X Factor (Belgian TV series)

X Factor was the Flemish version of the British show The X Factor, created by Simon Cowell. The new X Factor series was a successor to Idool which features contestants & jury members from both seasons.

Judges' categories and their contestants
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:
 * – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Series overview
"Under 25 boys" category "Under 25 girls" category "16-24s" category

"Over 25s" category "Groups" category

Season 1 (2005)
The first Belgian edition of X Factor started screening in late 2005 on vtm. The judges were Kris Wauters, Jean Blaute and Liliane Saint-Pierre; the show was hosted by Koen Wauters.

The winner of season one was Udo Mechels from Nossegem and the runner up was The Cappaert Sisters (Annelies & Sarah Cappaert) from Tongeren. Contestant Robin Danneels had to quit the show due to being hospitalized for his back pain. Therefore, Ivann could return to sing in the contest.

Key:
 * – Winner
 * – Runner-up
 * – Third place
 * – Withdrew

Results table
Contestants' colour key:


 * – Kris Wauter's contestants (over 25s)
 * – Liliane Saint-Pierre's contestants (16–24s)
 * – Jean Blaute's contestants (groups)
 * – Bottom two
 * – Safe
 * }
 * – Bottom two
 * – Safe
 * }
 * – Safe
 * }

Season 2 (2008)
The second and final season aired in 2008. Dirk De Smet in the "Over 25" category and mentored by Kris Wauters won the title. Tom Dice who competed under his real name Tom Eeckhout was runner-up. The show was hosted by Hadise.

Key:
 * – Winner
 * – Runner-up
 * – Third place

Results table
Contestants' colour key:


 * – Kris Wauter's contestants (over 25s)
 * – Maurice Engelen's contestants (16–24s)
 * – Do's contestants (groups)
 * – Bottom two
 * – Safe
 * – Eliminated (no bottom two)
 * }
 * – Bottom two
 * – Safe
 * – Eliminated (no bottom two)
 * }
 * – Eliminated (no bottom two)
 * }

Week 1 (8 October 2008)

 * Judges' votes to eliminate
 * Wauters: Lester & Abdou
 * Do: Andy De Koker
 * Engelen: Andy De Koker

Week 2 (15 October 2008)

 * Judges' votes to eliminate
 * Do: Stefanie Schaekers
 * Engelen: Miss Behave
 * Wauters: Miss Behave

Week 3 (22 October 2008)

 * Judges' votes to eliminate
 * Wauters: Rodwan Balkaïd
 * Do: Karim Lequenne
 * Engelen: Rodwan Balkaïd

Week 4 (29 October 2008)

 * Judges' votes to eliminate
 * Do: Stefanie Schaekers
 * Engelen: Lester & Abdou
 * Wauters: Stefanie Schaekers

Week 5 (5 November 2008)

 * Judges' votes to eliminate
 * Do: Elien Roosen
 * Engelen: Jurgen De Jaegher
 * Wauters: Jurgen De Jaegher

Week 6 (12 November 2008)

 * Judges' votes to eliminate
 * Wauters: Lady-Like
 * Do: Elien Roosen
 * Engelen: Lady-Like