X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a recording contract with Sony Music., Mara Maionchi is the only judge who will return from last season, while Samuel, Malika Ayane and Sfera Ebbasta and is the new entry; also Alessandro Cattelan was confirmed as host. The thirteenth season was aired on Sky Uno and TV8 since September 2019. Sofia Tornambene won the competition and Sfera Ebbasta became the winning coach for the first time.
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, in four different locations. At the end of this audition, the top twelve contestants were chosen.
The eight eliminated acts were: Boys: Daniel Acerboni, Emanuele Crisanti (Nuela) Girls: Silvia "Sissi" Cesana, Beatrice Giliberti 25+: Tomas Tai, Gabriele Troisi Groups: K_Mono, Kyber
Contestants and categories Key: – Winner – Runner-up – Third place Category (mentor)Acts Boys (Ayane) Enrico Di Lauro (Harry Dila) Lorenzo Rinaldi Davide Rossi Girls (Ebbasta)Giordana Petralia Mariam Rouass (Maryam) Sofia Tornambene (Kimono) 25+ (Maionchi) Eugenio Campagna (Comete) Nicola Cavallaro Marco Saltari (Jordy Brown) Groups (Samuel) Booda Seawards Sierra
Live shows
Results summary The number of votes received by each act will be released by Sky Italia after the final.
Colour key –Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown –Contestant was in the bottom three but was saved –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 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 1 Part 2 Round 1 Round 2 Part 1 Part 2 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 1 Round 2 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Sofia Tornambene1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st 1st 1st1st1st Winner60.21% Booda1st1st3rd 3rd 3rd4th3rd4th1st2nd4th2nd2nd Runner-up39.79% Sierra3rd3rd4th4th3rd3rd2nd 3rd 4th 3rd3rd3rd Eliminated(final) Davide Rossi2nd4th6th6th1st5th5th5th2nd3rd 2nd4th Eliminated(final) Eugenio Campagna1st2nd2nd2nd1st2nd4th 2nd 5th Eliminated(semi-final) Nicola Cavallaro2nd2nd8th7th2nd6th6th6th3rd Eliminated(quarter-final) Giordana Petralia4th4th9th9th4th7th Eliminated(quarter-final) Seawards3rd3rd5th5th4th Eliminated(Week 4) Lorenzo Rinaldi3rd5th7th8th Eliminated(Week 3) Marco Saltari2nd5th10th Eliminated(Week 3) Enrico Di Lauro4th6th Eliminated(Week 2) Mariam Rouass4th Eliminated(Week 1) Final ShowdownMariam RouassEnrico Di LauroEnrico Di LauroMarco SaltariLorenzo RinaldiGiordana PetraliaGiordana PetraliaSeawardsGiordana PetraliaDavide RossiDavide RossiNicola Cavallaro Eugenio CampagnaBoodaNo final showdownor judges' vote:results will be basedon public votes alone Judges' vote to eliminate Samuel's voteMariam RouassEnrico Di LauroLorenzo RinaldiGiordana PetraliaGiordana PetraliaNicola CavallaroEugenio Campagna Maionchi's voteEnrico Di LauroEnrico Di LauroLorenzo RinaldiSeawardsGiordana PetraliaDavide RossiBooda Ebbasta's voteEnrico Di LauroEnrico Di LauroLorenzo RinaldiSeawardsDavide RossiNicola CavallaroEugenio Campagna Ayane's voteMariam RouassMarco SaltariGiordana PetraliaSeawardsGiordana PetraliaNicola CavallaroEugenio Campagna EliminatedMariam RouassPublic voteto saveEnrico Di Lauro3 of 4 votesmajorityMarco SaltariPublic voteto saveSeawards3 of 4 votesmajority Giordana Petralia3 of 4 votesmajority Nicola Cavallaro3 of 4 votesmajorityEugenio Campagna3 of 4 votesmajorityDavide RossiPublic voteto winSierraPublic voteto winBoodaPublic voteto winLorenzo Rinaldi3 of 4 votesmajority
Live show details
Week 1 (24 October) + Contestants' performances on the first live show Part 1 Act Order Song Result Mariam Rouass 1 "Juice" Bottom three Seawards 2 "Pyro" Safe Eugenio Campagna 3 "Arsenico" Safe Davide Rossi 4 "How Long Has This Been Going On?" SafePart 2 Act Order Song Result Nicola Cavallaro 5 "This Is America" Safe Lorenzo Rinaldi 6 "Don't Look Back in Anger" Safe Booda 7 "212" Safe Giordana Petralia 8 "Jocelyn Flores" Bottom threePart 3 Act Order Song Result Sofia Tornambene 9 "L'ultimo bacio" Safe Enrico Di Lauro 10 "Love Will Tear Us Apart" Bottom three Sierra 11 "Dark Horse" Safe Marco Saltari 12 "Sugarman" Safe Act Order Song ResultFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Mariam Rouass 13 "Gioventù bruciata" Eliminated Giordana Petralia 14 "Strange World" Saved Enrico Di Lauro 15 "Make You Feel My Love" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate Ebbasta: Enrico Di Lauro - backed his own act, Mariam Rouass. Ayane: Mariam Rouass - backed her own act, Enrico Di Lauro. Samuel: Mariam Rouass - gave no reason. Maionchi: Enrico Di Lauro - gave no reason.
