X Factor Georgia
2014 TV series or program
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X Factor Georgia is the Georgian version of The X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show featuring aspiring singers of all genres drawn from auditions held all across Georgia. The show was broadcast on Rustavi 2 channel in 2014. The categories are: Boys, Girls, Kids and Groups.
Created bySimon Cowell
Presented byGega Palavandishvili (2014)
Ia Sukhitashvili (2014)
Giorgi Kifshidze (2015)
Ruska Makashvili (2015-2018)
Erekle Getsadze (2016)
Vaniko Tarkhnishvili (2017-2018)
Ia Sukhitashvili (2014)
Giorgi Kifshidze (2015)
Ruska Makashvili (2015-2018)
Erekle Getsadze (2016)
Vaniko Tarkhnishvili (2017-2018)
JudgesGiorgi Gabunia (2014–2017)
Tamta (2014–15, 2018)
Sopho Toroshelidze (2014)
Stephane Mgebrishvili (2014, 2017-2018)
Sofia Nizharadze (2015-)
Anri Jokhadze (2015, 2018)
Nina Sublatti (2016)
Nika Gvaramia (2016)
Dato Porchkhidze (2016)
Lela Tsurtsumia (2017)
Naniko Khazaradze (2018)
Dato Evgenidze (2018)
Tamta (2014–15, 2018)
Sopho Toroshelidze (2014)
Stephane Mgebrishvili (2014, 2017-2018)
Sofia Nizharadze (2015-)
Anri Jokhadze (2015, 2018)
Nina Sublatti (2016)
Nika Gvaramia (2016)
Dato Porchkhidze (2016)
Lela Tsurtsumia (2017)
Naniko Khazaradze (2018)
Dato Evgenidze (2018)
Original languageGeorgian
| X Factor Georgia | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Gega Palavandishvili (2014) Ia Sukhitashvili (2014) Giorgi Kifshidze (2015) Ruska Makashvili (2015-2018) Erekle Getsadze (2016) Vaniko Tarkhnishvili (2017-2018) |
| Judges | Giorgi Gabunia (2014–2017) Tamta (2014–15, 2018) Sopho Toroshelidze (2014) Stephane Mgebrishvili (2014, 2017-2018) Sofia Nizharadze (2015-) Anri Jokhadze (2015, 2018) Nina Sublatti (2016) Nika Gvaramia (2016) Dato Porchkhidze (2016) Lela Tsurtsumia (2017) Naniko Khazaradze (2018) Dato Evgenidze (2018) |
| Original language | Georgian |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producers | MagtiCom, VTB Bank (Georgia) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rustavi 2 (2014-2017) Imedi TV (2018) |
| Release | 26 March 2014 – 2018 |
Judges
In 2016, Nina Sublatti was added to the show's judging panel, as well as Dato Porchkhidze, following the departure of Tamta in 2015.
