| The X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Series 1 | |
| Hosted by | Dominic Bowden |
| Judges | |
| Winner | Jackie Thomas |
| Winning mentor | Daniel Bedingfield |
| Runner-up | Whenua Patuwai |
| Finals venue | Auckland Film Studios, Henderson, Auckland |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV3 |
| Original release | April 2013 – 22 July 2013 |
| Series chronology | |
The first series of the New Zealand television reality music competition The X Factor premiered on TV3 on 21 April 2013 and ended on 22 July 2013. The show was open to singers aged 14 and over. The contestants were split into the show's four traditional categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups. [1]
The winner was 22-year-old Greymouth singer Jackie Thomas, and her winner's single, "It's Worth It", was released the day of the final. [2] [3] As the winner, Thomas received a Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand recording contract and a new car. [1] Runners-up Whenua Patuwai and Benny Tipene each released a single via Sony. [4] Fourth-place-getters Moorhouse were also signed to Sony Music New Zealand, with plans for an album release by Christmas 2013. [5]
The series was hosted by Dominic Bowden. Recording artists Melanie Blatt, Stan Walker, Ruby Frost and Daniel Bedingfield were the show's four judges. Auckland student Georgie Wright was selected from over 100 applicants to present the show's behind-the-scenes video blog Samsung Insider. [6]
The initial pre-audition tour of 27 towns and cities was held in January and early February 2013, with the judges auditions round filmed in late February and early March, and the bootcamp filmed in mid-March in Auckland. The series screened on Sunday and Monday evenings.
The X Factor was created by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom and the New Zealand version is based on the original British series. TV3 initially purchased the rights to produce a local version of The X Factor in 2010. [7] In September 2012, TV3 finally confirmed that the show would begin production in early 2013. [8] Broadcast funding agency NZ On Air confirmed they would contribute $1.6 million as a minority investor, for the production of 30 episodes of 60 minutes duration each. [9]
The series was co-produced by MediaWorks and FremantleMedia Australia. The show's key sponsors were Ford New Zealand as broadcast sponsor, Samsung Electronics as technology partner with McDonald's and Coca-Cola as programme partners. [10]
In November 2012, Australian Idol winner and recording artist, Stan Walker, was announced as the first judge. [11] [12] In December 2012, Daniel Bedingfield was announced as the second judge. [13] The following month, former All Saints member, Melanie Blatt, and Ruby Frost were confirmed as the final two judges. [14]
In October 2012 Dominic Bowden was confirmed as the host. [15]
The first appeal for applicants was made on 11 November 2012, with the announcement of the application process and the pre-audition tour details. [16] Pre-auditions in front of the show's producers began on 5 January 2013 and continued through 27 towns and cities across New Zealand. [17] More than 6,000 contestants auditioned, and were either rejected outright with a "no" response or considered for the next round with a "maybe" response. [18] [19]
| Audition city/town | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Queenstown | 5 January 2013 | Performing Arts Centre |
| Invercargill | 6 January 2013 | Southland Girls' High School |
| Dunedin | 7 January 2013 | Logan Park High School |
| Oamaru | 8 January 2013 | Oamaru Opera House |
| Timaru | 9 January 2013 | West End Hall |
| Greymouth | 11 January 2013 | Regent Cinema |
| Christchurch | 12–13 January 2013 | Addington Raceway |
| Nelson | 15 January 2013 | Nelson School of Music |
| Blenheim | 16 January 2013 | Marlborough Girls' College |
| Wellington | 18 January 2013 | Wellington High School |
| Kāpiti | 19 January 2013 | Kāpiti College |
| Wanganui | 20 January 2013 | Wanganui War Memorial Hall |
| Palmerston North | 21 January 2013 | Awapuni Racecourse |
| Masterton | 22 January 2013 | Masterton Town Hall |
| Napier | 23 January 2013 | East Pier |
| Gisborne | 25 January 2013 | Lawson Field Theatre |
| Tauranga | 26 January 2013 | 16th Ave Theatre |
