Janelle's X Factor Series

Janelle's X Factor is an Tengaged reality television singing competition created by Janelle_Pierzina and produced by JanelleProductions and Tengaged, a partnership between Pierzina and Tengaged Music Entertainment, on Tengaged. Based on the original TV show, the concept of the series is to find new singing talent (solo or groups) where the winner is determined by the viewers on Tengaged. Winners chosen by viewers through telephone, Internet, and SMS text voting were Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Shakira.

The show began airing on September 14, 2012, and has since aired monthly. The series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. Each judge is assigned one of four categories; the criteria for each has varied between seasons. Throughout the live shows, the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling, and staging, while judging contestants from the other categories. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning judge.

Main Group: http://www.tengaged.com/group/5254

Categories
The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, though appearance, personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances. Each judge is assigned one of four categories. For season one, these categories were: "Girls" (aged 12–29 females), "Boys" (aged 12–29 males), "Over 30s" (solo acts aged 30 and over), and "Groups" (including duos). Season two also introduced the "Wildcards" (eliminated contestants chosen from all four categories)  Season three used teams  instead of  categories. Season five's categories and age group boundaries were changed, with the "Boys" and "Girls" categories becoming "Young Adults" (solo acts aged 12–24), and the "Over 30s" became "Over 25s" (solo acts aged 25 and over). Through the live shows, the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling and staging, while judging contestants from other categories. Similar to season three, season six had teams instead of categories.

Stages
There are four stages to the competition:
 * Stage 1: Judges' auditions (Here the judges decide who moves onto the next stage, the auditionee's have to receive a majority vote to move on in the competition.)
 * Stage 2: Bootcamp (Here the acts have to show their range of skills, the judges compile a rank of each category to see who advances to the next stage.)
 * Stage 3: Judges' houses (Here the judge receives their category and has to decide which acts they want to take to the live shows.)
 * Stage 4: Live shows (finals) (Here the contestants perform and Tengaged's vote their favorite, then the judges send home one of the contestants that received a low percentage.

Season overview
To date, seven seasons have been broadcast, as summarized below.

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Boys" category Contestant in (or mentor of) "Girls" category Contestant in (or mentor of) "Wildcards" category Contestant in (or mentor of) "Young Adults" category Contestant in (or mentor of) "Over 25s" or "Over 30s" category Contestant in (or mentor of) "Groups" category Contestant in (or mentor of) "Covers" or "Teams" category

Judges and Presenters
At the time of announcing Janelle's  X Factor', Janelle was the only confirmed judge for the show. Eventually, Bradyman7, TylerK, and ThomasSwift  were confirmed to join Janelle in the judging panel. H owever Brady  withdrew only after a few weeks due to  scheduling  conflicts  and was replaced by former guest judge Keyston. Janelle became the first judge to win two seasons in a row after her victories in season 1 with Britney Spears  and season 2 with Demi Lovato <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">After season two, Danielvk followed Keyston and judge Hestia <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> out the door as they were all dismissed from their duties on the show. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">When searching for replacements, show creator, Janelle, sought to hire 49288. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Following the employment of  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">49288 <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> it was announced that former X Factor UK judge <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> Josh51 <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, along with  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Mybash <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, had signed a contract with the show. A <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">ll three  original  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">judges from season 3 returned for season 4. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> BigBruv  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">was added as a fifth judge, with the return of ThomasSwift. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">After Janelle, and BigBruv announced their leave, i <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">t <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> was confirmed that IceIceBaby  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">and joshg222 <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> would join Thomas and Josh51 for season five. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Janelle_Pierzina, IceIceBaby, and joshg222 <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> returned for season six along with the additions of Weetmaster and Diva1. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Both Weet and Diva however left only one season. O <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">n June 4th, 2013 <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, Ice  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">also announced that she would depart the show after two seasons as a judge. T <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">he following day, <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Mybash's return to the show and appointment as IceIceBabys' replacement for season 7 <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> was announced, along with confirmation of returning judges Janelle and Weetmaster. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">However,  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Weetmaster  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">dropped out,  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">and Ice <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> then resumed her place on the panel, <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">and the season seven <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> judging lineup was Janelle, Mybash, IceIceBaby and LUPIE.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Guest judges may occasionally be introduced in the show. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">In season two, guest judges such as  RitaBlankets  and I_PullDaStrings <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> were used, and in season three Cray <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> and some of the mentors also joined as judges to critique the performances in the final rounds. Guest judges were used in the audition rounds for seasons five and seven, such as Weetmaster and Danielvk <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> in season five, <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> and Diva1 <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> in season seven.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">The first two seasons of the show were hosted by Danielvk. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> He was replaced from season 3 by 49288. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">49 continued his role as presenter <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> from season 3 until  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">season 6 a <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">nd was replaced by BigBrotherFan132.