Series Overview
| Season | Start | Finish | Winner | Other Finalists | Winning mentor | Host | Judges (seating order) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | 1 July 2014 | Tornike Kipiani Overs |
Mebo Nutsubidze Boys |
Sparkle Groups |
N/a | Tamta | Gega Palavandishvili la Sukhitashvili |
Stephane | Sopho | Tamta | Giorgi | N/a |
| 2 | 2015 | 14 July 2015 | Giorgi Nakashidze Boys |
Mariam Janjgava Kids |
Nini Bregvadze Girls |
Giorgi Gabunia | Giorgi Kipshidze | Anri | Sofia | ||||
| 3 | 2016 | 6 July 2016 | Avto Abeslamidze Men |
Cira Kobiashvili Women |
Dream Girls Groups |
Gigi Adamashvili Boys |
Nika Gvaramia | Ruska Makashvili Erekle Getsadze |
Nika | Dato P. | Nina | Sofia | Giorgi |
| 4 | 2017 | 2017 | Sandro Kurcxalidze Men |
Grigol Yifshidze Kids |
Mix2ra Mixed |
N/a | Sofia Nizharadze | Ruska Makashvili Vaniko Tarkhnishvili |
Sofia | Stephane | Giorgi | Lela | N/a |
| 5 | 2018 | 14 July 2018 | Anri Guchmanidze Overs |
Giorgi Futkarade Boys |
Goris Gogonata Gundi Groups |
Mariam Shengelia Kids |
Anri Jokhadze | Stephane | Anri | Tamta | Naniko | Dato E. | |
Contestants, categories and judges
Key:
- – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
| Series | Stephane Mgebrishvili | Sopo Toroshelidze | Tamta | Giorgi Gabunia | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Girls Sopho Saakashvili Salome Tetiashvili Maryam Kakhelishvili Tamuna Shaverdashvili |
Groups Sparkle Ake de Ana 4's Age Fancy Girls |
Overs Tornike Kipiani Natia Tadiashvili Sopho Tinikashvili Levan Gvazava |
Boys Mebo Nutsubidze Misho Eliava Nika Kinadze Giorgi Beridze | |
| Two | Anri Jokhadze | Sofia Nizharadze | Tamta | Giorgi Gabunia | |
| Kids Mariam Janjgava Sopho Batilashvili Giorgi Pruidze Mariam Apkhadze |
Girls Nini Bregvadze Tiko Mosemgdvlishvili Linda Adamia Mariam Ivardava |
Groups Dzmebi Gulashvilebi The Pulse Vanilla Cage Natural Life |
Boys Giorgi Nakashidze Dima Kobeshavidze Rezi Kartsivadze Guram Sakvarelidze | ||
| Three | Nika Gvaramia | Dato Porchkhidze | Nina Sublatti | Sofia Nizharadze | Giorgi Gabunia |
| Men Avto Abeslamidze Misho Sulukhia |
Groups Dream Girls X Boys |
Girls Nina Yifshidze Teen Girls (band) |
Boys Gigi Adamashvili Datuna Lazarishvili |
Women Cira Kobiashvili Malibu Tugushi | |
| Four | Sofia Nizharadze | Stephane Mgebrishvili | Giorgi Gabunia | Lela Tsurtsumia | N/A |
| Men Sandro Kurcxalidze Mereb Amzoevi |
Mixed Mix2ra (band) Oto Gurwkaia |
Kids Grigol Yifshidze Tamar Edilashvili |
Women Sofo Sajiniani Magda Vasadze | ||
| Five | Stephane Mgebrishvili | Anri Jokhadze | Tamta | Naniko Khazaradze | Dato Evgenidze |
| Boys Giorgi Futkarade Aleqsi Kikvidze |
Overs Anri Guchmanidze Tamuna Giorgadze |
Girls Tamta Xuxunaishvili Ia Tomashi |
Kids Mariam Shengelia Likuna Tutisani |
Groups Goris Gogonata Gundi Funky House |
First Season (2014)
Contestants
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-ups
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls (Stephane) | Sopho Saakashvili | Salome Tetiashvili | Maryam Kakhelishvili | Tamura Shaverdashvili |
| Groups (Sopho) | Sparkle | Ake de Ana | 4's Age | Fancy Girls |
| Overs (Tamta) | Tornike Kipiani | Natia Tadiashvili | Sopho Tinikashvili | Levan Gvazava |
| Boys (Giorgi) | Mebo Nutsubidze | Misho Eliava | Nika Kinadze | Giorgi Beridze |
Results summary
The number of votes received by each act was announced at the end of each week of transmission.
