X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a recording contract with Sony Music. fourteenth season was aired on Sky Uno and TV8 since September 2020. All of the judges from the previous year were replaced; the show seeing the returns of Mika and Manuel Agnelli, and new judges Emma Marrone and Hell Raton. Casadilegon won the competition and Hell Raton 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: Leo Meconi, Giuseppe Roccuzzo (Roccuzzo) Girls: Alessandra Ciccariello (Ale), Daria Huber 25+: Gabriel Covino (Kaima), Claudio Luisi (Disarmo) Groups: Wime, Yellow Monday
Contestants and categories Key: – Winner – Runner-up – Third place Category (mentor)Acts Boys (Marrone) Blind (Franco Rujan) Blue Phelix (Francesco Franco) Santi (Filippo Santi) Girls (Raton)Casadilego (Elisa Coclite) Cmqmartina (Martina Sironi) Mydrama (Alessandra Martinelli) 25+ (Mika) Eda Marì (Edda Maria Sessa) N.A.I.P. (Michelangelo Mercuri) Vergo (Giuseppe Piscitello) Groups (Agnelli) Little Pieces of Marmelade Manitoba Melancholia
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 received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) –Contestant received the most public votes
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Quarter-final Semifinal FinalPart 1Part 2 Single streamsPart 1Part 2Part 1Part 2Round 1Round 2Round 1 Single streamsRound 2Round 1 & 2Round 1Round 2Round 3 Casadilego2ndSafe1st 2nd2nd4th1st Safe1st 3rd 1st 2nd Winner50,96% Little Pieces of Marmelade3rdSafe3rd2nd5th5th6th Safe3rd2nd3rd1st Runner-up49,04% Blind1st Safe2nd1st 1st 1st 3rdSafe4th4th2nd3rd Eliminated(Final) N.A.I.P.3rdSafe5th3rd3rd2nd2ndFinal Showdown2nd 1st 4th Eliminated(Final) Mydrama2ndSafe 1st 4th6th7th4thSafe5th5th Eliminated(Semi-final) Cmqmartina4thSafe4th3rd7th6th5thSafe6th Eliminated(Quarter-final) Melancholia1st Safe2nd1st 4th3rd7th Eliminated(Quarter-final) Vergo4thSafe3rd4th8th8th Eliminated(Week 4) Blue Phelix5thSafe4th5th9th Eliminated(Week 4) Santi5thFinal Showdown5th5th Eliminated(Week 3) Manitoba6thSafe6th Eliminated(Week 2) Eda Marì6th Eliminated(Week 2) Final ShowdownEda Marì,ManitobaEda Marì,Santi Manitoba,SantiSanti,Blue PhelixMydrama,VergoMelancholia,N.A.I.P.Cmqmartina,MydramaBlind,MydramaNo final showdownor judges' vote:results will be basedon public votes alone Emma's vote to eliminate Eda Marì Eda Marì Manitoba Santi Vergo N.A.I.P. Cmqmartina Mydrama Hell Raton's vote to eliminate Eda Marì Eda Marì Manitoba Santi Vergo Melancholia Cmqmartina Blind Manuel's vote to eliminate Eda Marì Santi Santi Blue Phelix Mydrama N.A.I.P. Cmqmartina Mydrama Mikas vote to eliminate Manitoba Santi Manitoba Santi Mydrama Melancholia MydramaMydrama Eliminated Eda Marì3 of 4 votesmajority put through to the final showdown in week 2 Eda MarìPublic voteto save Manitoba3 of 4 votesmajoritySanti3 of 4 votesmajorityBlue PhelixPublic voteto saveMelancholiaPublic voteto saveCmqmartina3 of 4 votesmajorityMydrama3 of 4 votesmajorityN.A.I.P.Public voteto winBlindPublic voteto winLittle Pieces of MarmeladePublic voteto win VergoPublic voteto save
Live show details
Week 1 (29 October) + Contestants' performances on the first live show Part 1 Act Order Song Result Blind 1 "Cuore nero" Safe Cmqmartina 2 "Serpente" Safe Eda Marì 3 "Male" Bottom two Little Pieces of Marmelade 4 "One Cup of Happiness" Safe Blue Phelix 5 "South Dakota" Safe Casadilego 6 "Vittoria" SafePart 2 Act Order Song Result Manitoba 7 "La domenica" Bottom two Vergo 8 "Bomba" Safe Santi 9 "Bonsai" Safe Mydrama 10 "Cornici bianche" SafeN.A.I.P. 11 "Attenti al loop" SafeMelancholia 12 "Léon" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song ResultEda Marì 13 - Final ShowdownManitoba 14 - Safe
Judges' votes to send through to the final showdown next week Agnelli: Eda Marì - backed his own act, Manitoba. Mika: Manitoba - backed his own act, Eda Marì. Marrone: Eda Marì - gave no reason. Raton: Eda Marì - gave no reason.
Week 2 (5 November) + Contestants' performances on the second live showFinal showdown details Act Order Song ResultEda Marì 1 "Male" EliminatedSanti 2 "Bonsai" Safe Part 1 Act Order Song Result Little Pieces of Marmelade 1 "Sabotage" Safe Mydrama 2 "Bella così" Safe N.A.I.P. 3 "Bla Bla Bla" Safe Blind 4 "Piece of Your Heart"/"Non mi dire di no" Safe Cmqmartina 5 "Il mio canto libero" Safe Manitoba 6 "I Wanna Be Sedated" Bottom twoPart 2 Act Order Song Result Melancholia 7 "Bloodmoney" Safe Blue Phelix 8 "Sciccherie" Safe Vergo 9 "E ritorno da te" Safe Santi 10 "8 miliardi di persone" Bottom twoCasadilego 11 "Xanny" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song ResultManitoba 12 "La domenica" EliminatedSanti 13 "Bonsai" Safe Judges' votes to eliminate (round 1) Mika: Santi - backed his own act, Eda Marì. Marrone: Eda Marì - backed her own act, Santi. Agnelli: Santi - gave no reason. Raton: Eda Marì - 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. Eda Marì was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Judges' votes to eliminate (round 2) Agnelli: Santi - backed his own act, Manitoba. Marrone: Manitoba - backed her own act, Santi. Mika: Manitoba - gave no reason. Raton: Manitoba - gave no reason.
