X Faktors is the Latvian version of The X Factor, a series originating from the United Kingdom. Based on the original British show, the concept of the Latvian version, as is common with international installments, is to find new singing talent (solo or groups) contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. The Latvian version first aired on 3 September 2017.

X Faktors
Created bySimon Cowell
Presented byMarkus Riva
JudgesReinis Sējāns
Aija Auškāpa
Intars Busulis
Marats Ogļezņevs (2019–)
Country of originLatvia
Original languageLatvian
No. of seasons5[1]
Original release
NetworkTV3
Release3 September 2017 (2017-09-03) –
present
Related
The X Factor (UK)
Other international versions

Season summary

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To date, five seasons have been broadcast, as summarised below.

  Team Reinis Sējāns
  Team Aija Auškāpa
  Team Intars Busulis
  Team Marats Ogļezņevs

Season Start Finish Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Winning mentor Main host Main judges
1 3 September 2017 3 December 2017 Arturs Gruzdiņš Līga Rīdere Adriana Miglāne Tautumeitas Aija Auškāpa Markus Riva Reinis Sējāns
Aija Auškāpa
Intars Busulis
2 9 September 2018 16 December 2018 Kattie Baritoni Radio Trio Didzis Melderis
3 15 September 2019 15 December 2019 Elīna Gluzunova Diāna Paško Klāvs Ozols Reinis Liepa Reinis Sējāns Reinis Sējāns
Aija Auškāpa
Intars Busulis
Marats Ogļezņevs
4 12 September 2021 12 December 2021 Grēta Grantiņa Viktors Buntovskis Eduards Rediko Diona Liepiņa Intars Busulis
5 24 September 2023 10 December 2023 Emilija Bērziņa Luka Katrīna Kovaļuka Tipa Aija Auškāpa

Judges' categories and their contestants

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In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live finals. This table shows, for each season, 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.
Season Reinis Sējāns Aija Auškāpa Intars Busulis N/A
1 Groups
Tautumeitas
Hypnotic
The Stones
Koukie Band
16-24s
Arturs Gruzdiņš
Adriana Miglāne
Alise Haijima
Lauris Bergmanis
Over 25s
Līga Rīdere
Edgars Kreilis
Nadežda Maņkeviča
Aivo Oskis
2 16-24s
Didzis Melderis
Roberts Memmēns
Anna Ušakova
Amanda Maržecka
Over 25s
Kattie
Reinis Straume
Laima Dimanta
Oskars Millers
Groups
Baritoni
Radio Trio
Carnelian
Signe & Jānis
Season Reinis Sējāns Aija Auškāpa Intars Busulis Marats Ogļezņevs
3 Over 25s
Elīna Gluzunova
Reinis Liepa
Pāvels Fomkins
Girls
Diāna Paško
Elīna Evelīna Jansone
Anna Krista Ostrovska
Groups
Rozes
The Gardens
Limonāde
Boys
Klāvs Ozols
Artis Zaķis
Kevin Dylan Feunang
Dagnis Roziņš
4 Boys
Viktors Buntovskis
Eduards Rediko
Tom Simo
Groups
We
Audiokvartāls
Neprāts
Girls
Grēta Grantiņa
Diona Liepiņa
Loreta Klibiķe
Over 25s
Edgars Kārkliņš
Deniels Bērziņš
Olga Palušina
5 Luka
Reimaņi
Estere Tauriņa
Emilija Bērziņa
Bekars
Alise Gamula
Katrīna Kovaļuka
Jānis Miglāns
Daniels Širmanis
Tipa
Krišjānis Brasliņš
Patrīcija Spale

Season 1

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Contestants

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third Place
Category (mentor) Acts
16-24s (Auškāpa) Lauris Bergmanis Arturs Gruzdiņš Alise Haijima Adriana Miglāne
Over 25s (Busulis) Edgars Kreilis Nadežda Maņkeviča Aivo Oskis Līga Rīdere
Groups (Sējāns) Hypnotic Koukie Band The Stones Tautumeitas

