X Factor is a Polish television music competition to find new singing talent and part of a British franchise The X Factor. The third series began on 23 February 2013 and ended on 26 May 2013. All three judges known from the previous series including Czesław Mozil, Tatiana Okupnik and Kuba Wojewódzki returned. On 21 November 2012 it was announced that Jarosław Kuźniar would not be back to present the series for personal reasons and his commitments to TVN24. On 13 December 2012, Patricia Kazadi was confirmed as the new presenter. It was reported that Marcin Prokop, Szymon Majewski and Agnieszka Szulim had also been in running for the role.
The winner of the series was Klaudia Gawor, who received a recording contract with label Sony Music Poland, 100,000 PLN and a car funded by Sokołów, sponsor of the show. It was also revealed that MTV would produce her debut music video.
Selection process
Auditions The pre-auditions began on 1 December in Wrocław and ended on 15 December 2012 in Warsaw. These were followed by judges' auditions held in Zabrze on 9–11 January 2013 and 23–25 January 2013. City Venue Pre-audition Wrocław Hotel Mercure 'Panorama' 1 December 2012 Zabrze House of Music and Dance 2 December 2012 Gdańsk Hotel Mercure 'Heweliusz' 8 December 2012 Warsaw Torwar Hall 15 December 2012
Bootcamp Bootcamp stage of the competition took place at the Polish Theatre in Warsaw on 5–6 February 2013. On the first day acts divided into groups gave performances in front of the judges. Each act sang a part of song, they had chosen. Selection of songs included: "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi, "Next To Me" by Emeli Sande, "Imagine" by John Lennon, Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz, "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction, "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling, "Drive By" by Train and Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing".
At the end of the day judges chose forty acts, who got through to the second day of Botcamp. Each of them had to choose one song out of two given and prepare their solo performance overnight. After seeing all performances, the judges made the decision and selected fifteen acts, five in each category, who got through to the Judges' houses stage of the competition.
At the end of Bootcamp each judge received the category they would be mentoring. Wojewódzki was given the 16-24s, Mozil got the Over 25s and Okupnik was asked to look after the Groups.
The fifteen chosen acts were: 16-24s - Klaudia Gawor, Maja Hyży, Diana John, Marta Ławska, Filip Mettler Over 25s - Olga Barej, Wojciech Ezzat, Grzegorz Hyży, Zofia Szulakowska, Piotr 'Elton' Waśkowski Groups - Aicha and Asteya, Daddy's Prides, Girls On Fire, Kasia and Ewa, The Voices
Judges' houses The Judges' houses stage was filmed in various locations in the country throughout March 2013. Tatiana Okupnik was joined by musician and producer Radzimir Dębski, who helped her to choose her final three acts. Czesław Mozil was aided by musician known from YouTube CeZik, while Kuba Wojewódzki invited Katarzyna Nosowska.
The six eliminated acts were: 16-24s: Diana John, Marta Ławska Over-25s: Zofia Szulakowska, Piotr 'Elton' Waśkowski Groups: Daddy's Prides, Kasia and Ewa
+ Contestants' performances on the judges' houses Act Song Result Over-25s Wojciech Ezzat "Love's Divine" Through Zofia Szulakowska "Ta Noc Do Innych Jest Niepodobna" Eliminated Grzegorz Hyży "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Through Olga Barej "Titanium" Through Piotr 'Elton' Waśkowski "One" Eliminated Groups The Voices "Bohemian Rhapsody" Through Aicha and Asteya "I Try" Through Girls On Fire "This World" Through Daddy's Prides "Ain't No Other Man" Eliminated Kasia and Ewa "Back to Black" Eliminated 16-24s Diana John "1+1" Eliminated Klaudia Gawor "Halo" Through Filip Mettler "I'd Rather Go Blind" Through Marta Ławska "There You'll Be" Eliminated Maja Hyży "A Woman's Worth" Through
Contestants The contestants were announced during the episode broadcast on 6 April 2013.
