X Factor Adria series 1 explained

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X Factor Adria is a Serbian version of The X Factor franchise. The first series started broadcasting in late October 2013. Even though the production is Serbian, auditions were held in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia - making the series pan regional.
The series judging panel features Emina Jahović, Kristina Kovač, Kiki Lesendrić and Željko Joksimović. The auditions were hosted by Bane Jevtić with Sneže Velkov as a co-host. Una Senić hosted the spin-off series and co-hosted during the judges houses. After the first two episodes were aired it was rumored that Bane would be replaced by another host, but the producers denied it. On the night of the first live show it was announced that Bane would be replaced by Slavko Kalezić - actor and a contestant that was eliminated in the Judges Houses phase of the competition.[1] Day after the first live show aired it was announced that Slavko would be replaced as well.[2] On January 14, 2014, Ana Grubin revealed she will be new host, while Una Senić and Sneže Velkov report from the backstage.[3]

Selection process

Auditions

Contestants were able to apply via text messages and an online form on the shows Facebook page. During the Exit Festival a mobile audition booth was set up and people could audition before previously applying. All of the applicants needed to preaudition for the producers before actually auditioning in front of the judges. The pre-auditions were held from August 20 to September 2 in Budva, Skopje, Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Niš, Novi Sad and Belgrade.[4] After seeing all the acts, producers select a number of contestants that will audition in front of the judges.

From over 8000 acts that came to pre-auditions,[5] producers selected 300 that were put through to judges auditions. The judges auditions are held solely in Šimanovci where the producers, RTV Pink, have their biggest studios. These auditions are the first part of the auditioning process that is broadcast to the public. The auditions were filmed in front of a live audience.

These are all of the contestants shown during the auditions episodes:

Key:

– Contestant was eliminated

Judges weren't satisfied with Irma's first song leading to her getting only one "yes" (from Željko). She went backstage and thanks to Željko (and audience) she was called back to the stage when she received four "yes-es".

Bootcamp

Bootcamp is the second phase of the competition. There was only one 90 minute episode of bootcamp which was broadcast on December 10, 2013.
All the acts that got a yes during the auditions came back and judges chose 80 of them to perform again and sent all of the other acts back home without them singing again. The 80 acts performed in ten groups of eight, each group performing a medley or a mash-up selected by the producers. Judges originally decided on the 25 acts to progress to judges houses, six from each category, except for the groups, where seven acts progressed - three of the groups consist of the acts that had previously audition as soloists.[6] Even though it was announced that Kristina would have seven acts at her house, Mouse Miles signed a contract with a recording company and had to leave the competition, therefore the groups category had six acts, like all of the other categories, making the total number of 24 contestants that advanced through to judges houses.

Key:

– Contestant was eliminated

– Contestant progressed to the Judges' houses

– Contestant auditioned as a solo artist, but progressed to the Judges' houses in a group

The 24 acts that progressed to the judges houses:

Judges' houses

At the end of Bootcamp, it was revealed that the boys category would be mentored by Jahović, the girls by Lesendrić, the over 27s by Joksimović and the groups would be mentored by Kovač.[7]
Some information about the locations of the judges houses were leaked and published via various tabloids. It was revealed that Kiki was assisted by Scott Mills at his judges' houses, Emina by Mustafa Sandal[8] and Joksimović by Tony Cetinski.[9] Jahović took the boys to Istanbul for vocal coaching, but the performances and elimination were recorded in Belgrade.

Summary of judges' houses
width=100Judgewidth=100Categorywidth=100Locationwidth=150Assistantwidth=150Contestants eliminatedwidth=150Second Chance contestant
JahovićBoysIstanbul, Turkey/
Belgrade, Serbia
Mustafa SandalMiloš Bajat, Petar Jojić,
Stefan Koković
Miloš Bajat
LesendrićGirlsBelgrade, SerbiaScott MillsKatarina Jovanović, Aleksandra Sekulić, Hristina VukovićAleksandra Sekulić
JoksimovićOver 27sBudva, MontenegroTony CetinskiMaid Hećimović, Slavko Kalezić, Bojana RačićMaid Hećimović
KovačGroupsBelgrade, SerbiaLeontina VukomanovićIvan & Kiko Radenov, Jana Vuković & Luka Grumić, Roma SijamJana Vuković & Luka Grumić

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, four acts with the most votes from each category will come back on the first live show, after which only one of them would stay in the competition alongside other 12 contestants.
On the second live show it was announced that it was a close call between Maid Hećimović and Aleksandra Sekulić, so the producers decided to bring them both back.

