X Factor (Bulgarian TV series)

X Factor
Created by Simon Cowell
Presented by Deyan Slavchev (series 1)
Maria Ignatova (series 2–)
Aleksandra Raeva (series 2–)
Judges Maria Ilieva (series 1–)
Lyubo Kirov (series 2–)
Sanya Armutlieva (series 2–)
Zaki (series 2–)
Poli Genova (series 1)
Vasko Vasilev (series 1)
Maga (series 1)
Country of origin Bulgaria
Original language(s) Bulgarian
No. of series 3
Production
Producer(s) Paprika Latino (series 1), Global films (series 2-)
Broadcast
Original channel Nova Television
Original run September 11, 2011 – present

X Factor is the Bulgarian version of The X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. The show's inaugural season aired in 2011 on Nova Television.

Series summary

     "Boys" category
     "Girls" category
     "Over 26s" category
     "Groups" category

Season Air date Winner Runner-up Third Host(s) Judges Winning mentor
One
September 11 to
December 11, 2011
Raffi Bohosyan Bogomil Bonev Aleksandra Apostolova Deyan Slavchev Maria Ilieva
Poli Genova
Vasko Vasilev
Maga
Vasko Vasilev
Two
September 9 to
December 20, 2013
Zhana Bergendorff Atanas Kolev Ana-Maria Yanakieva Aleksandra Raeva
Maria Ignatova
Maria Ilieva
Sanya Armutlieva
Lyubo Kirov
Zaki
Lyubo Kirov
Three
September 9, 2014 to
February 9, 2015
Slavin Slavchev Nevena Peykova Mihaela Marinova Maria Ilieva

Judges' categories and their finalists

In each series, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three (four in the second series) acts to progress to the live finals. This table shows, for each series, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live finals.

Key:

     – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
Series Maria Ilieva Poli Genova Vasko Vasilev Maga
One Females
Stela Petrova
Margarita Aleksieva
Mihaela Fileva
Groups
Angel and Moisei
Voice of Boys
Suga 'Mamma
Males
Raffi Bohosyan
Bogomil Bonev
Jeason Brad Lewis
Vladimir Zombori
Over 26s
Aleksandra Apostolova
Nora Doncheva
Martin Aleksandrov
Series Maria Ilieva Sanya Armutlieva Lyubo Kirov Zaki
Two Groups
Gloria and Yanitsa Vasilevi
Lollipop
Aleks and Vladi Dimitrovi
The New Way
Males
Atanas Kolev
Ivan Radulovski
Martin Kotrulev
Georgi Arsov
Over 25s
Zhana Bergendorff
Lyudmila Yovcheva
Plamen Mitashev
Viktoria Kuprina
Females
Ana-Maria Yanakieva
Teodora Tsoncheva
Nelina Georgieva
Tanya Dimitrova
Three Males
Slavin Slavchev
Miryan Kostadinov
Trayan Kostov
Stanimir Marinov
Sabatin Gogov
Females
Nevena Peykova
Mihaela Marinova
Kristina Doncheva
Lyuba Ilieva
Over 25s
Georgi Benchev
Atanas Lovchinov
Reneta Ganeva
Viktor Samsonov
Groups
Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi
Sweet 16
4U
Iva and Nora

Results Table (Series 1)

Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Final
Round One Round Two
Raffi Bohosyan 5th 7th 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st Winner
Bogomil Bonev 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd Runner-up
Aleksandra Apostolova 9th 4th 3rd 9th 1st 5th 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd Eliminated
Angel and Moisei 1st 8th 2nd 1st 7th 7th 3rd 4th 4th 4th Eliminated (week 10)
Stela Petrova 10th 9th 6th 7th 6th 4th 5th 5th 5th Eliminated (week 9)
Voice of Boys 11th 5th 5th 8th 9th 2nd 6th 6th Eliminated (week 8)
Jeason Brad Lewis 8th 2nd 7th 4th 3rd 6th 7th Eliminated (week 7)
Margarita Aleksieva 12th 1st 10th 6th 5th 8th Eliminated (week 6)
Nora Doncheva 4th 10th 8th 5th 9th Eliminated (week 5)
Martin Aleksandrov 7th 6th 9th 10th Eliminated (week 4)
Suga 'Mamma 6th 11th 11th Eliminated (week 3)
Mihaela Fileva 2nd 12th Eliminated (week 2)
Vladimir Zombori 13th Eliminated (week 1)
Final showdown Margarita Aleksieva Mihaela Fileva Margarita Aleksieva Aleksandra Apostolova Nora Doncheva Angel and Moisei Jeason Brad Lewis Stela Petrova Angel and Moisei No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated
Vladimir Zombori Suga 'Mamma Suga 'Mamma Martin Aleksandrov Voice of Boys Margarita Aleksieva Voice of Boys Voice of Boys Stela Petrova
Judges voted to Eliminate
Ilieva's vote Vladimir Zombori Suga 'Mamma Suga 'Mamma Aleksandra Apostolova Nora Doncheva Angel and Moisei Jeason Brad Lewis Voice of Boys Angel and Moisei
Genova's vote Vladimir Zombori Mihaela Fileva Margarita Aleksieva Martin Aleksandrov Nora Doncheva Margarita Aleksieva Jeason Brad Lewis Stela Petrova Stela Petrova
Maga's vote Vladimir Zombori Mihaela Fileva Suga 'Mamma Martin Aleksandrov Voice of Boys Margarita Aleksieva Jeason Brad Lewis Voice of Boys Angel and Moisei
Vasilev's vote Margarita Aleksieva Mihaela Fileva Margarita Aleksieva Martin Aleksandrov Nora Doncheva Margarita Aleksieva Voice of Boys Stela Petrova Stela Petrova
Eliminated Vladimir Zombori
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Mihaela Fileva
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Suga 'Mamma
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Martin Aleksandrov
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Nora Doncheva
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Margarita Aleksieva
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Jeason Brad Lewis
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Voice of Boys
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Stela Petrova
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Angel and Moisei Aleksandra Apostolova Raffi Bohosyan
Bogomil Bonev

Notes

Results Table (Series 2)

Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Final
Round One Round Two Round One Round Two
Zhana Bergendorff N/A 1st 12th 8th 1st 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st Winner
Atanas Kolev 1st N/A 6th 5th 7th 5th 1st 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd Runner-up
Ana-Maria Yanakieva 2nd N/A 5th 2nd 2nd 6th 8th 3rd 7th 1st 1st 2nd 3rd Eliminated
Theodora Tsoncheva 7th N/A 11th 10th 9th 9th 5th 8th 6th 4th 4th 4th Eliminated (week 11)
Nelina Georgieva 3rd N/A 1st 6th 5th 10th 7th 5th 3rd 5th 5th 5th Eliminated (week 11)
Ivan Radulovski 4th N/A 7th 1st 10th 1st 6th 1st 4th 6th 6th Eliminated (week 10)
Lyudmila Yovcheva N/A 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 8th 4th 6th 5th 7th Eliminated (week 9)
Martin Kotrulev 5th N/A 3rd 7th 3rd 3rd 9th 7th 8th Eliminated (week 8)
Tanya Dimitrova 6th N/A 9th 11th 10th 2nd 2nd 9th Eliminated (week 7)
Plamen Mitashev N/A 3rd 2nd 12th 8th 4th 10th Eliminated (week 6)
Gloria and Yanitsa Vasilevi N/A 4th 10th 4th 6th 11th Eliminated (week 5)
Lollipop N/A 6th 13th 9th 12th Eliminated (week 4)
Viktoria Kuprina N/A 7th 8th 13th Eliminated (week 3)
Aleks and Vladi Dimitrovi N/A 5th 14th Eliminated (week 2)
The New Way N/A 8th Eliminated (week 1)
Georgi Arsov 8th Eliminated (week 1)
Final showdown Georgi Arsov Viktoria Kuprina Aleks and Vladi Dimitrovi Viktoria Kuprina Tanya Dimitrova Nelina Georgieva Martin Kotrulev Teodora Tsoncheva Ana-Maria Yanakieva Ivan Radulovski Nelina Georgieva Atanas Kolev No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated
Teodora Tsoncheva The New Way Lollipop Plamen Mitashev Lollipop Gloria and Yanitsa Vasilevi Plamen Mitashev Tanya Dimitrova Martin Kotrulev Lyudmila Yovcheva Ivan Radulovski Teodora Tsoncheva
Judges voted to Eliminate
Ilieva's vote Teodora Tsoncheva Viktoria Kuprina Aleks and Vladi Dimitrovi Viktoria Kuprina Tanya Dimitrova Nelina Georgieva Plamen Mitashev Teodora Tsoncheva Martin Kotrulev Lyudmila Yovcheva Ivan Radulovski Atanas Kolev
Kirov's vote Georgi Arsov The New Way Aleks and Vladi Dimitrovi Plamen Mitashev Tanya Dimitrova Nelina Georgieva Martin Kotrulev Teodora Tsoncheva Martin Kotrulev Ivan Radulovski Nelina Georgieva Teodora Tsoncheva
Armutlieva's vote Georgi Arsov The New Way Lollipop Viktoria Kuprina Lollipop Gloria and Yanitsa Vasilevi Plamen Mitashev Tanya Dimitrova Ana-Maria Yanakieva Lyudmila Yovcheva Nelina Georgieva Teodora Tsoncheva
Zaki's vote Georgi Arsov The New Way Aleks and Vladi Dimitrovi Viktoria Kuprina Lollipop Gloria and Yanitsa Vasilevi Plamen Mitashev Tanya Dimitrova Martin Kotrulev Lyudmila Yovcheva Ivan Radulovski Atanas Kolev
Eliminated Georgi Arsov
3 of 4 votes
Majority
The New Way
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Aleks and Vladi Dimitrovi
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Viktoria Kuprina
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Lollipop
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Gloria and Yanitsa Vasilevi
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Plamen Mitashev
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Tanya Dimitrova
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Martin Kotrulev
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Lyudmila Yovcheva
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Ivan Radulovski
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Teodora Tsoncheva
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Ana-Maria Yanakieva Zhana Bergendorff
Atanas Kolev

