X Factor
Series 1
Hosted byAdil Liyan
JudgesNagima Eskalieva
Sultana Karazhigitova
Alexander Shevchenko
WinnerDaria Gabdull
Runner-upSpasibo
Release
Original networkPerviy Kanal Evraziya
Original release23 January (2011-01-23) 
22 May 2011 (2011-05-22)

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

Applications and auditions

Bootcamp

Judges' houses and wildcards

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

  • 16-24s: Daria Akparova, Ruslan Berdimatov, Eliza Dzhakereeva, Alexander Filatov, Daria Gabdull, Louise Karimbaeva, Abdulkarim Karimov, Ruslan Krivenkov
  • 25 and over: Maral Dzhusupova, Asel Karsybaeva, Eldar Myrzakhanov, Yuri Mukhortov, Gulzhiyan Ospanova, Julia Pereima, Dmitry Tsoi, Margarita Tumanyan
  • Vocal groups: Musaev sisters, Vladimir Kim & Marina Beysehanova, Ansari, Dee Kree, Spasibo, Sweet, National, Faith Kahn & Serik Salmakeev

The twelve eliminated acts were:

  • 16-24s: Eliza Dzhakereeva, Alexander Filatov, Louise Karimbaeva, Ruslan Krivenkov
  • 25 and over: Maral Dzhusupova, Eldar Myrzakhanov, Julia Pereima, Dmitry Tsoi
  • Vocal groups: Musaev sisters, Vladimir Kim & Marina Beysehanova, Ansari, Sweet

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 AkparovaRuslan BerdimatovDaria GabdullAbdulkarim KarimovRuslan Krivenkov
Over-25s (Eskalieva) Asel KarsybaevaYuri MukhortovEldar MyrzahanovGulzhiyan OspanovMargarita Tumanyan
Groups (Karazhigitova) AstanaDee KreeMusaev SistersNationalSpasibo

Live shows

Format

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 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11
Daria Gabdull Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
(Week 11)
Spasibo Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-Up
(Week 11)
Asel Karsybaeva Safe Safe Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 3rd
Eliminated
(week 10)
Ruslan Krivenkov Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th
Eliminated
(week 9)
National Safe Bottom three Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated
(week 8)
Yuri Mukhortov Bottom three Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated
(week 7)
Abdulkarim Karimov Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated
(week 6)
Musaev Sisters Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 5)
Eldar Myrzahanov Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 4)
Margarita Tumanyan Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated
(week 3)
Daria Akparova Safe Safe 11th Eliminated
(week 3)
Gulzhiyan Ospanova Safe Bottom three Eliminated
(week 2)
Dee Kree Safe 13th Eliminated
(week 2)
Ruslan Berdimatov Bottom three Eliminated
(week 1)
Astana 15th Eliminated
(week 1)
Final showdown 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 vote Yuri MukhortovGulzhiyan OspanovaMargarita TumanyanEldar MyrzahanovMusaev SistersYuri MukhortovYuri MukhortovNational
Eskalieva's vote Ruslan BerdimatovNationalNone (refused)None (refused)Musaev SistersAbdulkarim KarimovNationalNational
Karazhigitova's vote Ruslan BerdimatovGulzhiyan OspanovaMargarita TumanyanEldar MyrzahanovAbdulkarim KarimovAbdulkarim KarimovYuri MukhortovAsel Karsybaeva
Eliminated Astana Dee Kree Daria Akparova Eldar 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 Krivenkov Asel Karsybaeva Spasibo
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)

