X Factor (India)
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X Factor India is the India
n version of The X Factor
, a show originating from the United Kingdom
. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring singers of all genres drawn from public auditions from all across India
. The show in its inaugural year was broadcasted on Sony Entertainment Television
Channel. The 2011 competition was open to all Indian citizens born before January 15, 1995. There were 3 categories for registrants: Solo performances for those between 16 and 24 years of age as on January 15, 2011 and for those equal to and above 25 years of age as on January 15, 2011 and Group performance for a group of 2 or more people, all of which should be above the age of 16 years as on January 15, 2011. Reservation draws were to be divided one third to each category.
Each week, Live Concerts were held in Mumbai
where the 12 finalists performed for the judges and a live studio audience
and film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali
. The show was hosted by Aditya Narayan
.
Contestant in "16 to 24" years old category
Contestant in "Over 25s" category
Contestant in "Groups" category
Key:
on Fridays 8:30 PM and Saturdays at 9:00PM
Manza car and a recording contract worth Rs. 1 Crore by Sony BMG which includes a globally releasing album.
India's biggest film director Karan Johar
has also confirmed that the winning act or group of X Factor (India) will work on a song in one of his own Dharma Productions
film projects.
Every week, the judges collectively chose an act or group who achieved the best performance who was then rewarded an Onida Electronics
LED Eye Care television as a gift.
Kartar Singh wasn't in the Original 12, but he was recalled after contestant Moni Shawde decided to quit the show because of her daughter. Shreya Ghoshal picked him as the fourth contestant in her team.
1st week elimination
The episode started with some recaps, and where Judges/Mentors challenged each other by selecting songs for the contestants of the other teams. The performer of the day was "Nirmitee" group. Manjeera and Nirmiti were in the bottom two and based on the judges' votes, Manjeera was eliminated.
2nd week elimination
Sonu Nigam didn't show up, however Pritam replaced him and the bottom two were Sahiti and Shovan. Pritam chose Shovan while Shreya and Sanjay Leela Bhansali chose Sahiti, therefore, Shovon was eliminated.
3rd week elimination
The bottom two were the group Last Minute and Piysh Kapoor, Sonu and Shreya chose Piyush while Sanjay Leela Bhansali picked Last Minute resulting in Last Minute getting eliminated
4th week elimination
The bottom two were Amit Jadhav and Piyush Kapoor. Sonu and Shreya picked Amit with only Sanjay Leela Bhansali picked Piyush so Piyush got eliminated 2-1.
5th week elimination
The bottom two were Sajda Sisters and Sahiti G
, after face-off session, Judge Guru Sanjay Leela Bhansali voted for Sajda Sisters and Sonu Nigam voted for Sahiti, Shreya then voted for Sajda sisters, as a result, Sahiti got eliminated.
6th week elimination
The bottom two were Amit Jadhav and Sajda sisters. All three judges picked Sajda sisters so Amit got eliminated.
7th week elimination
The bottom two were Kartar Singh and Deewana group. All three judges picked the Deewana group so Kartar got eliminated.
8th week elimination
The bottom two were Seema Jha and Deewana group. All three judges announced that this week there will be no eliminations. So both were safe and will perform next week.
9th week elimination
The bottom two were again Seema Jha and Deewana group. Sonu Niggam & Shreya Ghoshal picked Seema Jha and Sanjay Leela Bhansali was with Deewana Group so Deewana Group got eliminated 2-1.
10th week elimination
The bottom two were Seema Jha and Nirmitee Group. The judges decision eliminated Nirmitee group. As a result, Seema Jha, Sajda sisters & Geet Sagar
entered the finale.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n version of 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...
, a show originating from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring singers of all genres drawn from public auditions from all across India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The show in its inaugural year was broadcasted on Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (India)
This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...
