor Nuñez
EliminatedMaría Paz Duarte
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Aduana
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Jeniffer López
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Tania Giordano
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Agnus
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Dulce Tabú
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Héctor Nuñez
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Paolo RamírezMB & J

Live show details

Live Show 1 (7 April)

  • Theme: Contestant's choice
  • Celebrity performers: None
A summary of the contestants' performances on the first live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResul
Paolo Ramirez1"Superstition"Safe
Madriela Marchant2"Estrechez de Corazón"Safe
Aduana3"The Way You Make Me Feel"Safe
Sergio Jarlaz4"Mentira"Safe
Jennifer López5"Poker Face"Bottom two
María Paz Duarte6"Big Girls Don't Cry"Bottom two
Stanley Weissohn7"Baby"Safe
Dulce Tabú8"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"Safe
Agnus9"Desde Que Te Vi"Safe
Héctor Núñez10"Pégate"Safe
MB & J11"Danza Kuduro"Safe
Tania Giordano12"De Que Manera Te Olvido"Safe
Final showdown details
María Paz Duarte1"True Colors"Eliminated
Jennifer López2"I'm Like a Bird"Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Bosio: María Paz Duarte
  • Doggenweiler: María Paz Duarte
  • Beltrán: Jennifer López

Live Show 2 (11 April)

  • Theme: Top 20s Hits from all time
  • Celebrity performers: None
A summary of the contestants' performances on the second live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResul
Héctor Nuñez1"Quién Te Quiere Como Yo"Safe
Agnus2"Bésame"Safe
Stanley Weissohn3"DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love"Safe
Madriela Marchant4"La Masa"Safe
Dulce Tabú5"Falsas Esperanzas"Bottom two
Jeniffer López6"Loca"Safe
Sergio Jarlaz7"Yo Te Amo"Safe
MB & J8"El Amor"Safe
Tania Giordano9"El Último Adiós"Safe
Aduana10"I Gotta Feeling"Bottom two
Paolo Ramírez11"Rock with You"Safe
Final showdown details
Dulce Tabú1"You've Got a Friend"Safe
Aduana2"Don't Speak"Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Bosio: Dulce Tabú
  • Doggenweiler: Aduana
  • Beltrán: Aduana

Live Show 3 (14 April)

  • Theme: Dance songs
  • Celebrity performers: None
A summary of the contestants' performances on the third live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResult
Dulce Tabú1"Free Your Mind"Bottom two
Paolo Ramírez2"Paradise City"Safe
Sergio Jarlaz3"Sube a Nacer Conmigo Hermano"Safe
MB & J4"Te Amo Con Locura"Safe
Jeniffer López5"Corazón Prohibido"Bottom two
Madriela Marchant6"Aquí"Safe
Tania Giordano7"Yo Canto"Safe
Stanley Weissohn8"Inolvidable"Safe
Agnus9"Loca"Safe
Hector Núñez10"Las Avispas"Safe
Final showdown details
Jeniffer López1"Sola Otra Vez"Eliminated
Dulce Tabú2"Killing Me Softly with His Song"Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Bosio: Dulce Tabú
  • Doggenweiler: Jeniffer López
  • Beltrán: Jeniffer López

Live Show 4 (18 April)

  • Theme: Greatest Hits from All Time
  • Celebrity performers: None
A summary of the contestants' performances on the fourth live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResult
Stanley Weissohn1"Complicated"Safe
Madriela Marchant2"Volver, Volver"Safe
Agnus3"La Joya del Pacífico"Safe
Héctor Nuñez4"¿Quién Me Iba a Decir?"Safe
Dulce Tabú5"Yo No Soy Esa Mujer"Safe
Paolo Ramírez6"Aquí Estoy Yo"Safe
MB & J7"Ella Me Levantó"Bottom two
Sergio Jarlaz8"Dueño De Nada"Safe
Tania Giordano9"No Me Enseñaste"Bottom two
Final showdown details
MB & J1"Noche de Entierro (Nuestro Amor)"Safe
Tania Giordano2"Tan Enamorados"Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Bosio: MB & J
  • Doggenweiler: Tania Giordano
  • Beltrán: Tania Giordano

Live Show 5 (21 April)

  • Theme: Free
  • Celebrity performers: None
A summary of the contestants' performances on the fifth live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResult
Paolo Ramírez1"Kiss"Safe
Madriela Marchant2"Me Dediqué a Perderte"Safe
Dulce Tabú3"Proud Mary"Bottom two
Sergio Jarlaz4"Escándalo"Safe
MB & J5"Obsesión"Safe
Stanley Weissohn6"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"Safe
Agnus7"Bailar Pegados"Bottom two
Héctor Nuñez8"Devórame Otra Vez"Safe
Final showdown details
Dulce Tabú1"Lady Marmalade"Safe
Agnus2"Estoy Enamorado"Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Bosio: Agnus
  • Doggenweiler: Agnus
  • Beltrán: Dulce Tabú

