The X Factor Israel
{{Short description|Television series}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| genre = Reality television
| creator = Simon Cowell
| creative_director =
| presenter = 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 = Israel
| language = Hebrew
English
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 86
| producer = Thames
Tamira Yardeni
| location = Nokia Arena Tel Aviv
| runtime = 60–150 minutes
| network = Channel 2 (Reshet) (2013–2017)
Reshet 13 (2017–2022)
| first_aired = {{start date|2013|10|26}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2022|2|3}}
}}
The X Factor Israel ({{langx|he|אקס פקטור 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{{cite news|title='The X Factor Israel' debuts Saturday|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Arts/The-X-Factor-Israel-debuts-Saturday-329447|accessdate=9 November 2013|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post|date=22 October 2013}} on Reshet.{{cite web|title=The X Factor Israel|url=http://reshet.tv/Shows/The_X_Factor_Israel/|publisher=Reshet|accessdate=9 November 2013}}
Judges and hosts
The first three seasons were hosted by Israeli fashion model Bar Refaeli. {{ill|Liron Weizman|he|לירון ויצמן}} hosts the fourth season.{{cite news|last=Krupnick|first=Ellie|title=Bar Refaeli 'X Factor' Host Gig Will Kick Off Show In Israel|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/29/bar-refaeli-x-factor-host_n_3352633.html|accessdate=9 November 2013|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=2013-05-29}}{{cite news|last=Caspi|first=David|title=Supermodel Bar Refaeli to Host 'X Factor' Israel|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bar-refaeli-host-x-factor-558737|accessdate=9 November 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2013-05-27}} 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. In the third season, rapper Subliminal replaced Rami Fortis as a judge on the show. In the fourth season, all of the judging panel changes: Mizrahi singer Margalit Tzan'ani, singer-songwriter Aviv Geffen, singer and Eurovision 2018 winner Netta Barzilai, while a fourth and fifth judges revealed to be Ran Danker and Miri Mesika, making it the first season of X Factor Israel to feature 5 judges instead of 4.
Series overview
To date, three seasons have been broadcast, as summarised below.
{{div col}}
:{{Color box|#Ccf|border=silver}} Contestant in (or mentor of) "Rami Fortis"
:{{Color box|Pink|border=silver}} Contestant in (or mentor of) "Shiri Maimon"
:{{Color box|#FFE5B4|border=silver}} Contestant in (or mentor of) "Ivri Lider"
:{{Color box|#D0F0C0|border=silver}} Contestant in (or mentor of) "Moshe Peretz"
:{{Color box|#afeeee|border=silver}} Contestant in (or mentor of) "Subliminal"
:{{Color box|#fffa73|border=silver}} Contestant in (or mentor of) "Ran Danker"
:{{Color box|#87ceeb|border=silver}} Contestant in (or mentor of) "Aviv Geffen"
:{{Color box|#ff9999|border=silver}} Contestant in (or mentor of) "Netta"
:{{Color box|#fbb56e|border=silver}} Contestant in (or mentor of) "Miri Mesika and Margol"
{{div col end}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; line-height:16px;" width="100%" |
scope="col" | Season
! scope="col" | Start ! scope="col" | Finish ! scope="col" | Winner ! scope="col" | Runner-up ! scope="col" | Third place ! scope="col" | Fourth place ! scope="col" | Winning mentor ! scope="col" | Presenters ! colspan="5" scope="col" | Main judges |
---|
scope="row" | One
| {{nowrap|26 October | {{nowrap|14 January | style="background:pink;" | Rose Fostanes | style="background:#ccf;" | Eden Ben Zaken | style="background:#d0f0c0;" | Ori Shakiv | style="background:#ffe5b4;" | Fusion | style="background:pink;" |Shiri Maimon |rowspan="3"| Bar Refaeli | colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#ccf" | Rami | rowspan="3" style="background:#d0f0c0" | Moshe | rowspan="3" style="background:pink" | Shiri | rowspan="3" style="background:#ffe5b4" | Ivri |
scope="row" | Two
| {{nowrap|13 June | {{nowrap|September 5 | style="background:#ccf;" | Daniel Yafe | style="background:#ffe5b4;" | Yossi Shitrit | style="background:pink;" | Ana Timofie | style="background:#d0f0c0;" | Ido & Atara | style="background:#ccf;" | Rami Fortis |
scope="row" | Three
| {{nowrap|18 October | {{nowrap|30 January |style="background:#Ffe5b4;" |Eden Alene | style="background:#D0f0c0;" |Guy Yahood | style="background:#Ffe5b4;" |Yam Refaeli | style="background:#afeeee;" | The Brinks | style="background:#Ffe5b4;" |Ivri Lider |colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="background:#afeeee" | Subliminal |
scope"row" | Four
