X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Maria Fantino returned as the host for her third season, while Thomas Blachman returned as a judge. Two new judges, Drew Sycamore and Benjamin Hav joined the panel this season, replacing Oh Land and Simon Kvamm, respectively.https://underholdning.tv2.dk/2025-09-10-oh-land-maa-traekke-sig-fra-x-factor-ny-dommer-tager-over
On April 10, Hugo A was announced as the winner of the season, marking Benjamin Hav's first win as a mentor.
Selection process Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.
The 18 successful acts were: Thomas Blachman: Tobias, Hevi, Rasmus, Jonas, Kram, Alfred og Jesper Drew Sycamore: Mikkel, Ella, Emelie, Malthe, Norm, Sara og Marie Benjamin Hav: Hugo, Sara, Jakob, Matilde, Fire Flotte Fyre, India og Viktoria
Bootcamp
The 9 eliminated acts were: Thomas Blachman: Tobias, Jonas, Kram Drew Sycamore: Mikkel, Malthe, Norm Benjamin Hav: Sara, Matilde, India og Viktoria
Finalists
Key: – Winner – Runner-up
ActAge(s)HometownMentorCategoryResultHugo A16SønderborgBenjamin Hav15-22sWinnerHevi15BordingThomas Blachman15-22sRunner-upElla Sophia18FrederiksbergDrew Sycamore15-22s3rd PlaceRasmus Djurhuus28BallerupThomas BlachmanOver 23s4th PlaceMli (Emelie Blomgren)41HolstedDrew SycamoreOver 23s5th PlaceSara+Marie19SvendborgDrew SycamoreGroups6th Place44 m²23-24CopenhagenThomas BlachmanGroups7th Place4 Flotte Fyre20VariousBenjamin HavGroups8th PlaceJakob Hasselstrøm29CopenhagenBenjamin HavOver 23s9th 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:
| – Drew Sycamore's Contestants |- | – Thomas Blachman's Contestants |- | – Benjamin Hav's Contestants
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 1st round 2nd round Hugo A Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe2nd31,00% Winner53,00% Hevi Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe1st39,00% Runner-up47,00% Ella Sophia Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd30,00%Eliminated(Week 7) Rasmus Djurhuus Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two 4thEliminated(Week 6) Mli Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom twoEliminated(Week 5) Sara+MarieSafe Safe Safe Bottom twoEliminated(Week 4) 44 m² Bottom two Bottom two Bottom twoEliminated(Week 3) 4 Flotte Fyre Safe Bottom twoEliminated(Week 2) Jakob Hasslestrøm Bottom twoEliminated(Week 1) Sing-Off44 m²,Jakob Hasselstrøm44 m²,4 Flotte Fyre 44 m²,Rasmus Djurhuus Sara+Marie,Mli Rasmus Djurhuus,MliThe act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. Blachman voted out Jakob Hasselstrøm 4 Flotte Fyre 44 m² Mli Mli Sycamore voted out Jakob Hasselstrøm 4 Flotte Fyre Rasmus Djurhuus Sara+Marie Rasmus Djurhuus Hav voted out 44 m² 44 m² 44 m² Sara+Marie Mli Eliminated Jakob Hasselstrøm9th 4 Flotte Fyre8th 44 m²7th Sara+Marie6th Mli5th Rasmus Djurhuus4th Ella Sophia3rd HeviRunner-Up Hugo AWinner
Week 1 (February 27) Theme: Signature
+ Contestants' performances on the first live show Act Order Song Result 44m² 1 "Jeg har ikke lyst til at dø" Bottom two Hugo A 2 "Always On My Mind" Safe Mli 3 "Bad Romance" Safe Hevi 4 "fake det." Safe Jakob Hasselstrøm 5 "Don't Know Why" Bottom two Sara+Marie 6 "No One Dies from Love" Safe Rasmus Djurhuus 7 "God's Gonna Cut You Down" Safe 4 Flotte Fyre 8 "Kære Lille Mormor" Safe Ella Sophia 9 "You Stole the Show" Safe Sing-Off details 44m² 1 "Vi pumper hjertet op" Saved Jakob Hasselstrøm 2 "Ikke Mer' Mig" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate Hav: 44m² Sycamore: Jakob Hasselstrøm Blachman: Jakob Hasselstrøm
Week 2 (March 6) Theme: Hooray It's my birth year