- Colour key
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was saved by their judge |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three, but wasn't saved by their judge |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was immediately eliminated |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three and had to face judges' decision |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 Semi-Final |
Week 7 Final | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 1 | Part 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tornike Kipiani | N/a | 1st 39,10% |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 2nd 31,50% |
N/a | 7th 6,58% |
1st 18,51% |
2nd 18,64% |
Safe | 1st 32,30% |
Winner | |||||||||||
| Sparkle | N/a | N/a | 1st 35,30% |
N/a | 1st 38,60% |
N/a | N/a | N/a | 4th 14,17% |
3rd 15,66% |
1st 23,51% |
Safe | 2nd 25,60% |
Runner-up | |||||||||||
| Mebo Nutsubidze | N/a | N/a | N/a | 1st 35,40% |
N/a | 3rd 28,80% |
N/a | N/a | 1st 22,90% |
4th 14,66% |
5th 14,07% |
Safe | 3rd 22,90% |
Runner-up | |||||||||||
| Sopho Saakashvili | 4th 14,20% |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 2nd 29,00% |
3rd 14,48% |
7th 8,50% |
3rd 16,41% |
Saved | 4th 19,30% |
Eliminated (Week 6) | |||||||||||
| Misho Eliava | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3rd 17,70% |
N/a | 1st 38,20% |
N/a | N/a | 5th 12,48% |
2nd 17,38% |
4th 14,56% |
Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 6) | ||||||||||||
| Salome Tetiashvili | 1st 45,00% |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 1st 45,80% |
2nd 17,04% |
5th 13,75% |
6th 12,81% |
Eliminated (Week 5) | |||||||||||||
| Ake de Ana | N/a | N/a | 2nd 32,60% |
N/a | 2nd 32,40% |
N/a | N/a | N/a | 6th 8,43% |
6th 11,54% |
Eliminated (Week 4) | ||||||||||||||
| Natia Tadiashvili | N/a | 2nd 29,20% |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 1st 42,30% |
N/a | 8th 4,72% |
Eliminated (Week 3) | |||||||||||||||
| Maryam Kakhelishvili | 2nd 23,40% |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3rd 25,30% |
Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sopho Tinikashvili | N/a | 3rd 21,70% |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 3rd 26,20% |
N/a | |||||||||||||||||
| Nika Kinadze | N/a | N/a | N/a | 2nd 34,90% |
N/a | 2nd 33,00% |
N/a | N/a | |||||||||||||||||
| 4's Age | N/a | N/a | 3rd 21,20% |
N/a | 3rd 29,00% |
N/a | N/a | N/a | |||||||||||||||||
| Giorgi Beridze | N/a | N/a | N/a | 4th 12,10% |
Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fancy Girls | N/a | N/a | 4th 11,10% |
N/a | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Levan Gvazava | N/a | 4th 10,00% |
N/a | N/a | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tamuna Shaverdashvili | 3rd 17,40% |
N/a | N/a | N/a | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Trivia
- Levan Gvazava took part in the first season of The Voice Georgia. He was part of team Nino Chkheidze and was eliminated during live shows.
Second Season (2015)
Contestants
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-ups
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids (Anri) | Mariam Jangjava | Sopho Batilashvili | Giorgi Pruidze | Mariam Apkhadze |
| Girls (Sofia) | Nini Bregvadze | Tiko Mosemgdvlishvili | Linda Adamia | Mariam Ivardava |
| Groups (Tamta) | Dzmebi Gulashvilebi | The Pulse | Vanilla Cage | Natural Life |
| Boys (Giorgi) | Giorgi Nakashidze | Dima Kobeshavidze | Rezi Kartsivadze | Guram Sakvarelidze |
Results summary
The number of votes received by each act was announced at the end of each week of transmission.
