Tommy's X Factor (Season 7)

The seventh season of the tengaged version of The X Factor was announced on Decemeber 13, 2018 immediately following season 6. Applications for auditions opened on the same day, with the premiere episode taking place on Saturday December 15th, 2018. season win as a mentor.

Tommy, Drake, and Aili James returned from the previous season as judges, while two new judges made an appearance with a format change. Melinda (melindaMrskk) replaced Neme on the panel of main judges and mentors who will be helping the acts get through. While Tommy announced a 5th judge just for the live shows to replace the anonymous judge aspect while also replacing the deadlock vote in the final showdowns. Chris (chris2pei) was announced to be this new live show judge.

Selection Process
The applications for the sixth season of The X Factor opened on Thursday December 13, 2018. It has been stated that the auditions round will remain the same as seasons past. Each hopeful had to receive a majority 3 or 4  'YES'  votes from the judges to make it through to the next stage of the competition: the Six-Chair Challenge.

Auditions
Auditions began airing on December 15th, 2018.