X Factor (Albanian TV series) season 5

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X Factor
Season 5
Presented by Alketa Vejsiu
Judges
WinnerAlis Kallaçi
Winning mentor Arilena Ara
Runner-upJetmir Kanani
Release
Original network
Original release8 December 2023 (2023-12-08) 
19 April 2024 (2024-04-19)
Season chronology
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Season 6

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

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

Open auditions

The show began staging producers' audition days in October 2023 across Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia. [18]

Auditions with Producers [19]
CityDate(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

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

On 14 November 2023, X Factor screenwriter Ilda Lumani announced that compared to previous seasons, the Groups category has been removed. [21] The final round of the selection process, 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] On the first episode of judges' houses, each act performed one song to their mentor and guest mentor. Dani was assisted by Pirro Çako, Ara was assisted by Noizy and Zerka was assisted by other judge Krasta. After the performances, on the second episode the judges revealed which acts they put through to the live shows.

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

Acts

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-Up
  – 3rd Place
ActAge(s)HometownCategory (mentor)Result
Alis Kallaçi21 Shkodër Boys (Ara)Winner
Jetmir Kanani23 Tirana Mix (Zerka)Runner-Up
Kleansa Susaj17 Tirana Girls (Dani)3rd Place
Niki Zaimi20 Tirana Boys (Ara)4th Place
Anisa Shabani19 Ferizaj Girls (Dani)5th-6th Place
The Chemicals15, 19, 31VariousGroups (Dani)
Frank Ibrahimi22 Vlorë Mix (Zerka)7th Place
Ingrid Havalja23 Shkodër Mix (Zerka)8th Place
Kevin Malo18 Struga Boys (Ara)9th Place
Wendy Zylaj18 Shkodër Girls (Dani)10th Place
Gent Disha22 Bulqizë Boys (Ara)11th Place
Alba Dajlani22 Pogradec Mix (Zerka)12th-13th Place
Kejsi Jazxhi18 Tirana Girls (Dani)
Aldo Prendushi22 Shkodër Boys (Ara)14th Place
Luna Çausholli18 Tirana Girls (Dani)15th Place
Borana Xhemali27 Korçë Mix (Zerka)16th Place

Ages shown above correspond to the beginning of the competition.

Live shows

Results summary

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
Weekly results per act
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 1Round 2
Alis KallaçiSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
(final)
Jetmir KananiSafeSafeBottom twoSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-Up
(final)
Kleansa SusajSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe3rdEliminated
(final)
Niki ZaimiSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe4thEliminated
(semi-final)
Anisa ShabaniSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoSafeSafeSafe5th-6thEliminated
(week 13)
The ChemicalsSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe7thBottom twoSafe5th-6thEliminated
(week 13)
Frank IbrahimiSafeSafeSafe13thSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoEliminated
(week 11)
Ingrid HavaljaSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe10thSafeSafe8thEliminated
(week 10)
Kevin MaloSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe9thBottom twoEliminated
(week 9)
Wendy ZylajSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe10thEliminated
(week 8)
Gent DishaSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe11thEliminated
(week 7)
Alba DajlaniSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe12th-13thEliminated
(week 6)
Kejsi JazxhiSafeBottom twoSafeSafeBottom two12th-13thEliminated
(week 6)
Aldo PrendushiSafeSafeSafe14thEliminated
(week 4)
Luna ÇausholliSafeSafeBottom twoEliminated
(week 3)
Borana XhemaliSafeBottom twoEliminated
(week 2)
Final ShowdownNone 1 Jazxhi,
Xhemali
Çausholli,
Kanani
Ibrahimi,
Prendushi
Jazxhi,
Zaimi
No sing-off or judges' votes: results were based on public votes aloneDisha,
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 toEliminateEliminate
Zerka's voteJazxhiÇausholliPrendushiJazxhiDishaZylajMaloChemicalsChemicals
Dani's voteXhemaliKananiZaimiHavaljaMaloMaloHavaljaIbrahimi
Nallbani's votePrendushi
Ara's voteXhemaliÇausholliIbrahimiJazxhiHavaljaZylajShabaniHavaljaIbrahimi
Krasta's voteXhemaliÇausholliIbrahimiZaimiDishaMaloMaloChemicalsIbrahimi
EliminatedBorana 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

