The X Factor | |
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Season 1 | |
Presented by | Daniel MacPherson Chloe Maxwell |
Judges | |
Winner | Random |
Winning mentor | Mark Holden |
Runner-up | Russell Gooley |
Release | |
Original network | Network Ten |
Original release | 6 February – 15 May 2005 |
Season chronology |
The X Factor was an Australian television music competition to find new singing talent. The first season premiered on 6 February 2005 and ended on 15 May 2005. The show was cancelled after the series ended due to poor ratings, but was revived in 2010 after Seven Network acquired the rights through meetings with show creator Simon Cowell. [1]
The 7 eliminated acts were:
Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Category (mentor) | Result |
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Random | 16–25 | Brisbane, Queensland | Groups (Holden) | Winner |
Russell Gooley | 27 | Narrogin, Western Australia | Over 25s (Reid) | Runner-Up |
Vincent Harder | 22 | Bondi, New South Wales | 16-24s (Ceberano) | 3rd Place |
Kaya | 22–29 | Sydney, New South Wales | Groups (Holden) | 4th Place |
Roslynn Mahe | 30 | Granville, New South Wales | Over 25s (Reid) | 5th Place |
Jacob Butler | 22 | Mount Gambier, South Australia | 16-24s (Ceberano) | 6th Place |
Gemma Purdy | 16 | Nunawading, Victoria | 7th Place | |
Janie Shrapnel | 47 | Samford, Queensland | Over 25s (Reid) | 8th Place |
The Brothership | 29–33 | Adelaide, South Australia | Groups (Holden) | 9th Place |
Act in 16-24s
Act in Over 25s
Act in Groups
Contestants' colour key:
Act | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | |
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Random | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (Final) | |
Russell Gooley | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-Up (Final) | |
Vincent Harder | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (Semi-Final) | |
Kaya | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | 4th | Eliminated (Quarter-Final) | ||
Roslynn Mahe | Safe | Bottom Two | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 5) | |||
Jacob Butler | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Bottom Two | Eliminated (Week 4) | ||||
Gemma Purdy | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Eliminated (Week 3) | |||||
Janie Shrapnel | Bottom Two | Bottom Two | Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||||
The Brothership | Bottom Two | Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||||
Final Showdown | The Brothership, Shrapnel | Shrapnel, Mahe | Purdy, Butler | Butler, Harder | Mahe, Kaya | No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated. | |||
Reid's vote to eliminate (Over 25s) | The Brothership | Shrapnel | Butler | Butler | Kaya | ||||
Ceberano's vote to eliminate (16-24s) | The Brothership | Shrapnel | Purdy | Butler | Mahe | ||||
Holden's vote to eliminate (Groups) | Shrapnel | —1 | Purdy | Harder | Mahe | ||||
Eliminated | The Brothership 2 of 3 votes Majority | Janie Shrapnel 2 of 2 votes Majority | Gemma Purdy 2 of 3 votes Majority | Jacob Butler 2 of 3 votes Majority | Roslynn Mahe 2 of 3 votes Majority | Kaya Public Vote To Save | Vincent Harder Public Vote To Save | Russell Goolie Public Vote To Win |
NotesN/A1 Holden was not required to cast a vote as there was already a majority.
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