X Factor (Romanian Season 3)
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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 ...
is a
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n television music competition that aims to find a new music talent to become a star. The third season began airing on 23 September 2013 on Antena 1. The winner will receive a prize of €120,000 (decreased from €200,000 last season). This season has the slogan "Muzică și suflet" ("Music and soul"). The hosts are the same as in the first and second season: Răzvan Simion and Dani Oțil, who are also known for hosting a well-known morning show on Antena 1. Dan Bittman,
Delia Matache Delia Matache (born 7 February 1982), commonly referred to as simply Delia, is a Romanian singer and television personality. She was part of the pop group N&D (1999–2003). As a solo artist, she has established herself as one of the most success ...
and Cheloo have returned as judges for the third season. The registration started for the third season in June 2013. Antena 1 made changes on the list for the audition cities:
Craiova Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It i ...
was dropped, Arad and
Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
were added. On December 22, 2013, the season was won by Florin Ristei, mentored by Matache. Alex Mațaev, mentored also by Matache finished in second place.


Judges

*
Delia Matache Delia Matache (born 7 February 1982), commonly referred to as simply Delia, is a Romanian singer and television personality. She was part of the pop group N&D (1999–2003). As a solo artist, she has established herself as one of the most success ...
– singer * Dan Bittman – singer, television host * Cheloo – rapper


Selection process


Auditions

Audition process was based on the British and American version. First up were "The Producer's Audition", where the producers chose singers to proceed to the second phase which was "The Audition before the Judging panel". The first auditions took place at
Craiova Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It i ...
, on 2 June. They then took place in Arad, on June 5 in
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on June 8, 2013, on June 11 in
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, on June 14 in
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and concluded on June 17, 2013 in
Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
.


Bootcamp

In a change to the usual format, the judges were allocated their categories before bootcamp. Cheloo will mentor the Groups, Matache took the Over 20s and Bittman had the Under 20s. The group Bruiaj (Eliza Bunu and Rareş Raicu) was formed in bootcamp. After the bootcamp period, there were 32 acts left. The 32 acts who reached the Judges' Houses: *Under 20s: Ana-Maria Mihăieș, Andrei Ciobanu, Alexandru Simion, Bogdan Bratiș, Florena Țicu Șandro, Rodica Tudor, Mihai Tăbăcaru, Claudiu Nergheș, Andrei Raețchi, Alexandru Ionașc, Andreea Lazăr, Ruxandra Tomulesei and Mădălina Lefter *Groups: Bruiaj, Cat Girls, Chillout, Căminu' 16, Double X, Fără Titlu, November and Quattro *Over 20s: Alex Mațaev, Diana Vartolomei, Dumitru Botnaru, Florin Ristei, Maria Roșculete, Larisa Vâna, Eliza Nirlu, Mihai Tăbăcaru, Miruna Diaconescu, Isabella Covrig, Paolo Lagana and Oana Muntean


Judges house

The judges' home visit was the last stage of the selection process. The episode were aired on 17 November 2013. Each judge took the remaining members of their category to an overseas location, and had guests to assist them in their decisions. Cheloo was assisted by Mihaela Rădulescu, Delia was advised by Mihai Bendeac and Bittman was by Simona Gherghe. In this stage Bella from November was eliminated by her mentor and the group November remained with only two members. The seventeen eliminated acts were: *Under 20s: Andrei Ciobanu, Alexandru Simion, Rodica Tudor, Mihai Tăbăcaru, Andrei Raețchi, Alexandru Ionașc, Andreea Lazăr *Groups: Chillout, Fără Titlu, Cat Girls *Over 20s: Diana Vartolomei, Maria Roșculete, Larisa Vâna, Eliza Nirlu, Claudiu Nergheș, Miruna Diaconescu, Isabella Covrig


Finalists

The 15 finalists were confirmed as follows: Key: : – Winner : – Runner-up : – Third place


Results summary

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Live Shows

The live shows underwent a change in this season. In the first three live shows, each category will have its own final showdown, the result of which is decided solely by its mentor. The outcome of the fourth show will only rely on the public vote and will have two eliminations (one of which will happen halfway through of the show, when the voting will have been frozen). Thus, the final will have four contestants (not three as in previous seasons). Two of the finalists will be eliminated halfway through the final show, when the voting will have been frozen. The winner is still determined by the public vote.


