X Factor (Romanian TV series) season 7

X Factor is a Romanian television music competition that aims to find a new music talent to become a star. The seventh season will started airing on 10 September 2017 on Antena 1.[1]

X Factor
Season 7
Hosted byRăzvan Simion
Dani Oțil (A1)
JudgesDelia Matache
Horia Brenciu
Ștefan Bănică, Jr.
Carla's Dreams
Crina Mardare (guest)
WinnerJeremy Ragsdale
Winning mentorHoria Brenciu
Runner-upAd Libitum
Release
Original networkAntena 1
Original releaseSeptember 10 (2017-09-10) –
December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22)
Season chronology
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Season 6
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Season 8

The hosts are the same as in the first six seasons: Răzvan Simion and Dani Oțil, who are also known for hosting a well known morning show on Antena 1. Delia Matache, Horia Brenciu, Carla's Dreams and Ștefan Bănică, Jr. returned to the judging panel.[2]

Jeremy Ragsdale won the competition, making Horia Brenciu's second win as a mentor.

Judges edit

Delia Matache is a famous Romanian eurobeat singer-songwriter, TV celebrity, dancer, philanthropist, former model, fashion designer. She has started her stage music activity in 1999 in N&D music band with Nicolae Marin and had released 4 albums, and after the split off in 2003 she had released another two solo albums.

Horia Brenciu is a Romanian singer, television host for the Romanian version of Dancing with the Stars, successful entertainer, and philanthropist. He studied at National College Andrei Şaguna from Braşov, then he continued to Şcoala Populară de Artă Braşov, at piano and canto class, and in 1998 he graduated The Theater Academy in Bucharest.

Ștefan Bănică, Jr. is a Romanian entertainer, of Roma people origin on his father side, TV presenter, one of the most important Romanian TV personality, the son of actor Ștefan Bănică. He is well known in Romanian for presenting the Romanian version of “Dancing with the Stars”, the largest dance competition ever aired in Romania, broadcast on Pro TV.

Carla's Dreams is a Moldavian musical project which was initiated by Dobra Robert in 2012. The band is an anonymous group of singers and composers who sing in Romanian, Russian and English. During concerts the band's vocalist wears hood, sunglasses and a masked to hide his identity.

Established in Chișinău, Carla's Dreams combines several musical styles, including hip hop, jazz, rock and pop. The first song produced by Carla's Dreams was Dă-te ("Get Off"). Carla's Dreams has launched in Romania in 2013, along with Inna with the song P.O.H.U.I., later to sing with Loredana "Lumea Ta" ("Your World"), and in 2015 with Delia, releasing songs "Cum Ne Noi" ("How We Us") and "Da, Mamă" ("Yes, Mother").

Auditions edit

Cities that auditions and/or pre-auditions were held in.

Audition process was based on the British and American version. First up were "The Producer's Audition", where the producers chose singers to proceed to the second phase which was "The Audition before the Judging panel".

Summary of auditions
CityAuditions date
CraiovaMay 5, 2017
AradMay 7, 2017
Cluj NapocaMay 9, 2017
SibiuMay 12, 2017
IașiMay 14, 2017
GalațiMay 17, 2017
ChișinăuMay 18, 2017
BucharestMay 21, 2017

The auditions were broadcast from 8 September 2017 until 17 November 2017. The auditions consisted in 11 episodes.

Bootcamp edit

This season, there will be four categories : Boys (14–24 years), Girls (14–24 years), Over 24s and the Groups.

Brenciu will mentor the Over 24s, Bănică the Boys, Carla's Dream the Groups and Matache will mentor the Girls.[3][4][5]

