X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The second season premiered on 2 January 2009 and ended on 27 March on DR1. Lise Rønne returned as host, while Thomas Blachman, Lina Rafn and Remee returned as judges.
Judges and hosts
In March 2008, Thomas Blachman announced that he would not be returning as a judge for season 2. On 18 September 2008, Ekstra Bladet revealed that Lina Rafn would be returning as a judge for season 2. The following day, it was officially confirmed that Blachman, Rafn and Remee would all be returning as judges for season 2. Lise Rønne returned as host.
Selection process
Auditions Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Århus in 2008.
Superbootcamp Remee was given the Groups category, Rafn was given the Over 25s and Blachman was given the 15-24s.
Bootcamp For the first time in the show's history, the judges had an assistant to help them decide which acts to send through to the live shows. Remee was assisted by Martin Dodd, but Rafn and Blachman were not assisted.
The 6 eliminated acts were: 15-24s: Patricia (put into Alien Beat Club), Patrick Over 25s: Janus, Lotus Groups: Anders & Elisabeth, Soul Connect
Contestants
Key: – Winner – Runner-up ActAge(s)HometownCategory (mentor)ResultLinda Andrews36Tórshavn, Faroe IslandsOver 25s (Rafn)WinnerAlien Beat Club16-24VariousGroups (Remee)Runner-upMohamed Ali16Nørresundby15-24s (Blachman)3rd placeSidsel Vestertjele17Unknown15-24s (Blachman)4th placeLucas Claver16Hundested15-24s (Blachman)5th placeAsian Sensation16-18AarhusGroups (Remee)6th placeSeest Christensen35UnknownOver 25s (Rafn)7th placeClaus Lillelund31AalborgOver 25s (Rafn)8th placeTårnhøj25-31VariousGroups (Remee)9th place
Live shows The live shows began on 13 February 2009 and ended on 27 March 2009 at DR Byen.
Colour key:
| – Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown |- | – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
Contestants' colour key:
| – Rafn's contestants (Over 25s) |- | – Remee's contestants (Groups) |- | – Blachman's contestants (15-24s)
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Final Week 7 Round 1 Round 2 Linda AndrewsSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner(Week 7) Alien Beat ClubSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe Runner-up(Week 7) Mohamed AliSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoBottom two 3rd Eliminated(Week 7) Sidsel VestertjeleSafeSafeSafeBottom twoSafeBottom two Eliminated(Week 6) Lucas ClaverSafeBottom twoSafeSafeBottom two Eliminated(Week 5) Asian SensationSafeSafeBottom twoBottom two Eliminated(Week 4) Seest ChristensenSafeSafeBottom two Eliminated(Week 3) Claus LillelundBottom twoBottom two Eliminated(Week 2) Tårnhøj Bottom two Eliminated(Week 1) Bottom two Claus LillelundTårnhøj Claus LillelundLucas Claver Asian SensationSeest Christensen Asian SensationSidsel Vestertjele Lucas ClaverMohamed Ali Sidsel VestertjeleMohamed Ali No bottom two, public votes alone decide who is eliminated. Remee voted out Claus Lillelund Claus Lillelund Seest Christensen Sidsel Vestertjele Lucas Claver No judges votes the public votes decides who will go through Rafn voted out Tårnhøj Lucas Claver Asian Sensation Asian Sensation Mohamed Ali Blachman voted out Tårnhøj Claus Lillelund Seest Christensen Asian Sensation Lucas Claver Eliminated Tårnhøj9th Claus Lillelund8th Seest Christensen7th Asian Sensation6th Lucas Claver5th Sidsel Vestertjele4th Mohamed Ali 3rd Alien Beat ClubRunner-up Linda AndrewsWinner Note 1: In the semifinal the two acts who received the most votes from the Danish public will automatically progress to the final. The two acts with the fewest votes will sing again in the final showdown and then the public decides who will go through to the final.
