The X Factor Israel

*The X Factor Israel*
The X Factor Israel
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Simon Cowell
Presented by	Bar Refaeli (2013-);
Judges	Rami Fortis (2013-); Moshe Peretz (2013-); Shiri Maimon (2013-); Ivri Lider (2013–);
Composer	Simon Cowell
Country of origin	Israel
Original languages	Hebrew, English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	23 (as of January 14, 2014)
Production
Producers	Thames; Tamira Yardeni
Production location	Nokia Arena Tel Aviv
Running time	60–150 minutes
Original release
Network	Reshet; Channel 2;
Release	October 26, 2013 –; Ongoing

The X Factor Israel (The X Factor ישראל) is the Israeli version of the British television music competition The X Factor, created by Simon Cowell. The show started airing fall of 2013^[1] on Reshet.^[2]

Judges and hosts

The first season was hosted by Israeli fashion model Bar Refaeli.^[3]^[4] Its judges for the first season of the show were rock singer Rami Fortis, pop singer-songwriter and composer Moshe Peretz, pop and R&B singer Shiri Maimon, and pop singer Ivri Lider.

Series overview

To date, two series have been broadcast, as summarised below.

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Boys" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Girls" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Groups" category
Contestant in (or mentor of) "Over 25s" category

Series	Start	Finish	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Winning mentor	Presenters	Main judges
One	26 October 2013	14 January 2014	Rose Fostanes	Eden Ben Zaken	Ori Shakiv	Shiri Maimon	Bar Refaeli	Rami Fortis Ivri Lider Shiri Maimon Moshe Peretz
Two	13 June 2015		Daniel Yafe	Yossi Shitrit	Ana Timofie	Rami Fortis	Bar Refaeli	Rami Fortis Ivri Lider Shiri Maimon Moshe Peretz

Judges' categories and their finalists

In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses a small number of acts (three for season one) 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.

Key:

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

Season	Rami Fortis	Moshe Peretz	Shiri Maimon	Ivri Lider
One	Girls Eden Ben Zaken Inbal Bibi Tamar Friedman	Boys Ori Shakiv Ben Golan Yahav Tavasi	Over 25s Rose Fostanes Avishachar Jackson Neta Rad	Groups Fusion Tommy & Yan Carakukli Sisters
Two	Over 25s Daniel Yafe Libi Shlomit Jersey	Groups Ido and Atara Close Up After The Sun	Girls Ana Timofie Tal Ginat Hadar Lee	Boys Yossi Shitrit Almog Krief Dodo Ivgi Ben Goldshtein

Season 1 (2013-14)

The first season started its run on Saturday, October 26, 2013. The show airs during prime time on Reshet network on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The first episode peaked at 49%, about 1.1 million viewers, making it the highest figure of any Israeli music program.^[5] At the end of bootcamp, 20 contestants made it to the judges' houses. Two acts were eliminated from each judge before the live show. The top 12 finalists continued on for the live shows.^[6]

Season 2 (2015)

The second started its run on Thursday, June 13, 2015.

References

^ "'The X Factor Israel' debuts Saturday". The Jerusalem Post. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
^ "The X Factor Israel". Reshet. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
^ Krupnick, Ellie (2013-05-29). "Bar Refaeli 'X Factor' Host Gig Will Kick Off Show In Israel". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
^ Caspi, David (2013-05-27). "Supermodel Bar Refaeli to Host 'X Factor' Israel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
^ Hawkes, Rebecca. "X Factor Israel launches to strong ratings". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
^ "Rose Fostanes makes it to 'X Factor Israel' Top 12 live shows". BuzzMeter. Retrieved 16 December 2013. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)

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[1] "'The X Factor Israel' debuts Saturday". The Jerusalem Post. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)

[2] "The X Factor Israel". Reshet. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

[3] Krupnick, Ellie (2013-05-29). "Bar Refaeli 'X Factor' Host Gig Will Kick Off Show In Israel". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

[4] Caspi, David (2013-05-27). "Supermodel Bar Refaeli to Host 'X Factor' Israel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

[5] Hawkes, Rebecca. "X Factor Israel launches to strong ratings". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[6] "Rose Fostanes makes it to 'X Factor Israel' Top 12 live shows". BuzzMeter. Retrieved 16 December 2013. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)

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