The X Factor Israel season 2

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The X Factor Israel
Season 2
Hosted by Bar Refaeli
Judges Rami Fortis
Moshe Peretz
Shiri Maimon
Ivri Lider
WinnerDaniel Yafe
Runner-upYossi Shitrit
Release
Original network Reshet
Original releaseJune 13 (2015-06-13) 
September 5, 2015 (2015-09-05)
Season chronology
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The X Factor Israel is the Israeli version of the British television music competition The X Factor . The second season started its run on Thursday, June 13, 2015. The show aired during prime time on Reshet network on Wednesdays and Saturdays. [1] The season concluded on September 5, 2015.

Contents

Judges and hosts

It was announced that Bar Refaeli, an Israeli fashion model, would host the second season. [2] [3] Contrary to most other versions of the X Factor where the judges panels was a mixture of singers and music industry figures, the Israeli version was composed entirely of musicians. The judges panel for the first season was composed of the rock singer Rami Fortis, the pop singer-songwriter and composer Moshe Peretz, the pop and R&B singer Shiri Maimon, and the pop singer Ivri Lider.

Contestants

Key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third Place
CategoriesActs
Groups (Peretz)Ido and AtaraClose UpAfter The Sun
Over 25s (Fortis)Daniel YafeLibiShlomit Jersey
Girls (Maimon)Anna TimofeiTal GinatHadar Lee
Boys (Lider)Yossi ShitritAlmog KriefDudu IvgiBen Goldstein

Judges Houses

JudgeCategoryAssistantContestants eliminated
LiderBoys Nathan Goshen Gavriel Potaznik, Dudu Ivgi [4]
MaimonGirlsMaya DaganMazali Yamin, Lika Tischchenko
FortisOver 25s Ania Bukstein Noa Nina Blues, Benny Refael
PeretzGroups Lior Narkis Aviv & Hadar, Eldar Brothers

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References

  1. "The X Factor Israel". Reshet. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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  4. Dudu Ivgi was originally eliminated by his mentor, Ivri Lider, but sometime after, he regretted that he eliminated Ivgi, and put him through the live shows.