Complete Teams

Color key
  – Eliminated in Four-chair challenge
  – Eliminated in Duels
  – Finalist
  – Wildcard
Category (mentor)Top 41 acts
Boys (Bănică)Anton BanaghanPierluca SalvatoreAlin BuruianăGabriel HaralambieViorel GrecuCristian Porcari
Sebastian HădăreanLilian DobândăSimone VendittiRadu Mitrea
Girls (Matache)Alina MocanuTeodora SavaIoana MîrțiFrancesca NicolescuCostina CrăciunAna Nica Văcari
Isabela ChitoșcăIoana SavuNarcisa StănescuMikayla KachurGeanina Mîndrescu
Over 24s (Brenciu)Katerina BiehuJeremy RagsdaleAlexandra CrăescuVlad GligaArmando DrăganGeorgi Simeonov
Cristi NistorMaria GoguMiruna IonescuMike Obinna
Groups (Carla's)Ad LibitumFlashback 18:27Dream GirlsX FusionDaudia
RandomArtizanDebu & VasâiDenisa & Rebeca

Four-chair challenge edit

This season, the categories will face the four-chair challenge. From the 41 acts competing (the Girls category had an extra act), at the end of this round, only 16 acts will go further in the competition.[6][7]

The four-chair challenge were broadcast from 23 November 2017 until 7 December 2017. This consisted in 4 episodes, one for each group.

Color key
  – Contestant was immediately eliminated after performance without switch
  – Contestant was switched out later in the competition and eventually eliminated
  – Contestant was not switched out and made the final four of their own category
Contestants performances on the four-chair challenge
EpisodeCategory
(mentor)
ActOrderSongMentor's decisionSwitched with
Episode 12
(23 November)
Boys
(Bănică)
Radu Mitrea1"Shape of You"Eliminated
Alin Buruiană2"Ave Maria"Put in chair 1
Cristian Porcari3"Let Her Go"Put in chair 2Viorel Grecu
Anton Banaghan4"Say You Won't Let Go"Put in chair 3
Simone Venditti5"I Believe I Can Fly "Eliminated
Gabriel Haralambie6"A Song for You"Put in chair 4
Lilian Dobândă7"Too Close"Eliminated
Sebastian Hădărean8"Cine Ești?"Eliminated
Viorel Grecu9"1000 RPM"Put in chair 2Pierluca Salvatore
Pierluca Salvatore10"A Sky Full of Stars"Put in chair 2
Episode 13
(24 November)
Girls
(Delia)
Alina Mocanu 11"All I Could Do Was Cry"Put in chair 3Teodora Sava
Geanina Mîndrescu2"Attention"Eliminated
Mikayla Kachur3"Je veux"Eliminated
Costina Crăciun4"Chain of Fools"Put in chair 2Francesca Nicolescu
Ana Nica Văcari5"Tired"Put in chair 3Alina Mocanu
Narcisa Stănescu6"Bang Bang"Eliminated
Ioana Savu7"Rug"Put in chair 4Ioana Mîrți
Ioana Mîrți8"When We Were Young"Put in chair 4
Teodora Sava9"Firework"Put in chair 1
Isabela Chitoșcă10"Sweet Talker"Eliminated
Francesca Nicolescu11"Jealous"Put in chair 2
Episode 14
(1 December)
Over 24s
(Brenciu)
Cristi Nistor1"I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"Put in chair 1Jeremy Ragsdale
Georgi Simeonov2"I Can't Make You Love Me"Put in chair 2Alexandra Crăescu
Maria Gogu3"Irreplaceable"Put in chair 3Katerina Biehu
Mike Obinna4"Wake Me Up"Put in chair 4Vlad Gliga
Vlad Gliga5"Dancing on My Own"Put in chair 4
Miruna Ionescu6"Sunt vagabondul vieții mele"Eliminated
Katerina Biehu7"If I Were a Boy"Put in chair 3
Jeremy Ragsdale8"I Have Nothing"Put in chair 1
Alexandra Crăescu9"One"Put in chair 2
Armando Drăgan10"Paradise"Eliminated
Episode 15
(7 December)
Groups
(Carla's)
Artizan1"Like I'm Gonna Lose You"Put in chair 1Ad Libitum
Denisa & Rebeca2"Million Reasons"Eliminated
18:273"Beggin'"Put in chair 2
Daudia4"All of Me"Put in chair 3Flashback
Random5"Bird Set Free"Put in chair 4X Fusion
Debu & Văsâi26"Thinking Out Loud"Eliminated
Ad Libitum7"That's Amore"Put in chair 1
X Fusion8"Addicted to You"Put in chair 4Dream Girls
Flashback9""/"Radioactive"Put in chair 3
Dream Girls10"Little Me"Put in chair 4

Notes

^ 1. The act Alina Mocanu was switched with Teodora Sava and therefore eliminated. After the performance of Isabela Chitoșcă, Delia decided to recall Alina Mocanu in the competition, stating she has made a mistake, concluding with Ana Nica Văcari elimination.[8]
^ 2. The act Debu & Văsâi was offered a chair, but due to Debu's response when asked if they want a chair ("I don't care"), Carla's decided to eliminate them.