Notes

Results Table (Series 3)

Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Final
Round One Round Two Round One Round Two
Slavin Slavchev 3rd N/A 7th 2nd 6th 4th 5th 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 1st 1st Winner
Nevena Peykova 2nd N/A 6th 6th 10th 3rd 4th 5th 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd Runner-up
Mihaela Marinova 7th N/A 10th 11th 9th 8th 7th 1st 6th 4th 1st 2nd 3rd Eliminated
Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi N/A 1st 1st 9th 3rd 2nd 3rd 7th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th Eliminated (week 11)
Georgi Benchev N/A 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 9th 1st 6th 2nd 5th 5th Eliminated (week 10)
Miryan Kostadinov 1st N/A 4th 7th 7th 6th 6th 4th 5th 6th Eliminated (week 9)
Trayan Kostov 4th N/A 12th 10th 1st 7th 8th 2nd 7th Eliminated (week 8)
Sweet 16 N/A 6th 8th 5th 8th 5th 2nd 8th Eliminated (week 7)
Kristina Doncheva 5th N/A 9th 3rd 5th 1st 9th Eliminated (week 6)
Atanas Lovchinov N/A 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 10th Eliminated (week 5)
4U N/A 4th 5th 8th 11th Eliminated (week 4)
Reneta Ganeva N/A 5th 11th 12th Eliminated (week 3)
Stanimir Marinov 6th N/A 13th Eliminated (week 2)
Iva and Nora N/A 8th Eliminated (week 1)
Viktor Samsonov N/A 7th Eliminated (week 1)
Lyuba Ilieva 9th Eliminated (week 1)
Sabatin Gogov 8th Eliminated (week 1)
Final showdown Mihaela Marinova
Stanimir Marinov
Sweet 16
Reneta Ganeva
Trayan Kostov Mihaela Marinova Nevena Peykova Georgi Benchev Trayan Kostov Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi Mihaela Marinova Georgi Benchev Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi Nevena Peykova No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated
Lyuba Ilieva
Sabatin Gogogv
Iva and Nora
Viktor Samsonov
Stanimir Marinov Reneta Ganeva 4U Atanas Lovchinov Kristina Doncheva Sweet 16 Trayan Kostov Miryan Kostadinov Georgi Benchev Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi
Judges voted to Eliminate
Ilieva's vote Sabatin Gogogv N/A N/A Reneta Ganeva 4U Atanas Lovchinov Kristina Doncheva Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi Mihaela Marinova Georgi Benchev Georgi Benchev Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi
Kirov's vote N/A Viktor Samsonov Stanimir Marinov Mihaela Marinova 4U N/A Trayan Kostov Sweet 16 Trayan Kostov Miryan Kostadinov Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi Nevena Peykova
Armutlieva's vote Lyuba Ilieva N/A Stanimir Marinov Reneta Ganeva 4U Atanas Lovchinov Trayan Kostov Sweet 16 Trayan Kostov Miryan Kostadinov Georgi Benchev Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi
Zaki's vote N/A Iva and Nora Stanimir Marinov Reneta Ganeva Nevena Peykova Atanas Lovchinov Kristina Doncheva Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi Trayan Kostov Miryan Kostadinov Georgi Benchev Nevena Peykova
Eliminated Lyuba Ilieva
Sabatin Gogov
Iva and Nora
Viktor Samsonov
Stanimir Marinov
3 of 3 votes
Majority
Reneta Ganeva
3 of 4 votes
Majority
4U
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Atanas Lovchinov
3 of 3 votes
Majority
Kristina Doncheva
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Sweet 16
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Trayan Kostov
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Miryan Kostadinov
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Georgi Benchev
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Ivo and Plamen Dobrevi
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Mihaela Marinova Slavin Slavchev
Nevena Peykova

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