X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Maria Fantino is the new host to the show After Sofie Linde stepped down as hosthttps://underholdning.tv2.dk/2023-07-06-ny-vaert-klar-i-x-factor and Thomas Blachman and Simon Kvamm will return for their 16th and 2nd time as judges and they will be joined by Oh Land who is returning for 4th time as judge replacing Kwamie Liv as judge. https://underholdning.tv2.dk/2023-08-30-her-er-den-nye-x-factor-dommer
Helene Frank Won the Competition and The Brothers duo Selmani became the runner-up of the season and Simon Kvamm became winning mentor for the second season in a row.
Selection process Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.
The 18 successful acts were: Thomas Blachman: Mariya Apollonia, Aske & William, Ea Houbo Christensen, Sara Høgh, Kaos, Cristian Oprea Oh Land: Cyklus, Elipreeya, Mette Jeppesen, Nicolaj Lindby, August Tómasson, Elva Wahlberg Simon Kvamm: Anton & Viktor, Helene Frank, Victor Hauch, Selmani, Thilde Steffensen, Jonas Thomsen
Bootcamp
The 9 eliminated acts were: Thomas Blachman: Aske & William, Ea Houbo Christensen, Sara Høgh Oh Land: Elipreeya, Mette Jeppesen, August Tómasson Simon Kvamm: Anton & Viktor, Thilde Steffensen, Jonas Thomsen
Finalists
Key: – Winner – Runner-up
ActAge(s)HometownMentorCategoryResultHelene Frank28Eckernförde, GermanySimon KvammOver 23sWinnerSelmani19-22KalundborgSimon KvammGroupsRunner-upCristian Oprea16SønderborgThomas Blachman15-22s3rd PlaceElva Wahlberg20SøborgOh Land15-22s4th PlaceKaos20-21Vordingborg og ValbyThomas BlachmanGroups5th PlaceCyklus22NæstvedOh LandGroups6th PlaceMariya Apollonia24CopenhagenThomas BlachmanOver 23s7th PlaceNicolaj Lindby29AarhusOh LandOver 23s8th PlaceVictor Hauch19GentofteSimon Kvamm15-22s9th 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
Contestants' colour key:
| – Oh Land's Contestants |- | – Thomas Blachman's Contestants |- | – Simon Kvamm's Contestants
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 1st round 2nd round Helene Frank Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe SafeSafeWinner Selmani Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe SafeSafeRunner-up Cristian Oprea Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 3rdEliminated(Week 7) Elva Wahlberg Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 4thEliminated(Week 6) Kaos Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom twoEliminated(Week 5) Cyklus Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom twoEliminated(Week 4) Mariya Apollonia Safe Safe Bottom twoEliminated(Week 3) Nicolaj Lindby Bottom two Bottom twoEliminated(Week 2) Victor Hauch Bottom twoEliminated(Week 1) Sing-OffVictor Hauch,Nicolaj LindbyCyklus,Nicolaj Lindby Mariya Apollonia,Kaos Elva Wahlberg,Cyklus Cristian Oprea,KaosThe act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. Blachman voted out Victor Hauch Nicolaj Lindby Mariya Apollonia Elva Wahlberg Kaos Oh Land voted out Victor Hauch Nicolaj Lindby Kaos Cyklus Kaos Kvamm voted out Nicolaj Lindby Cyklus Mariya Apollonia Cyklus Cristian Oprea Eliminated Victor Hauch9th Nicolaj Lindby8th Mariya Apollonia7th Cyklus6th Kaos5th Elva Wahlberg4th Cristian Oprea3rd SelmaniRunner-Up Helene FrankWinner
Live show details
Week 1 (February 23) Theme: Signature
+ Contestants' performances on the first live show Act Order Song Result Elva Wahlberg 1 "Vampire" Safe Victor Hauch 2 "Ibiza" Bottom two Mariya Apollonia 3 "Sundholm" Safe Nicolaj Lindby 4 "Verdens Mindste Dør, Har Aldrig Været Større" Bottom two Selmani 5 "Stå Op Gå Ned" Safe Cristian Oprea 6 "Halskæde" Safe Cyklus 7 "Fugle Kan Dø" Safe Helene Franck 8 "Et Hav Af Udstrakte Hænder" Safe Kaos 9 "Bums For Eliten" Safe Sing-Off details Victor Hauch 1 "Susanne, Birgitte og Hanne" Eliminated Nicolaj Lindby 2 "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate Kvamm: Nicolaj Lindby Oh Land: Victor Hauch Blachman: Victor Hauch
Week 2 (March 1) Theme: Songs from the 1980s
+ Contestants' performances on the second live show Act Order Song Result Cristian Oprea 1 "99 Luftballons" Safe Cyklus 2 "I Would Die 4 U" Bottom two Helene Franck 3 "Sotto Voce" Safe Mariya Apollonia 4 "Nu Hvor Du Har Brændt Mig Af" Safe Nicolaj Lindby 5 "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" Bottom two Kaos 6 "Indian Summer" Safe Elva Wahlberg 7 "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Safe Selmani 8 "Hele Verden Fra Forstanden" Safe Sing-Off details Cyklus 1 "Venus" Saved Nicolaj Lindby 2 "The Second You Sleep" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate Kvamm: Cyklus Blachman: Nicolaj Lindby Oh Land: Nicolaj Lindby
