X-Faktor is a Hungarian television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth series was broadcast on RTL Klub in 2014. Bence Istenes presented his second series of X-Faktor. Róbert Szikora, Gabi Tóth and Róbert Alföldi all returned to judge the talent for the second time. Gábor Szűcs, a new judge joined them, replacing the original judge Péter Geszti.
The series lowered the age limit from 16 to 14.
Judges and presenters
Geszti, the only original judge left, announced his intention to leave the show after the fourth series to concentrate on his music career. The three other judges returned for a second series with the new judge Szűcs whose stage name is Little G. Weevil.
The original host, Nóra Ördög, was to return to the show for this series, but she became pregnant. RTL asked Bence Istenes back to host the show for a second run.
Open auditions took place in Budapest on 10 May 2014. The judges' auditions started on 31 May in Budapest.
The nootcamp was broadcast on 4 and 5 October.
The contestants sang live for an audience and the judges. At the end of the day, the judges revealed the 24 remaining acts for the judges' houses.
At this stage of the competition each judge mentored six acts. Each judge had help from a guest judge to choose their final acts.
The twelve eliminated acts were:
Boys: Balázs Karancs, Benji-Le Quang Huy, László Sallai
Girls: Anasztázia Bordás, Andrea Cseh, Gwendolin Krizsma
Over 25s: Albero Erika, Ági Horváth, Krisztián Horváth
Groups: Phoenix Rt, Rock-Inger, Rosewood
Key:
– Winner
– Runner-up
– Third place
Theme: Songs that describe the contestants
Celebrity performer: Dóra Danics ("Jelenidő")
Group performance: "Lay Me Down"
Judge's vote to eliminate
Alföldi: Pálinka Republik
Tóth: Izabella Jakab-Péter
Szikora: Pálinka Republik
Szűcs: Pálinka Republik
Theme: Love songs
Celebrity performer: Gergő Rácz ("Shotgun")
Group performance: "One"
Judge's vote to eliminate
Szűcs: Jenifer Ilyés
Szikora: Jonathan Andelic
Tóth: Jenifer Ilyés
Alföldi: Jenifer Ilyés
Theme: Songs by dead artists
Celebrity performer: ByeAlex ("Az én rózsám")
Group performance: "Imádok élni" with the judges
Judge's vote to eliminate
Alföldi: Zsósi Kállai-Kiss
Tóth: Zsófi Kállai-Kiss
Szikora: Zsófi Kállai-Kiss
Szűcs: Zsófi Kállai-Kiss
Theme: Current party songs
Celebrity performer: Kelemen Kabátban ("Maradjatok gyerekek")
Group performance: "Bang Bang"
Judge's vote to eliminate
Alföldi: Richárd Szabó
Tóth: Richárd Szabó
Szikora: Richárd Borbély
Szűcs: Richárd Szabó
Theme: Songs sung by the contestants opposite sex
Celebrity performer: Honeybeast ("Egyedül")
Group performance: "Little Talks"
Judge's vote to eliminate
Alföldi: Jonathan Andelic
Tóth: Juli Horányi
Szikora: Jonathan Andelic
Szűcs: Jonathan Andelic
Theme: Success, money, glamour
Celebrity performer: Gergő Oláh ("A tükör előtt")
Group performance: "Hall of Fame"
Judge's vote to eliminate
Alföldi: Izabella Jakab-Péter
Tóth: Izabella Jakab-Péter
Szikora: Tha Shudras
Szűcs: Tha Shudras
Theme: Rock
Celebrity performer: Illés-együttes" ("Miért hagytuk, hogy így legyen?"), Bea Palya ("Szabadon")
Group performance: "Amikor én még kissrác voltam", "Hé’ 67’" with András Kern
Judge's vote to eliminate
Alföldi: Tha Shudras
Tóth: Richárd Borbély
Szikora: Richárd Borbély
Szűcs: Tha Shudras
Theme: All that jazz
Celebrity performer: Tibor Kocsis ("Hello Budapest")
Group performance: "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Judge's vote to eliminate
Alföldi: Spoon
Tóth: Benji-Huy Le Quang
Szikora: Spoon
Szűcs: Spoon
Theme: Film songs
Celebrity performer: The Biebers ("Memories")
Group performance: "Changing"
Judge's vote to eliminate
Alföldi: Tha Shudras
Tóth: Benji-Huy Le Quang
Szikora: Benji-Huy Le Quang
Szűcs: Tha Shudras
Saturday
Theme: Mentors' favourite song of the series, duet with a surprise partner
Celebrity performer: Szabó Balázs Bandája feat. Julie Rens ("Hétköznapi")
Group performance: "Animals"
Sunday
Theme: Act's choice, Christmas, contestants' favorite performance, winner's single
Celebrity performer: Dóra Danics, Csaba Vastag
Group performance: "Meglepetés" (all finalists)
