The X Factor is a American reality television music Contest produced by FremantleMedia North America and Also SYCOtv, a partnership between Sony Music Entertainment and Cowell, on Fox and created by Simon Cowell. Based on an accession to the X Factor franchise, and the UK show, singing ability, attracted from public auditions is found by the show, and they compete against each other for votes. The winner is determined by the series's viewers via telephone, Internet, and SMS text voting, also can be awarded a recording contract with Cowell's record label Syco Music, worth $5 million in seasons one and 2, and $1 million in season 3. The winners were ta te Stevens in season 2 and Melanie Amaro in season 1. The US adaptation of this show started broadcasting on September 2 1, 2011, and it has aired annually from September The show employs a board of judges that review that the contestants' performances. Each contestant is assigned to one of four categories. The group acts are just one category and the others are primarily based on age or gender. In the past three, for example that the categories are boys girls, groups, along with over-25-year-olds. Each judge has been assigned to at least one of those categories,also acts as mentor to the contestants in his or her category, helping to decide song choices, staging, while also estimating contestants from the other types after every one, and styling of those performances. They compete together to attempt to receive one of those contestants within their category to secure your contest, hence making them the estimate that is winning.