Channel. The 2011 competition was open to all Indian citizens born before January 15, 1995. There were 3 categories for registrants: Solo performances for those between 16 and 24 years of age as on January 15, 2011 and for those equal to and above 25 years of age as on January 15, 2011 and Group performance for a group of 2 or more people, all of which should be above the age of 16 years as on January 15, 2011. Reservation draws were to be divided one third to each category.
Each week, Live Concerts were held in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
where the 12 finalists performed for the judges and a live studio audience
Auditions
Registrations were launched via telephones and SMS on 20 January 2011 all across India. Auditions were held in the following cities:- AhmedabadAhmedabadAhmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
12 February 2011 - KolkataKolkataKolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
15 and 16 February 2011 - DelhiDelhiDelhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
12 and 13 March 2011 - LucknowLucknowLucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
23 February 2011 - IndoreIndoreIndore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
27 February 2011 - MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
4 and 5 March 2011
Judges and host
The first season of the Indian version of X Factor was judged by playback singer Shreya Ghoshal, singer Sonu NigamSonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
and film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India...
. The show was hosted by Aditya Narayan
Aditya Narayan
Aditya Narayan Jha , born 6 August 1987, in Mumbai, India, commonly known as Aditya Narayan, is an actor, television host and music composer. He is the only child of Indian playback singer Udit Narayan and Deepa Narayan.-Early life:...
.
Series summary
To date, one series has been broadcast, as summarised below.Contestant in "16 to 24" years old category
Contestant in "Over 25s" category
Contestant in "Groups" category
| Series | Start | Finish | Winner | Main judges | Guest judges | |||||
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| Geet Sagar Geet Sagar Geet Sagar is an Indian singer who won the inaugural season of the Indian X Factor. He was mentored by judge Shreya Ghoshal in the Over-25 category. He won cash prize of Rs50 lakh, a car and opportunity to sing in a Karan Johar film.Before applying to the X Factor, Sagar was an event manager... |
Sajda Sisters | Seema Jha | Shreya Ghoshal | Aditya Narayan | Onida Electronics Onida Electronics Onida is an electronics brand, based in India. It was established as "MIRC Electronics" in 1981.-History:Onida was started by G.L. Mirchandani and Vijay Mansukhani in 1981 in Mumbai. In 1982, Onida started assembling television sets at their factory in Andheri, Mumbai. Since then, Onida has... |
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| Two X Factor (India) X Factor India is the Indian version of The X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring singers of all genres drawn from public auditions from all across India. The show in its inaugural year was broadcasted on Sony Entertainment... |
N/A | N/A | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Finalists
The 12 acts for the Live Shows are confirmed as follows:Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third Place
| Category (Judge Guru) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 to 24s (Sonu Nigam) | Sahiti G Sahiti G Sahiti G is a South Indian playback singer. She has recorded several songs in Telugu both in movies and albums.-Career:... |
Seema Jha | Piyush Kapoor | Shovan Ganguly |
| Over 25s (Shreya Ghoshal) | Manjeera Ganguly | Amit Jadhav | Kartar Singh Yadav | Geet Sagar Geet Sagar Geet Sagar is an Indian singer who won the inaugural season of the Indian X Factor. He was mentored by judge Shreya Ghoshal in the Over-25 category. He won cash prize of Rs50 lakh, a car and opportunity to sing in a Karan Johar film.Before applying to the X Factor, Sagar was an event manager... |
| Groups (Sanjay Leela Bhansali) | Last Minute | Nirmitee | Sajda Sisters | Deewana |
Telecast
The show aired on Sony Entertainment TelevisionSony Entertainment Television (India)
This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...
on Fridays 8:30 PM and Saturdays at 9:00PM
Selections
Total 124 Candidates were selected in Auditions from 6 different cities, and after 3 rounds 12 candidates/Groups were selected as finalists of X Factor.Rewards and Prizes
The X Factor (India) winner was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 50 Lakh, a TataTata
- Companies :* Tata Group, India's largest business group and multinational company** List of entities associated with Tata Group- People :* Tata family, an influential family of India owning the Tata Group** Jamsetji Tata, known as the father of Indian industry...
