# X Factor (Albanian TV series) season 1

X Factor is an Albanian television music competition to find new singing talents. The first season began on 8 January 2012 on TV Klan.
Based on the British 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. Auditions for the show began in September and concluded in October 2011. The show is hosted by Albanian singer Alketa Vejsiu, while the judging panel consists of the biggest Albanian artists. Albanian famous writer, composer and TV presenter Pandi Laço, Albanian Kosovar pop singer Vesa Luma, Albania's representative at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest Juliana Pasha and the Albanian superstar Alban Skënderaj. The winner of the first season of X factor Albania was Sheila Haxhiraj.

## Judges

The X Factor's host television Klan invited over 10 Albanian artists to be a part of The X Factor judging panel. It was rumored that Albanian singer Aurela Gaçe will be a judge/mentor. But, after giving birth to her first child, Aurela posted in Facebook that she will be staying with her family the whole month. Until the show started, the judges were not confirmed. In Vlorë auditions, Besa Kokëdhima was a "Guest-judge" even though, she was rumored to be a part of the judging panel. While the current judge, Vesa Luma to an interview, she told that she was only a guest in X Factor first, but later she was asked to be a part of it. Later that month, Vesa did not continue the contract with Digitalb, where she was signed. In Summer of 2011, Vesa was entertaining Albanian public on "E Diell" in Top Channel, a part of Digitalb platform. After not continuing the contract with Digitalb, she accepted the offer to be a judge on X Factor. Vesa is an Albanian singer from Kosovo, she is known for her hit song, "Jemi dhe S'jemi", which hit the charts in Balkan. In 2006 that song was awarded as the Best Song in Kosovo for 2006 in Videofest.
Albanian singer Juliana Pasha, was on the cover of Eurovision magazines, that she will be a guest judge. Later that week, she was officially asked to be a permanent mentor. Juliana represented Albania in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway. She got through to the final, finishing 16th.
While Pandi Laço was in every audition around Albania, after TV Klan released the news, he was officially a judge. Pandi is an Albanian writer, composer and previously a TV presenter. He is four-time winner in Festivali i Këngës for his songs. He wrote three Albanian Eurovision songs, Tomorrow I Go by Ledina Çelo, Hear My Plea by Frederik Ndoci and Zemrën e lamë peng by Olta Boka. Since a couple of years, Pandi has started his own show in TV Klan, about Albanian culture in film.
The biggest superstar in Albania Alban Skënderaj, was rumored to be a judge, since the beginning of the show. His fiancé Miriam Cani, Albanian-German singer, who is currently a judge in The Voice of Albania, to an interview told that it has been difficult to be away in two major shows in Albania. Skënderaj it is one of the most followed Albanian singers. He's songs "Let Me Die With You", "Vetëm ti" and many more, were hits in Albania in previous years.

## Selection process
### Auditions

Audition process was based on the British and American version. First up were "The Producer's Audition", where the producers chose singers to proceed to the second phase which was "The Audition before the Judging panel". The Auditions took place in the biggest centers of Albania, including Kosovo's capital Pristina. The producer's auditions started in September 2011, while the Auditions before the judging panel started in October. The Producer's auditions took place in over 10 cities of Albania, including Pogradec, Durrës and Korçë.
The first city to start the auditions was Vlora in 11 and 12 October 2011. It was announced that there was over 3,000 applicants, where 800 got to perform. The auditions were held in the city's Palace of Sports. From the southern capital of Albania, judges traveled to the northern capital of Albania, Shkodër. The auditions in Shkodra took place in 17 and 18 October 2011. The auditions took place in the "Migjeni" theatre. In 25 and 26 October, judges moved to Albania's center city Elbasan. The auditions took place in the city's Palace of Sports.
After that, the judges left Albania and went to Pristina. The auditions took place in "Palace of Youth Complex" in Amphitheater Studios on 29 October. From the producer's auditions, there were 10 qualifiers.
The last city to hold the auditions was Albania's capital and biggest city Tirana. The auditions took place in Klan Television Studios from 1–4 November 2011.

