The ninth season of the X Factor Romania talent show premiered September 11, 2020.[1] Delia Matache and Ștefan Bănică Jr. kept their roles as judges while Loredana Groza and X Factor (Romanian season 3) winner, Florin Ristei, were the two new judges of the talent show. Răzvan Simion and Dani Oțil, the presenters of the morning show Neatza cu Răzvan și Dani returned as the show's hosts after an absence of one season. Crina Mardare was the only vocal coach of the season.[2]
| X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 9 | |
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| Judges | Ștefan Bănică, Jr. Loredana Groza Delia Matache Florin Ristei |
| Winner | Andrada Precup |
| Winning mentor | Ștefan Bănică, Jr. |
| Finals venue | Antena 1 Studios, Romexpo, Bucharest, Romania |
| Release | |
| Original network | Antena 1 |
| Original release | September 11 – December 18, 2020 |
| Season chronology | |
The aspiring artists were able to register online on the site of the show. From these, the producer selected the artists who are to enter the audition stage. This season had the motto #deneoprit (transl. #unstoppable) due to the fact that the whole show is filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Categories
editColour key:
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Eliminated in the Semifinal
- Eliminated in the Duels
- Eliminated in the Bootcamp
- Wildcard
| Category (mentor) |
Top 40 artists | Wildcard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls (Ștefan) |
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| Andrada Precup | Alexandra Sîrghi | Ioana Ardelean | Andra Barangă | Melania Cuc | ||
| Andreea Dobre | Ana Paula Rada Pantea | Oana Velea | Marta Verrecchia | Marina Vlad | ||
| Boys (Loredana) |
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| Adrian Petrache | Iulian Selea | Eden Loren | Theodor Andrei | Robert Botezan | ||
| Denis Costea | Arthur Horeanu | Kashy (Gabi Gruici) | Liviu Panait | David Adrian Ștefan | ||
| Over 24s (Delia) |
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| Sonia Mosca | Alina Dincă | Kalon Rae | Iulian Canaf | Mehmet Dural | ||
| Otilia Gogu | Naomi Hedman | Austin Hirth | Lakeetra Knowles | Mihai Meiroș | ||
| Groups (Ristei) |
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| Super 4 | Tiny Tigers | Diana & Ioana Conta | 4SURE | Hello (Teodora & Marian) | ||
| Indrus (Oana & George Indru) | It's US! | RB Queens | Trio Eva | West Vlads | Alfa Band | |
Auditions
editAuditions took place in Bucharest only, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Filming started on July 7, 2020.
According to the X Factor Romania - the ninth season regulations, each judges was assigned a category to mentor.
- Boys between the ages of 14 and 24 - Loredana Groza
- Girls between the ages of 14 and 24 - Ștefan Bănică Jr.
- Artists over the age of 24 (mixed) - Delia Matache
- Groups - Florin Ristei[4]
Each judge had the right to one vote for each contestant with: "YES" or "NO". Those who received 4 YES-es were advanced directly to the next stage. Those with 3 YES-es were put on the short list of the judge that mentored their category. The judge that mentored the groups category had the opportunity to form groups after the auditions; he could ask for each artist that received 3 YES-es. The judge that mentored the category of the respective artists decided if he will keep them in his category or if he will leave them for the group category.
Each judge completed his team with 10 artists/musical acts.
