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X Factor (Danish season 16)
X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. This season will mark the end of Sofie Linde Ingversen as the host of the show after she announced her departure on January 31, 2023.[1]
| X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 16 | |
| Hosted by | Sofie Linde Ingversen |
| Judges | Thomas Blachman Kwamie Liv Simon Kvamm |
| Winner | ROSÉL |
| Winning mentor | Simon Kvamm |
| Runner-up | Sigalaz |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV2 |
| Original release | January 1 – March 31, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
For the first time on the Danish X factor a contestant had survived the bottom two 3 times and made it to the semifinals.
Also for the first time on the Danish X Factor That 2 groups made it to the final.
Also a change in the Semi-Finals the contestant who gets eliminated by the public will also sing a his or hers very own song and will also be their first single and will be released on the Music Streaming Services.[2]
For the first time ever on the danish X Factor the final 2 came from the groups category
ROSÉL won the competition and Simon Kvamm became the winning mentor for the first time.[3]
Judges and hosts Edit
Thomas Blachman and Kwamie Liv will return for ther fifteenth and second seasons as judges while Martin Jensen has left and will not return and Simon Kvamm will replace Martin Jensen as the new judge[4] Sofie Linde Ingversen will return for her eighth and final season as host
Selection process Edit
Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.
The 18 successful acts were:
- Thomas Blachman: Rosita Bramsen, Nanna & Frida, Clara Nedergaard, Sigalaz, Annika Thaarup, Peter Thomsen
- Kwamie Liv: Nimbahlou Christensen, DiVERSE, Mathias Donby, Henrik Hedelund, Lav Sol, Luka Lind
- Simon Kvamm: Kristoffer Lundholm, Misunderstood, Lise Ranks, Malou Røjbæk, ROSÉL, Theodor Vestergaard
Bootcamp Edit
The 9 eliminated acts were:
- Thomas Blachman: Nanna & Frida, Annika Thaarup, Peter Thomsen
- Kwamie Liv: Mathias Donby, Lav Sol, Luka Lind
- Simon Kvamm: Misunderstood, Lise Ranks, Malou Røjbæk
Finalists Edit
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – 3rd Place
| Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Mentor | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSÉL | 17 | Odense & Copenhagen | Simon Kvamm | Groups | Winner |
| Sigalaz | 17-19 | Holstebro | Thomas Blachman | Groups | Runner-up |
| Theodor Vestergaard | 17 | Augustenborg | Simon Kvamm | 15-22s | 3rd Place |
| Nambahlou Christensen | 21 | Tranekær | Kwamie Liv | 15-22s | 4th Place |
| Clara Nedergaard | 19 | Skanderborg | Thomas Blachman | 15-22s | 5th Place |
| Kristoffer Lundholm | 26 | Aalborg | Simon Kvamm | Over 23s | 6th Place |
| Henrik Hedelund | 29 | Thorum | Kwamie Liv | Over 23s | 7th Place |
| Rosita Bramsen | 29 | Aarhus | Thomas Blachman | Over 23s | 8th Place |
| DiVERSE | 18-22 | Various | Kwamie Liv | Groups | 9th Place |
Live shows Edit
- 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 announced as safe (no particular order) |
Contestants' colour key:
– Kwamie Liv's Contestants – Thomas Blachmans's Contestants – Simon Kvamm's Contestants
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||
| ROSÉL | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |
| Sigalaz | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up | |
| Theodor Vestergaard | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (Week 7) | |
| Nambahlou Christensen | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | 4th | Eliminated (Week 6) | ||
| Clara Nedergaard | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 5) | |||
| Kristoffer Lundholm | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 4) | ||||
| Henrik Hedelund | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 3) | |||||
| Rosita Bramsen | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||||
| DiVERSE | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||||
