Faktor A
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Faktor A is the Russia
n version of the The X Factor
television talent show franchise. It is broadcasts on Russia 1 television station. The show is named Faktor A (rather than Faktor X), with the letter "A" chosen in honor of Alla Pugacheva
, head of the jury. Faktor A debuted in 2011 as a new series 1.
that was broadcast on Russia's RTR television station in contrast to this Faktor A series that is being boradcast on Russia1.
There were two series of Sekret Uspekha. The first was in 2005 and title was won by Vladimir Sapovskiy. A second series was broadcast in 2007, and title won by Nikolay Timokhin. The show was cancelled after two series because of insufficient number of viewers.
Although similar in format, the new series Faktor A is considered a whole new series with season 1 starting 2011.
Leading the project: Philipp Kirkorov
and Vladimir Zelenski. The jury is made up of Lolita Milyavskaya
, Boris Krasnov and Roman Emelyanov
. Alla Pugacheva serves as chairman of the jury. Milyavskya is mentoring the 16-25s, Krasnov the over 25s and Emelyanov the groups.
The auditions were held on 23 and 24 March 2011 in Moscow's Malaya Luzhniki Sports Arena. Then each judge selected his best three performers after trials on 25, 26 and 27 March 2011.
Each judge assigned a particular category and entrusted to mentor the competitors in that specific category
5-year education at the music school Gnessin.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n version of the 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...
television talent show franchise. It is broadcasts on Russia 1 television station. The show is named Faktor A (rather than Faktor X), with the letter "A" chosen in honor of Alla Pugacheva
Alla Pugacheva
Alla Borisovna Pugacheva or Pugachova , born 15 April 1949), is а Soviet and Russian musical performer. Her career started in 1965 and continues to this day...
, head of the jury. Faktor A debuted in 2011 as a new series 1.
Sekret Uspekha (2005, 2007)
Faktor A is considered a continuation of an earlier Russian show Sekret UspekhaSekret Uspekha
Sekret Uspekha was a Russian popular music talent show, broadcast on Saturdays on RTR. It was similar in format to Narodniy Artist, and was the Russian version of the British show The X Factor, created by Simon Cowell. The Секрет Успеха of the title refers to the secret and undefinable...
that was broadcast on Russia's RTR television station in contrast to this Faktor A series that is being boradcast on Russia1.
There were two series of Sekret Uspekha. The first was in 2005 and title was won by Vladimir Sapovskiy. A second series was broadcast in 2007, and title won by Nikolay Timokhin. The show was cancelled after two series because of insufficient number of viewers.
Although similar in format, the new series Faktor A is considered a whole new series with season 1 starting 2011.
Series Summary
| Season | Air date | Winner | Third | Judges | Winning mentor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
1 April - 11 June 2011 | Sergei Savin Sergei Savin Sergei Savin is a Russian singer who on June 11, 2011 won the Russian reality television singing competition Faktor A based on the The X Factor series with the other finalist Erkin Holmatov coming as runner-up. Savin competed in the category "Over 25s" and was coached by judge Boris... |
Erkin Holmatov | Artyom Kacharian | Philipp Kirkorov Philipp Kirkorov Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov is a Bulgarian-born Russian singer and producer living and working in Moscow.-Biography:Philipp Kirkorov was born on April 30, 1967 in Varna, Bulgaria. His father is Bulgarian singer of Armenian and Belarusian ethnicity Bedros Kirkorov. His mother, Victoria, is... |
-Alla Pugacheva Alla Pugacheva Alla Borisovna Pugacheva or Pugachova , born 15 April 1949), is а Soviet and Russian musical performer. Her career started in 1965 and continues to this day... (head of jury) -Roman Emelyanov Roman Emelyanov Roman Emelyanov is a Russian radio and television personality.In 1995–1996, Emelyanov worked as an "Autoradio" musical program narrator and in 1998–1999 broadcasting radio musical program narrator, art-director of "7 up the 7 Hills"... -Boris Krasnov -Lolita Milyavskaya Lolita Milyavskaya Lolita Markovna Milyavskaya ; born 14 November 1963, Mukachevo, Transcarpathian Region, Ukrainian SSR), is a Russian singer, actress, TV and film director, better known under the pseudonym stage Lolita.-External links:... |
Boris Krasnov |
Season 1 (2011)
The new Faktor A show is a musical talent show whose main purpose is to find and develop talent singing contestants. Contestants are chosen through public auditions. The show is hosted byLeading the project: Philipp Kirkorov
Philipp Kirkorov
Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov is a Bulgarian-born Russian singer and producer living and working in Moscow.-Biography:Philipp Kirkorov was born on April 30, 1967 in Varna, Bulgaria. His father is Bulgarian singer of Armenian and Belarusian ethnicity Bedros Kirkorov. His mother, Victoria, is...
and Vladimir Zelenski. The jury is made up of Lolita Milyavskaya
Lolita Milyavskaya
Lolita Markovna Milyavskaya ; born 14 November 1963, Mukachevo, Transcarpathian Region, Ukrainian SSR), is a Russian singer, actress, TV and film director, better known under the pseudonym stage Lolita.-External links:...