Episode 1 (September 11)
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| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Ioana Ardelean | 20 | Bucharest | Girls | "Still In Love" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Vlad Moigrădeanu | 30 | Timișoara | Over 24s | "Blue Suede Shoes" | ✘ | — | ✘ | ✔ |
| 3 | Vlad Erdei | 30 | Timișoara | Over 24s | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | ✘ | — | — | — |
| 4 | Vlad Erdei & Vlad Moigrădeanu | 30 | Timișoara | Groups | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Radu Brescan | 24 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Feeling Good" "Foaie verde, foi de floare" |
✘ | ✘ | — | ✔ (after hearing the 2nd song) |
| 6 | Lavinia Jitaru | 16 | Craiova | Girls | "Mercy on Me" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 7 | François Larocque | 34 | Paris, France | Over 24s | Contestant decided to leave the competition | ||||
| 8 | Romanița Duminică | 33 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Niciodată nu e prea târziu" (own song) | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | — |
| 9 | Buffon01 (Florin Doleanu) |
23 | Bucharest | Boys | "Călător prin Europa" (own song) | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Bianca Ionescu | 17 | Bucharest | Girls | "Hello" "You Don't Do It for Me Anymore" |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 11 | Marius Amariei | 34 | Sibiu | Over 24s | "Arată-i c-o iu..." | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | Alexandra Țiuleanu | 23 | Craiova | Girls | "I Have Nothing" | ✘ | — | — | ✘ |
| 13 | Adrian Petrache | 19 | Bucharest | Boys | "Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 14 | Giulian Ioan | 34 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Sway" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 15 | Jeni Ion | 33 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Cuvinte" | Impossible to advance due to contestant's deafness | |||
Episode 2 (September 18)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Iulia Perpelea | 17 | Bucharest | Girls | "He Taught Me How to Yodel" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 2 | Alex Mica | 29 | Timiș | Over 24s | "Pe-o margine de lume" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Izabela Maria Marin | 20 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | Girls | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" "Something's Got a Hold on Me" "Hit the Road Jack" alongside Florin Ristei |
✘ | — | — | ✘ |
| 4 | Andrada Precup | 16 | Bucharest | Girls | "Proud Mary" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Alexandra Moraru | 18 | Timișoara | Girls | "Raggamuffin" "Ce-ți cântă dragostea" |
✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 6 | Lucian Pință | 57 | Breaza | Over 24s | "Smile" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Andra Ariadna Chitu | 25 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Revolution" "Yesterday" |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 8 | Cornel Munteanu | 17 | Bucharest | Boys | "Umbrella" | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 9 | Denis Iane | 29 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "I Like It" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Super 4 (Aurelio Fierro Jr., Gregorio Rega, Salvatore "Sabba" Lampitelli and Francesco Boccia) |
4 members | Naples, Italy | Groups | "Un'emozione da poco" "Caruso" |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Angelo Iancu | 19 | Lugoj | Boys | "I Put a Spell on You" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | Carmen Belenesi | 46 | Cluj-Napoca | Over 24s | "Pasiune maximă" (own song) | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
Episode 3 (September 25)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Mistah White (Radu Deac) |
32 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Magie" (own song) | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Alfa Band (Andrei, Florin, Mira & Bianca) |
4 members | Cluj-Napoca | Groups | "The Sounds of Silence" | No vote Sent directly to Bootcamp as WILDCARD | |||
| 3 | Theodor Andrei | 15 | Bucharest | Boys | "If I Can Dream" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Oana Velea | 16 | Bucharest | Girls | "Praying" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Tomer "Tomy" Jack Weissbuch | 22 | Bucharest | Boys | own song | ✘ | ✘ | — | ✘ |
| 6 | Otilia Gogu & |
46 & |
Mărășești | "Două inimi" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 7 | Rawi Srouji | 23 | Nazareth, Israel | Boys | "Tamally Maak" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Bianca Sandu | 22 | Timișoara | Girls | "Rather Be" | ✘ | — | ✘ | — |
| 9 | Lucian Păscan | 40 | Miercurea-Ciuc | Over 24s | "N'oubliez jamais" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Ana Cernicova | 29 | Chișinău, Moldova | Over 24s | "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama" "Ave Maria" |
✔ (after hearing the 2nd song) |
✘ | ✔ (after hearing the 2nd song) |
✔ (after hearing the 2nd song) |
| 11 | Eduard Crenganiș | 25 | Iași | Over 24s | "De-aș avea" (own song) | ✘ | ✘ | — | ✘ |
| 12 | Naomi Hedman | 27 | London, United Kingdom | Over 24s | "Fallin'" "If I Ain't Got You" alongside Florin Ristei |
✔ (after hearing the duet) |
✔ (after hearing the duet) |
✔ (after hearing the duet) |
✔ (after hearing the duet) |
