The X Factor (Australian TV series) season 3

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The X Factor
Season 3
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Hosted by Luke Jacobz
Judges
Winner Reece Mastin
Winning mentor Guy Sebastian
Runner-upAndrew Wishart
Release
Original network Seven Network
Original release29 August (2011-08-29) –
22 November 2011 (2011-11-22)
Season chronology
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The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract. [1] [2] The third season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 [3] and ended on 22 November 2011. [1] The winner was Reece Mastin and his debut single "Good Night" was released after the final. [1] Mastin was mentored throughout by Guy Sebastian, who won as mentor for the first time. [1] There was only a one percent difference in the votes between Mastin and runner-up Andrew Wishart. [4] The season was presented by Luke Jacobz. [5] Ronan Keating and Sebastian were the only judges from the previous season who returned, while Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Mel B joined the judging panel as replacements for former judges, Natalie Imbruglia and Kyle Sandilands.

The competition was split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, home visits and live shows. Auditions in front of the show's producers took place throughout March and April 2011. The successful auditionees chosen by the producers were then invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live studio audience during May and June. After the auditions was bootcamp, where successful acts were split into four categories: Boys, [6] Girls, [6] Over 25s and Groups. Each judge was given a category to mentor and had to decide on their twelve acts after day two, and their six acts after day three. Special guest judges, including Wynter Gordon, Stephen Belafonte, Darren Hayes and The Veronicas, were brought in to help the judges decide their acts. Following bootcamp was the home visits stage, where each of the judges reduced their six acts to three, with help from more guest judges including Beyoncé, Melanie C, Jason Derulo, Good Charlotte and Leona Lewis. The live shows began on 19 September 2011. [7]

The season 3 sparked controversy, namely Mel B's attitude towards the other judges, labeling them dishonest and boring. [8] Controversy also occurred between Sebastian and contestant Mitchell Callaway; Sebastian took aim at Callaway's attitude to the competition following his performance on the third live performance show. [9] There were also claims of a clash between Callaway and contestant Declan Sykes. [10] The grand final decider was watched by 1.99 million people, making it the highest rated television episode of the season. [11]

Judges

Season 3 judges
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Mel B
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Guy Sebastian
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Natalie Bassingthwaighte
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Ronan Keating

On 16 March 2011, judge Kyle Sandilands announced on his breakfast radio show, Kyle & Jackie O that he would not be returning to the judging panel for season 3. [12] Of his decision, Sandilands said, "Not because I didn't like it. I thought the show was great and it was great fun to do but it's just too hectic, it's too much work. So, I've told Channel Seven, no." [12] On 31 March 2011, it was announced that Natalie Bassingthwaighte would join the judging panel as a replacement for Natalie Imbruglia. [13] When speaking of her role as a judge, Bassingthwaighte said she would focus on bringing an honest critique to the show and would guide "the artists through the competition". [14] In late April 2011, it was confirmed that Mel B would be Sandilands' replacement. [15] Mel B said, "[The contestants] are either going to love me or hate me but it's going to be a fun ride. I'm really easy to get on with and I'm a hard worker. I'm firm but nice." [15] Guy Sebastian and Ronan Keating were the only judges from the season 2 who returned. [16]

Selection process

Auditions

In 2011, the minimum age for contestants to audition was changed to 14 years old, having previously been 16 years old. [17] Auditions in front of the show's producers began in March 2011 in five cities: Perth (Parmelia Hilton, 27 March), Adelaide (AAMI Stadium, 29 March), Brisbane (Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, 2–3 April), Sydney (Australian Technology Park, 8–10 April) and Melbourne (Moonee Valley Racecourse, 15–17 April). [18] The successful auditionees chosen by the producers were then invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live studio audience. These auditions were held in three cities: Brisbane (Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 21–22 May), [19] Melbourne (Hisense Arena, 27–29 May), [20] and Sydney (Sydney Entertainment Centre, 2–3 June). [20] [21] [22]

Bootcamp

The bootcamp stage was held in Sydney and was first broadcast on 7 September 2011. [23] On the first day of bootcamp, each judge was given a category to mentor and were joined by a celebrity guest judge to help them decide their top twelve acts. [23] Sebastian was assisted by Wynter Gordon and was given the Boys, Mel B was assisted by her husband Stephen Belafonte and was given the Girls, Bassingthwaighte teamed up with Darren Hayes and was assigned the Over 25s, and Keating was assisted by The Veronicas and had the Groups. [23] [24] On the second day, the Boys each had to sing a song made famously by a female artist, the Over 25s got styled for a photo shoot and later each had to perform one song, the Girls had to perform choreography to either Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" or Lady Gaga's "Born This Way", and the Groups held recording sessions with vocal producer Erana Clark. [25] On the third day of bootcamp, the judges along with their celebrity guest judges, narrowed down the contestants to six each. [26]

