The X Factor (Australian TV series) season 4

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The X Factor
Season 4
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Hosted by Luke Jacobz (The X Factor)
Judges
Winner Samantha Jade
Winning mentor Guy Sebastian
Runner-up Jason Owen
Release
Original network Seven Network
Original release20 August (2012-08-20) –
20 November 2012 (2012-11-20)
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The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract and a new car. [1] The fourth season premiered on the Seven Network on 20 August 2012 [2] and ended on 20 November 2012. [1] The winner was Samantha Jade and her winner's single "What You've Done to Me" was released after the final. Jade was mentored throughout by Guy Sebastian, who won as mentor for the second year in a row. [3] The main live shows was presented by Luke Jacobz, [4] while season three finalist Johnny Ruffo presented the digital live streaming show The X Stream. [5] Mel B, Guy Sebastian, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Ronan Keating returned as judges. [4]

Contents

The competition was split into several stages: auditions, super bootcamp, home visits and live shows. Auditions in front of the show's producers took place throughout February and March 2012. 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 in May 2012. After the auditions was super bootcamp, where all four judges worked together and collectively chose 24 acts, including six from each of the four categories: Boys, [6] Girls, [6] Over 25s and Groups. Following super bootcamp was the home visits stage, where each of the judges reduced their six acts to three, with help from guest mentors Alicia Keys, Kesha, One Direction and Usher. The live shows began on 17 September 2012. [7]

The fourth season sparked controversy when contestant Josh Brookes was disqualified from The X Factor for behaving "in an inappropriate manner" on social media. [8] He was later replaced by Carmelo Munzone. [9] The grand final decider was watched by 1.92 million people, making it the highest rated television episode of the season. [10]

Judges

Season 4 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

In 2012 it was confirmed that Mel B, Sebastian, Bassingthwaighte and Keating would return for the series.

Selection process

Auditions

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Cities that auditions were held in.

Auditions in front of the show's producers began in February 2012 in seven cities: Hobart (Hotel Grand Chancellor, 18 February), Launceston (Hotel Grand Chancellor, 19 February), Albury (Albury Entertainment Centre, 22 February), Dubbo (RSL Club Resort, 24 February), Darwin (Crowne Plaza Hotel, 26 February), Cairns (Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina Cairns, 28 February), Brisbane (Suncorp Piazza, 3–4 March), Newcastle (Hunter Stadium, 7 March), Sydney (Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, 10–12 March), Perth (Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, 18 March), Adelaide (Adelaide Convention Centre, 20 March) and Melbourne (Flemington Racecourse, 24–26 March). [11] Online auditions were also introduced into the season for the acts who missed out on auditioning in front of the producers. [12] 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. [13] These auditions were held in three cities: Melbourne (Hisense Arena, 3–5 May), [14] [15] [16] Gold Coast (Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, 11–12 May) [17] [18] and Sydney (Sydney Entertainment Centre, 17–19 May). [19]

Super bootcamp

The super bootcamp stage of the competition saw all four judges working together, unlike in previous series where they disband to manage their own categories. [20] It was filmed on 28, 29 and 30 May 2012. [21] [22] [23] The first day saw the judges split the acts into four categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups. [24] Each category was given a list of four songs which they had to choose from to perform for the judges. [24] At the end of the day, a third of the acts were sent home. [24] On the second day, the remaining 74 acts were put into ensembles and were each given a song which they had to learn and perform for the judges. [24] [25] Each ensemble received vocal coaching from Gary Pinto and choreography practice from Squared Division. [24] At the end of day, the judges sent 28 acts home. [25] On the third day, the remaining 46 acts each individually performed one song to a live audience of one thousand. [25] On the fourth day of super bootcamp, the judges narrowed down the acts to 24. [26] Five from the Boys and six rejected soloists from the Girls categories were asked by the judges to form two groups, The Collective (boy band) and Black Ivory (girl band). [27] [28]

The 24 successful acts were:

