The first season of the Brazilian version of the music competition show X Factor premiered on Monday, August 29, 2016 at (BRT/AMT) on Band, with reruns airing the following day at (BRT/AMT) on TNT.
Based on the British format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; boot camp; four-chair challenge and then the live finals.
The original judging panel consisted of Rick Bonadio, Alinne Rosa, Di Ferrero and Paulo Miklos, with Fernanda Paes Leme as main host and Mauricio Meirelles as social media correspondent.Band divulga último jurado do "The X Factor Brasil"
An early preview of X Factor aired following Band's broadcast of the season finale of the third season of MasterChef on August 24, 2016.
Selection process
Auditions Open auditions in front of the show's producers took place at the Arena Corinthians, São Paulo from July 9 to July 10, 2016.
Band network reported that over 30,000 people auditioned for the show.
Judges' auditions Judges' auditions took place at the Dom Bosco Theatre on Colégio Salesiano Santa Teresinha, São Paulo from July 25 to July 29, 2016.
Bootcamp +Summary of bootcamp Judge Category Location Assistant Source Groups Mavsa Resort, Cesário Lange Boys Péricles Girls Tiago Iorc Over 25s Ludmilla
Four-chair challenge Key – Contestant was immediately eliminated after performance without switch – Contestant was switched out later in the competition and eventually eliminated – Contestant was not switched out and made the final four of their own category
+ Contestants performances on the four-chair challenge Episode Category (mentor) Act Order Song Mentor's decision Switched with Episode 13 Over 25s (Bonadio) Tamires Alves 1 "I Have Nothing" Put in chair 1 — Dan Murata 2 "Hold It Against Me" Eliminated — Tainah 3 "De Volta pro Aconchego" Put in chair 2 Cecília Militão Paulo Cremona 4 "Melhor Eu Ir" Put in chair 3 Camille Rio Lima Amanda Döring 5 "Zero" Eliminated — Prih Queiroz 6 "Lilás" Put in chair 4 — Cecília Militão 7 "Você" Put in chair 2 Rafael Oliveira Camille Rio Lima 8 "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" Put in chair 3 Cristopher Clark Rafael Oliveira 9 "1+1" Put in chair 2 — Cristopher Clark 10 "Set Fire to the Rain" Put in chair 3 — Episode 14 Boys (Ferrero) Igor Black 11 "É Isso Aí" Put in chair 1 Eli Lucas Machado 12 "O Vento" Eliminated — Octávio Augusto 13 "A Estrada" Put in chair 2 Miguel EV Diego Martins 14 "Bang Bang" feat. "Bang" Put in chair 3 — Alessandro Maia 15 "Os Corações Não São Iguais" Put in chair 4 Conrado Bragança Eli 16 "Wrecking Ball" Put in chair 1 — Luan Lacerda 17 "Chão de Giz" Eliminated — Conrado Bragança 18 "Far Away" Put in chair 4 — Lucas Nage 19 "Stitches" Eliminated — Miguel EV 20 "When We Were Young" Put in chair 2 — Episode 15 Girls (Rosa) Naomi Dominguez 21 "Sweet Child o' Mine" Put in chair 1 — Carol Sampaio 22 "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Put in chair 2 Ariane Villa Lobos May 23 "Ain't No Other Man" Eliminated — Ciana 24 "Quem De Nós Dois" Eliminated — V Killer 25 "Velha Roupa Colorida" Put in chair 3 Heloá Holanda Marcela Bueno 26 "Fora da Lei" Put in chair 4 Jenni Mosello Jenni Mosello 27 "Piloto Automático" Put in chair 4 — Ariane Villa Lobos 28 "Crazy" Put in chair 2 — Bruna Pires 29 "A História de Lily Braun" Eliminated — Heloá Holanda 30 "Stay with Me" Put in chair 3 — Episode 16 Groups (Miklos) Zennus 31 "When I Grow Up" Eliminated — Dó Maior 32 "O Xote das Meninas" Put in chair 1 Ravena Dupla da Paulista 33 "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" Eliminated — Andrew & Maylon 34 "Então Foge" Put in chair 2 Valter Jr. & Vinícius Ônix 35 "Gaveta" Eliminated — A's Trinca 36 "Só os Loucos Sabem" Put in chair 3 O Clã TropeirÁfrica 37 "Shekini" Put in chair 4 — Valter Jr. & Vinicius 38 "No Rancho Fundo" Put in chair 2 — Ravena 39 "Não Para" Put in chair 1 — O Clã 40 "Quando o DJ Mandar" Put in chair 3 —
