X Factor (Romanian season 5)
X Factor is a Romanian television music competition that aims to find a new music talent to become a star. The fifth season will start airing on 17 September 2015 on Antena 1.
The hosts are the same as in the first four seasons: Răzvan Simion and Dani Oțil, who are also known for hosting a well known morning show on Antena 1. Delia Matache, Horia Brenciu and Ștefan Bănică, Jr. returned to the judging panel.
On December 27, 2015, the season concluded and was won by Florin Răduţă, mentored by Bănică. Xenia Chitoroagă, mentored also by Bănică finished in second place.
Judges
- Delia Matache
- Horia Brenciu
- Ștefan Bănică, Jr.
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 26 April 2015. They then took place in Sibiu, on 28 April, in Arad, on April 30, in Cluj Napoca on May 2, 2015, on May 5 in Iași, on May 8 in Galați, May 10 in Bucharest and concluded on May 16, 2015 in Chișinău, Moldova.| City | Auditions date | Venue |
| Craiova | April 26, 2015 | Craiova University |
| Sibiu | April 28, 2015 | |
| Arad | April 30, 2015 | Hotel Parc |
| Cluj Napoca | May 2, 2015 | Iulius Mall |
| Iași | May 5, 2015 | Palas Mall |
| Galați | May 8, 2015 | Hotel Faleza By Vega |
| Bucharest | May 10, 2015 | Children's Palace |
| Chișinău | May 16, 2015 |
The auditions were broadcast from 17 September 2015 until 20 November 2015. The auditions consisted in 11 episodes.
Bootcamp
This season, the categories follow the age-based format from the past two seasons. The judges learnt which category they will mentor after the Auditions 11. Brenciu will mentor the Groups, Bănică the Under 20s and for the second time, Matache will mentor the Over 20s.Complete Teams
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Six-chair challenge
Like last season, the stage called "The Six-Chair challenge" will be back. This season, the categories follow the age-based format from season four. From the 42 acts competing, at the end of this round, only 18 acts will go further in the competition.The Six-Chair Challenge consisted in three editions that were broadcast on November 27, December 4 and December 9, 2015.
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| Episode | Category | Act | Order | Song | Mentor's decision | Switched with |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Paul Bătinaş | 1 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Daniela Stoica | 2 | "At Last" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Afina Madoian | 3 | "Girl on Fire" | Put in chair 2 | Florin Răduţă |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Dumitru Charbel | 4 | "All of Me" | Put in chair 3 | Erika Isac |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Antinia Simion | 5 | "Lost" | Put in chair 4 | Mădălina Căuş |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Zuo Dragomirescu | 6 | "I Won't Give Up on You" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Xenia Chitoroagă | 7 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Put in chair 5 | — |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Edina Bodor | 8 | "Blank Page" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Teodora Constantin | 9 | "We Found Love" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Emanuel Varga | 10 | "You Are Not Alone" | Put in chair 6 | Endy Glikman |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Erika Isac | 11 | "Don't Speak" | Put in chair 3 | — |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Florin Răduţă | 12 | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" | Put in chair 2 | — |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Mădălina Căuş | 13 | "Bésame Mucho" | Put in chair 4 | — |
| Episode 12 | Under 20s | Endy Glikman | 14 | "I'm Not the Only One" | Put in chair 6 | — |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Gabriela Lazăr | 1 | "Habits " | Put in chair 1 | Sasha Călinescu |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Natalie Merchant | 2 | "If I Were a Boy" | Put in chair 2 | Andrei Ioniță |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Alexandru Petcu | 3 | "Locul Potrivit" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Daniela Rogovschi | 4 | "Believe" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | George Secioreanu | 5 | "Je t'aime" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Anastasia Ursu | 6 | "Love Me like You Do" | Put in chair 3 | — |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Dana Markitan | 7 | "Over the Rainbow" | Put in chair 4 | — |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Randy Roberts | 8 | "When I Was Your Man" | Put in chair 5 | — |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Nicoleta Mihăilă | 9 | "Read All About It" | Put in chair 6 | Alex Vasilache |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Andrei Ioniță | 10 | "Lume, lume, soro lume" | Put in chair 2 | — |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Alex Vasilache | 11 | "You Are So Beautiful" | Put in chair 6 | — |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Sasha Călinescu | 12 | "Born This Way" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Mirko Oliva | 13 | "I See Fire" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 13 | Over 20s | Andrei Ciobanu | 14 | "It's My Life" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Hello | 1 | "Stay" | Put in chair 1 | Twins |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Uptown | 2 | "Californication" | Put in chair 2 | B52 |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Trupa Maria | 3 | "Crocodile Rock" | Put in chair 3 | Bravissimo |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Hip | 4 | "Flashlight" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Brain Band | 5 | "Bach's Songs Mix" | Put in chair 4 | — |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Eleven | 6 | "Story of My Life" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Divas | 7 | ":ro:Nicoleta Nucă|Nu Sunt" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Grupul Vera | 8 | "Wake Me Up" | Eliminated | |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Deea & George | 9 | ":ro:Ruby |Nu Pune la Suflet" | Put in chair 5 | Tomato |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Tea Rock | 10 | "Come Together" | Put in chair 6 | — |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Twins | 11 | "Swing-Medley" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Episode 14 | Groups | B52 | 12 | "Crazy in Love" | Put in chair 2 | — |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Tomato | 13 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | Put in chair 5 | — |
| Episode 14 | Groups | Bravissimo | 14 | "Say Something" | Put in chair 3 | — |
The Duels
After the Six-chair challenge, each mentor will have six contestants for the Duels. Each contestant will sing a song of their own choice, back to back, and each duel concludes with the respective mentor eliminating one of the two contestants; the three winners for each mentor will advance to the Live shows.The Duels were broadcast on December 11, 2015.