Home visits

The final round of the selection process, the home visits, saw the remaining 24 acts travel to exclusive locations around the world to find out which judge would become their mentor. The Boys, Girls and Over 25s travelled to New York City, while the Groups visited London. [29] Each judge reduced their six acts to three, with help from celebrity guest mentors. The Boys were assigned to Mel B and mentored by Usher, the Girls were assigned to Natalie Bassingthwaighte and mentored by Kesha, the Over 25s were assigned to Guy Sebastian and mentored by Alicia Keys, and the Groups were assigned to Ronan Keating and mentored by One Direction. [29] [30] During the first day of home visits, each act was given a private mentoring session with their mentor, ahead of their solo performance in front of their mentor and guest mentor the next day. [29] After, the judges along with their guest mentors, narrowed down the contestants to three each. [7]

Summary of judges' houses
JudgeCategoryLocationAssistantContestants eliminated
Mel BBoys [6] New York City Usher Matt Cenere, Matt Gresham, Carmelo Munzone
BassingthwaighteGirls [6] Kesha Bella Hunter, Morgan Sheather, Vendulka Wichta
SebastianOver 25s Alicia Keys Danielle Blakey, Chris Cayzer, Rob Vegas
KeatingGroups London One Direction Black Ivory, D&D, Good Question

Acts

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-Up
  – Ejected
ActAge(s)HometownCategory (mentor)Result
Samantha Jade 25 Perth, Western Australia Over 25s (Sebastian)Winner
Jason Owen18 Dubbo, New South Wales Boys (Mel B)Runner-Up
The Collective 17–22VariousGroups (Keating)3rd Place
Bella Ferraro 18Sydney, New South WalesGirls (Bassingthwaighte)4th Place
Shiane Hawke14 Darwin, Northern Territory 5th Place
Nathaniel Willemse 27South Africa/Melbourne Over 25s (Sebastian)6th Place
Fourtunate17–20Sydney, New South WalesGroups (Keating)7th Place
Angel Tupai19Parramatta, New South WalesGirls (Bassingthwaighte)8th Place
Carmelo Munzone23Sydney, New South WalesBoys (Mel B)9th Place
Justin Standley41 Bundaberg Over 25s (Sebastian)10th Place
What About Tonight 15–19VariousGroups (Keating)11th Place
Josh Brooks20Perth, Western AustraliaBoys (Mel B)12th Place
Adil Memon18 Ipswich, Queensland Boys (Mel B)13th 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)
  – Act was ejected from the competition without singing or facing the public vote
Weekly results per act
Act Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
Monday VoteTuesday Vote
Samantha Jade Bottom TwoSafeSafeSafe7thSafe5thSafeSafeSafeWinner
Jason Owen SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-Up
The Collective SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom Two3rd3rdEliminated
(Final)
Bella Ferraro SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom TwoSafeSafe4thEliminated
(Semi-Final)
Shiane HawkeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom TwoEliminated
(Quarter-Final)
Nathaniel Willemse Safe10thSafeSafeSafeSafe6thEliminated
(Week 7)
FourtunateSafeSafeSafeBottom TwoSafeBottom TwoEliminated
(Week 6)
Angel TupaiSafeSafeBottom TwoSafe8thEliminated
(Week 5)
Carmelo MunzoneEliminated
(Home Visits) 1 		SafeSafeBottom TwoEliminated
(Week 4)
Justin StandleySafeSafeBottom TwoEliminated
(Week 3)
What About Tonight Safe11thEliminated
(Week 2)
Josh BrookesSafeEjected
(Week 2)
Adil MemonBottom TwoEliminated
(Week 1)
Final ShowdownAdil,
Jade		What About Tonight, WillemseStandley, TupaiMunzone, FortunateTupai, JadeFourtunate, FerraroJade, WillemseThe Collective, HawkeFerraro, The CollectiveNo bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who wins
Judges voted toEliminateSend Through
Keating's vote (Groups)MemonWillemseStandleyMunzoneTupaiFerraroWillemseHawkeThe Collective
Bassingthwaighte's vote (Girls)MemonWhat About TonightStandleyMunzoneJadeFourtunateJadeThe CollectiveFerraro
Sebastian's vote (Over 25s)MemonWhat About Tonight 2 TupaiMunzoneTupaiFourtunateWillemseHawkeThe Collective
Mel B's vote (Boys)JadeWillemseStandleyFourtunateJadeFourtunateJadeHawkeFerraro
EliminatedAdil Memon
3 of 4 votes
Majority		What About Tonight
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		Justin Standley
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Carmelo Munzone
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Angel Tupai
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		Fourtunate
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Nathaniel Willemse
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		Shiane Hawke
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Bella Ferraro
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		The Collective
Public Vote To Save		Jason Owen
Public Vote To Win
Notes

