The search for Australia's newest singing sensation is back in 2011 with a huge new judging line-up!
Created by music industry heavyweight Simon Cowell, The X Factor is the hottest TV franchise around the globe. For 2011, the show has a new line-up with Mel B and Natalie Bassingthwaighte joining last year’s mentors and judges Ronan Keating and Guy Sebastian and host Luke Jacobz.
The X Factor is open to singers 14 years and over - either solo performers or groups. Once through to the final audition process, the four judges will take on mentoring roles as the performers are split into categories - Boys under 25, Girls under 25, the over 25s and Groups. The ultimate winner will be rewarded with a Sony Music Australia recording contract.
AUDITION STAGES
The four judges all work together at this stage of the competition. An act must receive at least three ‘yes’s’ in order to make it through to the next stage of the competition – Boot Camp.
BOOT CAMP
At Boot Camp, the judges will be allocated a category to mentor. The contestants who received at least three ‘yes’s’ will be put through their paces to see if they can take on different song genres and assess if they have the enigmatic ‘X Factor.’ The judges will select their most promising contestants from each of their four categories to take to the next stage of the competition – Judges’ Home Visits.
JUDGES' HOME VISITS
At the Judges’ Home Visits stage, each judge will make tough decisions culling their top six acts to the top three they believe will give them the best possible chance in the live studio competition.
LIVE STUDIO SHOWS
The live shows will start later this year. After watching their performance in the live show the public will vote for their favourite act to stay in the competition. In the results show, the two acts with the lowest public vote will sing once again for the Judges and the Judges will vote on who they think deserve to stay in the competition and who should go home.
MENTORING
The Judges have to be very hands on with their acts. It is up to the them to help their contestants select the right song, stylists, choreographers and undertake vocal workshops each week.