X Factor is a Dutch television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is shown Friday evenings on the RTL4 Network in the Netherlands. The first series of the show aired from October 2006 through to February 2007, while the second series of the show aired from January through to May 2009. The show is produced by Blue Circle and is currently sponsored by Fiat. The "X Factor" of the title refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality.
X Factor replaced the highly successful Idols, which was put on indefinite hiatus after its third and fourth series.
In the initial televised audition phase of the show, contestants sing in front of the X Factor judges in the hope of getting through to the "boot camp". After a further selection process, the judges are each given a category to mentor and the chosen finalists then progress to the second phase of the competition in which the public vote on live performances. The current judges are: Pop Singer and Television
Each episode Schaap challenges herself to learn a new Dutch dialect. She meets up with other famous Dutch and Flemish people, who originate from or live in the region where the dialect is spoken.
In Destination X, ten unknown Dutch people take a trip across Europe. There is only 1 detail: they do not know where they are. At the end of each episode, the candidates have to guess where they think they are at that moment. Whoever is furthest away from this has to leave the programme immediately.