Contestants

Key:

– Winner

– Runner-up

– Third place

Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Jahović)Haris Ćato Lukijan Ivanović Aleksa Perović
Girls (Lesendrić)Aleksandra Brković Ilma Karahmet Tamara Milanović Aleksandra Sekulić
Over 27s (Joksimović)Maid Hećimović Mladen Lukić Maja Novaković
Groups (Kovač)4U Doktori H2O

Live shows

The first live show episode was broadcast on 7 January 2014.[10]

The Final

The final took place in Kombank Arena, Belgrade.

Result summary

Colour key
  - Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the sing-off
  - Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off)
  - Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off)
  - Contestant received the most public votes
Contestant!style="width:8%" rowspan=2 scope="col"
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9
Round 1Round 2
SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe SafeSafeSafeWinner
(week 9)
Tamara MilanovićSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe SafeSafeSafeRunner-up
(week 9)
Maid HećimovićSafeSafe SafeSafe6thBottom twoSafe3rd
(week 9)
Lukijan IvanovićSafeSafeSafeSafe Safe8thSafeSafe4thEliminated
(week 9)
DoktoriSafe SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe5thEliminated
(week 9)
Ilma Karahmet SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoEliminated
(week 8)
Aleksa PerovićSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe7thEliminated
(week 7)
Aleksandra Brković11thSafeSafeBottom twoSafe Safe 8th Eliminated
(week 7)
Haris Ćato SafeSafeSafeSafe9th9thEliminated
(week 6)
4USafeBottom twoSafeSafe10thEliminated
(week 5)
Aleksandra SekulićSafeBottom twoBottom two Eliminated
(week 4)
H2OSafeSafeBottom twoEliminated
(week 3)
Maja NovakovićSafe Bottom twoEliminated
(week 2)
Mladen Lukić 12thEliminated
(week 1)
Sing-offAleksandra Brković,
Mladen Lukić
4U,
Maja Novaković
Aleksandra Sekulić,
H2O
Aleksandra Brković,
Aleksandra Sekulić
4U,
Haris Ćato
Haris Ćato,
Lukijan Ivanović
Aleksa Perović,
Maid Hećimović
Ilma Karahmet,
Maid Hećimović
No sing-off or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Jahović's vote to eliminateAleksandra Brković Maja Novaković H2O Aleksandra Sekulić 4U Lukijan Ivanović Maid Hećimović Ilma Karahmet
Kovač's vote to eliminateMladen Lukić Maja Novaković Aleksandra Sekulić Aleksandra Sekulić Haris Ćato Lukijan Ivanović Aleksa Perović Ilma Karahmet
Lesendrić's vote to eliminateMladen Lukić Maja Novaković H2O Aleksandra Sekulić Haris Ćato Haris Ćato Maid Hećimović Maid Hećimović
Joksimović's vote to eliminateAleksandra Brković 4U H2O 4U Haris Ćato Aleksa Perović Ilma Karahmet
EliminatedMladen Lukić
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Maja Novaković
3 of 4 votes
Majority
H2O
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Aleksandra Sekulić
3 of 4 votes
Majority
4U
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Haris Ćato
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Aleksa Perović
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Ilma Karahmet
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Doktori
Public vote to win
Maid Hećimović
Public vote to win
Aleksandra Brković
Public vote to save
Lukijan Ivanović
Public vote to win
Tamara Milanović
Public vote to win

Live show details

Week 1 (7 January)

