X Factor (Romanian season 4)
X Factor is a Romanian television music competition that aims to find a new music talent to become a star. The fourth season began airing on 19 September 2014 on Antena 1.
The hosts are the same as in the first three seasons: Răzvan Simion and Dani Oțil, who are also known for hosting a well known morning show on Antena 1. Singer Delia Matache returned to the judging panel, while Horia Brenciu and Ștefan Bănică, Jr. joined the panel as replacements for the departing judges.
On December 26, 2014, the season concluded with Adina Răducan winning the Final, she was mentored by Brenciu. Alexandra Crișan, mentored by Bănică finished in second place.
Auditions
Audition process was based on the British and American version. First up were "The Producer's Audition", where the producers chose singers to proceed to the second phase which was "The Audition before the Judging panel". The first auditions took place at Craiova, on 24 May. They then took place in Sibiu, on 26 May, in Arad, on May 28 in Cluj Napoca on May 30, 2014, on June 2 in Iași, on June 5 in Galați and concluded on June 7, 2013 in Bucharest.| City | Auditions date | Venue |
| Craiova | May 24, 2014 | Craiova University |
| Sibiu | May 26, 2014 | |
| Arad | May 28, 2014 | Hotel Parc |
| Cluj Napoca | May 30, 2014 | Iulius Mall |
| Iași | June 2, 2014 | Palas Mall |
| Galați | June 5, 2014 | Hotel Faleza By Vega |
| Bucharest | June 7, 2014 | Children's Palace |
Judges
In February 2014, rumours began circulating that Cheloo would not be returning for the fourth series, because of his aggressive behavior. When it was announced that The X Factor would be returning for a fourth season, Dan Bittman was linked to the role. In May 2014, it was confirmed that Delia Matache would return. Before the auditions began, Cheloo and Bittman were replaced by pop singer Horia Brenciu and rock star Ștefan Bănică, Jr.Bootcamp
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Six-chair challenge
For this season of The X Factor, the producers confirmed that the boot camp and judges' houses sections of the competition, which traditionally followed the audition rounds, had been dropped and replaced with a brand new stage called "The Six-Chair challenge".This season, the categories follow the age-based format from season three. Brenciu mentored the Under 20s, Bănică the Over 20s and for the second time, Matache mentored the Groups.
Before the Six-chair challenge began, Vlad Simon left the competition because of health problems. Simon was replaced by Florin Șchiopu.
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| Episode | Category | Act | Order | Song | Mentor's decision | Switched with |
| Episode 10 | Under 20s | Cristian Goaie | 1 | "Feeling Good" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Episode 10 | Under 20s | Diana Căldăraru | 2 | "Yesterday" | Put in chair 2 | — |
| Episode 10 | Under 20s | Teodora Ciocănea | 3 | "Believe" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 10 | Under 20s | Sergiu Vonvea | 4 | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Put in chair 3 | — |
| Episode 10 | Under 20s | Sorina Rostaş | 5 | "You Raise Me Up" | Put in chair 4 | — |
| Episode 10 | Under 20s | Nicholas Sealey | 6 | "Unchained Melody" | Put in chair 5 | — |
| Episode 10 | Under 20s | Miruna Buză | 7 | "Skinny Love" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 10 | Under 20s | Octavian Broşteanu | 8 | "Cât De Frumoasă Ești" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 10 | Under 20s | Monica Sannino | 9 | "In Assenza Di Te" | Put in chair 6 | — |
| Episode 10 | Under 20s | Sabrina Stroe | 10 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Put in chair 3 | Sergiu Vonvea |
| Episode 11 | Under 20s | Melisa Tolea | 11 | "L-O-V-E" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 11 | Under 20s | Rafaelo Varga | 12 | ":ro:Direcția 5|O Fată Ca Ea" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 11 | Under 20s | Adina Răducan | 13 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Put in chair 4 | Sorina Rostaş |
