X Factor (Danish TV series)

X Factor
Official X Factor Denmark logo since 2019.
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Simon Cowell
Creative director	Toniah Pedersen
Presented by	Lise Rønne Signe Muusmann Signe Molde Eva Harlou Sofie Linde Maria Fantino
Judges	Thomas Blachman Lina Rafn Remee Soulshock Pernille Rosendahl Cutfather Ida Corr Anne Linnet Mette Lindberg Sanne Salomonsen Ankerstjerne Oh Land Martin Jensen Kwamie Liv Simon Kvamm
Country of origin	Denmark
No. of seasons	17
No. of episodes	235
Production
Producers	FremantleMedia SYCOtv Blu
Production locations	DR Byen (2008–2018) Priorparken (2019–present)
Running time	60–120 minutes
Original release
Network	DR1 (2008–2018) TV2 (2019–present)
Release	DR1: January 4, 2008 (2008-01-04) – April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) TV2: January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04) – present
Related
The X Factor
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X Factor is the Danish version of British TV show The X Factor, created by Simon Cowell. The show premiered on 4 January 2008. For the first eleven seasons, the show was broadcast on DR1 before moving to TV 2 from the twelfth season onwards. There have been sixteen winners to date, most notable are Martin Hoberg Hedegaard (2008), Thomas Ring Petersen (2010), Anthony Jasmin (2014), Place on Earth (2018) & Mads Moldt (2022).

The original judging panel consisted of Thomas Blachman, Lina Rafn and Remee. The current panel consists of Blachman and Martin Jensen. Former judges include Soulshock, Pernille Rosendahl, Cutfather, Ida Corr, Anne Linnet, Mette Lindberg, Sanne Salomonsen and Oh Land. The original host was Lise Rønne. The current host is Maria Fantino, who has hosted the show since season 17. Former presenters include Signe Muusmann, Signe Molde, Eva Harlou and Sofie Linde.

On 14 August 2017, DR announced that the show would end after the eleventh season.^[1] On 21 December 2017, TV 2 announced that they had acquired the rights to the show.^[2] In 2024, it was announced that X Factor had been renewed for an eighteenth season.^[3]