''X Factor Česko a Slovensko'' is a Czech and Slovak

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music competition created by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia, on

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and TV JOJ. Based on the original UK show, and an addition to the ''X Factor'' franchise, the series finds new singing talent (solo artists and groups ages 12 and over), drawn from public auditions, and they compete against each other for votes. The winner is determined by the show's viewers SMS text voting, and is awarded a recording contract, worth €200.000 . The original judging consisted of

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, Ondřej Brzobohatý,

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and Oto Klempíř and Martin "Pyco" Rausch as hosts. Casting was announced in December in the Czech Republic. Prima family serves as the broadcaster for Czech viewers and TV JOJ for Slovaks.

Series overview

To date, three seasons have been broadcast, as summarized below. Contestant in (or mentor of) "Boys" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Girls" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Over 28s" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Groups" category

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.

References

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External links

Official website Czech Republic

Official website Slovakia
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