Factor X (Spain)
Encyclopedia
Factor X is the Spanish
version of the British television music competition The X Factor
, created by Simon Cowell
. The show, which airs on Cuatro, follows series 2-3 of the British format, with three categories, mentored by one judge each, whom choose the acts to represent the category in the live shows. The judges are singer and DJ Miqui Puig, headhunter
Eva Perales
and music radio producer Jorge Flo. Nuria Roca hosts the show. The first series was won by María Villalón
. The second series is currently being broadcast.
The categories and acts were as follows
Factor X proved successful for TV station Cuatro. It achieved an average audience of 12.3%. Factor X live shows were shown at 10pm every Monday evening.
Contestants' colour key:
Contestants' colour key:
entitled María Villalon, an album with all the songs she sang whilst in the competition. A few months later, she released her debut album Te Espero Aquí, which made the Spanish top 40 album chart, just like her debut Lp did. But she wasn't the only one who received a record deal, runner-up Angy released her debut self-titled album (with the artisic name Angy) a couple of weeks after Villalon's debut album release. She also began an acting career starring in the teen drama television series Física y Química, aired on Antena 3
. 3rd placed Walter released a single, but it didn't see much success. Angy's debut single 'Sola En Silencio' was a major hit across Spain, making the top 20 in Spanish Los 40 Principales. In turn, Maria Villalon's first two singles 'Aguita De Abril' and 'Te Espero Aqui' failed to gain chart stardom. So far, Angy's debut album has sold more than Maria Villalon's.
Months after the contest finished, 6th placed Leire Martínez's popularity boosted as she was chosen to replace Amaia Montero
as the new lead singer of La Oreja de Van Gogh
, one of the best-selling pop bands in Spain
and Latin America
. Her first album with the band, A las cinco en el Astoria
, was released on September 2, 2008 reaching the number-one spot in the Spanish charts.
8th placed Ailyn
submitted a song to Salvemos Eurovisión
, the Spanish selection for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest
, but failed to get to the final round. She was later chosen to be the new female vocalist of the Norwegian Gothic Metal band Sirenia
.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
version of the British television music competition The X Factor
The X Factor (TV series)
The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...
, created by Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
. The show, which airs on Cuatro, follows series 2-3 of the British format, with three categories, mentored by one judge each, whom choose the acts to represent the category in the live shows. The judges are singer and DJ Miqui Puig, headhunter
Recruiter
A recruiter is someone engaging in recruitment, or the solicitation of individuals to fill jobs or positions within a corporation, nonprofit organization, sports team, the military, etc. Recruiters may work within an organization's human resources department or on an outsourced basis...
Eva Perales
Eva Perales
Eva Perales is a Spanish TV personality. She is a music manager and headhunter, and also organises many live festivals and musical events, both in Spain and overseas. She is currently a judge on Factor X, the Spanish version of The X Factor. She is currently a judge of the upcoming program...
and music radio producer Jorge Flo. Nuria Roca hosts the show. The first series was won by María Villalón
María Villalón
María Villalón , is a Spanish singer and most notably the winner of the first series of Spanish version of The X Factor in 2007.-Biography:...
. The second series is currently being broadcast.
