X Factor Adria (series 1)
X Factor Adria is a Serbian version of The X Factor franchise. The first series started broadcasting in late October 2013. Even though the production is Serbian, auditions were held in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia - making the series pan regional.
The series judging panel features Emina Jahović, Kristina Kovač, Kiki Lesendrić and Željko Joksimović. The auditions were hosted by Bane Jevtić with Sneže Velkov as a co-host. Una Senić hosted the spin-off series and co-hosted during the judges houses. After the first two episodes were aired it was rumored that Bane would be replaced by another host, but the producers denied it. On the night of the first live show it was announced that Bane would be replaced by Slavko Kalezić - actor and a contestant that was eliminated in the Judges Houses phase of the competition.[1] Day after the first live show aired it was announced that Slavko would be replaced as well.[2] On January 14, 2014, Ana Grubin revealed she will be new host, while Una Senić and Sneže Velkov report from the backstage.[3]
| X Factor Adria | |
|---|---|
| Series 1 | |
| Hosted by | Ana Grubin |
| Judges | Emina Jahović Kristina Kovač Kiki Lesendrić Željko Joksimović |
| Winner | Daniel Kajmakoski |
| Runner-up | Tamara Milanović |
| Finals venue | Kombank Arena |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTV Pink Sitel |
| Original release | 29 October 2013 – 23 March 2014 |
| Series chronology | |
Selection process
Auditions
Contestants were able to apply via text messages and an online form on the shows Facebook page. During the Exit Festival a mobile audition booth was set up and people could audition before previously applying. All of the applicants needed to preaudition for the producers before actually auditioning in front of the judges. The pre-auditions were held from August 20 to September 2 in Budva, Skopje, Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Niš, Novi Sad and Belgrade.[4] After seeing all the acts, producers select a number of contestants that will audition in front of the judges.
From over 8000 acts that came to pre-auditions,[5] producers selected 300 that were put through to judges auditions. The judges auditions are held solely in Šimanovci where the producers, RTV Pink, have their biggest studios. These auditions are the first part of the auditioning process that is broadcast to the public. The auditions were filmed in front of a live audience.
These are all of the contestants shown during the auditions episodes:
Key:
- – Contestant was eliminated
| # | Name | From | Category | Song | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilma Karahmet | Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Girls | Zorica Kondža, Stijene - Ima jedan svijet | No |
| 2 | Slavko Kalezić | Podgorica, Montenegro | Over 27s | Beyoncé - End of Time | No |
| 3 | Aleksa Perović | Kraljevo, Serbia | Boys | Sergej Ćetković - Kad bi htjela ti | No |
| 4 | Hristina Vuković | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium | No |
| 5 | Milana Drljača | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Girls | Alicia Keys - Fallin' | Yes |
| 6 | Petar Jojić | Belgrade, Serbia | Boys | Zdravko Čolić - Živiš u oblacima mala | No |
| 7 | Martinijan Kirilovski | Kumanovo, Macedonia | Boys | Goran Karan - Ostani | No |
| 8 | Angela Miteva | Skopje, Macedonia | Girls | Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning | No |
| 9 | Manja Sofronievska | Skopje, Macedonia | Girls | Etta James - At Last, Jovano Jovanke | No |
| 10 | Irma Dragičević | Varaždin, Croatia | Girls | Beyoncé - Resentment, Michael Jackson - Who's Loving You1 | No |
| 11 | Jana and Luka | Belgrade, Serbia | Groups | Madcon - Beggin | No |
| 12 | Tamara Milanović | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Adele - Don't You Remember | No |
| 13 | Katarina Manojlović | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Adele - Turning Tables, Jennifer Hudson - One Night Only | No |
| 14 | Vanja Prokopijević | Belgrade, Serbia | Over 27s | Pink - Try | No |
| 15 | Jelena Milovanović | Kovin, Serbia | Girls | Beyoncé - Best Thing I Never Had, Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me | No |
| 16 | Aleksandra Sekulić | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Adele - Skyfall | No |
| 17 | Roma Sijam | Belgrade, Serbia | Groups | Travie McCoy - Billionaire | No |
| 18 | Fifi Janevska | Skopje, Macedonia | Girls | Cher - Dov'è l'amore, Christina Aguilera - Beautiful | No |
| 19 | Marko Balabanović | Majdanpek, Serbia | Boys | EKV - Ti si sav moj bol | No |
| 20 | Ninoslav Todorović | Belgrade, Serbia | Over 27s | Bijelo Dugme - A i ti me iznevjeri | Yes |
| 21 | Nikola Paunović | Kragujevac, Serbia | Over 27s | Beyoncé - Listen | No |
| 22 | Efimija Jovanova | — | Girls | Bruno Mars - Grenade, Toše Proeski - Žao mi je | Yes |
| 23 | Maggie Petković | Oslo, Norway | Girls | Kings of Leon - Use Somebody | No |
| 24 | Stefan Koković | Belgrade, Serbia | Boys | Zucchero - Baila morena | No |
| 25 | Katarina Jovanović | Kruševac, Serbia | Girls | Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man | No |
| 26 | Harnes Safić | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Over 27s | Željko Joksimović - Lane moje | Yes |