Results summary

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Colour key
  – Contestant was in the bottom two or three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant was in the bottom two or three but was immediately eliminated
  – Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Round 1 Round 2
Arturs Gruzdiņš 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st Winner
Līga Rīdere 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 1st 1st 2nd Runner-Up
Adriana Miglāne 5th 4th 9th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd Eliminated
(week 8)
Tautumeitas 2nd 9th 6th 4th 6th 5th 4th Eliminated
(week 7)
Alise Haijima 10th 11th 5th 6th 2nd 4th Eliminated
(week 6)
Edgars Kreilis 11th 3rd 3rd 5th 5th Eliminated
(week 5)
Hypnotic 4th 6th 4th 7th Eliminated
(week 4)
The Stones 6th 8th 7th 8th Eliminated
(week 4)
Koukie Band 7th 5th 8th Eliminated
(week 3)
Lauris Bergmanis 9th 7th 10th Eliminated
(week 3)
Nadežda Maņkeviča 8th 10th Eliminated
(week 2)
Aivo Oskis 12th Eliminated
(week 1)
Final showdown Edgars Kreilis,
Aivo Oskis
Alise Haijima,
Nadežda Maņkeviča
Adriana Miglāne,
Koukie Band
Alise Haijima,
Hypnotic
Edgars Kreilis,
Tautumeitas
Alise Haijima,
Tautumeitas
Adriana Miglāne,
Tautumeitas
No final showdown or judges' vote:
results are based on public votes alone
Judges voted to eliminate: Eliminate
Sējāns's vote Aivo Oskis Nadežda Maņkeviča Adriana Miglāne Alise Haijima Edgars Kreilis Alise Haijima Adriana Miglāne
Auškāpa's vote Edgars Kreilis Nadežda Maņkeviča Koukie Band Hypnotic Edgars Kreilis Tautumeitas Tautumeitas
Busulis's vote Aivo Oskis Alise Haijima Koukie Band Hypnotic Tautumeitas Alise Haijima Tautumeitas
Eliminated Aivo Oskis
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Nadežda Maņkeviča
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Lauris Bergmanis
Public vote
The Stones
Public vote
Edgars Kreilis
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Alise Haijima
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Tautumeitas
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Adriana Miglāne
Public vote
to win
Līga Rīdere
Public vote
to win
Koukie Band
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Hypnotic
2 of 3 votes
Majority

Season 2

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Contestants

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third Place
Category (mentor) Acts
16-24s (Sējāns) Amanda Maržecka Didzis Melderis Roberts Memmēns Anna Ušakova
Over 25s (Auškāpa) Laima Dimanta Kattie Oskars Millers Reinis Straume
Groups (Busulis) Baritoni Carnelian Radio Trio Signe & Jānis

Results summary

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Colour key
  – Contestant was in the bottom two or three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant was in the bottom two or three but was immediately eliminated
  – Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Round 1 Round 2
Kattie 9th 7th 9th 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st Winner
Baritoni 1st 1st 4th 5th 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd Runner-Up
Radio Trio 6th 1st 2nd 4th 5th 1st 3rd 3rd Eliminated
(week 8)
Didzis Melderis 4th 3rd 7th 2nd 4th 3rd 4th Eliminated
(week 7)
Carnelian 2nd 4th 1st 3rd 3rd 5th Eliminated
(week 6)
Roberts Memmēns 10th 11th 5th 6th 6th Eliminated
(week 5)
Signe & Jānis 3rd 5th 6th 7th Eliminated
(week 4)
Reinis Straume 8th 6th 3rd 8th Eliminated
(week 4)
Laima Dimanta 5th 8th 8th Eliminated
(week 3)
Anna Ušakova 7th 9th 10th Eliminated
(week 3)
Amanda Maržecka 11th 10th Eliminated
(week 2)
Oskars Millers 12th Eliminated
(week 1)
Final showdown Amanda Maržecka,
Oskars Millers
Amanda Maržecka,
Roberts Memmēns
Kattie,
Laima Dimanta
Roberts Memmēns,
Signe & Jānis
Roberts Memmēns,
Radio Trio
Baritoni,
Carnelian
Didzis Melderis,
Radio Trio
No final showdown or judges' vote:
results are based on public votes alone
Judges voted to: Eliminate
Sējāns's vote Oskars Millers Amanda Maržecka Kattie Signe & Jānis Radio Trio Baritoni Radio Trio
Auškāpa's vote Amanda Maržecka Amanda Maržecka Laima Dimanta Signe & Jānis Roberts Memmēns Carnelian Didzis Melderis
Busulis's vote Oskars Millers Roberts Memmēns Laima Dimanta Roberts Memmēns Roberts Memmēns Carnelian Didzis Melderis
Eliminated Oskars Millers
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Amanda Maržecka
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Anna Ušakova
Public vote
Reinis Straume
Public vote
Roberts Memmēns
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Carnelian
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Didzis Melderis
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Radio Trio
Public vote
to win
Baritoni
Public vote
to win
Laima Dimanta
2 of 3 votes
Majority
Signe & Jānis
2 of 3 votes
Majority

