X Factor India (Season 1)

X Factor India (Season 1)
Series	1
Broadcast from	29 May 2011 - 2 September 2011
Judges	Sonu Nigam Shreya Ghoshal Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Presenters	Aditya Narayan
Network	Sony Entertainment Television
Number of finalists	12
Winner	Geet Sagar
Runner-up	Seema Jha
Chronology
Previous	none

Season 1 of X Factor India ran from 29 May 2011 to 2 September 2011 on Sony Entertainment Television.

It was won by 27-year-old singer Geet Sagar who was mentored by Shreya Ghoshal in the Over 25s category.

Finalists

Contestant		Category	Finish	Elimination
File:Manjeeragangulymini.png	Manjeera Ganguly 25, ?	Over 25s	12th week one	Majority vote
File:Shovangangulymini.png	Shovan Ganguly 18, ?	16-24s	11th week two	Majority vote
File:Lastminutemini.png	Last Minute ?, ?	Groups	10th week three	Majority vote
File:Piyushkapoormini.png	Piyush Kapoor 20, ?	16-24s	9th week four	Majority vote
File:Sahitigmini.png	Sahiti G 24, ?	16-24s	8th week five	Majority vote
File:Amitjadhavmini.png	Amit Jadhav ?, ?	Over 25s	7th week six	Majority vote
File:Kartarsinghyadavmini.png	Kartar Singh Yadav 63, ?	Over 25s	6th week seven	Majority vote
File:Deewanamini.png	Deewana ?, ?	Groups	5th week nine	Majority vote
File:Nirmiteemini.png	Nirmitee ?, ?	Groups	4th week ten	Majority vote
File:Sajdasistersmini.png	Sajda Sisters ?, ?	Groups	3rd week eleven	Fewest public votes
File:Seemajhamini.png	Seema Jha 17, ?	16-24s	Runner-up week eleven	Fewest public votes
File:Geetsagarmini.png	Geet Sagar 27, ?	Over 25s	Winner week eleven	Most public votes

Selection process

Auditions

See: List of X Factor India auditionees (season 1)

Bootcamp

See: Bootcamp (India season 1)

Judges' Houses

See: Judges' Houses (India season 1)

Results Summary

Weekly results per contestant
Week		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Eliminated		File:Manjeeragangulymini.png		File:Lastminutemini.png	File:Piyushkapoormini.png	File:Sahitigmini.png	File:Amitjadhavmini.png	File:Kartarsinghyadavmini.png	File:Deewanamini.png		File:Nirmiteemini.png	File:Sajdasistersmini.png	File:Seemajhamini.png	File:Geetsagarmini.png
	Geet Sagar	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Week 11)
	Seema Jha	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Bottom two	Runner-up (Week 11)
	Sajda Sisters	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd (week 11)
	Nirmitee	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (week 10)
	Deewana	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (week 9)
	Kartar Singh Yadav	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (week 7)
	Amit Jadhav	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (week 6)
	Sahiti G	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (week 5)
	Piyush Kapoor	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (week 4)
	Last Minute	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (week 3)
	Shovan Ganguly	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (week 2)
	Manjeera Ganguly	Bottom two	Eliminated (week 1)
Bottom two		M. Ganguly, Nirmitee	G, S. Ganguly	Kapoor, Last Minute	Jadhav, Kapoor	G, Sajda Sisters	Jadhav, Sajda Sisters	Deewana, Singh Yadav	Deewana, Jha	Deewana, Jha	Jha, Nirmitee	No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Nigam's vote to eliminate		M. Ganguly	G	Last Minute	Kapoor	Sajda Sisters	Jadhav	Singh Yadav	N/A	Deewana	Nirmitee
Ghoshal's vote to eliminate		Nirmitee	S. Ganguly	Last Minute	Kapoor	G	Jadhav	Singh Yadav	N/A	Deewana	Nirmitee
Bhansali's vote to eliminate		M. Ganguly	S. Ganguly	Kapoor	Jadhav	G	Jadhav	Singh Yadav	N/A	Jha	Nirmitee
Eliminated		Manjeera Ganguly (2 of 3) Majority vote	Shovan Ganguly (2 of 3) Majority vote	Last Minute (2 of 3) Majority vote	Piyush Kapoor (2 of 3) Majority vote	Sahiti G (2 of 3) Majority vote	Amit Jadhav (3 of 3) Majority vote	Kartar Singh Yadav (3 of 3) Majority vote	None	Deewana (2 of 3) Majority vote	Nirmitee (3 of 3) Majority vote

Ratings

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Trivia

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