X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a recording contract with Sony Music. Fedez was confirmed as judge and mentor, Arisa returned, while Manuel Agnelli and Alvaro Soler were chosen to replace Skin and Elio; Alessandro Cattelan was confirmed as host. The tenth season aired on Sky Uno and TV8 starting from September 2016. Soul System became the second group to win the competition since it began.
Judges' houses The "Home Visit" is the final phase before the Live Shows. In this phase, the contestants who passed the "Bootcamp" had to perform one last time in front of their specific judge, each in a different location. At the end of this audition, the top twelve contestants were chosen.
The twelve eliminated acts were: Boys at Turin: Lorenzo Aleandri, Salvatore Misiano, Diego Micheli Girls at Saint-Tropez: Valentina Giardullo, Sofia Rollo, Grace 25+ at Bologna: Simone Nannicini, Giovanni Diana, Veronica Marchi Groups at Barcelona: IISO, Soul System, Oak
Contestants and categories Key: – Winner – Runner-up – Third place – Withdrew Category (mentor)Acts Boys (Arisa) Diego Conti Fem (Marco Ferreri) Loomy (Lorenzo Lumia) Girls (Fedez) Caterina Cropelli Gaia Gozzi Roshelle (Rossella Discolo) 25+ (Agnelli) Andrea Biagioni Silva Fortes (Alessandra Fortes Silva) Eva Pevarello Groups (Alvaro Soler) Daiana Lou Les Enfants Soul System
Soul System replaced Jarvis who withdrew from the competition before the live shows.
Live shows
Results summary
Colour key –Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown –Contestant was announced at risk being in the bottom three –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) –Contestant received the most public votes
+ Weekly results per contestant Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Quarter-final Semi-Final Final Part 1 Part 2 Part 1 Part 2 Part 1 Part 2Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Round 1 Round 2 Round 1 Round 2 Round 1 Round 2 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Soul System1st 1st 1st 1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1stWinner Gaia Gozzi 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd Runner-Up Eva Pevarello 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 6th 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd3rd 3rd Eliminated(final) Roshelle 3rd 2nd 3rd1st 6th 3rd5th 3rd 4th 4th 4th Eliminated(final) Andrea Biagioni 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 5th 4th 4th 4th 5th Eliminated(semi-final) Loomy 4th 4th 5th 3rd 4th 5th 6th Eliminated(quarter-final) Caterina Cropelli 3rd 5th 4th 2nd7th 7th Eliminated(Week 5) Fem 5th 4th 4th 3rd Eliminated(Week 4) Daiana Lou 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd Withdrew(Week 4) Silva Fortes 4th 5th 5th Eliminated(Week 3) Les Enfants 6th 6th Eliminated(Week 2) Diego Conti 6th Eliminated(Week 1) Final showdown Les EnfantsDiego Conti Les Enfants Caterina Cropelli Silva Fortes Loomy Fem Loomy Daiana Lou Caterina CropelliEva Pevarello LoomyGaia Gozzi Andrea BiagioniRoshelleNo final showdownor judges' vote:results will be basedon public votes alone Judges' vote to eliminate Agnelli's vote Diego Conti Caterina Cropelli Loomy - Caterina Cropelli Loomy Roshelle Arisa's vote Les Enfants Les Enfants Silva Fortes - Caterina Cropelli Gaia Gozzi Andrea Biagioni Fedez's vote Diego Conti Les Enfants Silva Fortes - Eva Pevarello Loomy Andrea Biagioni Soler's vote Diego Conti Caterina Cropelli Silva Fortes - Caterina Cropelli Loomy Roshelle Eliminated Diego Conti3 of 4 votesmajority Les EnfantsPublic voteto save Silva Fortes3 of 4 votesmajority FemPublic voteto saveDaiana LouWithdrew Caterina Cropelli3 of 4 votesmajority Loomy3 of 4 votesmajority Andrea BiagioniPublic voteto saveRoshelle4th placeEva Pevarello3rd place Gaia GozziRunner-Up Soul SystemWinner
Live show details
Week 1 (27 October) Celebrity performers: Marco Mengoni ("Sai che") and Matt Simons ("Light in You"/"Ad occhi chiusi") + Contestants' performances on the first live show Part 1 Act Order Song Result Soul System 1 "Holy Grail" Safe Caterina Cropelli 2 "La canzone di Marinella" Safe Fem 3 "Love Runs Out" Safe Silva Fortes 4 "The Blower's Daughter" Safe Les Enfants 5 "Bologna è una regola" Bottom two Gaia Gozzi 6 "Fast Car" SafePart 2 Act Order Song Result Roshelle 7 "Heavydirtysoul" Safe Andrea Biagioni 8 "Fake Plastic Trees" Safe Loomy 9 "Panda"/"Don't Touch Me" Safe Daiana Lou 10 "Back in Black" Safe Diego Conti 11 "L'estate di John Wayne" Bottom two Eva Pevarello 12 "Wise Up" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Les Enfants 13 "Che fantastica storia è la vita" Safe Diego Conti 14 "Io vivrò" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate Soler: Diego Conti – backed his own act, Les Enfants. Arisa: Les Enfants – backed her own act, Diego Conti. Fedez: Diego Conti – said that he preferred Les Enfants. Agnelli: Diego Conti – said that he preferred Les Enfants.