### Bootcamp

The Bootcamp phase was broadcast on 12 February. There were 150 contestants in Bootcamp from each category. In the first day, the producers of the show decided to test the participants on dancing, by telling them that the only way to proceed in the Judges' houses would be by dancing. But, after the time passed on midnight, the producers told the participants it was just a joke. However, after each contestant performed once and by group performing, the judges advanced 32 participants for the judges houses.

### Judges' houses

Two days after the phase of Bootcamp was over, the producers of X Factor, telephoned each judge to communicate the category they would coach. Alban Skënderaj took the Boys category, Vesa Luma took the Over 23s, Juliana Pasha got the Girls category while Pandi Laço got the Groups category. The judges traveled to several cities of Albania, while Juliana Pasha traveled to Venice, Italy. Pandi Laço, who got the Groups Category, chose only 7 acts in Bootcamp, making thirty one participants in Judges' houses. The results were shown in the second week of the Judge's houses where 16 acts proceeded to the live shows.
The 15 eliminated acts were:
* Boys: Dritan Maraj, Gentian Deda, Leotrim Zejnullahu, Rezart Saliasi
* Girls: Antonela Çekixhi, Flaka Salihaj, Maria Prifti, Sigi Bastri
* Over 23s: Anxhela Dusha, Doriana Bircaj, Edmond Themeli, Florian Kollaj
* Groups: Different Girls, New Born, X Angels

## Contestants

The top 16 contestants were confirmed as follows;
Key:
    – Winner
    – Runner up
| Category (mentor) | Acts | Acts | Acts | Acts |
| Boys (Skënderaj) | Amarildo Shahinaj | Anxhelo Miho | Arianit Bellopoja | Kristo Thano |
| Girls (Pasha) | Festina Mejzini | Savjana Vjerdha | Sheila Haxhiraj | Xhesika Polo |
| Over 23s (Luma) | Besa Breca | Gerald Zyfi | Lirije Rashiti | Matilda Shushari |
| Groups (Laço) | Classic Boys | Focus | Red Roses | X Group |

## Live shows

After four phases of selection and audition, X Factor arrived to the Live Shows. Sixteen acts proceeded to this round, four from each category. The first live show began on 3 March.

