The X Factor (Arabic TV series)

The X Factor Arabia originally aired on March 26, 2006 with the title XSeer Al Najah, meaning Elixir or Essence of Success as original title. "XSeer Al Najah" was the Arab version of The X Factor. The Arabic-language version of the program also created by Simon Cowell has a similar format to the British version, in that there are judges who each have a team of contestants to mentor and compete with each other for the X Factor title. The 14-episode first series was broadcast in 22 Arabic-speaking countries. In its debut, it was known as being one of the most watched programs on television and was produced and supported by Rotana, one of the largest production companies in the Arab World. The winner of XSeer Al Najah earned a chance to sign with Rotana. However, with the continuing success of the rival pan-Arab series Star Academy on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC), XSeer All Najah lost most of its pan-Arab appeal and was discontinued after season 2.

The X Factor Arabia
Also known as	MBC The X Factor
Created by	Simon Cowell
Presented by	Nathalie Maamary (2006) Joelle Rahme (2006–2007) Yosra El Lozy (2013) Bassel Alzaro (2013–2015) Daniella Rahme (2015) Wael Mansour (2015) Samer al-Masry (2018) Rami Radwan (2018) Maryam Said (2018)
Judges	Nelly (2006) Khaled El Sheikh (2006–07) Michel Elefteriades (2006–07) Anoushka (2007) Carole Samaha (2013) Wael Kfoury (2013) Hussain Al Jasmi (2013) Elissa (2013–2015) Ragheb Alama (2015) Donia Samir Ghanem (2015–2018) Saber Rebai (2018) Najwa Karam (2018) Majid Al Mohandis (2018)
Country of origin	Arab World
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	38 (as of March 22, 2013)
Production
Producers	Rotana CBC SYCOtv MBC
Running time	60–120 minutes
Release
Original network	LBC, Rotana (2006–2007) CBC (2013) MBC4 (2015–present)
Picture format	1080i
Original release	26 March 2006 – 2007, 2013–present
External links
Website

In 2012, the Egyptian TV channel CBC announced that The X Factor Arabia would return in 2013 with four judges: Elissa, Carole Samaha, Wael Kfoury, and Hussain Al Jasmi. Despite its revamped format, The X Factor Arabia struggled against its rival show MBC's Arab Idol which aired at the same time slot as The X Factor.

In 2014, MBC brought the rights for the show from CBC, revamped its format and started producing season four. Only Elissa as a judge and Bassel Alzaro as a host were retained from season three during MBC's restructure of the show. The judges on MBC The X Factor are Ragheb Alama, Elissa and Donia Samir Ghanem. The first episode aired on 14 March 2015 on MBC4 and MBC Masr.

After a new hiatus of almost two-and-a-half years, the programme rights were purchased by the Dubai Channel and DMC and was relaunched at the end of 2017. The judges were Donia Samir Ghanem from season 4, the Lebanese Najwa Karam replacing Elissa, the Iraqi Majid Al Mohandis replacing Ragheb Alama and Tunisian Saber Rebai as a fourth addition judge.

Summary

In each series, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live finals. This table shows, for each series, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals.

Key:

  – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Series	Year	Nelly	Khaled El Sheikh	Michel Elefteriades
One	6 Feb - 15 May 2006	Girls Raja Kessabny	Boys Ahmad	Groups Guitar Sita

Series	Year	Anoushka	Khaled El Sheikh	Michel Elefteriades
Two	29 May - 1 August 2007	Boys Muhammad El Majzoub	Girls	Groups

Series	Year	Elissa	Carole Samaha	Wael Kfoury	Hussain Al Jasmi
Three	21 Feb 2013	Girls Imane Karkibou Salwa Anlouf Soumaya Turki	Groups Young Pharoz Maraya Band Les Bledards Ninja	Boys Adham Nabulsi Al Muntasser Billah Houssam Terchichi Ali Hamed	Over 25s Mohammed Rifi Ibrahim Abdel Adim Marwa Ahmed

Series	Year	Ragheb Alama	Elissa	Donia Samir Ghanem
Four	14 March 2015	Solo International Hamza Hawsawi Latoya Nedjim Mahtallah Maria Nadim	Solo Arabic Hind Ziadi Majdi Sharif Rania Jdidi Nada Khalil	Groups The5 GuitaNai Mounib Band Aves Band