| Episode 11 | Under 20s | Denis Borovină | 14 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Put in chair 3 | Sabrina Stroe |
| Episode 11 | Groups | Adelina Damian & Victor Sas | 15 | "Apologize" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Episode 11 | Groups | Studio 7 | 16 | "Fell in Love with an Alien" | Put in chair 2 | — |
| Episode 11 | Groups | Envi | 17 | "I Will Always Love You" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 11 | Groups | Black & White | 18 | "Just the Way You Are"/"Marry You" | Put in chair 3 | — |
| Episode 11 | Groups | Trupa 69 | 19 | "Taxi" | Put in chair 4 | — |
| Episode 11 | Groups | Divas | 20 | "Survivor" | Put in chair 5 | — |
| Episode 11 | Groups | Diana & Andrei Liță | 21 | "Let Her Go" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 11 | Groups | Afina & Daniel | 22 | "New York, New York" | Put in chair 6 | — |
| Episode 11 | Groups | Contrast | 23 | "Stand by Me" | Put in chair 5 | Divas |
| Episode 11 | Groups | R-Twins | 24 | "With You" | Put in chair 2 | Studio 7 |
| Episode 11 | Over 20s | Mihaela Belous | 25 | "Stop!" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 11 | Over 20s | Iuliana Dobre | 26 | "I'll Stand By You" | Put in chair 3 | — |
| Episode 11 | Over 20s | Dorina Vasilashkco | 27 | "Amado Mio" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Episode 11 | Over 20s | Ovidiu Anton | 28 | "All by Myself" | Put in chair 2 | — |
| Episode 11 | Over 20s | Florin Şchiopu | 29 | "Boyfriend" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 11 | Over 20s | Alexandra Crișan | 30 | "Angel" | Put in chair 4 | — |
| Episode 11 | Over 20s | Pavel Denesiuc | 31 | "My Heart Is Refusing Me" | Put in chair 5 | — |
| Episode 11 | Over 20s | Stela Boțan | 32 | "Someone like You" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 11 | Over 20s | Alexandru Florea | 33 | "Here Without You" | Put in chair 6 | — |
| Episode 11 | Over 20s | Nicoleta Nucă | 34 | "Say Something" | Put in chair 1 | Dorina Vasilashkco |
| Episode 12 | Over 20s | Maria Cojocaru | 35 | "One" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 12 | Over 20s | Alessio Paddeu | 36 | "When You Say Nothing at All" | Put in chair 2 | Ovidiu Anton |
| Episode 12 | Over 20s | Helena Abegaz | 37 | "Run" | Eliminated | — |
| Episode 12 | Over 20s | Sergiu Braga | 38 | "O Sole Mio" | Put in chair 2 | Alessio Paddeu |
The Duels
After the Six-chair challenge, each mentor had six contestants for the Duels. The contestants were not told who they were up against until the day of the Duels. Each contestant sang a song of their own choice, back to back, and each duel concluded with the respective mentor eliminating one of the two contestants; the three winners for each mentor advanced to the Live shows.;Colour key:
- Artist won the Duel and advanced to the Live shows
- Artist lost the Duel and was eliminated
| Episode | Category | Duel | Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Episode 12 | Over 20s | Duel 1 | Alexandra Crișan | 1 | "One and Only" | Finalist |
| Episode 12 | Over 20s | Duel 1 | Iuliana Dobre | 2 | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Eliminated |
| Episode 12 | Over 20s | Duel 4 | Alexandru Florea | 7 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Finalist |
| Episode 12 | Over 20s | Duel 4 | Pavel Denesiuc | 8 | "All of Me" | Eliminated |
| Episode 12 | Over 20s | Duel 6 | Sergiu Braga | 11 | "Con Te Partirò" | Eliminated |
| Episode 12 | Over 20s | Duel 6 | Nicoleta Nucă | 12 | "Hallelujah" | Finalist |
| Episode 12 | Groups | Duel 2 | Black & White | 3 | "We Are Young" | Eliminated |
| Episode 12 | Groups | Duel 2 | R-Twins | 4 | "The Lazy Song" | Finalist |
| Episode 12 | Groups | Duel 5 | Afina & Daniel | 9 | "Halo" | Eliminated |
| Episode 12 | Groups | Duel 5 | Trupa 69 | 10 | "Dark Horse" | Finalist |
| Episode 12 | Groups | Duel 8 | Contrast | 15 | "My Kind of Love" | Finalist |