Act! scope="col"
Order SongResult
Aleksandra Brković1"You Got the Love"Bottom two
Mladen Lukić2"Bacila je sve niz rijeku" Bottom two
4U3"Roar"Safe
Haris Ćato4"Stay"Safe
Ilma Karahmet5"Sve će to o mila moja" Safe
Aleksa Perović6"Un Amor"Safe
Maja Novaković7"Ako je vrijedilo išta" Safe
H2O 8"Beautiful"Safe
Doktori9"Osloni se na mene" Safe
Tamara Milanović10"Dodirni mi kolena" Safe
Lukijan Ivanović11"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"Safe
Daniel Kajmakoski12"One"Safe
Sing-off details
Aleksandra Brković1"Nobody's Perfect"Safe
Mladen Lukić2"Rijeka suza i na njoj lađa" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Lukić was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 2 (14 January)

Act! scope="col"
Order SongResult
Lukijan Ivanović1"Lady" Safe
4U2"Feel"Bottom two
Aleksandra Brković3"More pelina" Safe
Maja Novaković4"Girl on Fire"Bottom two
Haris Ćato5"All Around the World"Safe
Tamara Milanović6"What Now"Safe
H2O7"Monday Morning"Safe
Doktori8"Story of My Life"Safe
Ilma Karahmet9"Grenade"Safe
Daniel Kajmakoski10"Čija si" Safe
Aleksandra Sekulić11"Parachute"Safe
Aleksa Perović12"Anđeo" Safe
Sing-off details
Maja Novaković1"Umirem 100 puta dnevno" Eliminated
4U2"Nedostaješ mi" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 3 (21 January)

Act! scope="col"
Order SongResult
Ilma Karahmet1"Ne dam na tebe" Safe
Doktori2"Cesarica" Safe
Maid Hećimović3"Pisaću joj pisma duga" Safe
Tamara Milanović4"Mi nismo sami" Safe
Haris Ćato5"Što ti dadoh" Safe
Aleksandra Sekulić6"E7/9" Bottom two
Daniel Kajmakoski7"Sonce ne me gree" Safe
H2O8"Čuvam te" Bottom two
Aleksa Perović9"Voli me i ne voli me" Safe
4U10"Točkovi" Safe
Aleksandra Brković11"Zbunjena" Safe
Lukijan Ivanović12"Sve moje zore" Safe
Sing-off details
Aleksandra Sekulić1"Odlazim a volim te"Safe
H2O2"I Follow Rivers"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 4 (28 January)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Daniel Kajmakoski 1 "Counting Stars"Safe
Aleksandra Brković2"Zbog tebe" / "Tek je 12 sati" Bottom two
Aleksa Perović3"Bailamos"Safe
Aleksandra Sekulić4"Kao da me nema" Bottom two
Doktori5"Happy"Safe
Ilma Karahmet 6"Nisam anđeo" Safe
Maid Hećimović7"Stvari lagane" Safe
4U8"Summertime Sadness"Safe
Lukijan Ivanović9"Love Me Again"Safe
Haris Ćato10"Sve je laž" Safe
Tamara Milanović11"Jar of Hearts"Safe
Sing-off details
Aleksandra Brković1"Turning Tables"Safe
Aleksandra Sekulić2"Sve još miriše na nju" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 5 (4 February)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Maid Hećimović1"Krasiva" Safe
Haris Ćato2"Billie Jean"Bottom two
Ilma Karahmet3"Mercy"Safe
Doktori4"Freedom"Safe
Aleksandra Brković5"Where Have You Been"Safe
Aleksa Perović6"Ai Se Eu Te Pego"Safe
Daniel Kajmakoski7"Wake Me Up"Safe
Lukijan Ivanović8"Ludak kao ja" Safe
Tamara Milanović9"Umbrella"Safe
4U10"When Love Takes Over"Bottom two
Sing-off details
Haris Ćato1"Cry Me a River"Safe
4U2"California King Bed"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote.4U was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes

Week 6 (18 February)

The sixth live show was scheduled to be broadcast on 11 February, but because a flu epidemic struck both contestants and the production crew, it was postponed for a week. Instead of the live show, the producer decided to broadcast the special, "Meet you favourite".[15]