| 27 | Marija Milić | Belgrade, Serbia | Over 27s | Beyoncé - Halo | Yes |
| 28 | Marija Ičkova | Bogdanci, Macedonia | Girls | Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love | No |
| 29 | Haris Ćato | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Boys | Jessie J - Who You Are | No |
| 30 | Armin Malikić | Banovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Boys | James Morrison - Wonderful | No |
| 31 | Lana Šojić | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You | No |
| 32 | Marinela Đogani | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Selah Sue - This World | No |
| 33 | Maja Novaković | Belgrade, Serbia | Over 27s | Neverne Bebe - Tužna pesma | No |
| 34 | Dragana Rakčević | Podgorica, Montenegro | Girls | Her own song | No |
| 35 | Predrag Antić | Belgrade, Serbia | Boys | His own song | No |
| 36 | Monika Knezović | Podgorica, Montenegro | Girls | George Gershwin - Summertime | No |
| 37 | Pavle Dejanić | Uzveće, Serbia | Boys | Divlje jagode - Kap po kap | No |
| 38 | Saša Ćirić | Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Over 27s | The Police - Message in a Bottle | No |
| 39 | Mladen Miljković | Košiljevo, Serbia | Boys | Bisera Veletanlić - Milo moje | Yes |
| 40 | Stefan Stanojević | Novi Sad, Serbia | Boys | Kerber - Ratne igre | Yes |
| 41 | Jelena Vukojević | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Jessie J - Mamma Knows Best | No |
| 42 | Kristijan Đorđević | Vranje, Serbia | Boys | Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses | Yes |
| 43 | Sonja Bakić | Belgrade, Serbia | Over 27s | Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over | No |
| 44 | Lukijan Ivanović | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Boys | Loreen - My Heart is Refusing Me | No |
| 45 | Frenzy Ness | Belgrade, Serbia | Over 27s | Vatreni Poljubac - Vrati mi | Yes |
| 46 | Anđela Tasić | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Marija Šerifović - Bol do ludila | Yes |
| 47 | Indira Beriša | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Rihanna - Unfaithful | No |
| 48 | Maša Vujadinović | Podgorica, Montenegro | Girls | Dreamgirls - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going | No |
| 49 | Mladen Lukić | Belgrade, Serbia | Over 27s | India Arie - Ready For Love | No |
| 50 | Damjan Ðurović | Rudo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Boys | Bon Jovi - It's My Life | No |
| 51 | Teodora Sparavalo | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Amy Winehouse - Me And Mr. Jones | No |
| 52 | Mihajlo Milić | Sombor, Serbia | Boys | Nina Simone - Feeling Good | Yes |
| 53 | Maid Hećimović | Orašje, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Over 27s | Zdravko Čolić - Noć mi te duguje | No |
| 54 | Vanja Mišić | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Girls | Natali Dizdar - Neki drugi dan | No |
| 55 | Davor Knežević | Subotica, Serbia | Boys | Kings of Leon - Use Somebody | Yes |
| 56 | Aleksandar Drekalović | Podgorica, Montenegro | Boys | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside | Yes |
| 57 | Marko Drežnjak | Novi Sad, Serbia | Boys | Amy Winehouse - Back to Black | No |
| 58 | Aleksandra Brković | Čačak, Serbia | Girls | Beyoncé - Listen | No |
| 59 | Vladimir Paunović | Čačak, Serbia | Boys | Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart | No |
| 60 | Uroš Turkulov | Novi Sad, Serbia | Boys | Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart | No |
| 61 | Ana Maglica | Zemun, Serbia | Girls | Michael Jackson - Give In To Me | No |
| 62 | Željko Sarić | Belgrade, Serbia | Over 27s | Parni Valjak - Dođi | No |
| 63 | Bojana Račić | Pančevo, Serbia | Girls | Sade – Jezebel Pixie Lott - Mama Do | No |
| 64 | Aleksandar Suljić | Šabac, Serbia | Over 27s | Barbra Streisand - Memory | Yes |
| 65 | Milena Tamburić | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Dusty Springfield - Son Of a Preacher Man | No |
| 66 | Boban Radivojević | Belgrade, Serbia | Over 27s | Elvis Presley - Hound Dog | Yes |
| 67 | Daniel Kajmakoski | Struga, Macedonia | Over 27s | Daniel Merriweather - Red | No |
| 68 | Milica Petrović | Belgrade, Serbia | Girls | Ed Sheeran - The A Team | No |
| 69 | Ivan and Kiko Radenov | Gevgelija, Macedonia | Groups | Ace Of Base - All That She Wants | No |
| 70 | Mouse Miles, Jasmin and Vedad | Sarajevo and Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Groups | Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams - Drop It Like It's Hot | No |
| 71 | Neli Al Mahmud | Podgorica, Montenegro | Girls | Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart | No |
| 72 | Nada Al Mahmud | Podgorica, Montenegro | Girls | Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston - When You Believe | No |
| 73 | Stefan Ajdarević | Belgrade, Serbia | Boys | Mišo Kovač - Ostala si uvijek ista | No |
| 74 | Miloš Bajat | Novi Sad, Serbia | Boys | Billy Idol - Rebel Yell | No |
| 75 | Mladen Nicić | Kavadarci, Macedonia | Boys | Tarkan - Kiss Kiss | No |
| 76 | Lena Zatkoska | Skopje, Macedonia | Girls | Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You | No |
^1 Judges weren't satisfied with Irma's first song leading to her getting only one "yes" (from Željko). She went backstage and thanks to Željko (and audience) she was called back to the stage when she received four "yes-es".
