X Factor (Armenian TV series)
X-Factor is the Armenian version of The X Factor, a show originating in the United Kingdom. It is a televised music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions in Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. The show in its inaugural year was broadcast on the Armenian Shant TV station, the same station that broadcasts the Armenian Idol series Hay Superstar.
Series overview
Contestant in "Boys" categoryContestant in "Girls" category
Contestant in "Over 25s" category
Contestant in "Groups" category
| Season | Start | Finish | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Winning mentor | Judges | Host |
| One | 6 November 2010 | 15 May 2011 | Vrezh Kirakosyan | Srbuhi Sargsyan | Gigabeat | Gisané Palyan | Egor Glumov Garik Papoyan Gisané Palyan Naira Gyurjinyan | Aram Mp3 |
| Two | 10 October 2012 | 12 May 2013 | Kim Grigoryan | Armen Yedigaryan | Lena Ghazaryan | Garik Papoyan | André Garik Papoyan Gisané Palyan Naira Gyurjinyan | Aram Mp3 |
| Three | 26 April 2014 | 2 November 2014 | Vahe Margaryan | Narek Vardanyan | Hayk Hunanyan | André | André Garik Papoyan Egor Glumov Emmy | Grisha Aghakhanyan Avet Barseghyan |
| Four | 9 October 2016 | 9 April 2017 | Edgar Ghandilyan | Inna Sayadyan | Emmanuel & Mariam | André | André Garik Papoyan Erik Shushan Arevshatyan | Grisha Aghakhanyan |
Judges' categories and their finalists
Key:| Season | Egor Glumov | Naira Gyurjinyan | Garik Papoyan | Gisané Palyan |
| One | Groups Gigabeat P.S. Mars-On | Boys Artsrun Khangeldyan Arthur-Alek Qosbekian Vahé Aleksanyan | Girls Srbuhi Sargsyan Arminé Kocharyan Nelly Ghazaryan | Over 25s Vrezh Kirakosyan Yeva Sujyan Edvin Sultanyan Nelly Khosrovyan |
| Season | André | Naira Gyurjinyan | Garik Papoyan | Gisané Palyan |
| Two | Girls Lena Ghazaryan Marianna Shanoyan Karina Khachatryan | Over 25s Asya Poghosyan Mihran Petrosyan Svetlana Voskanyan | Boys Kim Grigoryan Armen Yedigaryan Gevorg Harutyunyan | Groups International Diamonds Storm |
| Season | André | Emmy | Garik Papoyan | Egor Glumov |
| Three | Boys Vahé Margaryan Narek Vardanyan Hayk Hunanyan Narek Khachatryan | Girls Zhanna Davtyan Mary Avetisyan Anahit Hakobyan Syuzanna Melqonyan | Groups DaDu MiKADO The Nanos Arthur and Aram | Over 24s Gagik Harutyunyan Vahé Hovakimyan Anahit Yengibaryan Sargis Harutyunyan |
| Season | André | Shushanik Arevshatyan | Garik Papoyan | Erik |
| Four | Boys Edgar Ghandilyan Abraham Khublaryan Yuri Adamyan Qerob Hovelyan | Over 22s Tyom Hakobyan David Chakhalyan Harutyun Hakobyan Valeria Baltaeva | Groups Emmanuel & Mariam Alternative The Steps Band | Girls Inna Sayadyan Hasmik Karapetyan Diana Harutyunyan Mané Baghdasaryan |
Season 1 (2010-2011)
The program was broadcast on Saturday nights at 22:30 with repetitions on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays. Shant TV also broadcasts various chronicles and updates under the title "Oragir" on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 17:50 local time.The first auditions were broadcast on Shant TV on 11 November 2010, with the eighth auditions on 25 December 2010.
Naira Gyurjinyan was assigned the Boys category, Garik Paboyan the Girls, Egor Glumov the Groups, and Gisané Palyan the Over 25s.
Bootcamp and Judges' houses
At bootcamp stage, the candidates that were chosen for Judges' Houses were:- 16-24 Boys : Artsrun Khangeldyan, Arthur-Alek Tosbekian, Georgi Bunyatyan, Vahé Aleksanyan, Hayk Avetisyan, Gevorg Harutyunyan
- 16-24 Girls : Anoush, Arminé Kocharyan, Nelly Ghazaryan, Mariam, Sona, Srbuhi Sargsyan
- Over 25 : Yeva, Edvin, Hayk, Nelly, Sona, Vrezh
- Groups : GigaBeat, P.S., Mars-On
Finalists
Key:Live shows
Results summary
Contestants' colour key:Season 2 (2012-2013)
Garik Papoyan was assigned the Boys category, André the Girls, Gisané Palyan the Groups, and Naira Gyurjinyan the Over 25s.Finalists
Key:Live shows
Results summary
Contestants' colour key:Season 3 (2014)
Simon Cowell made an appearance and told the judges what categories they would mentor.André will be mentoring the Boys, Emmy has the Girls, Garik Papoyan will look after the Groups and Egor Glumov has been assigned the Over 24s.
