Jack Alfandary, SVP Latin America and US Hispanic at FremantleMedia
MundoFox announced that it will produce El Factor X, an original Spanish-language version of The X Factor, which will give U.S. Spanish-language viewers the opportunity to help choose the next young Latino superstar or breakout music group. The globally renowned music competition show is set to premiere on MundoFox this summer.Produced by FremantleMedia Latin America for MundoFox, El Factor X will give aspiring young singers the opportunity of a lifetime. The soon-to-be announced judges will travel to top cities in the U.S. searching for undiscovered talent from 8 to 15 years old, both solo artists and vocal groups. With the massive success that The X Factor has had in the U.S. and around the world, we are absolutely delighted to launch the same format with a twist for U.S. Hispanic viewers. This format is very much aligned with the quality programming we look to provide to our MundoFox viewers, said Adriana Ibáñez, EVP of Programming for MundoFox. We are very excited to bring a global phenomenon like The X Factor to US Hispanic audiences in partnership with MundoFox. FremantleMedia is committed to bringing the best entertainment to audiences across the world, and the exploding Hispanic audience in the U.S. could not be the exception, said Jack Alfandary, SVP Latin America and US Hispanic at FremantleMedia. The X Factor format is owned by Syco, a global music, television and film production joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment.Auditions are set to take place in the following cities during the months of June and July: Los Angeles, California June 8; New York City, NY June 22 and, Miami, Florida June 29.