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- 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 15 | Groups | Duel 1 | Tea Rock | 1 | "The Show Must Go On" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Groups | Duel 1 | Tomato | 2 | "A Chi Mi Dice" | Finalist |
| Episode 15 | Groups | Duel 2 | B52 | 7 | "Love Runs Out" | Finalist |
| Episode 15 | Groups | Duel 2 | Twins | 8 | "So Emotional" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Groups | Duel 3 | Brain Band | 17 | "Mambo Italiano" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Groups | Duel 3 | Bravissimo | 18 | "Largo al factotum" | Finalist |
| Episode 15 | Over 20s | Duel 1 | Sasha Călinescu | 3 | "Toxic" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Over 20s | Duel 1 | Andrei Ioniță | 4 | "Rugă Pentru Părinţi" | Finalist |
| Episode 15 | Over 20s | Duel 2 | Randy Roberts | 9 | "Love Never Felt So Good" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Over 20s | Duel 2 | Alex Vasilache | 10 | " Satisfaction" | Finalist |
| Episode 15 | Over 20s | Duel 3 | Dana Markitan | 13 | "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody " | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Over 20s | Duel 3 | Anastasia Ursu | 14 | "Bunica Bate Toba" | Finalist |
| Episode 15 | Under 20s | Duel 1 | Endy Glikman | 5 | "Take Me to Church" | Finalist |
| Episode 15 | Under 20s | Duel 1 | Paul Bătinaş | 6 | "Sugar" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Under 20s | Duel 2 | Xenia Chitoroagă | 11 | "Unfaithful" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Under 20s | Duel 2 | Erika Isac | 12 | "Hey Mama" | Finalist |
| Episode 15 | Under 20s | Duel 3 | Mădălina Căuş | 15 | "Rollin' on the River" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Under 20s | Duel 3 | Florin Răduţă | 16 | "I Have Nothing" | Finalist |
Wildcard
In this season, the public will have the chance to save one of the acts that competed in the Auditions. The most voted act will go directly to the Live Shows. In the first live show if one of the mentor decides to take him in his team, then he will go further in the competition, otherwise he will be sent home. On December 18, 2015, Xenia Chitoroagă was declared the winner public.Finalists
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Live shows
Results summary
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Live Show 1 - December 18, 2015
- Theme: Romanian Gala
- Group performance: "Gură, taci!", "Cum ne noi", "A naibii dragoste"
- Musical guests: Jo, Nadir, Uddi and Randi, :ro:Nicoleta Nucă|Nicoleta Nucă
- Brenciu: Tomato - He stated that "My decision today is based on one thing: those who have given me more emotions and can win X Factor! I will go further along with Bravissimo!"
- Matache: Alex Vasilache - gave no reason.
- Bănică : Erika Isac - He stated that "For me it was an experience! Today evening, my vote would be like this: who was the most motivated ?! The competitor who was the most motivated and understood what I wanted from him was Endy Glikman! "
Live Show 2 - December 25, 2015
- Theme: Show Song, Christmas Song
- Musical guests: Gabriel Cotabiță - "Noapte albastră"
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| B52 | 1 | "One Night Only" | 14 | ":ro:Dan Teodorescu|Veste-am adus" | Safe |
| Florin Răduţă | 2 | "O, ce veste minunată!" | 9 | "Uptown Funk" | Safe |
| Andrei Ioniță | 3 | "Moldovenii s-au nascut" | 8 | "Florile dalbe" | Eliminated |
| Endy Glikman | 4 | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | 11 | "Andrii Popa" | Eliminated |
| Bravissimo | 5 | "Jungle Book Theme" | 10 | "Colindul celui fără de țară" | Safe |
| Anastasia Ursu | 6 | "Iarna " | 13 | "Domino" | Eliminated |
| Xenia Chitoroagă | 7 | "Story of My Life" | 12 | "Sus, la poarta Raiului" | Safe |
Notes
- This week featured a triple elimination. The three acts with the fewest votes were eliminated.
Live Show 3: Final - December 27, 2015
Round 1
- Theme: Duet with special guest and with their mentor
- Musical guests: Tudor Turcu, Florin Ristei and Adina Răducan - Medley, Trebuia să fii tu; Carla's Dreams - "Te rog", "Cum ne noi" with Delia
| Act | Order | First Song | Order | Second Song | Result |
| Bravissimo | 1 | "Brindisi" | 8 | "Doamne, vino Doamne!" | Fourth place |
| Florin Răduţă | 2 | "Fallin'" | 7 | "Sweet Home Chicago" | Safe |
| B52 | 5 | "ABBA Medley" | 3 | "Crazy" | Third place |
| Xenia Chitoroagă | 6 | "Pleacă" | 4 | "Yesterday" | Safe |
Round 2
- Theme: Final
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Florin Răduţă | 1 | "Eternitate" | Winner |
| Xenia Chitoroagă | 2 | "Pot să zbor" | Runner-up |