X Factor (Albanian TV series) season 5
| X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Presented by | Alketa Vejsiu |
| Judges |
|
| Winner | Alis Kallaçi |
| Winning mentor | Arilena Ara |
| Runner-up | Jetmir Kanani |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Original release | 8 December 2023 – 19 April 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the Albanian television music competition X Factor began airing on TV Klan on 8 December 2023, after nine years hiatus.[1] Alketa Vejsiu returned as the presenter.[2] The new judges were Adi Krasta, Arilena Ara, Elhaida Dani and Young Zerka, who replaced departing judges Alban Skënderaj, Bleona Qereti, Miriam Cani and Pandi Laço.[3][4]
On 19 April 2024, Alis Kallaçi from team Arilena Ara won the season.[5]
Judges and presenters
[edit]On 2022, it was announced by Alketa Vejsiu to revive the series in 2023, following a nine-year hiatus on TV Klan and that she will return as the host[6] and the auditions will be held in Albania and Kosovo.[7]
Several artists were rumored to be part of the judging panel once TV Klan announced the show. After being a judge on the fourth season, Bleona and the winner of the second season, Arilena Ara were the first to be rumored.[8] Also Yll Limani, who participated on the first season of The Voice of Albania, was in the running for the judging panel.[9] On the running were also Adi Krasta, Ermal Mamaqi and Klaudia Pepa.[10]
On 8 November 2023, it was announced that Adi Krasta will be in the judging panel.[11] Later, was also announced that Arilena Ara, who won the second season of the X Factor, will be a judge.[12] Also on the same day, it was announced that the third judge will be Elhaida Dani.[13] Then TV Klan announced the fourth judge of the season, and was Young Zerka.[14] The following day, it was confirmed that Vesa Luma, who had been on the panel on the first season would join the main judges only in the auditions.[15] On 14 November 2023, it was announced that Zhani Ciko, will be on the panel only in the auditions.[16] Manjola Nallbani filled in for Dani while she was away on her tour for week 4 of the live shows.[17]
Selection process
[edit]Open auditions
[edit]The show began staging producers' audition days in October 2023 across Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia.[18]
| City | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Shkodër | 19 October 2023 |
| Korçë | 20 October 2023 |
| Vlorë | 23 October 2023 |
| Durrës | 24 October 2023 |
| Elbasan | 25 October 2023 |
| Pristina, Kosovo | 26 October 2023 |
| Skopje, North Macedonia | 27 October 2023 |
| Tirana | 31 October 2023 |
Judges' auditions
[edit]The auditionees chosen by the producers were invited back to the last set of arena auditions that took place in front of the judges. These auditions began filming on 8 November 2023 and were held in Tirana. The three episodes began broadcast on TV Klan from 8 December 2023 until 22 December 2023.[20] On the second episode, Vesa Luma was a guest judge in place of Adi Krasta and on the third episode, Zhani Ciko was a guest judge in place of Young Zerka.
Judges' Houses
[edit]On 14 November 2023, X Factor screenwriter Ilda Lumani announced that compared to previous seasons, the Groups category has been removed.[21] The Judges' Houses were filmed in late November 2023. At the start of Judges' Houses, the judges discovered which categories they would mentor: Elhaida Dani was given the Girls, Arilena Ara was given the Boys and Young Zerka was given the Mix. Adi Krasta would not mentor a category.[22] Dani was assisted by Pirro Çako, Ara was assisted by Noizy and Zerka was assisted by other judge Krasta.
Each mentor had 10 acts on their category, and had to choose 5 to take with them on to the live shows.
Three acts from the Boys category who did not pass the judges' houses (Jonid Gjoka, Giovanni Orefice and Rosario Canale), were assigned to be in a Group named The Chemicals, and were taken to the live shows under the mentorship of Elhaida Dani.
