It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions.
The seasons 1-3 of X Factor were produced by Grundy Light Entertainment, another RTL Group company.
The show started on 20 August 2010 and ended on 9 November 2010 with Edita Abdieski being crowned the winner.
The second season began on 30 August 2011 and concluded in November and was won by David Pfeffer.
The show was cancelled after the third season in 2012 before eventually being announced for a revival in 2018 on its new home channel, Sky Deutschland.
The Judges were Sarah Connor (-25), George Glueck (Groups), and Till Brönner (25+).
Furthermore, from the first to ninth live show the judges decided which act had to leave the X Factor.
That year twelve acts were a part of the live shows, split into four categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups within Bands.
Since this year only the public decided who would be eliminated, so there was no longer a final showdown where the judges could save an act.
The fourth season of X Factor premiered on Sky 1 on August 27, 2018 and consists of a new judging line-up comprising former Modern Talking lead vocalist Thomas Anders, German-born Chilean singer Iggy Uriarte, singer Jennifer Weist and rapper Sido[5] It is presented by Charlotte Würdig and Bence Istenes, who replaced former host Jochen Schropp.