Episode 4 (October 2)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Alina Dincă | 30 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Love On The Brain" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Andi Horjea | 24 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Breathe Easy" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Alexia Andreea Lupea | 17 | Galați | Girls | "Kill This Love" | — | ✘ | — | ✘ |
| 4 | Ana Maria German | 29 | Târgu Mureș | Over 24s | "Casa mea" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Bianca Mihai | 19 | Buzău | Girls | "Something In The Way" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 6 | Mihai Spînu | 25 | Slatina | Over 24s | "Copacul" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✘ |
| 7 | Robert Botezan | 24 | Sibiu | Boys | "Lucifer" (own song) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Apollo & Artemis Evanghelos | 19 & 19 | Ploiești | Groups | "Rămâi" / "Thelo Konta Sou Na Meino" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Andrei Dafin | 33 | Suceava | Over 24s | "Interzis de dulce" (own song) | ✘ | — | ✘ | — |
| 10 | Vasi Bistrae | 31 | Constanța | Over 24s | "At Last" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Vasi Tiberiu Botezătoru | 26 | Constanța | Over 24s | "Andrei Radu" | — | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 12 | Dominique Simionescu | 18 | Sibiu | Girls | "Inimă nu fi de piatră" / "I Will Survive" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 13 | Ana Paula Rada Pantea | 19 | Portugal | Girls | "Granada" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 5 (October 9)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Bogdan Mureșan | 23 | Arad | Boys | "Mortal" (own song) | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| 2 | Alisia Ienei | 18 | Oradea | Girls | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 3 | Mario Rosini | 56 | Gioia del Colle, Italy | Over 24s | "L'infinità" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Dragoș Marian Calotă | 31 | Timișoara | Over 24s | "Writing's on the Wall" | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 5 | Chriss Casper | 32 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Little Paris" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Sava Răgățeanu | 60 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Sărut, femeie, mâna ta" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 7 | Melania Cuc | 19 | Ghioroc | Girls | "Never Enough" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Maria Andraș | 18 | Sfântu Gheorghe | Girls | "Talking to the Moon" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 9 | Florentina Stan | 42 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "November Rain" "Zombie" |
— | — | — | — |
| 10 | Arthur Horeanu | 15 | Arad | Boys | "I Don't Want to Be" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Sorin Ene | 39 | Gratia | Over 24s | "Fir-ai tu să fii de murg" | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Sonia Mosca | 28 | Salerno, Italy | Over 24s | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" "Burn Baby Burn" |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 6 (October 16)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Denis Costea | 14 | Brașov | Boys | "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Rareș Nicolae Iorga | 20 | Argeș | Boys | "The Real Slim Shady" | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 3 | Marina Vlad | 22 | Craiova | Girls | "Fallin'" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Liviu Panait | 23 | Agigea | Boys | "Stay" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 5 | Anna Turrei | 24 | Milan, Italy | Over 24s | "Black Widow" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Marius Lemeni | 26 | Oradea | Over 24s | "Iubește-o sincer" | ✘ | ✔ | — | ✘ |
| 7 | Tania Morales | 41 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Hasta la Muerte" (own song) "De-ar fi să vii" |
✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Andreea Fabri | 16 | Nădlac | Girls | "She Taught Me to Yodel" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 9 | Jurgen Bonaccini | 41 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Perdere l'amore" | ✘ | ✘ | — | ✘ |
| 10 | Ana Maria Ioana | 20 | Sibiu | Girls | "I'll Take Care of You" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Alexandra Sîrghi | 18 | Galați | Girls | "I Don't Think About You" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | Marcelo Souza | 35 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "??" | — | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 13 | Cristina Teodorescu | 37 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "My Heart Will Go On" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 7 (October 23)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Ioana Ilincescu | 17 | Bucharest | Girls | "Into The Unknown" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 2 | Harmony Duo | 46 & 56 | Constanța | Groups | "Stumblin' In" "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Florin Ristei) |
✔ (after hearing the 2nd song) |
✔ (after hearing the 2nd song) |
✔ (after hearing the 2nd song) |
✘ |
| 3 | Stelian Savu | 30 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Compilation" | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 4 | Maia Mălăncuș | 14 | Iași | Girls | "Just Like Fire" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 5 | Monica Puiu | 36 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "You Are the Reason" | ✘ | — | ✘ | ✘ |
| 6 | Iulian Canaf | 47 | Iași | Over 24s | "Please Accept My Love" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Ferenc Zsolt Gál | 30 | Târgu Mureș | Over 24s | "Best Days" (own song) | ✘ | — | ✘ | ✘ |