Bootcamp
Bootcamp is the second phase of the competition. There was only one 90 minute episode of bootcamp which was broadcast on December 10, 2013.
All the acts that got a yes during the auditions came back and judges chose 80 of them to perform again and sent all of the other acts back home without them singing again. The 80 acts performed in ten groups of eight, each group performing a medley or a mash-up selected by the producers. Judges originally decided on the 25 acts to progress to judges houses, six from each category, except for the groups, where seven acts progressed - three of the groups consist of the acts that had previously audition as soloists.[6] Even though it was announced that Kristina would have seven acts at her house, Mouse Miles signed a contract with a recording company and had to leave the competition, therefore the groups category had six acts, like all of the other categories, making the total number of 24 contestants that advanced through to judges houses.
Key:
- – Contestant was eliminated
- – Contestant progressed to the Judges' houses
- – Contestant auditioned as a solo artist, but progressed to the Judges' houses in a group
| Group | Act | Category | Songs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Andrej Ademi | — | The Police - "Message in a Bottle" Bruno Mars - "Locked Out of Heaven" |
| Goran Božović | — | ||
| Armin Malikić | Groups | ||
| Predrag Antić | Groups | ||
| Angela Miteva | Girls | ||
| Ivan and Kiko Radenov | Groups | ||
| Nikola Vuković | Boys | ||
| Group 2 | Milorad Rajković | Boys | Bonnie Tyler - "Total Eclipse of the Heart" |
| Irma Dragičević | Girls | ||
| Tea Marić | Girls | ||
| Jelena Vukojević | Girls | ||
| Maja Novaković | Over 27s | ||
| Aleksandra Brković | Girls | ||
| Ilma Karahmet | Girls | ||
| Lejla Babić | Girls | ||
| Jana and Luka | Groups | ||
| Group 3 | Aleksa Perović | Boys | Toše Proeski - "Pratim te"/"Po Tebe" Sergej Ćetković - "Dva minuta" |
| Maid Hećimović | Over 27s | ||
| Milan Bukilić | Boys | ||
| Petar Vasić | Boys | ||
| Dušan Mandić | Over 27s | ||
| Daniel Kajmakoski | Over 27s | ||
| Petar Jojić | Boys | ||
| Group 4 | Tamara Milanović | Girls | David Guetta featuring Sia - "Titanium" Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris - "We Found Love" |
| Nina Šupica | Girls | ||
| Sonja Čoko | Girls | ||
| Sonja Bakić | Over 27s | ||
| Lena Zatkoska | Girls | ||
| Manja Sofronievska | Girls | ||
| Dragana Rakčević | Girls | ||
| Group 5 | Milica Petrović | Girls | Louis Armstrong - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Frankie Valli - "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" |
| Teodora Sparavalo | Groups | ||
| Marko Drežnjak | Boys | ||
| Uroš Turkulov | Groups | ||
| Marko Janković | Over 27s | ||
| Stefan Koković | Boys | ||
| Azra Kelecija | Girls | ||
| Lana Šojić | Groups | ||
| Group 6 | Jelena Milovanović | Girls | Zemlja gruva - "Najlepše želje" Oktobar 1864 - "Nađi me" |
| Katarina Manojlović | Groups | ||
| Aleksandra Sekulić | Girls | ||
| Monika Knezović | Girls | ||
| Milena Tamburić | Girls | ||
| Natalija Stokić | Girls | ||
| Hristina Vuković | Girls | ||
| Group 7 | Miloš Bajat | Boys | Van Gog - "Neko te ima noćas" EKV - "Ti si sav moj bol" |
| Ivan Stanojević | Boys | ||
| Damjan Đurović | Boys | ||
| Marko Balabanović | Groups | ||
| Vanja Prokopijević | Over 27s | ||
| Ana Maglica | Girls | ||
| Mladen Lukić | Over 27s | ||
| Nikola Paunović | Over 27s | ||
| Group 8 | Vladimir Paunović | Boys | Daft Punk featuring Pharrell - "Get Lucky" Jamiroquai - "Cosmic Girl" |
| Slavko Kalezić | Over 27s | ||
