X Factor (Kazakh TV series)

X Factor
Created by	Simon Cowell
Directed by	Lev Mariupolskiy
Presented by	Adil Liyan Arnur Istybaev
Judges	Nagima Eskalieva Sultana Karazhigitova Alexander Shevchenko Ismail Igilmanov Erlan Kokeev Dilnaz Akhmadieva Nurbergen Makhambetov Eva Becher
Country of origin	Kazakhstan
Production
Producer(s)	Art Centre Pro, FremantleMedia, Syco
Running time	60-75 mins (inc. adverts)
Release
Original network	Perviy Kanal Evraziya (1-3 season); KTK (4 season); Perviy Kanal Evraziya (5-6 season)
Picture format	16:9
Original release	23 January 2011 – present
External links
Website

X Factor is a television music talent show in Kazakhstan contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is the Kazakh version of the international The X Factor series and is broadcast on the Perviy Kanal Evraziya channel in Kazakhstan.

Judges' categories and their finalists

In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.

Key:

     – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Series	Alexander Shevchenko	Nagima Eskalieva	Sultana Karazhigitova
One	Under-25s Daria Gabdull Ruslan Krivenkov Abdulkarim Karimov Daria Akparova Ruslan Berdimatov	Over-25s Asel Karsybaeva Yuri Mukhortov Eldar Myrzahanov Margarita Tumanyan Gulzhiyan Ospanova	Groups Spasibo National Musaev Sisters Dee Kree Astana
	Alexander Shevchenko	Nagima Eskalieva	Sultana Karazhigitova / Ismail Igilmanov
Two	Over-25s Alina Bektasova Ainura Eshmanova Timur Imandzhanov	Under-25s Andrei Tikhonov Sanda Erken Kenebaev	Groups Mezzo Brilliants W-YOU
	Alexander Shevchenko	Nagima Eskalieva	Erlan Kokeev
Three	Over-25s Evgeniya Barysheva Baibulat Sandybekov Ruslana Ponomaryova	Under-25s Arman Kamerdinov Rustem Zhugunusov Alisa Muratova	Groups Impulse Band Cappuccino Bounty
	Alexander Shevchenko	Nagima Eskalieva	Dilnaz Akhmadieva
Four	Groups Vkyrazhe II Boys Head Made	Over-25s Kairat Kapanov Bagdat Baimanov Tatyana Kim	Under-25s Alyona Balashova Victor Fedyanin Alexandra Samarina
	Alexander Shevchenko	Nagima Eskalieva	Dilnaz Akhmadieva / Nurbergen Makhambetov
Five	Over-25s Alexander Skornyakov Vladimir Ligai Diana Khashimkhanova	Under-25s Evgeniy Vyblov Oxana Ustina Ruslan Dzhailbaev Daniyar Zhulbarisov	Groups Z VidMan Gaukhartas
	Eva Becher	Nagima Eskalieva	Nurbergen Makhambetov
Six	Over-25s Aru Ayezova Andrey Zaretsky Bauyrzhan Zhakypbek	Groups Alan Heart Beat A'Cappella Apriori	Under-25s Astana Kargabay Vladimir Novikov Aidana Riza

Series summary

     "Under 25s" category
     "Over 25s" category
     "Groups" category

Series	Air date	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Host(s)	Judges	Winning mentor
One	23 January 2011 – 23 May 2011	Daria Gabdulla	Spasibo	Asel Karsybaeva	Adil Liyan	Nagima Eskalieva Sultana Karazhigitova Alexander Shevchenko	Alexander Shevchenko
Two	14 January 2012 – 19 May 2012	Andrey Tikhonov	Mezzo	Sanda	Arnur Istybaev	Nagima Eskalieva Sultana Karazhigitova / Ismail Igilmanov Alexander Shevchenko	Nagima Eskalieva
Three	12 January 2013 – 18 May 2013	Evgeniya Barysheva	Arman Kamerdinov	Baibulat Sandybekov	Arnur Istybaev	Nagima Eskalieva Alexander Shevchenko Erlan Kokeev	Alexander Shevchenko
Four	14 September 2013 - 7 December 2013	Kairat Kapanov	Alexandra Samarina	Tatyana Kim	Arnur Istybaev	Nagima Eskalieva Alexander Shevchenko Dilnaz Akhmadieva	Nagima Eskalieva
Five	6 September 2014 - 13 December 2014	Evgeniy Vyblov	Z	Oxana Ustina	Arnur Istybaev	Nagima Eskalieva Dilnaz Akhmadieva / Nurbergen Makhambetov	Nagima Eskalieva
Six	5 September 2015 - 26 December 2015	Astana Kargabay	Aru Auezova	Vladimir Novikov	Arnur Istybaev	Nagima Eskalieva Eva Becher Nurbergen Makhambetov	Nurbergen Makhambetov

Series 1 (2011)

The first series was aired from January to May 2011 with Nagima Eskalieva, Sultana Karazhigitova and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 22 May, Daria Gabdull (Дәрия Ғабдұлл), labeled by the judges as the "Kazakh Beyoncé,^[1] won the show ahead of the trio Spasibo. Gabdulla won a two-years-contract with Sony Music.^[2]

Series 2 (2012)

The second series was aired from January to May 2012 with Nagima Eskalieva, Sultana Karazhigitova/Ismail Igilmanov and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 5 May, Andrei Tikhonov (Андрей Тихонов) won the show ahead of the quartet Mezzo. Andrey won a two-years-contract with Sony Music.^[2]

Series 3 (2013)

The third series was aired from January to May 2013 with Nagima Eskalieva, Erlan Kokeev and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 4 May, Evgenia Barysheva (Евгения Барышева) won the show ahead of the Arman Kamerdinov (Арман Камердинов).

Series 4 (2013)

The fourth series was aired from 14 September to 7 December 2013 with Nagima Eskalieva, Dilnaz Akhmadieva and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 7 December, Kairat Kapanov (Кайрат Капанов) won the show ahead of the Alexandra Samarina (Александра Самарина)

Series 5 (2014)

The fifth series was aired from 6 September to 27 December 2014 with Nagima Eskalieva, Dilnaz Akhmadieva/Nurbergen Makhambetov and Alexander Shevchenko as judges.

Series 6 (2015)

The sixth series will be aired from 5 September to 26 December 2015 with Nagima Eskalieva, Nurbergen Makhambetov and Eva Becher as judges.

See also

• SuperStar KZ

References

1. "Газета "Караван" / Битва за 10 миллионов". Caravan.kz. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
2. "Смотрите на КТК каждую субботу в 20:00 с повтором в воскресенье в 12:00". Xfactor.kz. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

External links

• Official website