| Rotorua | 27 January 2013 | John Paul College |
| Taupō | 28 January 2013 | The Great Lake Centre |
| Hamilton | 29 January 2013 | The Meteor |
| Tairua | 30 January 2013 | Tairua Community Hall |
| South Auckland | 1 February 2013 | Manukau Institute of Technology |
| Auckland Central | 2 February 2013 | TAPAC |
| New Plymouth | 3 February 2013 | New Plymouth Girls' High School |
| Whangārei | 4 February 2013 | The Pulse |
| Kerikeri | 5 February 2013 | Kingston House |
| Kaitaia | 6 February 2013 | Te Ahu Community Hall |
The auditionees chosen by the producers were invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live studio audience. [19] These auditions were filmed at Skycity Theatre in Auckland from 26 February to 3 March and broadcast from 21 to 29 April. The 120 successful contestants then progressed to the bootcamp round. [20] [21]
The Edge radio station and series sponsor Ford held a second-chance competition called Fast Ford Boot Camp. Chosen from video auditions, five acts attended the week-long Fast Ford Boot Camp in Auckland before auditioning in front of three X Factor judges live on The Edge's breakfast show on 15 March. [25] From there, singers Geordie Meade, Meghan Fraser and Grace Ikenasio were chosen by the judges to continue to the X Factor bootcamp round. [26] [27]
The bootcamp round was filmed at Vector Arena in Auckland from 16 to 21 March and broadcast on 5 and 6 May. [28] Contestants were given two performance challenges. On the first day, the 120 contestants were split into the four category groups - Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups. Acts in each category were given one song to sing: "Come On Home" (Boys), "Firework" (Girls), "Iris" (Over 25s) and "Man in the Mirror" (Groups). Contestants were aided by vocal coach Turanga Merito and choreographer Emma McLachlan. After the performances, the judges sent home half the acts. On the second day, the remaining 60 acts were put into ensembles and chose a song which they had to learn and perform for the judges. [29] From the bootcamp, 24 successful acts (six in each category) progressed to the judges' retreats round. [30] [31] Rejected soloists Sam Yeoward and Cameron Rota from the Boys category and former 3rd Watch member Peniamina Sofai were brought back by judges and asked to form a group. This group was named The Young Project (TYP). [32]
The elimination of popular contestant Jackie Thomas, who had performed poorly at bootcamp, stirred debate amongst viewers. [33] A Facebook group was formed urging the show to bring her back, while Birdy's 2011 recording of Jackie's audition song "Skinny Love" entered the New Zealand charts, peaking at number 2. [34] [35] At judges' retreats, Daniel Bedingfield made the decision to bring back Jackie to join the six girls at his retreat.
The 25 successful acts were: [36]
The judges retreats episodes were filmed over the month of April in locations in New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Australia. [37] The judges received news of their categories from the show's producer via telephone, seen during the second bootcamp episode on 6 May. Daniel Bedingfield also brought previously eliminated contestant Jackie Thomas back to the Girls category. Bedingfield mentored the Girls in Rarotonga, assisted by his sister Natasha Bedingfield; Blatt joined the Groups at Mahurangi with S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens; Frost took the Boys to Sydney, assisted by former Australian X Factor judge Guy Sebastian; and Walker had the Over 25s in Queenstown with New Zealand singer Hollie Smith. Each act performed one song for their mentor and assistant. The judges then selected their top three contestants, which make up the final 12 and progressed to the live shows. [22] [38]
At the end of judges' retreats, it was announced that each judge could bring one further act back as a wildcard. The public then voted for which of the four wildcards would become the 13th finalist. This left one judge with an extra act. [39] Fletcher Mills was revealed as the winner on 14 May. [40] The show's producers had originally intended for the wildcard to be announced on the first live show on 19 May, but after judge Melanie Blatt mistakenly tweeted the news on 14 May, the official announcement was made early. [41]
Key:
| Judge | Category | Location | Assistant | Acts eliminated | Wildcards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedingfield | Girls | Rarotonga | Natasha Bedingfield | Madeline Bradley, Oriana Faaumu, Finlay Robertson | Aotea Beazley |
| Blatt | Groups | Mahurangi | Rachel Stevens | Anabac, Voltech | The Young Project (TYP) |
| Frost | Boys | Sydney | Guy Sebastian | Liam Kennedy-Clark, Taiaroa Neho | Fletcher Mills |
| Walker | Over 25s | Queenstown | Hollie Smith | Jessie Matthews, Bryan Townley | Grace Ikenasio |
Key:
| Category (mentor) | Acts [42] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Frost) | Tom Batchelor | Fletcher Mills | Whenua Patuwai | Benny Tipene | ||||||||
| Girls (Bedingfield) | Cassie Henderson | Eden Roberts | Jackie Thomas | |||||||||
| Over 25s (Walker) | Maaka Fiso | Taye Williams | Anna Wilson | |||||||||
| Groups (Blatt) | Gap5 | L.O.V.E | Moorhouse | |||||||||
The live shows began on 19 May and were filmed at Auckland Film Studios in Henderson, Auckland. [43] The shows were simulcast on national radio network More FM. [44]
| Act | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Monday Vote | Second Monday Vote | ||||||||||||
| Jackie Thomas | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Winner 46.4% | ||
| Whenua Patuwai | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | Runner-Up 35.7% | ||
| Benny Tipene | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd 17.9% | Eliminated (Final) | ||
| Moorhouse | 5th | 4th | 10th | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 4th | Eliminated (Semi-Final) | |||
| Cassie Henderson | 8th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | Eliminated (Quarter-Final) | ||||
| Gap5 | 7th | 6th | 4th | 9th | 8th | 5th | 6th | Eliminated (Week 7) | |||||
| Tom Batchelor | 9th | 9th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | Eliminated (Week 6) | ||||||
| Anna Wilson | 6th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 7th | Eliminated (Week 5) | |||||||
| Maaka Fiso | 1st | 7th | 8th | 8th | Eliminated (Week 4) | ||||||||
| Fletcher Mills | 10th | 10th | 9th | 10th | |||||||||
| L.O.V.E | 13th | 11th | 11th | Eliminated (Week 3) | |||||||||
| Taye Williams | 11th | 12th | Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||||||||
| Eden Roberts | 12th | Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||||||||
| Final Showdown | Eden Roberts | Taye Williams | L.O.V.E | Maaka Fiso | Gap5 | Tom Batchelor | Gap5 | Whenua Patuwai | No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated | ||||
| L.O.V.E | L.O.V.E | Moorhouse | Gap5 | Anna Wilson | Benny Tipene | Cassie Henderson | Cassie Henderson | ||||||
| Bedingfield's vote to eliminate | L.O.V.E | Williams | L.O.V.E | Fiso | Wilson | Batchelor | Gap5 | Patuwai | |||||
| Frost's vote to eliminate | Eoberts | L.O.V.E | — | Fiso | Wilson | None (abstained) | Gap5 | Henderson | |||||
| Walker's vote to eliminate | Roberts | L.O.V.E | L.O.V.E | Gap5 | Gap5 | Batchelor | Gap5 | Henderson | |||||
| Blatt's vote to eliminate | Roberts | Williams | None (abstained) | Fiso | Wilson | Tipene | Henderson | Patuwai | |||||
| Eliminated | Eden Roberts 3 of 4 votes Majority | Taye Williams 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | L.O.V.E 2 of 2 votes Majority | Fletcher Mills Public vote to save | Anna Wilson 3 of 4 votes Majority | Tom Batchelor 2 of 3 votes Majority | Gap5 3 of 4 votes Majority | Cassie Henderson 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Moorhouse Public vote to save | Benny Tipene Public vote to win | Whenua Patuwai Public vote to win | ||
| Maaka Fiso 3 of 4 votes Majority | |||||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap5 | Groups (Blatt) | 1 | "Hollaback Girl" | Safe |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 2 | "Crazy" | |
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 3 | "Video Games" | |
| Taye Williams | Over 25s (Walker) | 4 | "Breakeven" | |
| Tom Batchelor | Boys (Frost) | 5 | "Mercy" | |
| Eden Roberts | Girls (Bedingfield) | 6 | "Jolene" | Bottom Two |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 7 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Safe |
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 8 | "I Want You Back" | |
| Anna Wilson | Over 25s (Walker) | 9 | "Landslide" | |