| {{nowrap|30 October | {{nowrap|5 February | rowspan="1" style="background:#ff9999;" | Michael Ben David | rowspan="1" style="background:#ff9999;" | Eli Huli | rowspan="1" style="background:#87ceeb;" | Inbal Bibi | rowspan="1" style="background:#87ceeb;" | Sapir Saban | rowspan="1" style="background:#ff9999;" | Netta | rowspan="1"| Liron Weizman | colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="background:#fffa73;" | Ran | rowspan="1" style="background:#ff9999;" | Netta | rowspan="1" style="background:#87ceeb;" | Aviv | rowspan="1" style="background:#fbb56e;" | {{nowrap|Miri and}} Margol |
Judges' categories and their contestants
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:
{{Color box|#BFFFC0;|border=silver}} – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
style="width:9%;" scope="col" | Season
! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Rami Fortis ! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Moshe Peretz ! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Shiri Maimon ! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Ivri Lider |
---|
scope="row" | One
| Girls | Boys | style="background:#BFFFC0;" | Over 25s | Groups |
scope="row" | Two
| style="background:#BFFFC0;" | Over 25s | Groups | Girls | Boys |
style="width:9%;" scope="col" |
! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Subliminal ! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Moshe Peretz ! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Shiri Maimon ! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Ivri Lider |
scope="row" | Three
| Groups | Boys | Girls | style="background:#BFFFC0;" |Teens |
style="width:9%;" scope="col" |
! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Aviv Geffen ! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Miri Mesika and Margol ! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Netta ! style="width:13%;" scope="col" | Ran Danker |
scope="row" | Four
| Girls | Groups and Over 25s | style="background:#BFFFC0;" |Boys | Teens |
Season 1 (2013–14)
{{main|The X Factor Israel (season 1)}}
The first season started its run on Saturday, October 26, 2013, and aired 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.{{cite web|last=Hawkes|first=Rebecca|title=X Factor Israel launches to strong ratings|url=http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2013103130595/x-factor-israel-launches-to-strong-ratings.html|publisher=Rapid TV News|accessdate=18 December 2013}} 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.{{cite web|author=Gab|title=Rose Fostanes makes it to 'X Factor Israel' Top 12 live shows|url=http://www.buzzmeter.net/rose-fostanes-makes-it-to-x-factor-israel-top-12-live-shows/3042/|publisher=BuzzMeter|accessdate=16 December 2013}}
Season 2 (2015)
{{main|The X Factor Israel (season 2)}}
The second season started its run on Thursday, June 13, 2015.
Season 3 (2017–18)
{{main|The X Factor Israel (season 3)}}
The third season started its run on October 18, 2017. The show was hosted by Bar Refaeli and the judges were Moshe Peretz, Shiri Maimon and Ivri Lider, who had been judges in the previous two seasons; they were joined by a new judge, rapper Subliminal.
Season 4 (2021–22)
{{main|The X Factor Israel (season 4)}}
The show has been renewed for a fourth season and returned on October 30, 2021. {{ill|Liron Weizman|he|לירון ויצמן}} replaced Bar Refaeli as host.
Originally, Simon Cowell, Aviv Geffen, Margalit Tzan'ani, and Netta were to be judges for season 4.
{{cite news |title=Simon Cowell To Be A Judge On 'The X Factor Israel'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/simon-cowell-judge-the-x-factor-israel-1234661037/ |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=Deadline}} However, it has since been revealed that Cowell decided to pull out.{{cite web| title=Simon Cowell Pulls Out of Israeli X Factor |url= https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/exclusive-simon-cowell-pulls-out-of-x-factor-israel/ |access-date=24 May 2021 |work=Jewish News|date= 24 May 2021 }}
It was later decided that singers Ran Danker and Miri Mesika would both be judges in the show instead of Cowell, making it the first season of X Factor Israel to feature five judges instead of four.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://reshet.tv/Shows/The_X_Factor_Israel/}}
- {{YouTube|u=XFactorIsrael|title=The X Factor Israel}}
{{The X Factor series}}
{{Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest}}
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Category:Channel 2 (Israeli TV channel) original programming
Category:2013 Israeli television seasons
Category:2013 Israeli television series debuts
Category:Television series by Fremantle (company)
Category:Israeli television series based on British television series
Category:Eurovision Song Contest selection events