| Mouse Miles | Groups | ||
| Ana Denić | Girls | ||
| Tijana Vučković | Girls | ||
| Saša Čečavac | Boys | ||
| Marinela Đogani | Groups | ||
| Katarina Jovanović | Girls | ||
| Group 9 | Nikola Stanojević | Groups | Đavoli - "Pričaj mi o ljubavi" Plavi Orkestar - "Good Bye Teens" |
| Pavle Dejanić | Boys | ||
| Marko Jović | Boys | ||
| Vanja Mišić | Groups | ||
| Haris Ćato | Boys | ||
| Lukijan Ivanović | Boys | ||
| Željko Sarić | Over 27s | ||
| Stefan Davidovski | Boys | ||
| Group 10 | Fifi Janevska | Groups | Bebi Dol - "Brazil" Leb i sol - "Skopje" |
| Varja Topalović | Girls | ||
| Indira Beriša | Girls | ||
| Roma Sijam | Groups | ||
| Natalija and Dančo | Groups | ||
| Ivana Melinkovik | Girls | ||
| Neli and Nada Al Mahmud | Groups | ||
| Bojana Račić | Over 27s |
The 24 acts that progressed to the judges houses:
- Boys: Miloš Bajat, Haris Ćato, Lukijan Ivanović, Petar Jojić, Stefan Koković, Aleksa Perović
- Girls: Aleksandra Brković, Katarina Jovanović, Ilma Karahmet, Tamara Milanović, Aleksandra Sekulić, Hristina Vuković
- Over 27s: Maid Hećimović, Daniel Kajmakoski, Slavko Kalezić, Mladen Lukić, Maja Novaković, Bojana Račić
- Groups: Ivan & Kiko Radenov, Jana Vuković & Luka Grumić, Roma Sijam, 4U, Doktori, H2O
Judges' houses
At the end of Bootcamp, it was revealed that the boys category would be mentored by Jahović, the girls by Lesendrić, the over 27s by Joksimović and the groups would be mentored by Kovač.[7]
Some information about the locations of the judges houses were leaked and published via various tabloids. It was revealed that Kiki was assisted by Scott Mills at his judges' houses, Emina by Mustafa Sandal[8] and Joksimović by Tony Cetinski.[9] Jahović took the boys to Istanbul for vocal coaching, but the performances and elimination were recorded in Belgrade.
| Judge | Category | Location | Assistant | Contestants eliminated | Second Chance contestant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahović | Boys | Istanbul, Turkey/ Belgrade, Serbia | Mustafa Sandal | Miloš Bajat, Petar Jojić, Stefan Koković | Miloš Bajat |
| Lesendrić | Girls | Belgrade, Serbia | Scott Mills | Katarina Jovanović, Aleksandra Sekulić, Hristina Vuković | Aleksandra Sekulić |
| Joksimović | Over 27s | Budva, Montenegro | Tony Cetinski | Maid Hećimović, Slavko Kalezić, Bojana Račić | Maid Hećimović |
| Kovač | Groups | Belgrade, Serbia | Leontina Vukomanović | Ivan & Kiko Radenov, Jana Vuković & Luka Grumić, Roma Sijam | Jana Vuković & Luka Grumić |
Second chance
At the end of the first Judges' houses episode it was announced that the public would be given a chance to bring back a contestant that was eliminated and therefore did not make it to their respective judges' final three. After the votes have been cast and counted, four acts with the most votes from each category will come back on the first live show, after which only one of them would stay in the competition alongside other 12 contestants.
On the second live show it was announced that it was a close call between Maid Hećimović and Aleksandra Sekulić, so the producers decided to bring them both back.
Contestants
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Jahović) | Haris Ćato | Lukijan Ivanović | Aleksa Perović | |
| Girls (Lesendrić) | Aleksandra Brković | Ilma Karahmet | Tamara Milanović | Aleksandra Sekulić |
| Over 27s (Joksimović) | Maid Hećimović | Daniel Kajmakoski | Mladen Lukić | Maja Novaković |
| Groups (Kovač) | 4U | Doktori | H2O | |
Live shows
The first live show episode was broadcast on 7 January 2014.[10]
The Final
The final took place in Kombank Arena, Belgrade.
