X Factor (Polish TV series) season 4

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X Factor
Season 4
Hosted by Patricia Kazadi
Judges Kuba Wojewódzki
Tatiana Okupnik
Czesław Mozil
Ewa Farna
WinnerArtem Furman
Runner-upMarta Bijan
Release
Original network TVN
Original release1 March (2014-03-01) 
31 May 2014 (2014-05-31)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 3

X Factor is a Polish television music competition to find new singing talent. The fourth series began airing on TVN on 1 March 2014 and ended on 31 May 2014. [1] Kuba Wojewódzki, Tatiana Okupnik and Czesław Mozil returned as judges. Ewa Farna joined the judging panel as the fourth judge. [2] Patricia Kazadi presents the show. [3]

This series saw a number of changes to the format, most notably the possibility of auditioning for bands with not all members singing and the increase in the number of categories from three to four, resulting from the division of the 16-24s category into separate male and female categories.

The winner of the series was Artem Furman, who received a recording contract with Sony Music, PLN 100,000, and a car. Marta Bijan, the runner-up of the competition, was given a special prize funded by MTV Poland, who will produce her debut music video. Anna Tacikowska took the third place. [4]

Judges and presenter

After the end of the third series, media speculated about changes in the judging panel for the possible next series. [5] Show's director Wojciech Iwański spoke about possible changes to the format, including extending the panel. [6]

On 14 November 2013 it was announced that the judging panel would be extended as the three judges from the previous series, including Kuba Wojewódzki, Tatiana Okupnik and Czesław Mozil, would be joined by a fourth judge. [7] Singers Ewa Farna, Sylwia Grzeszczak, Ewelina Lisowska, Monika Brodka, Katarzyna Nosowska and Margaret were rumoured to join the panel. [8] [9] Later that day, Ewa Farna was confirmed by TVN as the new judge. [2] [3]

However, on 3 December 2013 Ewa Farna posted a note on her Facebook page saying she could not confirm or deny anything yet as the final decision regarding her participation in the show had not been made yet. Later, TVN admitted that negotiations with Farna's management were still in progress. [10] On 20 December 2013, Farna announced that she had decided to take part in the series and was about to sign her contract. [11]

Patricia Kazadi returned to present the show for her second series. [3]

Selection process

Auditions

Open auditions

Open auditions in front of the show's producers began in Hotel Mercure Wrocław Centre in Wrocław on 7 December 2013 and continued in Zabrze (House of Music and Dance) on 8 December and Gdańsk (Hotel Mercure Gdańsk Old Town) on 13 December, before concluding in Warsaw (Torwar Hall) on 15 December. [12]

Judges' auditions

Judges' auditions were held in House of Music and Dance in Zabrze in two parts: from 9 to 11 January 2014 and from 23 to 25 January 2014. [13] Each day of auditions consisted of two sessions: afternoon and evening.

Auditionees needed a minimum of three "yes" votes (previously two) from the judges to proceed to the next round. [14]

Bootcamp

Bootcamp stage of the competition took place in Transcolor Studio in Szeligi over two days, on 3 and 4 February 2014. [13] In a change to the usual format, the judges were allocated their categories before bootcamp. Farna has the girls, Mozil has the boys, Okupnik has the over 25s and Wojewódzki has the groups and bands. On the first day of bootcamp, 118 acts who successfully got through the auditions, were put into groups of three or four within their category. They had to perform within that group, and the category judge, after being advised by other judges, would then decide who would continue. The contestants could choose among several songs, including "Dear Darlin'" by Olly Murs, "Love Me Again" by John Newman and "Sweet Dreams" by Beyoncé. At the end of the day, 40 contestants remained, who had to prepare their solo bootcamp performance overnight.

There was then a change in the format, that followed the idea of 'musical chairs', which was first introduced in the original British series in 2013. It involved the judges choosing the acts to advance to judges' houses immediately after their bootcamp performance, instead of waiting until everyone had performed. Each judge had five places to their judges house, and they granted a 'seat' to the performers they wanted to advance in their category. However, if a judge already chose five acts for their category, they could replace them if they preferred a later performer. Selection of songs included "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth and Emeli Sande, "She's the One" by World Party, "Who Wants To Live Forever" by Queen, "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker, "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly, "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Wake Me Up" by Avicii, "Stacja Warszawa" by Lady Pank, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston, "Firework" by Katy Perry, "Znak" by Ewa Farna and "Alone Again" by Alyssa Reid. Bootcamp was broadcast over two episodes, each of 90 minutes, on 5 and 12 April.

