The X Factor is looking for Australia's best unknown
singing talent in three categories:
INDIVIDUALS 16 - 24
INDIVIDUALS 25 AND OVER
VOCAL GROUPS
Monday 21 March 2005
THE X FACTOR - RESULTS SHOW - First Elimination
The viewers' choices have narrowed the search down and
tonight the two contestants with the least votes battle
it out for their chance to continue. Now it's over to
the judges to decide. The claws come out and it might
get ugly - and that's just the judges! Will your favourite
survive elimination?
Sunday 20 March 2005
THE X FACTOR - :: 6.30pm The Xtra Factor
An access-all-areas preview show giving insight into the
preparation - both mentally and physically - that the
final nine acts have undertaken in order to perform live
in front of thousands of people and their toughest critics
- the judges! Hosted by Chloe Maxwell live from the Vodafone
Arena in Melbourne.
:: 7.30pm The 9 Acts Perform
There's only one question on everyone's mind - Who has
the X Factor? Only three acts from each category now remain:
Kate Ceberano with the 16-24's year olds, John Reid with
the 25 and overs and Mark Holden with his vocal groups.
Watch them perform live in front of a studio audience
and the nation! Who will welcome the spotlight and who
will crumble? So... do you know who has the X Factor?
Sunday 13 March 2005
THE X FACTOR - THE CONTENDERS
In this special X Factor event, we get to know the final
nine acts that will be performing at the live arena shows.
See first hand how their lives have been transformed,
meet their friends and family and get an insight into
what makes them exceptional and extraordinary.
Monday 7 March 2005
THE X FACTOR - MASTERCLASS
The Masterclass phase continues. Who will make the Top
9?
Sunday 6 March 2005
THE X FACTOR - MASTERCLASS
After surviving the rigours of Lockdown, the judges will
take their respective group of five contestants to a secret
location for some intense one on one mentoring and to
give the contestants a taste of what their future lifestyle
could be. At the end of this, each judge will have to
make the tough choice of eliminating two further contestants,
leaving just three finalists in each category to perform
at the live shows.
Monday 28 February 2005
THE X FACTOR - LOCKDOWN
Who will make it through to Masterclass in the 16-24s
and Vocal Groups? Time for Mark and Kate to join John
in choosing their Top 5 to go on to the next stage.
Sunday 27 February 2005
THE X FACTOR - LOCKDOWN
Lockdown continues, who will be eliminated next? Just
10 survive in the 16-24s, 10 Vocal Groups remain and only
5 in the Over 25s have made it through to Masterclass.
Monday 21 February 2005
THE X FACTOR - LOCKDOWN
Lockdown continues, each judge will have to cut their
acts down from 30 contenders to just five.
Sunday 20 February 2005
THE X FACTOR - LOCKDOWN
After making it through the nationwide auditions, it will
be revealed for the first time which judge will mentor
which category. Kept secret from each other, each judge
will assemble a team of people to help them decide who
has got it and who doesn't. At the end of the three-day
boot camp, each judge will have to cut their acts down
from 30 contenders to just five.
Monday 14 February 2005
THE X FACTOR - AUDITION 4 SYDNEY
The search continues and the judges categories are revealed.
Mark Holden will look after the Vocal Groups, Kate Ceberano
will mentor the 16-24s and John Reid will take care of
the 25 and overs.
Sunday 13 February 2005
THE X FACTOR - AUDITION 3 BRISBANE
The search continues. Out of the thousands of hopefuls,
only 30 contestants will be chosen for each of the three
categories.
Monday 7 February 2005
THE X FACTOR - AUDITION 2 ADELAIDE/PERTH
The search continues. Of the thousands of hopefuls, only
30 contestants will be chosen in each of the three categories.
Sunday 6 February 2005
THE X FACTOR - AUDITION 1 MELBOURNE
Part 1 of the Audition stage unearthed truly Xtraordinary,
Xceptional and Xciting Australian singing talent. Thousands
of talented, ambitious and in some cases deluded contestants
paraded past the three judges, who worked together as
a 'majority rules' selection panel. Contenders will audition
for one of three categories: Solo artists 16-24, Solo
artists 25+ and vocal groups. From the thousands of hopefuls,
only 30 contestants will be chosen in each of the three
categories.
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Show Info- About The X Factor
The X Factor is the biggest reality talent blockbuster
ever seen on Television. It's open to anybody - individuals
and vocal groups - but you must be over the age of 16
(as of January 1, 2005).
The aim of the series is clear....to find an undiscovered
major music talent.
Remember... There's no age limit!