| Episode 12 | Groups | Duel 8 | Adelina Damian & Victor Sas | 16 | "This Love" | Eliminated |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Duel 3 | Nicholas Sealey | 5 | "Blurred Lines" | Eliminated |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Duel 3 | Cristian Goaie | 6 | "Love Me Again" | Finalist |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Duel 7 | Monica Sannino | 13 | "Hit the Road Jack" | Finalist |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Duel 7 | Adina Răducan | 14 | "Trurli" | Finalist |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Duel 9 | Diana Căldăraru | 17 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Eliminated |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Duel 9 | Denis Borovină | 18 | "La La La" | Eliminated |
Notes
Wildcard
It was announced on 3 December 2014 that there would be a wildcard twist on the live shows. The judges selected the wildcard acts from other categories. The wildcard acts were announced in the first live show with Sergiu Braga chosen by Brenciu for the Under 20s category, Alessio Paddeu chosen by Matache for the Groups and Miruna Buză chosen by Bănică for the Over 20s category.Finalists
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Live shows
The live shows will have a change in this season. Only four live shows will take place. In the first two live shows, each category will have its own final showdown, the result of which is decided solely by its mentor. The outcome of the third show will only rely on the public vote and will have two eliminations. The final will have four contestants. Two of the finalists will be eliminated halfway through the final show, when the voting will have been frozen. The winner is still determined by the public vote.Results summary
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Week 1 (December 5)
- Theme: Romanian music
- Musical guests: Ștefan Bănică, Jr.
- Brenciu: Monica Sannino, stated that he will go further, in the contest, with the most spectacular act.
- Matache: R-Twins, gave no reason.
- Bănică : Miruna Buză, stated that he saw more determination in the other act.
Week 2 (December 12)
- Theme: Famous Voices
- Group performance: Medley from:
- Musical guests: Horia Brenciu
- Judge guest : :ro:Cristian Minculescu|Cristian Minculescu
- Brenciu: Cristian Goaie, Brenciu stated that with the other act, he will win the contest.
- Matache: Contrast
- Bănică : Alexandru Florea, Bănică stated that he will go further with the act, that he thinks, will make a career in music.
Week 3 (December 19)
- Theme: Duets
- Group performance: Medley from:
- Musical guests: Delia Matache
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Alexandra Crişan | 1 | "Empire State of Mind" | Safe |
| Trupa 69 | 2 | "Ipotecat" | Safe |
| Adina Răducan | 3 | "Colaj De Sâmbătă Seara" | Safe |
| Nicoleta Nucă | 4 | "One Sweet Day" | Safe |
| Sergiu Braga | 5 | ":ro:Nelu Ploieşteanu|Zaraza" | Eliminated |
| Alessio Paddeu | 6 | "Say Something" | Safe |
Second Round
- Theme: Semifinal
- Musical Guests : Delia Matache
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Alexandra Crişan | 1 | " A Natural Woman" | Safe |
| Trupa 69 | 2 | "Price Tag" | Safe |
| Adina Răducan | 3 | "Bună Seara, Iubite" | Safe |
| Nicoleta Nucă | 4 | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Eliminated |
| Alessio Paddeu | 5 | "When I Was Your Man" | Safe |
Week 4: Final (December 26)
Round 1
- Theme: Final
- Group performance: "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
- Musical guests: What's Up - "Taxi", Corul Naţional de Cameră "Madrigal" - Carols Medley
| Act | Order | Song | Order | Song | Result |
| Alessio Paddeu | 1 | "Meravigliosa Creatura" | 6 | "Oameni" | 4th Place |
| Alexandra Crişan | 2 | "Mai Frumoasă" | 5 | "Strânge-mă În Brațe" | Safe |
| Adina Răducan | 3 | "Mi-e Dor De Tine" | 8 | "Galbenă Gutuie" | Safe |
| Trupa 69 | 4 | "Te Pup, Pa Pa!" | 7 | ":ro:Randi|Prietena Ta" | 3rd Place |
Round 2
- Theme: Final
- Musical guests: Voltaj - "De La Capăt"
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Adina Răducan | 1 | "One Moment In Time" | Winner |
| Alexandra Crişan | 2 | "Someone Like You"/"Too Much Love Will Kill You" | Runner-Up |