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The X Factor is a Fox reality television music competition developed by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia North America and SYCOtv, a collaboration between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment. The series, based on the original UK program and an addition to the The X Factor franchise, finds new singing talent through public auditions and pits them against each other for votes. The winner is chosen via phone, Internet, and SMS text voting, and receives a recording deal with Cowell's record label Syco Music worth $5 million in seasons one and two, and $1 million in season three. Melanie Amaro won season one, and Tate Stevens won season two. The show debuted in the United States on September21,2011, and has since aired annually from September to December. A panel of judges judges the participants' performances on the show. Each contestant is assigned to one of four categories. One category is for group acts, while the others are based on age or gender. In season three, for example, the categories are girls, boys, groups, and over-25s. Each judge is allocated to one of the categories and serves as a mentor to the participants in that category, assisting in the selection of songs, style, and staging, as well as judging contestants from other categories after each of the live performances. They fight against one other to see who can get one of the contestants in their category to win the competition and become the victorious judge.