The X Factor Israel season 1

The X Factor Israel is the Israeli version of the British television music competition The X Factor. Season 1 was first announced in late 2012.[1] Auditions for the show began on March 5, 2013. Promos for the show started airing in early September.[2] The first season started its run on Saturday, October 26, 2013. The show airs during prime time on Reshet network on Wednesdays and Saturdays.[3] The season concluded on January 14, 2014.

The X Factor Israel
Season 1
Hosted byBar Refaeli
JudgesRami Fortis
Moshe Peretz
Shiri Maimon
Ivri Lider
WinnerRose Fostanes
Runner-upEden Ben Zaken
Release
Original networkReshet
Original releaseOctober 26, 2013 (2013-10-26) –
January 14, 2014 (2014-01-14)
Season chronology
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Season 2

Judges and hosts

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In May 2013, it was announced that Bar Refaeli, an Israeli fashion model, will host the first season.[4][5] Contrary to most other versions of the X Factor where the judges panels was a mixture of singers and music industry figures, the Israeli version was composed entirely of musicians. The judges panel for the first season was composed of the rock singer Rami Fortis, the pop singer-songwriter and composer Moshe Peretz, the pop and R&B singer Shiri Maimon, and the pop singer Ivri Lider.

Contestants

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third Place
Category (mentor) Acts
Boys (Peretz) Ori Shakiv Ben Golan Yahav Tavasi
Girls (Fortis) Eden Ben Zaken Inbal Bibi Tamar Friedman
Over 25s (Maimon) Avishachar Jackson Neta Rad Rose Fostanes
Groups (Lider) Tommy & Yan Carakukli Sisters Fusion

Selection process

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Nokia Arena

Auditions began on March 5, 2013.[6] Auditions were open to all ages. Entries must pass three auditions in front of the producers in order to get to perform in front of the judges and live audience. Selected best, worst, and most bizarre auditions typically move on to the judges stage. Judging took place in Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv.[7]

Bootcamp

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Following the judges audition stage, 80 competitors entered the boot camp stage of the X factor. Following an initial round of auditions half of the contests were eliminated. The remaining acts had to perform a second audition in order to make it to the judges houses stage. 20 acts were collaboratively selected by the judges at the end of boot camp.

Twist

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At the conclusion of bootcamp, a number of contestants from the boys category that were previously eliminated were called back into stage. The judges offered them a way back into the show as a group. The individual contestants were Edan Tamler,[8] Adir Tov,[9] Nadav Carni, Gustavo Quiñones, and Yuhan Buchnik. The band was eventually named Fusion.[8]

Judges' Houses

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Five acts were chosen for each of the four categories. In the judges house, two acts from each category were eliminated. The top 12 contestants continued on for the live shows.[10]

Key:

  – Eliminated in the judges' house
Top 20 - Judges' houses
Category (mentor) Acts
Boys (Peretz) Ori Shakiv Ben Golan Yahav Tavasi Liav Azran Lior Deri
Girls (Fortis) Maya Emma Sharkey Gabay Eden Ben Zaken Inbal Bibi Inbal Ben-Shitrit Tamar Friedman[11]
Groups (Lider) Apocalypsa Carakukli Sisters Tommy & Yan Mirage Fusion
Over 25s (Maimon) Avishachar Jackson Danielle Bitton Maurizio Scaglioni[12] Neta Rad Rose Fostanes[13]

Live shows

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Live shows began on December 18, 2013.