Four-Chair challenge
For this season of The X Factor, Cowell confirmed that the boot camp and judges' houses sections of the competition, which traditionally followed the audition rounds, had been dropped and replaced with a brand new stage called "The Four-Chair challenge". Speaking on the change, he said "It was the one element of the show I wasn't happy with, and it looked too similar to what everybody else is doing." He went on to describe the new "middle section" as "really dramatic, very tough on us and the contestants, and very high pressure", and compared the new round as similar to the live shows.Key:
| Category | Act | Song | Mentor's decision | Switched with |
| Girls | Mery Avetisyan | "Depi Yerkinq" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Girls | Ani Asatryan | "Yary Mardun Yara Kuta" | Eliminated | — |
| Girls | Sona Sarafyan | "Bound to You" | Put in chair 2 | — |
| Girls | Etery Hovhannisyan | "Back to Black" | Put in chair 3 | — |
| Girls | Lilit Yeghiazaryan | "Pakughi" | Eliminated | — |
| Girls | Anush Harutyunyan | "You Raise Me Up" | Put in chair 4 | — |
| Girls | Narine Yeranosyan | "Skyfall" | Eliminated | — |
| Girls | Anahit Hakobyan | "Sari Aghjik" | Put in chair 3 | Etery Hovhannisyan |
| Girls | Zhanna Davtyan | "Heart Attack" | Put in chair 4 | Anush Harutyunyan |
| Girls | Suzanna Melkonyan | "The Show Must Go On" | Put in chair 2 | Sona Sarafyan |
| Over 24s | Aram Khachatryan | "Too Close" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Over 24s | Hovhannes Gevorgyan | "Kalinka" | Eliminated | — |
| Over 24s | Vahe Hovakimyan | "Aranc Qez" | Put in chair 2 | — |
| Over 24s | Anahit Yengibaryan | "Counting Stars" | Put in chair 3 | — |
| Over 24s | Hovsep Moryan | "Du Kas" | Eliminated | — |
| Over 24s | Nvard Hovakimyan | "Cry Me a River" | Put in chair 4 | — |
| Over 24s | Davit Chakhalyan | "Um" | Eliminated | — |
| Over 24s | Hayk Avetisyan | "Yerani" | Put in chair 4 | Nvard Hovakimyan |
| Over 24s | Sargis Harutyunyan | "Kiss" | Put in chair 1 | Aram Khachatryan |
| Over 24s | Gagik Harutyunyan | "Hayastan" | Put in chair 4 | Hayk Avetisyan |
| Boys | Gevorg Pashayan | "Not Alone" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Boys | Arthur Nersisyan | "Radioactive" | Put in chair 2 | — |
| Boys | Vardan Khachatryan | "Karot" | Eliminated | — |
| Boys | Aram Najaryan | "This Love" | Put in chair 3 | — |
| Boys | Hayk Hunanyan | "Noric" | Put in chair 4 | — |
| Boys | Gegham Fidanyan | "Wrecking Ball" | Eliminated | — |
| Boys | Narek Vardanyan | "Im Sery Qez" | Put in chair 3 | Aram Najaryan |
| Boys | Armen Hovhannisyan | "Angels" | Eliminated | — |
| Boys | Narek Khachatryan | "Nerum em Qez" | Put in chair 1 | Gevorg Pashayan |
| Boys | Vahe Margaryan | "Patranqi Tevov" | Put in chair 2 | Arthur Nersisyan |
| Groups | Two Colors | "Read All About It, Pt. III" | Put in chair 1 | — |
| Groups | Varduhi and Mariam | "Butterfly" | Put in chair 2 | — |
| Groups | Hip Hop | "Black and Yellow" | Put in chair 3 | — |
| Groups | Etery and Hayk | "The Big Bang" | Put in chair 4 | — |
| Groups | The Nanos | "Try" | Put in chair 2 | Varduhi and Mariam |
| Groups | DaDu | "Price Tag" | Put in chair 1 | Two Colors |
| Groups | Arthur and Aram | "Wake Me Up" | Put in chair 4 | Etery and Hayk |
| Groups | MiKADO | "Get Lucky" | Put in chair 3 | Hip Hop |
Finalists
Key:Live shows
Results summary
Contestants' colour key:Live show details
Week 1 (Top 12 Finalists Chosen)
In this week each of the judges narrowing their number of acts down to three, without a public vote.After Glumov's decision Sargis pronounced that instead of him the show will continue with Anahit.
