X Factor (Italy series 5)

X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a € 300,000 recording contract with Sony Music. The fifth series started on Sky Uno on 20 October 2011 and ended on 5 January 2012. It was the first series to be broadcast on a digital satellite television platform, after four series televised on state owned channel Rai 2. For the first time, the final was also broadcast in 3D.