The X Factor (in Ukrainian Ікс-Фактор) is the Ukrainian version of The X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show for aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. Auditions were held in major cities of Ukraine: Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv, Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kyiv, Poltava, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, Simferopol, Mykolaiv, Chernivtsy, Uzhgorod, Lutsk and Rivne.