Key: – Winner – Runner up – Third Place
Category (mentor)Acts 16-24s (Wojewódzki)Klaudia Gawor Maja Hyży Filip Mettler Over 25s (Mozil) Olga Barej Wojciech Ezzat Grzegorz Hyży Groups (Okupnik) Aicha and Asteya Girls On Fire The Voices
Live shows
Results summary Contestants' colour key:
| – Czesław Mozil's contestants (over 25s) |- | – Kuba Wojewódzki's contestants (16–24s) |- | – Tatiana Okupnik's contestants (groups)
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Klaudia Gawor Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner Grzegorz Hyży Safe Safe Safe Safe SafeBottom two Runner-up Wojciech Ezzat Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe SafeThird place Maja Hyży Safe Safe Safe SafeBottom twoBottom two Eliminated(week 6) Girls On Fire Safe SafeBottom twoBottom twoBottom two Eliminated(week 5) Aicha and AsteyaBottom twoBottom two SafeBottom two Eliminated(week 4) Filip Mettler Safe SafeBottom two Eliminated(week 3) Olga BarejSafeBottom two Eliminated(week 2) The VoicesBottom two Eliminated(week 1) Bottom two Aicha and Asteya,The Voices Aicha and Asteya,Olga Barej Filip Mettler,Girls On Fire Aicha and Asteya,Girls On Fire Girls On Fire,Maja Hyży Grzegorz Hyży,Maja Hyży No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone Mozil's's vote to save The Voices Olga Barej Girls On Fire Girls On Fire Maja Hyży Grzegorz Hyży Okupnik's vote to save Aicha and Asteya Aicha and Asteya Girls On Fire Girls On Fire Girls On Fire Grzegorz Hyży Wojewódzki's vote to save Aicha and Asteya Aicha and Asteya Filip Mettler Aicha and Asteya Maja Hyży Maja Hyży EliminatedThe Voices1 of 3 votesMinorityOlga Barej1 of 3 votesMinorityFilip Mettler1 of 3 votesMinorityAicha and Asteya1 of 3 votesMinorityGirls On Fire1 of 3 votesMinorityMaja Hyży1 of 3 votesMinority Wojciech Ezzat Grzegorz Hyży
Live show details
Week 1 (13 April) Theme: Number-one singles Musical guests: Dawid Podsiadło ("Nieznajomy") and M. Pokora featuring Patricia Kazadi ("Wanna Feel You Now") + Contestants' performances on the first live show Act Order Song Result Aicha and Asteya 1 "Move in the Right Direction" Bottom two Olga Barej 2 "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Safe Filip Mettler 3 "When I Was Your Man" Safe Girls On Fire 4 "Scream & Shout" Safe Wojciech Ezzat 5 "Heaven" Safe Klaudia Gawor 6 "Just Give Me a Reason" Safe The Voices 7 "Mirrors" Bottom two Grzegorz Hyży 8 "Troublemaker" Safe Maja Hyży 9 "Summertime Sadness" Safe Final showdown details Aicha and Asteya 1 "I Follow Rivers" Safe The Voices 2 "The Way You Make Me Feel" Eliminated Judges' votes to save Wojewódzki: Aicha and Asteya Mozil: The Voices Okupnik: Aicha and Asteya
Week 2 (20 April) Theme: Rock + Contestants' performances on the second live show Act Order Song Result Grzegorz Hyży 1 "Seven Nation Army" Safe Filip Mettler 2 "Cry Me a River" Safe Aicha and Asteya 3 "Toxic" Bottom two Wojciech Ezzat 4 "With a Little Help from My Friends" Safe Maja Hyży 5 "It's My Life" Safe Girls On Fire 6 "The Final Countdown" Safe Olga Barej 7 "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" Bottom two Klaudia Gawor 8 "Listen to Your Heart" Safe Final showdown details Olga Barej 1 "Rescue Me" Eliminated Aicha and Asteya 2 "One Day / Reckoning Song" Safe Judges' votes to save Okupnik: Aicha and Asteya - thought Barej's final showdown performance was better than her first performance, but backed her own act, Aicha and Asteya Mozil: Olga Barej - said Barej sang better in the final showdown performance, effectively backing his own act, Olga Barej Wojewódzki: Aicha and Asteya - gave no reason