Live show details

Week 1 (12 January)

Acts' performances on the first live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Borana XhemaliMix (Zerka)1"Don't Go Yet"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)2"Blue Suede Shoes"Safe
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)3"Creep"Safe
Wendy ZylajGirls (Dani)4"Escapism"Safe
Aldo PrendushiBoys (Ara)5"Harrom"Safe
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)6"Zitti e buoni"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)7"S'je më"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)8"Believer"Safe
Alba DajlaniMix (Zerka)9"Control"Safe
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)10"Kuturu"Safe
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)11"Bitch Better Have My Money"Safe
Kejsi JazxhiGirls (Dani)12"Her Lies"Safe
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)13"Daddy"Safe
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)14"Mamma Knows Best"Safe
Luna ÇausholliGirls (Dani)15"Jolene" / "Anna"Safe
Gent DishaBoys (Ara)16"She Got Me"Safe

Week 2 (19 January)

Acts' performances on the second live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)1"Hape veten ti"Safe
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)2"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"Safe
Gent DishaBoys (Ara)3"In My Blood"Safe
Alba DajlaniMix (Zerka)4"I Just Want to Make Love to You"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)5"See You Again"Safe
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)6"Let It Be"Safe
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)7"Uptown Funk"Safe
Wendy ZylajGirls (Dani)8"Bird Set Free"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)9"Stand Up"Safe
Kejsi JazxhiGirls (Dani)10"Spectrum (Say My Name)"Bottom Two
Borana XhemaliMix (Zerka)11"Zhurmë"Bottom Two
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)12"Baladë për Jakup Ferrin"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)13"Water"Safe
Luna ÇausholliGirls (Dani)14"Symphony"Safe
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)15"Love in the Dark"Safe
Aldo PrendushiBoys (Ara)16"Faith"Safe
Sing-off details
Kejsi JazxhiGirls (Dani)1"Spectrum (Say My Name)"Saved
Borana XhemaliMix (Zerka)2"Zhurmë"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Krasta: Borana Xhemali
  • Ara: Borana Xhemali
  • Dani: Borana Xhemali
  • Zerka: Kejsi Jazxhi

Week 3 (26 January)

Acts' performances on the third live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)1"Dirty Diana"Bottom Two
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)2"Your Man"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)3"Burn"Safe
Kejsi JazxhiGirls (Dani)4"Purple Rain"Safe
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)5"A Lot More Free"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)6"L'ombelico del mondo"Safe
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)7"Shaj"Safe
Gent DishaBoys (Ara)8"Buzët e kuqe"Safe
Alba DajlaniMix (Zerka)9"Il est où le bonheur"Safe
Wendy ZylajGirls (Dani)10"Ika larg"Safe
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)11"Thunderstruck"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)12"Scars to Your Beautiful"Safe
Aldo PrendushiBoys (Ara)13"When a Man Loves a Woman"Safe
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)14"Holding Out for a Hero"Safe
Luna ÇausholliGirls (Dani)15"Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"Bottom Two
Sing-off details
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)1"Dirty Diana"Saved
Luna ÇausholliGirls (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)

Acts' performances on the fourth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)1"Morphine"Safe
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)2"Earth Song"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)3"Impossible"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)4"Bleeding Love"Safe
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)5"Rise Up"Safe
Kejsi JazxhiGirls (Dani)6"Take Me to Church"Safe
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)7"Unchain My Heart"Bottom Two
Aldo PrendushiBoys (Ara)8"Let It Go"Bottom Two
Wendy ZylajGirls (Dani)9"Hot Right Now"Safe
Gent DishaBoys (Ara)10"Arcade"Safe
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)11"Bileta"Safe
Alba DajlaniMix (Zerka)12"Tomlin e nanës"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)13"Cake by the Ocean"Safe
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)14"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"Safe
Sing-off details
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)1"Unchain My Heart"Saved
Aldo PrendushiBoys (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)