| Final Showdown | DiVERSE, Rosita Bramsen | Rosita Bramsen, Nambahlou Christensen | Kristoffer Lundholm, Henrik Hedelund | Kristoffer Lundholm, Nambahlou Christensen | Clara Nedergaard, Nambahlou Christensen | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | |||
| Blachman voted out | DiVERSE | Nambahlou Christensen | Henrik Hedelund | Kristoffer Lundholm | Nambahlou Christensen | ||||
| Liv voted out | Rosita Bramsen | Rosita Bramsen | Kristoffer Lundholm | Kristoffer Lundholm | Clara Nedergaard | ||||
| Kvamm voted out | DiVERSE | Rosita Bramsen | Henrik Hedelund | Nambahlou Christensen | Clara Nedergaard | ||||
| Eliminated | DiVERSE 9th | Rosita Bramsen 8th | Henrik Hedelund 7th | Kristoffer Lundholm 6th | Clara Nedergaard 5th | Nambahlou Christensen 4th | Theodor Vestergaard 3rd | Sigalaz Runner-Up | |
| ROSÉL Winner | |||||||||
Live show details Edit
Week 1 (February 17) Edit
- Theme: Signature
| Act | Order | Song[5] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodor Vestergaard | 1 | "Fantastiske Toyota" | Safe |
| Nambahlou Christensen | 2 | "Call It What You Want" | Safe |
| Sigalaz | 3 | "Ghetto Musick" | Safe |
| Kristoffer Lundholm | 4 | "Stråle – Tåre – Dråbe" | Safe |
| DiVERSE | 5 | "Vogue" | Bottom two |
| Rosita Bramsen | 6 | "Tag Det Tilbage" (original song) | Bottom two |
| ROSÉL | 7 | "Elskede at Drømme, Drømmer om at Elske" | Safe |
| Henrik Hedelund | 8 | "Free and Easy" | Safe |
| Clara Nedergaard | 9 | "Strange" | Safe |
| Sing-Off details | |||
| DiVERSE | 1 | "Nattely" | Eliminated |
| Rosita Bramsen | 2 | "One" | Saved |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: DiVERSE
- Liv: Rosita Bramsen
- Kvamm: DiVERSE
Week 2 (February 24) Edit
- Theme: Decade 2000s (Songs that had been released from 2000 to 2009)
| Act | Order | Song[6] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSÉL | 1 | "Op med Hovedet" | Safe |
| Clara Nedergaard | 2 | "Sweet Dogs" | Safe |
| Henrik Hedelund | 3 | "Hun vil Ha en Rapper" | Safe |
| Rosita Bramsen | 4 | "Verdensmester" | Bottom two |
| Nambahlou Christensen | 5 | "The Pretender" | Bottom two |
| Theodor Vestergaard | 6 | "Vi Venter på Vin" | Safe |
| Sigalaz | 7 | "Rock Star" | Safe |
| Kristoffer Lundholm | 8 | "Vi to" | Safe |
| Sing-Off details | |||
| Rosita Bramsen | 1 | "Godspeed" | Eliminated |
| Nambahlou Christensen | 2 | "Faux-Semblants" | Saved |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: Nambahlou Christensen
- Liv: Rosita Bramsen
- Kvamm: Rosita Bramsen
Week 3 (March 3) Edit
- Theme: Soup, Steak & Ice Cream (Danish top & Giro 413 with a twist)
- Musical Guest: Ekspressen ("Godter på Vej")
| Act | Order | Song[7] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigalaz | 1 | "Brdr. Gebis" | Safe |
| Kristoffer Lundholm | 2 | "Skibe Uden Sejl" | Bottom two |
| Nambahlou Christensen | 3 | "Så Længe Jeg Lever" | Safe |
| ROSÉL | 4 | "Rigtige Venner" | Safe |
| Clara Nedergaard | 5 | "Ensomhedens Gade No. 9" | Safe |
| Henrik Hedelund | 6 | "En Respektabel Mand" | Bottom two |
| Theodor Vestergaard | 7 | "Der er Noget Galt i Danmark" | Safe |
| Sing-Off details | |||
| Kristoffer Lundholm | 1 | "Love & Hate" | Saved |
| Henrik Hedelund | 2 | "Café Måneskin" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Kvamm: Henrik Hedelund
- Liv: Kristoffer Lundholm
- Blachman: Henrik Hedelund
Week 4 (March 10) Edit
- Theme: At The Club
| Act | Order | Song[8] | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Nedergaard | 1 | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Safe | |
| Theodor Vestergaard | 2 | "Slikhår" | Safe | |
| Kristoffer Lundholm | 3 | "Amager Forbrænding" | Bottom two | |
| Sigalaz | 4 | "Freedom" | Safe | |
| Nambahlou Christensen | 5 | "Silverflame" | Bottom two | |
| ROSÉL | 6 | "Kender du Følelsen" | Safe | |
| Sing-Off details | ||||
| Kristoffer Lundholm | 1 | "Tiden Læger Alle Sår" | Eliminated | |
| Nambahlou Christensen | 2 | "As It Was" | Saved | |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Kvamm: Nambahlou Christensen
- Liv: Kristoffer Lundholm
- Blachman: Kristoffer Lundholm
Week 5 (March 17) Edit
- Theme: You Are Not Alone
- Group Performance: "Du er Ikke Alene" (Sebastian; Performed by the Top 5 og The Danish Boys Choir)