The 20 successful acts were:

Judges' houses

Judges' houses took place in March and April. Each judge took the remaining members of their category to an abroad location, and had guests to assist them in their decisions. Farna's part was filmed on 3 and 4 March in Prague, Czech Republic, where she mentored the Girls, and was joined by Jakub Badach. [15] Okupnik took the Over 25s to San Gimignano, Italy on 1 and 2 April and was assisted by Andrzej Piaseczny. [16] Wojewódzki mentored the Groups and Bands in Alvernia Studios in Alwernia near Kraków with his guest judge Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki of Acid Drinkers. [17] Mozil took the Boys to Volterra, Italy and was aided by Stanisław Sojka. [18] Judges' houses was broadcast on 19 April.

Contestants' performances on the judges' houses
ActSongResult
Boys
Artem Furman"Too Close"Through
Aleksander Kamiński"Just Give Me a Reason"Eliminated
Kacper Gołda"I Won't Give Up"Eliminated
Kuba Jurzyk"Hello"Through
Jakub Jonkisz"A Change Is Gonna Come"Through
Groups and Bands
Pop It Up"Sweet Harmony"Eliminated
Cała Góra Barwinków"Take On Me"Through
Poprzytula"Message in a Bottle"Eliminated
Hatbreakers"She Wants to Move"Through
Trzynasta w Samo Południe"T.N.T."Through
Over 25s
Małgorzata Uściłowska "When I Was Your Man"Eliminated
Małgorzata Markowska"I Wanna Be the Only One"Eliminated
Joao de Sousa"Porque Te Vas"Through
Anna Tacikowska"Listen"Through
Karolina Duszkiewicz"True Colors"Through
Girls
Marta Bijan"I Have Nothing"Through
Magdalena Bal"This World"Through
Beata Spychalska"What a Wonderful World"Eliminated
Agata Dziarmagowska"Can't Remember to Forget You"Eliminated
Daria Zawiałow"Purple Rain"Through
Summary of judges' houses
JudgeCategoryLocation [18] Assistant [18] Contestants eliminated
FarnaGirls Prague, Czech Republic Jakub BadachAgata Dziarmagowska, Beata Spychalska
MozilBoys Volterra, Italy Stanisław Sojka Kacper Gołda, Aleksander Kamiński
OkupnikOver 25s San Gimignano, Italy Andrzej Piaseczny Małgorzata Markowska, Małgorzata Uściłowska
WojewódzkiGroups and Bands Alvernia Studios, Alwernia, Poland Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki Pop It Up, Poprzytula

Contestants

The top 12 contestants were announced during the episode broadcast on 19 April 2014.

Key:

  Winner
  Runner up
  Third Place
Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Mozil)Artem FurmanJakub JonkiszKuba Jurzyk
Girls (Farna)Magdalena BalMarta BijanDaria Zawiałow
Over 25s (Okupnik)Karolina DuszkiewiczJoao de SousaAnna Tacikowska
Groups and Bands (Wojewódzki)Cała Góra BarwinkówHatbreakersTrzynasta w Samo Południe

Live Shows

The live shows began on 26 April 2014.

