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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 ...

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Judges' categories and their contestants

In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows. Key: : – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Series overview

"Under 25 boys" category
"Under 25 girls" category
"16-24s" category
"Over 25s" category
"Groups" category

Season 1 (2005)

The first Belgian edition of ''X Factor'' started screening in late 2005 on vtm. The judges were

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, Jean Blaute and

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; the show was hosted by

Koen Wauters Koen Maria Gaston Wauters (born 17 September 1967) is a Flemish singer, active with the band Clouseau, television presenter, and occasionally actor and race car driver. Biography Koen Wauters was born in Halle in 1967. Together with his three br ...

. The winner of season one was

Udo Mechels Udo Mechels, born in Brussels on 10 May 1976, is a Belgian singer commonly known simply as Udo. He won the first season of the Belgian version of ''The X Factor'' in 2005. Biography In 2003, Udo participated in the first season of ''Belgian I ...

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. Contestant Robin Danneels had to quit the show due to being hospitalized for his back pain. Therefore, Ivann could return to sing in the contest. Key: : – Winner : – Runner-up : – Third place : – Withdrew

Results table

Contestants' colour key: :

Season 2 (2008)

The second and final season aired in 2008. Dirk De Smet in the "Over 25" category and mentored by Kris Wauters won the title.

Tom Dice Tom Dice (born Tom Eeckhout, 25 November 1989) is a Belgian singer-songwriter. He finished runner-up in the Flemish version of ''The X Factor'' in 2008 using his birth name Tom Eeckhout, but soon after changed his name taking the stage name Tom D ...

who competed under his real name Tom Eeckhout was runner-up. The show was hosted by

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. Key: : – Winner : – Runner-up : – Third place

Results table

Contestants' colour key: :

Live show details

Week 1 (8 October 2008)

;Judges' votes to eliminate * Wauters: Lester & Abdou * Do: Andy De Koker * Engelen: Andy De Koker

Week 2 (15 October 2008)

;Judges' votes to eliminate * Do: Stefanie Schaekers * Engelen: Miss Behave * Wauters: Miss Behave

Week 3 (22 October 2008)

;Judges' votes to eliminate * Wauters: Rodwan Balkaïd * Do: Karim Lequenne * Engelen: Rodwan Balkaïd

Week 4 (29 October 2008)

;Judges' votes to eliminate * Do: Stefanie Schaekers * Engelen: Lester & Abdou * Wauters: Stefanie Schaekers

Week 5 (5 November 2008)

;Judges' votes to eliminate * Do: Elien Roosen * Engelen: Jurgen De Jaegher * Wauters: Jurgen De Jaegher

Week 6 (12 November 2008)

;Judges' votes to eliminate * Wauters: Lady-Like * Do: Elien Roosen * Engelen: Lady-Like

References

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