Manza car and a recording contract worth Rs. 1 Crore by Sony BMG which includes a globally releasing album.
India's biggest film director Karan Johar
Karan Johar
Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and Television host. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and the...
has also confirmed that the winning act or group of X Factor (India) will work on a song in one of his own Dharma Productions
Dharma Productions
Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film company founded by Yash Johar in 1976.- Other projects :Dharma Productions and NDTV recently decided to jointly launch an entertainment television channel called NDTV Imagine.- Controversy :...
film projects.
Every week, the judges collectively chose an act or group who achieved the best performance who was then rewarded an Onida Electronics
Onida Electronics
Onida is an electronics brand, based in India. It was established as "MIRC Electronics" in 1981.-History:Onida was started by G.L. Mirchandani and Vijay Mansukhani in 1981 in Mumbai. In 1982, Onida started assembling television sets at their factory in Andheri, Mumbai. Since then, Onida has...
LED Eye Care television as a gift.
Top 12 Contestants
- Manjeera Ganguly (eliminated 12th place)
- Shovan Ganguly (eliminated 11th place)
- Last Minute Group (eliminated 10th place)
- Piyush Kapoor (eliminated 9th place)
- Sahiti GSahiti GSahiti G is a South Indian playback singer. She has recorded several songs in Telugu both in movies and albums.-Career:...
(eliminated 8th place) - Amit Jadhav (eliminated 7th place)
- Kartar Singh Yadav (eliminated 6th place)
- Deewana Group (eliminated 5th place)
- Nirmitee Group (eliminated 4th place)
- Sajda Group (runners up)
- Seema Jha (1st runner up)
- Geet SagarGeet SagarGeet Sagar is an Indian singer who won the inaugural season of the Indian X Factor. He was mentored by judge Shreya Ghoshal in the Over-25 category. He won cash prize of Rs50 lakh, a car and opportunity to sing in a Karan Johar film.Before applying to the X Factor, Sagar was an event manager...
(winner)
Kartar Singh wasn't in the Original 12, but he was recalled after contestant Moni Shawde decided to quit the show because of her daughter. Shreya Ghoshal picked him as the fourth contestant in her team.
1st week elimination
The episode started with some recaps, and where Judges/Mentors challenged each other by selecting songs for the contestants of the other teams. The performer of the day was "Nirmitee" group. Manjeera and Nirmiti were in the bottom two and based on the judges' votes, Manjeera was eliminated.
2nd week elimination
Sonu Nigam didn't show up, however Pritam replaced him and the bottom two were Sahiti and Shovan. Pritam chose Shovan while Shreya and Sanjay Leela Bhansali chose Sahiti, therefore, Shovon was eliminated.
3rd week elimination
The bottom two were the group Last Minute and Piysh Kapoor, Sonu and Shreya chose Piyush while Sanjay Leela Bhansali picked Last Minute resulting in Last Minute getting eliminated
4th week elimination
The bottom two were Amit Jadhav and Piyush Kapoor. Sonu and Shreya picked Amit with only Sanjay Leela Bhansali picked Piyush so Piyush got eliminated 2-1.
5th week elimination
The bottom two were Sajda Sisters and Sahiti G
Sahiti G
Sahiti G is a South Indian playback singer. She has recorded several songs in Telugu both in movies and albums.-Career:...
, after face-off session, Judge Guru Sanjay Leela Bhansali voted for Sajda Sisters and Sonu Nigam voted for Sahiti, Shreya then voted for Sajda sisters, as a result, Sahiti got eliminated.
6th week elimination
The bottom two were Amit Jadhav and Sajda sisters. All three judges picked Sajda sisters so Amit got eliminated.
7th week elimination
The bottom two were Kartar Singh and Deewana group. All three judges picked the Deewana group so Kartar got eliminated.
8th week elimination
The bottom two were Seema Jha and Deewana group. All three judges announced that this week there will be no eliminations. So both were safe and will perform next week.