The two judges' houses episodes were broadcast on 29 December 2023 and on 5 January 2024.[23]
Vocal coaches
[edit]- Egzona Ademi - Mix (Zerka)
- Kamela Islamaj - Boys (Ara)
- Landi Kademi - Girls, Groups (Dani)
Acts
[edit]Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-Up
- – 3rd Place
| Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Category (mentor) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alis Kallaçi | 21 | Shkodër | Boys (Ara) | Winner |
| Jetmir Kanani | 23 | Tirana | Mix (Zerka) | Runner-Up |
| Kleansa Susaj | 17 | Tirana | Girls (Dani) | 3rd Place |
| Niki Zaimi | 20 | Tirana | Boys (Ara) | 4th Place |
| Anisa Shabani | 19 | Ferizaj | Girls (Dani) | 5th-6th Place |
| The Chemicals | 15, 19, 31 | Various | Groups (Dani) | |
| Frank Ibrahimi | 22 | Vlorë | Mix (Zerka) | 7th Place |
| Ingrid Havalja | 23 | Shkodër | Mix (Zerka) | 8th Place |
| Kevin Malo | 18 | Struga | Boys (Ara) | 9th Place |
| Wendy Zylaj | 18 | Shkodër | Girls (Dani) | 10th Place |
| Gent Disha | 22 | Bulqizë | Boys (Ara) | 11th Place |
| Alba Dajlani | 22 | Pogradec | Mix (Zerka) | 12th-13th Place |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | 18 | Tirana | Girls (Dani) | |
| Aldo Prendushi | 22 | Shkodër | Boys (Ara) | 14th Place |
| Luna Çausholli | 18 | Tirana | Girls (Dani) | 15th Place |
| Borana Xhemali | 27 | Korçë | Mix (Zerka) | 16th Place |
Ages shown above correspond to the beginning of the competition.
Live shows
[edit]Results summary
[edit]- Colour key
Act in team Arilena Ara
Act in team Elhaida Dani
Act in team Young Zerka
| Act was in the bottom two and had to perform again in the sing-off | |
| Act received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off) | |
| Act received the most public votes |
| Act | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Semi-Final | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alis Kallaçi | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (final) | |
| Jetmir Kanani | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-Up (final) | |
| Kleansa Susaj | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (final) | |
| Niki Zaimi | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th | Eliminated (semi-final) | ||
| Anisa Shabani | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | 5th-6th | Eliminated (week 13) | |||
| The Chemicals | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 7th | Bottom two | Safe | 5th-6th | Eliminated (week 13) | |||
| Frank Ibrahimi | Safe | Safe | Safe | 13th | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 11) | |||||
| Ingrid Havalja | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 10th | Safe | Safe | 8th | Eliminated (week 10) | ||||||
| Kevin Malo | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 9th | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 9) | |||||||
| Wendy Zylaj | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 10th | Eliminated (week 8) | ||||||||
| Gent Disha | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 11th | Eliminated (week 7) | |||||||||
| Alba Dajlani | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 12th-13th | Eliminated (week 6) | ||||||||||
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | 12th-13th | Eliminated (week 6) | ||||||||||
| Aldo Prendushi | Safe | Safe | Safe | 14th | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||||||||||
| Luna Çausholli | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||||||||||
| Borana Xhemali | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||||||||||
| Final Showdown | None 1 | Jazxhi, Xhemali |
Çausholli, Kanani |
Ibrahimi, Prendushi |
Jazxhi, Zaimi |
No sing-off or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone | Disha, Havalja |
Malo, Zylaj |
Malo, Shabani |
Havalja, Chemicals |
Ibrahimi, Chemicals |
None 1 | No sing-off or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone | ||||
| Judges voted to | Eliminate | Eliminate | |||||||||||||||
| Zerka's vote | Jazxhi | Çausholli | Prendushi | Jazxhi | Disha | Zylaj | Malo | Chemicals | Chemicals | ||||||||
| Dani's vote | Xhemali | Kanani | — | Zaimi | Havalja | Malo | Malo | Havalja | Ibrahimi | ||||||||
| Nallbani's vote | — | Prendushi | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Ara's vote | Xhemali | Çausholli | Ibrahimi | Jazxhi | Havalja | Zylaj | Shabani | Havalja | Ibrahimi | ||||||||
| Krasta's vote | Xhemali | Çausholli | Ibrahimi | Zaimi | Disha | Malo | Malo | Chemicals | Ibrahimi | ||||||||
| Eliminated | Borana Xhemali 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Luna Çausholli 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Aldo Prendushi 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Eviction cancelled 2 |
Alba Dajlani Public vote to save |
Gent Disha 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Wendy Zylaj 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Kevin Malo 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Ingrid Havalja 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Frank Ibrahimi 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Anisa Shabani Public vote to save |
Niki Zaimi Public vote to save |
Kleansa Susaj Public vote to win |
Jetmir Kanani Public vote to win | |||
| Kejsi Jazxhi Public vote to save |
The Chemicals Public vote to save | ||||||||||||||||
- ^1 In this live show, there was no elimination. Viewers could still vote, and the votes went on and were counted in the next live show, where the elimination took place.
