X Factor Adria (series 2)


X Factor Adria is a Balkan production of international talent show franchise of The X Factor. The Adria edition of the show covers Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia

After the first series the original production company lost their licence which was then acquired by Prva, Serbian broadcaster and production company. It was revealed that Croatian broadcaster RTL was interested in bringing the show to Croatia as well, and that would broadcast it.

In late February 2015 it was announced that Aleksandra Kovač, Massimo, Tonči Huljić and Željko Joksimović would judge the series. Shortly after that Antonija Blaće, Sneža Velkov and Aleksandar Radojičić would take the roles of show hosts.
The season premiered on 22 March 2015.

Selection process

Auditions

Contestants were able to apply via text messages or by filling up the form online. Pre-auditions were held from 2 February, until 15 February in Skopje, Podgorica, Split, Zagreb, Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Novi Sad, and Belgrade. During the pre-auditions more than 11,500 contestants performed for the show producers.

Bootcamp

Bootcamp was the second phase of the competition. There were two episodes of Bootcamp. The first one was with the boys and over 27s and the other was with the girls and groups. Each judge had to pick six acts to the judges houses. The six-seat challenge involved successful contestants being offered one of "six seats", representing places at the judges' houses stage of the competition. However, if a judge had already chosen six acts for their category, they could replace them if they preferred a later act.
The 24 acts that progressed to the judges houses:
JudgeCategoryLocationAssistantContestants eliminatedSecond Chance contestant
HuljićGroups Sremska Kamenica Petar GrašoAdnan & Tarik, Highway, U La LaAdnan & Tarik, Highway
JoksimovićGirls Padej Mirko VukomanovićMarija Belada, Antonia Dora Pleško, Tijana Vlajković
KovačBoys Belgrade KaliopiMilan Bukilić, Boban Mojsovski, Siniša VidovićBoban Mojsovski, Milan Bukilić
SavićOver 27s Belgrade Nina BadrićAlmir Ismaili, Srđan Lazić, Danijela VečerinovićDanijela Večerinović

Second chance

At the end of the first Judges' houses episode it was announced that the public would be given a chance to bring back a contestant that was eliminated and therefore did not make it to their respective judges' final three. After the votes have been cast and counted, the act with the most votes will come back on the first live show and stay in the competition alongside other 12 finalists. After the second performance on the first live show it was announced that Adnan & Tarik had won the second chance. However, at the end of the first live show it was announced that Highway, Milan Bukilić and Boban Mojskovski got a second chance too. Towards the end of the third live show, it was announced that Danijela Večerinović will be the fifth act to get a second chance.

Finalists

Key:

Live shows

The first live show episode is set to be broadcast on 17 May 2015.

The Final

Result summary

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Week 1 (17 May)

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#Stage of competitionOriginal air date
1Auditions 1March 22, 2015
2Auditions 2March 29, 2015
3Auditions 3April 6, 2015
4Auditions 4April 13, 2015
5Auditions 5April 19, 2015
6Bootcamp April 26, 2015
7Bootcamp April 27, 2015
8Judges' Houses May 3, 2015
9Judges' Houses May 10, 2015
10Live show 1May 17, 2015
11Live show 2May 24, 2015
12Live show 3May 25, 2015
13Live show 4May 31, 2015
14Live show 5June 1, 2015
15Live show 6June 7, 2015
16Live show 7June 8, 2015
17Live show 8June 14, 2015
18FinalJune 21, 2015