Janelle's X Factor Series

Janelle's X Factor is a music competition to find the next musical star. Created by Janelle_Pierzina the show began in September 2012.

The concept of the series is to find Next Generation solo artists where the winner is determined by the public through telephone, Internet, and SMS text  voting. The winner receives a GIFT and a possible seat on the judges panel. There have been three winners of the show to date: Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, and Ariana Grande!

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

Judges and Presenters
The original judging panel was Janelle_Pierzina,  Tommy1212, TylerK, and Bradyman7. Guest judge Keyston replaced Bradyman7 in season 1. After season 1, it was revealed TylerK was not asked back and judge Keyston annouced his exit. Following TylerK and Keyston's exit, former winner Hestia joined the panel alongside with newly face 77sparks77. After season 2, show creator Janelle_Pierzina annouced Hestia's exit and revealed former judge 77sparks77 would co-host the show alongside former contestant 49288 (Eddie) from season 3 onwards, but later sparks annouced his departure, along with Tommy1212. From season 3 onwards the show was judged by: Janelle_Pierzina, Mybash_, LoganGage14, and Josh51. On 1/9/13  executive producer Janelle_Pierzina annouced LoganGage14's depature from the show, replacing Logan will be longtime friend BigBruv (Ashley). 

From season 4 onwards the panel consisted of Janelle_Pierzina, Mybash_, Josh51, BigBruv, and ThomasSwift.

A New Direction: X-Idol S3
Season 3 saw a total turn on the format of the show it was named  'X-Idol' it brought in different elements from hit TV singing competitions and making the most of a singer's abilities. Also only cover artists were allowed to compete. The following season diverted back to the original format, only keeping the judges save element.

Categories
For the first two seasons the competition was split into four categories, the boys (solo male artists aged under 24 or 30), the girls (solo female artists aged under 24 or 30), the over 25 or 30's (mixed gender over 25 or 30's solo artists) and the groups (including duo's).

During the show's third season instead of categories the acts were split into teams. Mixed solo artists.

From season 4 onwards the competition will follow the exact format as the first two seasons.

Previous Stages
There are 5 stages to the competition.
 * Judges Auditions. (Here the judges decide who moves onto the next stage, the auditionee's had to receive a certain # of points to move on in the competition.)
 * Boot Camp. (Here the acts have to show their range of talents by completing two realistic tasks, for the first task the acts will be split into 4 groups with each group given a particular theme. The second task will be announced during Boot Camp.)
 * Semi-Finals/Top 30. (You'll be split into groups of 10 and perform a song. The judges will score the acts out of 6. (Making up 25% of the overall vote) The three highest vote getters from each group will advance to the finals/top 10. Two others from each group will be given the chance to perform again. The judges will then put one of the wild cards through to make the top 10.
 * Finals. (Each week you will be given a 'theme' to base your song around. You'll also be assigned to have a 'master-class' with one of the judges, and they will mentor you for that week.)
 * Finals (Results Show). (The highest vote getters are granted safety. Unlike previous seasons there will be a bottom 3. The judges will send one any 3 of these acts to safety who they feel do not deserve to be there. Then the bottom 2 acts will sing for survival, and the judges will send one act home.

Current Stages

 * 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.)
 * Automatic Advances. (This happens if one category is lacking numbers prior to boot camp and can automatically advance.
 * Boot Camp. (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.)
 * Judge's Homes. (Here the judge receives their category and has to decide which acts they want to take to the live shows.)
 * Live Shows. (Here the contestants perform and Tengaged.com vote their favorite, then the judges send home one of the contestants that received a low percentage.)

Season Summary

 * Contestant in (of mentor of) the Boys category / BigBruv's category (Season 3)
 * Contestant in (of mentor of) the Girls category / Josh's category (Season 3)
 * Contestant in (of mentor of) the Over's category / Janelle's category (Season 3)
 * Contestant in (of mentor of) the Groups category / Chris' category (Season 3)

Note: An asterisk symbol indicates that a judge or host was originally planned to be permanent installment.

Judges' Categories and finalists
Note: In the third season, the categories changed throughout the live shows. The listed groups are in the column of their original judge. By the end of the season, Josh had Ariana Grande from Group #1, Janelle had Christina Grimmie from Group #1, Mybash had Melanie Amaro from Group #3, and BigBruv (on Logan's behalf) had Max Schneider from Group #4.