Series 1 (2007)
The first series, started its run on Sunday 13 May 2007. The show was then broadcast nightly with 'Los Castings' (the auditions), which lasted until 20 May 2007. From the 21 May until the 27 May 2007 'La Selección Final' (final selection) was shown, again nightly. On 28 May 'Las Galas' (live shows) began.The categories and acts were as follows
| 16 to 24s (Jorge Flo) |
25 and overs (Eva Perales Eva Perales Eva Perales is a Spanish TV personality. She is a music manager and headhunter, and also organises many live festivals and musical events, both in Spain and overseas. She is currently a judge on Factor X, the Spanish version of The X Factor. She is currently a judge of the upcoming program... ) |
Groups (Miqui Puig) |
|---|---|---|
| María Villalón María Villalón María Villalón , is a Spanish singer and most notably the winner of the first series of Spanish version of The X Factor in 2007.-Biography:... |
Leire Martínez Leire Martínez Leire Martínez Ochoa , is a Spanish Basque singer-songwriter, current lead vocalist of the band La Oreja de Van Gogh after Amaia Montero's departure in 2007.... |
Sometimes |
| Angy Fernández | Pedro Heredia | United |
| Walter Renato | Yolanda Yugueros | Mr Roch |
| Ailyn Ailyn Pilar Giménez García is a Spanish singer, known as Ailyn. She is the female vocalist of the gothic metal band Sirenia.-Musical start:... |
David Hooper | Lady's |
| Season 1 (2007) | |
| María Villalón María Villalón María Villalón , is a Spanish singer and most notably the winner of the first series of Spanish version of The X Factor in 2007.-Biography:... |
Winner |
| Angy Fernández | July 16 |
| Walter Renato | July 16 |
| United | July 16 |
| Pedro Heredia | July 9 |
| Leire Martínez Leire Martínez Leire Martínez Ochoa , is a Spanish Basque singer-songwriter, current lead vocalist of the band La Oreja de Van Gogh after Amaia Montero's departure in 2007.... |
July 2 |
| Sometimes | June 25 |
| Ailyn Ailyn Pilar Giménez García is a Spanish singer, known as Ailyn. She is the female vocalist of the gothic metal band Sirenia.-Musical start:... |
June 18 |
| David Hooper | June 18 |
| Yolanda Yuguero | June 11 |
| Lady's | June 4 |
| Mr Roch | May 28 |
- Winner: María Villalón 52%
- Runner-up: Angy Fernández 48%
Factor X proved successful for TV station Cuatro. It achieved an average audience of 12.3%. Factor X live shows were shown at 10pm every Monday evening.
Contestants' colour key:
| Less than 25 |
| More than 25 |
| Groups |
| Gala 1 | Gala 2 | Gala 3 | Gala 4 | Gala 5 | Gala 6 | Gala 7 | Gala 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria María Villalón María Villalón , is a Spanish singer and most notably the winner of the first series of Spanish version of The X Factor in 2007.-Biography:... |
Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |||
| Angy | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Finalist | |||
| Walter | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Safe | Finalist | |||
| United | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Finalist | |||
| Pedro | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Eliminated Gala 7 | |||
| Leire Leire Martínez Leire Martínez Ochoa , is a Spanish Basque singer-songwriter, current lead vocalist of the band La Oreja de Van Gogh after Amaia Montero's departure in 2007.... |
Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated Gala 6 | ||||
| Sometimes | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Eliminated Gala 5 | |||||
| Ailyn Ailyn Pilar Giménez García is a Spanish singer, known as Ailyn. She is the female vocalist of the gothic metal band Sirenia.-Musical start:... |
Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated Gala 4 | ||||||
| David | Safe | Safe | Safe | Least vote | Eliminated Gala 4 | ||||||
| Yolanda | Bottom 2 | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated Gala 3 | |||||||
| Lady's | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated Gala 2 | ||||||||
| Ms.Roch | Bottom 2 | Eliminated Gala 1 | |||||||||
Series 2 (2008)
The second series started its run September 1, 2008 with the auditions. The first "gala" or live show was aired on September 22, on primetime. In a similar fashion to the last seasons in the original British series, each gala had a different theme (number-one hits or 80's music, for example). Five acts were chosen for the finals in each category, and an additional contestant was chosen in the middle of the season through Internet auditions:| 16 to 24's (Eva Perales) |
25 and Over's (Miqui Puig) |
Groups (Jorge Flo) |
|---|---|---|
| Gera Márquez | Alex | Alikindoi |
| Javier Luis Delgado | Jer | New Boys |
| Mario Gómez | Dunia Trujillo | Élanis |
| Marta Cabrera | Evelyn Evangelisti | Lunáticas |
| Miriam Milanés | María López | Vocal Tempo Vocal Tempo Vocal Tempo is a Cuban vocal group that won in 2008 the second series of Factor X, the Spanish version of The X Factor. The music contest was broadcast on the Spanish Cuatro television station.... |
| Laura Gónzalez (Internet wildcard) |
- Winner: Vocal TempoVocal TempoVocal Tempo is a Cuban vocal group that won in 2008 the second series of Factor X, the Spanish version of The X Factor. The music contest was broadcast on the Spanish Cuatro television station....