The 24 successful acts were:

Home visits

The final round of the selection process, the home visits (formerly the "judges' houses"), [24] saw the judges reduce their six acts to three. Each judge took their six acts to exclusive locations around the world. Sebastian and the Boys travelled to New York City, where he was assisted by Beyoncé and her A-Team, Mel B and the Girls visited Hollywood, where they met up with Melanie C, Bassingthwaighte and the Over 25s travelled to Double Island, Queensland, where she was helped by Jason Derulo, and Keating and the Groups travelled to Los Angeles, California, where they were assisted by Good Charlotte and Leona Lewis,. [28] [29] [30] After, the judges along with their celebrity guest judges, narrowed down the contestants to three each. [7]

Summary of judges' houses
JudgeCategoryLocationAssistantActs eliminated
SebastianBoys [6] New York City Beyoncé Rob Baron, Trent Bell, Mali Talefenua
Mel BGirls [6] Hollywood Melanie C Sophie Metcalfe, Chantelle Morrell, Amy Walton
BassingthwaighteOver 25s Double Island, Queensland Jason Derulo Pamela Cook, Marina Davis, Paige Phoenix
KeatingGroups Los Angeles Good Charlotte
Leona Lewis 		Femme Da Funk, Hype, Up Front

Acts

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
ActAge(s)HometownCategory (mentor)Result
Reece Mastin 16 Scunthorpe/Greenwith, South Australia Boys (Sebastian)Winner
Andrew Wishart40 Seaford, Victoria Over 25s (Bassingthwaighte)Runner-Up
Johnny Ruffo †23 Balcatta, Western Australia Boys (Sebastian)3rd Place
Three Wishez18–23SydneyGroups (Keating)4th Place
Declan Sykes15 Fitzroy, Victoria Boys (Sebastian)5th Place
Christina Parie 15 Castle Hill, New South Wales Girls (Mel B)6th Place
Mitchell Callaway25 Bowraville, New South Wales Over 25s (Bassingthwaighte)7th Place
Young Men Society 22–26Sydney, New South WalesGroups (Keating)8th Place
Audio Vixen19–28Sydney, New South Wales9th Place
Jacqui Newland23 Geelong, Victoria Girls (Mel B)10th Place
Tyla Bertolli19 Melbourne 11th Place
Cleo Howman25 Gold Coast, Queensland Over 25s (Bassingthwaighte)12th Place

Live shows

Results summary

Colour key

  Act in Boys

  Act in Girls

  Act in Over 25s

  Act in Groups

  – Act in the bottom two and had to perform again in the final showdown
  – Act received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
ActWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Quarter-FinalSemi-FinalFinal
Monday VoteTuesday Vote
Reece Mastin SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom TwoSafeSafeSafeWinner
Andrew WishartSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-Up
Johnny Ruffo SafeSafeSafe8thSafe6thSafeSafeSafe3rdEliminated
(Final)
Three WishezSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom Two4thEliminated
(Semi-Final)
Declan SykesSafeSafeSafeSafe7thSafeSafeBottom TwoEliminated
(Quarter-Final)
Christina Parie SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom TwoEliminated
(Week 7)
Mitchell CallawaySafeSafeSafeSafeSafe7thEliminated
(Week 6)
Young Men Society SafeSafeBottom TwoSafe8thEliminated
(Week 5)
Audio VixenSafeSafeSafe9thEliminated
(Week 4)
Jacqui NewlandBottom TwoBottom TwoBottom TwoEliminated
(Week 3)
Tyla BertolliSafeBottom TwoEliminated
(Week 2)
Cleo HowmanBottom TwoEliminated
(Week 1)
Final ShowdownHowman, NewlandNewland, BertolliNewland, Young Men SocietyRuffo, Audio VixenYoung Men Society, SykesCallaway, RuffoParie, MastinSykes, Three WishezNo bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated.
Keating's vote to eliminate (Groups)HowmanNewlandNewlandRuffoSykesRuffoParieSykes
Bassingthwaighte's vote to eliminate (Over 25s)NewlandBertolliNewlandRuffoYoung Men SocietyRuffoParieSykes
Sebastian's vote to eliminate (Boys)HowmanBertolliNewlandAudio VixenYoung Men SocietyCallawayParieThree Wishez
Mel B's vote to eliminate (Girls)HowmanBertolliYoung Men SocietyAudio VixenSykesCallawayMastinSykes
EliminatedCleo Howman
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Tyla Bertolli
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Jacqui Newland
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Audio Vixen
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		Young Men Society
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		Mitchell Callaway
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		Christina Parie
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Declan Sykes
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Three Wishez
Public Vote To Save		Johnny Ruffo
Public Vote To Save		Andrew Wishart
Public Vote To Win