Live show details

Week 1 (17/18 September)

Acts' performances on the first live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [31] Result
What About Tonight Groups (Keating)1"Glad You Came"Safe
Josh BrookesBoys (Mel B)2"Don't Wanna Go Home"
Angel TupaiGirls (Bassingthwaighte)3"Happy"
Justin StandleyOver 25s (Sebastian)4"Father and Son"
FourtunateGroups (Keating)5"Payphone"
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)6"Heaven"
Samantha Jade Over 25s (Sebastian)7"Wide Awake"Bottom Two
Adil MemonBoys (Mel B)8"Fast Car"
The Collective Groups (Keating)9"Domino"Safe
Bella Ferraro Girls (Bassingthwaighte)10"Brother"
Nathaniel Willemse Over 25s (Sebastian)11"Love on Top"
Shiane HawkeGirls (Bassingthwaighte)12"Crazy"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [33] Result
Adil MemonBoys (Mel B)1"Just the Way You Are"Eliminated
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)2"Without You"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate [33]
  • Sebastian: Adil Memon – backed his own act, Samantha Jade.
  • Mel B: Samantha Jade – backed her own act, Adil Memon.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Adil Memon – stated that Jade had improved more.
  • Keating: Adil Memon – based on the final showdown performance.
Notes
  • The Collective's performance of "Domino" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 35 on 24 September 2012. [34]

Week 2 (25/26 September)

Acts' performances on the second live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [35] Result
Angel TupaiGirls (Bassingthwaighte)1"Young Hearts Run Free"Safe
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)2"Dancing in the Moonlight"
FourtunateGroups (Keating)3"Blame It on the Boogie"
Nathaniel WillemseOver 25s (Sebastian)4"Canned Heat"Bottom Two
Bella FerraroGirls (Bassingthwaighte)5"What Makes You Beautiful"Safe
What About TonightGroups (Keating)6"Year 3000"Bottom Two
Justin StandleyOver 25s (Sebastian)7"Bohemian Rhapsody"Safe
Carmelo MunzoneBoys (Mel B)8"Everlasting Love"
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)9"Freefallin"
Shiane HawkeGirls (Bassingthwaighte)10"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)11"Footloose"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [37] Result
What About TonightGroups (Keating)1"The Way You Make Me Feel"Eliminated
Nathaniel WillemseOver 25s (Sebastian)2"It Will Rain"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate [37]
  • Sebastian: What About Tonight – despite his absence in the results show, an automatic vote was cast to save Nathaniel Willemse based on the usual assumption that he would have voted to save his own act.
  • Keating: Nathaniel Willemse – backed his own act, What About Tonight.
  • Bassingthwaighte: What About Tonight – stated she was not voting strategically.
  • Mel B: Nathaniel Williemse – 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. What About Tonight were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. [37]

Notes
  • This week's live shows aired on Tuesday and Wednesday nights due to the Seven Network's coverage of the 2012 Brownlow Medal. [38]
  • Sebastian was absent from the results show due to him traveling to New York to perform "Battle Scars" on the Late Show with David Letterman . [39]
  • On 30 September 2012, the performances of three finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. The Collective's performance of "Footloose" debuted at number 41, Bella Ferraro's performance of "What Makes You Beautiful" debuted at number 62, and What About Tonight's performance of "Year 3000" debuted at number 97. [40]
  • Josh Brookes was disqualified from the show and was replaced by Carmelo Munzone.