| 8 | Kashy (Ștefan Gabriel Luca) |
19 | Moldova Nouă | Boys | "Child in Time" (own song) "Child in Time" |
✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Cristina Dăscălescu | 48 | Bacău | Over 24s | "Lágrima" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Maria Viorela Lupu | 19 | Bucharest | Girls | "Pe când te iubeam" | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | — |
| 11 | Kalon Rae | 33 | London, United Kingdom | Over 24s | "Lately" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 8 (October 30)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Carla Ioniță | 14 | Cluj-Napoca | Girls | "idontwannabeyouanymore" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 2 | David Adrian Ștefan | 14 | Bucharest | Boys | "Who's Lovin' You" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Maria Alexandra Voiculescu | 30 | Sibiu | Over 24s | "You and I" | ✘ | — | ✘ | ✘ |
| 4 | Simona Smultea | 32 | Timișoara | Over 24s | "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diana & Denisa Simion | 23 & 23 | Focșani | Groups | "Dance Monkey" | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | — |
| 6 | Vanessa Ion | 17 | Bucharest | Girls | "Fallin'" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 7 | Costi Pucă | 19 | Arad | Boys | "Puștoaico" (own song) | — | — | ✘ | ✘ |
| 8 | Andrada Ghiduruș | 15 | Slobozia | Girls | "I Dreamed A Dream" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Alexandru Stamate | 28 | Târgu Jiu | Over 24s | "Superstition" | ✘ | — | ✘ | ✘ |
| 10 | Ioan Păduraru | 32 | Bacău | Over 24s | "I Believe I Can Fly" | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| 11 | Cristina Gheorghe | 28 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | Mihăiță Liviu Stan | 31 | Brăila | Over 24s | "Sus paharul" | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 13 | Lakeetra Knowles | 42 | Pavia, Italy / Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Over 24s | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 9 (November 6)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Sara Memba | 30 | Spain | Over 24s | "Mundo Bicolor" | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Ana Maria Roșu | 24 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Ain't No Way" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Zila Mike (Mihai Negru) |
26 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "King Zila" (own song) | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Austin Hirth | 28 | Cluj-Napoca / Florida, United States | Over 24s | "Budapest" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Jasmina Glodeanu | 31 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Chuva" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 6 | INDEPENDENȚII (Ștefan Bolnavu & Cătălin Heisanu) |
23 & 23 | Curtea de Argeș | Groups | own song | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Beatrice Giurgiu | 38 | Timișoara | Over 24s | "Mercy on Me" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Parascheva Burdjua | 23 | Iași | Girls | "If I Die Young" | — | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 9 | Katarina Dyer | 21 | Bucharest | Girls | "Love on the Brain" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 10 | Cezara Daiana Niculcia | 22 | Timișoara | Girls | "Te iubeam" | — | ✘ | — | ✘ |
| 11 | Cătălin Valea | 47 | Petroșani | Over 24s | "Say Something" | — | — | ✘ | ✘ |
| 12 | Mihai Meiroș | 34 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Lady" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 13 | Marta Verrecchia | 18 | Gaeta, Italy | Girls | "Listen" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 10 (November 12)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Andreea Dobre | 18 | Straja | Girls | "Murderer" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Tiberiu Gache | 33 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "DROP" (own song) | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 3 | Alexandra Căpitănescu | 17 | Galați | Girls | "Am I The One" | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| 4 | Marian Vasilescu | 28 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Imagine" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Oana & George Indru | 28 & 21 | Timișoara | Groups | "Give In to Me" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Nadia Shehabi | 26 | Timișoara | Over 24s | "Elastic Heart" | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 7 | Mihaela Condurache | 51 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "She's Gone Out of My Life" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Ioana Cristodorescu | 21 | Bucharest | Girls | "Drinking In The Day" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Roxana Ghiuzan | 16 | Roman | Girls | "I Put a Spell on You" | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 10 | Mattia Perdeti | 31 | Italy | Over 24s | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
Episode 11 (November 13)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Ilinca Dinu | 15 | Bucharest | Girls | "Am I The One" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Zoran Demian | 21 | Timișoara | Boys | "Human" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Corina Badea | 51 | Tulcea | Over 24s | "Ce are ea" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 4 | Iulian Selea | 21 | Pitești | Boys | "You Are the Reason" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Alexandra Marin Raicu | 30 | Brăila | Over 24s | "Rămâi și nu pleca" | ✘ | — | ✘ | ✔ |