Live show details

Week 1 (19/20 September)

Acts' performances on the first live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [31] Result
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)1"Closer to the Edge"Safe
Three WishezGroups (Keating)2"Telephone"
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)3"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"
Christina ParieGirls (Mel B)4"Since U Been Gone"
Mitchell CallawayOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)5"Only Girl (In the World)"
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)6"Moves Like Jagger"
Audio VixenGroups (Keating)7"Viva la Vida"
Jacqui NewlandGirls (Mel B)8"Love Story"Bottom Two
Declan SykesBoys (Sebastian)9"Uprising"Safe
Cleo HowmanOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)10"Jar of Hearts"Bottom Two
Young Men SocietyGroups (Keating)11"The Lazy Song"/"Price Tag"Safe
Tyla BertolliGirls (Mel B)12"Set Fire to the Rain"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [32] Result
Cleo HowmanOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)1"Chasing Pavements"Eliminated
Jacqui NewlandGirls (Mel B)2"Heavy Cross"Safe

Judges' vote to eliminate

  • Sebastian: Cleo Howman – based on the final showdown performance. [32]
  • Mel B: Cleo Howman – backed her own act, Jacqui Newland, though stated she did not like Howman since the start of the competition. [32]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Jacqui Newland – backed her own act, Cleo Howman. [32]
  • Keating: Cleo Howman – was impressed by Newland's passion during the final showdown. [32]

Notes

Week 2 (27/28 September)

Acts' performances on the second live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [36] Result
Audio VixenGroups (Keating)1"Valerie"Safe
Declan SykesBoys (Sebastian)2"I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Mitchell CallawayOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)3"All Summer Long"
Jacqui NewlandGirls (Mel B)4"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"Bottom Two
Young Men SocietyGroups (Keating)5"You Shook Me All Night Long"Safe
Tyla BertolliGirls (Mel B)6"The Edge of Glory"Bottom Two
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)7"I Kissed a Girl"Safe
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)8"I Want to Break Free"
Three WishezGroups (Keating)9"Don't Stop the Music"/"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)10"Down"
Christina ParieGirls (Mel B)11"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [38] Result
Jacqui NewlandGirls (Mel B)1"Respect"Safe
Tyla BertolliGirls (Mel B)2"Fighter"Eliminated

Judges' vote to eliminate

  • Sebastian: Tyla Bertolli – went with his gut. [38]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Tyla Bertolli – based on the final showdown performance. [38]
  • Keating: Jacqui Newland – said that Bertolli had improved more. [38]
  • Mel B: Tyla Bertolli – said that Newland controlled her nerves better. [38]

Notes

  • This week's shows were aired on Tuesday and Wednesday nights due to the Seven Network televising the 2011 Brownlow Medal. [39]
  • The songs that the contestants sang in the live performance show were chosen by the Australian public. [40]
  • Sebastian was absent on the live results show, but present through live telecast, thus eligible to vote.

Week 3 (3/4 October)

Acts' performances on the third live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [43] Rock ArtistResult
Young Men SocietyGroups (Keating)1"Walk This Way" Run D.M.C Bottom Two
Christina ParieGirls (Mel B)2"Gives You Hell" The All-American Rejects Safe
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)3"The Flame" Cheap Trick
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)4"Here Without You" 3 Doors Down
Three WishezGroups (Keating)5"Numb" Linkin Park
Jacqui NewlandGirls (Mel B)6"Shut Up and Drive" Rihanna Bottom Two
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)7"Dream On" Aerosmith Safe
Audio VixenGroups (Keating)8"Good Times" The Easybeats
Declan SykesBoys (Sebastian)9"Life on Mars?" David Bowie
Mitchell CallawayOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)10"Run to Paradise" The Choirboys
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [42] Result
Jacqui NewlandGirls (Mel B)1"Just a Girl"Eliminated
Young Men SocietyGroups (Keating)2"Change the World"Safe