9th week elimination
The bottom two were again Seema Jha and Deewana group. Sonu Niggam & Shreya Ghoshal picked Seema Jha and Sanjay Leela Bhansali was with Deewana Group so Deewana Group got eliminated 2-1.
10th week elimination
The bottom two were Seema Jha and Nirmitee Group. The judges decision eliminated Nirmitee group. As a result, Seema Jha, Sajda sisters & Geet Sagar
Geet Sagar
Geet Sagar is an Indian singer who won the inaugural season of the Indian X Factor. He was mentored by judge Shreya Ghoshal in the Over-25 category. He won cash prize of Rs50 lakh, a car and opportunity to sing in a Karan Johar film.Before applying to the X Factor, Sagar was an event manager...
entered the finale.
About the Contestants
- Manjeera Ganguly: She was the first contestant who got eliminated from X Factor India and was in the group of the judge Shreya Ghoshal. She was also a contestant on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 but got out early.
- Shovan Ganuly: He was the second contestant who got eliminated from X Factor India and was in the group of judge Sonu Nigam.
- Last Minute Group: This group has nine members. This was the first group eliminated from X Factor India. This group with judge Sanjay Leela Bansali.
- Piyush Kapoor: He was the fourth person eliminated from X Factor India and was in the group of judge Sonu Nigam.
- Sahiti GSahiti GSahiti G is a South Indian playback singer. She has recorded several songs in Telugu both in movies and albums.-Career:...
: She was the one of the better vocalists in the competition but was eliminated in 8th place. She was also in the team of judge Sonu Nigam. - Amit Jadhav: He was the seventh contestant to eliminated from X Factor India and was in the team of judge Shreya Ghoshal. He was also a contestant on Fame GurukulFame GurukulFame Gurukul is an Indian prime-time show on Sony Entertainment Television which premiered on 27 June 2005. The program is produced by the same production house of Indian Idol...
, a similar music-competition show which premiered in 2005. - Kartar Singh Yadav: He was the oldest contestant of X Factor India but a great singer. He was eliminated in sixth place. He was in the team of judge Shreya Ghoshal.
- Deewana Group: This group has 7 members. While fairly popular, they were also eliminated from X Factor India in 5th place. This group was in the team of judge Sanjay Leela Bansali
- Nirmitee Group: This group had four members and was known for their innovative musical presentations. This group was also eliminated in X Factor India in 4th place. This group was in team of Sanjay Leela Bansali.
- Sajda Sisters: This group of three consists of 2 aunts and their niece: 40 year old Anita, 36 year old Rekha and 20 year old Shivranjini. They belong to a common household in Valsad, and so these women decided to take the mantle and showcase their singing talent to the whole country. Without any vocal training, they managed to reach the top three of the competition. This group is also in team of Sanjay Leela Bansali.
- Geet SagarGeet SagarGeet Sagar is an Indian singer who won the inaugural season of the Indian X Factor. He was mentored by judge Shreya Ghoshal in the Over-25 category. He won cash prize of Rs50 lakh, a car and opportunity to sing in a Karan Johar film.Before applying to the X Factor, Sagar was an event manager...
: Eventual winner & voted the best male singer in X Factor India. Previously, this 27 year old was an event manager in Gwalior. He started off as a Radio Jockey for Lemon 91.1 FM. He was in the team of judge Shreya Ghoshal. In addition, he was also a contestant on Indian IdolIndian IdolIndian Idol is an adaptation of the Pop Idol format. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004-2005 and followed that with second , third and fourth seasons...
, another similar music competition show. - Seema Jha: She was the youngest competitor in the show and the eventual runner-up to the title of X Factor India. During her auditions in New Delhi, she'd performed on Dilber Dil Se Pyaare. Her singing ability have earned her the sobriquet of "Little Lata", in the context of the renowned senior Indian vocalist, Lata MangeshkarLata MangeshkarLata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
from senior industry musicians. She was in the group of Judge Sonu Nigam.