Series	Year	Saber Rebai	Donia Samir Ghanem	Najwa Karam	Majid Al Mohandis
Five	2017–2018	Rabih al Nussaybi

Season 3

Colour key

–	Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown
–	Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
–	Contestant received the most public votes

Weekly results per contestant

Contestant	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10
										Round 1	Round 2
Mohammed Rifi	1st 24.66%	1st 23.42%	1st 25.44%	1st 33.08%	1st 32.03%	1st 33.50%	1st 31.18%	1st 35.11%	1st 46.16%	1st 61.16%	Winner
Ibrahim Abdel Adim	12th 1.36%	2nd 13.69%	6th 7.60%	7th 4.64%	5th 8.40%	4th 9.12%	3rd 15.22%	3rd 17.24%	2nd 19.62%	2nd 20.92%	Runner-Up
Adham Nabulsi	3rd 15.17%	5th 12.15%	3rd 14.64%	2nd 15.36%	2nd 21.12%	2nd 17.55%	2nd 18.34%	4th 15.12%	3rd 19.47%	3rd 17.39%	Eliminated
Young Pharoz	2nd 18.32%	6th 10.55%	5th 9.54%	4th 9.53%	4th 8.85%	3rd 13.12%	5th 13.46%	2nd 22.79%	4th 14.75%	Eliminated (week 9)
Imane Karkibou	5th 10.30%	3rd 13.63%	2nd 15.39%	5th 8.92%	7th 7.55%	7th 8.65%	4th 13.57%	5th 9.74%	Eliminated (week 8)
Salwa Anlouf	4th 13.17%	4th 12.52%	4th 11.06%	3rd 10.60%	3rd 10.00%	5th 9.05%	6th 8.23%	Eliminated (week 7)
Marwa Ahmed	8th 2.41%	7th 3.60%	7th 4.05%	6th 6.58%	6th 8.33%	6th 9.02%	Eliminated (week 6)
Maraya	7th 3.67%	9th 2.44%	9th 3.37%	8th 3.99%	8th 3.72%	Eliminated (week 5)
Al Muntasser Billah	11th 1.45%	10th 2.08%	10th 2.78%	9th 3.98%	Eliminated (week 4)
Houssam Terchichi	6th 5.24%	8th 2.86%	8th 3.81%	10th 3.31%	Eliminated (week 4)
Les Bledards Ninja	10th 1.56%	11th 1.72%	11th 2.32%	Eliminated (week 3)
Ali Hamed	9th 1.71%	12th 1.35%	Eliminated (week 2)
Soumaya Turki	13th 0.99%	Eliminated (week 1)
Final showdown	Soumaya Turki, Ibrahim Abdel Adim	Ali Hamed, Les Bledards Ninja	Les Bledards Ninja, Al Mountassir Billah	Al Mountassir Billah, Maraya	Maraya, Imane Karkibou	Imane Karkibou, Marwa Ahmed	Salwa Anlouf, Young Pharoz	Imane Karkibou, Adham Nabulsi	No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Samaha's vote to save	Ibrahim Abdel Adim	Les Bledards Ninja	Les Bledards Ninja	Maraya	Maraya	Imane Karkibou	Young Pharoz	Adham Nabulsi
Kfoury's vote to save	Ibrahim Abdel Adim	Ali Hamed	Al Mountassir Billah	Al Mountassir Billah	Imane Karkibou	Imane Karkibou	Young Pharoz	Adham Nabulsi
Elissa's vote to save	Soumaya Turki	Les Bledards Ninja	Al Mountassir Billah	Al Mountassir Billah	Imane Karkibou	Imane Karkibou	Salwa Anlouf	Imane Karkibou
Al Jasmi's vote to save	Ibrahim Abdel Adim	Les Bledards Ninja	Al Mountassir Billah	Maraya	Imane Karkibou	Marwa Ahmed	Young Pharoz	Adham Nabulsi

Season 4

Qualification to the live shows

Position (in finals)	Contestant	Category
1	Hamza Hawsawi	International Solo
2	Hind Ziadi	Arab Solo
3	The5	Groups
4	Nedjim Maatallah	International Solo
5	Latoya	International Solo
6	GuitaNai	Groups
7	Majdi Sharif	Arab Solo
8	Mounib Band	Groups
9	Rania Jdidi	Arab Solo
10	Nada Khalil	Arab Solo
11	Maria Nadim	International Solo
12	Avis Band	Groups

References

External links

• Official XSeer Al Najah website