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Tamara Milanović1"Skinny Love"Safe
Daniel Kajmakoski2"Stay"Safe
Lukijan Ivanović3"Brod u boci" Bottom two
Ilma Karahmet4"Hurt"Safe
Haris Ćato5"Nije htjela" Bottom two
Maid Hećimović6Safe
Aleksa Perović7"Pogledi u tami" Safe
Doktori8"With or Without You"Safe
Aleksandra Brković9"Back to Black"Safe
Sing-off details
Lukijan Ivanović1"Recovery"Safe
Haris Ćato 2"Dušo moja" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Cato was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 7 (25 February)

After the voting lines were closed producers announced that they decided on eliminating two contestants this week.[18] The act with the fewest votes would be eliminated without participating in the sing off, while second and third to last placed acts would sing for survival.[19]

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongMovie/TV showResult
Aleksa Perović1"A sad adio" Vruć vetarBottom two
Maid Hećimović2"Floyd" Nacionalna klasaBottom two
Ilma Karahmet3"I Need To Know"Barbie as the Island PrincessSafe
Daniel Kajmakoski4"Unchained Melody"GhostSafe
Lukijan Ivanović5"Ain't No Sunshine"Notting HillSafe
Aleksandra Brković6"Reflection"MulanEliminated
Doktori7"I'll Be There for You"FriendsSafe
Tamara Milanović 8"Skyfall"SkyfallSafe
Sing-off details
Aleksa Perović1"Here Without You"Eliminated
Maid Hećimović2"Ostala si uvijek ista" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 8 (4 March)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Maid Hećimović1"Nije ljubav stvar" Bottom two
Ilma Karahmet2"Kao ptica na mom dlanu" Bottom two
Doktori3"Da te volim" Safe
Lukijan Ivanović4"Još ti se nadam" Safe
Tamara Milanović5"Slučajno" Safe
Daniel Kajmakoski6"Ljubavi" Safe
Sing-off details
Maid Hećimović1"Odiseja"Safe
Ilma Karahmet2"Korake ti znam" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate

Final week (23 March)

Act! scope="col"
Orderscope=col First songscope=col Orderscope=col Second song scope=col Orderscope=col Third songscope=col OrderFourth songResult
Doktori1" Troublemaker/Just the Way You Are"N/AN/A – already eliminated N/AN/A – already eliminatedN/AN/A – already eliminatedFifth Place
Lukijan Ivanović2"Don't You Worry Child"N/AN/A – already eliminated N/AN/A – already eliminatedN/A N/A – already eliminatedFourth Place
Daniel Kajmakoski3"Sex on Fire"1"Angels"1"The Hardest Thing" 1"Red"Winner
Maid Hecimović4"Kao moja mati" 2"Eh, da je tuga snijeg" N/A N/A – already eliminatedN/A N/A – already eliminatedThird Place
Tamara Milanović5"Wrecking Ball"3"Ja bih te sanjala" 2"Run"2"Don't You Remember"Runner-up

Reception

Controversy and criticism

LGBT discrimination accusations

When Fifi Janevska (assigned male at birth) stepped on stage during the auditions, she was asked by Kristina if she wanted to be referred to as male or female. After Fifi said that she wanted to be referred to as female, Željko asked how could he refer to her as female when "she is male". When Fifi's performance was over, all of the judges gave her a yes, except Željko who said he was shocked.[20] When commenting on the performance, Željko refrained from using either male or female pronouns when talking to Fifi.[21] Željko also added he was not conservative which prompted Kristina to ask him "You aren't?".[22] When voting, before giving a no, Željko said: "I don't like it. But you sing good."[23]
After the episode was broadcast, LGBT organisations were outraged and wanted Željko to apologize for the way he acted.[24] Željko responded on Twitter that he doesn't think he did anything wrong and that everyone's entitled to their opinion.[25] The producers have stated that there was no hate speech in the way Željko talked to Fifi.[26]
The situation had minor coverage by websites outside the Adria region - including a community article on BuzzFeed and Huffington Post.[27]

Aleksandra Brković's elimination

In week 7, when two acts were eliminated, production faced minor criticism from the public for eliminating Aleksandra Brković without giving her a chance to sing for survival.[19] After the voting lines have been closed for that night, Ana Grubin said that two acts would leave the competition, instead of one, without previously announcing the change of the rules. When bottom three were revealed, Ana announced that Aleksandra had the fewest votes and would leave without singing again. When the other two acts performed and judges had to vote which one would stay, some of the judges commented that they thought it was not fair for Aleksandra to leave without being given a chance to fight for her place in the competition.[28]
In the days that followed, a lot of Aleksandra's supporters said that their votes did not get through, or got through after the voting lines were closed. Joksimović also tweeted that he received a lot of complaints from people who had problems with voting that night.[29] Soon after that producers had a press release where they stated there were no problems with the voting lines and that the double elimination was previously used in the British version of the show and was not a thing they made up.

