Judges reflect on Aussie 'X Factor' failure

Mark Holden, a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor, has admitted that the show is seen as a failure.

Holden thinks that viewers have failed to connect with the show's contestants in the same way they did with Australian Idol's Guy Sebastian and Casey Donovan.

"They need to grab the bull by the horns – they have to make these big moments happen, like Guy did and like Casey did," Holden told Australian newspaper The Sunday Telegraph.

"We can all remember their big performances, moments when they just blew apart the television screen, and that's what these X Factor people have to do, and they haven't done it yet.

"I'm trying my hardest, with my two groups, to try to create a huge moment like that."

Holden's fellow judge, John Reid, has confessed that he thinks there are problems with the format.

"It kind of owned Saturday night in Britain – it was just gigantic," Reid said.

"But the format was a bit different: they got into the performance shows a bit quicker. I think here there were too many preamble shows, I think everyone agrees with that.

"I think if they did it here again they'd have to fine-tune it a bit more for Australian audiences."