- Musical Guest: Jada ("Not Alone")
| Act | Order | Song[9] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSÉL | 1 | "Barndommens Gade" | Safe |
| Clara Nedergaard | 2 | "Celings" | Bottom two |
| Nambahlou Christensen | 3 | "Exist" | Bottom two |
| Theodor Vestergaard | 4 | "Under Bøgen" | Safe |
| Sigalaz | 5 | "All for Us" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Clara Nedergaard | 1 | "Carry Me Home" | Eliminated |
| Nambahlou Christensen | 2 | "Monalisa" | Saved |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: Nambahlou Christensen
- Liv: Clara Nedergaard
- Kvamm: Clara Nedergaard
Week 6: Semi-final (March 24) Edit
- Theme: Upcoming & Legends
- Musical Guest: Meum Zel ("Tired") & ("Bounce")
| Act | Order | First song (Upcoming)[10] | Order | Second song (Legends)[10] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nambahlou Christensen | 1 | "Gode Dage, Gode Drinks" | 8 | "Forårsdag" | Eliminated |
| ROSÉL | 2 | "Det´ Kun Vigtigt, Hvad Det er" | 5 | "Magisk" | Safe |
| Sigalaz | 3 | "Højhus (Hvor Går Vi Hen)" | 7 | "Følesen" | Safe |
| Theodor Vestergaard | 4 | "Formskifter" | 6 | "Buster" | Safe |
The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Nambahlou Christensen was automacally eliminated. After Nambahlou Christensen's elimination, she sang "Kan Du Se Mig" which was her own single and she produced it together with Tina Mellemgaard who came in 3rd place in season 15 and will be released on the music streaming services.[11]
Week 7: Final (March 31) Edit
- Theme: Judges Choice, Duet with a Special Guest, Winner Song
- Musical Guests: Andreas Odbjerg ("Smugryger"), Ida Laurberg ("Terrier") & Scarlet Pleasure ("What A Life")[12]
- Group Performance: "En Stemme" (Minds of 99 performed by The Live Finalists), "Farewell" (Rihanna performed by The Live Finalists & Previous Live Finalists), "Love Yourself" (Justin Bieber performed by The Audtionees)
| Act | Order | Judges Choice song[13] | Order | Duet song (with a Special Guest)[13] | Result | Order | Winner Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigalaz | 1 | "Når Mænd Græder" | 6 | "Juice"/"All In" (with Blæst) | Safe | 8 | "Let's Go" | Runner-up |
| Theodor Vestergaard | 2 | "Guleroden" | 4 | "Vi er her ikke for evigt, men vi er her lidt endnu"/"Lyden af Livet" (with Barselona) | Eliminated | N/A (Already Eliminated) | 3rd Place | |
| ROSÉL | 3 | "Uden Forsvar" | 5 | "Omvendt"/"Dronning af Månen" (with Pil) | Safe | 7 | "JEG ER ALMINDELIG" | Winner |
After Theodor Vestergaard's elimination, he sang "Cirkus Theo" which was his own single and will be released on the music streaming services.
References Edit
- ^ "Sofie Linde stopper som vært på 'X Factor' - TV 2". 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Kort før semifinalen: Stor ændring i X Factor". 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Her er vinderen af 'X Factor' - TV 2". 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Her er den nye dommer i 'X Factor' - TV 2". 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Deltagere troede, at det var en joke: Det skal 'X Factor'-deltagerne synge til første liveshow - TV 2". 17 February 2023.
- ^ "En drøm er gået i opfyldelse: Det skal deltagerne synge i 'X Factor' - TV 2". 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Dansk legende skal spilles tre gange til årets tredje 'X Factor'-liveshow - det skal de synge i aften - TV 2". 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Overraskende udgaver på vej af klassikere – det skal de synge i aften - TV 2". 10 March 2023.
- ^ "'X Factor': Det skal de synge i aften - TV 2". 17 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Gammelt børnehit bliver genoplivet i semifinalen af 'X Factor' - TV 2". 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Opdagede du det? Udover Nambahlou havde Kwamie Liv en ekstra deltager med i semifinalen". 25 March 2023.
- ^ "TV 2 bekræfter: Disse danske stjerner optræder i X Factor-finalen". 30 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Det skal de synge i finalen af 'X Factor' - TV 2". 31 March 2023.