The X Factor Around The World
The X Factor has been adapted for numerous international versions of the show:
| Region/country | Local title | Television network | Seasons/series and winners | Judges | Presenters |
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| Albania Kosovo Macedonia (Albanian) |
X Factor | TV Klan Website |
Season 1, 2012: Sheila Haxhiraj Season 2, 2012–2013: Arilena Ara Season 3, 2013-2014: upcoming season |
Current Pandi Laço Alban Skënderaj Altuna Sejdiu (season 2–) Soni Malaj (season 2–) Former Vesa Luma (season 1) Juliana Pasha (season 1) |
Alketa Vejsiu |
| Arab world | The X Factor, XSeer Al Najah سير النجاح X |
Rotana TV (seasons 1–2) CBC (season 3–) Website |
Season 1, 2006: Rajaa Kasabni Season 2, 2007: Muhammad El Majzoub Season 3, 2013: Mohammad El Rifi |
Current Carole Samaha (season 3–) Elissa (season 3–) Hussain Al Jasmi (season 3–) Wael Kfoury (season 3–) Former Khaled El Sheikh (seasons 1–2) Michel Elefteriades (seasons 1–2) Anoushka (season 2) Nelly (season 1) |
Current Bassel Alzaro (season 3–) Yosra El Lozy (season 3–) Former Joelle Rahme (seasons 1–2) |
| Armenia | X-Factor ԻՔՍ-ՖԱԿՏՈՐ |
Shant TV Website |
Season 1, 2010–2011: Vrezh Kirakosyan Season 2, 2012–2013: Kim Grigoryan |
Current Garik Baboyan Naira Gyurjinyan Gisane Palyan André (season 2–) Former Egor Glumov (season 1) |
Aram MP3 |
| Australia | The X Factor | Network Ten (season 1) Seven Network (season 2–) Website |
Season 1, 2005: Random |
Current Ronan Keating (season 2–) Natalie Bassingthwaighte (season 3–) Dannii Minogue (season 5–) Redfoo (season 5–) Former Natalie Imbruglia (season 2) Kyle Sandilands (season 2) Kate Ceberano (season 1) Mark Holden (season 1) John Reid (season 1) Guy Sebastian (season 2–4) Mel B (season 3–4) |
Current Luke Jacobz (season 2–) Former Daniel MacPherson (season 1) Chloe Maxwell (The Xtra Factor season 1) Natalie Garonzi (The Xtra Factor season 2) |
| Belgium | X Factor | VTM Website |
Season 1, 2005: Udo Mechels Season 2, 2008: Dirk De Smet |
Current Kris Wauters Maurice Engelen (season 2) Do (season 2) Former Jean Blaute (season 1) Liliane Saint-Pierre (season 1) |
Current Hadise (season 2) Former Koen Wauters (season 1) |
| Bulgaria | X Factor | NovaTv Website |
Season 1, 2011: Raffi Boghosyan |
Maria Ilieva Vasko Vasilev Poli Genova Maga |
Deo |
| Chile | Factor X | TVN Website |
Season 1, 2011: Sergio Járlaz Season 2, 2012: Juan Gabriel Valenzuela |
Current Tito Beltrán Karen Doggenweiler Mon Laferte (season 2–) José Luis Rodríguez (season 2–) Former Zeta Bosio (season 1) |
Julián Elfenbein |
| China | The X Factor: Ji Qing Chang Xiang 激情唱响 |
Liaoning TV | Season 1, 2011: Li Shangshang Season 2, 2012: Chen Yumeng |
Angie Chai Chih-ping Aduo Chen Yufan Ye Pei Lin Yilun |
Da Zuo Shao Wenjie |
| The X Factor: Zhongguo Zui Qiang Yin 中国最强音 |
Hunan TV | Season 1, 2013: in progress | Eason Chan Yik-shun Lo Ta-yu Zheng Jun Zhang Ziyi |
Zhu Dan He Jiong |
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| Colombia | El factor X | RCN TV Website |
Series 1, 2005: Julio César Meza Series 2, 2006: Francisco Villarreal |
Marbelle José Gaviria Juan Carlos Coronel |