- ^2 With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Both acts had the same public votes, so was decided that none of the acts would be eliminated.
Live show details
[edit]Week 1 (12 January)
[edit]| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borana Xhemali | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Don't Go Yet" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Blue Suede Shoes" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 3 | "Creep" | Safe |
| Wendy Zylaj | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "Escapism" | Safe |
| Aldo Prendushi | Boys (Ara) | 5 | "Harrom" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 6 | "Zitti e buoni" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 7 | "S'je më" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 8 | "Believer" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 9 | "Control" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 10 | "Kuturu" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 11 | "Bitch Better Have My Money" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 12 | "Her Lies" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 13 | "Daddy" | Safe |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 14 | "Mamma Knows Best" | Safe |
| Luna Çausholli | Girls (Dani) | 15 | "Jolene" / "Anna" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 16 | "She Got Me" | Safe |
Week 2 (19 January)
[edit]| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 1 | "Hape veten ti" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "In My Blood" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 4 | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 5 | "See You Again" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 6 | "Let It Be" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 7 | "Uptown Funk" | Safe |
| Wendy Zylaj | Girls (Dani) | 8 | "Bird Set Free" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 9 | "Stand Up" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 10 | "Spectrum (Say My Name)" | Bottom Two |
| Borana Xhemali | Mix (Zerka) | 11 | "Zhurmë" | Bottom Two |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 12 | "Baladë për Jakup Ferrin" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 13 | "Water" | Safe |
| Luna Çausholli | Girls (Dani) | 14 | "Symphony" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 15 | "Love in the Dark" | Safe |
| Aldo Prendushi | Boys (Ara) | 16 | "Faith" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 1 | "Spectrum (Say My Name)" | Saved |
| Borana Xhemali | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Zhurmë" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Borana Xhemali
- Ara: Borana Xhemali
- Dani: Borana Xhemali
- Zerka: Kejsi Jazxhi
Week 3 (26 January)
[edit]| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Dirty Diana" | Bottom Two |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Your Man" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "Burn" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "Purple Rain" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 5 | "A Lot More Free" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 6 | "L'ombelico del mondo" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 7 | "Shaj" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 8 | "Buzët e kuqe" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 9 | "Il est où le bonheur" | Safe |
| Wendy Zylaj | Girls (Dani) | 10 | "Ika larg" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 11 | "Thunderstruck" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 12 | "Scars to Your Beautiful" | Safe |
| Aldo Prendushi | Boys (Ara) | 13 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Safe |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 14 | "Holding Out for a Hero" | Safe |
| Luna Çausholli | Girls (Dani) | 15 | "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" | Bottom Two |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Dirty Diana" | Saved |
| Luna Çausholli | Girls (Dani) | 2 | "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Luna Çausholli
- Ara: Luna Çausholli
- Dani: Jetmir Kanani
- Zerka: Luna Çausholli
Week 4 (2 February)
[edit]| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 1 | "Morphine" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Earth Song" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "Impossible" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "Bleeding Love" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 5 | "Rise Up" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 6 | "Take Me to Church" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 7 | "Unchain My Heart" | Bottom Two |
| Aldo Prendushi | Boys (Ara) | 8 | "Let It Go" | Bottom Two |
| Wendy Zylaj | Girls (Dani) | 9 | "Hot Right Now" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 10 | "Arcade" | Safe |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 11 | "Bileta" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 12 | "Tomlin e nanës" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 13 | "Cake by the Ocean" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 14 | "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Unchain My Heart" | Saved |
| Aldo Prendushi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Let It Go" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Frank Ibrahimi
- Ara: Frank Ibrahimi
- Nalbani: Aldo Prendushi
- Zerka: Aldo Prendushi
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Aldo Prendushi was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 5 (9 February)
[edit]| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 1 | "I Have Nothing" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Say Something" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 3 | "Mesazh" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 4 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Safe |
| Wendy Zylaj | Girls (Dani) | 5 | "Billie Jean" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 6 | "Welcome to Burlesque" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 7 | "Nature Boy" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 8 | "God Is a Woman" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 9 | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 10 | "Wicked Game" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 11 | "Suus" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 12 | "River" | Bottom Two |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 13 | "Always" | Bottom Two |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 1 | "River" | Saved |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Always" | Saved |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Niki Zaimi
- Ara: Kejsi Jazxhi
- Dani: Niki Zaimi
- Zerka: Kejsi Jazxhi
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Both acts had the same public votes, so was decided that none of the acts would be eliminated.
