X-Faktor
| X-Faktor | |
|---|---|
 X-Faktor scene from the intro | |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by |
Nóra Ördög Balázs Sebestyén Bence Istenes (2013–) Lilu |
| Judges |
Péter Geszti Ildikó Keresztes Miklós Malek Feró Nagy Róbert Alföldi Róbert Szikora Gabi Tóth Gábor Szűcs |
| Original language(s) | Hungarian |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 114 (21 December 2014) |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTL Klub |
| Original release | 28 August 2010 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
X-Faktor is the Hungarian version of The X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. The show premiered in 2010 and it continues its success nowadays in the Fifth series.
The original judging panel was Feró Nagy, Miklós Malek, Ildikó Keresztes and Péter Geszti. Róbert Szikora, Gabi Tóth, and Róbert Alföldi joined the judging panel in the Fourth series replacing Feró Nagy, Miklós Malek, and Ildikó Keresztes, who left the show after the Third series, due to career commitments. In series 5 Gábor Szűcs replaces original judge Péter Geszti, who left the show to focus on his music career. The show was originally hosted by Balázs Sebestyén and Nóra Ördög. Sebestyén left the show after the First series due to other work commitments for RTL Klub. Nóra Ördög herself presented the show in the Second and the Third series. In 2013 she also left X-Faktor due to her pregnancy. Since 2013, the show has been presented by Lilu and Bence Istenes, who replaced original host Nóra Ördög. Lilu left the show before the fifth series, the show was presented by Bence Istenes onwards.
There have been five winners of the show to date: Csaba Vastag, Tibor Kocsis, Gergő Oláh, Dóra Danics and Andrea Tóth.
Series summary
"Boys" category
"Girls" category
"Over 25s" or "Over 28s" category
"Groups" category
| Series | Start | Finish | Winner | Runner up | Third place | Winning mentor | Host(s) | Judges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | 28 August 2010 | 19 December 2010 | Csaba Vastag | Nikolas Takács | Norbi L. Király | Feró Nagy | Nóra Ördög Balázs Sebestyén |
Feró Nagy Péter Geszti Ildikó Keresztes Miklós Malek |
| Two | 3 September 2011 | 18 December 2011 | Tibor Kocsis | Enikő Muri | Gergő Baricz | Miklós Malek | Nóra Ördög | |
| Three | 1 September 2012 | 16 December 2012 | Gergő Oláh | Tímea Antal | Adél Csobot | Péter Geszti | ||
| Four | 7 September 2013 | 15 December 2013 | Dóra Danics | ByTheWay | Tünde Krasznai | Péter Geszti | Lilu Bence Istenes |
Péter Geszti Róbert Szikora Gabi Tóth Róbert Alföldi |
| Five | 6 September 2014 | 21 December 2014 | Andrea Tóth | Juli Horányi | Benji-Huy Le Quang | Róbert Szikora | Bence Istenes | Róbert Szikora Gabi Tóth Róbert Alföldi Gábor Szűcs |
| Six | 2016 | 2016 |
Judges' categories and their finalists
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.
– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
| Season | Péter Geszti | Ildikó Keresztes | Miklós Malek | Feró Nagy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Girls Veca Janicsák Dorka Shodeinde Fanni Domokos |
Boys Nikolas Takács Norbi L. Király Tamás Vastag |
Groups Non Stop Summer Sisters' Mimi és Gergő |
Over 25s Csaba Vastag Kati Wolf Mariann Szabó |
| Two | Groups Rocktenors Apollo23 Ikrek |
Boys Gergő Baricz Lil' C. Tamás Demes |
Over 25s Tibor Kocsis Tamás Tarány Tibor Gyurcsík |
Girls Enikő Muri Vera Kováts Alexa Bagosi |
| Three | Boys Gergő Oláh Dávid Szabó Zoltán Fehér |
Over 28s László Kovács Krisztián Zámbó Bea Lass |
Girls Tímea Antal Adél Csobot Andrea Kvaka |
Groups Like Spirit P.J.Z. |
| Season | Péter Geszti | Gabi Tóth | Róbert Szikora | Róbert Alföldi |
| Four | Over 25s Dóra Danics Tünde Krasznai Márk Bozsek |
Boys Ákos Csordás Ádám Szabó Marcell Tóth |
Groups ByTheWay Fat Phoenix MDC |
Girls Lili Péterffy Lili Batánovics Anikó Eckert |
| Season | Gábor Szűcs | Gabi Tóth | Róbert Szikora | Róbert Alföldi |
| Five | Over 25s Juli Horányi Jonathan Andelic Zsófi Kállai-Kiss |
Groups Tha Shudras Spoon Pálinka Republik |
Girls Andrea Tóth Izabella Jakab-Péter Jenifer Ilyés |
Boys Benji-Huy Le Quang Richárd Nagy Richárd Borbély Richárd Szabó |
Season 1 (2010)
The auditions started in the summer of 2010, with more than 5,000 candidates for the first series in Hungary.
