The fifth season of the Albanian television music competition X Factor began airing on TV Klan on 8 December 2023, after nine years hiatus. Alketa Vejsiu returned as the presenter. The new judges were , Arilena Ara, Elhaida Dani and Young Zerka, who replaced departing judges Alban Skënderaj, Bleona Qereti, Miriam Cani and Pandi Laço.
On 19 April 2024, Alis Kallaçi from team Arilena Ara won the season.
On 2022, it was announced by Alketa Vejsiu to revive the series in 2023, following a nine-year hiatus on TV Klan and that she will return as the host and the auditions will be held in Albania and Kosovo.
Several artists were rumored to be part of the judging panel once TV Klan announced the show. After being a judge on the fourth season, Bleona and the winner of the second season, Arilena Ara were the first to be rumored. Also Yll Limani, who participated on the first season of The Voice of Albania, was in the running for the judging panel. On the running were also Adi Krasta, Ermal Mamaqi and Klaudia Pepa.
On 8 November 2023, it was announced that will be in the judging panel. Later, was also announced that Arilena Ara, who won the second season of the X Factor, will be a judge. Also on the same day, it was announced that the third judge will be Elhaida Dani. Then TV Klan announced the fourth judge of the season, and was Young Zerka. The following day, it was confirmed that Vesa Luma, who had been on the panel on the first season would join the main judges only in the auditions. On 14 November 2023, it was announced that , will be on the panel only in the auditions. filled in for Dani while she was away on her tour for week 4 of the live shows.
The show began staging producers' audition days in October 2023 across Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia.
The auditionees chosen by the producers were invited back to the last set of arena auditions that took place in front of the judges. These auditions began filming on 8 November 2023 and were held in Tirana. The three episodes began broadcast on TV Klan from 8 December 2023 until 22 December 2023. On the second episode, Vesa Luma was a guest judge in place of Adi Krasta and on the third episode, Zhani Ciko was a guest judge in place of Young Zerka.
On 14 November 2023, X Factor screenwriter Ilda Lumani announced that compared to previous seasons, the Groups category has been removed. The final round of the selection process, the judges' houses were filmed in late November 2023. At the start of Judges' Houses, the judges discovered which categories they would mentor: Elhaida Dani was given the Girls, Arilena Ara was given the Boys and Young Zerka was given the Mix. Adi Krasta would not mentor a category. On the first episode of judges' houses, each act performed one song to their mentor and guest mentor. Dani was assisted by Pirro ÃÂako, Ara was assisted by Noizy and Zerka was assisted by other judge Krasta. After the performances, on the second episode the judges revealed which acts they put through to the live shows.
Each mentor had 10 acts on their category, and had to choose 5 to take with them on to the live shows.
Three acts from the Boys category who did not pass the judges' houses (Jonid Gjoka, Giovanni Orefice and Rosario Canale), were assigned to be in a Group named The Chemicals, and were taken to the live shows under the mentorship of Elhaida Dani.
The two judges' houses episodes were broadcast on 29 December 2023 and on 5 January 2024.
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Ages shown above correspond to the beginning of the competition.
Act in team Arilena Ara
Act in team Elhaida Dani
Act in team Young Zerka
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Aldo Prendushi was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Both acts had the same public votes, so was decided that none of the acts would be eliminated.
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Gent Disha was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Wendy Zylaj was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Ingrid Havalja was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.