Results summary

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Color key
  – Contestant was in the bottom two/three; judges eliminate one based on majority vote (no final showdown)
  – Contestant was in the bottom two/three; contestant had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant was in the bottom two/three; received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Tuesday
Rose Fostanes Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 1st
Eden Ben Zaken Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two 2nd
Ori Shakiv Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd
Fusion Safe Safe Bottom three Bottom two Bottom two Safe 4th
Inbal Bibi Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Safe 5th Eliminated (week 3, Tuesday)
Tamar Friedman Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 3, Sunday)
Tommy & Yan Safe Safe Safe Safe 7th Eliminated (week 3, Sunday)
Avishachar Jackson Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 2, Saturday)
Carakukli Sisters Safe Safe Bottom three Eliminated (week 2, Wednesday)
Ben Golan Safe Safe 10th Eliminated (week 2, Wednesday)
Yahav Tavasi Safe Bottom two Eliminated (week 1, Saturday)
Neta Rad Bottom two Eliminated (week 1, Wednesday)[14]

Live show details

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Week 1

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Wednesday (December 18)
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Week 1 Wednesday results
Contestant Order Song Results
Carakukli Sisters 1 "I Kissed a Girl"[15] Safe
Tamar Friedman 2 "Skyfall"[16][17] Safe
Avishachar Jackson 3 "Girl on Fire" Safe
Ori Shakiv 4 [18]"רוב השעות" Safe
Tommy & Yan 5 "מה אם נתנשק" Safe
Eden Ben Zaken 6 "Listen" Safe
Neta Rad 7 "ג'סיקה" Eliminated
Yahav Tavasi 8 "אמסטרדם" Safe
Fusion 9 "הראשונה" & "Mirrors" [note 1] Safe
Ben Golan 10 "אהובתי" Safe
Inbal Bibi 11 "בחום של תל אביב" Bottom Two
Rose Fostanes 12 "Beautiful"[19] Safe
  1. ^ The group sang a remix of the English and Hebrew songs mirrors and "הראשונה"
Saturday (December 21)
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Week 1 Saturday results
Contestant Order Song Results
Fusion 1 "Some Nights" Safe
Yahav Tavasi 2 "שלג בשרב" Eliminated
Tamar Friedman 3 "Go Your Own Way"[17] Safe
Avishachar Jackson 4 "כמה אהבה" Bottom Two
Tommy & Yan 5 "The Other Side" Safe
Inbal Bibi 6 "Beat It" Safe
Ben Golan 7 "Titanium" Safe
Rose Fostanes 8 "Valerie" Safe[20]
Carakukli Sisters 9 "מגדלור" Safe
Ori Shakiv 10 "עכשיו או לעולם" Safe
Eden Ben Zaken 11 "Bad Romance" Safe

Week 2

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Wednesday (December 25)
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  • Group performance: "Give Me Everything"
  • The contestant, Hillik Cohen, that has failed passing the live auditions and was highly aggressive toward the judges made a guest appearance and performed "אני כאן" after the group performance.[21][22][23][24]
Week 2 Wednesday results
Contestant Order Song Results
Avishachar Jackson 1 "The Edge of Glory" Safe
Ben Golan 2 "כמו אז" Eliminated
Carakukli Sisters 3 "נוסעת בעקבות האהבה" Eliminated
Tamar Friedman 4 "אם יש גן עדן" Safe
Fusion 5 "Wrecking Ball" Bottom Three
Ori Shakiv 6 "מעליות" Safe
Rose Fostanes 7 "I (Who Have Nothing)"[25] Safe
Eden Ben Zaken 8 "אני לא יכולה בלעדיך" Safe
Tommy & Yan 9 "על הגשר הישן" Safe
Inbal Bibi 10 "ניסים" Safe
Saturday (December 28)
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Week 2 Saturday results
Contestant Order Song Results
Tamar Friedman 1 "ואת" Safe[17]
Avishachar Jackson 2 "Lately" Bottom Two
Inbal Bibi 3 "Where Is The Love" Safe
Ori Shakiv 4 "תביני"[ori 1] Safe
Fusion 5 "חופשי זה לגמרי לבד" Bottom Two
Eden Ben Zaken 6 "איזה יום" Safe
Rose Fostanes 7 "Born This Way"[26] Safe
Tommy & Yan 8 "Little Things" Safe
Final showdown details
Avishachar Jackson 1 "משהו ממני" Eliminated
Fusion 2 "Let Her Go" Safe
  1. ^ "תביני" is an original song written by Ori Shakiv himself.