### Results summary
#### Color key

| – | Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown |
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) |
| – | 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 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 15 |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Round One | Round Two |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
| Kristo Thano | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-Up |
| Xhesika Polo | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd | 3rd | Eliminated (week 15) |
| Classic Boys | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th | 4th | Eliminated (week 14) | Eliminated (week 14) |
| Festina Mejzini | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | 5th | Eliminated (week 13) | Eliminated (week 13) | Eliminated (week 13) |
| Lirije Rashiti | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 12) | Eliminated (week 12) | Eliminated (week 12) | Eliminated (week 12) |
| X Group | Safe | Safe | 14th | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 11) | Eliminated (week 11) | Eliminated (week 11) | Eliminated (week 11) | Eliminated (week 11) |
| Anxhelo Miho | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 9th | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 10) | Eliminated (week 10) | Eliminated (week 10) | Eliminated (week 10) | Eliminated (week 10) | Eliminated (week 10) |
| Savjana Vjerdha | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 9) | Eliminated (week 9) | Eliminated (week 9) | Eliminated (week 9) | Eliminated (week 9) | Eliminated (week 9) | Eliminated (week 9) |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | 10th | Eliminated (week 8) | Eliminated (week 8) | Eliminated (week 8) | Eliminated (week 8) | Eliminated (week 8) | Eliminated (week 8) | Eliminated (week 8) | Eliminated (week 8) |
| Focus | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 7) | Eliminated (week 7) | Eliminated (week 7) | Eliminated (week 7) | Eliminated (week 7) | Eliminated (week 7) | Eliminated (week 7) | Eliminated (week 7) | Eliminated (week 7) |
| Besa Breca | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) | Eliminated (week 6) |
| Gerald Zyfi | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) | Eliminated (week 5) |
| Matilda Shushari | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) | Eliminated (week 4) |
| Arianit Bellopoja | Safe | Bottom two | 15th | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) |
| Red Roses | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) |
| Final showdown | — | Arianit Bellopoja Red Roses | Arianit Bellopoja X Group | Matilda Shushari Savjana Vjerdha | Gerald Zyfi Kristo Thano | Amarildo Shahinaj Besa Breca | Focus Xhesika Polo | Amarildo Shahinaj Anxhelo Miho | Savjana Vjerdha Xhesika Polo | Anxhelo Miho X Group | Festina Mejzini X Group | Lirije Rashiti Sheila Haxhiraj | Classic Boys Festina Mejzini | Classic Boys Xhesika Polo | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| Judges voted to: | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | Eliminate | | | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| Skënderaj's vote | — | Red Roses | X Group | Matilda Shushari | Gerald Zyfi | Besa Breca | Focus | Anxhelo Miho | Savjana Vjerdha | X Group | X Group | Lirije Rashiti | Classic Boys | Xhesika Polo | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| Pasha's vote | — | Red Roses | X Group | Matilda Shushari | Gerald Zyfi | Besa Breca | Focus | Amarildo Shahinaj | Savjana Vjerdha | Anxhelo Miho | X Group | Lirije Rashiti | Classic Boys | Classic Boys | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| Luma's vote | — | Red Roses | Arianit Bellopoja | Savjana Vjerdha | Kristo Thano | Amarildo Shahinaj | Focus | Anxhelo Miho | Xhesika Polo | Anxhelo Miho | X Group | Sheila Haxhiraj | Festina Mejzini | Classic Boys | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| Laço's vote | — | Arianit Bellopoja | Arianit Bellopoja | Matilda Shushari | Gerald Zyfi | Besa Breca | Xhesika Polo | Amarildo Shahinaj | Savjana Vjerdha | Anxhelo Miho | Festina Mejzini | Lirije Rashiti | Festina Mejzini | Xhesika Polo | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results are based on public votes alone |
| Eliminated | None | Red Roses 3 of 4 votes Majority | Arianit Bellopoja 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Matilda Shushari 3 of 4 votes Majority | Gerald Zyfi 3 of 4 votes Majority | Besa Breca 3 of 4 votes Majority | Focus 3 of 4 votes Majority | Amarildo Shahinaj 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Savjana Vjerdha 3 of 4 votes Majority | Anxhelo Miho 3 of 4 votes Majority | X Group 3 of 4 votes Majority | Lirije Rashiti 3 of 4 votes Majority | Festina Mejzini 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Classic Boys 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Xhesika Polo Third Place | Kritso Thano Runner-Up |
| Eliminated | None | Red Roses 3 of 4 votes Majority | Arianit Bellopoja 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Matilda Shushari 3 of 4 votes Majority | Gerald Zyfi 3 of 4 votes Majority | Besa Breca 3 of 4 votes Majority | Focus 3 of 4 votes Majority | Amarildo Shahinaj 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Savjana Vjerdha 3 of 4 votes Majority | Anxhelo Miho 3 of 4 votes Majority | X Group 3 of 4 votes Majority | Lirije Rashiti 3 of 4 votes Majority | Festina Mejzini 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Classic Boys 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Xhesika Polo Third Place | Sheila Haxhiraj Winner |

### Live show details
#### Week 1 (4 March 2012)

The first live show was held on 4 March in Klan Studios in Tirana. For the first time, X Factor debuted a high definition format in TV Klan; the show was broadcast entirely in 1080i HD. After sixteen artists performed, the host of the show, Alketa Vejsiu, communicated to the public that the X Factor Albania producers, in collaboration with the producers of The X Factor, decided to eliminate none of the performers.
Contestants' performances on the first live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Classic Boys | 1 | "New York, New York" | Safe |
| Anxhelo Miho | 2 | "Bad Day" | Safe |
| Gerald Zyfi | 3 | "Baby One More Time" | Safe |
| Festina Mejzini | 4 | "Just the Way You Are" | Safe |
| Saviana Vjerdha | 5 | "When You Believe" | Safe |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | 6 | "Incomplete" | Safe |
| Red Roses | 7 | "I'm So Excited" | Safe |
| Matilda Shushari | 8 | "Hush Hush" | Safe |
| Arianit Bellopoja | 9 | "Jar of Hearts" | Safe |
| X Group | 10 | "You Raise Me Up" | Safe |
| Xhesika Polo | 11 | "Sober" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 12 | "At Last" | Safe |
| Besa Breca | 13 | "I Surrender" | Safe |
| Focus | 14 | "Don't Let Go (Love)" | Safe |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 15 | "Firework" | Safe |
| Kristo Thano | 16 | "You Can Leave Your Hat On" | Safe |
| No Final Showdown ||||

#### Week 2 (11 March 2012)

Contestants' performances on the second live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Focus | 1 | "Fallin'" | Safe |
| Kristo Thano | 2 | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Safe |
| Besa Breca | 3 | "Because of You" | Safe |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 4 | "Sweet Dreams" | Safe |
| Anxhelo Miho | 5 | "Fairytale Gone Bad" | Safe |
| Gerald Zyfi | 6 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | Safe |
| Matilda Shushari | 7 | "Earth Song" | Safe |
| Red Roses | 8 | "Candyman" | Bottom two |
| Savjana Vjerdha | 9 | "Holding Out for a Hero" | Safe |
| Arianit Bellopoja | 10 | "Stand by Me" | Bottom two |
| X Group | 11 | "I Swear" | Safe |
| Xhesika Polo | 12 | "Man in the Mirror" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 13 | "It's Impossible" | Safe |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | 14 | "Sex on Fire" | Safe |
| Festina Mejzini | 15 | "She Said" | Safe |
| Classic Boys | 16 | "Mama" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Arianit Bellopoja | 1 | "Run" | Safe |
| Red Roses | 2 | "Lady Marmalade" | Eliminated |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Skënderaj: Red Roses
* Laço: Arianit Bellopoja
* Pasha: Red Roses
* Luma: Red Roses

#### Week 3 (18 March 2012)

Contestants' performances on the third live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Savjana Vjerdha | 1 | "I'm Alive" | Safe |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | 2 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Safe |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 3 | "If I Ain't Got You" | Safe |
| Focus | 4 | "Stayin Alive" | Safe |
| Matilda Shushari | 5 | "Stop!" | Safe |
| Arianit Bellopoja | 6 | "Use Somebody" | Bottom two |
| Lirije Rashiti | 7 | "Rehab" | Safe |
| Anxhelo Miho | 8 | "Angels" | Safe |
| Classic Boys | 9 | "Hallelujah" | Safe |
| Gerald Zyfi | 10 | "Laura non c'è" | Safe |
| Festina Mejzini | 11 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Safe |
| Kristo Thano | 12 | "Beggin'" | Safe |
| X Group | 13 | "I Want It That Way" | Bottom two |
| Xhesika Polo | 14 | "Someone like You" | Safe |
| Besa Breca | 15 | "River Deep-Mountain High" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Arianit Bellopoja | 1 | "Let It Be" | Eliminated |
| X Group | 2 | "What a Wonderful World" | Safe |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Laço: Arianit Bellopoja
* Skënderaj: X Group
* Pasha: X Group
* Luma: Arianit Bellopoja

