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The first season of the American version of the music competition show The X Factor began airing on Fox on September 21, 2011. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; boot camp; judges' houses and then the live finals. Auditions for the show began in March ...
- Overview
- Finalists
- Controversy
- Notable past contestants
Season One of The X Factor debuted on Fox on September 21, 2011 and ended on December 22, 2011. The show was hosted by Welsh television personality Steve Jones with Simon Cowell, LA Reid, Paula Abdul, and Nicole Scherzinger making up the judging panel. British singer Cheryl Cole was originally a part of the panel but was dropped and replaced by Scherzinger. The show was followed by two more seasons in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
The winner of the show would win a $5 million contract with Epic Records as well as star in their own Pepsi commercial, which would air during Super Bowl XLVI on NBC on February 5, 2012.
This season was won by Florida nursing student Melanie Amaro.
After this season concluded, Jones, Abdul, and Scherzinger were all let go. Scherzinger later became a judge on the 2012 UK series of the show.
The final 17 finalists were confirmed as follows;Results
Cheryl Cole firing
British pop star Cheryl Cole, who had been a judge on the UK show for 3 years, was originally a part of the judging panel during the Los Angeles and Chicago auditions. However, for reasons unknown at the time, she was fired. Reports ranged from complaints about her thick Geordie accent being too hard for Americans to understand (many have disputed this) to a lack of rapport with fellow judge Paula Abdul. However, according to Cole in her 2012 memoir, the reason she was let go was because she caught Nicole Scherzinger, who had originally been hired to co-host the show, talking with Simon Cowell about taking Cole's place on the panel. Additionally a 2011 documentary about Cole explained that Cole was dropped from the judging panel was due to Cole being unknown to American audiences.
Rachel Crow elimination
In the quarter-final, Nicole Scherzinger who was the swing vote, voted to eliminate 13-year-old contestant Rachel Crow over Marcus Canty, sending the result to deadlock. Crow ended up eliminated as a result of this, causing a massive outrage. It caused many critics to declare that the show's minimum audition age limit of 12 should be raised. Scherzinger even received death threats from viewers, many of whom held her responsible for Crow's elimination.
•Emily Piriz, who auditioned as part of the duo AusEm with former InTENsity member Austin Percario, finished in 12th place on season 13 of •Josh Kaufman, who had auditioned but didn't make it past the audition phase, later won season 6 of the NBC singing show The Voice in 2014, where he was mentored by R&B superstar Usher.
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Sep 21, 2011 · The X Factor was a singing competition on a mission to find America’s next undiscovered superstar. The X Factor, on FOX is going to give someone like you the chance to win a $5 million recording contract with Sony Music.
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Simon Cowell's return to U.S. television on "The X Factor" arrives Wednesday night, sporting the largest prize in TV history: a $5 million recording contract. The judges are introduced: In addition to Simon, we've got Nicole Scherzinger, L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul, "and introducing..."
Season 1 of The X Factor USA ran from 21 September 2011 to 22 December 2011 on FOX. It was won by 19-year-old pop singer Melanie Amaro who was mentored by Simon Cowell in the Girls category. It was Cowell's first win as a mentor.
Dec 23, 2011 · If your inner feminist survived that foolery, then it was time for Steve Jones’ final announcement (of the season, and perhaps ever): The winner of Season 1 of The X Factor is…Melanie Amaro!...
Sep 4, 2004 · The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions.
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