One of world’s biggest and most successful
singing competitions, The X Factor,
is coming to South African TV screens from September 6, 2014. Broadcast on SABC
1, the format created by media mogul Simon Cowell, has produced some of the
biggest singing sensations today – from Leona Lewis, to One Direction.
Online auditions for The X Factor have opened; with national location auditions
underway. KZN auditions will take place on June 28 in Pietermaritzburg at The
Royal Show Grounds.
Aspirant contestants can go to
xfactor.sabc1.co.za for entry details. For online registrations visit: http://xfactor.sabc1.co.za/pre_reg.php
Auditions are open to anyone who is over 16
and who is either singing solo or as part of a group. No bands are allowed and
groups must have two or more singers.
For the South African winner, a recording
contract with Sony Music and R300,000 prize money awaits at the grand finale in
Durban on December 13. u-X-ongasolveki!
The X
Factor South Africa will be broadcast over 15 weeks
– with seven pre recorded shows covering all the drama of the auditions, boot
camp and home visits with eight live gala shows from Durban.
The X
Factor South Africa is presented by SABC 1 in
association with the KZN Department of Economic Development and Tourism, and
produced by Rapid Blue who have successfully produced the format in West
Africa.
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