The X Factor Philippines season 1

[1] KC Concepcion is the host of the show,[2][3] while the judging panel consist of Charice, Gary Valenciano, Pilita Corrales, and Martin Nievera.

[4] The finals were held on October 7, 2012, and aired live from the PAGCOR Grand Theater in Parañaque, Metro Manila, with KZ Tandingan from Charice's category declared as the winner of the competition.

The Boys sang "Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka" by Basil Valdez; the Girls with "Without You" by David Guetta; the Over 25s with "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi; and the Groups with "Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga.

At the end of the day, 20 acts made it to the next round, while one group was formed, Lucky Girls, made up of 6 solo female acts that didn't make it through namely: Alyssa Quijano, Auriette Divina, Monique Lualhati, Katrina Velarde, Jhelsea Flores and Ashley Campbell.

[18] While Dingdong Avanzado, Gino Padilla, and Randy Santiago, three of the most famous OPM 80s icons, performed on the sixth results night.

Richard Poon, Duncan Ramos, and Aiza Seguerra performed an opening number during the eighth performance night; while Khalil Ramos and Daniel Padilla, two of the main casts of the Princess and I, serenade the audiences during the eighth results night.

[5] In the final performance night, Lani Misalucha graced and opened the show singing her own rendition of Dynamite, a song popularized by Taio Cruz.

Vina Morales, winner of Ikon ASEAN 2007, performed a medley of songs of Jennifer Lopez midway during the show.

While Nina, Rico J. Puno, and Bamboo Mañalac had a duet with Daddy's Home, KZ Tandingan, and Gabriel Maturan respectively.

[20] In the final results night, KC Concepcion opened the show, singing Nicole Scherzinger's song called Wet.

ASAP's Champions' Erik Santos, Jed Madela, Jovit Baldivino, and Angeline Quinto performed a special number with the Top 3 acts.

Pooh, April Boy Regino, and K Brosas had a special song number with former acts, Kedebon Colim, and Modesto Taran, and former auditionee Osang respectively.

[21] Also, the mentor-judges' Charice, Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, and Pilita Corrales performed a special number singing one of their famous songs.

Daddy's Home rendition of Whitney Houston's "All at Once" also came in number 3 beating the newly released single, "Skyfall" by Adele.