Week 3 (1/2 October)

Acts' performances on the third live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [41] Result
Justin StandleyOver 25s (Sebastian)1"Some Nights"Bottom Two
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)2"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"/"Billie Jean"Safe
Angel TupaiGirls (Bassingthwaighte)3"Next to Me"Bottom Two
Carmelo MunzoneBoys (Mel B)4"Whataya Want from Me"Safe
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)5"Everytime"
Bella FerraroGirls (Bassingthwaighte)6"Big Yellow Taxi"
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)7"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Nathaniel WillemseOver 25s (Sebastian)8"Try a Little Tenderness"
Shiane HawkeGirls (Bassingthwaighte)9"Beautiful"
FourtunateGroups (Keating)10"Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [43] Result
Justin StandleyOver 25s (Sebastian)1"The Reason"Eliminated
Angel TupaiGirls (Bassingthwaighte)2"Open Arms"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate [43]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Justin Standley – backed her own act, Angel Tupai.
  • Mel B: Justin Standley – stated that Tupai could go further in the competition.
  • Sebastian: Angel Tupai – backed his own act, Justin Standley.
  • Keating: Justin Standley – stated that Tupai was his biggest threat in the competition but chose not to vote strategically.
Notes
  • On 7 October 2012, the performances of two finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. The Collective's performance of "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" debuted at number 78, and Bella Ferraro's performance of "Big Yellow Taxi" debuted at number 84. [44]
  • When Justin Standley was announced in the bottom two, he became the third Over 25 to land in the bottom two in three consecutive weeks, as the other two acts from that category already fell in the bottom two in their respective weeks (Samantha Jade in Week 1 and Nathaniel Willemse in Week 2).

Week 4 (8/9 October)

Acts' performances on the fourth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [45] LegendResult
FourtunateGroups (Keating)1"Easy Lover" Phil Collins Bottom Two
Carmelo MunzoneBoys (Mel B)2"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" The Police
Shiane HawkeGirls (Bassingthwaighte)3"Piece of My Heart" Erma Franklin Safe
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)4"Run to You" Whitney Houston
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)5"Dancing in the Dark" Bruce Springsteen
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)6"A Hard Day's Night" The Beatles
Bella FerraroGirls (Bassingthwaighte)7"Ray of Light" Madonna
Nathaniel WillemseOver 25s (Sebastian)8"The Scientist" Coldplay
Angel TupaiGirls (Bassingthwaighte)9"Dirty Diana" Michael Jackson
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [47] Result
Carmelo MunzoneBoys (Mel B)1"Feeling Good"Eliminated
FourtunateGroups (Keating)2"Without You"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate [47]
  • Keating: Carmelo Munzone – backed his own act, Fourtunate.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Carmelo Munzone – stated Fourtunate could improve more.
  • Mel B: Fourtunate – backed her own act, Carmelo Munzone.
  • Sebastian: Carmelo Munzone – based his decision on who he felt needed more work.
Notes
  • Nathaniel Willemse's performance of "The Scientist" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 75 on 14 October 2012. [48]

Week 5 (15/16 October)

Acts' performances on the fifth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [49] Result
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)1"I'm Still Standing"Safe
Angel TupaiGirls (Bassingthwaighte)2"I Want to Know What Love Is"Bottom Two
Nathaniel WillemseOver 25s (Sebastian)3"What's Love Got to Do with It"Safe
FourtunateGroups (Keating)4"How Will I Know"
Bella FerraroGirls (Bassingthwaighte)5"99 Red Balloons"
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)6"You Can't Hurry Love"Bottom Two
Shiane HawkeGirls (Bassingthwaighte)7"True Colors"Safe
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)8"Like a Prayer"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [51] Result
Angel TupaiGirls (Bassingthwaighte)1"Family Portrait"Eliminated
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)2"I Will Be"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate [51]
  • Sebastian: Angel Tupai – backed his own act, Samantha Jade.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Samantha Jade – backed her own act, Angel Tupai.
  • Keating: Angel Tupai – based on the final showdown performance.
  • Mel B: Samantha Jade – based on the performances throughout the competition.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Angel Tupai was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. [51]