Judges' vote to eliminate

  • Keating: Jacqui Newland – backed his own act, Young Men Society. [42]
  • Mel B: Young Men Society – backed her own act, Jacqui Newland. [42]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Jacqui Newland – because it was Newland's third consecutive time in the bottom two. [42]
  • Sebastian: Jacqui Newland – said that Newland had been in the final showdown three weeks in a row whereas Young Men Society had more to give. [42]

Week 4 (10/11 October)

Acts' performances on the fourth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [47] Result
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)1"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"Bottom Two
Mitchell CallawayOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)2"Everybody Hurts"Safe
Three WishezGroups (Keating)3"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)4"Ironic"
Audio VixenGroups (Keating)5"Chains"Bottom Two
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)6"Nothing Compares 2 U"Safe
Declan SykesBoys (Sebastian)7"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Young Men SocietyGroups (Keating)8"Black or White"
Christina ParieGirls (Mel B)9"Zombie"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [46] Result
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)1"Just the Way You Are"Safe
Audio VixenGroups (Keating)2"Somebody to Love"Eliminated

Judges' vote to eliminate

  • Keating: Johnny Ruffo – backed his own act, Audio Vixen.
  • Sebastian: Audio Vixen – backed his own act, Johnny Ruffo.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Johnny Ruffo – felt that Audio Vixen has improved more.
  • Mel B: Audio Vixen – could not decide and sent the result to deadlock.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Audio Vixen were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. [46]

Week 5 (17/18 October)

Acts' performances on the fifth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [48] Result
Christina ParieGirls (Mel B)1"Teenage Dirtbag"Safe
Young Men SocietyGroups (Keating)2"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"/"Get Busy"Bottom Two
Declan SykesBoys (Sebastian)3"Forever Young"
Mitchell CallawayOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)4"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"Safe
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)5"What Goes Around... Comes Around"/"Cry Me a River"
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)6"Dakota"
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)7"She Will Be Loved"
Three WishezGroups (Keating)8"Lose Yourself"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [50] Result
Young Men SocietyGroups (Keating)1"Let's Get Married"Eliminated
Declan SykesBoys (Sebastian)2"Wonderwall"Safe

Judges' vote to eliminate

  • Keating: Declan Sykes – backed his own act, Young Men Society. [50]
  • Sebastian: Young Men Society – backed his own act, Declan Sykes. [50]
  • Mel B: Declan Sykes – based her decision on who would be more favourable internationally. [50]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Young Men Society – sent the result to deadlock since it was Young Men Society's second time in the bottom two and Sykes' first. [50]

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Young Men Society were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. [50]

Week 6 (24/25 October)

Acts' performances on the sixth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [51] Australian ArtistResult
Mitchell CallawayOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)1"Throw Your Arms Around Me" Hunters & Collectors Bottom Two
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)2"Lost Without You" Delta Goodrem
Three WishezGroups (Keating)3"You're the Voice" John Farnham Safe
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)4"Flame Trees" Cold Chisel
Declan SykesBoys (Sebastian)5"Fall at Your Feet" Crowded House
Christina ParieGirls (Mel B)6"Weir" Killing Heidi
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)7"Joker & the Thief" Wolfmother
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [53] Result
Mitchell CallawayOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)1"I Won't Let Go"Eliminated
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)2"Billie Jean"Safe

Judges' vote to eliminate

  • Sebastian: Mitchell Callaway – backed his own act, Johnny Ruffo. [53]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Johnny Ruffo – backed her own act, Mitchell Callaway. [53]
  • Mel B: Mitchell Callaway – said Ruffo was the most improved since the first week. [53]
  • Keating: Johnny Ruffo – telling that Callaway has been trying more hard that week. [53]

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Callaway was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. [53]

Week 7 (31 October/1 November)

Acts' performances on the seventh live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [54] Result
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)1"Stayin' Alive"Bottom Two
Declan SykesBoys (Sebastian)2"Walking on a Dream"Safe
Christina ParieGirls (Mel B)3"When Love Takes Over"Bottom Two
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)4"Titanium"Safe
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)5"Without You"
Three WishezGroups (Keating)6"I Feel for You"/"Push It"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [56] Result
Christina ParieGirls (Mel B)1"I'm with You"Eliminated
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)2"Always"Safe

