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This article is about the international television franchise. For individual countries' versions and other uses, see X Factor (disambiguation).
The X Factor
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Genre Reality television
Created by Simon Cowell
Country of origin United Kingdom
Production
Producer(s) Thames
FremantleMedia
Syco Entertainment
External links
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The X Factor is a television music competition franchise created by Simon Cowell. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol (2001–2003). It is held in various countries. The programmes are produced by executive producer Simon Cowell and his company SYCOtv. The "X Factor" of the title refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality.[1] The prize is usually a recording contract, in addition to the publicity that appearance in the later stages of the show itself generates, not only for the winner but also for other highly ranked contestants.

The similarities between The X Factor and Idols prompted Idol creator Simon Fuller, along with 19 Entertainment, to file a lawsuit against Cowell, SYCOtv, and FremantleMedia in 2004. An out-of-court settlement was reached in 2005 allowing Fuller to gain a 10% share in The X Factor format, and preventing an American version until 2010.[2][3] Fuller later filed another lawsuit in 2011, claiming that he had also been promised that he would be credited as an executive producer of The X Factor USA, but that Syco, FremantleMedia, and Fox Broadcasting Company had failed to fulfill that promise; that lawsuit is pending.[4][5][6][7]

Unlike Idol, where the judges only critique the contestants' performances, on The X Factor each judge "mentors" the finalists in a particular category, aiding them with song selection and styling, while also participating together in judging the contestants of the other categories. As well as Idol, new singing show The Voice has become a rival show to The X Factor.

The X Factor around the world

Location of different franchises of The X Factor
  Own version
  Joint version
  Regional version

There have been a total of 139 winners of The X Factor worldwide.

Country/Region Local title Network Winners Judges Hosts
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X Factor TV Klan
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Arab League Arab world أكسير النجاح:ذا اكس فاكتور -النسخة العربية
The Elixir of Success		 Rotana
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  • Joel Rahme (1–2)
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  • Season 4, 2015: Saudi Arabia Hamza Hawsawi
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ԻՔՍ–ՖԱԿՏՈՐ
X–Factor		 Shant TV
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  • Season 1, 2010–11: Vrezh Kirakosyan
  • Season 2, 2012–13: Kim Grigoryan
  • Season 3, 2014: Vahé Margaryan
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  • Current
  • Garik Papoyan
  • André (2–)
  • Egor Glumov (1, 3–)
  • Emmy (3–)
  • Former
  • Naira Gyurjinyan (1–2)
  • Gisane Palyan (1–2)
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  • Current
  • Grisha Aghakhanyan (3–)
  • Former
  • Aram Mp3 (1–2)
 Australia The X Factor Network Ten <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Seven Network (2–)
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  • Current
  • Antonija Blaće (selection process, live shows)
  • Aleksandar Radojičić (selection process, live shows)
  • Nikolina Pišek (backstage)
  • Former
  • Ana Grubin (live shows)
  • Bane Jevtić (1, Auditions , backstage)
  • Snezana Velkov (1, Auditions , backstage)
  • Una Senić (X Star, judges' houses)
 Belgium X Factor VTM
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 Bulgaria X Factor NovaTv
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  • Current
  • Maria Ignatova (2–)
  • Alexandra Raeva (2–)
  • Former
  • Deo (1)
 Chile Factor X TVN
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 China The X Factor: <templatestyles src="Noitalic/styles.css"/>激情唱响
The X Factor: Passionate Singer		 Liaoning TV <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Season 1, 2011: Li Shangshang
  • Season 2, 2012: Chen Yumeng
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  • Angie Chai Chih–ping
  • Aduo
  • Chen Ming
  • Chen Yufan
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  • Da Zuo
  • Shao Wenjie
The X Factor: <templatestyles src="Noitalic/styles.css"/>中国最强音
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  • Season 1, 2013: Zeng Yiming
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 Colombia El Factor X
The X Factor		 RCN TV
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  • Marbelle
  • José Gaviria
  • Juan Carlos Coronel
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El Factor X: Batalla de las Estrellas
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  • Series 1, 2006: Luz Amparo Álvarez
El Factor Xs <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Season 1, 2006: Andres Camilo Hurtado
  • Season 2, 2007: Camilo Echeverry Correa
  • Season 3, 2011: Shaira Selena Peláez
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  • Season 1, 2015: TBA
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 Czech Republic X Factor TV Nova
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 Czech Republic
 Slovakia		 X Factor Czech Republic Prima family
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Slovakia TV JOJ
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 Denmark X Factor DR
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  • Current
  • Sofie Linde Lauridsen (9–)
  • Former
  • Eva Harlou (7–8)
  • Lise Rønne (1–2, 4–5)
  • Signe Muusmann (3)
  • Signe Molde (6)
  • Emil Thorup (Xtra Factor, 6)
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  • Season 1, 2015: Celena Rosero
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 Finland X Factor MTV3
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  • Heikki Paasonen
  • Jukka Rossi (Xtra Factor)
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X Factor France M6 (2)
France W9 (1)
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BelgiumWallonia RTL–TVI
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X Factor Georgia
X ფაქტორი		 Rustavi 2
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  • Season 1, 2014: Tornike Kipiani
  • Season 2, 2015: Giorgi Nakashidze
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  • Ruska Makashvili
  • Giorgi Kipshidze
 Germany X Factor VOX
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The X Factor ANT1
ANT1 Cyprus
2008–11

