Particle.news
Download on the App Store

X Factor Italy 2025 Premieres With Giorgia Hosting, Gabbani Joins the Jury

Tighter rules—unanimous bootcamp votes, the X Pass, three chairs at Last Call—reshape the path to the live shows.

Overview

  • The nineteenth season debuted Thursday 11 September at 21:15 on Sky Uno with live streaming on NOW, with free-to-air episodes on TV8 each Tuesday at 21:30 from 16 September.
  • Giorgia returns as host, while Achille Lauro, Jake La Furia and Paola Iezzi are joined by newcomer Francesco Gabbani, who made his judging debut in the premiere.
  • Auditions span three episodes from the Allianz Cloud in Milan, where contestants must earn at least three yes votes to progress.
  • Bootcamp runs for two episodes with a unanimous verdict required to advance, and judges may deploy a single-use X Pass to send an act forward regardless of the vote.
  • Last Call brings back chairs and switches as each judge selects only three artists for the Live Shows, which are slated to start in late October from Teatro Repower in Milan with reports citing either 23 or 27 October, before a free public final on 4 December in NaplesPiazza del Plebiscito.