Result summary
- Colour key
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the sing-off |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off) |
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off) |
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||||||||
| Daniel Kajmakoski | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (week 9) | |||
| Tamara Milanović | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up (week 9) | |||
| Maid Hećimović | — | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 6th | Bottom two | Safe | 3rd (week 9) | |||
| Lukijan Ivanović | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 8th | Safe | Safe | 4th | Eliminated (week 9) | |||
| Doktori | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 5th | Eliminated (week 9) | |||
| Ilma Karahmet | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 8) | ||||
| Aleksa Perović | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 7th | Eliminated (week 7) | |||||
| Aleksandra Brković | 11th | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | 8th | Eliminated (week 7) | |||||
| Haris Ćato | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 9th | 9th | Eliminated (week 6) | ||||||
| 4U | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | 10th | Eliminated (week 5) | |||||||
| Aleksandra Sekulić | — | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||||||
| H2O | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||||||
| Maja Novaković | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||||||
| Mladen Lukić | 12th | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||||
| Sing-off | Aleksandra Brković, Mladen Lukić | 4U, Maja Novaković | Aleksandra Sekulić, H2O | Aleksandra Brković, Aleksandra Sekulić | 4U, Haris Ćato | Haris Ćato, Lukijan Ivanović | Aleksa Perović, Maid Hećimović | Ilma Karahmet, Maid Hećimović | No sing-off or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone | ||||
| Jahović's vote to eliminate | Aleksandra Brković | Maja Novaković | H2O | Aleksandra Sekulić | 4U | Lukijan Ivanović | Maid Hećimović | Ilma Karahmet | |||||
| Kovač's vote to eliminate | Mladen Lukić | Maja Novaković | Aleksandra Sekulić | Aleksandra Sekulić | Haris Ćato | Lukijan Ivanović | Aleksa Perović | Ilma Karahmet | |||||
| Lesendrić's vote to eliminate | Mladen Lukić | Maja Novaković | H2O | Aleksandra Sekulić | Haris Ćato | Haris Ćato | Maid Hećimović | Maid Hećimović | |||||
| Joksimović's vote to eliminate | Aleksandra Brković | 4U | H2O | —1 | 4U | Haris Ćato | Aleksa Perović | Ilma Karahmet | |||||
| Eliminated | Mladen Lukić 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Maja Novaković 3 of 4 votes Majority | H2O 3 of 4 votes Majority | Aleksandra Sekulić 3 of 4 votes Majority | 4U 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Haris Ćato 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Aleksa Perović 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Ilma Karahmet 3 of 4 votes Majority | Doktori Public vote to win | Maid Hećimović Public vote to win | |||
| Aleksandra Brković Public vote to save | Lukijan Ivanović Public vote to win | Tamara Milanović Public vote to win | |||||||||||
- ^1 Joksimović was not required to vote as there already was a majority, but said he would have voted in Sekulić's favour in support of her future endeavours
Live show details
Week 1 (7 January)
- Theme: Judges' choice
- Group performance: "Za milion godina", "We Are the World"
- Musical guest: 2Cellos ("Smooth Criminal" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandra Brković | 1 | "You Got the Love" | Bottom two |
| Mladen Lukić | 2 | "Bacila je sve niz rijeku" | Bottom two |
| 4U | 3 | "Roar" | Safe |
| Haris Ćato | 4 | "Stay" | Safe |
| Ilma Karahmet | 5 | "Sve će to o mila moja" | Safe |
| Aleksa Perović | 6 | "Un Amor" | Safe |
| Maja Novaković | 7 | "Ako je vrijedilo išta" | Safe |
| H2O | 8 | "Beautiful" | Safe |
| Doktori | 9 | "Osloni se na mene" | Safe |
| Tamara Milanović | 10 | "Dodirni mi kolena" | Safe |
| Lukijan Ivanović | 11 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Safe |
| Daniel Kajmakoski | 12 | "One" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Aleksandra Brković | 1 | "Nobody's Perfect" | Safe |
| Mladen Lukić | 2 | "Rijeka suza i na njoj lađa" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Lesendrić: Mladen Lukić – backed his own act, Aleksandra Brković
- Joksimović: Aleksandra Brković – backed his own act, Mladen Lukić
- Kovač: Mladen Lukić – gave no reason, said it was by instinct
- Jahović: Aleksandra Brković – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Lukić was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 2 (14 January)
- Theme: Love and heartbreak
- Musical guest: Hari Varešanović ("Lejla" and "Baš ti lijepo stoje suze") and premiere of Emina's new single "Opet si sa njom"
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukijan Ivanović | 1 | "Lady" | Safe |
| 4U | 2 | "Feel" | Bottom two |
| Aleksandra Brković | 3 | "More pelina" | Safe |
| Maja Novaković | 4 | "Girl on Fire" | Bottom two |
| Haris Ćato | 5 | "All Around the World" | Safe |
| Tamara Milanović | 6 | "What Now" | Safe |
| H2O | 7 | "Monday Morning" | Safe |
| Doktori | 8 | "Story of My Life" | Safe |
| Ilma Karahmet | 9 | "Grenade" | Safe |
| Daniel Kajmakoski | 10 | "Čija si" | Safe |
| Aleksandra Sekulić | 11 | "Parachute" | Safe |
| Aleksa Perović | 12 | "Anđeo" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Maja Novaković | 1 | "Umirem 100 puta dnevno" | Eliminated |
| 4U | 2 | "Nedostaješ mi" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Joksimović: 4U - backed his own act, Maja Novaković
- Kovač: Maja Novaković - backed her own act, 4U
- Lesendrić: Maja Novaković - gave no reason
- Jahović: Maja Novaković - thought that 4U performed better, although she also thought neither act practiced enough
