X Factor, new cast and final in the square in Naples
Giorgia makes her hosting debut: «I wouldn't know how to be a judge»For the first time in the world, the X Factor final will be celebrated outdoors, in a square .
The next season of the Italian edition, arriving in September on Sky and streaming on Now, will end, in fact, on 5 December in Piazza del Plebiscito , in Naples , in an event organized in collaboration with the Neapolitan municipality.
The cast that will accompany the artists is new: as announced a few weeks ago, leading #XF2024 is Giorgia , who makes her debut at the solo helm of a show, while a completely new lineup sits at the judges' table, with a return, that of Manuel Agnelli, and three names making their debut on the jury: Achille Lauro, Jake La Furia and Paola Iezzi .
«It's a renewed program. We are filming auditions and it's great to see so many talents who can be helped to grow. What struck me about the jury is the freshness, competence and fun", underlined at the presentation of the broadcaster's schedules Antonella D'Errico, Executive Vice President Content of Sky Italia, announcing that at the end of the year there will be the intention to renew the agreement for the commissioning of the program.
Giorgia confessed that she felt comfortable in the new role. «I like management - he said -: saying good evening, thanking. Of course, I have to relax a little and focus on naturalness . When I make a mistake it annoys me a lot."
He definitely prefers being at the helm of the show than on the jury. «I like to see how the four judges compare, they respect each other a lot - he added -. I couldn't be a judge. For me, the guys who were at the auditions these days were all good."
«I came back to drive you crazy - joked Manuel Agnelli -, I have never felt so comfortable with the jury at the table. It's a part of the program that perhaps has been a little overlooked."
«It is a well-assorted table with great respect for music - commented Achille Lauro -. You have to be maternal but also rigid. I don't think there's any room for pandering music anymore. We all want something that moves us." "The team was created, one day we ended up drinking shots of tequila," revealed the Veronese singer-songwriter.
«It will be a lighter year», confirmed Jake La Furia. «With some childhood regression, we seem to have returned to middle school», remarked Paola Iezzi.
From September, as always, the show will have three episodes of Auditions and two of Bootcamp, from the Allianz Cloud in Milan, then a decisive evening of Home Visit, from which the twelve official competitors of X Factor 2024 will emerge, ready to challenge each other over the course of the Live Shows that will start in October live from the Repower Theatre.
The artists who reach the last act to compete for victory will perform, always guided by their judges and mentors, in a place already home to major events that have marked the history of Italian entertainment and beyond. Guests will arrive on stage and will be announced in the coming weeks .
(Unioneonline/vl)