Andrea Serna |
| El Factor X: Batalla de las Estrellas | Series 1, 2006: Luz Amparo Álvarez | ||||
| El factor Xs | Season 1, 2006: Andres Camilo Hurtado Season 2, 2007: Camilo Echeverry Correa |
Current Marbelle José Gaviria Juan Carlos Coronel (series 1, 3–) Former Wilfrido Vargas (series 2) |
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| Czech Republic | X Factor | TV Nova Website |
Season 1, 2008: Jiří Zonyga |
Gábina Osvaldová Ondřej Soukup Petr Janda |
Leoš Mareš |
| Denmark | X Factor | DR Website |
Season 1, 2008: Martin Hoberg Hedegaard |
Current Thomas Blachman (seasons 1–2, 4–) Ida Corr (season 6–) Anne Linnet (season 6–) Former Lina Rafn (seasons 1–2) Remee (seasons 1–3) Carsten "Soulshock" Schack (season 3) Pernille Rosendahl (seasons 3–5) Cutfather (seasons 4–5) |
Current Signe Molde (season 6–) Former Lise Rønne (seasons 1–2, 4–5) Signe Muusmann (season 3) |
| Finland | X Factor | MTV3 Website |
Season 1, 2010: Elias Hämäläinen |
Linda Brava Renne Korppila Gugi Kokljuschkin |
Heikki Paasonen Jukka Rossi (Xtra Factor) |
| France Wallonia |
X Factor | France: W9 (season 1) M6 (season 2) Website Belgium: RTL-TVI Website |
Season 1, 2009: Sébastien Agius Season 2, 2011: Matthew Raymond-Barker |
Henry Padovani (season 2) Olivier Schultheis (season 2) Véronic DiCaire (season 2) Christophe Willem (season 2) Marc Cerrone (season 1) Julie Zenatti (season 1) Alain Lanty (season 1) |
Sandrine Corman (season 2) Jérôme Anthony (F@n Factor season 2) Alexandre Devoise (season 1) |
| Germany | X Factor | VOX Website |
Season 1, 2010: Edita Abdieski Season 2, 2011: David Pfeffer Season 3, 2012: Mrs. Greenbird |
Sandra Nasic (season 3–) HP Baxxter (season 3–) Moses Pelham (season 3–) Sarah Connor (season 1–3) Till Brönner (season 1–2) George Glueck (season 1) Das Bo (season 2) |
Jochen Schropp Janin Reinhardt (Backstage) |
| Greece Cyprus |
The X Factor | ANT1 ANT1 Cyprus Website |
Series 1, 2008–2009: Loukas Giorkas Series 2, 2009–2010: Stavros Michalakakos Series 3, 2010–2011: Haris Antoniou |
George Levendis Giorgos Theofanous Katerina Gagaki Nikos Mouratidis |
Sakis Rouvas (live shows) Giorgos Lianos (auditions) Maria Sinatsaki (auditions, series 3–) Despina Kampouri (auditions, series 1–2) |
| Hungary | X-Faktor | RTL Klub Website
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Series 1, 2010: Csaba Vastag |
Current Péter Geszti Róbert Szikora (series 4–) Gabi Tóth (series 4–) Róbert Alföldi (series 4–) Former Miklós Malek (series 1–3) Ildikó Keresztes (series 1–3) Feró Nagy (series 1–3) |
Current Lilu (series 4–) Bence Istenes (series 4–) Former Sebestyén Balázs (series 1) Nóra Ördög (X-Faktor series 1–3) |
| Iceland | X Factor | Stöð 2 Website |
Series 1, 2006: Jógvan Hansen |
Einar Bárðarson Elínborg Halldórsdóttir Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson |
Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir |
| India | X Factor India | Sony Entertainment TV Website |
Season 1, 2011: Geet Sagar |
Sonu Nigam Shreya Ghoshal Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Aditya Narayan |
| Indonesia | X Factor Indonesia | RCTI Website |
Season 1, 2012–2013: Fatin Shidqia |