| 6 | Ioan Gasparovici | 18 | Brașov | Boys | "Yesterday" | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| 7 | Rania Kutkut | 17 | Suceava | Girls | "Empire State of Mind" | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| 8 | Cristina Vasiu | 28 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Oameni" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Răzvan Drăgan | 22 | Bucharest | Boys | "Say You Won't Let Go" | — | — | ✔ | ✘ |
| 10 | Diana & Ioana Conta | 22 & 22 | Timișoara | Groups | "lovely" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Zorana Samson | 17 | Bucharest | Girls | "Toxic" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 12 | Mehmet Dural | 33 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Cennet" "Drumurile noastre" |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 12 (November 19)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Daria Pintilie | 15 | Piatra Neamț | Girls | "Survivor" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 2 | Mădălina Așchipoaie | 24 | Iași | Over 24s | "Million Years Ago" | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 3 | Anne Laura Noupadja | 28 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Rumour Mill" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Teodora & Marian | 27 & 28 | Bucharest | Groups | "Billie Jean" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Karina Ștefan | 15 | Giroc | Girls | "If I Ain't Got You" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Lavinia & Alexandru | 32 & 34 | Timișoara | Groups | "Yes Rasta" (own song) | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | — |
| 7 | Carmen Macovei | 46 | Petroșani | Over 24s | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | — | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 8 | Miruna Puiu | 24 | Sighetu Marmației | Over 24s | "Diamonds" | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| 9 | Virgil Bob | 51 | Sălaj | Over 24s | "Nu mai beau" (own song) | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Andra Barangă | 17 | Năvodari | Girls | "Run To You" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Silvia Mitrache | 61 | Craiova / Parma, Italy | Over 24s | "The Best" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 13 (November 20)
edit| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Category | Song(s) | Verdict | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ristei | Delia | Loredana | Ștefan | ||||||
| 1 | Roxana Ene | 27 | Măcin / Rome, Italy | Over 24s | "Cine iubește și lasă" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Alina Bumbeș | 26 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Fallin'" | ✘ | — | ✘ | ✘ |
| 3 | Denisa Avram | 16 | Buzău | Girls | "Seven Nation Army" | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| 4 | Trio Eva (Alexandra, Evelina, Valeria) |
14 & 15 & 16 | Chișinău, Moldova | Groups | "Chandelier" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Gabriel Cîndea | 27 | Hunedoara | Over 24s | "Broken Vow" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Alexandrina Robea | 27 | Bucharest | Over 24s | "Mulțumesc, iubită mamă!" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Enrico Bernardo | 46 | Napoli, Italy | Over 24s | "When a Man Loves a Woman" "Caruso" |
✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Andrada Făină | 16 | Gorj | Girls | "Break My Broken Heart" | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Anton Daroți | 18 | Bucharest | Boys | "Las-o să zboare" | — | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 10 | Alexandrina Grosu | 29 | Chișinău, Moldova / Bilbao, Spain | Over 24s | "Fuego" | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Claudia Iuga & Raul Jipa | 41 & 35 | Arad & Bucharest | Groups | "Shallow" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 12 | Liviu Giulian Miluț | 14 | Calafat | Boys | "??" (own song) | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 13 | Andreea Niță | 20 | Timișoara | Girls | "De-ai fi tu salcie la mal" | ✘ | — | ✘ | ✘ |
| 14 | Eden Loren | 19 | Rome, Italy | Boys | "Il Mare Calmo Della Sera" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Systematized auditions summary
editBoys
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Advanced automatically with 4 YES-es
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Advanced through the short list with 3 YES-es
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Girls
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Advanced automatically with 4 YES-es
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Advanced through the short list with 3 YES-es
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Groups
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Advanced automatically with 4 YES-es
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Advanced through the short list with 3 YES-es
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Formed by Ristei consisting of 3 YES-es contestants rejected by the mentor of their original category
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Over 24s
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Advanced automatically with 4 YES-es
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Advanced through the short list with 3 YES-es
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Bootcamp
editEach judge completed its team with 10 artists. In case the judges did not have enough contestants in their teams who passed automatically with 4 YES-es, they had to choose from those with 3 YES-es from their short list.