The X Factor has four parts:
: National Auditions
: Lockdown
: Judges' Home Visit
: Live Studio shows
After the National Auditions, each of the three categories
is appointed a judge. By the end of the Two Day Lockdown,
and the Home Visit, the judges will cut their category
down to just three acts. The judge, working with his or
her own vocal coach and stylist, is then responsible for
mentoring these acts as they hit the stage for the biggest
challenge of their lives - the LIVE STUDIO SHOWS.
The first LIVE studio show will have representatives from
each of the three categories:
:: Three from the 16-24 year olds
:: Three from the 25 and overs
:: Three from the vocal groups
Each week, the viewers will vote for their favourites.
The act with the fewest votes leaves the show, until our
Grand Final show, when the final two acts will battle
it out to prove they have what it takes... that they have
THE X FACTOR. The winner will receive a management contract
and a recording contract with Sony BMG.
The X Factor is the brainchild of Simon Cowell, famous
for his career in the music industry and his rote as a
judge on Britain 's Pop Idol and American Idol. Cowell's
production company, Syco, owns the worldwide rights to
The X Factor. Launched in the UK in September 2004, The
X Factor achieved massive ratings success, consistently
ranking first in its timeslot across all target demographics.
Australia is the second country to produce The X Factor.
The concept has also been sold to South America and Syco
is currently in negotiations with television networks
in America, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
TV Network: Network Ten for
17 weeks
Production Company: Fremantle
Media subsidiary Grundy Television in association with
UK company SycoTV
Series Premiere: Early 2005
Network Ten
Time: Weekly on Sundays/Mondays
from 7:30pm.
Host: Actor Daniel Macpherson
will host the series with Chloe Maxwell hosting the Xtra
Factor
Prize: The series winner
will receive a record deal and contracts with SonyBMG.
Judges: The judging panel
consist of singer Kate Ceberano, former singer and now
writer and producer Mark Holden and Scottish events manager
John Reid.
Australian singer, songwriter, actor and multiple ARIA
award winner, Kate Ceberano is a woman who oozes The X
Factor.
Renowned for her soulful and powerful vocal style, singer/songwriter
Kate Ceberano has won almost every entertainment award
in Australia. She has released five platinum albums and
four gold albums in Australia alone. Kate has performed
countless sell-out tours, starred in acclaimed feature
films and hosted her own television show, Kate Ceberano
and Friends.
Kate first came to prominence as lead vocalist at 15 years
of age, for the funk band I’m Talking. The group’s
album produced three top ten singles, went platinum and
won Most Promising New Talent (1984) at the Countdown
Awards. Kate won best Female Vocalist (1985) at the Countdown
Awards and again in 1986 as well as Best Female Singer
(1985) at the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA)
Awards.
Kate’s first solo album was the live set Kate Ceberano
and Her Septet (1987). Her second album You’ve Always
Got The Blues (1988) earned her an ARIA Award for Best
Female Artist (1988) as well as one for the Highest Selling
Single (1989) Bedroom Eyes from her next album, Brave.
At the end of 1990, she received three prestigious MO
Awards for Jazz Performer, Female Rock Performer and Contemporary
Concert Performer of the Year.
In 1992 Kate toured the country as Mary in the Australian
production of Jesus Christ Superstar also starring John
Farnham. Kate followed this in 1993 with her own late
night cabaret style show on ABC TV called Kate Ceberano
and Friends. In 1996 Kate released her next solo album
Blue Box, which went gold and saw her nominated for another
Best Female Artist ARIA. In 1997 Kate wrote and released
what has become an Australian classic, Pash. It went gold
and established Kate as one of our leading female songwriters.
In October 2004, Kate released her latest album, 19 Days
In New York.
‘Star maker’ John Reid can spot The X Factor
in an instant. Having managed some of the biggest international
names in the music industry throughout the past 30 years,
John has the background and expertise to know who’s
got it, and who doesn’t.
John’s greatest career achievement was discovering
the unknown but talented Reginald Dwight, who he developed
into the multi-platinum, award winning superstar Elton
John. John managed Elton for 28 years as well as a myriad
of other stars including Queen, Billy Connolly, Kiki Dee,
Lionel Ritchie, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Michael Flatley,
Barry Humphries, Pamela Stevenson, The Jackson Five and
Carole Bayer Sager to name a few.
Throughout his colourful management career, John has met
and worked with many legends of the music scene including
Elvis Presley. He produced Diana Ross’s first solo
album and managed The Jackson Five when the Michael Jackson
was only eleven years old. John was the best man at Elton
John’s wedding in Australia and was also best man
at Billy Connolly’s marriage to Pamela Stephenson.