Results summary

Colour key
  Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
  Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Artem Furman10th3rd2nd2nd1stWinner
(week 6)
Marta Bijan1st2nd6th3rd3rdRunner-up
(week 6)
Anna Tacikowska2nd1st1st1st2ndThird Place
(week 6)
Jakub Jonkisz4th4th3rd4th4thEliminated
(week 5)
Trzynasta w Samo Południe3rd5th5th5thEliminated
(week 4)
Cała Góra Barwinków5th6th4th6thEliminated
(week 4)
Hatbreakers6th9th7thEliminated
(week 3)
Magdalena Bal8th7th8thEliminated
(week 3)
Daria Zawiałow7th8thEliminated
(week 2)
Kuba Jurzyk9th10thEliminated
(week 2)
Joao de Sousa11thEliminated
(week 1)
Karolina Duszkiewicz12thEliminated
(week 1)
Sing-offArtem Furman,
Joao de Sousa
Hatbreakers,
Daria Zawiałow
Marta Bijan,
Hatbreakers
Jakub Jonkisz,
Trzynasta w Samo Południe
Marta Bijan,
Jakub Jonkisz
No sing-off or judges' votes: results based on public votes alone
Judges voted toSave
Mozil's voteArtem FurmanHatbreakersMarta BijanJakub JonkiszJakub Jonkisz
Okupnik's voteJoao de SousaHatbreakersHatbreakersTrzynasta w Samo PołudnieMarta Bijan
Farna's voteArtem FurmanDaria ZawiałowMarta BijanJakub JonkiszMarta Bijan
Wojewódzki's voteArtem FurmanHatbreakersHatbreakersTrzynasta w Samo PołudnieMarta Bijan
EliminatedKarolina Duszkiewicz
2.7% to save
Kuba Jurzyk
2.2% to save
Magdalena Bal
5.6% to save
Cała Góra Barwinków
10.1% to save
Jakub Jonkisz
1 of 4 votes
Minority
Anna Tacikowska
Joao de Sousa
1 of 4 votes
Minority
Daria Zawiałow
1 of 4 votes
Minority
Hatbreakers
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Trzynasta w Samo Południe
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Marta Bijan
Reference(s) [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Live show details

Week 1 (26 April)

Contestants' performances on the first live show
ActOrderSong [26] Result [19]
Cała Góra Barwinków1"Locked Out of Heaven"Safe
Magdalena Bal2"Piece of My Heart"Safe
Artem Furman3"The Lazy Song"Bottom three
Anna Tacikowska4"I Will Love Again"Safe
Hatbreakers5"Ain't No Sunshine"Safe
Kuba Jurzyk6"Use Somebody"Safe
Marta Bijan7"Skyscraper"Safe
Joao de Sousa8"Garota de Ipanema"Bottom three
Trzynasta w Samo Południe9"Sweet Home Alabama"Safe
Karolina Duszkiewicz10"Since U Been Gone"Eliminated
Jakub Jonkisz11"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"Safe
Daria Zawiałow12"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Safe
Final showdown details
Artem Furman1"Wicked Game"Safe
Joao de Sousa2"Friday I'm in Love"Eliminated
Judges' votes to save [19]
  • Mozil: Artem Furman - backed his own act
  • Okupnik: Joao de Sousa - backed her own act
  • Farna: Artem Furman - gave no reason, but praised both final showdown performances
  • Wojewódzki: Artem Furman - gave no reason

Week 2 (3 May)

Contestants' performances on the second live show
ActOrderSong [27] Result [20]
Trzynasta w Samo Południe1"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"Safe
Daria Zawiałow2"Stop!"Bottom three
Kuba Jurzyk3"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"Eliminated
Anna Tacikowska4"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"Safe
Magdalena Bal5"You Shook Me All Night Long"Safe
Hatbreakers6"Let's Dance"Bottom three
Artem Furman7"Wind Of Change"Safe
Cała Góra Barwinków8"Material Girl"Safe
Jakub Jonkisz9"I Want to Know What Love Is"Safe
Marta Bijan10"Total Eclipse of the Heart"Safe
Final showdown details
Daria Zawiałow1"Sex on Fire"Eliminated
Hatbreakers2"Brown Sugar"Safe
Judges' votes to save [20]
  • Wojewódzki: Hatbreakers - backed his own act
  • Okupnik: Hatbreakers - praised Zawiałow, but decided to back Hatbreakers
  • Farna: Daria Zawiałow - backed her own act, but stated that Hatbreakers were her favourites from the beginning
  • Mozil: Hatbreakers - thought that Hatbreakers showed new quality of cover songs

Week 3 (10 May)

Contestants' performances on the third live show
ActOrderSong [29] Result [21]
Cała Góra Barwinków1"Can't Remember to Forget You"Safe
Hatbreakers2"Happy"Bottom three
Jakub Jonkisz3"All of Me"Safe
Magdalena Bal4"Addicted to You"Eliminated
Trzynasta w Samo Południe5"Ordinary Love"Safe
Marta Bijan6"Unconditionally"Bottom three
Artem Furman7"I See Fire"Safe
Anna Tacikowska8"Rather Be"Safe
Final showdown details
Marta Bijan1"People Help the People"Safe
Hatbreakers2"Roxanne"Eliminated
Judges' votes to save [21]
  • Wojewódzki: Hatbreakers - backed his own act
  • Farna: Marta Bijan - backed her own act
  • Mozil: Marta Bijan - due to the fact that Hatbreakers were in bottom three for the second time in a row
  • Okupnik: Hatbreakers - gave no reason

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Hatbreakers were eliminated as the act with fewer public votes.