  • Theme: American Songs
A summary of the contestants' performances on the first live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Result
Ruslan Krivenko 1"It's My Life" Safe
Margarita Tumanyan 2"New York, New York" Safe
Astana 3"This Love" Eliminated
Abdulkarim Karimov 4"Love To See You Cry" Safe
Spasibo 5"Hit the Road Jack" Safe
Asel Karsybaeva 6"Run To You" Safe
Daria Gabdull 7"If I Were a Boy" Safe
Yuri Mukhortov 8"Puttin On The Ritz" Bottom Three
National 9"Tears in Heaven" Safe
Ruslan Berdimatov 10"Baby" Bottom Three
Eldar Myrzahanov 11"End of the Road" Safe
Musaev Sisters 12"It's Raining Men" Safe
Gulzhiyan Ospanova 13"Left Outside Alone" Safe
Dee Kree 14"Beautiful Liar" Safe
Daria Akparova 15"Lady Marmalade" Safe
Final showdown details
Yuri Mukhortov TBATBA Safe
Ruslan Berdimatov TBATBA Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Nagima Eskalieva: Ruslan Berdimatov, backed her own act
  • Sultana Karazhigitova: Ruslan Berdimatov
  • Alexander Shevchenko: Yuri Mukhortov, backed his own act

Week 2 (19/20 March)

  • Theme: TBA
A summary of the contestants' performances on the second live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Result
Gulzhiyan Ospanova 1"Crank" Bottom three
National 2TBA Bottom three
Daria Gabdull 3TBA Safe
Dee Kree 4"Sun" Eliminated
Eldar Myrzahanov 5"Семь тысяч над землей" Safe
Daria Akparova 6"Fashion Girl" Safe
Musaev Sisters 7"Solitude" Safe
Yuri Mukhortov 8TBA Safe
Abdulkarim Karimov 9TBA Safe
Spasibo 10TBA Safe
Margarita Tumanyan 11TBA Safe
Ruslan Krivenkov 12"Boombox" Safe
Asel Karsybaeva 13"Best" Safe
Final showdown details
Gulzhiyan Ospanova TBATBA Eliminated
National TBATBA Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Nagima Eskalieva: National, backed her own act
  • Sultana Karazhigitova: Gulzhiyan Ospanova, backed her own act
  • Alexander Shevchenko: Gulzhiyan Ospanova

Week 3 (26/27 March)

  • Theme: Kazakh Songs
A summary of the contestants' performances on the third live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Result
Yuri Mukhortov 1TBA Safe
Daria Gabdull 2TBA Safe
Musaev Sisters 3TBA Safe
National 4TBA Safe
Ruslan Krivenkov 5TBA Safe
Eldar Myrzahanov 6TBA Safe
Margarita Tumanyan 7"TBA" Bottom Three
Asel Karsybaeva 8TBA Bottom Three
Daria Akparova 9TBA Eliminated
Abdulkarim Karimov 10TBA Safe
Spasibo 11TBA Safe
Final showdown details
Margarita Tumanyan TBATBA Eliminated
Asel Karsybaeva TBATBA Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Nagima Eskalieva: refused to vote
  • Sultana Karazhigitova: Margarita Tumanyan
  • Alexander Shevchenko: Margarita Tumanyan

Week 4 (4/5 April)

  • Theme: Movie Songs
A summary of the contestants' performances on the fourth live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Movie Result
National 1"Men in Black" Men in Black Safe
Asel Karsybaeva 2"Stop!" 9½ Weeks Safe
Ruslan Krivenkov 3"She's Like The Wind" Dirty Dancing Safe
Spasibo 4"The Money Song" Cabaret Safe
Abdulkarim Karimow 5"(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" Love Story Safe
Eldar Myrzahanov 6"About Hares" The Diamond Arm Bottom two
Daria Gabdull 7"Unchained Melody" Ghost Safe
Yuri Mukhortov 8"You Never Can Tell" Pulp Fiction Bottom two
Musaev Sisters 9"Jimmy Jimmy" Disco Dancer Safe
Final showdown details
Eldar Myrzahanov TBATBA N/A Eliminated
Yuri Mukhortov TBATBA N/A Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Nagima Eskalieva: Eldar Myrzahanov
  • Sultana Karazhigitova: Eldar Myrzahanov
  • Alexander Shevchenko: refused to vote

References

  1. "X Factor в Казахстане" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. "Газета «Караван» / Битва за 10 миллионов". Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  3. "Home". xfactor.kz.
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