In the bootcamp, each contestant performed a song and only 3 artists per category were advanced.
Episode 14 − Boys (November 26)
edit- Color key
- – Contestant was immediately eliminated after performance without switch
- – Contestant was switched out later in the competition and eventually eliminated
- – Contestant was not switched out and made the final three of their own category
| Order | Act | Song | Mentor's decision | Switched with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theodor Andrei | "That's How You Write a Song" | Put in Chair 1 | Iulian Selea |
| 2 | David Adrian Ștefan | "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" | Put in Chair 2 | Adrian Petrache |
| 3 | Kashy (Gabi Gruici) | "Stairway to Heaven" | Put in Chair 3 | Eden Loren |
| 4 | Liviu Panait | "I'll Never Love Again" | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Denis Costea | "I'm Still Standing" | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Iulian Selea | "Writing's on the Wall" | Put in Chair 1 | |
| 7 | Arthur Horeanu | "Mama, I'm Coming Home" | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Eden Loren | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | Put in Chair 3 | |
| 9 | Adrian Petrache | "Superstition" | Put in Chair 2 | |
| 10 | Robert Botezan | "Epilog" | Eliminated | |
Episode 15 − Girls (November 27)
edit| Order | Act | Song | Mentor's decision | Switched with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreea Dobre | "Cryin'" | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Marina Vlad | "Believe" | Put in Chair 1 | Ioana Ardelean |
| 3 | Oana Velea | "Lost on You" | Put in Chair 2 | Andrada Precup |
| 4 | Alexandra Sîrghi | "Love On Top" | Put in Chair 3 | |
| 5 | Ioana Ardelean | "I'm Not the Only One" | Put in Chair 1 | |
| 6 | Ana Paula Rada Pantea | "Copacul" | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Marta Verrecchia | "Bang Bang" | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Melania Cuc | "Shallow" | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Andra Barangă | "Creep" | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Andrada Precup | "Lie, ciocârlie" | Put in Chair 2 | |
Episode 16 − Groups (December 3)
edit| Order | Act | Song | Mentor's decision | Switched with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Us! | "Nobody's Wife" | Put in Chair 1 | Super 4 |
| 2 | 4SURE | "Hall of Fame" / "Use Somebody" | Put in Chair 2 | Diana & Ioana Conta |
| 3 | West Vlads | "Rise & Fall" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Trio Eva | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Put in Chair 3 | RB Queens |
| 5 | RB Queens | "God is a woman" | Put in Chair 3 | Tiny Tigers |
| EXTRA | Alpha Band | "Hallelujah" | WILDCARD | |
| 6 | Indrus | "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Tiny Tigers | "Wannabe" | Put in Chair 3 | |
| 8 | Diana & Ioana Conta | "The Blower's Daughter" | Put in Chair 2 | |
| 9 | Hello | "Sign of the Times" | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Super 4 | "Hey Jude" | Put in Chair 1 | |
Episode 17 − Over 24s (December 4)
edit| Order | Act | Song | Mentor's decision | Switched with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alina Dincă | "Fate" | Put in Chair 1 | |
| 2 | Kalon Rae | "Ain't Nobody" | Put in Chair 2 | |
| 3 | Mihai Meiroș | "Ce bine că ești" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Lakeetra Knowles | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Put in Chair 3 | Iulian Canaf |
| 5 | Naomi Hedman | "Lose Control" | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Mehmet Dural | "Losing My Religion" | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Iulian Canaf | "Ain't Nobody's Business" | Put in Chair 3 | Sonia Mosca |
| 8 | Otilia Gogu | "În singurătate" | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Austin Hirth | "Iris" | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Sonia Mosca | "Run to You" | Put in Chair 3 | |
Duels: Episode 18 (December 10)
editTwo acts per category were advanced, while one act per category was eliminated by the mentor of the respective category.
- Color key
- – The act was eliminated.
