X-Faktor (Hungarian TV series) explained

Creator:Simon Cowell
Presenter:Nóra Ördög
Balázs Sebestyén
Bence Istenes
Lilu
Ramóna Kiss
Dávid Miller
Joci Pápai
Judges:Péter Geszti
Ildikó Keresztes
Miklós Malek
Feró Nagy
Róbert Alföldi
Róbert Szikora
Gabi Tóth
Gábor Szűcs
ByeAlex
Laci Gáspár
Peti Puskás
Gigi Radics
Bogi Dallos
Adél Csobot
Erika Herceg
Péter Majoros
Milán Valkusz
Andrea Tóth
Company:IKO Műsorgyártó Kft. (2010–2014)
UFA Magyarország Kft. (2016–present)
Fremantle
Syco Entertainment
Language:Hungarian
Network:RTL
Last Aired:present
Num Episodes:186
Num Series:11

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 continues its success nowadays in the eleventh series.

The original judging panel consisted of Feró Nagy, Miklós Malek, Ildikó Keresztes and Péter Geszti. Róbert Szikora, Gabi Tóth, and Róbert Alföldi joined the judging panel in the Fourth series replacing Nagy, Malek and Ildikó Keresztes, who left the show after the Third series, due to career commitments. In series 5 Little G Weevil took the place of original judge Geszti, who left the show to focus on his music career. In 2015 RTL Klub did not order a new season, instead they aired the first series of Hungary's Got Talent. The show returned in 2016, with new judges ByeAlex, Laci Gáspár and Peti Puskás replacing Alföldi, Szikora and Little G. The show was originally hosted by Balázs Sebestyén and Nóra Ördög. Sebestyén left the show after the First series. Nóra Ördög presented the show in the 2011 and in 2012 In 2013 she was replaced with Lilu and Bence Istenes. In 2014 Lilu left the show Istenes presents the show as a solo host onwards.

There have been eleven winners of the show to date: Csaba Vastag, Tibor Kocsis, Gergő Oláh, Dóra Danics, Andrea Tóth, Barbara Opitz, Ricco & Claudia, USNK, Tibor Ruszó, ALEE and Bernadett Solyom.

Series summary

"Peter Geszti" category
"Ildiko Keresztes" category
"Fero Nagy" category
"Miklos Malek" category
"Robert Alföldi" category
"Robert Szikora" category
"Gabi Toth" category
"Gabor Szucs" category
"ByeAlex" category
"Laci Gaspar" category
"Peti Puskas" category
"Gigi Radics" category
"Bogi Dallos" category
"Adél Csobot" category
"Erika Herceg" category
"Péter Majoros" category
"Milán Valkusz" category
"Andrea Tóth" category

SeriesStartFinishWinnerRunner upThird placeFourth place Winning mentorPresenter(s)Main judges (no order)
1234
128 August 201019 December 2010Csaba Vastagbgcolor=pinkNikolas Takácsbgcolor=pinkNorbi L. KirályVeca JanicsákFeró NagyNóra Ördög
Balázs Sebestyén
Péter GesztiIldikó KeresztesMiklós MalekFeró Nagy
23 September 201118 December 2011Tibor KocsisEnikő Muribgcolor=pinkGergő BariczTamás TarányMiklós MalekNóra Ördög
31 September 201216 December 2012Gergő OláhTímea AntalAdél CsobotDávid SzabóPéter Geszti
47 September 201315 December 2013Dóra DanicsByTheWayTünde KrasznaiÁkos CsordásLilu
Bence Istenes
Róbert SzikoraGabi TóthRóbert Alföldi
56 September 201421 December 2014Andrea TóthJuli HorányiBenjiRichárd NagyRóbert SzikoraBence IstenesGábor Szűcs
624 September 201617 December 2016Barbara OpitzRicsi MataDmitrij GorbunovHam ko HamGabi TóthLaci GáspárByeAlexPéter Puskás
72 September 2017 25 November 2017Ricco & ClaudiaSerena RigacciRoland GulyásBettina TóthLaci GáspárRamóna Kiss Gigi Radics
86 October 2018 15 December 2018USNKStolen BeatGabriella TamáskaTímea AranyByeAlex
95 October 201914 December 2019Tibor RuszóAndor VanekPatrik ZdrobaEmánuel GödölleiBogi Dallos
109 October 202118 December 2021Alex Balázs (ALEE)Paulina KocsisKamilla FerencziMarci MehringerDávid MillerAdél Csobot
113 September 202219 November 2022Bernadett SolyomKevin KissLuca MihályfiAlexa HelfyErika Herceg
127 September 2024Dávid Miller
Joci Pápai
Andrea TóthMilán ValkuszPéter Majoros
Notes
  1. In the Finale of the series 7 the presenter was Bence Istenes.
Hosts 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 20212022 2024
Judges 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 20212022 2024
Little G. Weevil
Ildikó Keresztes