Week 4 (17 May)

  • Themes: Songs chosen by mentors; Polish songs
  • Musical guest: Tatiana Okupnik ("Oczy Na Zapałki") [30]
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
ActOrderFirst song [30] OrderSecond song [30] Result [22]
Trzynasta w Samo Południe1"Sexy and I Know It"7"Niepokonani"Bottom three
Cała Góra Barwinków2"Starlight"9"Byłaś Serca Biciem"Eliminated
Jakub Jonkisz3"When a Man Loves a Woman"10"Jednego Serca"Bottom three
Marta Bijan4"Set Fire to the Rain"8"Miałeś Być"Safe
Artem Furman5"Jolene"12"Ostatni"Safe
Anna Tacikowska6"Halo"11"Testosteron"Safe
Final showdown details
Jakub Jonkisz1"Heaven"Safe
Trzynasta w Samo Południe2"Deuce"Eliminated
Judges' votes to save [22]
  • Mozil: Jakub Jonkisz - backed his own act
  • Okupnik: Trzynasta w Samo Południe - based on the final showdown performance
  • Wojewódzki: Trzynasta w Samo Południe - backed his own act
  • Farna: Jakub Jonkisz - thought it would be easier for Trzynasta w Samo Południe to launch their career, whilst Jonkisz needs to stay in the competition

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Trzynasta w Samo Południe were eliminated as the act with fewer public votes.

Week 5: Semi-final (24 May)

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
ActOrderFirst song [31] ThemeOrderSecond song [31] ThemeResult [23]
Marta Bijan1"All My Loving"Songs by The Beatles5"The Show Must Go On"The Greatest HitsBottom two
Anna Tacikowska2"Proud Mary"The Greatest Hits8"With a Little Help from My Friends"Songs by The BeatlesSafe
Artem Furman3"Eleanor Rigby"Songs by The Beatles7"Tears in Heaven"The Greatest HitsSafe
Jakub Jonkisz4"Love's Divine"The Greatest Hits6"Something"Songs by The BeatlesBottom two
Final showdown details
Jakub Jonkisz1"Angels"Eliminated
Marta Bijan2"Say Something"Safe
Judges' votes to save [23]
  • Mozil: Jakub Jonkisz - backed his own act
  • Farna: Marta Bijan - backed her own act
  • Wojewódzki: Marta Bijan - stated that she was his favourite from the beginning
  • Okupnik: Marta Bijan - thought she made the biggest progress throughout the competition

Week 6: Final (31 May)

  • Themes: Audition songs; favourite performance; celebrity duets [32]
  • Group performance: "Get Lucky" (performed by all finalists) [32]
Contestants' performances on the final live show
ActOrderAudition song [32] OrderFavourite song [32] OrderDuetResult [24]
Artem Furman1"Strielaj"4"The Lazy Song"9"Wildest Moments" (with Jessie Ware)Winner
Anna Tacikowska2"Only Girl (in the World)"5"Rather Be"7"Deeper" (with Ella Eyre)Third place
Marta Bijan3"Wrecking Ball"6"Skyscraper"8"Liar Liar" (with Cris Cab)Runner-up

Ratings

Summary of episode ratings
EpisodeDateDuration
(minutes) ^1
Official rating
(millions)
Weekly rankShare (%)Weekly rank (16-49)Share 16-49 (%)Source(s)
Auditions 11 March902.48>2015.820.6 [33]
Auditions 28 March902.56>2016.120.0 [34]
Auditions 315 March902.81>2017.9723.7 [35]
Auditions 422 March902.52>2016.62021.2 [36]
Auditions 529 March903.081519.6822.4 [37]
Bootcamp 15 April902.52>2016.51220.9 [38]
Bootcamp 212 April902.63>2017.2923.1 [39]
Judges' houses19 April1101.81>2017.3
Live Show 126 April1351.80>20
Live Show 23 May1352.27>201218.2 [40]
Live Show 310 May1101.64>20>20 [41]
Live Show 417 May1351.83>20>20 [42]
Live Semi-final24 May1101.69>20>20 [43]
Live Final31 May1351.85>20>20 [44]
Series average2014-2.2514.718.1

1 Includes advert breaks

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