Faktor A is the Russian version of The X Factor television talent show franchise. It is broadcasts on Russia 1television station. The show is named Faktor A, with the letter "A" chosen in honor of Alla Pugacheva, head of the jury. Faktor A debuted in 2011 as a new season 1.
''Sekret Uspekha'' (2005, 2007)
Faktor A is considered a continuation of an earlier Russian show Sekret Uspekha that was broadcast on Russia's RTR television station in contrast to this Faktor A series that is being broadcast on Russia1. There were two seasons of Sekret Uspekha. The first was in 2005 and title was won by Vladimir Sapovsky. A second season was broadcast in 2007, and title won by Nikolay Timokhin. The show was cancelled after two seasons because of insufficient number of viewers. Although similar in format, the new series Faktor A is considered a whole new series with season 1 starting 2011.
Series Summary
Contestant in "15-25s" category Contestant in "Over 26s" category
The new Faktor A show is a musical talent show whose main purpose is to find and develop talent singing contestants. Contestants are chosen through public auditions. The show is hosted by Leading the project: Philipp Kirkorov and Vladimir Zelenski. The jury is made up of Lolita Milyavskaya, Boris Krasnov and Roman Emelyanov. Alla Pugacheva serves as chairman of the jury. Milyavskya is mentoring the 16-25s, Krasnov the over 25s and Emelyanov the groups. The auditions were held on 23 and 24 March 2011 in Moscow's Malaya Luzhniki Sports Arena. Then each judge selected his best three performers after trials on 25, 26 and 27 March 2011.
Categories
The competition is split into three categories:
Singers aged 16 to 25
Singers over 25
Groups.
Each judge assigned a particular category and entrusted to mentor the competitors in that specific category
Show 2 - second stage of auditions and deciding the 9 finalist
Show 3 - first live show
Show 4 - second live show. Vladislav Tumanov originating from Ekaterinburg was eliminated finishing 9th
Show 5 - third live show. Philip Krishkov originating from Moscow was eliminated finishing 8th
Show 6 - fourth live show. Group Шестое чувство from Moscow eliminated finishing 7th.
Show 7 - fifth live show. The duo ДаКи from Kaluga were eliminated finishing 6th.
Show 8 - sixth live show. Through public vote, "Mark Twain" and Victoria Cherentsova were voted bottom two by the public. But Alla Pugacheva decided to keep both in competition.
Show 9 - seventh live show. After the decision of the previous week to save both bottom 2 from elimination, it was agreed that two contestants would be eliminated at the end of show 9 from a bottom three announced. The bottom three were: Group Mark Twain, and contestants Sergei Savin and Victoria Cherentsova. Then it was announced that Mark Twain had received the fewest votes and was eliminated first 5th. Eventually Victoria Cherentsova was eliminated finishing 4th. Sergei Savin moves to Final 3.
Show 10 - eighth live show - the final show. After all the participants opened the show with a collective song, the two finalists Erkin Holmatov and Sergei Savin sang a duet, as well as two solo songs each. The winner of the project was determined by public voting and by voting by judges Boris Krasnov, Lolita and Roman Emelyanov and Alla Pugacheva and the audience. As a result, on the final results show on June 11, 2011, Sergei Savin was declared winner of the first series, and Erkin Holmatov as runner-up.
Final classification
Sergei Savin - Winner
Erkin Holmatov - Runner-Up
Artyom Kacharyan
Victoria Cherentsova
Group Марк Твен
Duo ДаКи
Шестое чувство
Philip Kruzhkov
Vladislav Tumanov
Prizes
The winner of the first series Sergei Savin received a record deal for a solo album, a shooting of a music video and appearing on rotation on Russian radio station Avtoradio. The runner-up Erkin Holmatov received a cash prize of 30,000 Euros, the special prize "Golden Star of Alla" from main judge Alla Pugacheva, a 5-year scholarship to a music school in Gnessin. 5-year education at the music school Gnessin.