Judges' categories and their contestants

In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.

– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Season
OneGirls
Veca Janicsák
Dorka Shodeinde
Fanni Domokos
Boys
Nikolas Takács
Norbi L. Király
Tamás Vastag
Groups
Non Stop
Summer Sisters'
Mimi és Gergő
Over 25s
Csaba Vastag
Kati Wolf
Mariann Szabó
TwoGroups
Rocktenors
Apollo23
Ikrek
Boys
Gergő Baricz
Lil' C.
Tamás Demes
Over 25s
Tibor Kocsis
Tamás Tarány
Tibor Gyurcsík
Girls
Enikő Muri
Vera Kováts
Alexa Bagosi
ThreeBoys
Gergő Oláh
Dávid Szabó
Zoltán Fehér
Over 28s
László Kovács
Krisztián Zámbó
Bea Lass
Girls
Tímea Antal
Adél Csobot
Andrea Kvaka
Groups
Like
Spirit
P.J.Z.
Season
FourOver 25s
Dóra Danics
Tünde Krasznai
Márk Bozsek
Boys
Ákos Csordás
Ádám Szabó
Marcell Tóth
Groups
ByTheWay
Fat Phoenix
MDC
Girls
Lili Péterffy
Lili Batánovics
Anikó Eckert
Season
FiveOver 25s
Juli Horányi
Jonathan Andelic
Zsófi Kállai-Kiss
Groups
Tha Shudras
Spoon
Pálinka Republik
Girls
Andrea Tóth
Izabella Jakab-Péter
Jenifer Ilyés
Boys
Benji
Richárd Nagy
Richárd Borbély
Richárd Szabó
Season
SixOver 25s
Szandra Fejes
János Ónodi
Eszter Balogh
Girls
Barbara Opitz
Liza Vince Alíz
Kinga Jáger
Groups
Ham ko Ham
Soulbreakers
Jaggers
Boys
Ricsi Mata
Dmitrij Gorbunov
Gergő Dánielfy
Season
SevenGroups
Ricco & Claudia
London Kids
Radio Mobster
Boys
Roland Gulyás
Dániel Bereznay
Norbert Mézes
Girls
Serena Rigacci
Bettina Tóth
Viola Erdős
Over 25s
Dániel Berta
Lívia Abaházi Nagy
Péter Hegedűs
EightGirls
Gabriella Tamáska
Tímea Arany
Vivien Urbanovics
Over 25s
Taka Kurokava
János Balog
László Ölveti
Groups
USNK
Stolen Beat
Ricky and the Drunken Sailors
Boys
Pál Kovács
Gergö Szekér
Krisztián Nagy
Season
NineOver 25s
Patrik Zdroba
Renátó Burai
Antal Balogh
Girls
Enikő Bagdi
Blanka Dárdai
Aletta Huszár
Boys
Tibor Ruszó
Andor Vanek
Emánuel Gödöllei
Groups
Take 3
C.O.O.L
Speranta
Season
TenOver 22s
Paulina Kocsis
Mardoll
Imi Plaza
Groups
The Harmonies
The Palace
Beneath My Skin
Boys
Alex Balázs (ALEE)
Marci Mehringer
Roland Tóth
Girls
Kamilla Ferenczi
Regina Nagy
Flóra Tabatabai
Season
ElevenLuca Mihályfi
Szebasztián Serbán
Sophia Khan
Alexa Helfy
Enikő Bodrogi
Synergy
Bernadett Solyom
Isky & Szkym
Ádám Beretka
Kevin Kiss
Marcell Boros
Ábel Váradi

Season 1 (2010)

See main article: X-Faktor (series 1). The auditions started in the summer of 2010, with more than 5,000 candidates for the first series in Hungary.