Week 6 (16 February)
[edit]| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Ancora" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Teeth" | Safe |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 3 | "Show Me How You Burlesque" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 4 | "I've Been Loving You Too Long" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 5 | "When Love Takes Over" | Safe |
| Alba Dajlani | Mix (Zerka) | 6 | "That Man" | Eliminated |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 7 | "Halo" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 8 | "Human" | Safe |
| Kejsi Jazxhi | Girls (Dani) | 9 | "Adagio" | Eliminated |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 10 | "Son of a Preacher Man" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 11 | "Whole Lotta Love" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 12 | "Everybody" | Safe |
| Wendy Zylaj | Girls (Dani) | 13 | "Bad Romance" | Safe |
Week 7 (23 February)
[edit]| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "No Woman, No Cry" | Safe |
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Refuzoj" | Bottom Two |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "Ajër" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 5 | "L'Italiano" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 6 | "Fati ynë shpresë dhe marrëzi" | Safe |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 7 | "Still Loving You" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 8 | "Listen" | Safe |
| Wendy Zylaj | Girls (Dani) | 9 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 10 | "Can I Be Him" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 11 | "Raggamuffin" | Bottom Two |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Gent Disha | Boys (Ara) | 1 | "Refuzoj" | Eliminated |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Raggamuffin" | Saved |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Gent Disha
- Ara: Ingrid Havalja
- Dani: Ingrid Havalja
- Zerka: Gent Disha
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Gent Disha was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 8 (1 March)
[edit]| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Plas" | Safe |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Sex on Fire" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 3 | "Lucille" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 4 | "Iris" | Bottom Two |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 5 | "California Dreamin'" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 6 | "Pranë Finishit" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 7 | "Je t'aime" | Safe |
| Wendy Zylaj | Girls (Dani) | 8 | "Vibe" | Bottom Two |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 9 | "Love On Top" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 10 | "A chi mi dice" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 1 | "Iris" | Saved |
| Wendy Zylaj | Girls (Dani) | 2 | "Vibe" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Kevin Malo
- Ara: Wendy Zylaj
- Dani: Kevin Malo
- Zerka: Wendy Zylaj
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Wendy Zylaj was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 9 (8 March)
[edit]- Special performance
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 1 | "Lule Lule" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Caruso" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 3 | "Writing's on the Wall" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "Arabian Nights" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 5 | "My Heart Will Go On" | Safe |
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 6 | "Zotëria juaj" | Bottom Two |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 7 | "I'm Every Woman" | Bottom Two |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 8 | "Zombie" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 9 | "Counting Stars" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Kevin Malo | Boys (Ara) | 1 | "Zotëria juaj" | Eliminated |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 2 | "I'm Every Woman" | Saved |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Kevin Malo
- Ara: Anisa Shabani
- Dani: Kevin Malo
- Zerka: Kevin Malo
Week 10 (15 March)
[edit]- Special performances
- Kamela Islamaj, Boys - "The Way You Make Me Feel"
- Young Zerka - Personal discography performance
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 1 | "Burn" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 2 | "Make It Rain" | Safe |
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 3 | "I Will Always Love You" | Bottom Two |
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 4 | "I Put a Spell on You" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 5 | "Think" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 6 | "Addicted to You" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 7 | "September" | Bottom Two |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 8 | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Ingrid Havalja | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "I Will Always Love You" | Eliminated |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 2 | "September" | Saved |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: The Chemicals
