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 ...
'' is a Hungarian television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth series was broadcast on
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 ...
in 2014.
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presented his second series of ''X-Faktor''. 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 ...
all returned to judge the talent for the second time. Gábor Szűcs, a new judge joined them, replacing the original judge Péter Geszti.
The series lowered the age limit from 16 to 14.
Judges and presenters
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 with the new judge Szűcs whose stage name is Little G. Weevil.
The original host, Nóra Ördög, was to return to the show for this series, but she became pregnant. RTL asked Bence Istenes back to host the show for a second run.
Auditions
Open auditions took place in
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
on 10 May 2014. The judges' auditions started on 31 May in Budapest.
Bootcamp
The bootcamp was broadcast on 4 and 5 October.
The contestants sang live for an audience and the judges. At the end of the day, the judges revealed the 24 remaining acts for the 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.
The twelve eliminated acts were:
*Boys: Balázs Karancs, Benji (Le Quang Huy), László Sallai
*Girls: Anasztázia Bordás, Andrea Cseh, Gwendolin Krizsma
*Over 25s: Erika Albero, Ági Horváth, Krisztián Horváth
*Groups: Phoenix Rt, Rock-Inger, Rosewood
Contestants
Key:
: – Winner
: – Runner-up
: – Third place
Results summary
:
Live shows
Week 1 (18 October)
* Theme: Songs that describe the contestants
* Celebrity performer: Dóra Danics ("Jelenidő")
* Group performance: " Lay Me Down"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Tóth: Izabella Jakab-Péter
* Szikora: Pálinka Republik
* Alföldi: Pálinka Republik
* Szűcs: Pálinka Republik
Week 2 (25 October)
* Theme: Love songs
* Celebrity performer: Gergő Rácz ("Shotgun")
* Group performance: "
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* Theme: Songs by deceased artists
* Celebrity performer:
ByeAlex
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("Az én rózsám")
* Group performance: "Imádok élni" with the judges
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Szűcs: Zsófi Kállai-Kiss
* Szikora: Zsófi Kállai-Kiss
* Tóth: Zsófi Kállai-Kiss
* Alföldi: Zsósi Kállai-Kiss
Week 4 (8 November)
* Theme: Current party songs
* Celebrity performer: Kelemen Kabátban ("Maradjatok gyerekek")
* Group performance: " Bang Bang"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Alföldi: Richárd Szabó
* Tóth: Richárd Szabó
* Szikora: Richárd Borbély
* Szűcs: Richárd Szabó
Week 5 (15 November)
* Theme: Songs sung by the contestants opposite sex
* Celebrity performer: Honeybeast ("Egyedül")
* Group performance: "
Little Talks
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;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Szűcs: Jonathan Andelic
* Szikora: Jonathan Andelic
* Tóth: Juli Horányi
* Alföldi: Jonathan Andelic
Hall of Fame
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* Theme: Rock
* Celebrity performer: Illés-együttes" ("Miért hagytuk, hogy így legyen?"),
Bea Palya
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In her e ...
("Szabadon")
* Group performance: "Amikor én még kissrác voltam", "Hé’ 67’" with András Kern
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Alföldi: Tha Shudras
* Tóth: Richárd Borbély
* Szikora: Richárd Borbély
* Szűcs: Tha Shudras
Week 8 (6 December)
* Theme: All that jazz
* Celebrity performer:
Tibor Kocsis
Tibor Kocsis is a Hungarian pop singer, who won the second series of the Hungarian '' X-Faktor'' broadcast on the RTL Klub Hungarian television station, with the final broadcast on 18 December 2011. Kocsis was in the "Over 25" category and was ...
("Hello Budapest")
* Group performance: "
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
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* Theme: Film songs
* Celebrity performer: The Biebers ("Memories")
* Group performance: " Changing"
;Judge's vote to eliminate
* Alföldi: Tha Shudras
* Tóth: Benji
* Szikora: Benji
* Szűcs: Tha Shudras
Week 10 (20/21 December)
;Saturday
* Theme: Mentors' favourite song of the series, duet with a surprise partner
* Celebrity performer: Szabó Balázs Bandája feat. Julie Rens ("Hétköznapi")
* Group performance: "
Animals
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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.(all finalists)