Week 2 (3 November)
Celebrity performers: Giorgia ("Oronero") + Contestants' performances on the second live show Part 1 Act Order Song Result Les Enfants 1 "Of the Night" Bottom two Loomy 2 "Ghost"/"Could You Be Loved" Safe Eva Pevarello 3 "Don't Wanna Fight" Safe Gaia Gozzi 4 "Human" Safe Daiana Lou 5 "Running with the Wolves" Safe Silva Fortes 6 "Another Way to Die" SafePart 2 Act Order Song Result Fem 7 "Latch" Safe Soul System 8 "All That She Wants" Safe Caterina Cropelli 9 "Don't Know Why" Bottom two Andrea Biagioni 10 "Ballata per la mia piccola iena" Safe Roshelle 11 "Animal" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Les Enfants 12 "I'm On Fire" Eliminated Caterina Cropelli 13 "Summertime Sadness" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate Soler: Caterina Cropelli – backed his own act, Les Enfants. Fedez: Les Enfants – backed his own act, Caterina Cropelli. Arisa: Les Enfants – felt more connected to Caterina. Agnelli: Caterina Cropelli – said that he preferred Les Enfants.
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Les Enfants were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 3 (10 November)
Theme: Generation icon Celebrity performers: Robbie Williams ("Party Like a Russian"/"Love My Life") and Shawn Mendes ("Mercy") + Contestants' performances on the third live show Part 1 Act Order Song Result Gaia Gozzi 1 "Piece of My Heart" Safe Silva Fortes 2 "Life on Mars?" Bottom two Fem 3 "Perfect Illusion" Safe Daiana Lou 4 "Wrecking Ball" Safe Eva Pevarello 5 "Lust for Life"/"Valerie" SafePart 2 Act Order Song Result Soul System 6 "Thinking Out Loud" Safe Caterina Cropelli 7 "Everybody Hurts" Safe Loomy 8 "Anima Fragile" Bottom two Andrea Biagioni 9 "Black or White" Safe Roshelle 10 "Take Ü There" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Silva Fortes 11 "A Change Is Gonna Come" Eliminated Loomy 12 "Formidable" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate Agnelli: Loomy – backed his own act, Silva Fortes. Arisa: Silva Fortes – backed her own act, Loomy. Fedez: Silva Fortes – felt closer to Loomy and happy that there were rappers in his path like him. Soler: Silva Fortes – appreciated the continuous improvement of Loomy.
