X Factor (Albanian TV series) season 5
| X Factor | |
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| Season 5 | |
| Presented by | Alketa Vejsiu |
| Judges |
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| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Original release | 8 December 2023 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the Albanian television music competition X Factor began airing on TV Klan on 8 December 2023, after nine years hiatus.[1] Alketa Vejsiu returned as the presenter.[2] The new judges are Adi Krasta, Arilena Ara, Elhaida Dani and Young Zerka, who replace departing judges Alban Skënderaj, Bleona Qereti, Miriam Cani and Pandi Laço.[3][4]
Judges and presenters
On 2022, it was announced by Alketa Vejsiu to revive the series in 2023, following a nine-year hiatus on TV Klan and that she will return as the host[5] and the auditions will be held in Albania and Kosovo.[6]
Several artists were rumored to be part of the judging panel once TV Klan announced the show. After being a judge on the fourth season, Bleona and the winner of the second season, Arilena Ara were the first to be rumored.[7] Also Yll Limani, who participated on the first season of The Voice of Albania, was in the running for the judging panel.[8] On the running were also Adi Krasta, Ermal Mamaqi and Klaudia Pepa.[9]
On 8 November 2023, it was announced that Adi Krasta will be in the judging panel.[10] Later, was also announced that Arilena Ara, who won the second season of the X Factor, will be a judge.[11] Also on the same day, it was announced that the third judge will be Elhaida Dani.[12] Then TV Klan announced the fourth judge of the season, and was Young Zerka.[13] The following day, it was confirmed that Vesa Luma, who had been on the panel on the first season would join the main judges only in the auditions.[14] On 14 November 2023, it was announced that Zhani Ciko, will be on the panel only in the auditions.[15] Manjola Nalbani filled in for Dani while she was away on her tour for week 4 of the live shows.[16]
Selection process
Open auditions
The show began staging producers' audition days in October 2023 across Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia.[17]
| City | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Shkodër | 19 October 2023 |
| Korçë | 20 October 2023 |
| Vlorë | 23 October 2023 |
| Durrës | 24 October 2023 |
| Elbasan | 25 October 2023 |
| Pristina, Kosovo | 26 October 2023 |
| Skopje, North Macedonia | 27 October 2023 |
| Tirana | 31 October 2023 |
Judges' auditions
The auditionees chosen by the producers were invited back to the last set of arena auditions that took place in front of the judges. These auditions began filming on 8 November 2023 and were held in Tirana. The three episodes began broadcast on TV Klan from 8 December 2023 until 22 December 2023.[19] On the second episode, Vesa Luma was a guest judge in place of Adi Krasta and on the third episode, Zhani Ciko was a guest judge in place of Young Zerka.
Judges' Houses
On 14 November 2023, X Factor screenwriter Ilda Lumani announced that compared to previous seasons, the Groups category has been removed.[20] The Judges' Houses were filmed in late November 2023. At the start of Judges' Houses, the judges discovered which categories they would mentor: Elhaida Dani was given the Girls, Arilena Ara was given the Boys and Young Zerka was given the Mix. Adi Krasta would not mentor a category.[21] Dani was assisted by Pirro Çako, Ara was assisted by Noizy and Zerka was assisted by other judge Krasta.
The two judges houses episodes were broadcast on 29 December 2023 and on 5 January 2024.[22]
Acts
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-Up
| Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Category (mentor) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy | 18 | Shkodër | Girls (Dani) | |
| Kleansa Susaj | 17 | Tirana | Girls (Dani) | |
| Anisa Shabani | 19 | Ferizaj | Girls (Dani) | |
| The Chemicals | 15–31 | Various | Girls (Dani) | |
| Niki Zaimi | 20 | Tirana | Boys (Ara) | |
| Kevin Malo | 18 | Struga | Boys (Ara) | |
| Alis Kallaçi | 21 | Shkodër | Boys (Ara) | |
| Frank Ibrahimi | 22 | Vlorë | Mix (Zerka) | |
| Jetmir Kanani | 23 | Tirana | Mix (Zerka) | |
| Ingrid Havalja | 23 | Shkodër | Mix (Zerka) | |
| Gent Disha | 22 | Bulqizë | Boys (Ara) | 11th Place |
| Alba Dajlani | 22 | Pogradec | Mix (Zerka) | 12th-13th Place |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | 18 | Tirana | Girls (Dani) | |
| Aldo Prendushi | 22 | Shkodër | Boys (Ara) | 14th Place |
| Luna Çausholli | 18 | Tirana | Girls (Dani) | 15th Place |
| Borana Xhemali | 27 | Korçë | Mix (Zerka) | 16th Place |
Live shows
Results summary
- Colour key
Act in team Arilena Ara
Act in team Elhaida Dani
Act in team Young Zerka
| – | Act was in the bottom two/three and had to perform again in the sing-off |
| – | Act was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated |
| – | Act received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off) |
| Act | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alis Kallaçi | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||||||
| Anisa Shabani | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||||||
| Frank Ibrahimi | Safe | Safe | Safe | 13th | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||||||
| Ingrid Havalja | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 10th | |||||||||
| Jetmir Kanani | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||||||
| Kevin Malo | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||||||
| Kleansa Susaj | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||||||
| Niki Zaimi | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 13th | Safe | Safe | |||||||||
| The Chemicals | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||||||
| Wendy | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||||||
| Gent Disha | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 11th | Eliminated (week 7) | ||||||||
| Alba Dajlani | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 12th-13th | Eliminated (week 6) | |||||||||
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | 13th | 12th-13th | Eliminated (week 6) | |||||||||
| Aldo Prendushi | Safe | Safe | Safe | 14th | Eliminated (week 4) | |||||||||||
| Luna Çausholli | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||||||||||
| Borana Xhemali | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||||||||||
| Final Showdown | None 1 | Jazxhi, Xhemali |
Causholli, Kanani |
Ibrahimi, Prendushi |
Jazxhi, Zaimi |
No sing-off or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone | Disha, Havalja |
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| Judges voted to | Eliminate | Eliminate | ||||||||||||||
| Zerka's vote | Jazxhi | Causholli | Prendushi | Jazxhi | Disha | |||||||||||
| Dani's vote | Xhemali | Kanani | — | Zaimi | Havalja | |||||||||||
| Nalbani's vote | — | Prendushi | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Ara's vote | Xhemali | Causholli | Ibrahimi | Jazxhi | Havalja | |||||||||||
| Krasta's vote | Xhemali | Causholli | Ibrahimi | Zaimi | Disha | |||||||||||
| Eliminated | Borana Xhemali 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Luna Çausholli 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Aldo Prendushi 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Eviction cancelled 2 |
