Only season without Thomas Blachmann
X Factor is a Danish musical talent show. Its third season premiered on 1 January 2010 and ended on 27 March on DR1. Signe Muusmann replaced Lise Rønne as host. Remee returned for his third season as judge and Pernille Rosendahl and Soushock replaced Thomas Blachman and Lina Rafn as judges.
Selection process
Auditions Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Århus in 2009.
Superbootcamp Remee was given the 15-24s category, Rosendahl was given the Over 25s and Soulshock was given the Groups.
Bootcamp
The 6 eliminated acts were: 15-24s: Rasmus, Tine Over 25s: Eline, Joan Groups: Frigg, Freja & Katie, Sistersoul
Finalists
Key: – Winner – Runner-up ActAge(s)HometownCategory (mentor)ResultThomas Ring30CopenhagenOver 25s (Rosendahl)WinnerTine Midtgaard16Lyngby15-24s (Remee)Runner-upJesper Boesgaard15Taastrup15-24s (Remee)3rd placeThe Fireflies15-22Randers, Skanderborg & FrederiksbergGroups (Soulshock)4th placeAnna Nygaard18Copenhagen15-24s (Remee)5th place Daniel Vensgaard27AalborgOver 25s (Rosendahl) 6th place 821015-19AarhusGroups (Soulshock)7th placeIn-Joy15-24Aarhus, Høje Gladsaxe, Copenhagen & HerlevGroups (Soulshock)8th placePeter Søberg28AalborgOver 25s (Rosendahl) 9th place
Live shows
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) |- | – Contestant was saved by the public
Contestants' colour key:
| – Remee's contestants (15-24s) |- | – Rosendahl's contestants (Over 25s) |- | – Soulshock's contestants (Groups)
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Final Week 7 Round 1 Round 2 Thomas Ring Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner(week 7) Tine Midtgaard Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Runner-up(week 7) Jesper Boesgaard Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 3rd Eliminated(Week 7) The Fireflies Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe 4th Eliminated(Week 6) Anna Nygaard Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated(Week 5) Daniel Vensgaard Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Eliminated(Week 4) 8210 Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated(Week 3) In-Joy Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated(Week 2) Peter Søberg Bottom two Eliminated(Week 1) Bottom two Peter SøbergIn-Joy Daniel VensgaardIn-Joy 8210The Fireflies Daniel VensgaardTine Midtgaard Anna NygaardJesper Boesgaard No bottom two, public votes alone decide who is eliminated. Remee voted out Peter Søberg In-Joy The Fireflies Daniel Vensgaard Anna Nygaard Rosendahl voted out In-Joy In-Joy 8210 Tine Midtgaard Anna Nygaard Soulshock voted out Peter Søberg Daniel Vensgaard 8210 Daniel Vensgaard Jesper Boesgaard Eliminated Peter Søberg9th In-Joy8th 82107th Daniel Vensgaard6th Anna Nygaard5th The Fireflies4th Jesper Boesgaard 3rd Tine MidtgaardRunner-up Thomas RingWinner
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 (12 February) Theme: Free Choice
+ Contestants' performances on the first live show Act Order Song Result Tine Midtgaard 1 "Just Like a Pill"Safe Peter Søberg 2 "Hold On" Eliminated 8210 3 "Tik Tok"Safe Anna Nygaard 4 "You Know I'm No Good"Safe Daniel Vensgaard 5 "Hurtful" Safe The Fireflies 6 "You're Still the One" Safe Jesper Boesgaard 7 "Uprising" Safe In-Joy 8 "Down" Bottom two Thomas Ring 9 "Viva la Vida" Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Soulshock: Peter Søberg Rosendahl: In-Joy Remee: Peter Søberg
Week 2 (19 February) Theme: Michael Jackson songs
+ Contestants' performances on the second live show Act Order Song Result Jesper Boesgaard 1 "Say Say Say"Safe The Fireflies 2 "Human Nature"Safe Daniel Vensgaard 3 "Black or White" Bottom two In-Joy 4 "Remember the Time" Eliminated Anna Nygaard 5 "Whatever Happens" Safe 8210 6 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" Safe Thomas Ring 7 "Man in the Mirror" Safe Tine Midtgaard 8 "Earth Song" Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Soulshock: Daniel Vensgaard Rosendahl: In-Joy Remee: In-Joy
Week 3 (26 February) Theme: Rock Musical Guest: The Storm ("Honesty")
+ Contestants' performances on the third live show Act Order Song Result Thomas Ring 1 "When You Were Young" Safe Anna Nygaard 2 "Fighter" Safe 8210 3 "Walk This Way" Eliminated Tine Midtgaard 4 "Sweet Child o' Mine"Safe Jesper Boesgaard 5 "Dry Lips" Safe The Fireflies 6 "Wake Me Up When September Ends" Bottom two Daniel Vensgaard 7 "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Rosendahl: 8210 Remee: The Fireflies Soulshock: 8210
Week 4 (5 March) Theme: UK Number Ones Musical Guest: Cheryl Cole ("Fight for This Love") + Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Act Order Song Result Daniel Vensgaard 1 "Paint It Black" Eliminated Jesper Boesgaard 2 "Fireflies" Safe Anna Nygaard 3 "American Boy"Safe Thomas Ring 4 "Mad World" Safe Tine Midtgaard 5 "Sex on Fire" Bottom two The Fireflies 6 "Bridge over Troubled Water" Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Remee: Daniel Vensgaard Rosendahl: Tine Midtgaard Soulshock: Daniel Vensgaard
Week 5 (12 March) Theme: James Bond songs Associated Of DR Big Band
+ Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Act Order Song James Bond Movie Result Tine Midtgaard 1 "Licence to Kill"Licence to Kill Safe Anna Nygaard 2 "Tomorrow Never Dies"Tomorrow Never Dies Eliminated Jesper Boesgaard 3 "A View to a Kill"A View to a Kill Bottom two The Fireflies 4 "For Your Eyes Only"For Your Eyes Only SafeThomas Ring 5 "You Know My Name"Casino Royale Safe Judges' votes to eliminate Soulshock: Jesper Boesgaard Rosendahl: Anna Nygaard Remee: Anna Nygaard
Week 6 Semi-Final (19 March) Theme: Gasolin and Viewers Choice + Contestants' performances on the sixth live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Jesper Boesgaard 1 "Kvinde min" 5 "Speed of Sound" Safe The Fireflies 2 "Hvad gør vi nu, lille du" 6 "Jolene" Eliminated Thomas Ring 3 "Langebro" 7 "Karma Police" Safe Tine Midtgaard 4 "This Is My Life" 8 "Black Velvet" Safe The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, The Fireflies, was automatically eliminated.
Week 7: Final (27 March) Theme: Free Choice; Duet with Musical Guests; winner's single + Contestants' performances on the seventh live show Act Order Free Choice Song Order Duet with Musical guest Order Winner's single Result Jesper Boesgaard 1 "Born to Be Wild" 5 "Let Go Of Your Love" N/A N/A (Already eliminated) 3rd Place Tine Midtgaard 2 "If That's What It Takes" 4 "Hurtful" 7 "My Dream" Runner-up Thomas Ring 3 "With or Without You" 6 "Ensom" 8 "My Dream" Winner
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