The fourth season of X Factor premiered on Sky 1 on August 27, 2018, and consists of a new judging line-up comprising former Modern Talking lead vocalist Thomas Anders, American singer Iggy Uriarte, singer Jennifer Weist and rapper Sido. It was presented by Charlotte Würdig and Bence Istenes, who replaced former host Jochen Schropp.
Production The show was originally cancelled in 2012 after the third series but an announcement was made for a revival series to be aired in 2018 on a new channel with an all-new judging line up and presenter. According to reports, the revival's premiere achieved only 30,000 viewers. Throughout the season, the show's viewership has been between 10,000 and 70,000 viewers. The finale only had 40,000 viewers.
The revival was shortly canceled after the final show.
Finalists
Key: – Winner – Runner-up
Category (mentor) Acts Boys (Sido)Jan-Marten Block (23)Leonardo Davi (20)Robin Hoff (20) Girls (Uriarte)Leonie-Susanne Happel (19)Selina Shirin Hinzmann (20)Stefanie Black (20) Over 25s (Anders)Alexander Grant (30)Manuel "Elto" El-Tohamy (29)Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg (28) Groups and Bands (Weist)EES & The Yes-Ja! BandScheerWait of the World
Elimination Chart
Colour key –Contestant was saved by the judges –Contestant was saved by the public –Contestant was not saved by the public or by the judges and was eliminated –Contestant was eliminated in the Sing-off –Contestant became the winner Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 EES & The Yes-Ja! BandSafeSafeWinner Wait of the WorldSafeSavedRunner-up Sheila "Shylee" RothbergSafeSafeEliminated in Round 2 (Week 3) Jan-Marten BlockSafeSafeEliminated in Round 1 (Week 3) ScheerSafe Eliminated Eliminated (week 2) Robin HoffSafe Eliminated Leonie-Susanne HapelSafe Eliminated Manuel "Elto" El-TohamySafe Eliminated Selina Shirin Hinzmann Eliminated Eliminated (week 1)Stefanie Black Eliminated Alexander Grant Eliminated Leonardo Davi Eliminated Sing-off rowspan=5 Scheer,Wait of the World rowspan=5 Sido' voteto save Scheer Uriate's voteto save Wait of the World Weist's voteto save Wait of the World Anders's voteto save Wait of the World Eliminated Leonardo DaviFewest votesto save Scheer1 of 4 votesto save Jan-Marten BlockFewest votesto win Alexander GrantFewest votesto save Manuel "Elto" El-TohamyFewest votesto save Sheila "Shylee" RothbergFewest votesto win Stefanie BlackFewest votesto save Leonie-Susanne HapelFewest votesto save Waif of the WorldFewest votesto win Selina Shirin HinzmannFewest votesto save Robin HoffFewest votesto save EES & The Yes-Ja! BandMost votesto win
Live show details
Week 1 (5 October) This week the 4 acts with most votes from the public were saved while the judges chose which 4 acts to save. + Contestants' performances on the first live show Act Order Song Result EES & The Yes-Ja! Band 1 "Never Hold Us Down" (original song) Public vote Alexander Grant 2 "Leave a Light On" Eliminated Leonie-Susanne Hapel 3 "Pretty Girl Rock" Iggy's choice Stefanie Black 4 "Niemals" Eliminated Manuel "Elto" El-Tohamy 5 "In My Blood" Thomas' choice Robin Hoff 6 "Schwerkraft" (original song) Public Vote Scheer 7 "Das mutige Ich" (original song) Jennifer's choice Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg 8 "Lay Me Down" Public vote Jan-Marten Block 9 "Unchain My Heart"Sido's choice Leonardo Davi 10 "Youngblood" Eliminated Selina Shirin Hinzmann 11 "Sandcastles" Eliminated Wait of the World 12 "Glacier" (original song) Public vote
Week 2 (12 October) The 3 acts who placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the public voting progressed to the final while the 2 acts who placed 4th and 5th in the public voting battled it out in the sing-off for the last place in the final while the remaining 3 acts who placed 6th, 7th and 8th in the public voting were eliminated. + Act Order Song Result Wait of the World 1 "Until your Home" Sing-off Jan-Marten Block 2 "Skinny Love" Public vote Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg 3 "Valerie" Public vote Scheer 4 "Unendlich" Sing-off Leonie-Susanne Hapel 5 "No Tears Left to Cry" Eliminated Manuel "Elto" El-Tohamy 6 "Thinking Out Loud" Eliminated Robin Hoff 7"Facetime" Eliminated EES & The Yes-Ja! Band 8 "Original" Public vote Sing-off details Scheer 1"Kilometer"Eliminated Wait of the World 2 "You've Got the Love" Saved
Week 3 Final (19 October)
+ Act Order First song Order Second song ResultEES & The Yes-Ja! Band 1 "Just Do It" 5 "Try Try Try" WinnerJan-Marten Block 2 "Sanctuary" 6 "Los"4th Place Wait of the World 3"Rune" 7 "Glacier" Runner-up Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg 4"Chandelier" 8"Bulletproof"3rd Place
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