X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Thomas Blachman and Martin Jensen returned as judges while Oh Land quit, with Kwamie Liv becoming her replacement and Sofie Linde returned as the host.
For the first time on the Danish X Factor, all groups were eliminated in the first 3 live shows.
Judges and hosts Thomas Blachman and Martin Jensen returned as judges while Oh Land decided to quit as a judge and Kwamie Liv became the new judge Sofie Linde returned as the main host.
Changes For the first time on the Danish X Factor, no categories were given to the judges. Instead, they mentored one act from each category, one from the 15 to 22s, one from the Over 23s, and one group in the live shows.
Selection process Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.
The 18 successful acts were: Thomas Blachman: Emma & Filip, Mads Moldt, Maria Ranum, Lasse Skriver, Meseret Tesfamichael, Wela & Garcia Kwamie Liv: 2 Harmonies, Oliver Antonio, Rune Duch, Mathias Julin, Lorenzo & Charlo, Tina Mellemgaard Martin Jensen: Mille Bergholtz, Kári Fossdalsá, Lotte Røntved Knudsen, Oscar, RoxorLoops & Jasmin, Sofie Thomsen
Bootcamp
The 9 eliminated acts were: Thomas Blachman: Emma & Filip, Lasse Skriver, Meseret Tesfamichael Kwamie Liv: 2 Harmonies, Rune Duch, Mathias Julin Martin Jensen: Lotte Røntved Knudsen, RoxorLoops & Jasmin, Sofie Thomsen
Contestants
Key: – Winner – Runner-up
ActAge(s)HometownMentorCategoryResultMads Moldt16FrederikshavnThomas Blachman15-22sWinnerKári Fossdalsá25AalborgMartin JensenOver 23sRunner-upTina Mellemgaard18Hoyvik, Faroe IslandsKwamie Liv15-22s3rd PlaceMille Bergholtz21FalsterMartin Jensen15-22s4th PlaceMaria Ranum 31CopenhagenThomas BlachmanOver 23s5th PlaceOliver Antonio 23BirkerødKwamie LivOver 23s6th PlaceLorenzo & Charlo18-20IkastKwamie LivGroups7th PlaceWela & Garcia18-19ValbyThomas BlachmanGroups8th PlaceOscar17-18TrigeMartin JensenGroups9th Place
Live shows
Colour key –Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the Sing-Off –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no Sing-Off) –Contestant received the most public votes
Contestants' colour key:
| – Kwamie Liv's Contestants |- | – Thomas Blachmans's Contestants |- | – Martin Jensen's Contestants
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 1st round 2nd round Mads Moldt1st18,6%1st18,0%1st21,2%1st25,0% 2nd22,80%1st32,8%1st51,3% Winner59,9% Kári Fossdalsá 9th 7,6% 6th10,3% 6th13,68% 3rd16,51% 3rd21,7% 3rd21,7% 2nd28,9% Runner-up40,1% Tina Mellemgaard 2nd15,9% 3rd14,9% 3rd14,2% 5th14,2%1st22,82%2nd25,5% 3rd19,9%Eliminated(Week 7) Mille Bergholtz 4th11,3% 2nd17,3% 2nd15,6% 4th15,0% 4th18,1% 4th19,7%Eliminated(Week 6) Maria Ranum 5th11,1% 5th11,3% 4th13,73% 2nd16,52% 5th14,6%Eliminated(Week 5) Oliver Antonio 7th8,0% 4th13,4% 5th13,70% 6th12,8%Eliminated(Week 4) Lorenzo & Charlo 3rd11,7% 8th5,4% 7th7,9%Eliminated(Week 3) Wela & Garcia 6th8,3% 7th8,8%Eliminated(Week 2) Oscar 8th7,9%Eliminated(Week 1) Sing-OffOscar,Kári FossdalsáWela & Garcia,Lorenzo & CharloLorenzo & Charlo,Kári FossdalsáOliver Antonio,Tina MellemgaardMaria Ranum,Mille BergholtzThe act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. Blachman voted outOscarLorenzo & CharloLorenzo & CharloOliver AntonioMille Bergholtz Liv voted outKári FossdalsáWela & GarciaKári FossdalsáOliver Antonio Maria Ranum Jensen voted outOscarWela & GarciaLorenzo & CharloTina Mellemgaard Maria Ranum Eliminated Oscar9th Wela & Garcia8th Lorenzo & Charlo7th Oliver Antonio6th Maria Ranum5th Mille Bergholtz4th Tina Mellemgaard3rd Kári FossdalsáRunner-Up Mads MoldtWinner
Live show details
Week 1 (February 26) Theme: Signature
+ Contestants' performances on the first live show Act Order Song Result Oscar 1 "Fucking Smuk" Bottom two Oliver Antonio 2 "Watermelon Sugar"Safe Mads Moldt 3 "When I R.I.P" Safe Mille Bergholtz 4 "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" Safe Wela & Garcia5 "Dancing in the Dark" Safe Tina Mellemgaard 6 "Street Lights" Safe Kári Fossdalsá 7 "Please Don't Go" Bottom two Maria Ranum 8 "Oblivion"Safe Lorenzo & Charlo 9 "Kig op fra gulvet" Safe Sing-Off detailsOscar 1 "I morgen er der også en dag" EliminatedKári Fossdalsá 2 "Thinking Out Loud" Saved Judges' votes to eliminate Blachman: Oscar Liv: Kári Fossdalsá Jensen: Oscar
