The X Factor Israel

*The X Factor Israel*
The X Factor Israel
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Simon Cowell
Presented by	Bar Refaeli (2013–2018) ; Liron Weizman (2021–2022)
Judges	Rami Fortis (2013–2015) ; Moshe Peretz (2013–2018) ; Shiri Maimon (2013–2018) ; Ivri Lider (2013–2018) ; Subliminal (2017–2018) ; Aviv Geffen (2021–2022) ; Netta (2021–2022) ; Margol (2021–2022) ; Ran Danker (2021–2022) ; Miri Mesika (2021–2022)
Composer	Simon Cowell
Country of origin	Israel
Original languages	Hebrew; English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	86
Production
Producers	Thames; Tamira Yardeni
Production location	Nokia Arena Tel Aviv
Running time	60–150 minutes
Original release
Network	Channel 2 (Reshet) (2013–2017) ; Reshet 13 (2017–2022)
Release	October 26, 2013 –; February 3, 2022

The X Factor Israel (Hebrew: אקס פקטור ישראל) is the Israeli version of the British television music competition The X Factor, created by Simon Cowell. The show started airing fall of 2013^[1] on Reshet.^[2]

Judges and hosts

The first three seasons were hosted by Israeli fashion model Bar Refaeli. Liron Weizman [he] hosts the fourth season.^[3]^[4] Its judges for the first season of the show were rock singer Rami Fortis, pop singer-songwriter and composer Moshe Peretz, pop and R&B singer Shiri Maimon, and pop singer Ivri Lider. In the third season, rapper Subliminal replaced Rami Fortis as a judge on the show. In the fourth season, all of the judging panel changes: Mizrahi singer Margalit Tzan'ani, singer-songwriter Aviv Geffen, singer and Eurovision 2018 winner Netta Barzilai, while a fourth and fifth judges revealed to be Ran Danker and Miri Mesika, making it the first season of X Factor Israel to feature 5 judges instead of 4.

Series overview

To date, three seasons have been broadcast, as summarised below.

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Rami Fortis"

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Shiri Maimon"

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Ivri Lider"

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Moshe Peretz"

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Subliminal"

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Ran Danker"

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Aviv Geffen"

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Netta"

Contestant in (or mentor of) "Miri Mesika and Margol"

Judges' categories and their contestants

In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses a small number of acts (three for season one) to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.

Key:

– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Season 1 (2013–14)

The first season started its run on Saturday, October 26, 2013, and aired during prime time on Reshet network on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The first episode peaked at 49%, about 1.1 million viewers, making it the highest figure of any Israeli music program.^[5] At the end of bootcamp, 20 contestants made it to the judges' houses. Two acts were eliminated from each judge before the live show. The top 12 finalists continued on for the live shows.^[6]

Season 2 (2015)

The second season started its run on Thursday, June 13, 2015.

Season 3 (2017–18)

The third season started its run on October 18, 2017. The show was hosted by Bar Refaeli and the judges were Moshe Peretz, Shiri Maimon and Ivri Lider, who had been judges in the previous two seasons; they were joined by a new judge, rapper Subliminal.

Season 4 (2021–22)

The show has been renewed for a fourth season and returned on October 30, 2021. Liron Weizman [he] replaced Bar Refaeli as host.

Originally, Simon Cowell, Aviv Geffen, Margalit Tzan'ani, and Netta were to be judges for season 4.^[7] However, it has since been revealed that Cowell decided to pull out.^[8] It was later decided that singers Ran Danker and Miri Mesika would both be judges in the show instead of Cowell, making it the first season of X Factor Israel to feature five judges instead of four.

References

^ "'The X Factor Israel' debuts Saturday". The Jerusalem Post. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
^ "The X Factor Israel". Reshet. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
^ Krupnick, Ellie (2013-05-29). "Bar Refaeli 'X Factor' Host Gig Will Kick Off Show In Israel". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
^ Caspi, David (2013-05-27). "Supermodel Bar Refaeli to Host 'X Factor' Israel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
^ Hawkes, Rebecca. "X Factor Israel launches to strong ratings". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
^ Gab. "Rose Fostanes makes it to 'X Factor Israel' Top 12 live shows". BuzzMeter. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
^ "Simon Cowell To Be A Judge On 'The X Factor Israel'". Deadline. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "Simon Cowell Pulls Out of Israeli X Factor". Jewish News. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

External links

Official website
The X Factor Israel's channel on YouTube

[1] "'The X Factor Israel' debuts Saturday". The Jerusalem Post. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

[2] "The X Factor Israel". Reshet. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

[3] Krupnick, Ellie (2013-05-29). "Bar Refaeli 'X Factor' Host Gig Will Kick Off Show In Israel". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

[4] Caspi, David (2013-05-27). "Supermodel Bar Refaeli to Host 'X Factor' Israel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

[5] Hawkes, Rebecca. "X Factor Israel launches to strong ratings". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[6] Gab. "Rose Fostanes makes it to 'X Factor Israel' Top 12 live shows". BuzzMeter. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

[7] "Simon Cowell To Be A Judge On 'The X Factor Israel'". Deadline. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[8] "Simon Cowell Pulls Out of Israeli X Factor". Jewish News. Retrieved 24 May 2021.