Live show details Colour key:
| – Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown |- | – Contestant was eliminated |- | – Contestant was saved by the public
Week 1 (13 February) Theme: Hits
+ Contestants' performances on the first live show Act Order Song ResultAsian Sensation 1 "Stayin' Alive" SafeSeest Christensen 2 "Wonderful World" Safe Mohamed Ali 3 "1 Thing" SafeClaus Lillelund 4 "Ordinary People" Bottom two Tårnhøj 5 "Uninvited" EliminatedLucas Claver 6 "Tainted Love"Safe Linda Andrews 7 "Because of You"Safe Alien Beat Club 8 "Warwick Avenue"Safe Sidsel Vestertjele 9 "Nothing Else Matters"Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Remee: Claus Lillelund Rafn: Tårnhøj Blachman: Tårnhøj
Week 2 (20 February) Theme: Made in Denmark
+ Contestants' performances on the second live show Act Order Song Result Lucas Claver 1 "Hvorfor er lykken så lunefuld" Bottom twoAlien Beat Club 2 "Dig og mig"/"Calabria"SafeLinda Andrews 3 "Vårvise"Safe Sidsel Vestertjele 4 "Rocket Brothers" SafeAsian Sensation 5 "Elsker hende mere" SafeClaus Lillelund 6 "Kys det nu" EliminatedMohamed Ali 7 "Det er sent nu" Safe Seest Christensen 8 "Transparent and glasslike" Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Blachman: Claus Lillelund Rafn: Lucas Claver Remee: Claus Lillelund
Week 3 (27 February) Theme: Motown
+ Contestants' performances on the third live show Act Order Song ResultLinda Andrews 1 "You Can't Hurry Love"SafeSidsel Vestertjele 2 "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" Safe Asian Sensation 3 "Dancing in the Street" Bottom twoSeest Christensen 4 "Lately" EliminatedLucas Claver 5 "Baby Love" SafeAlien Beat Club 6 "I'll Be There" Safe Mohamed Ali 7 "I Want You Back" Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Remee: Seest Christensen Rafn: Asian Sensation Blachman: Seest Christensen
Week 4 (6 March) Theme: Songs by ABBA
+ Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Act Order Song ResultAlien Beat Club 1 "Voulez-Vous" SafeSidsel Vestertjele 2 "Knowing Me, Knowing You" Bottom twoMohamed Ali 3 "SOS" SafeAsian Sensation 4 "One Night in Bangkok" EliminatedLinda Andrews 5 "Money, Money, Money" SafeLucas Claver 6 "Does Your Mother Know" Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Remee: Sidsel Vestertjele Blachman: Asian Sensation Rafn: Asian Sensation
Week 5 (13 March) Theme: DR Bigband
+ Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Act Order Song ResultMohamed Ali 1 "Crazy in Love" Bottom twoLucas Claver 2 "The Love Cats" Eliminated Linda Andrews 3 "Mercy" SafeSidsel Vestertjele 4 "How?" SafeAlien Beat Club 5 "Toxic" Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Remee: Lucas Claver Rafn: Mohamed Ali Blachman: Lucas Claver
Week 6: Semi-final (20 March) Theme: Songs by Sanne Salomonsen; Dedication Musical Guest: Sanne Salomonsen ("Hel Igen") + Contestants' performances on the sixth live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Sidsel Vestertjele 1 "Kærligheden Kalder" 6 "Tom's Diner" Eliminated Alien Beat Club 2 "Taxa" 5 "I'm Yours" Safe Linda Andrews 3 "Hvis Du Forstod" 8 "Unwritten" Safe Mohamed Ali 4 "Efter Festen" 7 "Dirty Diana" Bottom two In this semi-final the two acts with the fewest votes will sing again in the final showdown and then the public decides who will go through to the final.
Week 7: Final (27 March) + Contestants' performances on the seventh live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Mohamed Ali 1 "If You're Not the One"/"Hot n Cold" N/A N/A (Already eliminated) 3rd Place Alien Beat Club 2 "Circle of Life"/"Just Dance" 5 "Det bedste til sidst" Runner-up Linda Andrews 3 "So What" 4 "Det bedste til sidst" Winner
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