Alba Dajlani Public vote to save |
Gent Disha 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
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| Kejsi Jazxhi Public vote to save | ||||||||||||||||
- ^1 In the first live show, there is no elimination. Viewers can still vote, and the votes go on and are counted in the second live show, where the first elimination will take place.
- ^2 With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Both acts had the same public votes, so was decided that none of the acts would be eliminated.
Live show details
Week 1 (12 January)
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borana Xhemali | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Don't Go Yet" |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Blue Suede Shoes" |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 3 | "Creep" |
| Wendy | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "Escapism" |
| Aldo Prendushi | Boys (Ara) | 5 | "Harrom" |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 6 | "Zitti e buoni" |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 7 | "S'je më" |
| The Chemicals | Girls (Dani) | 8 | "Believer" |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 9 | "Control" |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 10 | "Kuturu" |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 11 | "Bitch Better Have My Money" |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 12 | "Her Lies" |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 13 | "Daddy" |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 14 | "Mamma Knows Best" |
| Luna Çausholli | Girls (Dani) | 15 | "Jolene" |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 16 | "She Got Me" |
Week 2 (19 January)
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 1 | "Hape veten" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "In My Blood" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 4 | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Girls (Dani) | 5 | "See You Again" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 6 | "Let It Be" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 7 | "Uptown Funk" | Safe |
| Wendy | Girls (Dani) | 8 | "Bird Set Free" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 9 | "Stand Up" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 10 | "Spectrum (Say My Name)" | Bottom Two |
| Borana Xhemali | Mix (Zerka) | 11 | "Zhurme" | Bottom Two |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 12 | "Balada Per Jakup Ferrin" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 13 | "Water" | Safe |
| Luna Çausholli | Girls (Dani) | 14 | "Symphony" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 15 | "Love in the Dark" | Safe |
| Aldo Prendushi | Boys (Ara) | 16 | "Faith" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 1 | "Spectrum (Say My Name)" | Saved |
| Borana Xhemali | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Zhurme" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Borana Xhemali
- Ara: Borana Xhemali
- Dani: Borana Xhemali
- Zerka: Kejsi Jazxhi
Week 3 (26 January)
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Dirty Diana" | Bottom Two |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Your Man" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "Burn" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "Purple Rain" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 5 | "A Lot More Free" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Girls (Dani) | 6 | "l'ombelico del mondo" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 7 | "Shaj" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 8 | "Buzet e kuqe" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 9 | "Il est où le bonheur" | Safe |
| Wendy | Girls (Dani) | 10 | "Ika larg" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 11 | "Thunderstruck" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 12 | "Scars to Your Beautiful" | Safe |
| Aldo Prendushi | Boys (Ara) | 13 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Safe |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 14 | "Holding Out for a Hero" | Safe |
| Luna Çausholli | Girls (Dani) | 15 | "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" | Bottom Two |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Dirty Diana" | Saved |
| Luna Çausholli | Girls (Dani) | 2 | "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Luna Çausholli
- Ara: Luna Çausholli
- Dani: Jetmir Kanani
- Zerka: Luna Çausholli
Week 4 (2 February)
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 1 | "Morphine" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Earth Song" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "Impossible" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "Bleeding Love" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 5 | "Rise Up" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 6 | "Take Me to Church" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 7 | "Unchain My Heart" | Bottom Two |
| Aldo Prendushi | Boys (Ara) | 8 | "Let It Go" | Bottom Two |
| Wendy | Girls (Dani) | 9 | "Hot Right Now" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 10 | "Arcade" | Safe |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 11 | "Bileta" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 12 | "Tomlin e nanës" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Girls (Dani) | 13 | "Cake by the Ocean" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 14 | "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Unchain My Heart" | Saved |
| Aldo Prendushi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Let It Go" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Frank Ibrahimi
- Ara: Frank Ibrahimi
- Nalbani: Aldo Prendushi
- Zerka: Aldo Prendushi
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Aldo Prendushi were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 5 (9 February)
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 1 | "I Have Nothing" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Say Something" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Girls (Dani) | 3 | "Mesazh" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 4 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Safe |
| Wendy | Girls (Dani) | 5 | "Billie Jean" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 6 | "Welcome to Burlesque" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 7 | "Nature Boy" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 8 | "God Is a Woman" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 9 | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 10 | "Wicked Game" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 11 | "Suus" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 12 | "River" | Bottom Two |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 13 | "Always" | Bottom Two |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 1 | "River" | Saved |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Always" | Saved |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Niki Zaimi
- Ara: Kejsi Jazxhi
- Dani: Niki Zaimi
- Zerka: Kejsi Jazxhi
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Both acts had the same public votes, so was decided that none of the acts would be eliminated.
