X Factor (Kazakhstani TV series) series 1 explained

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Host:Adil Liyan
Judges:Nagima Eskalieva
Sultana Karazhigitova
Alexander Shevchenko
Winner:Daria Gabdull
Runner Up:Spasibo
Network:Perviy Kanal Evraziya

X Factor is a Kazakh music talent show for aspiring pop stars across the nation and is based on the international franchise. The first season in Kazakhstan started in January 2011. Auditions were held in 12 Kazakh cities and started on 2 October 2010.[1]
The Judges were the three music producers Nagima Eskalieva, who was the already the chairwoman of the panel of SuperStar KZ, Sultana Karazhigitova and Alexander Shevchenko.

On 22 May 2011, the back then-22-year-old Daria Gabdull (Дария Габдулл), labeled by the judges as the "Kazakh Beyoncé",[2] won the show ahead of the trio Spasibo. Gabdull won a two-years-contract with Sony Music.[3]

Selection process

Judges' houses and wildcards

After the auditions, twenty-four candidates were chosen, eight in each of three categories. They were:

The twelve eliminated acts were:

Although they were eliminated in the judges' house stage, Musaev Sisters, Eldar Myrzahanov and Ruslan Krivenkov were brought back as wildcards.

Contestants

After the wildcards were revealed in the first live show, the final fifteen acts were confirmed as follows:

Key:

 – Winner

 – Runner-up

 – Third Place

Category (mentor)Acts
16-24s (Shevchenko)Daria Akparova Ruslan Berdimatov Daria Gabdull Abdulkarim Karimov Ruslan Krivenkov
Over-25s (Eskalieva)Asel Karsybaeva Yuri Mukhortov Eldar Myrzahanov Gulzhiyan Ospanov Margarita Tumanyan
Groups (Karazhigitova)Astana Dee Kree Musaev Sisters National Spasibo

Live shows

Results summary

Colour key
 –Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
 –Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
 –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
 –Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11
Daria GabdullSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
(Week 11)
SpasiboSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-Up
(Week 11)
Asel KarsybaevaSafeSafeBottom threeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoSafe3rd
Eliminated
(week 10)
Ruslan KrivenkovSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe4th
Eliminated
(week 9)
NationalSafeBottom threeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoBottom twoEliminated
(week 8)
Yuri MukhortovBottom threeSafeSafeBottom twoSafeBottom twoBottom twoEliminated
(week 7)
Abdulkarim KarimovSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoBottom twoEliminated
(week 6)
Musaev SistersSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoEliminated
(week 5)
Eldar MyrzahanovSafeSafeSafeBottom twoEliminated
(week 4)
Margarita TumanyanSafeSafeBottom threeEliminated
(week 3)
Daria AkparovaSafeSafe11thEliminated
(week 3)
Gulzhiyan OspanovaSafeBottom threeEliminated
(week 2)
Dee KreeSafe13thEliminated
(week 2)
Ruslan BerdimatovBottom threeEliminated
(week 1)
Astana15thEliminated
(week 1)
Final showdown<-- Don't change this-->Ruslan Berdimatov,
Yuri Mukhortov
Gulzhiyan Ospanova,
National
Asel Karsybaeva,
Margarita Tumanyan
Eldar Myrzahanov,
Yuri Mukhortov
Abdulkarim Karimov,
Musaev Sisters
Abdulkarim Karimov,
Yuri Mukhortov
National,
Yuri Mukhortov
Asel Karsybaeva,
National
No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone
Shevchenko's voteYuri Mukhortov Gulzhiyan Ospanova Margarita Tumanyan Eldar Myrzahanov Musaev Sisters Yuri Mukhortov Yuri Mukhortov National
Eskalieva's voteRuslan Berdimatov National None (refused) None (refused) Musaev Sisters Abdulkarim Karimov National National
Karazhigitova's voteRuslan Berdimatov Gulzhiyan Ospanova Margarita Tumanyan Eldar Myrzahanov Abdulkarim Karimov Abdulkarim Karimov Yuri Mukhortov Asel Karsybaeva
EliminatedAstanaDee KreeDaria AkparovaEldar Myrzahanov
2 of 2 votes
Musaev Sisters
2 of 3 votes
Abdulkarim Karimov
2 of 3 votes
Yuri Mukhortov
2 of 3 votes
National
2 of 3 votes
Ruslan KrivenkovAsel KarsybaevaSpasibo
Ruslan Berdimatov
2 of 3 votes
Gulzhiyan Ospanov
2 of 3 votes
Margarita Tumanyan
2 of 2 votes
Daria Gabdulla