Live Show 6 (25 April)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the sixth live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResult
Paolo Ramírez1"Persiana Americana"Bottom two
Sergio Jarlaz2"Te Amaré"Safe
MB & J3"Cuando Seas Grande"Safe
Stanley Weissohn4"Creo que te Quiero"Safe
Dulce Tabú5"Like a Virgin"Bottom two
Héctor Nuñez6"Daniela"Safe
Madriela Marchant7"Yo Vengo a Ofrecer mi Corazón"Safe
Final showdown details
Dulce Tabú1"Toxic"Eliminated
Paolo Ramírez2"Desnudate Mujer"Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Bosio: Dulce Tabú
  • Doggenweiler: Paolo Ramírez
  • Beltrán: Dulce Tabú

Live Show 7 (28 April)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the seventh live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResult
MB & J1"Llamado de Emergencia"Bottom two
Staley Weissohn2"Sirena"Safe
Sergio Jarlaz3"Bella Sin Alma"Safe
Paolo Ramírez4"Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"Safe
Madriela Marchant5"Piensa en Mi"Safe
Héctor Nuñez6"Nadie Como Ella"Bottom two
Final showdown details
MB & J1"Ahora Es"Safe
Héctor Nuñez2"Kimbara"Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Bosio: Héctor Nuñez
  • Doggenweiler: Héctor Nuñez
  • Beltrán: MB & J

Live Show 8 (2 May)

  • Theme: Free
  • Celebrity performers: None
A summary of the contestants' performances on the eighth live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResult
Stanley Weissohn1"The Only Exception"Safe
Madriela Marchant2"Y Volveré"Safe
MB & J3"Mi Cama Huele a Ti"Safe
Paolo Ramírez4"Play That Funky Music"Eliminated
Sergio Jarlaz5"Carusso"Safe
  • For the first time in the series, there was no final showdown and the act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. This was Paolo Ramírez.

Live Show 9 (5 May)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the eighth live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongOrderSongResult
MB & J1"La Despedida"5"Taboo"Eliminated
Sergio Jarlaz2"Melancolía"6"Como Todos"Safe
Stanley Weissohn3"The Lazy Song"7"Déjame Gritar"Safe
Madriela Marchant4"Gracias a la Vida"8"Si Nos Dejan"Safe

There was, again, no final showdown, and MB & J was eliminated having received the fewest votes.

Live Show 10 (10 May)

  • Theme: Mentor's favourite performance from the competition; celebrity duet; contestant's choice.
  • Group performance: "Looking for Paradise" (performed by all 12 finalists)

Celebrity duet performers:

    • Natalino with Madriela Marchant
    • Andrés de León with Stanley Weissohn
    • Amaya Forch with Sergio Jarlaz
A summary of the contestants' performances on the eighth live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSong(Mentor's favourite performance)OrderSong(Celebrity duet)OrderSong(Constant's choice)Result
Madriela Marchant1"Piensa En Mi"4"Si Hablo de Ti, Hablo de Mi" (con Natalino)N/AN/AThird place
Stanley Weissohn2"DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love"5"Y Llegaste Tú" (con Andrés de León)8"Hoy ya me voy"Runner-up
Sergio Jarlaz3"Como Yo Te Amo"6"Sueño Imposible" (con Amaya Forch)7"Yo Te Amo"Winner

Reception

Ratings

EpisodeDateAudienceDaily rankWeekly rankRating (%)
Auditions 13 March2.3 million1222.8
Auditions 28 March1.7 million21117.3
Auditions 310 March2.3 million2522.5
Auditions 413 March2.1 million2820.6
Auditions 517 March2.4 million1223.7
Auditions 621 March1.7 million41817.1
Bootcamp24 March1.9 million2618.8
Bootcamp28 March1.7 million41816.8
Judges' Houses31 March1.5 million42514.9
Judges' Houses4 April1.6 million42415.5
Live Show 17 April1.7 million21417.2
Live Show 211 April1.7 million61416.9
Live Show 314 April1.8 million42317.9
Live Show 418 April1.7 million51916.5
Live Show 521 April2.0 million1419.8
Live Show 625 April1.8 million31117.9
Live Show 728 April1.6 million73215.6
Live Show 82 May1.8 million1318.3
Live Show 95 May1.6 million62316.4
Live Show 109 May2.1 million1221.3

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