Contestants The top 16 contestants were confirmed as follows: Key – Winner – Runner-up – Third place Category (mentor)ActsBoys (Ferrero) Conrado Bragança Diego Martins Eli Miguel EVGirls (Rosa) Ariane Villa Lobos Heloá Holanda Jenni Mosello Naomi DominguezOver 25s (Bonadio) Cristopher Clark Rafael Oliveira Prih Queiroz Tamires AlvesGroups (Miklos) O Clã Ravena TropeirÁfrica Valter Jr. & Vinicius
Live shows Results summary
Key – Contestant did not perform – Contestant was chosen as the bottom four by their mentor and had to sing again in the final showdown – Contestant was in the bottom three and had to sing again in the final showdown – Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated – 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 Monday Wednesday Monday Wednesday Round 1 Round 2 Cristopher Clark Saved Safe Safe Safe Safe SafeWinner(week 5) Jenni Mosello Saved Safe Safe4th Safe Safe Runner-up(week 5) Ravena Saved Safe Safe SafeBottom two3rdEliminated(week 5) Conrado Bragança Saved Safe Safe SafeBottom twoEliminated(week 5) Heloá Holanda Saved SafeBottom three5thEliminated(week 4) Diego Martins Bottom four8th Safe6thEliminated(week 4) Naomi Dominguez Bottom four SafeBottom threeEliminated(week 3) Miguel EV Saved Safe8thEliminated(week 3) Valter Jr. & Vinicius Saved9thEliminated(week 2) Rafael Oliveira Saved10thEliminated(week 2) TropeirÁfrica Bottom fourEliminated(week 1) Prih Queiroz Bottom fourEliminated(week 1) Ariane Villa Lobos Bottom fourEliminated(week 1) Tamires AlvesBottom fourEliminated(week 1) O ClãBottom fourEliminated(week 1) EliBottom fourEliminated(week 1) Final showdown Eli TropeirÁfrica Diego Heloá Heloá ConradoNo final showdown or judges' votes:results were based on public votes alone Tamires Diego Naomi Prih Valter Jr. & Vinicius Naomi Jenni Ravena O Clã Ariane Judges voted to Save Eliminate Miklos' vote Ravena Valter Jr. & Vinicius Diego Naomi Jenni Conrado Ferrero's vote Conrado Miguel Valter Jr. & Vinícius Naomi Heloá Ravena Rosa's vote Heloá Jenni Valter Jr. & Vinícius Naomi Heloá Conrado Bonadio's vote Cristopher Rafael Diego Heloá Jenni Conrado EliminatedEliPublic voteto saveAriane Villa LobosPublic voteto saveRafael OliveiraPublic voteto saveMiguel EVPublic voteto saveDiego MartinsPublic voteto saveConrado Bragança3 of 4 votesMajorityRavenaPublic voteto winJenni MoselloPublic voteto winO ClãPublic voteto savePrih QueirozPublic voteto saveValter Jr. & Vinicius2 of 4 votesDeadlockNaomi Dominguez3 of 4 votesMajorityHeloá Holanda2 of 4 votesDeadlockTamires AlvesPublic voteto saveTropeirÁfricaPublic voteto save
Live show details Week 1 October 24 Theme: Judges' choice Group performance: "Can't Stop the Feeling!"
+ Contestants performances in the top 16 live show(Monday) Act Order Song Result Eli 1 "Locked Out of Heaven" Bottom four Tamires Alves 2 "A Lua Que Eu Te Dei" Bottom four Ravena 3 "Survivor" Safe Heloá Holanda 4 "Love On Top" Safe Conrado Bragança 5 "Iris" Safe Cristopher Clark 6 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Safe Naomi Dominguez 7 "Na Sua Estante" Bottom four O Clã 8 "País do Futebol" Bottom four Final showdown details Eli 1 "Mandou Bem" Eliminated Tamires Alves 2 "Sweet Dreams" Eliminated Naomi Dominguez 3 "Equalize" Safe O Clã 4 "Amor de Chocolate" Eliminated
Each mentor selected one finalist from their own category to advance. The bottom four acts performed another song of their choice in a final showdown and the public was required to save one of them based on the performance.