Finalists
The final twelve acts were confirmed as follows:
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Keresztes) | Norbi L. Király | Nikolas Takács | Tamás Vastag | |
| Girls (Geszti) | Fanni Domokos | Veca Janicsák | Dorka Shodeinde | |
| Over-25s (Nagy) | Mariann Szabó | Csaba Vastag | Kati Wolf | |
| Groups (Malek) | Mimi és Gergő | Non Stop | Summer Sisters | |
Season 2 (2011)
The auditions started in the spring of 2011, with thousands of candidates for the second series in Hungary.
Finalists
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Keresztes) | Gergő Baricz | Tamás Demes | Lil C. |
| Girls (Nagy) | Alexa Bagosi | Vera Kováts | Enikő Muri |
| Over 25s (Malek) | Tibor Gyurcsík | Tibor Kocsis | Tamás Tarány |
| Groups (Geszti) | Apollo23 | Ikrek | Rocktenors |
Season 3 (2012)
The producers' auditions started at the Spring of 2012. Thousands of hopefuls were waiting for their auditions. The judges auditions took place at Budapest on 25–28 June.
Finalists
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Geszti) | Zoltán Fehér | Gergő Oláh | Dávid Szabó |
| Girls (Malek) | Tímea Antal | Adél Csobot | Andrea Kvaka |
| Over 28s (Keresztes) | László Kovács | Bea Lass | Krisztián Zámbó |
| Groups (Nagy) | Like | P.J.Z. | Spirit |
Season 4 (2013)
On 16 December 2012 the show's host Nóra Ördög announced, that the show will be back for its 4th season in 2013. The apply for the auditions started on the same day.
Three of the original judges left the show after the third series; Miklós Malek, Feró Nagy and Ildikó Keresztes. The original host Nóra Ördög left the show due to her pregnancy.
On April 29 RTL announced the new judges. Péter Geszti is the only original judge, who returned for season 4. The three new judges are: Gabi Tóth, Róbert Szikora and Róbert Alföldi.[1] The RTL announced in May, that two new hosts will present the show in 2013. They are Lilu and Bence Istenes.[2]
Finalists
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
- – Withdrew
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Tóth) | Ákos Csordás | Ádám Szabó | Marcell Tóth |
| Girls (Alföldi) | Lili Batánovics | Anikó Eckert | Lili Péterffy |
| Over 25s (Geszti) | Márk Bozsek | Dóra Danics | Tünde Krasznai |
| Groups (Szikora) | ByTheWay | Fat Phoenix | MDC |
Season 5 (2014)
Péter Geszti, the only original judge left, announced his intention to leave the show after the fourth series to concentrate on his music career. The three other judges returned for a second series alongside new judge Gábor Szűcs.[3]
Original host Nóra Ördög was to return to the show for this series, but she became pregnant.[4] RTL asked Bence Istenes back to host the show for a second run.[5]
Finalists
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-Up
- – Third place
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Alföldi) | Richárd Borbély | Benji-Huy Le Quang | Richárd Nagy | Richárd Szabó |
| Girls (Szikora) | Jenifer Ilyés | Izabella Jakab-Péter | Andrea Tóth | |
| Over 25s (Szűcs) | Jonathan Andelic | Juli Horányi | Zsófi Kállai-Kiss | |
| Groups (Tóth) | Pálinka Republik | Spoon | Tha Shudras | |
Series averages
| Series | Series premiere | Series finale | Episodes (inc. results shows) |
Average Hungary viewers in millions (inc. results shows) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | 28 August 2010 | 19 December 2010 | 19 | 2.26 |
| Series 2 | 3 September 2011 | 18 December 2011 | 19 | 2.13 |
| Series 3 | 1 September 2012 | 16 December 2012 | 19 | 2.09 |
| Series 4 | 7 September 2013 | 15 December 2013 | 28 | 1.89 |
| Series 5 | 6 September 2014 | 21 December 2014 | 19 | 1.44 |
| Series 6 | 2016 | 2016 | TBA | TBA |
References
- ↑ "new judges". Origo.
- ↑ "new judges". Origo.
- ↑ "új zsűri 2014". Hir24.
- ↑ 2014-ben még nagyobb a tét az X-faktorban
- ↑
External links
- Official website (in Hungarian)
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