| L.O.V.E | Groups (Blatt) | 10 | "Rapture" | Bottom Two |
| Maaka Fiso | Over 25s (Walker) | 11 | "Titanium" | Safe |
| Fletcher Mills | Boys (Frost) | 12 | "Paradise" | |
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 13 | "Boyfriend" | |
| Final showdown details [47] | ||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
| Eden Roberts | Girls (Bedingfield) | 1 | (original) | Eliminated |
| L.O.V.E | Groups (Blatt) | 2 | (original) | Safe |
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | New Zealand artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taye Williams | Over 25s (Walker) | 1 | "Settle Down" | Kimbra | Bottom Two |
| L.O.V.E | Groups (Blatt) | 2 | "How Bizarre" / "Push It" [note 1] | OMC | |
| Tom Batchelor | Boys (Frost) | 3 | "Slice of Heaven" | Dave Dobbyn | Safe |
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 4 | "Maybe Tomorrow" | Goldenhorse | |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 5 | "Bathe In the River" | Mt Preservation Society featuring Hollie Smith | |
| Anna Wilson | Over 25s (Walker) | 6 | "Deciphering Me" | Brooke Fraser | |
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 7 | "Why Does Love Do This To Me" | The Exponents | |
| Fletcher Mills | Boys (Frost) | 8 | "Sway" | Bic Runga | |
| Maaka Fiso | Over 25s (Walker) | 9 | "Don't Forget Your Roots" | Six60 | |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 10 | "Not Given Lightly" | Chris Knox | |
| Gap5 | Groups (Blatt) | 11 | "Royals" / "You're the Voice" [note 2] | Lorde | |
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 12 | "Something in the Water" | Brooke Fraser | |
| Final showdown details [51] | |||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |
| Taye Williams | Over 25s (Walker) | 1 | "Forget You" | Eliminated | |
| L.O.V.E | Groups (Blatt) | 2 | "Swing" | Safe | |
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Taye Williams was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | British Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 1 | "Somebody to Love" | Queen | Safe |
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 2 | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police | Bottom Two |
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 3 | "Unwritten" | Natasha Bedingfield | Safe |
| Fletcher Mills | Boys (Frost) | 4 | "Your Song" | Elton John | |
| Gap5 | Groups (Blatt) | 5 | "Pure Shores" | All Saints | |
| Tom Batchelor | Boys (Frost) | 6 | "Come Together" | The Beatles | |
| Maaka Fiso | Over 25s (Walker) | 7 | "The Scientist" | Coldplay | |
| L.O.V.E | Groups (Blatt) | 8 | "Pass Out" | Tinie Tempah | Bottom Two |
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 9 | "Dreams" | Fleetwood Mac | Safe |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 10 | "This Charming Man" | The Smiths | |
| Anna Wilson | Over 25s (Walker) | 11 | "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" | Pixie Lott | |
| Final showdown details [56] | |||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |
| L.O.V.E | Groups (Blatt) | 1 | "No Scrubs" | Eliminated | |
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 2 | "With or Without You" | Safe | |
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song [63] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maaka Fiso | Over 25s (Walker) | 1 | "Never Too Much" | Bottom Three |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 2 | "Sexual Healing" | Safe |
| Anna Wilson | Over 25s (Walker) | 3 | "At Last" | |
| Gap5 | Groups (Blatt) | 4 | "Mr. Big Stuff" | Bottom Three |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 5 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Safe |
| Tom Batchelor | 6 | "Feeling Good" | ||
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 7 | "I Say a Little Prayer" | |
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 8 | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | |
| Fletcher Mills | Boys (Frost) | 9 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Eliminated |
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 10 | "Son of a Preacher Man" | Safe |
| Final showdown details [64] | ||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
| Maaka Fiso | Over 25s (Walker) | 1 | "Is This Love" | Eliminated |
| Gap5 | Groups (Blatt) | 2 | "Turning Tables" | Safe |
