X Factor (Czech and Slovak series)
X Factor Slovakia is a Czech and Slovak reality television music competition created by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia, on TV Prima and TV JOJ. Based on the original UK show, and an addition to The X Factor franchise, the series finds new singing talent (solo artists and groups ages 12 and over), drawn from public auditions, and they compete against each other for votes. The winner is determined by the show's viewers SMS text voting, and is awarded a recording contract, worth €200,000.
| X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | Martin "Pyco" Raushc |
| Judges | Ondřej Brzobohatý Sisa Sklovská Celeste Buckingham Oto Klempíř |
| Winner | Peter Bažík |
| Runner-up | Ricco & Claudia |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Prima, TV JOJ |
| Original release | March 9 – May 25, 2014 |
The original judging consisted of Celeste Buckingham, Ondřej Brzobohatý, Sisa Sklovská and Oto Klempíř and Martin "Pyco" Rausch as hosts.
In December it was announced casting in Czech Republic. TV Prima broadcasting this season for Czech viewers and TV JOJ for Slovakian.
History
TV Prima and TV JOJ has licence for X Factor since 2011. Season in 2012 and 2013 was cancelled. In winter 2013, open casting was held in Slovakia and later in Czech Republic. In first season are 4 category: Boys, Girls, Groups and Over 28s. On January 3, 2014 the first judge of judging panel was announced – Celeste Buckingham. On January 21, 2014 was announced host Martin "Pyco" Rausch. On January 29, the entire judging panel was announced, including Celeste Buckingham, Sisa Sklovská, Ondřej Brzobohatý and Oto Klempíř.
Castings
Producers casting in Slovakia
| City | Date | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bratislava, Slovakia | December 14, 2013 | Dom odborov, Trnavské Mýto 1 | 09.00–13.00 |
| Košice, Slovakia | December 14, 2013 | CVČ, prevádzka Popradská 86 | 09.00–12.00 |
| Námestovo, Slovakia | December 14, 2013 | Dom kultúry, Štefánikova 208/7 | 09.00–12.00 |
| Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia | December 14, 2013 | CVČ ADAM, Hutnícka ul. | 15.00–18.00 |
| Nitra, Slovakia | December 14, 2013 | Hotel Mikado, Hollého 11 | 15.00–18.00 |
| Komárno, Slovakia | December 14, 2013 | Dom Matice slovenskej, Nám. M. R. Štefánika 6 | 15.00–18.00 |
| Prešov, Slovakia | December 15, 2013 | Základná škola, Kúpeľná 2 | 09.00–12.00 |
| Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | December 15, 2013 | Hotel Arcade, Nám. SNP 5 | 09.00–12.00 |
| Trenčín, Slovakia | December 15, 2013 | Grand hotel, Palackého 3477 | 09.00–12.00 |
| Bardejov, Slovakia | December 15, 2013 | Gymnázium Leonarda Stӧckela, Jiráskova 12 | 14.00–17.00 |
| Nitra, Slovakia | December 15, 2013 | Hotel Mikado, Hollého 11 | 15.00–18.00 |
| Žilina, Slovakia | December 15, 2013 | Dom Odborov, Antona Bernoláka 51 | 15.00–18.00 |
Producers casting in Czech Republic
| City | Date | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jihlava, Czech Republic | January 18, 2014 | Křesťanská základní škola, nám. Svobody | 09.00–12.00 |
| Brno, Czech Republic | January 18, 2014 | Základní škola Rašínova, Rašínova | 15.00–19.00 |
| Plzeň, Czech Republic | January 18, 2014 | Benešova základní škola a mateřská škola, Doudlevecká | 09.00–12.00 |
| Praha 1, Czech Republic | January 18, 2014 | Vyšší odborná škola a Střední průmyslová škola dopravní, Masná | 15.00–21.00 |
| Olomouc, Czech Republic | January 19, 2014 | Základní škola a Mateřská škola logopedická, třída Svornosti | 15.00–21.00 |
| Ostrava, Czech Republic | January 19, 2014 | Střední škola elektrotechnická, Na Jízdárně | 16.00–19.00 |
| Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic | January 19, 2014 | Obchodní akademie a jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky | 15.00–18.00 |
| Liberec, Czech Republic | January 19, 2014 | Základní škola s rozšířenou výukou jazyků, ul. Husova | 09.00–12.00 |
Castings in the Czech Republic were scheduled for December 14 and 15 but was held a month later. Open castings, which are already included as an official jury and the audience were filmed from February 3 to 10 in Bratislava Incheba Expo Arena.
| Bratislava | Judges Casting | |
|---|---|---|
Bootcamp
This phase of the competition was filmed in the days February 10 to 12 also in Bratislava Incheba Expo Arena. To bootcamp was 104 contestants and at the end of bootcamp was the top 20 contestants in all four categories assigned to his mentor.
