X_Factor_(Icelandic_TV_series)

<i>X Factor</i> (Icelandic TV series)

X Factor (Icelandic TV series)

Icelandic TV show

X Factor was the Icelandic version of the popular British television show The X Factor. It premiered in Reykjavík on November 17, 2006, with actress Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir hosting the show.[1] The judges were the talent agent and businessman Einar Bárðarson, rock musician Elínborg Halldórsdóttir and pop singer Paul Oscar.[2] Previously, both Einar and Páll Óskar had been judges in Idol stjörnuleit, the Icelandic version of Pop Idol.

In the finals of X Factor held in Vetrargarðinum, Smáralind, a large shopping center in Iceland, singer and hair dresser Jógvan Hansen from Faroe Islands was the winner.[3]

Contestants

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third place
More information Category (mentor), Acts ...

Results summary

Colour key
  –Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown
  –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
  –Contestant received the most public votes
More information Contestant, Week 1 ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Jude Law moves on from Sienna with Icelandic X Factor star". Glamour UK. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  2. [2]
    "Sjónvarpsefni - Greinar - Ellý í Q4 = Versti dómari í sögu dómara?". Hugi.is. 2006. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  3. [3]
    "Faroese contestant wins Icelandic X-Factor". Iceland Review. 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2017-12-26.


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