Duels edit

At the end of this round there will be 8 acts remaining, two for each category. The duels were broadcast on 8 December 2017.

Colour key:

  - Artist won the Duel and advanced to the Live shows

  - Artist lost the Duel and was eliminated

Contestants performances on the duels challenge
EpisodeCategory (mentor)DuelActOrderSongResult
Episode 16
(8 December)
Boys (Bănică)Duel 1Pierluca Salvatore1"Writing's on the Wall"Finalist
Alin Buruiană2"Copacul"Eliminated
Duel 2Anton Banaghan9"Supermarket Flowers"Finalist
Gabriel Haralambie10"HeroEliminated
Girls (Matache)Duel 1Teodora Sava11"The Voice Within"Finalist
Alina Mocanu12"All I Ask"Finalist
Duel 2Francesca Nicolescu3"Lay Me Down"Eliminated
Ioana Mîrți4"Eyes Shut"Eliminated
Over 24s (Brenciu)Duel 1Katerina Biehu7"Skin"Finalist
Alexandra Crăescu8"All by Myself"Eliminated
Duel 2Vlad Gliga15"Love My Life"Eliminated
Jeremy Ragsdale16"Rolling in the Deep"Finalist
Groups (Carla's)Duel 1Ad Libitum13"Nunta"Finalist
Flashback14"Numb/Encore"Finalist
Duel 218:275"Human"Eliminated
Dream Girls6"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"Eliminated

Wildcard edit

In this season, like season 6, the public will have the chance to save one of the acts that competed in the Auditions. The most voted act will go directly to the Live Shows. In the first live show if one of the mentor decides to take him in his team, then he will go further in the competition, otherwise he will be sent home.

The winner of this season selected by the public was Francesca Nicolescu, from the Girls Category.

Finalists edit

The nine finalists will compete in the Live Shows.

Color Key
  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third place
Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Bănică)Anton BanaghanPierluca Salvatore
Girls (Matache)Alina MocanuFrancesca NicolescuTeodora Sava
Over 24s (Brenciu)Katerina BiehuJeremy Ragsdale
Groups (Carla's)Ad LibitumFlashback

Live shows edit

Results summary edit

Color key
  –Contestant was announced as the winner.
  –Contestant has returned in the competition.
  –Contestant was not saved by its mentor and had to sing again in the duel.
  –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated, no duel.
Live shows results per contestant
ContestantLive Show 1Live Show 2Live Show 3
WildcardEliminationRound 1Round 2Round 1Round 2
Jeremy RagsdaleSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
Ad LibitumDuelSafeSafeSafeRunner-Up
Francesca NicolescuReturned Gala 1DuelSafeSafe3rdEliminated (Gala 3)
Pierluca SalvatoreDuelSafeSafe4thEliminated (Gala 3)
Anton BanaghanSafeSafe5thEliminated (Gala 2)
Teodora SavaSafeSafe6thEliminated (Gala 2)
FlashbackSafe7thEliminated (Gala 2)
Katerina Biehu8thEliminated (Gala 1)
Alina Mocanu9thEliminated (Gala 1)
Brenciu's vote to saveNoneRagsdaleNone
Matache's vote to saveSava
Bănică's vote to saveBanaghan
Carla's vote to saveFlashback
EliminatedAlina Mocanu
by public vote
Flashback
by public vote
Teodora Sava
by public vote
Pierluca Salvatore
by public vote
Ad Libitum
by public vote
Katerina Biehu
by public vote
Anton Banaghan
by public vote
Francesca Nicolescu
by public vote
Jeremy Ragsdale
by public vote
Reference(s)[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Live show details edit