Week 3 (21 January)
- Theme: Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Croatian and Montenegrin songs[11]
- Musical guest: Jelena Tomašević ("Panta rei" and "Radio svira za nas")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilma Karahmet | 1 | "Ne dam na tebe" | Safe |
| Doktori | 2 | "Cesarica" | Safe |
| Maid Hećimović | 3 | "Pisaću joj pisma duga" | Safe |
| Tamara Milanović | 4 | "Mi nismo sami" | Safe |
| Haris Ćato | 5 | "Što ti dadoh" | Safe |
| Aleksandra Sekulić | 6 | "E7/9" | Bottom two |
| Daniel Kajmakoski | 7 | "Sonce ne me gree" | Safe |
| H2O | 8 | "Čuvam te" | Bottom two |
| Aleksa Perović | 9 | "Voli me i ne voli me" | Safe |
| 4U | 10 | "Točkovi" | Safe |
| Aleksandra Brković | 11 | "Zbunjena" | Safe |
| Lukijan Ivanović | 12 | "Sve moje zore" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Aleksandra Sekulić | 1 | "Odlazim a volim te" | Safe |
| H2O | 2 | "I Follow Rivers" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Kovač: Aleksandra Sekulić - backed her own act, H2O
- Lesendrić: H2O - backed his own act, Aleksandra Sekulić
- Joksimović: H2O - claimed that Sekulić sang really well and went for "all or nothing" in the Sing-off
- Jahović: H2O - said that Sekulić's performance in the Sing-off was her best one throughout the competition
Week 4 (28 January)
- Theme: Contestants' choice
- Musical guest: Jelena Rozga ("Nirvana" and "Cirkus")[12] and Doris Dragović ("Marija Magdalena")[13]
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Kajmakoski | 1 | "Counting Stars" | Safe |
| Aleksandra Brković | 2 | "Zbog tebe" / "Tek je 12 sati" | Bottom two |
| Aleksa Perović | 3 | "Bailamos" | Safe |
| Aleksandra Sekulić | 4 | "Kao da me nema" | Bottom two |
| Doktori | 5 | "Happy" | Safe |
| Ilma Karahmet | 6 | "Nisam anđeo" | Safe |
| Maid Hećimović | 7 | "Stvari lagane" | Safe |
| 4U | 8 | "Summertime Sadness" | Safe |
| Lukijan Ivanović | 9 | "Love Me Again" | Safe |
| Haris Ćato | 10 | "Sve je laž" | Safe |
| Tamara Milanović | 11 | "Jar of Hearts" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Aleksandra Brković | 1 | "Turning Tables" | Safe |
| Aleksandra Sekulić | 2 | "Sve još miriše na nju" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Lesendrić: Aleksandra Sekulić - both acts were in his category, but thought that Brković performed better
- Kovač: Aleksandra Sekulić - said that Brković was better both in the Sing-Off and throughout the competition
- Jahović: Aleksandra Sekulić - thought that both acts performed average and added that it is difficult to win a Sing-Off against Brković
- Joksimović: did not need to vote as there already was a majority, however decided to give his vote to Sekulić in support of her future endeavours
Week 5 (4 February)
- Theme: Dance night
- Musical guest: Loreen ("My Heart Is Refusing Me" and "Euphoria")[14]
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maid Hećimović | 1 | "Krasiva" | Safe |
| Haris Ćato | 2 | "Billie Jean" | Bottom two |
| Ilma Karahmet | 3 | "Mercy" | Safe |
| Doktori | 4 | "Freedom" | Safe |
| Aleksandra Brković | 5 | "Where Have You Been" | Safe |
| Aleksa Perović | 6 | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" | Safe |
| Daniel Kajmakoski | 7 | "Wake Me Up" | Safe |
| Lukijan Ivanović | 8 | "Ludak kao ja" | Safe |
| Tamara Milanović | 9 | "Umbrella" | Safe |
| 4U | 10 | "When Love Takes Over" | Bottom two |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Haris Ćato | 1 | "Cry Me a River" | Safe |
| 4U | 2 | "California King Bed" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Kovač: Haris Ćato - backed her own act, 4U
- Jahović: 4U - backed her own act, Haris Ćato
- Joksimović: 4U - said both acts were good but opted to keep Ćato in the competition
- Lesendrić: Haris Ćato - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote.4U was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes
Week 6 (18 February)
The sixth live show was scheduled to be broadcast on 11 February, but because a flu epidemic struck both contestants and the production crew, it was postponed for a week. Instead of the live show, the producer decided to broadcast the special, "Meet you favourite".[15]
- Theme: Ballads
- Musical guest: Kaliopi ("Oprosti" and "Crno i belo")[16]
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamara Milanović | 1 | "Skinny Love" | Safe |
| Daniel Kajmakoski | 2 | "Stay" | Safe |
| Lukijan Ivanović | 3 | "Brod u boci" | Bottom two |
| Ilma Karahmet | 4 | "Hurt" | Safe |
| Haris Ćato | 5 | "Nije htjela" | Bottom two |
| Maid Hećimović | 6 | "Ostani" | Safe |
| Aleksa Perović | 7 | "Pogledi u tami" | Safe |
| Doktori | 8 | "With or Without You" | Safe |
| Aleksandra Brković | 9 | "Back to Black" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Lukijan Ivanović | 1 | "Recovery" | Safe |
| Haris Ćato | 2 | "Dušo moja" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Joksimović: Haris Ćato - wished the best of luck to both contestants in the future and chose to keep Ivanović in the competition
- Lesendrić: Haris Ćato - said that he highly respects Ivanović's ability as a music arranger
- Kovač: Lukijan Ivanović - decided to save Ćato, despite her opinion that he was perpetually guided down the wrong path by his mentor
- Jahović: Lukijan Ivanović - both acts were in her category and therefore could not decide and chose to take it to deadlock
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Cato was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 7 (25 February)
- Theme: Songs from movies and TV shows[17]
- Musical guest: Dejan Cukić ("Prava ljubav") and Tropico Band ("Sreća")
After the voting lines were closed producers announced that they decided on eliminating two contestants this week.[18] The act with the fewest votes would be eliminated without participating in the sing off, while second and third to last placed acts would sing for survival.[19]