October 26 Theme: Judges' choice
+ Contestants performances in the top 16 live show(Wednesday) Act Order Song Result Valter Jr. & Vinicius 1 "Infiel" Safe Prih Queiroz 2 "Overjoyed" Bottom four Miguel EV 3 "Crazy" Safe Ariane Villa Lobos 4 "Firework" Bottom four TropeirÁfrica 5 "Segura o Corpo" Bottom four Diego Martins 6 "Want to Want Me" Bottom four Rafael Oliveira 7 "Stay" Safe Jenni Mosello 8 "Mercy" Safe Final showdown details TropeirÁfrica 1 "Abana o Vestido" Eliminated Diego Martins 2 "Chandelier" Safe Prih Queiroz 3 "Que Sorte a Nossa" Eliminated Ariane Villa Lobos 4 "Feeling Good" Eliminated
Each mentor selected one finalist from their own category to advance. The bottom four acts performed another song of their choice in a final showdown and the public was required to save one of them based on the performance.
Week 2 October 31 Theme: Halloween Group performance: "Sympathy for the Devil" Musical guest: Paula Fernandes ("Pra Você" / "Olhos do Céu") and NX Zero ("Modo Avião")
+ Contestants performances in the top 10 live show Act Order Song Result Diego Martins 1 "Monster" Bottom three Valter Jr. & Vinicius 2 "Menina Veneno" Bottom three Cristopher Clark 3 "Talking to the Moon" Safe Conrado Bragança 4 "Sem Radar" Safe Naomi Dominguez 5 "I'm in Love with a Monster" Safe Ravena 6 "E.T." Safe Rafael Oliveira 7 "Superstition" Eliminated Jenni Mosello 8 "Máscara" Safe Miguel EV 9 "Demons" Safe Heloá Holanda 10 "Sweet Dreams" ft. "É o Poder" Safe Final showdown details Diego Martins 1 "Erva Venenosa" Safe Valter Jr. & Vinicius 2 "Flor" Eliminated Judges' votes to eliminate Miklos: Diego Martins – backed his own act, Valter Jr. & Vinicius Ferrero: Valter Jr. & Vinicius – backed his own act, Diego Martins Rosa: Valter Jr. & Vinicius – based on the final showdown performances Bonadio: Diego Martins – said that Valter Jr. & Vinicius had more potential
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Valter Jr. & Vinicius were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 3 November 7 Theme: Retro Group performance: "Whisky a Go Go" Musical guests: Monday: Il Volo ("'O sole mio" (shown on TV) / "Nessun dorma" (online only)) – (pre-recorded on October 31) Wednesday: Anitta ("Sim ou Não" / "Bang" / "Essa Mina É Louca") and Alinne Rosa ("País da Fantasia")
+ Contestants performances in the top 8 live show Act Order Song Result Cristopher Clark 1 "Somebody to Love" Safe Conrado Bragança 2 "Alma Gêmea" Safe Naomi Dominguez 3 "Like a Virgin" Bottom three Miguel EV 4 "Against All Odds" Eliminated Heloá Holanda 5 "O Tempo não Pára" Bottom three Jenni Mosello 6 "Mr. Jones" Safe Diego Martins 7 "...Baby One More Time" Safe Ravena 8 "Dancin' Days" Safe Final showdown details Heloá Holanda 1 "Eu Amo Você" Safe Naomi Dominguez 2 "Nothing Else Matters" Eliminated Judges' votes to eliminate Rosa: Naomi Dominguez – gave no reason Miklos: Naomi Dominguez – based on the final showdown performances Bonadio: Heloá Holanda – based on the final showdown performances Ferrero: Naomi Dominguez – gave no reason
Week 4 November 14 Theme: Movies & Greatest hits Group performance: "Lady Marmalade" / "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" / "Your Song" Musical guest: Karol Conka ("Tombei" / "Maracutaia" / "É o Poder") and Paulo Miklos ("Sangue Latino")
+ Contestants performances in the top 6 live show Act Order First song Movie Order Second song Result Heloá Holanda 1 "I Will Survive" Priscilla 7 "Não Vá Embora" Bottom three Conrado Bragança 2 "Será" Somos tão Jovens 8 "It's My Life" Safe Ravena 3 "Já Sei Namorar" De Pernas pro Ar 9 "Single Ladies" Safe Cristopher Clark 4 "Brasil" Elite Squad 2 10 "Bang Bang" Safe Diego Martins 5 "Metamorfose Ambulante" City of God 11 "Get Lucky" Eliminated Jenni Mosello 6 "All About That Bass" The Intern 12 "Beijinho no Ombro" Bottom three Final showdown details Heloá Holanda 1 "Amei Te Ver" Eliminated Jenni Mosello 2 "Love on the Brain" Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Bonadio: Jenni Mosello – based on the final showdown performances Ferrero: Heloá Holanda – based on the final showdown performances Miklos: Jenni Mosello – gave no reason Rosa: Heloá Holanda – would not eliminate either of her acts so chose to put it to public vote by equalising the votes