El factor X (Colombia)

:"This article refers to the Colombian version of The X Factor. For other versions, see X Factor."

Is a Colombian version of the British show X Factor. It is the first version produced in Latin America. The show started screening in September 2005 and ended by December. The judges were Marbelle, singer Juan Carlos Coronel, and José Gaviria, a producer who has worked with stars like Santana.

The winner of season one was Julio César Meza from solo-singers-aged-25+ category; the runner-up were Enygma (Ricardo García, Manuel Peña, Germán ‘Tito’ Núñez and Iván Peña) from vocal groups category and the third place was for the controversial reggaeton-singer Farina Pao Paucar Franco from the solo-singers-aged-25-and-over category, famous for her quote "Yo soy Farina!" (From Spanish: I am Farina)

The second series started in February 2006 with auditions held the month before. The series was won by Francisco Villareal, an unsuccessful contestant in the first series who had learned how to read in the intervening period. The runner up was Mario and third-place went to Angelo, considered by many to have the best voice of the contestants. All seasons and versions of the show have been hosted by the prestigious Colombian TV host and top model Andrea Serna, produced by Teleset and broadcasted on RCN TV.

Spin-Offs

A kids version of the show was made in early 2006 called the XS factor, where XS stand for extra small. A celebrity version was also developed.

See also

*List of Colombian TV Shows
*The X Factor

External links

* [http://www.canalrcn.com/programas/elFactorX/ Latin American Official Site (Spanish)]
* [http://www.yosoyfarina.com/ Farina Pao's official site (Spanish)]