Judges' vote to eliminate

  • Mel B: Reece Mastin – backed her own act, Christina Parie. [56]
  • Sebastian: Christina Parie – backed his own act, Reece Mastin. [56]
  • Keating: Christina Parie – stated that Mastin has improved more. [56]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Christina Parie – chose to eliminate Parie to "stay true to [her]self". [56]

Week 8: Quarter-Final (7/8 November)

Acts' performances in the quarter-final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [57] Result
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)1"Sir Duke"Safe
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)2"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
Declan SykesBoys (Sebastian)3"Help!"Bottom Two
Three WishezGroups (Keating)4"In the Air Tonight"
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)5"All by Myself"Safe
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [59] Result
Declan SykesBoys (Sebastian)1"The Ballad of Mona Lisa"Eliminated
Three WishezGroups (Keating)2"Nobody's Perfect"Safe

Judges' vote to eliminate

  • Keating: Declan Sykes – backed his own act, Three Wishez. [59]
  • Sebastian: Three Wishez – backed his own act, Declan Sykes. [59]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Declan Sykes – stated that Three Wishez improved more. [59]
  • Mel B: Declan Sykes – stated that Three Wishez could go further in the competition. [59]

Week 9: Semi-Final (14/15 November)

Acts' performances in the semi-final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderFirst song [60] OrderSecond song [60] Result
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)1"Animal"5"Burn for You"Safe
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)2"So Sick"6"Tonight Tonight"
Reece Mastin3"Breakeven"7"Paradise City"
Three WishezGroups (Keating)4"The Time (Dirty Bit)"8"Turning Tables"Eliminated [62]

Notes

  • For the first time this season, each act performed two songs – one uplifting and one emotional. [60]
  • Also for the first time, there was no final showdown and the act that received the fewest public votes was immediately eliminated. [62]

Week 10: Final (21/22 November)

21 November
Acts' performances on the Monday Final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderAudition song [63] OrderSong of the series [63] OrderWinner's single [63] OrderSuperstar duet [64] [65] Result [1]
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)1"Someone Like You"4"Dakota"7"This Much I Know"10"You Found Me"Safe
Johnny RuffoBoys (Sebastian)2"Do You Remember"5"Sir Duke"8"You Don't Wanna Know"11"Shoop"/"Push It"Eliminated
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)3"Come Get Some"6"Dream On"9"Good Night"12"Kids"Safe

Johnny Ruffo received the fewest public votes and was automatically eliminated.

22 November

Guest performers: The Fray ("Heartbeat"), [66] Luke O'Dell ("Introvert Extrovert"), [1] Guy Sebastian ("Don't Worry Be Happy") [66] and Kylie Minogue ("I Should Be So Lucky") [66]

  • Group Performances:
    • "I Like How It Feels" (performed by top three finalists)
    • "Imagine" with Emmanuel Kelly (performed with top 12 finalists) [1]
Acts' performances on the Tuesday Final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Andrew WishartOver 25s (Bassingthwaighte)1"With or Without You"Runner-Up
Reece MastinBoys (Sebastian)2"Cryin'"Winner

Reception

Controversy

Three days before the season's premiere, Mel B made comments about the other judges, labelling them dishonest and boring. [8] She said, "I don't care much for the other judges ... Ronan thinks he knows it all [and] Natalie is just too nice and really dishonest. Guy could just be boring, like 'get on with it. Keep it moving, brother.'" [8] During a radio interview with The Kyle and Jackie O Show on 29 August 2011, Bassingthwaighte responded to Mel B's comments saying, "I think it's in fun – I hope so otherwise she deserves a slap." [67] Mel B appeared on the same radio show the following day and said, "They're all scared of me and I love it, there's got to be one bitch on the show so I might as well take that bloody crown." [68]

More controversy occurred after Sebastian took aim at contestant Mitchell Callaway's attitude to the competition following his performance of "Run to Paradise" on the third live performance show. [9] Sebastian told Callaway: "You've got to have the right attitude to this competition, you've got to be focused and to be honest, not be rude to people and have the work ethic. For you to not learn your lyrics and for you to at times be rude to crew, you really have to pull that in and rein that in because you won't last long in this competition or this industry if you do that." [9] The following morning, Callaway's mentor Bassingthwaighte spoke to radio station 2Day FM about the issue:

"It makes me feel sick actually, I feel sick in the stomach ... I feel Mitchell did the best performance that he's done so far, I think Guy made the mistake of commenting on stuff that didn't happen on camera. He said he's rude to crew and needs to check his behaviour ... When he [Mitchell] got off stage he said, 'I'm not coming back'." [9]