| Act | Order | Song | Movie/TV show | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksa Perović | 1 | "A sad adio" | Vruć vetar | Bottom two |
| Maid Hećimović | 2 | "Floyd" | Nacionalna klasa | Bottom two |
| Ilma Karahmet | 3 | "I Need To Know" | Barbie as the Island Princess | Safe |
| Daniel Kajmakoski | 4 | "Unchained Melody" | Ghost | Safe |
| Lukijan Ivanović | 5 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Notting Hill | Safe |
| Aleksandra Brković | 6 | "Reflection" | Mulan | Eliminated |
| Doktori | 7 | "I'll Be There for You" | Friends | Safe |
| Tamara Milanović | 8 | "Skyfall" | Skyfall | Safe |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Aleksa Perović | 1 | "Here Without You" | Eliminated | |
| Maid Hećimović | 2 | "Ostala si uvijek ista" | Safe | |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Jahović: Maid Hećimović - backed her own act, Aleksa Perović
- Joksimović: Aleksa Perović - backed his own act, Maid Hećimović
- Lesendrić: Maid Hećimović - said that he likes both acts, but decided to keep Perović
- Kovač: Aleksa Perović - claimed she had to listen to her heart and send Perović home
Week 8 (4 March)
- Theme: Judges' songs
- Musical guest: Parni Valjak ("Nakon svih godina" and "Samo da znaš"), Nataša Bekvalac ("Najgora"), Ana Stanić ("Ovaj dan") and Slavko Kalezić ("Krivac")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maid Hećimović | 1 | "Nije ljubav stvar" | Bottom two |
| Ilma Karahmet | 2 | "Kao ptica na mom dlanu" | Bottom two |
| Doktori | 3 | "Da te volim" | Safe |
| Lukijan Ivanović | 4 | "Još ti se nadam" | Safe |
| Tamara Milanović | 5 | "Slučajno" | Safe |
| Daniel Kajmakoski | 6 | "Ljubavi" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Maid Hećimović | 1 | "Odiseja" | Safe |
| Ilma Karahmet | 2 | "Korake ti znam" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Joksimović: Ilma Karahmet - backed his own act, Maid Hećimović
- Lesendrić: Maid Hećimović - backed his own act, Ilma Karahmet
- Kovač: Ilma Karahmet - stated that Karahmet was still too young and that she doesn't feel emotion when Karahmet sings
- Jahović: Ilma Karahmet - said that she "knows what it means to be 30 and not have a song of your own"
Final week (23 March)
- Musical guest: Marija Šerifović ("Ja volim svoj greh"), Tijana Dapčević ("To the sky"), Kiki Lesendrić & Piloti ("Kada sanjamo") and Madlick ("Hey,Yoko Ono" and "We are the future")
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Order | Third song | Order | Fourth song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doktori | 1 | " Troublemaker/Just the Way You Are" | N/A | N/A – already eliminated | N/A | N/A – already eliminated | N/A | N/A – already eliminated | Fifth Place |
| Lukijan Ivanović | 2 | "Don't You Worry Child" | N/A | N/A – already eliminated | N/A | N/A – already eliminated | N/A | N/A – already eliminated | Fourth Place |
| Daniel Kajmakoski | 3 | "Sex on Fire" | 1 | "Angels" | 1 | "The Hardest Thing" | 1 | "Red" | Winner |
| Maid Hecimović | 4 | "Kao moja mati" | 2 | "Eh, da je tuga snijeg" | N/A | N/A – already eliminated | N/A | N/A – already eliminated | Third Place |
| Tamara Milanović | 5 | "Wrecking Ball" | 3 | "Ja bih te sanjala" | 2 | "Run" | 2 | "Don't You Remember" | Runner-up |
Reception
Controversy and criticism
LGBT discrimination accusations
When Fifi Janevska (assigned male at birth) stepped on stage during the auditions, she was asked by Kristina if she wanted to be referred to as male or female. After Fifi said that she wanted to be referred to as female, Željko asked how could he refer to her as female when "she is male". When Fifi's performance was over, all of the judges gave her a yes, except Željko who said he was shocked.[20] When commenting on the performance, Željko refrained from using either male or female pronouns when talking to Fifi.[21] Željko also added he was not conservative which prompted Kristina to ask him "You aren't?".[22] When voting, before giving a no, Željko said: "I don't like it. But you sing good."[23]
After the episode was broadcast, LGBT organisations were outraged and wanted Željko to apologize for the way he acted.[24] Željko responded on Twitter that he doesn't think he did anything wrong and that everyone's entitled to their opinion.[25] The producers have stated that there was no hate speech in the way Željko talked to Fifi.[26]
The situation had minor coverage by websites outside the Adria region - including a community article on BuzzFeed[23] and Huffington Post.[27]
Aleksandra Brković's elimination
In week 7, when two acts were eliminated, production faced minor criticism from the public for eliminating Aleksandra Brković without giving her a chance to sing for survival.[19] After the voting lines have been closed for that night, Ana Grubin said that two acts would leave the competition, instead of one, without previously announcing the change of the rules. When bottom three were revealed, Ana announced that Aleksandra had the fewest votes and would leave without singing again. When the other two acts performed and judges had to vote which one would stay, some of the judges commented that they thought it was not fair for Aleksandra to leave without being given a chance to fight for her place in the competition.[28]
In the days that followed, a lot of Aleksandra's supporters said that their votes did not get through, or got through after the voting lines were closed. Joksimović also tweeted that he received a lot of complaints from people who had problems with voting that night.[29] Soon after that producers had a press release where they stated there were no problems with the voting lines and that the double elimination was previously used in the British version of the show and was not a thing they made up.