Skai TV
Sigma TV
Website 2016–

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  • Current
  • Sakis Rouvas (1–)
  • Evangelia Aravani (backstage, 4–)
  • Former
  • Giorgos Lianos (auditions) (1–3)
  • Maria Sinatsaki (auditions, 3)
  • Despina Kampouri (auditions, 1–2)
 Hungary X-Faktor RTL Klub
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 Iceland X Factor Stöð 2
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 India X Factor India Sony Entertainment TV
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  • Aditya Narayan
 Indonesia X Factor Indonesia RCTI
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  • Robby Purba (1–)
 Israel The X Factor ישראל
The X Factor Israel		 Channel 2 – Reshet
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 Italy X Factor Sky Uno (5–)
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 Japan
 Okinawa		 X Factor Okinawa Japan Okinawa TV
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  • Season 1, 2013–14: Sky's the Limit
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  • Kaz Utsunomiya
  • Rino Nakasone
  • Kiyoshi Matsuo
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  • Jon Kabira
  • Naomi Watanabe
 Kazakhstan X Factor Perviy Kanal Evraziya
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  • Season 1, 2011: Dariya Gabdull
  • Season 2, 2012: Andrey Tikhonov
  • Season 3, 2013: Evgeniya Barysheva
  • Season 4, 2013: Kairat Kapanov
  • Season 5, 2014: Evgeny Vyblov
  • Season 6, 2015: Astana Kargabay
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  • Current
  • Nagima Eskalieva
  • Eva Becher (6–)
  • Nurbergen Makhambetov (5– from live)
  • Former
  • Alexander Shevchenko (1–5)
  • Sultana Karazhigitova (1–2, until live)
  • Ismail Igіlmanov (2, from live)
  • Erlan Kokeev (3)
  • Dilnaz Akhmadieva (4–5, until live)
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  • Current
  • Arnur Istybaev (2–)
  • Former
  • Adil Liyan (1)
 Lithuania X Faktorius TV3 <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Season 1, 2012–13: Giedrė Vokietytė
  • Season 2, 2013–14: Žygimantas Gečas
  • Season 3, 2015–16: Current Season
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 Netherlands X Factor RTL 4
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  • Current
  • Martijn Krabbe (2–5)
  • Ferry Doedens (backstage, 5)
  • Former
  • Wendy van Dijk (1–4)
  • Lieke van Lexmond (backstage, 4)
  • Nathalie Bulters (Backstage, 3)
  • Eva Treurniet (backstage, 3)
 New Zealand The X Factor TV3
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 Norway X Factor TV 2 <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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  • Ravi (2)
  • Guri Solberg (2)
  • Peter Moi Brubresko (Xtra Factor)
  • Katarina Flatland (Xtra Factor)
  • Charlotte Thorstvedt (1)
 Philippines The X Factor Philippines ABS–CBN
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 Poland X Factor TVN
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  • Season 1, 2013–14: Berg
  • Season 2, 2014: Mozambique Kika Kardoso
  • Season 3, 2016: Current Season
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  • Current
  • Sónia Tavares
  • Paulo Junqueiro
  • Diogo Piçarra (3–)
  • Susana Félix (3–)
  • Former
  • Paulo Ventura (1–2)
  • Miguel Guedes (2)
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 Romania X Factor Antena 1
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  • Răzvan Simion
  • Dani Oțil
 Russia Секрет Успеха
Secret of Success		 RTR
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  • Tutta Larsen
  • Aleksey Chumakov (1)
  • Elena Vorobey (1)
Фактор А
Faktor A		 Russia 1
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  • Season 1, 2011: Sergei Savin
  • Season 2, 2012: Alexey Sulima
  • Season 3, 2013: Mali
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Главная сцена
The Main Stage		 Russia 1
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  • Season 1: Uzbekistan Sardor Milano
  • Season 2: Arseniy Borodin
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 Slovenia X Faktor POP TV <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Season 1, 2012: Demetra Malalan
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  • Damjan Damjanovič
  • Jadranka Juras
  • Aleš Uranjek
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 South Africa The X Factor SA SABC 1
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  • Season 1, 2015: FOUR
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  • Andile Ncube
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  • Miqui Puig (1–2)
  • Jorge Flo (1–2)
  • Eva Perales (1–2)
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  • Nuria Roca (1–2)
 Sweden X Factor TV4
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 Thailand ปัจจัย X
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  • Season 1, 2015: Upcoming series
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 Turkey X Factor: Star Işığı Kanal D
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  • Season 1, 2014: Halil Polat
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  • Current
  • Bülent Şakrak (1–)
  • Former
  • Kadir Doğulu (1)
 Ukraine The X Factor STB
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  • Season 1, 2010–11: Olexiy Kuznetsov
  • Season 2, 2011–12: Victor Romanchenko
  • Season 3, 2012–13: Aida Nikolaychuk
  • Season 4, 2013–14: Alexander Poryadinsky
  • Season 5, 2014: Dmitry Babak
  • Season 6, 2015: Konstantin Bocharov
  • Season 7, 2016: Upcoming season
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  • Oksana Marchenko
 United Kingdom1 The X Factor ITV
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 United States The X Factor Fox
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El Factor X
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  • Season 1, 2013: Los Tres Charritos
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 Vietnam The X Factor Vietnam
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  • Season 1, 2014: Giang Hồng Ngọc
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  • Nguyên Khang
  • Thu Thủy
Note
  1. ^ Also shown in Republic of Ireland and in series 3, 4 and 7, auditions were held in Dublin, and viewers in Ireland were allowed to vote. The UK version of The X Factor is also shown in Malta on channel TVM.
  2. ^ Auditions were held in Czech Republic. Czech Republic also broadcast and co–work with Slovakia.