However, later that same day, Callaway tweeted, "I'm not gunna quit guys ... It's not the Aussie way. I'm not gunna let al u beautiful ppl dwn. Or Natalie after everythyng she's done." [9] On the third live results show, Sebastian apologised to Callaway and said he "chose the wrong time and place to say it". [69] The Seven Network insiders revealed that a clash between Callaway and another contestant, Declan Sykes, was the real reason behind Sebastian's on-air rebuke. [10] Sykes, who battles Asperger syndrome, reportedly took offence at being pricked with a pin by Callaway. [10]

Contestants

Contestant Emmanuel Kelly appeared on the first episode of the season's audition show on 29 August 2011, and performed a rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine". [70] His performance earned a standing ovation from the judges and the audience. [70] Keating was full of praise for Kelly, who then moved into the next round of competition. Keating told Kelly: "I don't think I've ever been moved as I was by that performance." [70] Kelly and his brother Ahmed were adopted by Children First Foundation boss, Moira Kelly, who is also the guardian of the once-conjoined Bangladesh twins, Krishna and Trishna. [70] Kelly and his brother came from Iraq, where they were abandoned at an orphanage and both suffered limb deficiencies as a result of chemical warfare. [70] During the third day of bootcamp, Sebastian eliminated Kelly from the competition, disappointed that he had forgotten words to his song the day before. [71] Emmanuel Kelly appeared and gave an inspirational performance (speech and song) at the UN Youth Dialogue on 30 May 2018.

Another contestant, Luke O'Dell, appeared on the third audition show on 31 August. After failing to impress the judges with his rendition of Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone", O'Dell then sang an original song he wrote titled, "Introvert Extrovert", which made him an overnight internet sensation. [72] The song entered the iTunes' Top 100 chart overnight and landed O'Dell thousands of fans on social media and his official YouTube channel. [72] [73] The song title also became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter for more than two hours, following his television performance of the song. [73] Overnight commentary on Twitter and Facebook quickly labelled O'Dell as the Australian version of Rebecca Black, who found fame with her song, "Friday". [72] However, O'Dell failed to move through to the next round of the competition. [72] Both Kelly and O'Dell returned to perform on the live grand final decider show. [1]

Ratings

The premiere episode on 29 August 2011 topped the night's overall ratings with 1,319,000 viewers, [74] compared to the 1,186,000 viewers who tuned in to watch the premiere episode of the second season. [75] All six of the audition episodes ranked first on their respective nights and peaked the highest the following night with an audience of 1,690,000 viewers. [74] The first live performance show on 19 September 2011, gained 1,452,000 viewers and topped the night's overall ratings. [76] The live grand final decider show on 22 November 2011, was the highest rated episode of the third season with 1,998,000 viewers. [11]

Colour key:
– Highest rating during the season
– Lowest rating during the season
EpisodeOriginal airdateTimeslotViewers
(millions)		Nightly
rank		Ref
1Auditions29 August 2011Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.319#1 [74]
230 August 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.690#1
331 August 2011Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.526#1
41 September 2011Thursday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.403#1
55 September 2011Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.475#1 [77]
66 September 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.636#1
7Bootcamp7 September 2011Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.527#1
88 September 2011Thursday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.403#1
912 September 2011Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.398#1 [78]
10Home Visits13 September 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.404#2
1114 September 2011Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.457#1
1215 September 2011Thursday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.284#1
13Live show 119 September 2011Monday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.452#1 [76]
14Live decider 120 September 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.429#5
15Live show 227 September 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.410#1 [79]
16Live decider 228 September 2011Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.221#2
17Live show 33 October 20111.255#1 [80]
18Live decider 34 October 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.399#2
19Live show 410 October 2011Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.310#3 [81]
20Live decider 411 October 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.486#2
21Live show 517 October 2011Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.371#2 [82]
22Live decider 518 October 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.418#2 [83]
23Live show 624 October 2011Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.352#3 [84]
24Live decider 625 October 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.387#2 [85]
25Live show 731 October 2011Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.205#3 [86]
26Live decider 71 November 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.517#3 [87]
27Live show 87 November 2011Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.326#3 [88]
28Live decider 88 November 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.574#1 [89]
29Live show 914 November 2011Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.408#1 [90]
30Live decider 915 November 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.498#1 [91]
31Live Grand Final show21 November 2011Monday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.458#2 [92]
32Live Grand Final decider22 November 2011Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.721#2 [11]
Winner announced1.998#1

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