Season 3

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Contestants

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third Place
Category (mentor) Acts
Boys (Ogļezņevs) Kevin Dylan Feunang Klāvs Ozols Dagnis Roziņš Artis Zaķis
Girls (Auškāpa) Elīna Evelīna Jansone Anna Krista Ostrovska Diāna Paško
Over 25s (Sējāns) Pāvels Fomkins Elīna Gluzunova Reinis Liepa
Groups (Busulis) The Gardens Limonāde Rozes

Results summary

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Colour key
  – Contestant was in the bottom two or three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant was in the bottom two or three but was immediately eliminated
  – Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
Wildcard vote Elimination vote Round 1 Round 2
Elīna Gluzunova 8th 9th 8th 2nd 1st 1st 1st Winner
Diāna Paško 1st 2nd 7th 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd Runner-Up
Klāvs Ozols 6th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd Eliminated
(week 7)
Reinis Liepa 12th 3rd 6th 4th 2nd 4th Eliminated
(week 6)
Artis Zaķis 5th 6th 3rd 7th 5th Eliminated
(week 5)
Rozes 10th 11th 2nd 5th 6th Eliminated
(week 5)
Elīna Evelīna Jansone 2nd 1st 1st 6th Eliminated
(week 4)
Anna Krista Ostrovska 3rd 5th 5th 8th Eliminated
(week 4)
The Gardens 9th 8th 9th Eliminated
(week 3)
Limonāde 7th 7th 10th Eliminated
(week 3)
Kevin Dylan Feunang 1st
35.0%
4th 10th Eliminated
(week 2)
Dagnis Roziņš 11th 12th Eliminated
(week 2)
Pāvels Fomkins 13th Eliminated
(week 1)
Akvelīna Mārtinsone 2nd
29.0%
Not returned
(week 1)
Alekss Silvērs 3rd
18.9%
Not returned
(week 1)
CA Band 4th
17.1%
Not returned
(week 1)
Final showdown N/A Pāvels Fomkins,
Reinis Liepa
Kevin Dylan Feunang,
Rozes
The Gardens,
Elīna Gluzunova
Elīna Evelīna Jansone,
Artis Zaķis
Klāvs Ozols,
Artis Zaķis
Reinis Liepa,
Diāna Paško
No final showdown or judges' vote:
results are based on public votes alone
Judges voted to: Eliminate
Sējāns's vote Pāvels Fomkins Kevin Dylan Feunang The Gardens Elīna Evelīna Jansone Artis Zaķis Diāna Paško
Auškāpa's vote Reinis Liepa Kevin Dylan Feunang The Gardens Artis Zaķis Artis Zaķis Reinis Liepa
Ogļezņevs's vote Pāvels Fomkins Rozes The Gardens Elīna Evelīna Jansone abstained Reinis Liepa
Busulis's vote Pāvels Fomkins Kevin Dylan Feunang Elīna Gluzunova Elīna Evelīna Jansone Artis Zaķis Diāna Paško
Eliminated Pāvels Fomkins
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Dagnis Roziņš
Public vote
Limonāde
Public vote
Anna Krista Ostrovska
Public vote
Rozes
Public vote
Reinis Liepa
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Klāvs Ozols
Public vote
to win
Diāna Paško
Public vote
to win
Kevin Dylan Feunang
3 of 4 votes
Majority
The Gardens
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Elīna Evelīna Jansone
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Artis Zaķis
3 of 4 votes
Majority

Season 4

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Contestants

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third Place
Category (mentor) Acts
Boys (Sējāns) Viktors Buntovskis Eduards Rediko Tom Simo
Girls (Busulis) Grēta Grantiņa Loreta Klibiķe Diona Liepiņa
Over 25s (Ogļezņevs) Deniels Bērziņš Edgars Kārkliņš Olga Palušina
Groups (Auškāpa) Audiokvartāls Neprāts We

