X-FactorSony Entertainment Television Asia is likely to replace the hit show ‘Indian Idol’ with the hugely successful concept, ‘X Factor’ India’s biggest singing reality show.

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19th July 2011
Big B to perform in X-Factor – Amitabh Bachchan is all set to perform in Sony’s reality show X Factor as part of the promotional campaign for Aarakshan. Big B will play a strong character in his upcoming movie Aarakshan is leaving no stone unturned in the film’s promotion. The legendary actor will soon be seen in the singing-reality show X Factor as a special guest. He will start shooting for the episode today morning.

2nd June 2011
Shreya Ghosal: The janta will be judging us – Shreya Ghosal is looking forward to Sony’s X factor which she is judging. She claims she is having a great experience on the show and can relate to the contestants and their anxiety as she herself too started off as a contestant on a reality show years ago.

26th March 2011
X Factor unveils its judges – X FACTOR the BIGGEST singing reality show on Indian television, unveiled the show logo at a glittering event today which gave a peek into the scale and the size of the show. The logo was unveiled by celebrated director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who will be judging the first season of X Factor along with Sonu Nigam and the host Aditya Narayan in the presence of officials from SET and Fremantle. Following the logo reveal the audience was treated to a scintillating laser show.

4th March 2011
Aditya Narayan returns to anchoring – After the success of Indian Idol and KBC, Sony Entertainment Television, brings to you one of the world’s biggest singing talent shows- X Factor. It is the Indian version of the blockbuster international format X Factor, developed by Simon Cowell, and a worldwide phenomenon. Aditya Narayan will host the show and looking forward to travelling the length and breadth of the country for the auditions.

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Indian Idol was created on the lines of Pop Idol, as the first Indian reality show for finding singing talents in the country. But as of now, Sony has said that it will retain Indian Idol while starting off the X Factor too.
The creator for the Pop Idol was Simon Fuller while for X Factor was Simon Cowell and Britain had opted for the latter in the year 2004, the year in which India kicked off its Indian Idol.

Channel officials are keeping tightlipped about the plans for their new show but hearsay suggests that the ‘X Factor’ could be on-air by March.

Incidentally, the US version of ‘X Factor’ debuts on American television early next year too. The current UK series winds up next month.

X Factor India to start from 29th May, 2011.

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    Promo Video

    X-Factor India – Sony TV – Promo

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    Episode Video

    X — Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 1

    X -- Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 1
    X — Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 1
    X -- Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 2
    X — Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 2
    X -- Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 3
    X — Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 3
    X -- Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 4
    X — Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 4
    X -- Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 5
    X — Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 5
    X -- Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 6
    X — Factor India Auditions 30th May 2011 Part 6


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