X-Faktor (Hungarian TV series)
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 Ninth series.
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| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Nóra Ördög Balázs Sebestyén Bence Istenes Lilu Ramóna Kiss |
| Judges | Péter Geszti Ildikó Keresztes Miklós Malek Feró Nagy Róbert Alföldi Róbert Szikora Gabi Tóth Gábor Szűcs ByeAlex Laci Gáspár Peti Puskás Gigi Radics Bogi Dallos |
| Original language | Hungarian |
| No. of series | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 160 |
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| Original network | RTL Klub |
| Original release | 28 August 2010 – 14 December 2019 |
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The original judging panel consisted of 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 Nagy, Malek and Ildikó Keresztes, who left the show after the Third series, due to career commitments. In series 5 Little G Weevil took the place of original judge Geszti, who left the show to focus on his music career. In 2015 RTL Klub did not order a new season, instead they aired the first series of Hungary's Got Talent. The show returned in 2016, with new judges ByeAlex, Laci Gáspár and Peti Puskás replacing Alföldi, Szikora and Little G. The show was originally hosted by Balázs Sebestyén and Nóra Ördög. Sebestyén left the show after the First series. Nóra Ördög presented the show in the 2011 and in 2012 In 2013 she was replaced with Lilu and Bence Istenes. In 2014 Lilu left the show Istenes presents the show as a solo host onwards.
The 10th season will be canelled this year due to the coronavirus epidemic.
There have been night winners of the show to date: Csaba Vastag, Tibor Kocsis, Gergő Oláh, Dóra Danics, Andrea Tóth, Barbara Opitz, Ricco & Claudia, USNK and Tibor Ruszó.
Series summary
"Peter Geszti" category
"Ildiko Keresztes" category
"Fero Nagy" category
"Miklos Malek" category
"Robert Alföldi" category
"Robert Szikora" category
"Gabi Toth" category
"Gabor Szucs" category
"ByeAlex" category
"Laci Gaspar" category
"Peti Puskas" category
"Gigi Radics" category
"Bogi Dallos" category
| Series | Start | Finish | Winner | Runner up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning mentor | Main judges (no order) | Presenter(s) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 August 2010 | 19 December 2010 | Csaba Vastag | Nikolas Takács | Norbi L. Király | Veca Janicsák | Feró Nagy | Péter Geszti | Ildikó Keresztes | Miklós Malek | Feró Nagy | Nóra Ördög Balázs Sebestyén |
| 2 | 3 September 2011 | 18 December 2011 | Tibor Kocsis | Enikő Muri | Gergő Baricz | Tamás Tarány | Miklós Malek | Nóra Ördög | ||||
| 3 | 1 September 2012 | 16 December 2012 | Gergő Oláh | Tímea Antal | Adél Csobot | Dávid Szabó | Péter Geszti | |||||
| 4 | 7 September 2013 | 15 December 2013 | Dóra Danics | ByTheWay | Tünde Krasznai | Ákos Csordás | Róbert Szikora | Gabi Tóth | Róbert Alföldi | Lilu Bence Istenes | ||
| 5 | 6 September 2014 | 21 December 2014 | Andrea Tóth | Juli Horányi | Benji | Richárd Nagy | Róbert Szikora | Gábor Szűcs | Bence Istenes | |||
| 6 | 24 September 2016 | 17 December 2016 | Barbara Opitz | Ricsi Mata | Dmitrij Gorbunov | Ham ko Ham | Gabi Tóth | Laci Gáspár | Byealex | Péter Puskás | ||
| 7 | 2 September 2017 | 25 November 2017 | Ricco & Claudia | Serena Rigacci | Roland Gulyás | Bettina Tóth | Laci Gáspár | Gigi Radics | Ramóna Kiss 1 | |||
| 8 | 6 October 2018 | 15 December 2018 | USNK | Stolen Beat | Gabriella Tamáska | Tímea Arany | ByeAlex | |||||
| 9 | 5 October 2019 | 14 December 2019 | Tibor Ruszó | Andor Vanek | Patrik Zdroba | Emánuel Gödöllei | Bogi Dallos | |||||
1In the Finale of the series 7 the presenter was Bence Istenes.
