The Final 5 Contenders 17 April 2005
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Holden-Ceberano row boils over 17 April 2005
The on-screen row between two X-Factor judges has carried on off-screen too
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X, lies and videotape 17 April 2005
A judge on Channel Ten's struggling talent program The X Factor has blown the lid on fake on-air fights and behind-the-scenes resentment.
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Screen gems lose sparkle for Ten, seriously 17 April 2005
Once the jewel in Channel Ten's programming crown, the reality format has lost its lustre among network executives, in London this week schmoozing with international program suppliers.
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X-Factor's Gemma back to school 17 April 2005
Melbourne 17-year-old Gemma Purdy wasn't favoured to go this early on The X-Factor, but she was "all good" yesterday.
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Faith in numbers 17 April 2005
Network Ten will let ratings runt The X Factor die a natural death while still pinning its hopes on its parent show, Australian Idol, to reverse a poor start to 2005.
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Hyped to the max but Ten's star recruit lacks the X factor 17 April 2005
Channel Ten's musical talent show The X Factor has flopped so hard it has turned the network off launching any new programs in the genre.
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Ten factors out song and dance 17 April 2005
Network Ten's love affair with talent quests appears to be over, with TV head John McAlpine yesterday signalling the death of X Factor.
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Exit factor leaves Janie cold 17 April 2005
Dumped X-Factor contestant Janie Shrapnel fires off at the judges' decision
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Too sexy at 16? 17 April 2005
Family groups have criticised the "sexing up" of a 16-year-old television singing contestant, saying she's too young to dress raunchily.
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Send in the clones 17 April 2005
Why viewers are turning off copycat television programs.
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Holden's fury 17 April 2005
News from X-Factor is that Mark Holden has been throwing his weight around in a bid to protect his proteges Random.
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The Final 9 19 March 2005
The final 9 have been revealed after much deliberation by the X factor judges.
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The X Factor: Review 19 March 2005
It seems slightly ironic that a year after Popstars was consigned to television's junk heap and branded a failure with barely more than a million viewers a week, Ten can still find superlatives to adorn its press releases about The X Factor, which is getting by with almost 200,000 fewer viewers. MORE
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X marks the plot 19 March 2005
Channel 10 execs have resorted to a bizarre ploy to get viewers tuning into talent quest The X-Factor.
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Judge's bitter split 3 March 2005
It tends to happen in every talent series: the performer will want to link his or her rising star to one of the greatest pop songs ever written, and so will launch into one of those seminal tracks like Candle In The Wind or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
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Tickets to The X Factor 3 March 2005
Performance Shows (Sundays) and Verdict Shows (Mondays) will be broadcast live from Vodafone Arena, Melbourne VIC from Sun March 20th, 2005.
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Contestants Through To Masterclass 3 March 2005
Contestants through to masterclass from the three categories.
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The Dream Teams 16 February 2005
The teams have been decided. Mark Holden will mentor the
vocal groups, Kate Ceberano will look after the 16-24s
while John Reid with take on the 25+. To help them will
be their Dream Teams.
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What happens next? The Schedule 16 February 2005
National Auditions, Lockdown, Master Class, Live Arena
Performance Shows, and the Grand Finale. MORE
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Pop scars 16 February 2005
The X Factor's John Reid reckons talent quests can be a real blood sport. Michael Idato reports.
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Looking for that certain something 16 February 2005
Channel Ten has high hopes for its latest talent show offering, The X Factor. By Wendy Tuohy.
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X marks the slot 21 January 2005
The Ten Network hopes to build on gains it made in 2004
- its "best year yet", according to chief executive John
McAlpine - with big-event programming such as The X Factor,
an all-ages talent quest that has taken Britain by storm.
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Fox hunt for new talent 21 January 2005
Foxtel may soon be on the hunt for some new talent for
its music channels in light of a recent exodus of high-profile
hosts. MORE
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Idol fascination doesn't always produce the X factor 2 January 2005
My friends thought auditioning for The X Factor was the
uncoolest thing I'd done. Uncooler than working for commercial
radio and wearing white cowboy boots to uni. MORE
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When X is the factor 2 January 2005
Channel 10 has just one thing to say to all those miserable
souls who were sent home after auditions for its latest
talent quest at the weekend -- X-Factor. MORE
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Kate taps into X-Factor 2 January 2005
Young hopefuls auditioning for Channel 10's new talent
show The X-Factor in Sydney today can expect compassion
from judge Kate Ceberano. MORE
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Searching for older generation's X factor 2 January 2005
They were deemed too old for Australian Idol and Popstars,
so when aspiring singers over 30 had the chance to show
they had the X Factor this weekend, thousands of vocalists
rose to the challenge. MORE
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Thousands crave X-Factor 2 January 2005
They came with singing voices primed and guitars ready, some even brought deckchairs, pillows and their mum for moral support. MORE
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Between tragic and perfectly right 2 January 2005
Australian Idol may have showcased bubblegum pop, but
those auditioning for the upcoming TV talent quest The
X Factor yesterday were a far more mixed bag. MORE
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The test: do I have what it takes? 2 January 2005
'Like a lamb to the slaughter." Alisa Groves summed up
nicely how it felt to audition yesterday for the new Channel
Ten talent show The X Factor. MORE
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Elton had the X factor 27 November 2004
ONE of the judges in new talent show X Factor, John Reid,
knows what he is talking about -- he discovered Elton
John. MORE
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Ten's X Factor 27 November 2004
Olympic producer Mark Holden, singer Kate Ceberano and
Scottish events manager John Reid will wear judges' caps
on Channel 10's new reality show X Factor next year. MORE
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Judges named for X Factor 27 November 2004
OLYMPIC producer Mark Holden, singer Kate Ceberano and
Scottish events manager John Reid will wear judges' caps
on Channel 10's new reality show X Factor next year. MORE
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Gibber factor confirmed 27 November 2004
IT worked a treat on Australian Idol, so Network Ten appears
to have used the same formula in selecting its panel of
judges for its next TV talent quest The X-Factor. MORE
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Vanilla Coke for X Factor 27 November 2004
Network Ten and Coca-Cola Australia today announced Vanilla
Coke's sponsorship of The X Factor - the hottest new television
format on earth and set to air on Network Ten in early
2005. MORE
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Daniel to host talent show 27 November 2004
Home-grown international television star Daniel MacPherson has been named as the host of Network Ten's much anticipated new talent show, The X Factor. MORE
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Search Begins For The Elusive X Factor 27 November 2004
Auditions for the hottest new talent search on Australian television, The X Factor, will kick off in Perth on November 23. MORE
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TEN marks the spot for X Factor 27 November 2004
Network Ten has acquired The X Factor - the hottest new
television format on the planet. Open to all performers
- whether soloists or vocal groups - from age 16 up, The
X Factor is set to be the most talked-about new show on
Australian television in early 2005. MORE
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Inside The X Factor 27 November 2004
The most popular unofficial Australian Idol fansite, Inside
Australian Idol, is back for the newest talent quest program-
The X Factor. MORE
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