- – The act was advanced.
| Category (mentor) | Order | Act | Song | Mentor's decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Loredana) | 1 | Iulian Selea | "Falling" | Advanced |
| 2 | Adrian Petrache | "Puteri asupra mea" | Advanced | |
| 3 | Eden Loren | "My Way" | Eliminated | |
| Girls (Ștefan) | 4 | Ioana Ardelean | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Alexandra Sîrghi | "Good Woman" | Advanced | |
| 6 | Andrada Precup | "All of Me" | Advanced | |
| Groups (Ristei) | 7 | Tiny Tigers | "Salute" | Advanced |
| 8 | Diana & Ioana Conta | "Lay Me Down" | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Super 4 | "Grande Amore" | Advanced | |
| Over 24s (Delia) | 10 | Alina Dincă | "Omule, deschide ochii" | Advanced |
| 11 | Kalon Rae | "When You Believe" | Eliminated | |
| 12 | Sonia Mosca | "Think" | Advanced |
Semifinal: Episode 19 (December 11)
editOnly one act per category was advanced, while the other was eliminated by the mentor of the respective category.
- Color key
- – The act was eliminated.
- – The act was advanced.
| Category (mentor) | Order | Act | Song | Mentor's decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Loredana) | 1 | Iulian Selea | "Sing" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Adrian Petrache | "Les yeux de la mama" | Advanced | |
| Girls (Ștefan) | 3 | Alexandra Sîrghi | "Hurt" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Andrada Precup | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Advanced | |
| Groups (Ristei) | 5 | Super 4 | "The Show Must Go On" | Advanced |
| 6 | Tiny Tigers | "Dangerous Woman" | Eliminated | |
| Over 24s (Delia) | 7 | Sonia Mosca | "Listen" | Advanced |
| 8 | Alina Dincă | "The Winner Takes It All" | Eliminated |
Goofs, critics and controversies
editAuditions
- When asked if he had participated in such a show before, Lucian Pință said no. He actually participated in the show Cântă acum cu mine, the Romanian version of All Together Now and Falsez pentru tine, the Romanian version of I Can See Your Voice. (Episode 2)
- Maia Mălăncuș was actually 13 years old when she auditioned, therefore, she had not even reached the minimum age of 14 for the participation in the show. (Episode 7)
Bootcamp
- Both Arthur Horeanu and Kashy (Gabi Gruici) criticized the way their Bootcamp performances were edited. Arthur by adding a comment on the post on Facebook of his performance on the official X Factor Romania page saying: "From the stage I heard differently and I know how I sang. Re-listening to the recording, however, I detected some corrections and compressions that did not benefit me (one is obvious at 1:03), and the shortening of the song somewhat ruined its flow." and Kashy posting an Instagram story from rehearsals saying: "It kind of sounds better here". (Episode 14)
eXtra Factor
editThe ninth season of the talent show had a companion series titled eXtra Factor. The show's presenter was the actress Ilona Brezoianu, known for the role of secretary Flori from the comedy series Mangalița and the episodes were weekly published on YouTube.[5] The first episode premiered September 11, 2020 on Kaufland Romania's YouTube channel.[6]
| # | Featured artists | Runtime | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Petrache Vlad Erdei & Vlad Moigrădeanu Giulian Ioan |
11:11 | September 11 on Kaufland Romania's YouTube channel September 13 on X Factor Romania's YouTube channel[7] |
| 2 | Alex Mica Super 4 |
11:43 | September 20 on X Factor Romania's YouTube channel |
| 3 | Mistah White Naomi Hedman |
14:17 | September 27 |
| 4 | Apollo & Artemis Bianca Mihai Alexia Lupea |
15:27 | October 4 |
| 5 | Sorin Ene Chriss Casper Arthur Horeanu |
12:37 | October 11 |