Week 2 (March 4) Theme: 200th Program anniversary Musical Guest: Saveus ("Dark Vibrations")
+ Contestants' performances on the second live show Act Order SongSung before by Result Tina Mellemgaard 1 "If I Ain't Got You" Laura (Season 1) Safe Wela & Garcia2 "Time to Pretend" Anthony Jasmin (Season 7) Bottom two Kári Fossdalsá 3 "Let Her Go" Chresten (Season 6) Safe Maria Ranum 4 "Waiting Game" Chili (Season 10) SafeLorenzo & Charlo 5 "Efter Festen" Mohamed (Season 2) Bottom two Mads Moldt 6 "1 Thing" Mohamed (Season 2) Safe Oliver Antonio 7 "My Body Is a Cage" Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel (Season 5) Safe Mille Bergholtz 8 "Stay" Reem (Season 9) Safe Sing-Off detailsWela & Garcia 1 "Somebody Else" EliminatedLorenzo & Charlo 2 "Jeg vil ha' dig for mig selv" Saved Judges' votes to eliminate Blachman: Lorenzo & Charlo Liv: Wela & Garcia Jensen: Wela & Garcia
Week 3 (March 11) Theme: SoMe-Stars (Social Media Stars) Musical Guest: Ericka Jane ("Forget Being Sober")
+ Contestants' performances on the third live show Act Order Song Result Mads Moldt 1 "Holy" Safe Oliver Antonio 2 "House of Balloons"/"Glass Table Girls" Safe Mille Bergholtz3 "Without Me" SafeLorenzo & Charlo 4 "Industry Baby" Bottom two Maria Ranum 5 "Gangsta" Safe Kári Fossdalsá 6 "I'm So Tired..." Bottom two Tina Mellemgaard 7 "All I Need" Safe Sing-Off detailsLorenzo & Charlo 1 "I’m Sorry" EliminatedKári Fossdalsá 2 "I’m Not The Only One" Saved Judges' votes to eliminate Jensen: Lorenzo & Charlo Liv: Kári Fossdalsá Blachman: Lorenzo & Charlo
Week 4 (March 18) Theme: TV & Movie Songs
+ Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Act Order Song Movie/TV show Result Oliver Antonio 1 "Another Way to Die" Quantum of Solace Bottom two Maria Ranum 2 "Atlas" The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Safe Mille Bergholtz 3 "Love Me like You Do" Fifty Shades of Grey Safe Mads Moldt 4 "Wreak Havoc" Suicide Squad Safe Tina Mellemgaard 5 "Same Girl" Euphoria Bottom two Kári Fossdalsá 6 "Rewrite the Stars" The Greatest Showman Safe Sing-Off detailsOliver Antonio 1"Happier" EliminatedTina Mellemgaard 2"All I Ask" Saved Judges' votes to eliminate Blachman: Oliver Antonio Jensen: Tina Mellemgaard Liv: Oliver Antonio
Week 5 (March 25) Theme: Nordic Artists Group Performance: "Noget for nogen" Musical Guest: Molly Sandén ("Nån annan nu") + Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Act Order Song Result Mille Bergholtz 1 "Such a Boy" Bottom two Maria Ranum 2 "The Middle" Bottom two Tina Mellemgaard 3 "Ord" (Original Song) Safe Kári Fossdalsá 4 "Svag"Safe Mads Moldt 5 "Dagdrøm"Safe Sing-Off details Mille Bergholtz 1 "All I Want" SavedMaria Ranum 2 "Something To Say" Eliminated Judges' votes to eliminate Blachman: Mille Bergholtz Jensen: Maria Ranum Liv: Maria Ranum
Week 6: Semi-final (1 April) Theme: Party & The Day After Musical Guest: Solveig Lindelof ("Superficial")
+ Contestants' performances on the sixth live show Act Order First song (Party Song) Order Second song (The Day After Song) Result Kári Fossdalsá 1 "Get Lucky" 5 "Dancing On My Own" Safe Mads Moldt 2 "SexyBack" 6 "Super Rich Kids" Safe Tina Mellemgaard 3 "Åben" (Original Song) 7 "I'll Never Love Again" Safe Mille Bergholtz 4 "Remember" 8 "Drunk in the Morning" Eliminated The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Mille Bergholtz was automacally eliminated
Week 7: Final (April 8) Theme: Judges Choice, Duet with a Special Guest, Winner Song Musical Guests: Brandon Beal & Lukas Graham together with the 3 finalists Tina, Kári & Mads Moldt ("Higher"), Dean Lewis "Hurtless" Group Performance: Cover Me in Sunshine" (P!nk performed by the 9 Finalists) "Half A Man"/"Be Alright" (Dean Lewis performed by Dean Lewis & The Auditionees) + Contestants' performances on the seventh live show Act Order Judges Choice SongOrder Duet song (with a Special Guest) Result Order Winner Song Result Tina Mellemgaard 1 "Love On Top" 4 "Du er" & "Den jeg elsker, elsker jeg" with (Søs Fenger) EliminatedN/A (Already Eliminated) 3rd Place Kári Fossdalsá 2 "Happy" 5 "Daughter of Jonah" & "House on Fire" with (Jonah Blacksmith) Safe 8"Believer"Runner-up Mads Moldt 3 "See You Again" 6 "Føler mig selv 100" & "Hjem fra Fabrikken" with (Andreas Odbjerg) Safe 7"Clingy"Winner
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