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 1 | "Pompeii" | Safe |
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 2 | "#thatPower" | |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 3 | "Impossible" | |
| Anna Wilson | Over 25s (Walker) | 4 | "Radioactive" | Bottom Two |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 5 | "Lost" | Safe |
| Gap5 | Groups (Blatt) | 6 | "Blurred Lines" | Bottom Two |
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 7 | "Stay" | Safe |
| Tom Batchelor | Boys (Frost) | 8 | "Ho Hey" | |
| Final showdown details [68] | ||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
| Gap5 | Groups (Blatt) | 1 | "No Diggity" / "Thrift Shop" | Safe |
| Anna Wilson | Over 25s (Walker) | 2 | "Imagine" | Eliminated |
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Batchelor | Boys (Frost) | 1 | "All Day and All of the Night" | The Boat That Rocked | Bottom Two |
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 2 | "A Thousand Years" | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Safe |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 3 | "I Wish" | Happy Feet | |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 4 | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | 10 Things I Hate About You | Bottom Two |
| Gap5 | Groups (Blatt) | 5 | "Paper Planes" | Slumdog Millionaire | Safe |
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 6 | "Lovefool" | Romeo + Juliet | |
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 7 | "Take It Easy" | Mt. Zion | |
| Final showdown details [72] | |||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |
| Tom Batchelor | Boys (Frost) | 1 | "Whole Lotta Love" | Eliminated | |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 2 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Safe | |
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | American Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 1 | "OMG" | Usher/will.i.am | Safe |
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 2 | "Toxic" | Britney Spears | |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 3 | "Empire State of Mind" | Jay-Z/Alicia Keys | |
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 4 | "Love Story" | Taylor Swift | Bottom Two |
| Gap5 | Groups (Blatt) | 5 | "Bills, Bills, Bills"/"Independent Women" | Destiny's Child | |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 6 | "California" | Phantom Planet | Safe |
| Final showdown details [76] | |||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |
| Gap5 | Groups (Blatt) | 1 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Eliminated | |
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 2 | "The Climb" | Safe | |
Songs performed during week eight were chosen by public vote from a shortlist of three songs from the contestant's birth year. Voting was done via The X Factor Facebook page, running from 17 to 29 June. [77]
Key:
| Act | Category (mentor) | Birth Year | Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 1998 | "Torn" | "I'll Be" | "You're Still the One" |
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 1993 | "I Swear" | "All For Love" | "When Can I See You" |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 1995 | "I'll Make Love to You" | "You Are Not Alone" | "Holding on to You" |
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 1990 | "Black Velvet" | "Roam" | "It Must Have Been Love" |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | "Free Fallin'" | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | "Another Day in Paradise" | |
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 1 | "Black Velvet" | Safe |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 2 | "You Are Not Alone" | Bottom Two |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 3 | "Free Fallin'" | Safe |
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 4 | "Torn" | Bottom Two |
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 5 | "I Swear" | Safe |
| Final showdown details [81] | ||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 1 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | Safe |
| Cassie Henderson | Girls (Bedingfield) | 2 | "Skyscraper" | Eliminated |
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Cassie Henderson was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