Week 1 (24 November)

*Theme: Hits from last 20 years *Group performance(s): Medley from "
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", " Gonna Make You Sweat, "
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Wannabe "Wannabe" is the debut single by the British girl group the Spice Girls, released on 26 June 1996. It was written by the Spice Girls, Matt Rowe and Richard "Biff" Stannard and produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album, ''Spice ...
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Hung Up "Hung Up" is a song by American singer Madonna from her tenth studio album ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' (2005). Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was released as the album's lead single on October ...
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Blurred Lines "Blurred Lines" is a song by American singer Robin Thicke featuring American rapper T.I. and American musician Pharrell Williams from Thicke's sixth studio album of the same name (2013). Solely produced by Williams, it was released as the a ...
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I Gotta Feeling "I Gotta Feeling" is a song by American group the Black Eyed Peas from their fifth studio album '' The E.N.D.'' (2009). It was written by the group members with the song's producers David Guetta and Frédéric Riesterer. The song was released a ...
" *Musical Guest: Paraziții ("Din colțul blocului", "Toate-s la fel", "Arde") ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Matache: Dumitru Botnaru - gave no reason * Bittman: Ruxandra Tomulesei - based on the performances * Cheloo: Quattro - gave no reason


Week 2 (29 November)

*Theme:
Romanian music Romania has a multicultural music environment which includes active ethnic music scenes. Traditional Romanian folk music remains popular, and some folk musicians have come to national (and even international) fame. History Folk music is the ...
*Group performance(s): Medley - Romanian music: "Inima mea", "O secundă", " Amintirile", " Poezie de stradă", "Rămâi cu mine", "
Dragostea din tei "Dragostea din tei" (; Romanian: "Love From the Linden Tree") is a song recorded by Moldovan group O-Zone, released around July 2003 in Romania by Media Services as the lead single from their third studio album '' DiscO-Zone'' (2003). It was ...
", " P.O.H.U.I", "Ți-am dat un inel". *Musical Guest: Holograf ("Roua dimineții", "Cât de departe", "Dacă noi ne iubim") ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Matache: Paolo Lagana - praised his attitude, but went with Oana for her voice * Bittman: Ana-Maria Mihăieș - gave no reason * Cheloo: Căminu' 16 - said he trusted in the other group's abilities


Week 3 (8 December)

*Theme: Best voices (Hits) *Group performance(s): Medley from " Wake Me Up", "
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", " Feel This Moment" *Musical Guest:
Delia Matache Delia Matache (born 7 February 1982), commonly referred to as simply Delia, is a Romanian singer and television personality. She was part of the pop group N&D (1999–2003). As a solo artist, she has established herself as one of the most success ...
("Doar pentru tine", "Doi în unu", "Vino la mine"), Cocoon Kills and Andreea Lazăr ("Pisi cea obraznică"), Petra Pintelei (" Sleeping Sun"), Tudor Turcu ("Nu minţi") ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Matache: Oana Muntean - based on performance * Bittman: Florena Țicu Șandro - based on performance * Cheloo: Bruiaj - gave no reason


Week 4: Semi-final (15 December)

*Theme: Celebrity Duets *Group performance(s): Medley from " Wild Ones", "
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" *Musical Guest: Dragoş Udilă feat. What's Up ("Scumpă domnişoară"), CRBL ("KBoom"),
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("De iarnă")


Week 5: Final (22 December)

;Round 1 *Theme: Duets & Romanian Songs *Group performance(s): X Factor Finalists (" Merry Christmas Everyone"), "
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" *Musical Guest: Zdob și Zdub (" Bunica Bate Toba"), The Colors ("Two of Us") ;Round 2 *Theme: Final Duel *Musical Guest: Zdob și Zdub (" DJ Vasile")


Artists' appearances on earlier talent shows

* Oana Muntean and Alexandru Simion made it to Vocea României's The Battle rounds in season two. * Eliza Bunu participated in season two of
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 ...
, but she was eliminated at Judges home. * Alex Mațaev former Fabrica de Staruri winner is one of the contestants to compete this season.


Controversy

One of the contestants, Paolo Laganà (an Italian living in Romania at the time of the contest), made known his homosexuality on his entrance forms, which eventually drew ire and epithets from judge Cheloo. The offending remarks were edited from the broadcast, but may have affected the outcome of the contest in which Laganà was eliminated early. The event drew outcries from the Italian LGBT community, with calls for action from the Italian Ministry of the Exterior. After the show, Laganà left Romania and moved to Berlin.


Ratings


References

{{X Factor (Romania) X Factor (Romanian TV series) Romania 03 2013 Romanian television seasons Antena 1 (Romania) original programming