The second season of the Hungarian television music talent show
X-Faktor
''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 contin ...
ended on 18 December 2011. Tibor Kocsis was announced as the winner. It was broadcast on the privately owned
RTL Klub
RTL (formerly: RTL Klub and abbreviated as RTL HU) is a Hungarian free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Group.
History
Since its start, RTL Klub has focused to gain viewers from the urban population. The channel airs programs mostly for ...
television station.
Auditions
Auditions started in spring 2011, with thousands of candidates.
Bootcamp
Bootcamp was in Thalia Theatre where 150 singers competed. In the first round the contestants sang a song of their choice. The judges immediately told the contestants if they were safe or not. In the second round only 50 contestants competed and they chose a song for themselves from a list. After this, based on the judges decision, 24 contestants went to the third round called "Judges' houses".
Judges' houses
At this stage of the competition, each judge mentored six acts. Each judge had help from a guest judge to choose their final acts.
Keresztes was helped by László Kicska, Malek by Gabriella Tóth, Nagy by
Kati Wolf
Kati Wolf (born 24 September 1974) is a Hungarian singer. Wolf represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song " What About My Dreams?".Csaba Vastag
Csaba Vastag (born 11 February 1982 in Budapest) is a Hungarian musician, who won the first ever series of the Hungarian '' X-Faktor'' in 2010.
Gabi Tóth
Gabriella Tóth (born 17 January 1988), also known as Gabi Tóth or Kárpátok Madonnája (''Madonna of the Carpathians''), is a Hungarian singer, dancer and media personality. She has been an ''X-Faktor (Hungarian TV series), X-Faktor'' mentor s ...
("Jöjj még")
*Group performance: "Tevagyazakitalegjobban"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Geszti: Lil C
* Malek: Tamás Demes
* Keresztes: Tamás Demes
* Nagy: Tamás Demes
*Theme: Cover Songs
*Celebrity performer: Ary Bery ("A szavak eltalálnak ") and Vanilla Ágnes ("Ne higgy nekem")
*Group performance: "Szabadulj fel"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Malek: Apollo23
* Geszti: Rocktenors
* Nagy: Apollo23
* Keresztes: Rocktenors
As both Acts got 2 Votes, they went to deadlock and Apollo23 were eliminated.
Week 5 (12 November)
*Theme: Award-winning songs
*Celebrity performer:
Kati Wolf
Kati Wolf (born 24 September 1974) is a Hungarian singer. Wolf represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song " What About My Dreams?".
*Theme: Current party songs
*Celebrity performer: The Carbonfools ("Hideaway") and Fluor ("Mizu" / "Lájk" / "Halenda")
*Group performance: "A zenétől felforr a vérem"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Geszti: Tibor Kocsis
* Keresztes: Tibor Kocsis
* Malek: Lil C
* Nagy: Lil C
As both Acts got 2 Votes, they went to deadlock and Lil C was eliminated.
Week 7 (26 November)
*Theme: Weather-themed songs
*Celebrity performer: Norbi L. Király ("Valahol elveszett")
*Group performance: "Az én órám másképp jár"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Keresztes: Rocktenors
* Nagy: Rocktenors
* Malek: Rocktenors
* Geszti: Tamás Tarány
Week 8 (3 December)
*Theme: One English song & One Hungarian song
*Celebrity performer: Aurea and Nikolas Takács ("Where Is The Love")
*Group performance: "
Careless Whisper
"Careless Whisper" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter George Michael. Released as the second single from Wham!'s second studio album ''Make It Big'' (1984), it was written by Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, with Michael producing the ...
" and "Sosem vagy egyedül"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Keresztes: Vera Kováts
* Nagy: Gergő Baricz
* Geszti: Vera Kováts
* Malek: Gergő Baricz
As both Acts got 2 Votes, they went to deadlock and Vera Kováts was eliminated.
Week 9 (10 December)
*Theme: One English song & One Hungarian song
*Celebrity performer: Anti Fitness Club, Anna Pásztor and Jonny K. Palmer ("
Moves like Jagger
Moves may refer to:
* ''Moves'' (ballet), by Jerome Robbins
* ''Moves'' (magazine), a periodical
* ''Moves'' (Singing Adams album), 2012
* ''Moves'' (Kirara album), 2016
* "Moves" (Big Sean song), 2017
* "Moves" (Olly Murs song), 2018
* A mo ...
"/"Satisfaction") and Ádám Szabó ("Magyarország")
*Group performance: "Vidéki sanzon"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Geszti: Enikő Muri
* Nagy: Tamás Tarány
* Malek: Enikő Muri
* Keresztes: Tamás Tarány
As both Acts got 2 Votes, they went to deadlock and Tamás Tarány was eliminated.
Week 10 (17 December)
Saturday Night
*Theme: One chosen as the judges' favourite, one with a surprise duet partner, one song performed on the audition,
*Duets:
**Gergő Baricz and KFT
**Enikő Muri and Attila Dolhai
**Tibor Kocsis and
Zséda
Adrienn Zsédenyi (born 30 December 1974), known as Zséda, is a Hungarian singer.
Life
Zséda grew up in Szentes and attended the Mihály Horváth Secondary School where she joined drama and literature groups. At 15 years of age, she studi ...
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Sunday Night
*Theme: Finalist's favourite previously performed song, Christmas, Winner Song
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Where Are You, Christmas
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Feeling Good
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Silent Night
"Silent Night" () is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO
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