X Factor is a Norwegian television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is broadcast on Friday evenings on the TV 2 Network in Norway.

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:

Season 1 (2009)

The first season of the show was aired from September through to December 2009. The contestants were divided into three categories. Groups were mentored by Mira Craig, Over 25s by Jan Fredrik Karlsen and the 16-24s by Peter Peters.

Contestants

The top 12 acts were confirmed as follows: Key:

Results summary

Colour key:

Live show details

Week 1 (9 October 2009)

Week 2 (16 October 2009)

Week 3 (23 October 2009)

Week 4 (30 October 2009)

Week 5 (6 November 2009)

Week 6 (13 November 2009)

Week 7 (20 November 2009)

Season 2 (2010)

The second and final season of the show was aired from September to December 2010. Auditions were held in Tromsø (28–29 April 2010), Trondheim (7–9 May), Bergen (26–28 May), Kristiansand (5–6 June) and Oslo (17–20 June 2010). Replacing Charlotte Thorstvedt as new program presenters were Ravi and Guri Solberg after Thorstvedt received much criticism for her efforts in the first season. The judges were Elisabeth Andreassen, Klaus Sonstad, Jan Fredrik Karlsen and Marion Ravn. The format had changed with 4 categories instead of three (with Under 25s now divided between Boys Under 25 and Girls Under 25). Each category had three finalists instead of the earlier four. 24 reached judges houses. Andreassen was helped by Alexander Rybak, Sonstad by Mariann Thomassen, Karlsen by Chand Torsvik and Ravn by Sveinung Sundli. Singer Benn was a guest judge. The 12 eliminated acts were:

Contestants

The top 12 acts were confirmed as follows: Key:

Results summary

Colour key:

Live show details

Week 1 (8 October 2010)

Week 2 (15 October 2010)

Week 3 (22 October 2010)

Week 4 (29 October 2010)

Week 5 (5 November 2010)

Week 6 (12 November 2010)

Week 7 (19 November 2010)

Week 8 (26 November 2010)