Anggun Ahmad Dhani Bebi Romeo Rossa |
Robby Purba |
| Israel | X Factor Israel | Channel 2 – Reshet Website |
Season 1, 2013: upcoming season | Rami Fortis Moshe Peretz Ivri Lider Shiri Maimon |
Bar Refaeli |
| Italy | X Factor | Rai 2 (series 1–4) Sky Uno (series 5–) Website |
Series 1, 2008: Aram Quartet |
Current Morgan (series 1–3, 5–) Simona Ventura (series 1–2, 5–) Elio (series 4–) Mika (series 7–) Former Mara Maionchi (series 1–4) Claudia Mori (series 3) Anna Tatangelo (series 4) Enrico Ruggeri (series 4) Arisa (series 5–6) |
Alessandro Cattelan (series 5–) Max Novaresi (Xtra Factor series 5–) Brenda Lodigiani (Xtra Factor series 5–) Francesco Facchinetti (series 1–4; Xtra Factor series 4) Alessandra Barzaghi (Xtra Factor series 4) |
| Kazakhstan | X Factor | Perviy Kanal Evraziya Website |
Season 1, 2011: Dariya Gabdull Season 2, 2012: Andrey Tikhonov Season 3, 2013: Evgeniya Barysheva |
Current Nagima Eskalieva Alexander Shevchenko Erlan Kokeev (season 3) Sultana Karazhigitova Former Ismail Igіlmanov (season 1–2) |
Arnur Istybaev (season 2–) Adil Liyan (season 1) |
| Lithuania | X Faktorius | TV3 | Season 1, 2012–2013: Giedrė Vokietytė | Saulius Prūsaitis Saulius Urbonavičius-Samas Vytautas Šapranauskas Rūta Ščiogoliovaitė |
Marijonas Mikutavičius |
| Mexico | X Factor Mexico | Televisa |
Season 1, 2013: upcoming season |
TBA | TBA |
| Netherlands | X Factor | RTL 4 Website |
Season 1, 2007: Sharon Kips |
Current Angela Groothuizen (season 2–) Gordon Heuckeroth (season 2–) Ali Bouali (season 5–) Candy Dulfer (season 5–) Former Henkjan Smits (season 1) Marianne van Wijnkoop (season 1) Henk Temming (season 1) Eric van Tijn (season 2–4) Stacey Rookhuizen (season 2–4) |
Current Martijn Krabbe (season 2–) Lieke van Lexmond (Backstage season 4–) Former Wendy van Dijk (season 1–4) Nathalie Bulters (Backstage season 3) Eva Treurniet (Backstage season 3) |
| New Zealand | The X Factor | TV3 Website |
Season 1, 2013: in progress | Stan Walker Daniel Bedingfield Ruby Frost Melanie Blatt |
Dominic Bowden |
| Norway | X Factor | TV 2 Website |
Season 1, 2009: Chand Torsvik Season 2, 2010: Hans Bollandsås |
Jan Fredrik Karlsen Elisabeth Andreassen (season 2–) Marion Ravn (season 2–) Klaus Sonstad (season 2–) Mira Craig (season 1) Peter Peters (season 1) |
Ravi (season 2–) Guri Solberg (season 2–) Peter Moi Brubresko (Xtra Factor season 1–) Katarina Flatland (Xtra Factor season 1–) Charlotte Thorstvedt (season 1) |
| Philippines | The X Factor Philippines | ABS-CBN | Season 1, 2012: KZ Tandingan Season 2, 2014: upcoming season |
Charice Martin Nievera Gary Valenciano Pilita Corrales |
KC Concepcion |
| Poland | X Factor | TVN Website |
Season 1, 2011: Gienek Loska Season 2, 2012: Dawid Podsiadło Season 3, 2013: Klaudia Gawor Season 4, 2014: upcoming season |
Czesław Mozil Kuba Wojewódzki Tatiana Okupnik (season 2–) Maja Sablewska (season 1) |
Patricia Kazadi (season 3–) Jarosław Kuźniar (season 1–2) |
| Portugal | Factor X | SIC |
Season 1, 2013: upcoming season |
TBA | TBA |
| Romania | X Factor | Antena 1 Website |
Season 1, 2011–2012: Andrei Leonte Season 2, 2012: Tudor Turcu Season 3, 2013: upcoming season |