Notes
  • On Monday night, viewers were able to vote for the judge they would have liked to see perform the "Gangnam Style" dance routine on Tuesday night. Mel B won the vote, therefore she joined Psy to perform the "Gangnam Style" routine. [51]
  • The Collective's performance of "Like a Prayer" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 65 on 21 October 2012. [52]

Week 6 (22/23 October)

Acts' performances on the sixth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [53] Result
FourtunateGroups (Keating)1"You Make Me Feel..."Bottom Two
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)2"You Belong with Me"Safe
Shiane HawkeGirls (Bassingthwaighte)3"Hometown Glory"
Nathaniel WillemseOver 25s (Sebastian)4"Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)"
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)5"Lego House"
Bella FerraroGirls (Bassingthwaighte)6"Shake It Out"Bottom Two
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)7"Scream"Safe
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [54] Result
FourtunateGroups (Keating)1"Man in the Mirror"Eliminated
Bella FerraroGirls (Bassingthwaighte)2"Tonight"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate [54]
  • Sebastian: Fourtunate – said that Ferraro had more potential and wanted to see her improve.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Fourtunate – backed her own act, Bella Ferraro.
  • Keating: Bella Ferraro – backed his own act, Fourtunate.
  • Mel B: Fourtunate – said Ferraro had more potential and wanted to see her journey throughout the competition.
Notes
  • The Collective's performance of "Lego House" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 70 on 28 October 2012. [55]

Week 7 (29/30 October)

Acts' performances on the seventh live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [56] Australian artistResult
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)1"UFO" Sneaky Sound System Bottom Two
Shiane HawkeGirls (Bassingthwaighte)2"Shine" Vanessa Amorosi Safe
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)3"Incredible" Timomatic
Nathaniel WillemseOver 25s (Sebastian)4"Red" Daniel Merriweather Bottom Two
Bella FerraroGirls (Bassingthwaighte)5"Sweet Disposition" The Temper Trap Safe
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)6"What's My Scene?" Hoodoo Gurus
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [58] Result
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)1"At Last"Safe
Nathaniel WillemseOver 25s (Sebastian)2"Sexual Healing"Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate [58]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Samantha Jade – stated that Willemse can improve more.
  • Keating: Nathaniel Willemse – based on the final showdown performance.
  • Mel B: Samantha Jade – based on the final showdown performance; though stated that she was not impressed with either performance.
  • Sebastian: Nathaniel Willemse – could not send either of his own acts home 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. Nathaniel Willemse was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. [58]

Notes
  • On 4 November 2012, the performances of two finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Bella Ferraro's performance of "Sweet Disposition" debuted at number 59, and Nathaniel Willemse's performance of "Red" debuted at number 91. [59]

Week 8: Quarter-Final (5/6 November)

Acts' performances in the quarter-final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [60] Chosen by [63] Result
Shiane HawkeGirls (Bassingthwaighte)1"A Thousand Years"Guy SebastianBottom Two
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)2"Beauty and a Beat"Mel B
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)3"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"Natalie BassingthwaighteSafe
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)4"If Tomorrow Never Comes"Ronan Keating
Bella FerraroGirls (Bassingthwaighte)5"Dreams"Mel B
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong [62] Result
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)1"As Long as You Love Me"Safe
Shiane HawkeGirls (Bassingthwaighte)2"Wherever You Will Go"Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate [62]
  • Bassingthwaighte: The Collective – backed her own act, Shiane Hawke.
  • Keating: Shiane Hawke – backed his own act, The Collective.
  • Mel B: Shiane Hawke – stated that she wanted The Collective to improve.
  • Sebastian: Shiane Hawke – stated that although Hawke had potential as an artist, The Collective could go further in the competition.
Notes
  • On 11 November 2012, the performances of two finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Bella Ferraro's performance of "Dreams" debuted at number 82, and The Collective's performance of "Beauty and a Beat" debuted at number 94. [64] Samantha Jade's performance of "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" debuted at number 96 on 18 November 2012. [65]