Acts' performances on the fifth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)1"I Have Nothing"Safe
Gent DishaBoys (Ara)2"Say Something"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)3"Mesazh"Safe
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)4"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"Safe
Wendy ZylajGirls (Dani)5"Billie Jean"Safe
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)6"Welcome to Burlesque"Safe
Alba DajlaniMix (Zerka)7"Nature Boy"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)8"God Is a Woman"Safe
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)9"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"Safe
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)10"Wicked Game"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)11"Suus"Safe
Kejsi JazxhiGirls (Dani)12"River"Bottom Two
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)13"Always"Bottom Two
Sing-off details
Kejsi JazxhiGirls (Dani)1"River"Saved
Niki ZaimiBoys (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)

Acts' performances on the sixth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)1"Ancora"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)2"Teeth"Safe
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)3"Show Me How You Burlesque"Safe
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)4"I've Been Loving You Too Long"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)5"When Love Takes Over"Safe
Alba DajlaniMix (Zerka)6"That Man"Eliminated
Gent DishaBoys (Ara)7"Halo"Safe
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)8"Human"Safe
Kejsi JazxhiGirls (Dani)9"Adagio"Eliminated
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)10"Son of a Preacher Man"Safe
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)11"Whole Lotta Love"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)12"Everybody"Safe
Wendy ZylajGirls (Dani)13"Bad Romance"Safe

Week 7 (23 February)

Acts' performances on the seventh live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)1"No Woman, No Cry"Safe
Gent DishaBoys (Ara)2"Refuzoj"Bottom Two
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)3"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)4"Ajër"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)5"L'Italiano"Safe
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)6"Fati ynë shpresë dhe marrëzi"Safe
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)7"Still Loving You"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)8"Listen"Safe
Wendy ZylajGirls (Dani)9"Total Eclipse of the Heart"Safe
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)10"Can I Be Him"Safe
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)11"Raggamuffin"Bottom Two
Sing-off details
Gent DishaBoys (Ara)1"Refuzoj"Eliminated
Ingrid HavaljaMix (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)

Acts' performances on the eighth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)1"Plas"Safe
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)2"Sex on Fire"Safe
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)3"Lucille"Safe
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)4"Iris"Bottom Two
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)5"California Dreamin'"Safe
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)6"Pranë Finishit"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)7"Je t'aime"Safe
Wendy ZylajGirls (Dani)8"Vibe"Bottom Two
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)9"Love On Top"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)10"A chi mi dice"Safe
Sing-off details
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)1"Iris"Saved
Wendy ZylajGirls (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)

Special performance
Acts' performances on the ninth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)1"Lule Lule"Safe
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)2"Caruso"Safe
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)3"Writing's on the Wall"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)4"Arabian Nights"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)5"My Heart Will Go On"Safe
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)6"Zotëria juaj"Bottom Two
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)7"I'm Every Woman"Bottom Two
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)8"Zombie"Safe
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)9"Counting Stars"Safe
Sing-off details
Kevin MaloBoys (Ara)1"Zotëria juaj"Eliminated
Anisa ShabaniGirls (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)

Special performances
Acts' performances on the tenth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)1"Burn"Safe
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)2"Make It Rain"Safe
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)3"I Will Always Love You"Bottom Two
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)4"I Put a Spell on You"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)5"Think"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)6"Addicted to You"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)7"September"Bottom Two
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)8"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"Safe
Sing-off details
Ingrid HavaljaMix (Zerka)1"I Will Always Love You"Eliminated
The ChemicalsGroups (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)

Special performances
Acts' performances on the eleventh live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)1"Beggin'"Bottom Two
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)2"Bang Bang"Safe
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)3"Kiss"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)4"Proud Mary"Safe
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)5"Highway to Hell"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)6"Bella Ciao"Bottom Two
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)7"Alive"Safe
Sing-off details
Frank IbrahimiMix (Zerka)1"Beggin'"Eliminated
The ChemicalsGroups (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)