With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Mariam Rouass was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 2 (31 October) + Contestants' performances on the second live show Part 1 Act Order Song Result Booda 1 "Take Ü There" Safe Giordana Petralia 2 "Summertime Sadness" Safe Enrico Di Lauro 3 "Cieli immensi" Bottom two Nicola Cavallaro 4 "Old Town Road" Safe Sierra 5 "7 Rings" Safe Lorenzo Rinaldi 6 "La notte" SafePart 2 Act Order Song Result Sofia Tornambene 7 "Fix You" Safe Marco Saltari 8 "My Sweet Lord" Bottom two Seawards 9 "Clocks Go Forwards" Safe Davide Rossi 10 "In alto mare" Safe Eugenio Campagna 11 "Scomparire" Safe Act Order Song ResultFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Enrico Di Lauro 12 "Yesterday" Eliminated Marco Saltari 13 "Breaking the Girl" Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate Ebbasta: Enrico Di Lauro - gave no reason. Ayane: Marco Saltari - backed her own act, Enrico Di Lauro. Samuel: Enrico Di Lauro - gave no reason. Maionchi: Enrico Di Lauro - backed her own act, Marco Saltari.
Week 3 (7 November) + Contestants' performances on the third live show Round 1 Act Order Song Result Lorenzo Rinaldi 1 "Let Her Go" Safe Sierra 2 "Enfasi" (original song) Safe Giordana Petralia 3 "Wicked Game" Safe Eugenio Campagna 4 "En e Xanax" Safe Booda 5 "Hey Mama" Safe Nicola Cavallaro 6 "Love Is a Losing Game" Safe Seawards 7 "Dream On" Safe Sofia Tornambene 8 "A domani per sempre" (original song) Safe Marco Saltari 9 "Get Up, Stand Up" Eliminated Davide Rossi 10 "Lately" SafeRound 2 Act Order Song Result Booda 1 "All or Nothing" Safe Nicola Cavallaro 2 "Happy" Safe Sofia Tornambene 3 "C'est la vie" Safe Lorenzo Rinaldi 4 "Baby, I Love You" Eliminated Sierra 5 "Le acciughe fanno il pallone" Safe Giordana Petralia 6 "Bellyache" Bottom two Eugenio Campagna 7 "Cornflakes" (original song) Safe Davide Rossi 8 "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" Safe Seawards 9 "Vedrai, vedrai" Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate Ebbasta: Lorenzo Rinaldi - backed his own act, Giordana Petralia. Ayane: Giordana Petralia - backed her own act, Lorenzo Rinaldi. Samuel: Lorenzo Rinaldi - gave no reason. Maionchi: Lorenzo Rinaldi - gave no reason.
