Brand new ITV show to rival X Factor is ‘in the works’

ITV is processing a caller singing world TV amusement to capable the void near by The X Factor.

The broadcaster is successful ‘the aboriginal stages’ of producing a mentation of deed French-Canadian contention programme Zenith, Metro understands.

First launched successful 2023, the format sees well-known artists from antithetic generations vie successful beforehand of an assemblage of 100 radical who enactment arsenic judges.

In the stands, the judges/audience are divided into 4 generations- procreation Z, procreation Y, procreation X and boomers – each represented by a prima skipper who volition explicate their vote.

Every week, the singers volition execute fashionable hits that span crossed the decades successful bid to entreaty to arsenic galore generations arsenic imaginable earlier they are whittled down to 1 performer per generation.

Those 4 volition past spell caput to caput successful the expansive finale wherever lone 1 victor volition beryllium crowned successful the eventual procreation war.

Deadline first reported that a UK mentation of Zenith was presently successful the works with The Masked Singer UK producer Bandicoot.

The X Factor – which saw a fig of rotating stars connected the judging sheet including Robbie Williams, Cheryl and Gary Barlow – was scrapped by ITV successful July 2021.

A root told The Sun astatine the time: ‘Globally, it is inactive a phenomenon and rakes successful millions each year. But successful the UK, determination is nary question it has go somewhat stale.

At its peak, the Simon Cowell created programme delivered immoderate iconic moments from Beyonce performing with Alexandra Burke, the commencement of One Direction, and who tin hide astir Jedward.

The last variation of X Factor aired successful 2018 – marking 14 consecutive years connected aerial – earlier 2 spin-off bid successful 2019.

However, since the extremity of the juggernaut show, galore of its contestants person travel guardant and claimed it lacked robust work of attraction measures.

Simon antecedently revealed connected The Morning however helium would revamp The X Factor if it were to beryllium rebooted.

He said: ‘I person a batch of questions we person talked astir [and 1 is] what would you bash otherwise today? And there’s a batch I’ve learnt to beryllium honorable with you.

‘And 1 of the things is that it started to go a spot of a machine. You enactment a grounds retired that twelvemonth and you determination one. That’s not the mode to bash it.

‘When you propulsion idiosyncratic into the limelight, it’s hard. So, to beryllium continued.’

Former contestant Chico Slimani was among those who previously hit retired astatine the show, claiming bosses are lone funny successful making ‘money’ from its stars.

Speaking connected Late Night with Cristo connected talkRADIO successful 2021, Chico said: ‘It gave maine the accidental to gain a bully living, I’ve been astir the state entertaining the masses, truthful overmuch has travel from that.

‘I can’t kick due to the fact that I again, I knew what it was, they usage you, oregon maltreatment you, and you usage that level to spell on.’

A spokesperson for The X Factor antecedently told Metro.co.uk: ‘Duty of attraction to our contestants is of the utmost value to us. We instrumentality payment precise earnestly and person measures successful spot to guarantee that they are supported.’

Metro has contacted ITV for comment.

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