Disputes and controversies

Since it was first broadcast in 2004, The X Factor has been the subject of much controversy and criticism in the United Kingdom and many other countries where it was broadcast.

Legal dispute

Simon Fuller, the creator of Pop Idol, claimed that the format of The X Factor was copied from his own show. Through his company 19 TV, Fuller filed a lawsuit against The X Factor producers FremantleMedia, The X Factor creator Simon Cowell, and Cowell's companies Simco and Syco.[9] A High Court hearing began in London in November 2005, and the outcome was awaited with interest by media lawyers for its potential effect on the legal situation regarding the copyrighting of formats. However, the hearing was quickly adjourned[9] and an out-of-court settlement was reached at the end of the month.[10]

Denmark

The Danish version has been criticised by Danish music contract expert and consultant for The Danish Musicians' Association (Dansk Musiker Forbund) Mikael Højris. According to Højris, the contracts for participation in the show are unfair for participants and almost amount to serfdom to DR1 (the channel airing the show) stating that clauses in the contracts forbid the participants — whether they pass the first round or not — from performing or participating in any other musical event for three months. He also criticises that participants are obliged to travel at their own expense.[11]

New Zealand

Natalia Kills outburst

On the second series of The X Factor, during the filming of the final judges' auditions session in December 2014, whilst giving feedback to busker Sally Faherty who sang Frank Ocean's "Thinking About You". Natalia Kills started off by accusing Faherty of having wallflower body language. Kills then said "buskers often end up performing more to themselves than to the people around them because they go unappreciated for so long its as if the people around them think that they are invisible. You have the body language as you're trying to blend into the background behind you." The audience didn't appreciate what Kills had said and started booing her. Kills then said that Faherty was not invisible on the stage and that it was her time to change that. Judges Melanie Blatt and Stan Walker gave Faherty a "Yes", whilst Willy Moon (Husband of Natalia Kills) gave Faherty a "No". The pressure was on Natalia Kills (Moon's wife) to make the final decision. The crowd got involved trying to persuade Kills to put Faherty through. Kills then snapped at the audience saying "Stop, stop it right now, you're going to fuck this for her". Despite her comments, Kills decided to put Faherty through to Bootcamp by giving her a "Yes". Some members of the audience (including children) were shocked at the outburst and walked out. A TV3 spokeswoman said both the network and Kills apologised for the incident.[12] The incident was featured in the final audition episode, with the profanity bleeped out. Faherty was also heard using the F word backstage which was bleeped out.[13]