Episodes
| # | Stage of competition | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions 1 | October 29, 2013 |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | November 5, 2013 |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | November 13, 2013 |
| 4 | Auditions 4 | November 19, 2013 |
| 5 | Auditions 5 | November 26, 2013 |
| 6 | Auditions Special | December 3, 2013 |
| 7 | Bootcamp | December 10, 2013 |
| 8 | Judges' houses (Girls/Boys) | December 17, 2013 |
| 9 | Judges' houses (Over 27s/Groups) | December 24, 2013 |
| 10 | Holiday Special | January 2, 2014 |
| 11 | Live show 1 | January 7, 2014 |
| 12 | Live show 2 | January 14, 2014 |
| 13 | Live show 3 | January 21, 2014 |
| 14 | Live show 4 | January 28, 2014 |
| 15 | Live show 5 | February 4, 2014 |
| 16 | "Meet your favourite" Special | February 11, 2014 |
| 17 | Live show 6 | February 18, 2014 |
| 18 | Live show 7 | February 25, 2014 |
| 19 | Live show 8 | March 4, 2014 |
| 20 | Final show | March 23, 2014 |
References
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- ^ VODITELJ X FACTORA LETI NAPOLJE: Bio sam odličan, pljuju me iz ljubomore! (FOTO) (VIDEO) | Telegraf – Najnovije vesti
- ^ SAZNAJEMO: Ana Mihajlovski nova voditeljka X Factora! | Telegraf – Najnovije vesti
- ^ X Faktor: Prva audicija u regionu zakazana za 20. avgust - Kurir
- ^ X FACTOR POMAMA: Baka (70) improvizuje na audiciji, klinci ubeđeni u pobedu! (FOTO) (VIDEO) - Telegraf.rs
- ^ Puls - "X FAKTOR" Takmičari podeljeni u četiri grupe! FOTO
- ^ X FACTOR: Takmičari plakali, svađali se, žiri ogorčen nastupima! (FOTO) (VIDEO) - Telegraf.rs
- ^ Emina ugostila takmičare X Factora u Istanbulu | Tračara
- ^ HIT: Željko Joksimović i Toni Cetinski snimaju duet - Kurir
- ^ Blic Online | Lajv nastupi X Faktora počinju 7. januara
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- ^ "X FACTOR IZNENAĐENJA: Jelena Rozga specijalni gost!". Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "X FACTOR IZNENAĐENJE: Doris Dragović nastupa u revijalnom delu šoua!". Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ X FACTOR IZNENAĐENJE: Lorin specijalni gost! - Kurir
- ^ X faktor specijal: Upoznaj svog favorita
- ^ MjuzNews | Vesti iz sveta muzike - Kaliopi gošća šestog X Factor LIVE showa - Koncerti, svirke i nastupi
- ^ X FACTOR FILMSKO VEČE: Takmičari pevaju pesme iz serija i filmskih ostvarenja - Kurir
- ^ Blic Online | Blog uživo | X FACTOR: Aleksandra Brković i Aleksa napustili takmičenje! March 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b X Factor Adria: Ispala Aleksandra Brković, bez prava na borbu u duelu! - Muzika - Region - Vesti - Svet Plus
- ^ LGBT zajednica traži izvinjenje od Željka
- ^ “X Factor”: Makedonac transvestit oduševio sve osim Željka Joksimovića! : svet
- ^ X FACTOR TAMARA RASPLAKALA ŽIRI: U sobi smo sa svetskim talentom, svi smo se naježili! - Kurir
- ^ a b Is Transphobia A Part Of The X Factor General Policy
- ^ 'Gađenje i nevjerica: Željko Joksimović diskriminisao transrodnu osobu' | Radio Sarajevo November 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LBGT: Željko, izvini se! Joksimović: To je moje mišljenje! - Kurir
- ^ Puls - PRODUKCIJA X FAKTORA: Nije bilo govora mržnje!
- ^ Fifi Janevski, Transgender Woman, Criticized By Željko Joksimović On Serbian 'X Factor'
- ^ X Factor Adria: Aleksandra Brković je ispala po pravilima licence (Foto) - Muzika - Region - Vesti - Svet Plus
- ^ X Factor Adria: Željko Joksimović apeluje na produkciju - Mnogi se žale na nemogućnost glasanja! - Muzika - Region - Vesti - Svet Plus