Episodes

width=10width=200Stage of competitionwidth=120Original air date
1Auditions 1October 29, 2013
2Auditions 2November 5, 2013
3Auditions 3November 13, 2013
4Auditions 4November 19, 2013
5Auditions 5November 26, 2013
6Auditions SpecialDecember 3, 2013
7BootcampDecember 10, 2013
8Judges' houses (Girls/Boys)December 17, 2013
9Judges' houses (Over 27s/Groups)December 24, 2013
10Holiday SpecialJanuary 2, 2014
11Live show 1January 7, 2014
12Live show 2January 14, 2014
13Live show 3January 21, 2014
14Live show 4January 28, 2014
15Live show 5February 4, 2014
16"Meet your favourite" SpecialFebruary 11, 2014
17Live show 6February 18, 2014
18Live show 7February 25, 2014
19Live show 8March 4, 2014
20Final showMarch 23, 2014

Notes and References

  1. http://tracara.com/ko-je-voditelj-x-faktora-producenti-najavljuju-iznanadenje/ Ko je voditelj X faktora?! Producenti najavljuju iznanađenje! | Tračara
  2. http://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/915806-voditelj-x-factora-leti-napolje-bio-sam-odlican-pljuju-me-iz-ljubomore-foto-video VODITELJ X FACTORA LETI NAPOLJE: Bio sam odličan, pljuju me iz ljubomore! (FOTO) (VIDEO) | Telegraf – Najnovije vesti
  3. http://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/919657-saznajemo-ana-mihajlovski-nova-voditeljka-x-factora SAZNAJEMO: Ana Mihajlovski nova voditeljka X Factora! | Telegraf – Najnovije vesti
  4. http://www.kurir-info.rs/x-faktor-srbija-prva-audicija-u-regionu-zakazana-za-20-avgust-clanak-896825 X Faktor: Prva audicija u regionu zakazana za 20. avgust - Kurir
  5. http://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/815983-x-factor-pomama-baka-70-improvizuje-na-audiciji-klinci-ubedjeni-u-pobedu-foto-video X FACTOR POMAMA: Baka (70) improvizuje na audiciji, klinci ubeđeni u pobedu! (FOTO) (VIDEO) - Telegraf.rs
  6. http://www.pulsonline.rs/puls-poznatih/29453/x-faktor-takmicari-podeljeni-u-cetiri-grupe-foto Puls - "X FAKTOR" Takmičari podeljeni u četiri grupe! FOTO
  7. http://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/897776-x-factor-takmicari-plakali-svadjali-se-ziri-ogorcen-nastupima-foto-video X FACTOR: Takmičari plakali, svađali se, žiri ogorčen nastupima! (FOTO) (VIDEO) - Telegraf.rs
  8. http://tracara.com/emina-ugostila-takmicare-x-factora-u-istanbulu/ Emina ugostila takmičare X Factora u Istanbulu | Tračara
  9. http://www.kurir-info.rs/hit-zeljko-joksimovic-i-toni-cetinski-snimaju-duet-clanak-1057177 HIT: Željko Joksimović i Toni Cetinski snimaju duet - Kurir
  10. http://www.blic.rs/Zabava/X-factor/429920/Lajv-nastupi-X-Faktora-pocinju-7-januara Blic Online | Lajv nastupi X Faktora počinju 7. januara
  11. http://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/923666-x-factor-takmicari-pevaju-domace-hitove X FACTOR: Takmičari pevaju domaće hitove! | Telegraf – Najnovije vesti
  12. Web site: X FACTOR IZNENAĐENJA: Jelena Rozga specijalni gost! . 27 January 2014.
  13. Web site: X FACTOR IZNENAĐENJE: Doris Dragović nastupa u revijalnom delu šoua! . 27 January 2014.