Shae Brider

On the second series of The X Factor, in the sixth audition show which aired on television on the 24th February 2015, convicted ex-prisoner Shae Brider auditioned and was put through to the boot camp round. In the episode Brider revealed that he had been involved in a 2004 murder in Wanganui and had served six years in prison for manslaughter.[14] In reaction to criticism from the public and media, MediaWorks issued a statement saying that Brider's criminal record had been fully disclosed when he entered The X Factor and that the New Zealand justice system considers that Brider has paid his debt to society. Mediaworks also apologized for any distress the episode may have caused viewers.[15] Brider later told media that he regretted appearing on the series and had not thought through the impact of his appearance.[16] TV3 announced that the first two bootcamp episodes would start with an apology to the victim's mother and her family.[17] International The X Factor producers FremantleMedia Australia and Syco Entertainment discussed the situation with the show's producers, with a spokesperson for FreemantleMedia describing the inclusion of Brider on the show was "a very poor editorial decision" and that "a more rigid approval process" would ensure a similar situation would not happen in future.[18]

Natalia Kills' and Willy Moon's abuse of Joe Irvine

During the first live show of The X Factor, after a performance by contestant Joe Irvine, Natalia Kills bullied and humiliated Irvine during the judges comments, stating that there was "a doppelganger in our midst".[19] Kills went on to attack Irvine, calling him out on his apparent copying of Kills' husband, Willy Moon's hairstyle and dress sense. Kills deemed Irvine a "laughing stock", overtly "cheesy" and "disgusting"and "atrocious" and a "doppelganger"of her husband.[20] Moon continued the assault, stating Irvine was "like Norman Bates dressing up in his mother's clothing, it's just a little bit creepy". Viewer response to the comments was overwhelmingly negative, with some calling for Kills and Moon to be fired from the show mid-series, and others simply stating the comments to be disgusting themselves. A Facebook page demanding the two to be fired was set up on the 15th of March 2015, and within twelve hours had amassed over 50,000 likes.[21] The incident led to criticism from the show's sponsors, franchise owner and fellow judges.[19]

A change.org petition asking TV3 to "Take Natalia Kills off XFactor", calling for the removal of only Natalia without mentioning her husband, had attracted 77,534 signatures.[citation needed]

Moon and Kills were both fired from the show the day after the incident, several hours before the next episode went to air.[22]

United Kingdom

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Main article: Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK)

Celebrity versions

From 29 May – 5 June 2006, ITV broadcast a celebrity version of The X Factor in the UK called The X Factor: Battle of the Stars. It was hosted by Kate Thornton and judged by Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh. It was won by actress Lucy Benjamin. There has also been a celebrity version in Colombia, El Factor X: Batalla de las Estrellas, also broadcast in 2006.

International versions

On 24 August 2013, a 24th anniversary television special was broadcast by RCTI in Indonesia called the X Factor Around the World. It featured winners and runners-up from versions of The X Factor in Indonesia, United States, United Kingdom and Australia. The judging panel comprised Paula Abdul, Anggun, Daniel Bedingfield, Ahmad Dhani and Louis Walsh. The show was purely a music showcase and no winner was announced.[23][24][25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Described as "something you can't quite put your finger on" by Cheryl Cole, a judge on the UK version of The X Factor, The Xtra Factor, 23 November 2009
  2. ↑ "X Factor copyright case settled", BBC News, retrieved 15 May 2007
  3. ↑ Simon Cowell: And the real winner is... The Independent, retrieved 15 May 2007
  4. ↑ Fuller Sues Fox For X-Factor Fees Bloomberg, retrieved 20 July 2011
  5. ↑ Simon Fuller Sues Fox Over ‘X Factor’ The New York Times, retrieved 20 July 2011
  6. ↑ Fuller vs Cowell Part Two: American Idol creator 'suing over X Factor USA' Daily Mail, retrieved 20 July 2011
  7. ↑ Simon Fuller sues Fox and Fremantle over 'X Factor' credit Los Angeles Times, retrieved 20 July 2011
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