Live show details

Week 1 (12/13 March)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the first live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResult
Ruslan Krivenko1 "It's My Life"Safe
Margarita Tumanyan2 "New York, New York"Safe
Astana3 "This Love"Eliminated
Abdulkarim Karimov4 "Love To See You Cry"Safe
Spasibo5 "Hit the Road Jack"Safe
Asel Karsybaeva6 "Run To You"Safe
Daria Gabdull7 "If I Were a Boy"Safe
Yuri Mukhortov8 "Puttin On The Ritz"Bottom Three
National9 "Tears in Heaven"Safe
Ruslan Berdimatov10 "Baby"Bottom Three
Eldar Myrzahanov11 "End of the Road"Safe
Musaev Sisters12 "It's Raining Men"Safe
Gulzhiyan Ospanova13 "Left Outside Alone"Safe
Dee Kree14 "Beautiful Liar"Safe
Daria Akparova15 "Lady Marmalade"Safe
Final showdown details
Yuri MukhortovTBA TBASafe
Ruslan BerdimatovTBA TBAEliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate:

Week 2 (19/20 March)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the second live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResult
Gulzhiyan Ospanova1 "Crank"Bottom three
National2 TBABottom three
Daria Gabdull3 TBASafe
Dee Kree4 "Sun"Eliminated
Eldar Myrzahanov5 "Семь тысяч над землей"Safe
Daria Akparova6 "Fashion Girl"Safe
Musaev Sisters7 "Solitude"Safe
Yuri Mukhortov8 TBASafe
Abdulkarim Karimov9 TBASafe
Spasibo10 TBASafe
Margarita Tumanyan11 TBASafe
Ruslan Krivenkov12 "Boombox"Safe
Asel Karsybaeva13 "Best"Safe
Final showdown details
Gulzhiyan OspanovaTBA TBAEliminated
NationalTBA TBAEliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate:

Week 3 (26/27 March)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the third live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongResult
Yuri Mukhortov1 TBASafe
Daria Gabdull2 TBASafe
Musaev Sisters3 TBASafe
National4 TBASafe
Ruslan Krivenkov5 TBASafe
Eldar Myrzahanov6 TBASafe
Margarita Tumanyan7 "TBA"Bottom Three
Asel Karsybaeva8 TBABottom Three
Daria Akparova9 TBAEliminated
Abdulkarim Karimov10 TBASafe
Spasibo11 TBASafe
Final showdown details
Margarita TumanyanTBA TBAEliminated
Asel KarsybaevaTBA TBAEliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate:

Week 4 (4/5 April)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the fourth live show and results show, along with the results.
ActOrderSongMovieResult
National1 "Men in Black"Men in BlackSafe
Asel Karsybaeva2 "Stop!"9½ WeeksSafe
Ruslan Krivenkov3 "She's Like The Wind"Dirty DancingSafe
Spasibo4 "The Money Song"CabaretSafe
Abdulkarim Karimow5 "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story"Love StorySafe
Eldar Myrzahanov6 "About Hares"The Diamond ArmBottom two
Daria Gabdull7 "Unchained Melody"GhostSafe
Yuri Mukhortov8 "You Never Can Tell"Pulp FictionBottom two
Musaev Sisters9 "Jimmy Jimmy"Disco DancerSafe
Final showdown details
Eldar MyrzahanovTBA TBAN/AEliminated
Yuri MukhortovTBA TBAN/ASafe
Judges' votes to eliminate:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: X Factor в Казахстане. https://web.archive.org/web/20110122231059/http://www.xfactor.kz/ru/news/13/. 22 January 2011. ru. 10 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Газета "Караван" / Битва за 10 миллионов . 13 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150111223551/http://www.caravan.kz/newsstrip/29062 . 11 January 2015 .
  3. Web site: Home . xfactor.kz.