| 6 | Denis Costea Marina Vlad Marcel Souza |
15:13 | October 18 |
| 7 | Iulian Canaf Kalon Rae |
11:53 | October 24 |
| 8 | Alexandru Stamate Ioan Păduraru Lakeetra Knowles |
16:22 | November 1 |
| 9 | Sara Memba INDEPENDENȚII |
11:18 | November 7 |
| 10 | — | 8:06 | November 14 |
| 11 | Katarina Dyer Robert Botezan |
13:25 | November 18 |
| 12 | — | 8:02 | November 21 |
Ratings
edit| Phase | # | Original airdate | National | Urban | Commercial 18-49 | Source | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average (thousands) |
Rating (%) |
Share (%) |
Average (thousands) |
Rating (%) |
Share (%) |
Average (thousands) |
Rating (%) |
Share (%) | ||||
| Auditions | 1 | September 11 | 911 | 5.2 | 13.2 | 379 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 152 | 3.6 | 12.8 | [8] |
| 2 | September 18 | 1.159 | 6.6 | 16.2 | 580 | 6.1 | 15.8 | 202 | 4.8 | 16.7 | [9] | |
| 3 | September 25 | 1.164 | 6.6 | 16.4 | 623 | 6.5 | 16.9 | 223 | 5.5 | 19.2 | [10] | |
| 4 | October 2 | 1.224 | 7.0 | 16.5 | 638 | 6.7 | 16.8 | 268 | 6.4 | 21.0 | [11] | |
| 5 | October 9 | 1.164 | 6.6 | 14.5 | 583 | 6.1 | 14.3 | 222 | 5.3 | 15.5 | [12] | |
| 6 | October 16 | 1 268 | 7.2 | 16.4 | 714 | 7.5 | 17.9 | 259 | 6.2 | 19.3 | [13] | |
| 7 | October 23 | 1 079 | 6.1 | 13.9 | 577 | 6.0 | 14.7 | 237 | 5.7 | 18.2 | [14] | |
| 8 | October 30 | 1 186 | 6.7 | 15.1 | 667 | 7.0 | 16.1 | 237 | 5.7 | 17.6 | [15] | |
| 9 | November 6 | 1 223 | 7.0 | 16.2 | 657 | 6.9 | 16.3 | 265 | 6.3 | 19.0 | [16] | |
| 10 | November 12 | [17] | ||||||||||
| 11 | November 13 | [18] | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Chirilă, Raluca (June 12, 2020). "InfoMusic - stiri din muzica, artisti, concerte, cronici, concursuri". InfoMusic.
- ^ "Scoala Crina Mardare Music Experience" – via Facebook.
- ^ "REVENIRE. Mutare surpriză. Antena 1 resuscitează X-Factor: anunță castingul pentru sezonul nouă". Paginademedia.ro. 10 June 2020.
- ^ "2020 Regulament XFactor Sezonul 9 Antena 1". A1.RO.
- ^ "Actrița Ilona Brezoianu în culisele X Factor, în curând, pe AntenaPlay". A1.RO.
- ^ Kaufland | X Factor - eXtra Factor (episodul 1). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10.
- ^ eXtra Factor - Ediția 1 | Ilona Brezoianu, "spectacol" în culisele X Factor. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10.
- ^ "Noul X Factor de pe Antena 1 nu s-a văzut de "mascații" de pe Pro TV. Masked Singer, primul. X Factor, debut pe locul trei". Pagina de Media. 12 September 2020.
- ^ "AUDIENȚE. X-Factor recuperează. Aproape a egalat Masked Singer și a depăsit Pro TV pe tot intervalul. Mai puțin la tineri". Pagina de Media. 19 September 2020.
- ^ "AUDIENȚE TV. Premieră: X-Factor, primul loc în țară și la orașe. Foarte aproape și pe comercial, în lupta cu Masked Singer de la Pro TV". Pagina de Media. 26 September 2020.
- ^ "AUDIENȚE. În sfârșit! X Factor a bătut Pro TV pe interval pe toate _targeturile. Dar pe intersecția cu Masked Singer?". Pagina de Media. 3 October 2020.
- ^ "AUDIENȚE. Masked Singer, lider de audiență cu ediția în care a fost demascată Elena Băsescu. X-Factor coboară pe locul doi după două săptămâni". Pagina de Media. 10 October 2020.
- ^ "AUDIENȚE. Luptă strânsă în audiențe. X Factor și Masked Singer, cifre apropiate în duelul direct. Pro TV a câștigat tinerii, iar Antena 1 țara și orașele". Pagina de Media. 17 October 2020.
- ^ "AUDIENȚE. Când Masked Singer se bate cu X-Factor, câștigă un serial turcesc. Demascarea "vulpoiului" Costi Ioniță, primul loc doar la tineri". Pagina de Media. 24 October 2020.
- ^ "AUDIENȚE. Ca pe vremuri. Garcea pune Pro TV pe primul loc. Masked Singer, lider pe toate segmentele cu finala sezonului". Pagina de Media. 31 October 2020.
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