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contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is the Kazakh version of the international ''The X Factor'' series and is broadcast on the

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channel in Kazakhstan.

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

Season summary

"Sultana Karazhigitova" category
"Alexander Shevchenko" category
"Nagima Eskalieva" category
"Ismail Igilmanov" category
"Erlan Kokeev" category
"Dilnaz Akhmadieva" category
"Nurbergen Makhambetov" category
"Eva Becher" category
"Anatoliy Tsoy" category

Season 1 (2011)

The first season was aired from January to May 2011 with Nagima Eskalieva, Sultana Karazhigitova and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 22 May, Daria Gabdull (Дәрия Ғабдұлл), labeled by the judges as the "Kazakh

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, won the show ahead of the trio Spasibo. Gabdulla won a two-years-contract with

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Season 2 (2012)

The second season was aired from January to May 2012 with Nagima Eskalieva, Sultana Karazhigitova/Ismail Igilmanov and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 5 May, Andrei Tikhonov (Андрей Тихонов) won the show ahead of the quartet Mezzo. Andrey won a two-years-contract with

Season 3 (Winter/Spring 2013)

The third season was aired from January to May 2013 with Nagima Eskalieva, Erlan Kokeev and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 4 May, Evgenia Barysheva (Евгения Барышева) won the show ahead of the Arman Kamerdinov (Арман Камердинов).

Season 4 (Fall 2013)

The fourth season was aired from 14 September to 7 December 2013 with Nagima Eskalieva,

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and Alexander Shevchenko as judges. On 7 December, Kairat Kapanov (Кайрат Капанов) won the show ahead of the Alexandra Samarina (Александра Самарина)

Season 5 (2014)

The fifth season was aired from 6 September to 27 December 2014 with Nagima Eskalieva,

/Nurbergen Makhambetov and Alexander Shevchenko as judges.

Season 6 (2015)

The sixth season was aired from 5 September to 26 December 2015 with Nagima Eskalieva, Nurbergen Makhambetov and Eva Becher as judges.

Season 7 (2018)

The seventh season was aired from 1 September to 30 December 2018 with Nagima Eskalieva,

and Nurbergen Makhambetov as judges.

Season 8 (2020-21)

The eighth season was aired from 24 October 2020 to 20 February 2021 with Nagima Eskalieva, Anatoliy Tsoy and Nurbergen Makhambetov as judges.

Season 9 (2022-23)

The ninth season was aired from 29 October 2022 to 18 February 2023 with

, Eva Becher and Nurbergen Makhambetov as judges.

Season 10 (2023-24)

The tenth season was aired from 28 October 2023 with