Week 9: Semi-Final (12/13 November)

Acts' performances in the semi-final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderFirst song [66] OrderSecond song [66] Result
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)1"Life Is a Highway"5"How Do I Live"Safe
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)2"Heartless"6"Where Have You Been"
Bella FerraroGirls (Bassingthwaighte)3"Bulletproof"7"The Last Day on Earth"Bottom Two
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)4"Apologize"8"Yeah 3x"
Final showdown details [67]
Bella FerraroGirls (Bassingthwaighte)1"Angel"Eliminated
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)2"Use Somebody"Safe
Judges' votes to send through to the grand final [67]
  • Keating: The Collective – backed his own act, The Collective.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Bella Ferraro – backed her own act, Bella Ferraro.
  • Mel B: Bella Ferraro – stated that Ferraro had improved more.
  • Sebastian: The Collective – 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. The Collective advanced to the final as the act with the most public votes. [67]

Notes
  • For the first time this season, each act performed two songs. [66]
  • Also for the first time, the judges chose which act in the bottom two they wanted to see progress to the grand final. [67]
  • On 18 November 2012, the performances of three finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Samantha Jade's performances of "Heartless" and "Where Have You Been" debuted at numbers 12 and 51, respectively. The Collective's performance of "Apologize" debuted at number 47 and their performance of "Yeah 3x" debuted at number 72. Bella Ferraro's performance of "The Last Day On Earth" debuted at number 90. [65]

Week 10: Final (19/20 November)

19 November
  • Celebrity performer: Guy Sebastian ("Get Along") [68]
  • Group performance: "On the Floor" (performed by all contestants except Josh Brooks and Adil Memon) [69]
Acts' performances on the Monday Final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderAudition song [70] OrderWinner's single [69] OrderLast shot song [70] Result
The CollectiveGroups (Keating)1"We Found Love"4"Surrender"7"Brokenhearted"Eliminated
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)2"Annie's Song"5"Make It Last"8"Lonely Boy"Safe
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)3"Breakeven"6"What You've Done to Me"9"Take a Bow"

The Collective received the fewest public votes and were automatically eliminated.

20 November
Acts' performances on the Tuesday Final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSong of the series [71] Result
Samantha JadeOver 25s (Sebastian)1"Scream"Winner
Jason OwenBoys (Mel B)2"Dancing in the Dark"Runner-Up
Notes
  • For the first time this season there was no theme. [70]

Charity single

The finalists recorded a cover of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" as a charity single in aid of Sony Foundation's You Can program which aims "to build specialised and age-appropriate youth cancer centres across Australia." [72] The single was made available for download via the iTunes Store on 18 September 2012, [73] after all twelve finalists performed the song on the first live results show that same day. [72] It is the first time on X Factor Australia that finalists have released a charity single. [72]

Winner's single

On 16 November 2012, the Herald Sun reported that the winner's singles for the top three finalists, Samantha Jade, The Collective and Jason Owen, were written by Australian songwriting and production duo DNA Songs. [74] Jade's single was "What You've Done to Me", The Collective's single was "Surrender", and Owen's single was "Make It Last". Each finalist performed their song during the grand final performance show on 19 November. [69] After Jade was announced as the winner, "What You've Done to Me" was released. [75] It entered the ARIA Singles Chart at number one on 26 November. [76] Two days after The X Factor ended, it was announced that The Collective and Owen both signed recording contracts with Sony Music Australia and would release "Surrender" and "Make It Last" as their debut singles. [77]