, Boris Krasnov and Roman Emelyanov
Roman Emelyanov
Roman Emelyanov is a Russian radio and television personality.In 1995–1996, Emelyanov worked as an "Autoradio" musical program narrator and in 1998–1999 broadcasting radio musical program narrator, art-director of "7 up the 7 Hills"...
. Alla Pugacheva serves as chairman of the jury. Milyavskya is mentoring the 16-25s, Krasnov the over 25s and Emelyanov the groups.
The auditions were held on 23 and 24 March 2011 in Moscow's Malaya Luzhniki Sports Arena. Then each judge selected his best three performers after trials on 25, 26 and 27 March 2011.
Categories
The competition is split into three categories:- Singers aged 16 to 25
- Singers over 25
- Groups (including duos).
Each judge assigned a particular category and entrusted to mentor the competitors in that specific category
Finalists
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third Place
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16–25s (Lolita Milyavskaya) | Виктория Черенцова Victoria Cherentsova |
Эркин Холматов Erkin Holmatov |
Артём Качарян Artyom Kacharian |
| Over 25s (Boris Krasnov) | Филипп Кружков Philip Krishkov |
Сергей Савин Sergei Savin Sergei Savin Sergei Savin is a Russian singer who on June 11, 2011 won the Russian reality television singing competition Faktor A based on the The X Factor series with the other finalist Erkin Holmatov coming as runner-up. Savin competed in the category "Over 25s" and was coached by judge Boris... |
Владислав Туманов Vladislav Tumanov |
| Groups (Roman Emelyanov) | Марк Твен (Mark Twain) |
ДаКи (DaKi) |
Шестое чувство (Sixth Sense) |
Shows
- Show 1 (1 April 2011) - first stage of auditions
- Show 2 (8 April 2011) - second stage of auditions and deciding the 9 finalist
- Show 3 (15 April 2011) - first live show (Theme: "Soviet Popular Songs")
- Show 4 (22 April 2011) - second live show (Theme: "Songs from the movies"). Vladislav Tumanov originating from Ekaterinburg was eliminated finishing 9th
- Show 5 (19 April 2011) - third live show (Theme: "World Hits"). Philip Krishkov originating from MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
eliminated eliminated finishing 8th - Show 6 (6 May 2011) - fourth live show (Theme: "Songs of Love"). Group Шестое чувство ("The Sixth Sense") from Moscow eliminated finishing 7th.
- Show 7 (13 May 2011) - fifth live show (Theme: "Songs about cities and countries). The duo ДаКи ("DaKi") from KalugaKalugaKaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: It is served by Grabtsevo Airport.-History:...
were eliminated finishing 6th. - Show 8 (20 May 2011) - sixth live show (Theme: "Modern Hits"). Through public vote, "Mark Twain" and Victoria Cherentsova were voted bottom two by the public. But Alla Pugacheva decided to keep both in competition.
- Show 9 (27 May 2011) - seventh live show (Themes: Favorite songs" and "Author's songs"). After the decision of the previous week to save both bottom 2 from elimination, it was agreed that two contestants would be eliminated at the end of show 9 from a bottom three announced. The bottom three were: Group Mark Twain, and contestants Sergei Savin and Victoria Cherentsova. Then it was announced that Mark Twain had received the fewest votes and was eliminated first 5th. Eventually Victoria Cherentsova was eliminated finishing 4th. Sergei Savin moves to Final 3.
- Show 10 (3 June 2011) - eighth live show (Themes: "Candidate's most successful song during all stages of competition" and "Duet with famous Russian pop singers". As a result of public vote, Erkin Holmatov was considered "safe". In the danger zone were the other two Top 3 finalist Sergei Savin and Artyom Kacharyan. As a result of a jury vote, Artyom Kacharyan was eliminated finishing 3rd overall in the competition.
- Show 11 (10 June 2011) - the final show. After all the participants opened the show with a collective song, the two finalists Erkin Holmatov and Sergei Savin sang a duet, as well as two solo songs each. The winner of the project was determined by public voting and by voting by judges Boris Krasnov, Lolita and Roman Emelyanov (1 vote each) and Alla Pugacheva (2 votes) and the audience (2 votes). As a result, on the final results show on June 11, 2011, Sergei Savin (in RussianRussian languageRussian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
Сергей Савин) was declared winner of the first series, and Erkin Holmatov (in RussianRussian languageRussian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
Эркин Холматов) as runner-up.
Final classification
- Sergei SavinSergei SavinSergei Savin is a Russian singer who on June 11, 2011 won the Russian reality television singing competition Faktor A based on the The X Factor series with the other finalist Erkin Holmatov coming as runner-up. Savin competed in the category "Over 25s" and was coached by judge Boris...
- Winner - Erkin Hilmatov - Runner-Up
- Artyom Kacharyan
- Victoria Cherentsova
- Group Марк Твен ("Mark Twain")
- Duo ДаКи ("DaKi")
- Шестое чувство ("The Sixth Sense")
- Philip Krishkov
- Vladislav Tumanov
Prizes
The winner of the first series Sergei Savin received a record deal for a solo album, a shooting of a music video and appearing on rotation on Russian radio station Avtoradio ("Авторадио"). The runner-up Erkin Holmatov received a cash prize of 30,000 Euros, the special prize "Golden Star of Alla" from main judge Alla Pugacheva, a 5-year scholarship to a music school in Gnessin.5-year education at the music school Gnessin.