Week 3 (March 8) Theme: International Women's Day Musical guest: Emma Sehested Høeg ("Aldrig Helt Nok")
+ Contestants' performances on the third live show Act Order Song Result Mariya Apollonia 1 "Jeg elsker alt hvad du hader ved mig" Bottom two Selmani 2 "Landet" Safe Elva Wahlberg 3 "Killing It" Safe Kaos 4 "ægte kvinde" Bottom two Cyklus 5 "Alt Det Du Gør" Safe Cristian Oprea 6 "Run the World (Girls)" Safe Helene Franck 7 "Bitte Små Ryk" Safe Sing-Off details Mariya Apollonia 1 "Somewhere Only We Know" Eliminated Kaos 2 "Slørede Nætter" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate Kvamm: Mariya Apollonia Oh Land: Kaos Blachman: Mariya Apollonia
Week 4 (March 15) Theme: TV & Movie songs
+ Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Act Order Song Movie/TV show Result Cyklus 1 "Nu Flyver Anton" Anton Bottom two Helene Frank 2 "Sjæl i Flammer" Een gang strømer... Safe Kaos 3 "Hvad Skal vi Med Frihed?" Cirkeline: Storbyens Mus Safe Selmani 4 "Knokler Hårdt" Ækte vare Safe Elva Wahlberg 5 "What Was I Made For?" Barbie Bottom two Cristian Oprea 6 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Rocketman Safe Sing-Off details Cyklus 1 "Sacre Coeur" Eliminated Elva Wahlberg 2 "The Game" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate Blachman: Elva Wahlberg Kvamm: Cyklus Oh Land: Cyklus
Week 5 (March 22) Theme: Family Group Performances: "Running in the Family" (performed by the top 5) Musical Guest: August Høyen ("Min Mor")
+ Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Act Order Song Result Selmani 1 "Novembervej" Safe Cristian Oprea 2 "My Girls" Bottom two Helene Frank 3 "Natsværmer" Safe Kaos 4 "Klap for fædrelandet" Bottom two Elva Wahlberg 5 "Mother Mother" Safe Sing-Off details Cristian Oprea 1 "Who Wants to Live Forever" Saved Kaos 2 "Kaos kan Være Smukt" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate Kvamm: Cristian Oprea Oh Land: Kaos Blachman: Kaos
Week 6: Semi-Final (March 29) Theme: Heart Rhymes with Pain Musical Guest: ROSÉL ("Igennem Din Mund")
+ Contestants' performances on the sixth live show Act Order First song (Love Song) Order Second song (Unhappy Love Song) Result Helene Frank 1"Sådan nogle som os" 5"Termodragten" Safe Elva Wahlberg 2 "Svært at være fantastisk" 6 "Weak" Eliminated Selmani 3 "Du gør mig..." 7 "Regn" Safe Cristian Oprea 4"Mystery of Love" 8 "This is what autumn feels like" Safe The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Elva Wahlberg was automacally eliminated. After Elva Wahlberg's elimination, she sang "20 år" which was her own single and will be released on the music streaming services.
Week 7: Final (April 5) Theme: Judges Choice, Duet with a Special Guest, Winner Song Musical Guest: Christopher ("Fool's Gold"), Astrid S ("Hurts So Good)" & ("First to Go"), Group Performances: "Arcade", "Orchid Field (original song)" & "Let Her Go" (performed by the 3 finalists), "Lionheart (Fearless)" (performed by the 9 live show contestants), "A Beautiful Life" (performed by Christopher & the 9 live show contestants), "This is Me" (performed by the audtionees) + Contestants' performances on the seventh live show Act Order Judges Choice SongOrderDuet song (special guest) ResultVoting Result (Round 1) Order Winner Song ResultVoting Result (Round 2) Helene Frank 1"Noget for nogen" 4"Langt ude, langt oppe, langt nede og langt, langt væk" & "Du er" (with Søren Huss) Safe47,01% (1/3)8"Verden Findes"Winner 69,11% (1/2) Cristian Oprea 2"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" 5"Det’ kun vigtigt, hvad det er" & "Storebæltsbroen" (with Guldimund)3rd Place25,15% (3/3)N/A (Already Eliminated) Selmani 3"Terrier" 6"Spice up your life" & "Første Dag" (with Benjamin Hav & Ella Augusta) Safe27,84% (2/3)7"Vejen Hjem"Runner-up30,89% (2/2)
After Cristian Oprea's elimination, he sang "Sang om forventninger (Jeg vil bare være glad)" which was his own single and will be released on the music streaming services.
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