Week 3

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Sunday (January 5) - Quarter-final
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Week 3 Sunday results
Contestant Order Song Results
Fusion 1 "Say Something" Bottom Three
Inbal Bibi 2 "צל כבד" Safe
Tommy & Yan 3 "Viva La Vida" Eliminated
Ori Shakiv 4 "עוד" Safe
Eden Ben Zaken 5 "Love On Top" Safe
Rose Fostanes 6 "Bohemian Rhapsody"[27] Safe
Tamar Friedman 7 "Royals" Bottom Three
Final showdown details
Tamar Friedman 1 "גשם כבד" Eliminated
Fusion 2 "Mirrors" Safe
Tuesday (January 7) - Semi-final
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  • Group performance "Wake Me Up".
  • The boys and Moshe Peretz performed "אולי הלילה".
  • The over 25s, including those who were previously eliminated, and Shiri Maimon performed "חלק ממך" and "Now That You're Gone".
Week 3 Tuesday results
Contestant Order Song Results
Rose Fostanes 1 "Because of You" Safe
Inbal Bibi 2 "Oops!... I Did It Again" Eliminated
Ori Shakiv 3 "תרצי בי" Safe
Fusion 4 "Roar" Safe
Eden Ben Zaken 5 "כמה פעמים" Bottom 2

Week 4

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Tuesday (January 14) - Final
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  • Group performance "Scream & Shout". Performance included all the original top 12 contestants
  • Judges performance "America" (Hebrew: "אמריקה")
Week 4 Tuesday results
Contestant Order Song Results
Ori Shakiv 1 "Todah" (Hebrew: "תודה") 3rd
Eden Ben Zaken 2 "Only Girl (in the World)" 2nd
Fusion 3 "Sweet Dreams" & "Party Rock Anthem" Eliminated
Rose Fostanes 4 "My Way" Winner
Judge & Contestant Duet
Rose Fostanes
Shiri Maimon
1 "If I Ain't Got You" Winner
Eden Ben Zaken
Rami Fortis
2 "Nitzotzot" (Hebrew: "ניצוצות") 2nd
Ori Shakiv
Moshe Peretz
3 "Latet ve Lachachat" (Hebrew: "לתת ולקחת") 3rd

Ratings

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The first episode peaked at 49%, about 1.1 million viewers, making it the highest figure for opening episode of any Israeli music program.[28] The show had an average rating of 38.4% of households.[29]

Episode Air Date Viewers
(thousands)
Share Source
Auditions 1 Oct 26, 2013 1,100 49% [28]
Auditions 2 Oct 30, 2013 913 49.4% [30]
Auditions 3 Nov 2, 2013 1,094 51.4% [30]
Auditions 4 Nov 6, 2013 870 49.5% [31]
Auditions 5 Nov 9, 2013 953 47.5% [31]
Auditions 6 Nov 13, 2013 927 51.8% [32]
Auditions 7 Nov 16, 2013 1,107 54.2% [32]
Auditions 8 Nov 20, 2013 901 49.9% [33]
Bootcamp 1 Nov 23, 2013 955 51.1% [33]
Bootcamp 2 Nov 28, 2013 832 30.7% [34]
Judges' houses 1 Nov 30, 2013 710 29.7% [34]
Judges' houses 2 Dec 4, 2013 798 42.6% [35]
Judges' houses 3 Dec 7, 2013 745.2 40.5% [35]
Judges' houses 4 Dec 11, 2013
Connect to X Dec 14, 2013
Live Shows 1 Dec 18, 2013 804 45.4% [36]
Live Shows 2 Dec 21, 2013 870 44.2% [36]
Live Shows 3 Dec 25, 2013 849.3 47.3% [37]
Live Shows 4 Dec 28, 2013 906 47.2% [37]
Quarter-final Jan 5, 2014
Semi-final Jan 7, 2014
The road to the final Jan 13, 2014
Final Jan 14, 2014 1,040 55.7% [38][29]

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