X Factor (Romanian TV series)

The original judging panel line-up in 2011 consisted of Adrian Sînă, Paula Seling, and Mihai Morar.

On 15 June, before auditions began, Dan Bittman, Delia Matache and Cheloo were confirmed as the three new judges.

When the show was revived in 2014, Bittman and Cheloo were replaced by Horia Brenciu and Ștefan Bănică, Jr.[1][2] On 12 July 2016 it was announced that Carla's Dreams will join the jury panel as the fourth judge.

[3] Horia Brenciu and Carla's Dreams were replaced in 2020 with Loredana Groza and season 3 winner, Florin Ristei.

The acts who got a phone call from the producers after the pre-auditions were invited to take part in the actual auditions with the judges and a live audience.

Each act who received at least two yeses from the judges during the auditions took part in the Eliminations stage, which lasted for two days.

Each category sang one song and then the judges decides who left the competition and who stayed in the selection process.

Remaining acts had to prepare with a help of the vocal coaches one chosen song that they performed in front of the panel.

Then the mentor and the guest judge decided which three acts would take part in the live shows in the studio.

Three acts remained until the grand final where the public vote alone chooses the winner of the season.

Heated disagreements, usually involving judges defending their contestants against criticism, were a regular feature of the show.

In the event of a tie the result went to deadlock, and the act who came last in the public vote was sent home.

However, a twist occurred in season two where the rankings of the acts based on the public vote for the week were revealed after the eliminations on the show.

In the final episode the three remaining acts sang two songs, including one performed with an invited music star.

Three acts remain until the grand final where the public vote alone chooses the winner of the series.

Season 2 Owing to the addition of four wildcard contestants, two acts were eliminated from the series' first results show.

In the first three live shows, each category will have its own final showdown, the result of which is decided solely by its mentor.

In the first two live shows, each category will have its own final showdown, the result of which is decided solely by its mentor.

On 10 July 2020, Antena 1 announced that the ninth season will be accompanied by an online behind-the-scenes show called eXtra Factor.

The show's presenter was the actress Ilona Brezoianu, known for the role of secretary Flori from the comedy series Mangalița and the episodes were weekly published on YouTube.

[10] In February 2014, rumours began circulating that Cheloo would not be returning for the fourth series, because of his aggressive behavior.

For the fourth season Bittman and Cheloo were replaced by pop singer Horia Brenciu and rock star Ștefan Bănică, Jr.[1][2] In July 2016, Carla's Dreams joined the jury, making the jury panel for the first made up of 4 members.

[3] In 2020, both Carla's Dreams and Horia Brenciu would be replaced by pop-singer Loredana Groza and former winner Florin Ristei.

This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals.

The first season ended on 1 January 2012, Andrei Leonte (16-24s) mentored by Mihai Morar was declared the first winner of The X Factor in Romania.

The second season ended on 23 December 2012, Tudor Turcu (Over 25s) mentored by Cheloo was declared the second winner of The X Factor in Romania.

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of X Factor on Antena 1.