Week 3 (12 November) + Contestants' performances on the third live show Part 1 Act Order Song Result Cmqmartina 1 "Sparami" Safe Blind 2 "Cicatrici" SafeVergo 3 "La cura" Safe Little Pieces of Marmelade 4 "L.P.O.M." Safe Santi 5 "Morrison" Bottom twoPart 2 Act Order Song Result Blue Phelix 6 "Mi ami" Bottom two Mydrama 7 "Vieni con me" Safe N.A.I.P. 8 "Oh oh oh" Safe Casadilego 9 "Lontanissimo" SafeMelancholia 10 "Grounds" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song ResultSanti 11 "Bonsai" EliminatedBlue Phelix 12 "South Dakota" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate Agnelli: Blue Phelix - gave no reason. Marrone: Santi - gave no reason. Mika: Santi - gave no reason. Raton: Santi - gave no reason.
Week 4 (19 November) + Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Round 1 Act Order Song Result Vergo 1 "Bomba" Safe Casadilego 2 "Vittoria" SafeBlind 3 "Cuore Nero" Safe Melancholia 4 "Léon" Safe Cmqmartina 5 "Sparami" Safe Little Pieces of Marmelade 6 "One Cup of Happiness" Safe Blue Phelix 7 "South Dakota" Eliminated N.A.I.P. 8 "Attenti al loop" Safe Mydrama 9 "Vieni con me" SafeRound 2 Act Order Song Result Mydrama 1 "Notti" Bottom two N.A.I.P. 2 "Amandoti" Safe Melancholia 3 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Safe Blind 4 "Per me è importante"/"Bambino" Safe Cmqmartina 5 "Albero" Safe Vergo 6 "Oro"/"Pienso en tu mirà"/"Malamente" Bottom two Casadilego 7 "Rapide" Safe Little Pieces of Marmelade 8 "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song ResultMydrama - - SafeVergo - - Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate Mika: Mydrama - backed his own act, Vergo. Raton: Vergo - backed his own act, Mydrama. Agnelli: Mydrama - gave no reason. Marrone: Vergo - 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. Vergo was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 5 (26 November) + Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Round 1 Act Order Song Result Little Pieces of Marmelade 1 "I Am the Walrus" Safe Cmqmartina 2 "La prima cosa bella" SafeBlind 3 "In the End/"Tremo" Safe N.A.I.P. 4 "Storia d'amore" Bottom two Mydrama 5 "Piccola anima" Safer Melancholia 6 "Hunter" Bottom two Casadilego 7 "Dance Monkey" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song ResultN.A.I.P. - - SafeMelancholia - - EliminatedRound 2 Act Order Song Result Cmqmartina 1 "Lasciami andare!" Bottom two Mydrama 2 "Crudelia" Bottom two Blind 3 "Affari tuoi" Safe Casadilego 4Yesterday" Safe Little Pieces of Marmalade 5 "Digital Cramps" Safe N.A.I.P. 6 "Partecipo"SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song ResultMydrama - - SafeCmqmartina - - Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate (round 1) Agnelli: N.A.I.P. - backed his own act, Melancholia. Mika: Melancholia - backed his own act, N.A.I.P. Marrone: N.A.I.P. - gave no reason. Raton: Melancholia - 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. Melancholia was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Judges' votes to eliminate (Round 2) Mika: Mydrama - gave no reason. Raton: Cmqmartina - gave no reason. Agnelli: Cmqmartina - gave no reason. Marrone: Cmqmartina - gave no reason.
Week 6: Semi-final (3 December) + Contestants' performances on the sixth live show Act Order First song Order Second song Result Blind 1 "Baby" 7 "Good Times"/"Como habla" Bottom twoCasadilego 2 "Catrame" 10 "Lego House" SafeLittle Pieces of Marmelade 3 "Muori delay" 8 "Gimme All Your Love" Safe Mydrama 4 "Chic" 6 "Spigoli" Bottom two N.A.I.P. 5 "La canzone mononota" 9 "Milano circonvallazione esterna" SafeFinal showdown details Act Order Song Result Mydrama 1 "Cornici bianche" Eliminated Blind 2 "Cuore nero" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate Marrone: Mydrama - backed her own act, Blind. Raton: Blind - backed his own act, Mydrama. Agnelli: Mydrama - gave no reason. Mika: Mydrama - gave no reason.
Week 7: Final (10 December)
+ Contestants' performances on the final live show Round 1 Act Order Song ResultLittle Pieces of Marmelade 1 "Veleno" with Manuel AgnelliSafeBlind 2 "La Fine" with Emma Marrone SafeN.A.I.P. 3 "Lollipop" with Mika4th PlaceCasadilego 4 "Stan" with Hell RatonSafe Round 2 Act Order Song Result Casadilego 5"Kitchen Sink"/"Xanny"/"A Case of You" Safe Blind 6 "Bambino"/"Cicatrici"/"Affari tuoi" 3rd Place Little Pieces of Marmelade 7 "I Am the Walrus"/"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"/"Give Me All Your Love" Safe Round 3 Act Order Song Result Casadilego 8 "Vittoria"Winner Little Pieces of Marmelade 9 "One Cup of Happiness" Runner-up
References
External links X Factor Italia