Contestants

The top twelve acts were confirmed as follows:

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-up

 - Third place

Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Keresztes)Norbi L. Király Nikolas Takács Tamás Vastag
Girls (Geszti)Fanni Domokos Veca Janicsák Dorka Shodeinde
Over 25s (Nagy)Mariann Szabó Csaba Vastag Kati Wolf
Groups (Malek)Mimi és Gergő Non Stop Summer Sisters

Season 2 (2011)

See main article: X-Faktor (series 2). The auditions started in the spring of 2011, with thousands of candidates for the second series in Hungary.

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-up

 - Third place

Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Keresztes)Gergő BariczTamás DemesLil C.
Girls (Nagy)Alexa BagosiVera KovátsEnikő Muri
Over 25s (Malek)Tibor GyurcsíkTibor KocsisTamás Tarány
Groups (Geszti)Apollo23IkrekRocktenors

Season 3 (2012)

See main article: X-Faktor (series 3). The producers' auditions started at the Spring of 2012. Thousands of hopefuls were waiting for their auditions. The judges auditions took place at Budapest on 25–28 June.

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-up

 - Third place

Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Geszti)Zoltán FehérGergő OláhDávid Szabó
Girls (Malek)Tímea AntalAdél CsobotAndrea Kvaka
Over 25s (Keresztes)László KovácsBea LassKrisztián Zámbó
Groups (Nagy)LikeP.J.Z.Spirit

Season 4 (2013)

See main article: X-Faktor (series 4). On 16 December 2012 the show's host Nóra Ördög announced, that the show will be back for its fourth season in 2013. The apply for the auditions started on the same day.

Three of the original judges left the show after the third series; Miklós Malek, Feró Nagy and Ildikó Keresztes. The original host Nóra Ördög left the show due to her pregnancy.

On 29 April RTL announced the new judges. Péter Geszti is the only original judge, who returned for season 4. The three new judges are: Gabi Tóth, Róbert Szikora and Róbert Alföldi.[1] The RTL announced in May, that two new hosts will present the show in 2013. They are Lilu and Bence Istenes.[2]

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-up

 - Third place

 - Withdrew

Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Tóth)Ákos CsordásÁdám SzabóMarcell Tóth
Girls (Alföldi)Lili BatánovicsAnikó EckertLili Péterffy
Over 25s (Geszti)Márk BozsekDóra DanicsTünde Krasznai
Groups (Szikora)ByTheWayFat PhoenixMDC

Season 5 (2014)

See main article: X-Faktor (series 5).

Péter 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 alongside new judge Gábor Szűcs.[3]

Original host Nóra Ördög was to return to the show for this series, but she became pregnant.[4] RTL asked Bence Istenes back to host the show for a second run.[5]

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-Up

 - Third place

Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Alföldi)BenjiRichárd BorbélyRichárd NagyRichárd Szabó
Girls (Szikora)Jenifer IlyésIzabella Jakab-PéterAndrea Tóth
Over 25s (Szűcs)Jonathan AndelicJuli HorányiZsófi Kállai-Kiss
Groups (Tóth)Pálinka RepublikSpoonTha Shudras

Season 6 (2016)

See main article: X-Faktor (series 6).

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-Up

 - Third place

Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Puskás)Gergő DánielfyDmitrij GorbunovRicsi Mata
Girls (Tóth)Kinga JágerBarbara OpitzLiza Vince Aliz
Over 25s (Gáspár)Eszter BaloghSzandra FejesJános Ónodi
Groups (ByeAlex)Ham ko HamJaggersSoulbreakers

Kristóf Petics had originally been chosen for the live shows, but was disqualified from the competition due to him performing fighting and problematic behavior. He was replaced by Ricsi Mata.