Special performances
Acts' performances on the twelfth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)1"I See Red"Safe
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)2"Black Dog" / "Rock and Roll"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)3"I Want to Know What Love Is"Safe
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)4"The Phantom of the Opera"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)5"Kena lind për qef" / "Hou çike"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)6"Never Enough"Safe

Week 13 (5 April)

Acts' performances on the thirteenth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)1"Georgia on My Mind"Safe
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)2"Bohemian Rhapsody"Safe
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)3"Grande amore"Safe
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)4"If I Ain't Got You"Safe
The ChemicalsGroups (Dani)5"Stand by Me"Eliminated
Anisa ShabaniGirls (Dani)6"Hush Hush; Hush Hush"Eliminated

Semi-Final (12 April)

Acts' performances on the semi-final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderFirst songOrderSecond songDuet partnerResult
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)1"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"5"Forever Young" Capital T Safe
Niki ZaimiBoys (Ara)2"The Final Countdown"7"Livin' on a Prayer" Eneda Tarifa Eliminated
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)3"I Surrender"6"When You Believe" Miriam Cani Safe
Jetmir KananiMix (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)

Special performances
Acts' performances on the final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderFirst songDuet partnerResultOrderSecond songResult
Jetmir KananiMix (Zerka)1"Love Nwantiti" / "They Don't Care About Us" Young Zerka Safe4"Creep"Runner-Up
Kleansa SusajGirls (Dani)2"Voilà" Elhaida Dani Eliminated
Alis KallaçiBoys (Ara)3"Shallow" Arilena Ara Safe5"Stand Up"Winner

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Elhaida Dani is an Albanian singer, songwriter, composer and actress. Born and raised in Shkodër, Dani performed in diverse singing competitions and started to play piano as a child. She rose to national recognition in the Albanian-speaking Balkans, after her victories at Star Academy Albania, Top Fest and Festivali i Këngës. In Italy, she is also prominent for being the winner of the first series of The Voice of Italy. Dani represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "I'm Alive", after she won the 53rd edition of Festivali i Këngës. She participated in Kënga Magjike for the first time in 2017 with the song "E Ngrirë" whereas she finished second. She rose again great popularity in Italy as well as in France upon her international acting debut in the musical of Notre-Dame de Paris.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arilena Ara</span> Albanian singer (born 1998)

Arilena Ara is an Albanian singer and television presenter. Ara rose to national recognition in Albania, upon her victory at X Factor Albania in 2013. After her participation in the 18th edition of the music contest Kënga Magjike, her song "Nëntori" found significant success in Romania and Eastern Europe, peaking at number-one in the Romanian Airplay chart. Following her forthcoming success at the 58th edition of the music contest Festivali i Këngës in 2019, she was designated as the Albanian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, before the contest's cancellation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I'm Alive (Elhaida Dani song)</span> 2015 song by Elhaida Dani

"I'm Alive" is a song by Albanian singer and songwriter Elhaida Dani. It was released as a single on 1 January 2015 by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) and Universal Music. The song was written by Sokol Marsi, arranged by Darko Dimitrov and produced by Zzap & Chriss. The song represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria, after Dani won the pre-selection competition Festivali i Këngës with the song "Diell". The country reached seventeenth place in a field of twenty-six scoring a total of 34 points marking the third year to achieve the seventeenth place.

X Factor is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The fourth season began on 5 January on TV Klan.

The Voice Kids is an Albanian television talent show created by John de Mol and based on the concept The Voice Kids Netherlands. It is part of an international series. It began airing on Top Channel on 29 March 2013, and ended on 24 May 2013. After four years of absence, on 19 January 2018, Top channel premiered the second season.

The third season of the Albanian reality talent show The Voice Kids Albania began airing on January 18, 2019 and ended on April 19, 2019 on Top Channel, being broadcast on a weekly basis.

