X Factor is a television music talent show in Kazakhstan contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is the Kazakh version of the international The X Factor series and is broadcast on the Perviy Kanal Evraziya channel in Kazakhstan.
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.
Key:
"Sultana Karazhigitova" category<br> "Alexander Shevchenko" category<br> "Nagima Eskalieva" category<br> "Ismail Igilmanov" category<br> "Erlan Kokeev" category<br> "Dilnaz Akhmadieva" category<br> "Nurbergen Makhambetov" category<br> "Eva Becher" category<br> "Anatoliy Tsoy" category
The first season was aired from January to May 2011 with Nagima Eskalieva, Sultana Karazhigitova and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 22 May, Daria Gabdull (ÃÂÃÂÃÂøàÃÂðñôñûû), labeled by the judges as the "Kazakh Beyoncé, won the show ahead of the trio Spasibo. Gabdulla won a two-years-contract with Sony Music.
The second season was aired from January to May 2012 with Nagima Eskalieva, Sultana Karazhigitova/Ismail Igilmanov and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 5 May, Andrei Tikhonov (ÃÂýôÃÂõù âøàþýþò) won the show ahead of the quartet Mezzo. Andrey won a two-years-contract with Sony Music.
The third season was aired from January to May 2013 with Nagima Eskalieva, Erlan Kokeev and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 4 May, Evgenia Barysheva (ÃÂòóõýøàÃÂðÃÂÃÂÃÂõòð) won the show ahead of the Arman Kamerdinov (ÃÂÃÂüðý ÃÂðüõÃÂôøýþò).
The fourth season was aired from 14 September to 7 December 2013 with Nagima Eskalieva, Dilnaz Akhmadieva and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 7 December, Kairat Kapanov (ÃÂðùÃÂðàÃÂðÿðýþò) won the show ahead of the Alexandra Samarina (ÃÂûõúÃÂðýôÃÂð áðüðÃÂøýð)
The fifth season was aired from 6 September to 27 December 2014 with Nagima Eskalieva, Dilnaz Akhmadieva/Nurbergen Makhambetov and Alexander Shevchenko as judges.
The sixth season was aired from 5 September to 26 December 2015 with Nagima Eskalieva, Nurbergen Makhambetov and Eva Becher as judges.
The seventh season was aired from 1 September to 30 December 2018 with Nagima Eskalieva, Dilnaz Akhmadieva and Nurbergen Makhambetov as judges.
The eighth season was aired from 24 October 2020 to 20 February 2021 with Nagima Eskalieva, Anatoliy Tsoy and Nurbergen Makhambetov as judges.
The ninth season was aired from 29 October 2022 to 18 February 2023 with Dilnaz Akhmadieva, Eva Becher and Nurbergen Makhambetov as judges.
The tenth season was aired from 28 October 2023 with Dilnaz Akhmadieva, Eva Becher and Nurbergen Makhambetov as judges.