Based on the original UK show, and an addition to The X Factor franchise, the series found new singing talent (solo artists and groups ages 16 and over), drawn from public auditions, and they competed against each other for votes.
The winner was determined by the show's viewers via telephone, the Internet, and SMS text voting, and was awarded a recording contract with Sony Music Brasil.
The original judging panel consisted of Rick Bonadio, Alinne Rosa, Di Ferrero and Paulo Miklos, with Fernanda Paes Leme as main host and Mauricio Meirelles as social media correspondent.
[2] The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, though appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances.
This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals.