X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Like the end of season 13, season 14 continued live shows without audiences due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Solveig Lindelof won the season and Oh Land became the winning mentor for the first time and Solveig Lindelof became the first winner in the Danish X Factor history to appear in the bottom two.
Judges and hosts Thomas Blachman and Oh Land returned as judges for a 13th and third season respectively, while Ankerstjerne did not return for a third season. DJ Martin Jensen took over as judge from Ankerstjerne, introducing him to the competition for the first time.
For a sixth season, Sofie Linde Ingversen returned as the host of the show. Sofie hosted the auditions, the returning 5 Chair Challenge, and the Bootcamp. For the live shows, she would take maternity leave, appointing the hosting role to comedian Melvin Kakooza. In late February however, Melvin had a brain tumor, rendering him unable to host the show. Lise Rønne, the former host of seasons 1, 2, 4, and 5, agreed to replace Melvin as host of the show. She was hesitant initially but agreed by reason of circumstances.
Selection process Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus. Oh Land was assigned to mentor the 15-22s category, Martin Jensen the Over 23s, and Blachman the Groups.
The 15 successful acts were: 15-22s: Nikoline Steen Kristensen, Andreas Liebach, Solveig Lindelof, Lucca Nordlund, Julie Toftdal Over 23s: Hiba Chehade, Vilson Ferati, Julia Ingvarsson, Dan Laursen, Philip Lillelund Groups: Emmelie & Laura, Fox & Lilly, The Kubrix, Neva & Ida, Simon & Marcus
Kajsa, a group act advancing from the 5 Chair Challenge, withdrew from the competition voluntarily just before entering the Bootcamp stage.
Bootcamp
The 6 eliminated acts were: 15-22s: Andreas Liebach, Julie Toftdal Over 23s: Julia Ingvarsson, Philip Lillelund Groups: Emmelie & Laura, Fox & Lilly
Contestants
Key: – Winner – Runner-up ActAge(s)HometownCategory (mentor)ResultSolveig Lindelof15Hvidovre15-22s (Oh Land)WinnerNikoline Steen Kristensen17Sørvad15-22s (Oh Land)Runner-upSimon & Marcus18-19ThistedGroups (Blachman)3rd placeLucca Nordlund15Aalborg15-22s (Oh Land)4th placeDan Laursen36HaslevOver 23s (Jensen)5th placeThe Kubrix16-22VariousGroups (Blachman)6th placeVilson Ferati23LangesøOver 23s (Jensen)7th placeNeva & Ida17-18VariousGroups (Blachman)8th placeHiba Chehade26OdenseOver 23s (Jensen)9th place
Live shows
Colour key –Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the Sing-Off –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no Sing-Off) –Contestant received the most public votes –Contestant automatically safe. No public votes.
Contestants' colour key:
| – Over 23s (Jensen's contestants) |- | – 15-22s (Oh Land's contestants) |- | – Groups (Blachman's contestants)
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 1st round 2nd round 1st round 2nd round Solveig Lindelof Safe 5th10.6% 3rd16.4% 6th13.6%1st23.0%1st24.2%1st29.2%1st36.0%Winner52.7% Nikoline Steen Kristensen Safe 2nd15.9%1st16.7% 2nd16.2% 2nd17.4% 4th18.8% 2nd26.8% 2nd35.0%Runner-up47.3% Simon & Marcus Safe 3rd13.3% 2nd16.5%1st17.1% 4th15.6% 2nd22.1% 3rd23.3% 3rd29.0%Eliminated(Week 7) Lucca Nordlund Safe1st16,4%4th13.9% 3rd15.5% 5th15,5% 3rd21.6% 4th20.8%Eliminated(Week 6) Dan Laursen Safe6th10.3% 6th11.2% 4th14.7% 3rd15.6% 5th13.3%Eliminated(Week 6) The Kubrix Safe 4th11.4% 5th11.9% 5th14.0% 6th13.0%Eliminated(Week 5) Vilson Ferati Safe 7th9.1% 8th5.9% 7th8.9%Eliminated(Week 4) Neva & Ida Safe 9th4.5% 7th7.5%Eliminated(Week 3) Hiba Chehade Safe 8th8.5%Eliminated(Week 2) Sing-OffIn the first live show, there is no elimination. Viewers can still vote, and the votes go on and are counted in the second live show, where the first elimination will take place.Hiba Chehade,Neva & IdaNeva & Ida,Vilson FeratiVilson Ferati,Solveig LindelofLucca Nordlund,The KubrixThe act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. Blachman voted outHiba Chehade Neva & IdaVilson FeratiLucca Nordlund Oh Land voted outHiba Chehade -Vilson FeratiThe Kubrix Jensen voted outNeva & Ida Neva & IdaSolveig LindelofThe Kubrix Eliminated Hiba Chehade9th Neva & Ida8th Vilson Ferati7th The Kubrix6th Dan Laursen5th Lucca Nordlund4th Simon & Marcus3rd Nikoline Steen KristensenRunner-up Solveig LindelofWinner
Live show details
Week 1 (February 26) Theme: Signature
+ Contestants' performances on the first live show Act Order Song Result Solveig Lindelof 1 "Here Comes the Sun" Safe Simon & Marcus 2 "Hot Girl Bummer"Safe Dan Laursen 3 "Before You Go" Safe Nikoline Steen Kristensen 4 "Vi er ikke kønne nok" Safe Hiba Chehade5 "Ocean Eyes" Safe The Kubrix 6 "Hallucinogenics" Safe Vilson Ferati 7 "Blinding Lights" Safe Neva & Ida 8 "Mad Hatter"Safe Lucca Nordlund 9 "Drivers License" Safe
There was no elimination in the first live show. Viewers could still vote, and the votes would go on and be counted in the second live show.
Week 2 (March 5) Theme: Songs released in 2020
+ Contestants' performances on the second live show Act Order Song Result Dan Laursen 1 "Higher Ground" Safe Nikoline Steen Kristensen 2 "Giv lys igen" Safe The Kubrix 3 "People, I've Been Sad"Safe Hiba Chehade 4 "You Should Be Sad" Bottom two Lucca Nordlund 5 "Fire on Fire" Safe Neva & Ida 6 "Mad at Disney" Bottom two Solveig Lindelof 7 "Please Don't Make Me Cry" Safe Vilson Ferati 8 "Lonely" Safe Simon & Marcus 9 "Bad Boy" Safe Sing-Off detailsHiba Chehade 1 "No Peace" EliminatedNeva & Ida 2 "Børn af Natten" Saved Judges' votes to eliminate Blachman: Hiba Chehade Jensen: Neva & Ida Oh Land: Hiba Chehade
Week 3 (March 12) Theme: Sound of my Childhood Musical Guest: Folkeklubben ("Børn af den tabte tid")
+ Contestants' performances on the third live show Act Order Song Result Nikoline Steen Kristensen 1 "Joanna" Safe Neva & Ida 2 "Heathens" Bottom two Vilson Ferati 3 "Let Me Love You" Bottom two Solveig Lindelof 4 "Nobody wants to hear songs anymore" Safe Simon & Marcus 5 "Feel Good Inc." Safe Dan Laursen 6 "Tusind Stykke" Safe Lucca Nordlund 7 "New Love" Safe The Kubrix 8"Yellow Flicker Beat"Safe Sing-Off detailsNeva & Ida 1 "I Found" EliminatedVilson Ferati 2 "Diamonds" Saved Judges' votes to eliminate Jensen: Neva & Ida Blachman: Neva & Ida Oh Land: was not required to vote
Week 4 (March 19) Theme: Summer Musical Guest: Lord Siva ("Solhverv") & ("Stjernerne")
+ Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Act Order Song Result Simon & Marcus 1 "Walkin' on the Sun" Safe Lucca Nordlund 2 "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" Safe Nikoline Steen Kristensen 3 "Sunlight" Safe Vilson Ferati4 "Wake Me Up" Bottom two The Kubrix 5 "National Anthem" Safe Solveig Lindelof 6 "Sun in our Eyes" Bottom two Dan Laursen 7 "Castle on the hill" Safe Sing-Off detailsVilson Ferati 1 "Pray" EliminatedSolveig Lindelof 2 "Once Upon a Time" Saved Judges' votes to eliminate Oh Land: Vilson Ferati Jensen: Solveig Lindelof Blachman: Vilson Ferati
Week 5 (March 26) Theme: Play Danish Group Performance: ("Føler mig selv 100") Musical Guest: Andreas Odbjerg ("I Morgen er en ny dag")
+ Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Act Order Song Result Lucca Nordlund 1 "Island" Bottom two Simon & Marcus 2 "Hot!" Safe Solveig Lindelof 3 "Give You More" Safe Dan Laursen 4 "Over byen" Safe The Kubrix 5 "Mercy" Bottom two Nikoline Steen Kristensen 6 "Endeløst" Safe Sing-Off detailsLucca Nordlund 1 "Wicked Game" SavedThe Kubrix 2 "Dead to Me" Eliminated Judges' votes to eliminate Blachman: Lucca Nordlund Oh Land: The Kubrix Jensen: The Kubrix
Week 6: Semi-Final (April 2) Theme: Horns & Unplugged Musical Guest: Alma Agger ("Uundgåelig") + Contestants' performances on the sixth live show Act Order Horns Song Result Order Unplugged Song Result Nikoline Steen Kristensen 1 "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" Safe 6"Op"Safe Dan Laursen2 "Giant" EliminatedN/A (Already Eliminated) Lucca Nordlund 3 "Love Lockdown" Safe 7"The Warning"Eliminated Simon & Marcus 4 "Rocket Scientist" Safe 8"Sunday Best"Safe Solveig Lindelof 5 "Shut Up" Safe 9"Heartbeat"Safe
The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Dan Laursen received the fewest public votes in the first round and Lucca Nordlund received the fewest public votes in the second round and both were eliminated.
For the first time in the Danish X Factor two acts will be eliminated from the competition in the semi-finals.
Week 7: Final (April 9) Theme: Judges Choice, Duet with a Special Guest, Winner Song Musical Guest: Drew Sycamore ("Take it Back") & ("45 Fahrenheit Girl") Group Performance: "Move On Up" (Curtis Mayfield performed by the 9 contestants), "Folk skal bare holde deres kæft" (Hugorm performed by Hugorm & the 9 contestants) + Contestants' performances on the seventh live show Act Order Judges Choice SongOrder Duet song (with a Special Guest) Order Winner Song Result Simon & Marcus 1 "Sexy and I Know It" 4"Mansion" & "Alene" with (Thor Farlov)N/A (Already Eliminated) 3rd Place Solveig Lindelof 2 "They Won't Go When I Go" 5 "Slip Away" & "Angel Zoo" with (Mads Bo) 8"Cranes in the Sky"Winner Nikoline Steen Kristensen 3 "Fly Away" 6 "Nær" & "I et land uden høje bjerge" with (Michael Falch) 7"Alle Tråde"Runner-Up
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