#### Week 4 (25 March 2012)

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 1 | "We Found Love" | Safe |
| Anxhelo Miho | 2 | "Cryin'" | Safe |
| X Group | 3 | "Part-Time Lover" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 4 | "I've Got to See You Again" | Safe |
| Matilda Shushari | 5 | "Can't Fight the Moonlight" | Bottom two |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | 6 | "It Will Rain" | Safe |
| Festina Mejzini | 7 | "Stereo Hearts" | Safe |
| Gerald Zyfi | 8 | "Supergirl" | Safe |
| Savjana Vjerdha | 9 | "The Boy Does Nothing" | Bottom two |
| Classic Boys | 10 | "Those Were the Days" | Safe |
| Kristo Thano | 11 | "Wicked Game" | Safe |
| Besa Breca | 12 | "Call Me When You're Sober" | Safe |
| Focus | 13 | "Chain of Fools" | Safe |
| Xhesika Polo | 14 | "Born This Way" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Matilda Shushari | 1 | "A Moment Like This" | Eliminated |
| Savjana Vjerdha | 2 | "You Lost Me" | Safe |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Skënderaj: Matilda Shushari
* Pasha: Matilda Shushari
* Luma: Savjana Vjerdha
* Laço: Matilda Shushari

#### Week 5 (1 April 2012)

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Classic Boys | 1 | "Delilah" | Safe |
| Xhesika Polo | 2 | "Cry Baby" | Safe |
| Gerald Zyfi | 3 | "Lemon Tree" | Bottom two |
| Kristo Thano | 4 | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" | Bottom two |
| X Group | 5 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Safe |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | 6 | "In the Shadows" | Safe |
| Besa Breca | 7 | "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" | Safe |
| Savjana Vjerdha | 8 | "Call Me" | Safe |
| Anxhelo Miho | 9 | "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" | Safe |
| Festina Mejzini | 10 | "I Want to Break Free" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 11 | "What's a Woman?" | Safe |
| Focus | 12 | "Lose My Breath" | Safe |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 13 | "Apologize" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Gerald Zyfi | 1 | "Wonderful Life" | Eliminated |
| Kristo Thano | 2 | "Kryptonite" | Safe |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Skënderaj: Gerald Zyfi
* Luma: Kristo Thano
* Pasha: Gerald Zyfi
* Laço: Gerald Zyfi

#### Week 6 (8 April 2012)

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Xhesika Polo | 1 | "What's Up?" | Safe |
| Anxhelo Miho | 2 | "Always" | Safe |
| X Group | 3 | "Here Without You" | Safe |
| Besa Breca | 4 | "My Immortal" | Bottom two |
| Festina Mejzini | 5 | "This Love" | Safe |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | 6 | "Grenade" | Bottom two |
| Focus | 7 | "Hot Stuff" | Safe |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 8 | "Crazy in Love" | Safe |
| Classic Boys | 9 | "My Way" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 10 | "Born Free" | Safe |
| Kristo Thano | 11 | "Stay" | Safe |
| Savjana Vjerdha | 12 | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Besa Breca | 1 | "Just Walk Away" | Eliminated |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | 2 | "Bright Lights" | Safe |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Luma: Amarildo Shahinaj
* Skënderaj: Besa Breca
* Pasha: Besa Breca
* Laço: Besa Breca

#### Week 7 (15 April 2012)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Kristo Thano | 1 | "Siamo Soli" | Safe |
| Savjana Vjerdha | 2 | "Je t'aime" | Safe |
| Xhesika Polo | 3 | "Jetoj" | Bottom two |
| X Group | 4 | "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" | Safe |
| Focus | 5 | "Eye of the Tiger" | Bottom two |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | 6 | "Who I Am" | Safe |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 7 | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Safe |
| Anxhelo Miho | 8 | "Kiss" | Safe |
| Classic Boys | 9 | "Per Ty Atdhe" | Safe |
| Festina Mejzini | 10 | "Zemrën e lamë peng" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 11 | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Xhesika Polo | 1 | "It Hurt So Bad" | Safe |
| Focus | 2 | "If I Were a Boy" | Eliminated |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Pasha: Focus
* Laço: Xhesika Polo
* Luma: Focus
* Skënderaj: Focus