The X Factor is a Greek and Cypriot television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series began airing on Open TV on September 11, 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Festivali i Këngës 58</span> 58th edition of Festivali i Këngës

The Festivali i Këngës 58 was the 58th edition of the annual Albanian music competition Festivali i Këngës. It was organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) at the Pallati i Kongreseve in Tirana, Albania, and consisted of two semi-finals on 19 and 20 December, respectively, and the final on 22 December 2019. The three live shows were hosted by Alketa Vejsiu. The winner of the contest was Arilena Ara with the song "Shaj", after receiving 67 points with two points ahead over Elvana Gjata with the song "Me tana". Ara was then scheduled to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, before its cancellation related to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fall from the Sky (song)</span> 2020 song by Arilena Ara

"Fall from the Sky" is a song by Albanian singer Arilena Ara independently released as a single on 9 March 2020. The song was composed by Darko Dimitrov and Lazar Cvetkovski, and written by Michael Blue, Robert Stevenson and Sam Schummer. Musically, it is a pop ballad with the instrumentation incorporating violins and a piano. The English-language song makes lyrically reference to Arilena's hopeless desire to overcome deep and perplexing emotions.

Alketa Vejsiu is an Albanian television presenter, entrepreneur, producer and singer.

The eighth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Top Channel on 7 October 2022, almost four years since it last aired on Vizion Plus. The host of this season was Bora Zemani, with Eno Popi joining as co-host.

The sixth season of the Albanian television music competition X Factor began airing on TV Klan on 8 November 2024. Alketa Vejsiu returned as the presenter. The judging panel remained the same as the previous season, with Adi Krasta, Arilena Ara, Elhaida Dani and Young Zerka returning for their second season.

References

  1. ""X Factor" nis sonte në Tv Klan".
  2. "Rikthehet "X Factor Albania" në TV Klan".
  3. "Zyrtare/ Zbulohen 4 anëtarët e "X Factor Albania"!".
  4. "4 anëtarët e jurisë së "X Factor Albania"".
  5. "Shkodra fidanishte e pashterrshme talentesh, Alis Kallaçi fiton "X- Factor Albania 5"".
  6. "Surpriza e madhe, rikthehet "X Factor" në Tv Klan".
  7. "Rikthehet "X Factor", Vejsiu: Do të vijmë në çdo qytet të Shqipërisë dhe Kosovës".
  8. "A do të jenë Arilena dhe Bleona pjesë e këtij emisioni në "TV Klan"?".
  9. "Juria e "X Factor Albania": Cilët janë emrat që përfliten?".
  10. ""X Factor Albania": 3 emra të rinj që mund të jenë pjesë e jurisë".
  11. "Adi Krasta, një prej katër anëtarëve të jurisë së "X Factor Albania"".
  12. "Dikur fituese, sot pjesë e jurisë! Zbulohet anëtarja e dytë e X Factor Albania".
  13. "Zbulohet anëtarja e tretë e jurisë së X Factor Albania! Një nga zërat më të dashur të muzikës shqiptare".
  14. "Zbulohen emrat e anëtarëve të jurisë së "X Factor Albania"".
  15. "Rikthehet në ekran Vesa Luma: anëtare jurie e audicioneve të "X Factor"!".
  16. "Zbulohet anëtari tjetër i jurisë së X-Factor: Zhani Ciko".
  17. "Manjola Nallbani shkëlqen në panelin e jurisë së "X Factor"!".
  18. "Rikthimi i "X Factor Albania", datat kur do të zhvillohen audicionet".
  19. "Startojnë nga Shkodra audicionet e "X Factor"".
  20. "Nis talent-show më i madh muzikor "X Factor Albania"".
  21. "Hiqet kategoria "grup" në "X Factor Albania", Ilda Lumani: Tre anëtarë të jurisë janë të konfirmuar momentalisht".
  22. ""X Factor Albania" nis fazën e vilave, emocione për të mos u humbur".
  23. "X Factor Albania (Vendimet e jurisë) – 5 Janar 2024".