+ Contestants' performances on the second live show Act Order Song Result Ella Sophia 1 "Umbrella" Safe 4 Flotte Fyre 2 "Fix You" Bottom two Rasmus Djurhuus 3 "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Safe Mli 4 "Forever Young" Safe 44m² 5 "Tag mig tilbage" Bottom two Sara+Marie 6 "Put Your Records On" Safe Hevi 7 "Lost in the World" Safe Hugo A 8 "Home" Safe Sing-Off details 4 Flotte Fyre 1 "Sh-Boom" Eliminated 44m² 2 "er det nu?" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate Hav: 44m² Sycamore: 4 Flotte Fyre Blachman: 4 Flotte Fyre
Week 3 (March 13) Theme: Trip goes to
+ Contestants' performances on the third live show Act Order Song Result Ella Sophia 1 "Umbrella" Safe 44m² 2 "Nordvest altaner" Bottom two Mli 3 "Barn Af Venedig" Safe Rasmus Djurhuus 4 "Walk on the Wild Side" Bottom two Ella Sophia 5 "Empire State of Mind (Part II)" Safe Hugo A 6 "Pianomand" Safe Sara+Marie 7 "End of Beginning" Safe Sing-Off details 44m² 1 "Ik Gå Så Langt" Eliminated Rasmus Djurhuus 2 "All These Nights" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate Hav: 44m² Sycamore: Rasmus Djurhuus Blachman: 44m²
Week 4 (March 20) Theme: The year that passed 2025 Musical Guest: Annika ("Livsforladt")
+ Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Act Order Song Result Sara+Marie 1 "12 to 12" Bottom two Rasmus Djurhuus 2 "Gold" Safe Hugo A 3 "Yukon" Safe Ella Sophia 4 "Blodigt"Safe Hevi 5 "Hader ik mig selv sammen med dig" SafeMli 6 "Billions" Bottom two Sing-Off details Sara+Marie 1 "Green Light" Eliminated Mli 2 "It Must Have Been Love" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate Hav: Sara+Marie Sycamore: Sara+Marie Blachman: Mli
Week 5 (March 27) Theme: Play something Medina Musical Guest: Medina ("Se Mig Nu")
+ Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Act Order Song Result Rasmus Djurhuus 1 "Giv mig alt" Bottom two Ella Sophia 2 "Elsk Mig" SafeHugo A 3 "Vi to" Safe Mli 4 "Love Isn't Easy"Bottom two Hevi 5 "Lykkepille" Safe Sing-Off details Rasmus Djurhuus 1 "Chains" Saved Mli 2 "Highwomen" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate Hav: Mli Sycamore: Rasmus Djurhuus Blachman: Mli
Week 6: Semi-Final (April 3) Theme: Body & Soul
+ Contestants' performances on the sixth live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Hugo A 1"Give It Up" 5"Earth Song" Safe Hevi 2 "Oscar Winning Tears" 6 "Vil du noget?" Safe Ella Sophia 3 "Det' kun vigtigt, hvad der er" 7 "Locked out of Heaven" Safe Rasmus Djurhuus 4"Pissoir" 8 "Tak for dit brev" Eliminated The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Rasmus Djurhuus was automacally eliminated. After Rasmus Djurhuus's elimination, he sang "Brave Enough" which was his own single and will be released on the music streaming services.
Week 7: Final (April 10) Theme: Free Choice Song, Duet with a Special Guest, Winner Song Musical Guest: Christopher ("Ham med guitaren") Group Performances: "Stolt" (performed by the 9 live show contestants), "Golden" (performed by the Auditonees), "Den danske sommer" (Performed by Tobias Rahim and Birthe Kjær) + Contestants' performances on the seventh live show Act Order Free Choice SongOrderDuet song (special guest) Result Voting stats Order Winner Song Result Voting stats Ella Sophia 1"Hello" 4 "Oh My God"/"Gosh I Luv It !!!" (with Saint Clara) 3rd Place 30.00% (3/3)N/A (Already Eliminated) Hugo A 2"Thriller" 5"Ready To Die"/"Afterall" (with Saveus) Safe 31.00% (2/3)8"Golden 24"Winner 53.00% (1/2) Hevi 3"Elsker dig for evigt" 6"Kendt mig en uge"/"Tusind tanker!" (with Mille) Safe 39.00% (1/3)7"Ender Her Igen"Runner-up 47.00% (2/2)
After Ella Sophia's elimination, she sang "Vægtløs" which was her own single and will be released on the music streaming services.
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