'The X Factor' winners of 2012 around the world

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"The X Factor" is an international franchise that began in 2004 in the United Kingdom, spread to other countries, and expanded even further in 2012. The countries that premiered their own versions of "The X Factor" in 2012 included Argentina, New Zealand, the Philippines, Slovenia, and Albania.

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Here is a list of "The X Factor" winners of 2012 from around the world:

Australia: Samantha Jade

Chile: Juan Gabriel Valenzuela

China: Li Shangshang

Denmark: Ida Maria Østergaard

Germany: Mrs. Greenbird

Hungary: Gergő Oláh

Italy: Chiara Galiazzo

Kazakhstan: Andrey Tikhonov

The Philippines: KZ Tandingan

Poland: Dawid Podsiadło

Romania: Tudor Turcu

Russia: Alexey Sulima

Slovenia: Demetra Malalan

Sweden: Awa Santesson-Sey

United Kingdom: James Arthur

United States: Tate Stevens

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, The X Factor Examiner

Carla Hay has been a longtime viewer of talent contests on TV. When she was a writer and editor at Billboard, she was one of the first people in the media to extensively cover "American Idol" and similar TV shows. As an entertainment journalist, she has done hundreds of celebrity interviews,...

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