Week 4 (17 November)
Celebrity performers: Lorenzo Fragola ("D'improvviso") + Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Part 1 Act Order Song Result Roshelle 1 "Confetti" Safe Loomy 2 "Gangnam Style" Bottom three Eva Pevarello 3 "Caruso" SafePart 2 Act Order Song Result Andrea Biagioni 4 "Monna Lisa" Safe Gaia Gozzi 5 "Wild Things" Safe Daiana Lou 6 "Dio, come ti amo" Bottom threePart 3 Act Order Song Result Fem 7 "Sledgehammer" Bottom three Soul System 8 "Gold Digger" Safe Caterina Cropelli 9 "Kiss the Sky" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Loomy 10 "Panda"/"Don't Touch Me" Safe Daiana Lou 11 "Chandelier" Withdrew Fem 12 "Writing's on the Wall" Eliminated
Week 5 (24 November)
Celebrity performers: Little Mix ("Shout Out to My Ex") + Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Round 1 Act Order Song ResultAndrea Biagioni 1 "Hurt" At risk Soul System 2 "Gravity" Safe Caterina Cropelli 3 "Wake Me Up" At risk Eva Pevarello 4 "Across the Universe" Safe Roshelle 5 "Hide and Seek" At risk Loomy 6 "Hey Boy Hey Girl" Safe Gaia Gozzi 7 "Vedrai vedrai" SafeRound 2 Act Order Song Result Roshelle 8 "Umbrella" Safe Andrea Biagioni 9 "Uptown Funk" Safe Soul System 10 "Midnight City" Safe Loomy 11 "Il piccolo corazziere" Safe Gaia Gozzi 12 "Lean On" Safe Eva Pevarello 13 "Is This Love" Bottom two Caterina Cropelli 14 "Burn" Bottom twoFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Eva Pevarello 15 "I Put a Spell on You" Safe Caterina Cropelli 16 "Creep" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate Agenlli: Caterina Cropelli – backed his own act, Eva Pevarello Fedez: Eva Pevarello – backed his own act, Caterina Cropelli Arisa: Caterina Cropelli – stated that she had preferred Pevarello. Soler: Caterina Cropelli – said he did not understand why Pevarello was in the bottom two.
Week 6: Quarter-final (1 December)
Celebrity performers: Skunk Anansie & Fabio Rovazzi + Contestants' performances on the sixth live show Round 1 Act Order Song ResultRoshelle 1 "Doo Wop (That Thing)" Safe Soul System 2 "Feel Good Inc." Safe Eva Pevarello 3 "Mad About You" Safe Loomy 4 "Cheap Thrills" Bottom two Andrea Biagioni 5 "Wonderwall" Safe Gaia Gozzi 6 "Let It Go" SafeRound 2 Act Order Song Result Andrea Biagioni 7 "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" Safe Roshelle 8 "No" Safe Gaia Gozzi 9 "Come foglie" Bottom two Soul System 10 "Where Is the Love?" Safe Eva Pevarello 11 "Senza Fine" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Loomy 12 "Anima Fragile" Eliminated Gaia Gozzi 13 "Youth" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate Arisa: Gaia Gozzi – backed her own act, Loomy. Fedez: Loomy – backed his own act, Gaia Gozzi. Soler: Loomy – gave no reason. Agnelli: Loomy – said that he wanted to hear more from Gozzi.
Week 7: Semi-final (8 December) + Contestants' performances on the seventh live show Round 1 Act Order Original Songs ResultGaia Gozzi 1 "New Dawns" Safe Eva Pevarello 2 "Voglio andare fino in fondo" Safe Soul System 3 "She's Like a Star" Safe Roshelle 4 "What U Do to Me" Safe Andrea Biagioni 5 "Il mare dentro" Bottom twoRound 2 Act Order Song Result Roshelle 6 "Best Mistake" Bottom two Eva Pevarello 7 "Appletree" Safe Gaia Gozzi 8 "Worry" Safe Soul System 9 "Can't Hold Us" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Andrea Biagioni 10 "Hallelujah" Eliminated Roshelle 11 "Cold Water" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate Agnelli: Roshelle – backed his own act, Andrea Biagioni. Fedez: Andrea Biagioni – backed his own act, Roshelle. Arisa: Andrea Biagioni – gave no reason. Soler: Roshelle – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Andrea Biagioni was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 8: Final (15 December)
+ Contestants' performances on the final live show Round 1 Act Order Song Result Gaia Gozzi 1 "I Will Pray (Pregherò)" (With Giorgia) Safe Soul System 2 "Roma-Bangkok" (with Giusy Ferreri and Baby K) Safe Eva Pevarello 3 "L'ultimo bacio" (with Carmen Consoli) Safe Roshelle 4 "Rockabye" (with Clean Bandit) 4th place Round 2 Act Order Original Songs Result Eva Pevarello 5"Voglio andare fino in fondo" 3rd place Soul System 6"She's Like a Star" Safe Gaia Gozzi 7"New Dawns" Safe Round 3 Act Order Mashup Result Gaia Gozzi 8 "Human"/"Piece of My Heart"/"Lean On" Runner-up Soul System 9 "Gravity"/"Gold Digger"/"Can't Hold Us" Winner
References
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