| The X Factor Israel | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Bar Refaeli (2013–2018) Liron Weizman (2021–2022) |
| Judges | Rami Fortis (2013–2015) Moshe Peretz (2013–2018) Shiri Maimon (2013–2018) Ivri Lider (2013–2018) Subliminal (2017–2018) Aviv Geffen (2021–2022) Netta (2021–2022) Margol (2021–2022) Ran Danker (2021–2022) Miri Mesika (2021–2022) |
| Composer | Simon Cowell |
| Country of origin | Israel |
| Original languages | Hebrew English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 86 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Thames Tamira Yardeni |
| Production location | Nokia Arena Tel Aviv |
| Running time | 60–150 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 2 (Reshet) (2013–2017) Reshet 13 (2017–2022) |
| Release | October 26, 2013 (2013-10-26) – February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03) |
The X Factor Israel (Hebrew:אקס פקטור ישראל) is theIsraeli version of theBritish television music competitionThe X Factor, created bySimon Cowell. The show started airing fall of 2013[1] onReshet.[2]
The first three seasons were hosted by Israeli fashion modelBar Refaeli.Liron Weizman [he] hosts the fourth season.[3][4] Its judges for the first season of the show were rock singerRami Fortis, pop singer-songwriter and composerMoshe Peretz, pop and R&B singerShiri Maimon, and pop singerIvri Lider. In the third season, rapperSubliminal replacedRami Fortis as a judge on the show. In the fourth season, all of the judging panel changes: Mizrahi singerMargalit Tzan'ani, singer-songwriterAviv Geffen, singer and Eurovision 2018 winnerNetta Barzilai, while a fourth and fifth judges revealed to beRan Danker andMiri Mesika, making it the first season ofX Factor Israel to feature 5 judges instead of 4.
To date, three seasons have been broadcast, as summarised below.
| Season | Start | Finish | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning mentor | Presenters | Main judges | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | 26 October 2013 | 14 January 2014 | Rose Fostanes | Eden Ben Zaken | Ori Shakiv | Fusion | Shiri Maimon | Bar Refaeli | Rami | Moshe | Shiri | Ivri | |
| Two | 13 June 2015 | September 5 , 2015 | Daniel Yafe | Yossi Shitrit | Ana Timofie | Ido & Atara | Rami Fortis | ||||||
| Three | 18 October 2017 | 30 January 2018 | Eden Alene | Guy Yahood | Yam Refaeli | The Brinks | Ivri Lider | Subliminal | |||||
| Four | 30 October 2021 | 5 February 2022 | MichaelBen David | Eli Huli | Inbal Bibi | Sapir Saban | Netta | Liron Weizman | Ran | Netta | Aviv | Miri andMargol | |
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 Carakukly |
| 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 |
| Subliminal | Moshe Peretz | Shiri Maimon | Ivri Lider | |
| Three | Groups The Brinks Idan and Almog Ori and Tirel | Boys Guy Yahood Honi Assor Daniel Zynchenko | Girls Lin Ben Hamo Reut Levi Teemna Gonen | Teens Eden Alene Yam Refaeli Eliraz Zaada Oriane Recchia |
| Aviv Geffen | Miri Mesika andMargol | Netta | Ran Danker | |
| Four | Girls Inbal Bibi Sapir Saban Anna Stefani Gai'da Abu Awad | Groups and Over 25s Linet Shiran and Ron Adi Cohen Tarante Groove Machine Liron Lev | Boys Michael Ben David Eli Huli Shachar Adawi Elisha Nachmias | Teens Ilay Elmakais Lia Navipur Shahar Admoni Agam Abuhatzira |
The first season began airing on October 26, 2013, and aired during prime time onReshet 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]
The second season began airing on Thursday, June 13, 2015.
The third season began airing on October 18, 2017. The show was hosted byBar Refaeli and the judges wereMoshe Peretz,Shiri Maimon andIvri Lider, who had been judges in the previous two seasons; they were joined by a new judge, rapperSubliminal.
The fourth season began airing on October 30, 2021.Liron Weizman [he] replaced Bar Refaeli as host.
Originally,Simon Cowell,Aviv Geffen,Margalit Tzan'ani, andNetta were to be judges for this season.[7] However, it has since been revealed that Cowell decided to pull out.[8] It was later decided that singersRan Danker andMiri Mesika would both be judges in the show instead of Cowell, making it the first season ofX Factor Israel to feature five judges instead of four.
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