'' X Factor'' is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The second season began on 28 October 2012 on

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. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' houses and then the live finals.X Factor format
Auditions for the show began in August and concluded in September 2011. The show is hosted by

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n singer

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, while the judging panel consists of the biggest Albanian artists. Albanian famous writer, composer and TV presenter Pandi Laço, Albanian Macedonian pop singer Altuna Sejdiu, Soni Malaj and the Albanian superstar Alban Skënderaj. The season was won by

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of the Girls category.

Judges

This year, Juliana Pasha and Vesa Luma were replaced by the new judges, Altuna Sejdiu and Soni Malaj. The reason that Pasha and Luma did not continue their mentoring job, was generally due to their music commitment. Altuna Sejdiu, the new judge, was a part of last year's X Factor auditions in Tirana, replacing Vesa Luma. After the withdrawal of Pasha and Luma, it was rumoured that Altuna Sejdiu will be a part of the show. Together with her, Kosovo-based Albanian singer, Eliza Hoxha was also rumoured to be a judge. However, a few days before the show aired, TV Klan held a press conference explaining the procedure and the new judges. Bojken Lako was also a guest-judge in the auditions.

Judges' houses

The 13 eliminated acts were: *Boys: Amadeo Gjura, Bekim Elezi, Enur Pakashtica, Xhustino Hasani *Girls: Daniela Kola, Ersona Cakaj, Sanja Fajkoja, Silvana Rusi *Over 23s: Arta Selimi, Francesko Methoxha *Groups: Crazy Mix, Rapsodi, The Extrems After the judges' houses stage, Arilena Ara and Kanita Suma were put into the live shows as wildcards.

Contestants

The top 18 contestants were confirmed as follows; Key: : – Winner : – Runner-up : – Third Place

Live shows

Results summary

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Live show details

Week 1 (16 December 2012)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Alban Skenderaj: Ina Torba *Pandi Laço: Foxy Ladies *Altuna Sejdiu: Ina Torba *Soni Malaj: Ina Torba

Week 2 (23 December 2012)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Pandi Laço: Foxy Ladies *Alban Skënderaj: Shkelqesa Sadiku *Altuna Sejdiu: Foxy Ladies *Soni Malaj: Foxy Ladies

Week 3 (1 January 2013)

Week 4 (6 January 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Altuna Sejdiu: Shkelqesa Sadiku *Soni Malaj: Shkelqesa Sadiku *Pandi Laço: Shkelqesa Sadiku *Alban Skenderaj: It was not necessary to vote for Shkelqesa already had the votes necessary for elimination.

Week 5 (13 January 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Soni Malaj: Suela Malasi *Pandi Laço: Herri Beluli *Alban Skenderaj: Suela Malasi *Altuna Sejdiu: Suela Malasi

Week 6 (20 January 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Pandi Laço: Herri Beluli *Altuna Sejdiu: Sardi Strugaj *Alban Skenderaj: Herri Beluli *Soni Malaj: Sardi Strugaj

Week 7 (27 January 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Alban Skenderaj: Xhina Kelmendi *Altuna Sejdiu: Soul Sisters *Soni Malaj: Xhina Kelmendi *Pandi Laço: Soul Sisters

Week 8 (3 February 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Soni Malaj: Elisa Salla *Altuna Sejdiu: Petro Xhori *Alban Skenderaj: Elisa Salla *Pandi Laço: Elisa Salla

Week 9 (10 February 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Soni Malaj: Antonela Çekixhi *Altuna Sejdiu: Petro Xhori *Pandi Laço: Petro Xhori *Alban Skenderaj: Petro Xhori

Week 10 (17 February 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Alban Skenderaj: Soul Sisters *Altuna Sejdiu: Soul Sisters *Soni Malaj: Soul Sisters *Pandi Laço: It was not necessary to vote for Soul Sisters already had the votes necessary for elimination.

Week 11 (24 February 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Alban Skenderaj: Egzona Ademi *Pandi Laço: KSAL *Altuna Sejdiu: Egzona Ademi *Soni Malaj: KSAL

Week 12 (3 March 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Altuna Sejdiu: Sardi Strugaj *Soni Malaj: Antonela Çekixhi *Alban Skenderaj: Sardi Strugaj *Pandi Laço: Sardi Strugaj

Week 13 (10 March 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Soni Malaj: KSAL *Alban Skenderaj: Aldo Bardhi *Pandi Laço: KSAL *Altuna Sejdiu: KSAL

Week 14 (17 March 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Soni Malaj: Antonela Çekixhi *Alban Skenderaj: Kanita Suma *Pandi Laço: Antonela Çekixhi *Altuna Sejdiu: Kanita Suma

Week 15 (24 March 2013)

Judges' votes to eliminate *Pandi Laço: Aldo Bardhi *Soni Malaj: Kanita Suma *Alban Skenderaj: Kanita Suma *Altuna Sejdiu: Aldo Bardhi

References

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