The X Factor
''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...
. The fourth season premiered on 7 September 2013 on the commercial channel
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 ...
. The show was hosted by Lilu and Bence Istenes. The original host Nóra Ördög left the show due to her pregnancy. The line up also changed this year. The only original judge, who returned for season 4 was Péter Geszti. Joined him on the panel Róbert Szikora,
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 ...
and
Róbert Alföldi
Róbert Alföldi (born 22 November 1967) is a Hungarian actor, director and television host. He was the director of the Hungarian National Theater for five years from 1 July 2008 until 2013.
He is best known for his numerous controversial th ...
.
On 16 December 2012 the show's host Nóra Ördög announced, that the show would be back for its 4th season in 2013. The apply for the auditions started on the same day.
Judges and hosts
On 29 April the new judges were announced as returning judge Péter Geszti and new judges Róbert Szikora, Gabi Tóth and Róbert Alföldi.Miklós Malek confirmed his exit on 16 December 2012. Later Ildikó Keresztes also confirmed, that she will not return to the show for another season. In April
Feró Nagy
Ferenc "Feró" Nagy (born 14 January 1946 in Letenye, Hungary) is a Hungarian rock singer and musician. Although not proficient on any instrument, he can play the guitar, the harmonica, the saxophone and the piano.
Career
Feró studied at th ...
also announced his exit.
On 17 May 2013
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 ...
confirmed that the new hosts were Lilu and Bence Istenes. The previous host, Nóra Ördög left the show due to her pregnancy.
Auditions
Auditions began on 25 May 2013. The contestants came in their thousands.
Bootcamp
The Bootcamp was aired on 28 and 29 September.
The contestants sang live for an audience and the judges. The hopefuls chose a song, what they wanted to sing. At the end of the day, the judges revealed the 25 remaining acts for the Judges' Homes. The boys category had an extra, 7th acts. And the judges found out, which category they would be mentoring.
Judges' houses
At this stage of the competition each judge mentored six acts. 25 acts (7 in the boys category) went through for this stage of the show. Each judge had help from a guest judge to choose their final acts.
The thirteen eliminated acts were:
*Boys: Manó Ráduly Botond, David Horvath, Kristóf Karapándzsity, Richárd Nagy
*Girls: Melina Molnár, Nóra Nagy, Eszter Olajos
*Over 25s: Zoltán Bátky, Lia Komondi, Nelli Nagyváradi
*Groups: SPEAK UP!, Sunset Strip, Wild Rhythm Smokers
Contestants
Twelve acts go through to this stage of the show.
Key:
: – Winner
: – Runner-up
: – Third Place
: – Withdrew
Results summary
:
Live Shows
Week 1 (12–13 October)
* Theme: Songs from the toplists
* Celebrity performer: Gergő Oláh ("Érted élek")
* Group performance: " We Own the Night" and "Valami más"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Alföldi: MDC
* Szikora: Anikó Eckert
* Tóth: MDC
* Geszti: MDC
Week 2 (19–20 October)
* Theme: World tour
* Celebrity performer:
Anima Sound System
Anima Sound System is a Hungary, Hungarian electronic band founded in 1993 in Szombathely. ''Anima'' is one of the first and most important Hungarian electronic acts, a unique fusion of Eastern-European folk music and modern electronic styles. ...
("Wonder")
* Group performance: " Fire with Fire"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Alföldi: Marcell Tóth
* Tóth: Lili Péterffy
* Szikora: Marcell Tóth
* Geszti: Lili Péterffy
As both acts got 2 votes, they went to deadlock and Marcell Tóth was eliminated.
Enikő Muri
Enikő Muri (born 24 April 1990, Nyíregyháza, Hungary) is a Hungarian musical and theater actress, singer, and Political movement, political activist, known for coming in 2nd place on the second season of X-Faktor, the highest placing female con ...
("Maradj még!")
* Group performance: " Best Song Ever"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Alföldi: Anikó Eckert
* Tóth: Lili Batánovics
* Szikora: Anikó Eckert
* Geszti: Anikó Eckert
Week 4 (2–3 November)
* Theme: Quiet songs
* Celebrity performer: Animal Cannibals ("Minden változik")
* Group performance: " Perfect Day", "Nincs baj! Tűz van!"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Tóth: ByTheWay
* Szikora: Ákos Csordás
* Alföldi: ByTheWay
* Geszti: Ákos Csordás
As both acts got 2 votes, they went to deadlock and ByTheWay were eliminated.
Week 5 (9–10 November)
* Theme: Divas and Heartbreakers
* Celebrity performers: Sugarloaf and
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.When We Stand Together"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Alföldi: Ádám Szabó
* Tóth: Lili Batánovics
* Szikora: Lili Batánovics
* Geszti: Lili Batánovics
Márk Bozsek withdrew this week after deciding he could not commit to the competition. Therefore, ByTheWay returned to the competition.
Week 6 (16–17 November)
* Theme: Brilliance, luster and beauty
* Celebrity performers: Roy & Ádám feat. Maszkura ("Visszasírom"), Adél Csobot ("Forog a film")
* Group performance: "Éld át"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Geszti: Fat Phoenix
* Szikora: Tünde Krasznai
* Tóth: Fat Phoenix
* Alföldi: Fat Phoenix
Week 7 (23–24 November)
* Theme: Mentors Night
* Celebrity performers: Fábián Juli & Zoohacker
* Group performance: " Shine"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Alföldi: Ádám Szabó
* Tóth: Lili Péterffy
* Szikora: Ádám Szabó
* Geszti: Lili Péterffy
As both acts got 2 votes, they went to deadlock and Lili Péterffy was eliminated.
Week 8 (30 November-1 December)
* Theme: Party anthems
* Celebrity performers:
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 ...
("Hétköznapi Mennyország"/"Dance"), Tibor Kocsis ("Új holnap")
* Group performance: "
No Worries
''No worries'' is an expression in English language, English meaning "do not worry about that", "that's all right", "forget about it" or "sure thing". It is similar to the American English "''no problem''". It is widely used in Australian and N ...
"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Tóth: Ádám Szabó
* Alföldi: Ádám Szabó
* Szikora: Ákos Csordás
* Geszti: Ádám Szabó
Week 9 (7–8 December)
* Theme: Mentor's favourite song & Contestant's favourite song
* Celebrity performers: Beatrice ("8 óra munka"/"Azok a boldog szép napok"), Hooligans ("Mindörökké")
* Group performance: " Wake Me Up"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Geszti: Ákos Csordás
* Tóth: Tünde Krasznai
* Szikora: Tünde Krasznai
* Alföldi: Ákos Csordás
As both acts got 2 votes, they went to deadlock and Ákos Csordás was eliminated.
Week 10 (14/15 December)
Saturday Night
*Theme: One with a surprise duet partner
* Celebrity performers: Első Emelet ("A film forog tovább"), Kistehén Tánczenekar ("Milyen kár")
*Duets:
**Tünde Krasznai and Nikolas Takács
**ByTheWay and Márk Bozsek
**Dóra Danics and László Dés
Sunday Night
*Theme: Finalist's favourite Hungarian and English, previously performed song, Winner's Song
*Celebrity performers: Ildikó Keresztes & Recirquel ("Adj valamit"), Gabi Tóth ("Üdvözöl a Való Világ"), Csaba Vastag & Tibor Kocsis & Gergő Oláh
*Group performance: "Az élet vár", "Csak állj mellém"