Live Show 1–15 December 2017 edit

Contestants' performances on the first live show
ActOrderSongResult
Francesca Nicolescu1"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"Duel
Anton Banaghan2"Zece"Safe
Pierluca Salvatore3"The House of the Rising Sun"Duel
Katerina Biehu4"I'd Rather Go Blind"Duel
Jeremy Ragsdale5"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"Safe
Ad Libitum6"Can't Help Falling in Love"Duel
Flashback7"Stressed Out"Safe
Alina Mocanu8"Bird Set Free"Duel
Teodora Sava9"Purple Rain"Safe
Duel details
Alina Mocanu1"Figures"Eliminated
Pierluca Salvatore2"Hold Back the River"Safe
Ad Libitum3"Adagio"Safe
Francesca Nicolescu4"People Help the People"Safe
Katerina Biehu5"Nici o stea"Eliminated

Live Show 2: Semifinal - 17 December 2017 edit

Contestants' performances on the second live show
ActOrderSongResult
Round 1
Teodora Sava1"Listen"Safe
Flashback2"Written in the Stars"Eliminated
Anton Banaghan3"Who You Are"Safe
Jeremy Ragsdale4"Tu eşti primăvara mea"Safe
Pierluca Salvatore5"Recovery"Safe
Francesca Nicolescu6"I Am Changing"Safe
Ad Libitum7"Perfect"Safe
Round 2
Teodora Sava1"Alive"Eliminated
Jeremy Ragsdale2"Unchained Melody"Safe
Anton Banaghan3"Tears in Heaven"Eliminated
Francesca Nicolescu4"Joyful, Joyful"Safe
Ad Libitum5"Nessun dorma"Safe
Pierluca Salvatore6"Caruso"Safe

Live Show 3: Final - 22 December 2017 edit

Round 1 edit
  • Theme: Duet with special guest and with their mentor
Contestants' performances on the third live show
ActOrderFirst Song
(duet with special guest)
OrderSecond Song
(duet with mentor)
Result
Ad Libitum1"A fost o nebunie" (with Alina Eremia)8"Sub Pielea Mea (#Eroina)" (with Carla's Dreams)Safe
Pierluca Salvatore2"Runnin' (Lose It All)" (with Nicoleta Nucă)5"Imagine" (with Ștefan Bănică Jr.)4th place
Jeremy Ragsdale3"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (with Santa Claus )7"What a Wonderful World " (with Horia Brenciu)Safe
Francesca Nicolescu4"Smells Like Teen Spirit " (with Liviu Teodorescu)6"Mulțumesc, iubită mamă" (with Delia Matache)3rd place
Round 2 edit
  • Theme: Final
Contestants' performances on the final live show
ActOrderSongResult
Ad Libitum1"Bohemian Rhapsody"Runner-Up
Jeremy Ragsdale2"When a Man Loves a Woman"Winner

Ratings edit

EpTitleDateNationalUrban18-49Source
Average
(thousands)
Rating
(%)
Average
(thousands)
Rating
(%)
Average
(thousands)
Rating
(%)
1Auditions 110 September 20171 0485.86466.630013.1[22]
2Auditions 215 September 20178905.04814.92505.6[23]
3Auditions 322 September 20171 1166.25425.63016.7[24]
4Auditions 429 September 20179675.45575.72916.4[25]
5Auditions 56 October 20171 0916.15705.92986.6[26]
6Auditions 613 October 20179255.14845.02575.7[27]
7Auditions 720 October 20171 1066.16026.23197.1[28]
8Auditions 827 October 20171 0665.96086.23167.0[29]
9Auditions 93 November 20171 0275.75685.83147.0[30]
10Auditions 1010 November 20179065.04684.82635.9[31]
11Auditions 1117 November 20178265.04804.92615.8[32]
12Four-chair Challenge 123 November 2017Unknown
13Four-chair Challenge 224 November 20179435.25315.52896.4[33]
14Four-chair Challenge 31 December 20177874.44294.52355.3[34]
15Four-chair Challenge 47 December 2017
16The Duels8 December 2017
17Live Show 115 December 2017
18Live Show 217 December 2017
19Live Show 322 December 2017

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