#### Week 8 (22 April 2012)

Contestants' performances on the eighth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Anxhelo Miho | 1 | "What I've Done" | Bottom two |
| Savjana Vjerdha | 2 | "Hurt" | Safe |
| X Group | 3 | "Valerie" | Safe |
| Kristo Thano | 4 | "Breathe Easy" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 5 | "Nah Neh Nah" | Safe |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | 6 | "What About Now" | Bottom two |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 7 | "Nobody's Perfect" | Safe |
| Xhesika Polo | 8 | "Family Portrait" | Safe |
| Classic Boys | 9 | "Lo Ti Amo" | Safe |
| Festina Mejzini | 10 | "Could You Be Loved" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Anxhelo Miho | 1 | "Feel" | Safe |
| Amarildo Shahinaj | 2 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Eliminated |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Pasha: Amarildo Shahinaj
* Luma: Anxhelo Miho
* Laço: Amarildo Shahinaj
* Skënderaj: Anxhelo Miho

#### Week 9 (29 April 2012)

Contestants' performances on the ninth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Savjana Vjerdha | 1 | "Think" | Bottom two |
| Classic Boys | 2 | "Caruso" | Safe |
| Anxhelo Miho | 3 | "The Lazy Song" | Safe |
| Festina Mejzini | 4 | "I Need a Dollar" | Safe |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 5 | "Feeling Good" | Safe |
| Kristo Thano | 6 | "Everybody Talks" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 7 | "Fever" | Safe |
| Xhesika Polo | 8 | "Crazy" | Bottom two |
| X Group | 9 | "Never Let You Go" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Savjana Vjerdha | 1 | "Help!" | Eliminated |
| Xhesika Polo | 2 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Safe |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Pasha: Savjana Vjerdha
* Skënderaj: Savjana Vjerdha
* Luma: Xhesika Polo
* Laço: Savjana Vjerdha

#### Week 10 (6 May 2012)

Contestants' performances on the tenth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Festina Mejzini | 1 | "You Know I'm No Good" | Safe |
| Anxhelo Miho | 2 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Bottom two |
| Xhesika Polo | 3 | "Dimmi come..." | Safe |
| X Group | 4 | "Home" | Bottom two |
| Lirije Rashiti | 5 | "A Song for You" | Safe |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 6 | "A Woman's Worth" | Safe |
| Kristo Thano | 7 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Safe |
| Classic Boys | 8 | "Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Anxhelo Miho | 1 | "Keep the Faith" | Eliminated |
| X Group | 2 | "" | Safe |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Skënderaj: X Group
* Laço: Anxhelo Miho
* Luma: Anxhelo Miho
* Pasha: Anxhelo Miho

#### Week 11 (13 May 2012)

Contestants' performances on the eleventh live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Classic Boys | 1 | "Per colpa di chi" | Safe |
| Xhesika Polo | 2 | "GoldenEye" | Safe |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 3 | "Ain't No Other Man" | Safe |
| X Group | 4 | "Careless Whisper" | Bottom two |
| Festina Mejzini | 5 | "Walking on Sunshine" | Bottom two |
| Kristo Thano | 6 | "Let Me Entertain You" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 7 | "All That Jazz" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Festina Mejzini | 1 | "Turning Tables" | Safe |
| X Group | 2 | "" | Eliminated |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Pasha: X Group
* Laço: Festina Mejzini
* Luma: X Group
* Skënderaj: X Group

#### Week 12 (20 May 2012)

Contestants' performances on the twelfth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Kristo Thano | 1 | "I'm a Believer" | Safe |
| Xhesika Polo | 2 | "Shine" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 3 | "Beat It" | Bottom two |
| Festina Mejzini | 4 | "Back It Up" | Safe |
| Classic Boys | 5 | "Cielito Lindo" | Safe |
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 6 | "Dance with Me" | Bottom two |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Sheila Haxhiraj | 1 | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Safe |
| Lirije Rashiti | 2 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Eliminated |

##### Judge's vote to eliminate

* Pasha: Lirije Rashiti
* Luma: Sheila Haxhiraj
* Laço: Lirije Rashiti
* Skënderaj: Lirije Rashiti