Week 4 (14 November) + Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Part 1 Act Order Song ResultDavide Rossi 1 "Don't Stop Me Now" SafeGiordana Petralia 2 "Highest in the Room" Bottom twoSierra 3 "Snow (Hey Oh)" Safe Nicola Cavallaro 4 "90 MIN" SafePart 2 Act Order Song ResultBooda5 "M.I.L.F. $" SafeEugenio Campana 6 "Delicate" SafeSeawards 7 "Feel" (original song) Bottom twoSofia Tornambene 8 "Papaoutai" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Giordana Petralia 9 "Call Out My Name" SafeSeawards 10 "Clocks Go Forwards" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate Ebbasta: Seawards - backed his own act, Girodana Petralia. Ayane: Seawards - gave no reason. Samuel: Girodana Petrali - backed his own act, Seawards. Maionchi: Seawards - gave no reason.
Week 5 (21 November) + Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Act Order Song ResultBooda 1 "Elefante" SafeGiordana Petralia 2 "Chasing Paper" Final showdownSierra 3 "Enfasi" Safe Nicola Cavallaro 4 "Like I Could" Safe Sofia Tornambene 5 "A domani per sempre" Safe Davide Rossi 6 "Glum" Safe Eugenio Campagna 7 "Cornflakes" Safe
There was no elimination that week; the act with the fewest votes sang again in the final showdown in week 6.
Week 6: Quarter-final (28 November) + Contestants' performances on the sixth live showFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Giordana Petralia 1 "Chasing Paper" Eliminated Davide Rossi 2 "Glum" Safe Judges' vote to eliminate Ebbasta: Davide Rossi - backed his own act, Giordana Petralia. Ayane: Giordana Petralia - backed her own act, Davide Rossi. Samuel: Giordana Petralia - gave no reason. Maionchi: Giordana Petralia - gave no reason.
Act Order Song Result Sierra 1 "The Ecstasy of Gold" Safe Nicola Cavallaro 2 "The Sound of Silence" Bottom three Sofia Tornambene 3 "I Love You" Safe Davide Rossi 4 "Treat You Better" Bottom three Booda 5 "Hold Up" Bottom three Eugenio Campagna 6 "Cosa mi manchi a fare" Safe Act Order Song ResultFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Nicola Cavallaro 1 "Location" Eliminated Davide Rossi 2 "Follow Through" Safe Booda 3 "212" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate Maionchi: Davide Rossi - backed her own act, Nicola Cavallaro Ayane: Nicola Cavallaro - backed her own act, Davide Rossi Ebbasta: Nicola Cavallaro - gave no reason. Samuel: Nicola Cavallaro - gave no reason.
Week 7: Semi-final (5 December) + Contestants' performances on the seventh live show Round 1 Act Order First song Result Sierra 1 "Born Slippy .NUXX" SafeSofia Tornambene 2 "Human Nature" SafeDavide Rossi 3 "Toxic" Safe Booda 4 "Dibby Dibby Sound" Safe Eugenio Campagna 5 "Una buona idea" Bottom twoRound 2 Act Order Second song ResultDavide Rossi 6 "Uptown Funk" Safe Sierra 7 "Ni Bien Ni Mal" SafeSofia Tornambene 8 "Love of My Life" Safe Booda 9 "Level Up" Bottom twoFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Eugenio Campagna 10"Glovo" (original song)Eliminated Booda 11 "M.I.L.F. $" Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate Maionchi: Booda - backed her own act, Eugenio Campagna. Samuel: Eugenio Campagna - backed his own act, Booda. Ebbasta: Eugenio Campagna - gave no reason. Ayane: Eugenio Campagna - gave no reason.
Week 8: Final (12 December)
+ Contestants' performances on the final live show Round 1 Act Order Song ResultSofia Tornambene 1 "She's the One" (with Robbie Williams)SafeSierra 2"Kids" (with Robbie Williams)SafeBooda 3 "Supreme" (with Robbie Williams) SafeDavide Rossi 4"Feel" (with Robbie Williams)4th place Round 2 Act Order Song Result Booda 5"Heartbeat"/"212"/"Hey Mama"Safe Sofia Tornambene 6 "Fix You"/"Papaoutai"/"C'est la vie" Safe Sierra 7 "Le acciughe fanno il pallone"/"7 Rings"/"Dark Horse" 3rd place Round 3 Act Order Song Result Booda 8"Elefante"Runner-up Sofia Tornambene 9 "A domani per sempre" Winner
References
External links X Factor Italia