- Colour key
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was saved by their judge |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three, but wasn't saved by their judge |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was immediately eliminated |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three and had to face judges' decision |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 Semi-Final |
Week 9 Final | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 1 | Part 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Giorgi Nakashidze | N/a | Saved | N/a | N/a | 1st 16,90% |
1st | 1st 16,74% |
4th 9,57% |
1st 20,15% |
1st 27,00% |
Winner | |||||||||||
| Nini Bregvadze | Saved | N/a | N/a | N/a | 6th 8,28% |
Safe | 5th 9,98% |
1st 23,91% |
3rd 14,00% |
2nd 23,00% |
Runner-up | |||||||||||
| Mariam Jangjava | N/a | N/a | Saved | N/a | 3rd 9,57% |
Safe | 6th 9,85% |
7th 7,99% |
4th 12,04% |
6th 8,00% |
Runner-up | |||||||||||
| Dzmebi Gulashvilebi | N/a | N/a | N/a | Saved | 7th 7,93% |
Safe | 7th 8,71% |
2nd 16,44% |
2nd 14,53% |
3rd 16,00% |
Eliminated (Week 8) | |||||||||||
| Sopho Batilashvili | N/a | N/a | Saved | N/a | 5th 8,54% |
Safe | 8th 7,50% |
5th 9,18% |
5th 11,15% |
4th 14,00% | ||||||||||||
| Tiko Mosemgdvlishvili | Saved | N/a | N/a | N/a | 4th 8,62% |
Safe | 4th 10,53% |
3rd 15,22% |
7th 10,13% |
5th 11,00% | ||||||||||||
| Giorgi Pruidze | N/a | N/a | Saved | N/a | 2nd 15,46% |
Safe | 2nd 14,47% |
6th 8,84% |
6th 11,14% |
Eliminated (Week 7) | ||||||||||||
| Linda Adamia | Saved | N/a | N/a | N/a | 10th 4,61% |
Saved | 3rd 10,64% |
8th 4,93% |
8th 6,86% | |||||||||||||
| Dima Kobeshavidze | N/a | Saved | N/a | N/a | 8th 7,35% |
Safe | 9th 6,69% |
9th 4,02% |
Eliminated (Week 6) | |||||||||||||
| The Pulse | N/a | N/a | N/a | Saved | 11th 4,05% |
Safe | 10th 4,90% |
Eliminated (Week 5) | ||||||||||||||
| Violet Cage | N/a | N/a | N/a | Saved | 9th 4,82% |
Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 4) | |||||||||||||||
| Rezi Kartsivadze | N/a | Saved | N/a | N/a | 12th 3,86% |
Eliminated (Week 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Natural Life | N/a | N/a | N/a | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Mariam Apkhadze | N/a | N/a | Eliminated | N/a | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guram Sakvarelidze | N/a | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mariam Ivardava | Eliminated | N/a | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Trivia
- Nini Bregvadze took part in the first season of The Voice Georgia. She was part of team Dato Porchkhidze and was eliminated during live shows.
- Tiko Mosemgdvlishvili was a finalist in the second season of The Voice Georgia. She was part of team Maia Darsmelidze.
Third Season (2016)
Contestants
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-ups
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |
|---|---|---|
| Men (Nika) | Avto Abeslamidze | Misho Sulukhia |
| Groups (Dato P.) | Dream Girls | X Boys |
| Girls (Nina) | Nina Yifshidze | Teen Girls |
| Boys (Sofia) | Gigi Adamashvili | Datuna Lazarishvili |
| Women (Giorgi) | Cira Kobiashvili | Malibu Tugushi |
Results summary
The number of votes received by each act was announced at the end of each week of transmission.
