<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> The Four: Battle for Stardom, also known as The Four, is an American reality television music competition show created by Armoza Formats and produced by ITV Entertainment and Armoza Formats . The show, based on an Israeli format called The Final Four, premiered on Fox on January 4, 2018 . The winner is awarded a recording contract with Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group, and is named iHeartRadio's "On the Verge" artist . The season one winner was Evvie McKinney . </P> <P> The three judges are Sean Combs, DJ Khaled, and Meghan Trainor . A fourth judge, Charlie Walk, withdrew from the show following sexual assault allegations against him; he had taped five episodes and left prior to the season finale . The show is hosted by Fergie . </P>

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