Season 7 (2017)

See main article: X-Faktor (series 7).

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-Up

 - Third place

 - Withdrawn

Category (mentor)Chosen by mentorChosen by other mentors
Boys (Radics)Roland GulyásKrisztián Nagy1Norbert MézesDániel Bereznay
Girls (ByeAlex)Viola ErdősBettina TóthSerena Rigacci
Over 25s (Puskás)Lívia Abaházi NagyDániel BertaPéter Hegedűs
Groups (Gáspár)Radio MobsterRicco & ClaudiaLondon Kids

At the X-Factor press conference on 11 October, Krisztián Nagy announced that he was withdrawing from the competition due to difficulties he was having during the preparation period. He was replaced by Daniel Bereznay.

Season 8 (2018)

See main article: X-Faktor (series 8).

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-Up

 - Third Place

 - Withdrawn

Category (mentor)Chosen by mentorChosen by other mentors
Boys (Puskás)Krisztián NagyGergő SzekérPál Kovács
Girls (Gáspár)Tímea AranyGabriella TamáskaVivien Urbanovics
Over 25s (Radics)János BalogLászló ÖlvetiTaka Kurokava
Groups (ByeAlex)Stolen BeatUSNKRicky and the Drunken Sailors
At the X-Factor press conference on 14 November, Krisztián Nagy announced that he was withdrawing from the competition.

Season 9 (2019)

See main article: X-Faktor (series 9).

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-Up

 - Third Place

Category (mentor)Chosen by mentorChosen by other mentors
Boys (ByeAlex)Emánuel GödölleiAndor VanekTibor Ruszó
Girls (Dallos)Enikő BagdiBlanka DárdaiAletta Huszár
Over 25s (Gáspár)Renátó BuraiPatrik ZdrobaAntal Balogh
Groups (Puskás)C.O.O.LTake 3Speranta

Series 10 (2021)

On 20 October 2020, RTL Klub announced that they would not return in 2020, due to COVID-19. They stated that the pandemic would not allow them to start the auditions in time. Around the same time it was announced that the show would return in 2021.

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-Up

 - Third Place

Category (mentor)Chosen by mentorChosen by other mentors
Boys (ByeAlex)ALEEMarci MehringerRoland Tóth
Girls (Puskás)Kamilla FerencziRegina NagyFlóra Tabatabai Nejat
Over 22s (Gáspár)PaulinaImi PlazaMardoll
Groups (Csobot)The HarmoniesThe PalaceBeneath My Skin

Series 11 (2022)

See main article: X-Faktor (series 11).

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-Up

 - Third Place

MentorChosen by mentorChosen by other mentors
Laci GáspárLuca MihályfiSzebasztián SerbánSophia Khan
ByeAlexIsky & SzkymBernadett SolyomÁdám Beretka
Erika HercegEnikő BodrogiSynergyAlexa Helfy
Peti PuskásMarcell BorosKevin KissÁbel Váradi

Series averages

SeriesSeries premiereSeries finaleEpisodes
(inc. results shows)
Average Hungary viewers
in millions
(inc. results shows)
Series 128 August 201019 December 2010192.26
Series 23 September 201118 December 2011192.13
Series 31 September 201216 December 2012192.09
Series 47 September 201315 December 2013281.89
Series 56 September 201421 December 2014191.44
Series 624 September 201617 December 2016151.06
Series 72 September 2017 25 November 2017150.79
Series 86 October 2018 15 December 2018131.10
Series 95 October 201914 December 2019131.08
Series 109 October 202118 December 2021130.92
Series 113 September 202219 November 2022130.74
Series 127 September 2024

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: new judges . Origo.
  2. Web site: new judges . Origo.
  3. Web site: új zsűri 2014 . Hir24. 2014-05-31.
  4. http://xfaktor.rtlklub.hu/video/241147 2014-ben még nagyobb a tét az X-faktorban
  5. Web site: Megvan az X-Faktor új műsorvezetője.