- Colour key
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was immediately eliminated |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three and had to face judges' decision |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 Semi-Final |
Week 7 Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avto Abeslamidze | 1st 21,75% |
1st 15,45% |
4th 13,28% |
3rd 18,24% |
3rd 18,75% |
Safe | Winner |
| Gigi Adamashvili | 6th 8,39% |
6th 9,57% |
2nd 14,95% |
2nd 18,25% |
1st 21,00% |
1st | Runner-up |
| Cira Kobiashvili | 5th 8,59% |
8th 9,34% |
1st 15,90% |
4th 16,06% |
4th 17,13% |
Safe | Runner-up |
| Dream Girls | 4th 9,98% |
5th 10,37% |
3rd 14,00% |
5th 14,21% |
2nd 19,72% |
Saved | Runner-up |
| Datuna Lazarishvili | 7th 7,52% |
7th 9,35% |
5th 11,87% |
7th 5,17% |
6th 10,36% |
Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 6) |
| Misho Sulukhia | 8th 7,38% |
3rd 13,08% |
6th 11,71% |
1st 18,57% |
5th 13,05% |
Eliminated (Week 5) | |
| Nina Yifshidze | 9th 6,25% |
2nd 13,41% |
7th 9,46% |
6th 9,51% |
Eliminated (Week 4) | ||
| Malibu Tugushi | 3rd 11,54% |
4th 10,45% |
8th 8,83% |
Eliminated (Week 3) | |||
| X Boys | 2nd 14,23% |
9th 9,03% |
Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||
| Teen Girls | 10th 4,36% |
Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||
Fourth Season (2017)
Contestants
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-ups
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |
|---|---|---|
| Men (Sofia) | Sandro Kurcxalidze | Mereb Amzoevi |
| Mixed (Stephane) | Mix2ra | Oto Gurwkaia |
| Kids (Giorgi) | Grigol Yifshidze | Tamar Edilashvili |
| Women (Lela) | Sofo Sajiniani | Magda Vasadze |
Results summary
The number of votes received by each act was announced at the end of each week of transmission.
- Colour key
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| – | Contestant was immediately eliminated |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three and had to face judges' decision |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 Semi-Final |
Week 6 Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandro Kurcxalidze | Safe | 1st | 1st | Safe | 1st | Winner |
| Mix2ra | Safe | Safe | Saved | 1st | Safe | Runner-up |
| Grigol Yifshidze | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Saved | Runner-up |
| Tamar Edilashvili | 1st | Safe | Safe | Saved | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 5) |
| Sofo Sajiniani | Saved | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 4) | |
| Magda Vasadze | Safe | Saved | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 3) | ||
| Mereb Amzoevi | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||
| Oto Gurwkaia | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||
- Trivia
- Magda Vasadze took part in the first season of The Voice Georgia. She was part of team Stephane Mgebrishvili & Maia Darsmelidze and was eliminated during live shows.
Fifth Season (2018)
Contestants
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-ups
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |
|---|---|---|
| Boys (Stephane) | Giorgi Futkarade | Aleqsi Kikvidze |
| Overs (Anri) | Anri Guchmanidze | Tamuna Giorgadze |
| Girls (Tamta) | Tamta Xuxunaishvili | Ia Tomashi |
| Kids (Naniko) | Mariam Shengelia | Likuna Tutisani |
| Groups (Dato E.) | Goris Gogonata Gundi | Funky House |
Results summary
The number of votes received by each act was announced at the end of each week of transmission.
- Colour key
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was immediately eliminated |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two or three and had to face judges' decision |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 Semi-Final |
Week 6 Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anri Guchmanidze | 7th 10,02% |
Safe | Saved | Safe | Safe | Winner |
| Giorgi Futkarade | 2nd 14,03% |
Safe | 1st |
1st |
Safe | Runner-up |
| Goris Gogonata Gundi | 3rd/4th 11,14% |
Safe | Safe | Safe | 1st | Runner-up |
| Mariam Shengelia | 1st 14,61% |
Safe | Safe | Saved | Saved | Runner-up |
| Tamta Xuxunaishvili | 8th 9,57% |
Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 5) |
| Likuna Tutisani | 6th 10,14% |
Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |
| Ia Tomashi | 9th 6,88% |
1st |
Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 4) | |
| Aleqsi Kikvidze | 3rd/4th 11,14% |
Saved | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 3) | ||
| Tamuna Giorgadze | 5th 10,52% |
Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||
| Funky House | 10th 1,94% |
Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||
- Trivia
- Ia Tomashi took part in the first season of The Voice Georgia. She was part of team Nino Chkheidze and was eliminated during live shows.
- Mariam Shengelia will later take part in the fourth season of The Voice Georgia. She would be part of team Stephane Mgebrishvili and would be eliminated during live shows.
- Likuna Tutisani will later take part in the fifth season of The Voice Georgia. She would be part of team Stephane Mgebrishvili and would place third.