| Hosts | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| Ramóna Kiss | |||||||||
| Bence Istenes | |||||||||
| Lilu | |||||||||
| Nóra Ördög | |||||||||
| Balázs Sebestyén | |||||||||
| Judges | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Bogi Dallos | |||||||||
| Peti Puskás | |||||||||
| ByeAlex | |||||||||
| Laci Gáspár | |||||||||
| Gigi Radics | |||||||||
| Gabi Tóth | |||||||||
| Little G. Weevil | |||||||||
| Róbert Alföldi | |||||||||
| Róbert Szikora | |||||||||
| Péter Geszti | |||||||||
| Ildikó Keresztes | |||||||||
| Miklós Malek | |||||||||
| Feró Nagy | |||||||||
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 Richárd Nagy Richárd Borbély Richárd Szabó |
| Season | Laci Gáspár | Gabi Tóth | ByeAlex | Peti Puskás |
| Six | Over 25s Szandra Fejes János Ónodi Eszter Balogh |
Girls Barbara Opitz Liza Vince Alíz Kinga Jáger |
Groups Ham ko Ham Soulbreakers Jaggers |
Boys Ricsi Mata Dmitrij Gorbunov Gergő Dánielfy |
| Season | Laci Gáspár | Gigi Radics | ByeAlex | Peti Puskás |
| Seven | Groups Ricco & Claudia London Kids Radio Mobster |
Boys Roland Gulyás Dániel Bereznay Norbert Mézes |
Girls Serena Rigacci Bettina Tóth Viola Erdős |
Over 25s Dániel Berta Lívia Abaházi Nagy Péter Hegedűs |
| Eight | Girls Gabriella Tamáska Tímea Arany Vivien Urbanovics |
Over 25s Taka Kurokava János Balog László Ölveti |
Groups USNK Stolen Beat Ricky and the Drunken Sailors |
Boys Pál Kovács Gergö Szekér Krisztián Nagy |
| Season | Laci Gáspár | Bogi Dallos | ByeAlex | Peti Puskás |
| Nine | Over 25s Patrik Zdroba Renátó Burai Antal Balogh |
Girls Enikő Bagdi Blanka Dárdai Aletta Huszár |
Boys Tibor Ruszó Andor Vanek Emánuel Gödöllei |
Groups Take 3 C.O.O.L Speranta |
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 25s (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 29 April 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) | Benji | Richárd Borbély | 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 | |
Season 6 (2016)
Finalists
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-Up
- – Third place
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Puskás) | Gergő Dánielfy | Dmitrij Gorbunov | Ricsi Mata |
| Girls (Tóth) | Kinga Jáger | Barbara Opitz | Liza Vince Aliz |
| Over 25s (Gáspár) | Eszter Balogh | Szandra Fejes | János Ónodi |
| Groups (ByeAlex) | Ham ko Ham | Jaggers | Soulbreakers |
Kristóf Petics had originally been chosen for the live shows, but was disqualified from the competition due to him performing fighting and problematic behavior. He was replaced by Ricsi Mata.
Season 7 (2017)
Finalists
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-Up
- – Third place
- – Withdrawn
| Category (Mentor) | Chosen by mentor | Chosen by other mentors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Radics) | Roland Gulyás | Krisztián Nagy1 | Norbert Mézes | Dániel Bereznay |
| Girls (ByeAlex) | Viola Erdős | Bettina Tóth | Serena Rigacci | |
| Over 25s (Puskás) | Lívia Abaházi Nagy | Dániel Berta | Péter Hegedűs | |
| Groups (Gáspár) | Radio Mobster | Ricco & Claudia | London Kids | |
At the X-Factor press conference on 11 October, Krisztián Nagy announced that he was withdrawing from the competition due to difficulties he was having during the preparation period. He was replaced by Daniel Bereznay.
Season 8 (2018)
Finalists
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-Up
- – Third Place
- – Withdrawn
| Category (Mentor) | Chosen by mentor | Chosen by other mentors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Puskás) | Krisztián Nagy | Gergő Szekér | Pál Kovács |
| Girls (Gáspár) | Tímea Arany | Gabriella Tamáska | Vivien Urbanovics |
| Over 25s (Radics) | János Balog | László Ölveti | Taka Kurokava |
| Groups (ByeAlex) | Stolen Beat | USNK | Ricky and the Drunken Sailors |
At the X-Factor press conference on 14 November, Krisztián Nagy announced that he was withdrawing from the competition.
Season 9 (2019)
Finalists
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-Up
- – Third Place
| Category (Mentor) | Chosen by mentor | Chosen by other mentors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (ByeAlex) | Emánuel Gödöllei | Andor Vanek | Tibor Ruszó |
| Girls (Dallos) | Enikő Bagdi | Blanka Dárdai | Aletta Huszár |
| Over 25s (Gáspár) | Renátó Burai | Patrik Zdroba | Antal Balogh |
| Groups (Puskás) | C.O.O.L | Take 3 | Speranta |
Series 10
On 28 October, RTL KLUB announced that there will not be a show this year, due to COVID-19. They stated that the pandemic would not allow them to start the auditions in time.
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 | 24 September 2016 | 17 December 2016 | 15 | 1.06 |
| Series 7 | 2 September 2017 | 25 November 2017 | 15 | 0.79 |
| Series 8 | 6 October 2018 | 15 December 2018 | 13 | 1.10 |
| Series 9 | 5 October 2019 | 14 December 2019 | 13 | 1.08 |
References
- "new judges". Origo.
- "new judges". Origo.
- "új zsűri 2014". Hir24. 31 May 2014.
- 2014-ben még nagyobb a tét az X-faktorban
- "Megvan az X-Faktor új műsorvezetője".
External links
- Official website (in Hungarian)
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