The X Factor Italy drops gender and age categories for the first time in the franchise's 17-year history

Variety

The next edition will find four teams of performers formed without making any distinctions around gender, age or even whether they are an individual artist or a band. “We want to see the growth of musical talents without labels or distinctions that aren’t the value and artistic quality of the projects,” Fremantle Italy CEO Gabriele Immirzi said in a statement.