Scottish born John began his music management career in
1967 at E.M.I Ltd as the label manager for Tamla Motown,
before starting his own Artiste Management Company at
the age of 21 where he was responsible for managing Elton
John.
Being a judge on The X Factor is John’s first television
role to date, having previously declined judging offers
for both UK Popstars and UK Idol.
John is a huge fan of The X Factor UK and strongly believes
that it’s his duty to pass on the skills, knowledge
and expertise he has acquired in the music industry over
the past 30 years.
Mark Holden
Mark Holden is a former singer and now writer and producer.
He is also a host on Australian Idol.
Enjoying massive popularity with monster hits I Wanna
Make You My Lady, Last Romance and Never Gonna Fall In
Love Again in the 70s made Mark our very own pop idol.
Girls practically fainted if they were given one of his
trademark red carnations during his performance. Mark's
albums achieved platinum success, he won three Logies
and scored numerous roles in TV dramas and films.
Living in the USA in the 80s, Mark worked with film star
Milla Jovovich, Mowtown gurus The Temptations, Belinda
Carlisle, Andrew Strong of The Commitments and actor/singer
David Hasselhoff.
Returning to Oz in the 90s, Mark formed artist management
company, MarJac Productions, which manages Vanessa Amorosi.
He co-wrote hits Absolutely Everybody, Shine, Have A Look
and The Power and has written songs recorded by Delta
Goodrem, Sophie Monk and Nikki Webster. He is passionately
focussed on developing new Australian talent and brings
his own unique experience as a singer, songwriter, producer
and international artist developer to the team.
With his smouldering good looks and charismatic persona,
Daniel MacPherson is the epitome of The X Factor. As the
show's sole host, Daniel will need to keep the contestants,
and more importantly, the feuding judges under control.
Actor Daniel MacPherson is the host of The X Factor, he
is a former star of The Bill and Neighbours.
Grundy, which is producing The X Factor and Idol, is also
the producer of Neighbours, the Ten soapie on which MacPherson
made his name.
Says Grundy chief executive Andrew Brooke: "We at
Grundy are looking forward to renewing our friendship
and working with Daniel again. He's an actor whose talent
and charisma epitomise that intangible 'X factor' - his
international success is a testament to that."
MacPherson, who just returned from Britain, where he starred
in The Bill, tells Media it was a risky career move to
accept the offer as the prevailing attitude in Australia
is that TV hosting damages an actor's standing as a professional.
"There is an unwritten rule here that presenting
might detract from an actor's credibility," he says.
"But that's not the case in Britain, where I had
some experience with live TV hosting."
MacPherson says live theatre - he appeared in Godspell
in Britain - has given him the skills required for live
TV, which are "appearing relaxed and thinking on
your feet".
Ten's drama head Sue Masters is credited with planting
the seed for the appointment of actor Daniel MacPherson
as host of 2005's highly anticipated The X Factor. Masters
told Ten executives three weeks ago the former Neighbours
star was back in town after appearing in The Bill in Britain
and they should keep him in mind for work.
Programmer David Mott then saw him on Rove Live and realised
his relaxed, friendly manner might make him a great host.
He was invited to watch Australian Idol and encouraged
to get up on stage and chat to the audience before the
broadcast (a very informal audition). MacPherson was such
a hit when the tape was watched back at Ten, it cemented
their determination to hire him.
A talented and versatile presenter, Chloe Maxwell will
provide viewers with a sneak peek at the highs and lows
of stardom when she hosts the access-all-areas preview
show, The Xtra Factor.
Former model Chloe is best known for her recurring role
in the Jeanswest commercials but has since worked as a
presenter on Fox 8 Premiere with Antonia Kidman and hosted
Slayerfest, also on Fox 8. More recently, she has been
a VJ on Channel V, hosted Wild on Channel 7 and has appeared
as a special guest on a myriad of Australian television
shows including Good News Week, Burke's Backyard, The
Footy Show, Good Morning Australia, The Monday Dump with
Roy and HG, The Fat, 100% with Tony Squires, the Today
show and Mornings with Kerri Anne.
Since 2000 Chloe has appeared in a variety of feature
and short films including Directions, Sisters in Blood
and A Grove Mistake. In 2004, she was nominated for the
AFI Award for 'Best Actress' for her portrayal of Jo,
the Lead female character in Under the Radar and is currently
appearing in the Vagina Monologues at the Opera House.
Chloe has also starred in a number of television commercials
at home and around the world including Cadbury Dream,
Sony, Toshiba, Honda, Sanitarium, Rayban , LA Ice Cola
and Impulse. She has also graced the covers of numerous
Australian and international magazines such as Vogue and
Dolly and has appeared in countless magazine fashion and
editorial spreads around the world.