Week 2 (August 31)
- Theme: The 2000s and 2010s hits
- At the beginning of the show the producers sang the most sung songs on X Factor Armenia. Emmy performed "Feeling Good", Garik Papoyan "One Night Only", Egor Glumov "Im Sery Qez" and André "I Believe I Can Fly".
| Act | Order | Song | Translation | Result |
| Anahit Hakobyan | 1 | "Gites Yes Kgam" | "You Know I Will Come" | Safe |
| Anahit Yengibaryan | 2 | "Trouble" | - | Eliminated |
| DaDu | 3 | "Don't Lie" | - | Safe |
| Hayk Hunanyan | 4 | "Hin Orer" | "Old Days" | Safe |
| Mery Avetisyan | 5 | "When Love Takes Over" | - | Safe |
| Vahé Hovakimyan | 6 | "Formidable" | - | Safe |
| The Nanos | 7 | "Happy " | - | Eliminated |
| Vahé Margaryan | 8 | "The Lazy Song" | - | Safe |
| Gagik Harutyunyan | 9 | "Horovel" | - | Safe |
| Zhanna Davtyan | 10 | "Empire State of Mind" | - | Safe |
| MiKADO | 11 | "Andzrev" | "Rain" | Safe |
| Narek Vardanyan | 12 | "Talk Dirty" | - | Safe |
Week 3 (September 7)
- Theme: Love songs
- At the beginning of the show the eliminated acts performed the songs that they would sing on the third live show. Anahit Yengibaryan performed "Woman in Love" and The Nanos "Don't You Remember".
- Papoyan: Gagik Harutyunyan – gave no reason
- Emmy: Gagik Harutyunyan – gave no reason
- André: Gagik Harutyunyan – gave no reason
- Glumov was not required to vote since there was already a majority
Week 4 (September 14)
- Theme: The 1980s and 1990s hits
- Papoyan: Mery Avetisyan
- André: Anahit Hakobyan
- Glumov: Anahit Hakobyan
- Emmy: Mery Avetisyan
Week 5 (September 21)
- Theme: Patriotic Songs
- Musical guests: Sona Rubenyan and Mher
- Glumov: Gagik Harutyunyan
- Emmy: Mery Avetisyan
- Papoyan: Mery Avetisyan
- André: Gagik Harutyunyan
Week 6 (September 28)
- Theme: The Armenian and foreign hits of last 10 years
| Act | Order | Song | Translation | Result |
| Mery Avetisyan | 1 | "Only Girl " | - | Eliminated |
| Hayk Hunanyan | 2 | "Ha Nino" | "Yeah, Nino" | Safe |
| MiKADO | 3 | "PreGomesh" | - | Eliminated |
| Vahé Margaryan | 4 | "Fairytale" | - | Safe |
| DaDu | 5 | "Wild Ones" | - | Safe |
| Narek Vardanyan | 6 | "Qaminer" | "Winds" | Safe |
| Zhanna Davtyan | 7 | "Firework" | - | Safe |
Week 7 (October 5)
- Theme: Retro songs
- At the beginning of the show the eliminated acts performed the songs that they would sing on the seventh live show. MiKADO performed "Highway Star" and Mery Avetisyan "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Narek Vardanyan | 1 | "Susanna" | Safe |
| DaDu | 2 | "Coco Jamboo" | Eliminated |
| Hayk Hunanyan | 3 | "L'Italiano" | Safe |
| Zhanna Davtyan | 4 | "Hero" | Safe |
| Vahé Margaryan | 5 | "Blue Suede Shoes" | Safe |
Semifinal (October 19)
- Themes: Celebrity duets, Soundtracks
- During the show the eliminated DaDu performed the songs that they would sing on the eight live show. They performed "Not Alone" with Aram Mp3, and "Can't Hold Us".
| Act | Order | First song | Translation | Second song | Translation | Result |
| Zhanna Davtyan | 1 | "Linem Qami" | "Being a Wind" | "Krunk" | "Crane" | Eliminated |
| Hayk Hunanyan | 2 | "Bayc Du Ches Galis" | "But You Don't Come" | "Vorogayt" | "Snare" | Safe |
| Vahé Margaryan | 3 | "Une Vie D'amour" | "A Life of Love" | "Les Montagnes d'Armenie" | "The Mountains of Armenia" | Safe |
| Narek Vardanyan | 4 | "Ov Sirun, Sirun" | - | "Parla Più Piano" | "Speak Softly Love" | Safe |
Final (October 26)
- Themes: Favorite performance, Winner's song
- Duets: Narek Vardanyan and Hayk Hunanyan performed "Patker", Zhanna Davtyan and Vahé Margaryan "Say Something".
- During the show the eliminated Zhanna Davtyan performed her own song written by Garik Papoyan. The song is called "Doors".
| Act | Order | First song | Second song | Translation | Result |
| Hayk Hunanyan | 1 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | "Haghtenq Miasin" | "Winning Together" | 3rd place |
| Vahé Margaryan | 2 | "She" | "Haghtenq Miasin" | "Winning Together" | Winner |
| Narek Vardanyan | 3 | "Talk Dirty" | "Haghtenq Miasin" | "Winning Together" | Runner-Up |