Delia Matache (season 2–) Cheloo (season 2–) Dan Bittman (season 2–) Paula Seling (season 1) Mihai Morar (season 1) Adrian Sînă (season 1) |
Răzvan Simion Dani Oțil |
| Russia | Sekret Uspekha Секрет Успеха |
RTR Website |
Season 1, 2005: Vladimir Sapovskiy Season 2, 2007: Nikolai Timohin |
Valeriy Meladze Valery Garkalin (season 2) Tigran Keosayan (season 2) Katerina Von Gechmen-Valdek (season 1) Aleksandr Revzin (season 1) |
Tutta Larsen Aleksey Chumakov (season 1) Elena Vorobey (season 1) |
| Faktor A Фактор А |
Russia 1 Website |
Season 1, 2011: Sergei Savin Season 2, 2012: Alexey Sulima Season 3, 2013: Mali |
Lolita Milyavskaya Roman Emelyanov Igor Nikolayev (season 2–) Alla Pugacheva (chairperson) Boris Krasnov (season 1) |
Philipp Kirkorov Alexey Chumakov (season 2–) Vladimir Zelenski (season 1) |
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| Serbia | X Faktor Srbija Икс фактор |
Radio Television of Serbia or Prva Srpska Televizija |
Season 1, 2013: upcoming season | TBA | TBA |
| Slovakia | X Factor Slovensko | TV JOJ | Season 1, 2013: upcoming season | TBA | TBA |
| Slovenia | X Faktor | POP TV | Season 1, 2012: Demetra Malalan | Damjan Damjanovič Jadranka Juras Aleš Uranjek |
Peter Poles Vid Valič |
| Spain | Factor X | Cuatro Website |
Season 1, 2007: María Villalón Season 2, 2008: Vocal Tempo |
Miqui Puig Jorge Flo Eva Perales |
Nuria Roca |
| Sweden | X Factor | TV4 Website |
Season 1, 2012: Awa Santesson-Sey | Andreas Carlsson Marie Serneholt Orup Ison Glasgow |
David Hellenius |
| Ukraine | The X Factor | STB Website |
Season 1, 2010–2011: Olexiy Kuznetsov |
Igor Kondratyuk Sergei Sosedov Seryoga Irina Dubcova (series 3–) Yolka (series 1–2) |
Oksana Marchenko |
| United Kingdom | The X Factor | ITV Website |
Series 1, 2004: Steve Brookstein |
Current Louis Walsh Sharon Osbourne (series 1–4, 10–) Gary Barlow (series 8–) Nicole Scherzinger (series 9–) Former Simon Cowell (series 1–7) Brian Friedman (series 4 auditions) Dannii Minogue (series 4–7) Cheryl Cole (series 5–7) Kelly Rowland (series 8) Tulisa Contostavlos (series 8–9) |
Current Dermot O'Leary (series 4–) Caroline Flack (The Xtra Factor, series 8–) Matt Richardson (The Xtra Factor, series 10–) Former Kate Thornton (series 1–3) Ben Shephard (The Xtra Factor series 1–3) Fearne Cotton (The Xtra Factor series 4) Holly Willoughby (The Xtra Factor series 5–6) Konnie Huq (The Xtra Factor series 7) Olly Murs (The Xtra Factor series 8–9) |
| The X Factor: Battle of the Stars | Series 1, 2006: Lucy Benjamin | Simon Cowell Sharon Osbourne Louis Walsh |
Kate Thornton | ||
| United States | The X Factor | Fox Website |
Season 1, 2011: Melanie Amaro |
Current Simon Cowell Demi Lovato (season 2–) Kelly Rowland (season 3–) Paulina Rubio (season 3–) Former Cheryl Cole (season 1 auditions) Paula Abdul (season 1) Nicole Scherzinger (season 1) L.A. Reid (season 1–2) Britney Spears (season 2) |
Current Mario Lopez (season 2–) Former Steve Jones (season 1) Khloé Kardashian (season 2) |
| Vietnam | The X Factor Vietnam | VTV3 | Season 1, 2013: upcoming season | Hồ Ngọc Hà |
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