The X Factor

The X Factor is a British singing competition where contestants perform cover songs in auditions to impress judges and voters, with the shows unique selling point being discovering contestants with a unique X factor that makes them stand out, and it has international franchises and has discovered successful artists. The X Factor is a 2004 English-language television series featuring Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell, Dermot O leary, Sharon Osbourne, Peter Dickson, Cheryl and Diana Vickers. Syco Entertainment in association with Thames and Talkback Thames. were the production houses involved in the project. The series is directed by Phil Heyes. Series originally aired on ITV. Fremantle acquired the distribution rights for the show. Creator of the series is Simon Cowell. The television show has a running time of 60-150 minutes for each episode. The television show made a box office gross of $0 million.