Results summary

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Colour key
  – Contestant was in the bottom two or three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant was in the bottom two or three but was immediately eliminated
  – Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Round 1 Round 2
Grēta Grantiņa 7th 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 1st Winner
Viktors Buntovskis 1st 4th 5th 2nd 1st 2nd Runner-Up
Eduards Rediko 9th 7th 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd Eliminated
(week 6)
Diona Liepiņa 2nd 1st 1st 4th 3rd Eliminated
(week 5)
Edgars Kārkliņš 3rd 5th 2nd 5th Eliminated
(week 4)
Deniels Bērziņš 8th 6th 7th 6th Eliminated
(week 4)
We 10th 3rd 6th Eliminated
(week 3)
Olga Palušina 6th 9th 8th Eliminated
(week 3)
Audiokvartāls 4th 8th Eliminated
(week 2)
Loreta Klibiķe 5th 10th Eliminated
(week 2)
Tom Simo 11th Eliminated
(week 1)
Neprāts 12th Eliminated
(week 1)
Final showdown Tom Simo,
We
Audiokvartāls,
Olga Palušina
Deniels Bērziņš,
We
Edgars Kārkliņš,
Diona Liepiņa
Diona Liepiņa,
Eduards Rediko
No final showdown or judges' vote:
results are based on public votes alone
Judges voted to: Eliminate
Sējāns's vote We Audiokvartāls We Edgars Kārkliņš Diona Liepiņa
Auškāpa's vote Tom Simo Olga Palušina Deniels Bērziņš Edgars Kārkliņš Diona Liepiņa
Ogļezņevs's vote Tom Simo Audiokvartāls We Diona Liepiņa Eduards Rediko
Busulis's vote Tom Simo Audiokvartāls Deniels Bērziņš Edgars Kārkliņš Eduards Rediko
Eliminated Neprāts
Public vote
Loreta Klibiķe
Public vote
Olga Palušina
Public vote
Deniels Bērziņš
Public vote
Diona Liepiņa
2 of 4 votes
Lifeline vote
Eduards Rediko
Public vote
to win
Viktors Buntovskis
Public vote
to win
Tom Simo
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Audiokvartāls
3 of 4 votes
Majority
We
2 of 4 votes
Lifeline vote
Edgars Kārkliņš
3 of 4 votes
Majority

Season 5

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Contestants

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third Place
  – Withdrew
Mentor Acts
Reinis Sējāns Luka Reimaņi Estere Tauriņa
Aija Auškāpa Bekars Emilija Bērziņa Alise Gamula
Intars Busulis Katrīna Kovaļuka Jānis Miglāns Daniels Širmanis
Marats Ogļezņevs Krišjānis Brasliņš Patrīcija Spale Tipa

Results summary

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Colour key
  – Contestant was in the bottom two, three or four and had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant was in the bottom three or four but was immediately eliminated
  – Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Round 1 Round 2
Emilija Bērziņa Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
Luka Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
Katrīna Kovaļuka Safe Safe Safe Bottom three 3rd Eliminated
(week 5)
Tipa Safe Bottom three Bottom two Bottom three Eliminated
(week 4)
Krišjānis Brasliņš Bottom four Safe Safe 5th Eliminated
(week 4)
Bekars Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 3)
Jānis Miglāns Safe Safe Withdrew
(week 3)
Daniels Širmanis Safe Bottom three Eliminated
(week 2)
Patrīcija Spale Safe 9th Eliminated
(week 2)
Reimaņi Bottom four Eliminated
(week 1)
Estere Tauriņa 11-12th Eliminated
(week 1)
Alise Gamula 11-12th Eliminated
(week 1)
Final showdown Krišjānis Brasliņš,
Reimaņi
Daniels Širmanis,
Tipa
Bekars,
Tipa
Katrīna Kovaļuka,
Tipa
No final showdown or judges' vote:
results are based on public votes alone
Judges voted to: Eliminate
Sējāns's vote Krišjānis Brasliņš Daniels Širmanis Bekars Katrīna Kovaļuka
Auškāpa's vote Reimaņi Daniels Širmanis Tipa Tipa
Ogļezņevs's vote Reimaņi Daniels Širmanis Bekars Katrīna Kovaļuka
Busulis's vote Reimaņi Tipa Tipa Tipa
Eliminated Estere Tauriņa
Public vote
Alise Gamula
Public vote
Patrīcija Spale
Public vote
Bekars
2 of 4 votes
Lifeline vote
Krišjānis Brasliņš
Public vote
Katrīna Kovaļuka
Public vote to win
Luka
Public vote to win
Reimaņi
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Daniels Širmanis
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Tipa
2 of 4 votes
Lifeline vote

Trivia

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Both Roberts Memmēns and Dagnis Roziņš are current members of the pop-rap group Citi Zēni, who gained popularity as the Latvian entry for 2022 Eurovision Song Contest with the song, Eat Your Salad.

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