- Ara: Ingrid Havalja
- Dani: Ingrid Havalja
- Zerka: The Chemicals
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Ingrid Havalja was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 11 (24 March)
[edit]- Special performances
- Egzona Ademi, Mix - "The Show Must Go On"
- Arilena Ara - Personal discography performance
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Beggin'" | Bottom Two |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 2 | "Bang Bang" | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 3 | "Kiss" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 4 | "Proud Mary" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 5 | "Highway to Hell" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 6 | "Bella Ciao" | Bottom Two |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 7 | "Alive" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | ||||
| Frank Ibrahimi | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Beggin'" | Eliminated |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 2 | "Bella Ciao" | Saved |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Krasta: Frank Ibrahimi
- Ara: Frank Ibrahimi
- Dani: Frank Ibrahimi
- Zerka: The Chemicals
Week 12 (29 March)
[edit]- Special performances
- Landi Kademi, Girls, The Chemicals - "Na lini të jetojmë"
- Elhaida Dani - "Adagio"
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "I See Red" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Black Dog" / "Rock and Roll" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Safe |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "The Phantom of the Opera" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 5 | "Kena lind për qef" / "Hou çike" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 6 | "Never Enough" | Safe |
Week 13 (5 April)
[edit]| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Georgia on My Mind" | Safe |
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "Grande amore" | Safe |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 4 | "If I Ain't Got You" | Safe |
| The Chemicals | Groups (Dani) | 5 | "Stand by Me" | Eliminated |
| Anisa Shabani | Girls (Dani) | 6 | "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" | Eliminated |
Semi-Final (12 April)
[edit]| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Duet partner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 1 | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | 5 | "Forever Young" | Capital T | Safe |
| Niki Zaimi | Boys (Ara) | 2 | "The Final Countdown" | 7 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Eneda Tarifa | Eliminated |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 3 | "I Surrender" | 6 | "When You Believe" | Miriam Cani | Safe |
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 4 | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" | 8 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Manjola Nallbani | Safe |
Final (19 April)
[edit]- Special performances
- Finalists - "Feeling Good" / "Freedom" / "Crazy"
- Alketa Vejsiu - "Dance Again" / "On the Floor"
- Alban Skënderaj - "Pranvera"
- All acts, Alketa Vejsiu - Mashup
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | First song | Duet partner | Result | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetmir Kanani | Mix (Zerka) | 1 | "Love Nwantiti" / "They Don't Care About Us" | Young Zerka | Safe | 4 | "Creep" | Runner-Up |
| Kleansa Susaj | Girls (Dani) | 2 | "Voilà" | Elhaida Dani | Eliminated | — | ||
| Alis Kallaçi | Boys (Ara) | 3 | "Shallow" | Arilena Ara | Safe | 5 | "Stand Up" | Winner |
References
[edit]- ^ ""X Factor" nis sonte në Tv Klan".
- ^ "Rikthehet "X Factor Albania" në TV Klan".
- ^ "Zyrtare/ Zbulohen 4 anëtarët e "X Factor Albania"!".
- ^ "4 anëtarët e jurisë së "X Factor Albania"".
- ^ "Shkodra fidanishte e pashterrshme talentesh, Alis Kallaçi fiton "X- Factor Albania 5"".
- ^ "Surpriza e madhe, rikthehet "X Factor" në Tv Klan".
- ^ "Rikthehet "X Factor", Vejsiu: Do të vijmë në çdo qytet të Shqipërisë dhe Kosovës".
- ^ "A do të jenë Arilena dhe Bleona pjesë e këtij emisioni në "TV Klan"?".
- ^ "Juria e "X Factor Albania": Cilët janë emrat që përfliten?".
- ^ ""X Factor Albania": 3 emra të rinj që mund të jenë pjesë e jurisë".
- ^ "Adi Krasta, një prej katër anëtarëve të jurisë së "X Factor Albania"".
- ^ "Dikur fituese, sot pjesë e jurisë! Zbulohet anëtarja e dytë e X Factor Albania".
- ^ "Zbulohet anëtarja e tretë e jurisë së X Factor Albania! Një nga zërat më të dashur të muzikës shqiptare".
- ^ "Zbulohen emrat e anëtarëve të jurisë së "X Factor Albania"".
- ^ "Rikthehet në ekran Vesa Luma: anëtare jurie e audicioneve të "X Factor"!".
- ^ "Zbulohet anëtari tjetër i jurisë së X-Factor: Zhani Ciko".
- ^ "Manjola Nallbani shkëlqen në panelin e jurisë së "X Factor"!".
- ^ "Rikthimi i "X Factor Albania", datat kur do të zhvillohen audicionet".
- ^ "Startojnë nga Shkodra audicionet e "X Factor"".
- ^ "Nis talent-show më i madh muzikor "X Factor Albania"".
- ^ "Hiqet kategoria "grup" në "X Factor Albania", Ilda Lumani: Tre anëtarë të jurisë janë të konfirmuar momentalisht".
- ^ ""X Factor Albania" nis fazën e vilave, emocione për të mos u humbur".
- ^ "X Factor Albania (Vendimet e jurisë) – 5 Janar 2024".