The 20 successful acts were:
- Boys: Matěj Bláha, Lukáš Grüner, Tibor Gyurcsík, Tomáš Kaliarik, Matěj Vávra
- Girls: Kristína Kušnírová, Marina Laduda, Dáša Šarközyová, Katarína Ščevlíková, Anh La Thi Quynh
- Over 28s: Monika Agrebi, Peter Bažík, Brigita Szelidová, Bronislav Vařílek, Miroslaw Witkowski
- Groups: Crabslide, Lady Jam, Ricco & Claudia, The Joy$, The Moment
Judges houses
5 contestants from each category were invited to homes his mentors that have emerged two best in each category. These are then fightin live shows.
| Judge | Category | Location | Assistant | Eliminated Contestants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oto Klepíř | Groups | Music club SaSaZu (Prague) | Nightwork | Crabslide, Lady Jam, The Moment |
| Ondřej Brzobohatý | Girls | Obecní dům (Prague) | Karel Gott | Kristína Kušnírová, Dáša Šarközyová, Anh La Thi Quynh |
| Celeste Buckingham | Boys | Kempinsky River Park (Bratislava) | Richard Müller | Matěj Bláha, Lukáš Grüner, Tomáš Kaliarik |
| Sisa Sklovská | Over 28s | Sisa's home (Bratislava) | Helena Vondráčková | Monika Agrebi, Bronislav Vařílek, Miroslaw Witkowski |
Contestants
- Key
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |
|---|---|---|
| Boys (Buckingham) | Tibor Gyurcsík | Matěj Vávra |
| Girls (Brzobohatý) | Marina Laduda | Katarína Ščevlíková |
| Over 28s (Sklovská) | Peter Bažík | Brigita Szelidová |
| Groups (Klempíř) | Ricco & Claudia | The Joy$ |
Live shows
Results summary
- Key
- – Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown
- – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
- – Contestant received the most public votes
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||
| Peter Bažík | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (week 3) |
| Ricco & Claudia | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up (week 3) |
| Tibor Gyurcsík | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (week 3) |
| Katarína Ščevlíková | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated (week 3) | |
| The Joy$ | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated (week 3) | |
| Matěj Vávra | Bottom two | 6th | Bottom three | Eliminated (week 3) | |
| Brigita Szelidová | Safe | 7th | Eliminated (week 2) | ||
| Marina Laduda | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 1) | |||
| Final showdown | Marina Laduda | Brigita Szelidová | Final showdown or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone | ||
| Matěj Vávra | Matěj Vávra | ||||
| Brzobohatý's vote to eliminate | Matěj Vávra | Brigita Szelidová | |||
| Buckingham's vote to eliminate | Marina Laduda | Brigita Szelidová | |||
| Sklovská's vote to eliminate | Marina Laduda | Matěj Vávra | |||
| Klempíř's vote to eliminate | Marina Laduda | Matěj Vávra | |||
| Eliminated | Marina Laduda 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Brigita Szelidová 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
The Joy$ Public vote to save |
Tibor Gyurcsík Public vote to win |
Ricco & Claudia Public vote to win |
| Katarína Ščevlíková Public vote to save | |||||
| Matěj Vávra Public vote to save | |||||
Week 1 (May 11)
- Theme: Absolute hits[1]
- Musical guests: Celeste Buckingham
| Act | Order | Song[2] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Joy$ | 1 | "How We Do (Party)" | Safe |
| Tibor Gyurcsík | 2 | "Breakeven" | Safe |
| Peter Bažík | 3 | "Love Me Again" | Safe |
| Marina Laduda | 4 | "Like a Virgin" | Bottom two |
| Ricco & Claudia | 5 | "Hallelujah" | Safe |
| Katarína Ščevlíková | 6 | "Where Is the Love?" | Safe |
| Matěj Vávra | 7 | "Sexy and I Know It" | Bottom two |
| Brigita Szelidová | 8 | "You Are So Beautiful" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Matěj Vávra | 1 | "Give Me Love" | Safe |
| Marina Laduda | 2 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Brzobohatý: Matěj Vávra
- Buckingham: Marina Laduda
- Sklovská: Marina Laduda
- Klempíř: Marina Laduda
Week 2 (May 18)
- Theme: Dedication songs
- Musical guests: Ondřej Brzobohatý a Peter Cmorík, Peter Bič Project
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tibor Gyurcsík | 1 | "Save the World" | Safe |
| Brigita Szelidová | 2 | "When I Fall in Love" | Bottom two |
| The Joy$ | 3 | "I Love It" | Safe |
| Peter Bažík | 4 | "Wake Me Up" | Safe |
| Katarína Ščevlíková | 5 | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Safe |
| Matěj Vávra | 6 | "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" | Bottom two |
| Ricco & Claudia | 7 | "Purple Rain" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Brigita Szelidová | 1 | "Let It Be" | Eliminated |
| Matěj Vávra | 2 | "Incomplete" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Klempíř: Matěj Vávra
- Sklovská: Matěj Vávra
- Buckingham: Brigita Szelidová
- Brzobohatý: Brigita Szelidová
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Szelidová received the fewest public votes and was eliminated.
Week 3: Final (May 25)
- Theme: Free choice; Mentor duet; Winner's song
- Musical guests: Richard Müller and Fragile
- Part 1
| Act | Order | Free choice song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katarína Ščevlíková | 1 | "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" | Eliminated |
| Matěj Vávra | 2 | "Earth Song" | Eliminated |
| The Joy$ | 3 | "Diamonds" | Eliminated |
| Tibor Gyurcsík | 4 | "Skyfall" | Safe |
| Ricco & Claudia | 5 | "Je Suis Malade" | Safe |
| Peter Bažík | 6 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Safe |
- Part 2
| Act | Order | Mentor duet song | Order | Winner's song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bažík | 1 | "Proud Mary" (with Sisa Sklovská) | 4 | "When I Was Your Man" | Winner |
| Ricco & Claudia | 2 | "Read All About It" (with Oto Klempíř) | 5 | "Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti" | Runner-up |
| Tibor Gyurcsík | 3 | "Say Something" (with Celeste Buckingham) | N/A (already eliminated) | Third place | |
References
- "Priamy prenos z X FACTORu už dnes: Vieme, čo sa bude spievať! | X Factor - Najlepšia spevácka show". Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- "Priamy prenos z X FACTORu už dnes: Vieme, čo sa bude spievať! | X Factor - Najlepšia spevácka show". Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.