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X-Faktor series 5

X-Faktor is a Hungarian television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth series was broadcast on RTL Klub in 2014. presented his second series of X-Faktor. , Gabi Tóth and Róbert Alföldi all returned to judge the talent for the second time. Gábor Szűcs, a new judge joined them, replacing the original judge .

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 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: "One"
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Szűcs: Jenifer Ilyés
  • Szikora: Jonathan Andelic
  • Tóth: Jenifer Ilyés
  • Alföldi: Jenifer Ilyés

Week 3 (1 November)

  • Theme: Songs by deceased artists
  • Celebrity performer: ByeAlex ("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"
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Szűcs: Jonathan Andelic
  • Szikora: Jonathan Andelic
  • Tóth: Juli Horányi
  • Alföldi: Jonathan Andelic

Week 6 (22 November)

  • Theme: Success, money, glamour
  • Celebrity performer: Gergő Oláh ("A tükör előtt")
  • Group performance: "Hall of Fame"
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Tóth: Izabella Jakab-Péter
  • Szikora: Tha Shudras
  • Alföldi: Izabella Jakab-Péter
  • Szűcs: Tha Shudras

Week 7 (29 November)

  • Theme: Rock
  • Celebrity performer: Illés-együttes" ("Miért hagytuk, hogy így legyen?"), Bea Palya ("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)

Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Alföldi: Spoon
  • Tóth: Benji
  • Szikora: Spoon
  • Szűcs: Spoon

Week 9 (13 December)

  • 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"
Sunday
  • Theme: Act's choice, Christmas, contestants' favorite performance, winner's single
  • Celebrity performer: Dóra Danics, Csaba Vastag
  • Group performance: "Meglepetés" <small>(all finalists)</small>

References