X Factor Adria is a Balkan production of international talent show franchise of The X Factor. The Adria edition of the show covers Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia<br /> After the first series the original production company lost their licence which was then acquired by Prva, Serbian broadcaster and production company. It was revealed that Croatian broadcaster RTL was interested in bringing the show to Croatia as well, and that would broadcast it.<br /> In late February 2015 it was announced that Aleksandra KovaÃÂ, Massimo, TonÃÂi HuljiÃÂ and Ã
½eljko Joksimoviàwould judge the series. Shortly after that Antonija BlaÃÂe, SneÃ
¾a Velkov and Aleksandar RadojiÃÂiàwould take the roles of show hosts. The season premiered on 22 March 2015.
Selection process
Auditions
Contestants were able to apply via text messages or by filling up the form online. Pre-auditions were held from 2 February, until 15 February in Skopje, Podgorica, Split, Zagreb, Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Novi Sad, and Belgrade. During the pre-auditions more than 11,500 contestants performed for the show producers.
Bootcamp
Bootcamp was the second phase of the competition. There were two episodes of Bootcamp. The first one was with the boys and over 27s and the other was with the girls and groups. Each judge had to pick six acts to the judges houses. The six-seat challenge involved successful contestants being offered one of "six seats", representing places at the judges' houses stage of the competition. However, if a judge had already chosen six acts for their category, they could replace them if they preferred a later act.
The 24 acts that progressed to the judges houses:
- Boys: Milan BukiliÃÂ, Antonio KriÃ
¡tofiÃÂ, Ilija MihailoviÃÂ, Boban Mojsovski, David Temelkov, SiniÃ
¡a VidoviÃÂ
- Girls: Marija Belada, Magdalena BogiÃÂ, Iva ÃÂuriÃÂ, Antonia Dora PleÃ
¡ko, Katarina SimiÃÂ, Tijana VlajkoviÃÂ
- Over 27s: Amel ÃÂuriÃÂ, Jelena ÃÂuriÃÂ, Almir Ismaili, SrÃÂan LaziÃÂ, Nikola MarjanoviÃÂ, Danijela VeÃÂerinoviÃÂ
- Groups: 9 Control, Adnan & Tarik, AnÃÂeliNE, Highway, Infinitas, U La La
Judges' houses
Second chance
At the end of the first Judges' houses episode it was announced that the public would be given a chance to bring back a contestant that was eliminated and therefore did not make it to their respective judges' final three. After the votes have been cast and counted, the act with the most votes will come back on the first live show and stay in the competition alongside other 12 contestants estasts. After the second performance on the first live show it was announced that Adnan & Tarik had won the second chance. However, at the end of the first live show it was announced that Highway, Milan BukiliÃÂ and Boban Mojskovski got a second chance too. Towards the end of the third live show, it was announced that Danijela VeÃÂerinoviÃÂ will be the fifth act to get a second chance.
Contestants
Key:
â Winner
â Runner-up
â Third place
Live shows
The first live show episode is set to be broadcast on 17 May 2015.
The Final
Result summary
Colour key
- In the fourth week the contestants were divided into two groups, but unlike in previous weeks, the results were gathered, and the two contestants with the lowest number of votes left competition, while the contestants ranked from seventh to tenth place were in the sing-off. Production has not announced that duels were joined. Competitors are marked with <sup>1</sup> are performed on June 7, and the competitors marked with <sup>2</sup> on June 8.
Live show details
Week 1 (17 May)
Judges' votes to eliminate
- HuljiÃÂ: Couldn't make a decision, as two of his groups were in the bottom two.
- JoksimoviÃÂ: Infinitas
- KovaÃÂ: AnÃÂeliNE
- SaviÃÂ: Infinitas
Week 2 (24âÂÂ25 May)
(Live 2)
- Group performance: "Lane moje"
- Musical guest: Roma Sijam ("Nasti adjikare")
(Live 3)
Judges' votes to eliminate (Live 2)
- JoksimoviÃÂ: Nikola MarjanoviÃÂ
- KovaÃÂ: Nikola MarjanoviÃÂ
- SaviÃÂ: Milan BukiliÃÂ
- HuljiÃÂ: Nikola MarjanoviÃÂ
Judges' votes to eliminate (Live 3)
- KovaÃÂ: AnÃÂeliNE
- JoksimoviÃÂ: AnÃÂeliNE
- SaviÃÂ: Ilija MihailoviÃÂ
- HuljiÃÂ: Ilija MihailoviÃÂ
Week 3 (31 May-1 June)
(Live 4)
- Group performance:
- Musical guest: Magazin ("Doktore"), Massimo SaviÃÂ ("Kladim se na nas")
(Live 5)
Judges' votes to eliminate (Live 4)
- JoksimoviÃÂ: Jelena ÃÂuriÃÂ
- HuljiÃÂ: Jelena ÃÂuriÃÂ
- KovaÃÂ: Katarina SimiÃÂ
- SaviÃÂ: Katarina SimiÃÂ
Judges' votes to eliminate (Live 5)
- KovaÃÂ: Danijela VeÃÂerinoviÃÂ
- JoksimoviÃÂ: Danijela VeÃÂerinoviÃÂ
- SaviÃÂ: Milan BukiliÃÂ
- HuljiÃÂ: Milan BukiliÃÂ
Week 4 (7-8 June)
- Theme: Contestants' choice
(Live 6)
- Group performance:
- Musical guest: Vanna ("Tek je 12 sati") / ("Lopov"), Petar GraÃ
¡o ("Moje zlato")
(Live 7)
- Group performance:
- Musical guest: SaÃ
¡a KovaÃÂevià("Gde smo moja ljubavi"), Karolina GoÃÂeva ("Koj da mi zapee")
Judges' votes to eliminate (Duel 1)
- JoksimoviÃÂ: Ilija MihailoviÃÂ
- HuljiÃÂ: Ilija MihailoviÃÂ
- KovaÃÂ: Antonio KriÃ
¡tofiÃÂ
- SaviÃÂ: Antonio KriÃ
¡tofiÃÂ
Judges' votes to eliminate (Duel 2)
- KovaÃÂ: Highway
- JoksimoviÃÂ: David Temelkov
- SaviÃÂ: David Temelkov
- HuljiÃÂ: David Temelkov
Week 5 (14 June)
(Live 8)
- Theme: Songs with dedication
- Group performance:
- Musical guest: Lukijan IvanoviÃÂ ("Hajde voli me.."), Jacques Houdek ("Nov ÃÂovjek"), Slavko KaleziÃÂ ("Feel the love"), Vlaho ArbuliÃÂ ("Bla Bla ")
Judges' votes to eliminate (Live 8)
- HuljiÃÂ: Magdalena BogiÃÂ
- KovaÃÂ: Adnan & Tarik
- JoksimoviÃÂ: Adnan & Tarik
- SaviÃÂ: Adnan & Tarik
Week 6 (21 June)
(Live 9)
Episodes
References