Week 3 (27 April) Theme: Disco + Contestants' performances on the third live show Act Order Song Result Filip Mettler 1 "Without You" Bottom two Maja Hyży 2 "Only Girl (In the World)" Safe Girls On Fire 3 "I Should Be So Lucky" / "Can't Get You Out of My Head" Bottom two Wojciech Ezzat 4 "Treasure" Safe Klaudia Gawor 5 "Like a Prayer" Safe Aicha and Asteya 6 "Poker Face" Safe Grzegorz Hyży 7 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Safe Final showdown details Filip Mettler 1 "Locked Out of Heaven" Eliminated Girls On Fire 2 "Girl on Fire" Safe Judges' votes to save Wojewódzki: Filip Mettler - thought both acts sang better in the final showdown performance than before, but backed his own act, Filip Mettler Okupnik: Girls On Fire - said she was disappointed Girls On Fire were in bottom two, effectively backing her own act, Girls On Fire Mozil: Girls On Fire - praised Mettler's confidence in the final showdown performance, but stated it was not enough and backed Girls On Fire
Week 4 (4 May) Theme: Songs by Queen or Michael Jackson Group performances: "Somebody to Love" and "Heal the world" + Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Act Order Song Result Aicha and Asteya 1 "Thriller" Bottom two Maja Hyży 2 "You Are Not Alone" Safe Grzegorz Hyży 3 "Too Much Love Will Kill You" Safe Girls On Fire 4 "We Will Rock You" Bottom two Klaudia Gawor 5 "I'll Be There" Safe Wojciech Ezzat 6 "Who Wants to Live Forever" Safe Final showdown details Aicha and Asteya 1 "Stay" Eliminated Girls On Fire 2 "Don't Let Go (Love)" Safe Judges' votes to save Mozil: Girls On Fire - thought Aicha and Asteya don't work as a duo and backed Girls On Fire Wojewódzki: Aicha and Asteya - praised Girls on Fire for their final showdown performance, though decided to back Aicha and Asteya Okupnik: Girls On Fire - gave no reason
Week 5 (11 May) Theme: Pop songs; Polish songs + Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Wojciech Ezzat 1 "Angels" 6 "C'est la vie" Safe Maja Hyży 2 "Everything at Once" 7 "Testosteron" Bottom two Girls On Fire 3 "Crazy in Love" / "Crazy" 8 "Supermenka" Bottom two Grzegorz Hyży 4 "This Love" 9 "Za szkłem" Safe Klaudia Gawor 5 "Because You Loved Me" 10 "Ja wysiadam" Safe Final showdown details Maja Hyży 1 "Schoolin' Life" Safe Girls On Fire 2"Proud Mary" Eliminated Judges' votes to save Wojewódzki: Maja Hyży - backed his own act Okupnik: Girls On Fire - backed her own act Mozil: Maja Hyży - thought Hyży had better connection with audience
Week 6: Semi-final (18 May) Theme: Soul; Big Band + Contestants' performances on the sixth live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Klaudia Gawor 1 "Lady Marmalade" 5 "All the Man That I Need" Safe Grzegorz Hyży 2 "I Need a Dollar" 6 "If You Don't Know Me by Now" Bottom two Maja Hyży 3 "Smooth Operator" 7 "If I Ain't Got You" Bottom two Wojciech Ezzat 4 "Georgia on My Mind" 8 "Don't Stop the Music" Safe Final showdown details Maja Hyży 1 "The Best" Eliminated Grzegorz Hyży 2 "She Will Be Loved" Safe Judges' votes to save Wojewódzki: Maja Hyży - stated his vote was not against Grzegorz Hyży, but had to back his own act, Maja Hyży Mozil: Grzegorz Hyży - backed his own act Okupnik: Grzegorz Hyży - thought there were some weaknesses in Maja Hyży's performances and decided to back Grzegorz Hyży
Week 7: Final (26 May) Theme: Favourite performance; winner's single; celebrity duets Group performance: "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" (all finalists) + Contestants' performances on the seventh live show Act Order First song Order Second song Order Third song (duet) Result Grzegorz Hyży 1 "Seven Nation Army" 4 "Pragnienie" 7 "Wild Love" (with Rea Garvey) Runner-up Wojciech Ezzat 2 "With a Little Help from My Friends" 5 "Ilu" 8 "Twist In My Sobriety" (with Tanita Tikaram) Third Place Klaudia Gawor 3 "Because You Loved Me" 6 "Lekkość życia bez słów" 9 "List" (with Edyta Górniak) Winner
Winner On 26 May 2013 in the final episode of the series Klaudia Gawor was crowned the winner.