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The X Factor
''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003), and has been adapted in various countries. The "X Factor" of the title refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality.Described as "something you can't quite put your finger on" by Cheryl Cole, a judge on the UK version of ''The X Factor'', ''The Xtra Factor'', 23 November 2009 Similar to ''Got Talent'', the franchise maintains a YouTube channel, called ''X Factor Global''. The channel uploads clips of ''X Factor'' shows from around the world. The channel currently has over 3 million subscribers. Additionally, many individual ''X Factor'' shows have their own YouTube channels such as ''X Factor India''. Format The prize is usually a recording contract, in addition to the publicity that appearance in the later stages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, entrepreneur and record executive. He is the creator of ''The X Factor'' and ''Got Talent'' franchises which have been sold around the world. He has judged on the British television talent competition series ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003), ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor UK'' (2004–2010, 2014–2018) and ''Britain's Got Talent'' (2007–present), and the American television talent competition series ''American Idol'' (2002–2010), ''The X Factor (American TV series), The X Factor US'' (2011–2013), and ''America's Got Talent'' (2006–present). Cowell is the founder and sole owner of the British entertainment company Syco. After some success in the 1980s and 1990s as a record producer, talent scout and consultant in the UK music industry, Cowell came to public prominence in 2001 as a judge on ''Pop Idol'', a talent television show which he and its creator Simon Fuller successfull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Klan
Televizioni Klan, also known as TV Klan, is an Albanian private television channel with national coverage, based in Tirana, Albania. History and profile TV Klan launched as a Franco-Albanian joint-venture, with its first broadcast airing on 25 October 1997. It is the first private TV channel in Albania. In 2002, ISO rated the channel as the most highly rated in Albania with 21.5% of audience share. As of 2006, the channel's analogue signal covered around 60% of Albania's territory. TV Klan is a media group that includes Klan Plus, Radio Klan, Klan News, Klan Music, ABC News (Albania), and North Macedonia-based Klan Macedonia. The channel package is available in Europe through Tring (pay tv) and Digitalb (pay tv) platforms. The package is also available, for free, in all around the world trought OTT application KLANI IM (Android and IOS). TV Klan is widely known for its long-standing political show ''Opinion'', hosted by Blendi Fevziu; entertainment shows such as ''Këngët e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Factor (Albanian Season 3)
''X Factor'' is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The third season began on 15 September on TV Klan. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' houses and then the live finals. The producers' auditions for the show began in April 2013 in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. The winners were later called back to perform in front of the judges, held from May 19–21 in Tirana. However, the auditions were broadcast in September, when the show started airing. The show will be hosted once again by Albanian singer Alketa Vejsiu, while the judging panel consists of pop singer Altuna Sejdiu, Alban Skenderaj, Soni Malaj and Pandi Laço. This year, the producers have decided to give more attention to the live shows, extending it to 15 weeks, and not airing bootcamp. The auditions were aired in three shows only, and then the show passed to the judges houses, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arilena Ara
Arilena Ara (; born 17 July 1998) is an Albanian singer and television presenter. Ara rose to national recognition in Albania, upon her victory at X Factor Albania in 2013. After her participation in the 18th edition of the music contest , her song "" found significant success in Romania and Eastern Europe, peaking at number-one in the Romanian Airplay chart. Following her forthcoming success at the 58th edition of the music contest in 2019, she was designated as the Albanian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, before the contest's cancellation. Life and career 1998–2018: Early life and career beginnings Arilena Ara was born on 17 July 1998 into an Albanian family in the city of Shkodër, Albania. Ara performed in various dancing and singing competitions as a child, including at the children's talent show finishing in third place. She won the second series of the talent show '' X Factor Albania'' on 31 March 2013. Her first single, "", was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Factor (Albanian Season 2)
''X Factor'' is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The second season began on 28 October 2012 on TV Klan. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' houses and then the live finals. Auditions for the show began in August and concluded in September 2011. The show is hosted by n singer , while the judging panel consists of the biggest Albanian artists. Albanian famous writer, composer and TV presenter |
X Factor (Albanian Season 1)
''X Factor'' is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The first season began on 8 January 2012 on TV Klan. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' houses and then the live finals. Auditions for the show began in September and concluded in October 2011. The show is hosted by Albanian singer Alketa Vejsiu, while the judging panel consists of the biggest Albanian artists. Albanian famous writer, composer and TV presenter Pandi Laço, Albanian Kosovar pop singer Vesa Luma, Albania's representative at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest Juliana Pasha and the Albanian superstar Alban Skënderaj. The winner of the first season of X factor Albania was Sheila Haxhiraj. Judges The X Factor's host television Klan invited over 10 Albanian artists to be a part of The X Factor judging panel. It was rumored that Albanian singer Aurela Gaçe will be a judge/men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleona Qereti