Week 6 (16 February)
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Ancora" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Teeth" | Safe |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 3 | "Show Me How You Burlesque" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 4 | "I've Been Loving You Too Long" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 5 | "When Love Takes Over" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 6 | "That Man" | Eliminated |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 7 | "Halo" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 8 | "Human" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 9 | "Adagio" | Eliminated |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 10 | "Son of a Preacher Man" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 11 | "Whole Lotta Love" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Girls (Dani) | 12 | "Everybody" | Safe |
| Wendy | Girls (Dani) | 13 | "Bad Romance" | Safe |
Week 7 (23 February)
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "No Woman, No Cry" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Refuzoj" | Bottom Two |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "Ajër" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Girls (Dani) | 5 | "L'Italiano" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 6 | "Fati ynë shpresë dhe marrëzi" | Safe |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 7 | "Still Loving You" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 8 | "Listen" | Safe |
| Wendy | Girls (Dani) | 9 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 10 | "Can I Be Him" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 11 | "Raggamuffin" | Bottom Two |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 1 | "Refuzoj" | Eliminated |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Raggamuffin" | Saved |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Gent Disha
- Ara: Ingrid Havalja
- Dani: Ingrid Havalja
- Zerka: Gent Disha
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Gent Disha were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 8 (1 March)
References
- ^ ""X Factor" nis sonte në Tv Klan".
- ^ "Rikthehet "X Factor Albania" në TV Klan".
- ^ "Zyrtare/ Zbulohen 4 anëtarët e "X Factor Albania"!".
- ^ "4 anëtarët e jurisë së "X Factor Albania"".
- ^ "Surpriza e madhe, rikthehet "X Factor" në Tv Klan".
- ^ "Rikthehet "X Factor", Vejsiu: Do të vijmë në çdo qytet të Shqipërisë dhe Kosovës".
- ^ "A do të jenë Arilena dhe Bleona pjesë e këtij emisioni në "TV Klan"?".
- ^ "Juria e "X Factor Albania": Cilët janë emrat që përfliten?".
- ^ ""X Factor Albania": 3 emra të rinj që mund të jenë pjesë e jurisë".
- ^ "Adi Krasta, një prej katër anëtarëve të jurisë së "X Factor Albania"".
- ^ "Dikur fituese, sot pjesë e jurisë! Zbulohet anëtarja e dytë e X Factor Albania".
- ^ "Zbulohet anëtarja e tretë e jurisë së X Factor Albania! Një nga zërat më të dashur të muzikës shqiptare".
- ^ "Zbulohen emrat e anëtarëve të jurisë së "X Factor Albania"".
- ^ "Rikthehet në ekran Vesa Luma: anëtare jurie e audicioneve të "X Factor"!".
- ^ "Zbulohet anëtari tjetër i jurisë së X-Factor: Zhani Ciko".
- ^ "Manjola Nallbani shkëlqen në panelin e jurisë së "X Factor"!".
- ^ "Rikthimi i "X Factor Albania", datat kur do të zhvillohen audicionet".
- ^ "Startojnë nga Shkodra audicionet e "X Factor"".
- ^ "Nis talent-show më i madh muzikor "X Factor Albania"".
- ^ "Hiqet kategoria "grup" në "X Factor Albania", Ilda Lumani: Tre anëtarë të jurisë janë të konfirmuar momentalisht".
- ^ ""X Factor Albania" nis fazën e vilave, emocione për të mos u humbur".
- ^ "X Factor Albania (Vendimet e jurisë) – 5 Janar 2024".