  14. http://www.kurir-info.rs/x-factor-iznenadenje-lorin-specijalni-gost-clanak-1206273 X FACTOR IZNENAĐENJE: Lorin specijalni gost! - Kurir
  15. http://www.story.rs/koktel/tv/37203-x-faktor-specijal-upoznaj-svog-favorita.html X faktor specijal: Upoznaj svog favorita
  16. http://www.mjuznews.com/novosti/kaliopi-gosca-estog-x-factor-live-showa MjuzNews | Vesti iz sveta muzike - Kaliopi gošća šestog X Factor LIVE showa - Koncerti, svirke i nastupi
  17. http://www.kurir-info.rs/x-factor-filmsko-vece-takmicari-pevaju-pesme-iz-serija-i-filmskih-ostvarenja-clanak-1242379 X FACTOR FILMSKO VEČE: Takmičari pevaju pesme iz serija i filmskih ostvarenja - Kurir
  18. http://www.blic.rs/Zabava/X-factor/445488/X-FACTOR-Emina-Danijele-nisi-me-doveo-do-vrjunca-Sta-mi-se-smejete Blic Online | Blog uživo | X FACTOR: Aleksandra Brković i Aleksa napustili takmičenje!
  19. http://www.svetplus.com/vesti/37837/x-factor-adria:-ispala-aleksandra-brkovic-bez-prava-na-borbu-u-duelu X Factor Adria: Ispala Aleksandra Brković, bez prava na borbu u duelu! - Muzika - Region - Vesti - Svet Plus
  20. http://www.mondo.rs/a631269/Zabava/TV/LBGT-zajednica-trazi-izvinjenje-od-Zeljka.html LGBT zajednica traži izvinjenje od Željka
  21. http://www.svet.rs/najnovije-vesti/x-factor-makedonac-transvestit-odusevio-sve-clanove-zirija-osim-zeljka “X Factor”: Makedonac transvestit oduševio sve osim Željka Joksimovića! : svet
  22. http://www.kurir-info.rs/uzivo-x-factor-ko-ce-oduseviti-ziri-clanak-1072397 X FACTOR TAMARA RASPLAKALA ŽIRI: U sobi smo sa svetskim talentom, svi smo se naježili! - Kurir
  23. https://www.buzzfeed.com/lazaralazara/is-transphobia-a-part-of-the-x-factor-general-poli-6qjt Is Transphobia A Part Of The X Factor General Policy
  24. http://radiosarajevo.ba/novost/130854/gadenje-i-nevjerica-zeljko-joksimovic-diskriminisao-transrodnu-osobu 'Gađenje i nevjerica: Željko Joksimović diskriminisao transrodnu osobu' | Radio Sarajevo
  25. http://www.kurir-info.rs/lbgt-zeljko-izvini-se-joksimovic-to-je-moje-misljenje-clanak-1073815 LBGT: Željko, izvini se! Joksimović: To je moje mišljenje! - Kurir
  26. http://www.pulsonline.rs/puls-poznatih/28542/produkcija-x-faktora-nije-bilo-govora-mrznje Puls - PRODUKCIJA X FAKTORA: Nije bilo govora mržnje!
  27. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/08/transgender-singer-x-factor-serbia_n_4241458.html Fifi Janevski, Transgender Woman, Criticized By Željko Joksimović On Serbian 'X Factor'
  28. http://www.svetplus.com/vesti/37864/x-factor-adria:-aleksandra-brkovic-je-ispala-po-pravilima-licence-(foto) X Factor Adria: Aleksandra Brković je ispala po pravilima licence (Foto) - Muzika - Region - Vesti - Svet Plus
  29. http://www.svetplus.com/vesti/37857/x-factor-adria:-zeljko-joksimovic-apeluje-na-produkciju---mnogi-se-zale-na-nemogucnost-glasanja X Factor Adria: Željko Joksimović apeluje na produkciju - Mnogi se žale na nemogućnost glasanja! - Muzika - Region - Vesti - Svet Plus