- Runner-up: Laura
Contestants' colour key:
| Less than 25 |
| More than 25 |
| Groups |
| Gala 1 | Gala 2 | Gala 3 | Gala 4 | Gala 5 | Gala 6 | Gala 7 | Gala 8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocal Tempo Vocal Tempo Vocal Tempo is a Cuban vocal group that won in 2008 the second series of Factor X, the Spanish version of The X Factor. The music contest was broadcast on the Spanish Cuatro television station.... |
Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | ||
| Laura | Not in the competition | Enter | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up | ||||
| Élanis | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | 3rd | ||
| Dunia | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | salvada | Safe | Safe | Semi-finalist | ||
| Gera | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Safe | Semi-finalist | ||
| Maria López | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated Gala 7 | ||
| Alex | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Least votes | Eliminated Gala 7 | ||
| Alikindoi | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated Gala 6 | |||
| Mario | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Least votes | Eliminated Gala 6 | |||
| Marta | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated Gala 5 | ||||
| New boys | Duel a | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated Gala 4 | |||||
| Javier luis | Duel b | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated Gala 3 | ||||||
| Jer | Duel c | Bottom 2 | Eliminated Gala 2 | |||||||
| Evelyn | Duel c | Eliminated Gala 1 | ||||||||
| Miriam | Duel b | Eliminated Gala 1 | ||||||||
| Lunáticas | Duel a | Eliminated Gala 1 | ||||||||
Post Factor X
A few weeks after the first series ended, eventual winner María Villalon released a debut EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
entitled María Villalon, an album with all the songs she sang whilst in the competition. A few months later, she released her debut album Te Espero Aquí, which made the Spanish top 40 album chart, just like her debut Lp did. But she wasn't the only one who received a record deal, runner-up Angy released her debut self-titled album (with the artisic name Angy) a couple of weeks after Villalon's debut album release. She also began an acting career starring in the teen drama television series Física y Química, aired on Antena 3
Antena 3 (Spain)
Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel owned by Antena 3 de Televisión. Some of the more popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include Aquí no hay quien viva, El Barco, Los Protegidos, Los Simpson and El Internado....
. 3rd placed Walter released a single, but it didn't see much success. Angy's debut single 'Sola En Silencio' was a major hit across Spain, making the top 20 in Spanish Los 40 Principales. In turn, Maria Villalon's first two singles 'Aguita De Abril' and 'Te Espero Aqui' failed to gain chart stardom. So far, Angy's debut album has sold more than Maria Villalon's.
Months after the contest finished, 6th placed Leire Martínez's popularity boosted as she was chosen to replace Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero Saldías , also known as the original vocalist of La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007, is a singer/songwriter from Basque Country, Spain. Including her work with the band, Montero has sold more than 7 million albums worldwide.-Background:Amaia Montero is the daughter of José...
as the new lead singer of La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh is a Latin Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated Spanish pop band from Donostia-San Sebastian. The name of the band refers to the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear...
, one of the best-selling pop bands in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. Her first album with the band, A las cinco en el Astoria
A las cinco en el Astoria
A las cinco en el Astoria is the fifth full-leight album released by La Oreja de Van Gogh, their second album to receive a Grammy nomination, and the first with new lead vocalist Leire Martínez. It was released in three editions: CD, CD+T-Shirt, and Digipack...
, was released on September 2, 2008 reaching the number-one spot in the Spanish charts.
8th placed Ailyn
Ailyn
Pilar Giménez García is a Spanish singer, known as Ailyn. She is the female vocalist of the gothic metal band Sirenia.-Musical start:...
submitted a song to Salvemos Eurovisión
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with an entry selected through a MySpace project called Salvemos Eurovisión . The Spanish Final was held at TVE's Estudios Buñuel in Madrid on March 8 , hosted by the popular Italian actress and singer Raffaella Carrà...
, the Spanish selection for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, but failed to get to the final round. She was later chosen to be the new female vocalist of the Norwegian Gothic Metal band Sirenia
Sirenia (band)
Sirenia is a gothic metal band from Stavanger, Norway which incorporates a mixture of gothic metal and symphonic metal, as well as extreme metal and death metal elements...
.