Bleona Qereti (born 14 May 1979), also known mononymously as Bleona, is an Albanian-American singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, model and television personality. Qereti is an American Citizen, and as of 2010, Bleona lives in California, where she has worked with producers such as Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, and Grammy award winner David Foster. She has 8 Albums in Albania and has released several singles in English, such as "Show Off", "Famous", "Take You Over", "Without You" and "Pass Out," the latter co-produced by Timbaland. September 10, 2013, she released the single "Take It Like A Man" which shot to No. 7 in the UK charts entirely on the strength of its fierce attitude and club-ready beat with no promotional without any support from a music label. She was also a celebrity judge on the fourth season of the Albanian The X Factor and the breakout star of the 2014 Bravo's TV reality series Euros of Hollywood, winning over viewers with her offbeat humor and outrageous p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Cani
Miriam Cani (; born 30 May 1985) is an Albanian singer, songwriter and television host. She was a member of the successful German pop girl group Preluders. Beyond her music career, Cani has been featured as a judge on the Albanian television talent competition series The X Factor Albania, The Voice of Albania and The Voice Kids Albania. Life and career Popstars Germany In 2003, Miriam Cani along with 13 other participants auditioned for a spot in the German version of the talent show Popstars and in the end she was voted as one of the winners and became a member of the girl group Preluders. Cani made her first TV appearance in Germany in 1993 in the show "Interaktiv". She participated in the musical ''"Hair"'' in Germany and also in the musical ''Ludwig 2" in 2013 in Germany ,and in the musical ''"Chicago"'' in Albania, where she played the main role, Roxie Hart. As a television host she hosted ''Jamba TV Clip Clash'' and ''Eclips'' in Germany, and ''Festivali i Këngë ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soni Malaj
Soni Malaj (born 23 October 1981), also known mononymously as Soni, is an Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer. Life and career Soni Malaj was born on 23 October 1982 into an Albanian family in the city of Tropojë, then part of the People's Republic of Albania, present Albania. Her real name is Sonja Malaj. She spent her childhood until the age of 9 in Tropoja. The family then moved to Tirana where Soni would continue her career as a singer. She has participated in competitions like "Top Fest" (2006), and she placed second in Kënga Magjike with Flori Mumajesi, with the song "Fluturimi 3470". After Serbian singer Marija Šerifović won Eurovision Song Contest 2007, there was speculation that her winning song Molitva was actually plagiarism of Soni Malaj's song NdarjSoni Malajalso won top fest 11. She was a jury and coach at the 2nd and 3rd edition of the Talent Show "X Factor". In 2018, Malaj unsuccessfully attempted to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuna (singer)
Altuna Sejdiu ( mk, Алтуна Сејдиу; ; born 14 July 1985), also known professionally as Tuna ( mk, Туна), is a Macedonian-Albanian singer and songwriter. Life and career Altuna Sejdiu was born on 14 July 1985 into an Albanian family in the city of Skopje, then part of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, present North Macedonia. Her father, Shaban Sejdiu, is a freestyle wrestler and two-time Olympic bronze medal winner. Tuna discovered her passion for music at an early age participating in various music festivals. Her professional career began in 2002 when she competed in the talent search competition ''Play - Search For A Star'' organized by the Macedonian record label M2 Production. Sejdiu was one of two winners from the competition, which resulted in the release of her first single "Najdi den, najdi nokj, najdi vreme" (Find a day, Find a night, Find time). Tuna later began to establish her career in Albania and turned focus to releasing material in the Alba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliana Pasha
Juliana Pasha (born 20 May 1980) is an Albanian singer. In 2010, she won Honorary Citizen Award of Burrel from the mayor of the city. After she went into Eurovision in 2010 she won the first prize in the festival "Kenga Magjike" with the song called "Sa e shite zemren". She was a mentor and judge on the first series of Albania and Kosovo's version of The X Factor. Eurovision 2010 On 27 December 2009, Pasha won the national final to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. She had previously taken part in the 2007 and 2008 festivals, placing 3rd and 2nd respectively with "Qielli i ri" and "Një jetë", the latter a duet with Luiz Ejlli. In the contest, she qualified to the final, where she performed fifteenth, following the Turkish representants MaNga and preceding Iceland's Hera Björk, and placed 16th out of 25 contestants, receiving 62 points, which included a 12-point set from Macedonia. Personal life When the media asked her how important religion is for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesa Luma
Vesa Luma is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She has participated in many children’s festivals and song contests as a singer. At the same time, from the age of 8, she studied flute and vocal. Since completing her Music Professional School in Kosovo, Vesa has participated in the television series “Pop Idol". She was very successful at the contest, making it to the TOP 3 in live final shows. After the "Ethet", Vesa's career began to grow. She has released 2 studio albums, 19 music videos, more than 20 music awards in her country and more than 200 concerts around the world. She has also contributed to various charities. After a very successful career, Vesa was chosen to be a Judge and mentor on the well known TV series of “X Factor” in Albania. She was also part of the “Dancing with the Stars”. Besides her music career, Vesa has also had a career in the Television Industry. She was a TV Presenter, for several years, and produced her own Tv Show in Kosovo. She h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