The X Factor: One Direction to Superstardom

The X Factor: One Direction to Superstardom was a television special that aired on the Seven Network on 27 September 2012. [78] The special followed the rise of One Direction, from their journey during the seventh series of The X Factor UK to becoming global superstars of today. It also featured One Direction's interview with X Factor Australia host Luke Jacobz. [79] Aside from One Direction, the special included success stories of X Factor UK series three winner Leona Lewis, X Factor Australia season three winner Reece Mastin and finalist Johnny Ruffo, as well as the judges' opinions about the show and its "capacity to create global singing sensations." [79] [80] One Direction to Superstardom was watched by 691,000 viewers and was ranked fifteenth overall for the night. [81]

Reception

Contestants

On 20 September 2012, the Seven Network issued a statement saying that contestant Josh Brookes was disqualified from The X Factor because he "behaved in an inappropriate manner" on social media. [8] A Twitcam video that was later uploaded to YouTube displays Brookes and contestant Adil Memon asking teenage girls for "sneaky banana pics", a phrase used by teenagers that means naked images. [8] [82] The Seven Network stated, "After a careful review of the incident, FremantleMedia Australia, producers of the program, together with Channel Seven, made a joint decision to remove him from the competition". [8] During the second live performance show on 25 September, Mel B announced that Carmelo Munzone, who was eliminated during the "home visits" stage, was Brookes' replacement in the show. [9]

Ratings

The premiere episode of The X Factor, which was broadcast on 20 August 2012, topped the night's overall ratings with 1,598,000 viewers. [83] The next five episodes of auditions also ranked first on their respective nights. [84] [85] [86] [87] [88] The first live performance show on 17 September 2012 gained 1,588,000 viewers and topped the night's overall ratings. [89] The announcement of the winner during the grand final decider show on 20 November 2012 was watched by 1,921,000 viewers, making it the highest rated episode of the fourth season. [10]

Colour key:
– Highest rating during the season
– Lowest rating during the season
EpisodeOriginal airdateTimeslotViewers
(millions)		Nightly
rank		Ref.
1Auditions20 August 2012Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.598#1 [83]
221 August 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.526#1 [84]
322 August 2012Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.478#1 [85]
427 August 2012Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.385#1 [86]
528 August 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.578#1 [87]
629 August 2012Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.435#1 [88]
7Super Bootcamp3 September 2012Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.469#1 [90]
84 September 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.573#1 [91]
95 September 2012Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.542#1 [92]
10Home Visits10 September 2012Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.384#1 [93]
1111 September 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.662#1 [94]
1212 September 2012Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.502#1 [95]
13Live show 117 September 2012Monday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.588#1 [89]
14Live decider 118 September 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.562#1 [96]
15Live show 225 September 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.643#1 [97]
16Live decider 226 September 2012Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.415#1 [98]
17One Direction to Superstardom27 September 2012Thursday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm0.691#15 [81]
18Live show 31 October 2012Monday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.432#1 [99]
19Live decider 32 October 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.471#1 [100]
20Live show 48 October 2012Monday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.422#1 [101]
21Live decider 49 October 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.488#1 [102]
22Live show 515 October 2012Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.485#1 [103]
23Live decider 516 October 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.665#1 [104]
24Live show 622 October 2012Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.462#1 [105]
25Live decider 623 October 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.441#1 [106]
26Live show 729 October 2012Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.417#1 [107]
27Live decider 730 October 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.430#1 [108]
28Live show 85 November 2012Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.301#1 [109]
29Live decider 86 November 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.537#4 [110]
30Live show 912 November 2012Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.536#1 [111]
31Live decider 913 November 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:45 pm1.498#1 [112]
32Live Grand Final show19 November 2012Monday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.667#1 [113]
33Live Grand Final decider20 November 2012Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.881#2 [10]
Winner Announced1.921#1 [10]

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