[2] In July 2020, it was announced that the show would be replaced by Malta's Got Talent,[3] but after a one-year hiatus, a third season began in October 2021.
This table shows, for each series, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals.
[5] The full judges' panel was revealed on 31 July 2018, and was composed of music producer Howard Keith Debono, The Rifffs' frontman Ray Mercieca, Maltese singer and songwriter Alexandra Alden, and singer/star Ira Losco.
Confirmed X factor judge lovinmalta.com Retrieved 9 October 2019 The first appeal for applicants was made on 26 June 2018, with the launch of the online submission form.
[6] In addition, a number of pop-up booths were set up around Malta in early July to encourage people to enter.
[8] The auditionees chosen by the producers were invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges.
The bootcamp round was filmed at the Hilton Malta Conference Centre from 9 to 12 September and broadcast on 11 and 18 November.
Contestants were either put through to the next stage, or went to the Waiting Room, where they later had the possibility of being called on to be part of a newly formed group.
In the final challenge, the remaining acts - including newly formed groups - performed a song of their own choice.
The Six Chair Challenge was filmed at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Attard on 11 and 12 October 2018.
The remaining two, Owen Leuellen and Luke Chappell, faced the tiebreaker, which was to be decided by the judges.
[12] As with the inaugural season, the format continued to serve as the Maltese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
This time around, the winner would not receive the rights to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Italy.