X Factor (Kazakhstan)
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X Factor is a television
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 music
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 talent show
Talent show
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 in Kazakhstan
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 contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is the Kazakh version of the international The X Factor series
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...

 and is broadcast on the Perviy Kanal Evraziya
Perviy Kanal Evraziya
Perviy Kanal Evraziya is a local Kazakh television station that has been in operation since October 1997. It is one of many privately owned television stations in Kazakhstan closely monitored for any bad press about the Kazakh government that could have a detrimental effect.-Information:There are...

 channel in Kazakhstan.

Series summary

"Under 25s" category

"Over 25s" category

"Groups" category
Season Air date Winner Third place Judges Winning mentor
23 January 2011 –
23 May 2011
Daria Gabdull Spasibo Asel Karsybaeva Adil Liyan Nagima Eskalieva
Nagima Eskalieva
Nagima Eskalieva is a Kazakhstani singer and awarded national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.-Career:...

 
Sultana Karazhigitova
Alexander Shevchenko
Alexander Shevchenko

Series 1 (2011)

The first series was aired from January to May 2011 with Nagima Eskalieva
Nagima Eskalieva
Nagima Eskalieva is a Kazakhstani singer and awarded national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.-Career:...

, Sultana Karazhigitova and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 22 May, Daria Gabdull (Дария Габдулл), labeled by the judges as the "Kazakh Beyoncé, won the show ahead of the trio Spasibo. Gabdulla won a two-years-contract with Sony Music.

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