| Act | Category (mentor) | Love And Heartbreak | The Best Of Rock | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Song | Order | Song | |||
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 1 | "Angel" | 7 | "Wonderwall" | Safe |
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 2 | "Boxes" (original) | 8 | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | |
| Moorhouse | Groups (Blatt) | 3 | "When I Was Your Man" | 5 | "Use Somebody" | Eliminated |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 4 | "If You're Not the One" | 6 | "Piece of My Heart" | Safe |
| Act | Category (mentor) | Judges' Choice | Duets | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Song | Order | Song | ||
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 1 | "Next to Me" | 5 | "Getting Stronger" (with Adeaze) |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 2 | "I Won't Give Up" | 4 | "Bathe In the River" (with Hollie Smith) |
| Benny Tipene | 3 | "Laura" | 6 | "Love Love Love" (with Avalanche City) | |
| Act | Category (mentor) | Audition Song | Winner's Single | Result | Votes [89] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Song | Order | Song | ||||
| Benny Tipene | Boys (Frost) | 1 | "Hey Ya!" | N/A | N/A (already eliminated) | Eliminated | 99,302 |
| Whenua Patuwai | Boys (Frost) | 2 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | 4 | "Something Special" | Runner-Up | 197,523 |
| Jackie Thomas | Girls (Bedingfield) | 3 | "Skinny Love" | 5 | "It's Worth It" | Winner | 257,151 |
The grand final decider episode on Monday 22 July had a cume (cumulative audience) of 1,326,000 viewers in the 5+ demographic and an average audience of 598,100. [89] During the series, 3,285,500 viewers watched the show at some stage. [89]
| Ep. # | Episode | Airdate | Timeslot | Average Viewers | Rank (Night) | Time Shifted Viewers | Rank (Night) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions 1 | Sunday April 21, 2013 | 7:00 - 8:30pm | 467,360 | #4 | 15,280 | #7 | [90] [91] |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | Monday April 22, 2013 | 7:30 - 8:45pm | 449,740 | #6 | 17,480 | #9 | [92] [93] |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | Sunday April 28, 2013 | 7:00 - 8:45pm | 446,890 | #4 | 20,360 | #5 | [94] [95] |
| 4 | Auditions 4 | Monday April 29, 2013 | 7:30 - 8:45pm | 426,170 | #6 | 27,010 | #4 | [96] [97] |
| 5 | Bootcamp, Part 1 | Sunday May 5, 2013 | 7:00 - 8:40pm | 380,110 | #4 | 20,460 | #6 | [98] [99] |
| 6 | Bootcamp, Part 2 | Monday May 6, 2013 | 7:30 - 8:40pm | 331,880 | #7 | 19,700 | #3 | [100] [101] |
| 7 | Judges Retreats, Part 1 | Sunday May 12, 2013 | 7:00 - 8:40pm | 395,500 | #4 | 33,020 | #1 | [102] [103] |
| 8 | Judges Retreats, Part 2 | Monday May 13, 2013 | 7:30 - 8:40pm | 317,010 | #10 | — | — | [104] |
| 9 | Live Show 1 | Sunday May 19, 2013 | 7:00 - 9:20pm | 401,840 | #4 | 31,590 | #1 | [105] [106] |
| 10 | Live Results 1 | Monday May 20, 2013 | 8:00 - 9:10pm | 384,450 | #6 | 18,990 | #6 | [107] [108] |
| 11 | Live Show 2 | Sunday May 26, 2013 | 7:00 - 9:20pm | 456,610 | #4 | — | — | [109] |
| 12 | Live Results 2 | Monday May 27, 2013 | 8:00 - 9:05pm | 376,840 | #7 | — | — | [110] |
| 13 | Live Show 3 | Sunday June 2, 2013 | 7:00 - 9:15pm | 319,000 | #5 | — | — | [111] |
| 14 | Live Results 3 | Monday June 3, 2013 | 8:00 - 9:05pm | 363,980 | #6 | — | — | [112] |
| 15 | Live Show 4 | Sunday June 9, 2013 | 7:00 - 9:15pm | 412,850 | #3 | — | — | [113] |
| 16 | Live Results 4 | Monday June 10, 2013 | 8:00 - 9:05pm | 396,700 | #7 | — | — | [114] |
| 17 | Live Show 5 | Sunday June 16, 2013 | 7:00 - 8:45pm | 473,320 | #3 | — | — | [115] |
| 18 | Live Results 5 | Monday June 17, 2013 | 8:00 - 9:05pm | 356,850 | #9 | — | — | [116] |
| 19 | Live Show 6 | Sunday June 23, 2013 | 7:00 - 8:40pm | 431,200 | #3 | — | — | [117] |
| 20 | Live Results 6 | Monday June 24, 2013 | 8:00 - 9:05pm | 399,070 | #7 | — | — | [118] |
| 21 | Live Show 7 | Sunday June 30, 2013 | 7:00 - 8:30pm | — | ||||
| 22 | Live Results 7 | Monday July 1, 2013 | 8:00 - 9:05pm | 402,280 | #6 | — | — | [119] |
| 23 | Live Show 8 | Sunday July 7, 2013 | 7:00 - 8:20pm | 397,930 | #4 | — | — | [120] |
| 24 | Live Results 8 | Monday July 8, 2013 | 8:00 - 9:05pm | 409,120 | #6 | — | — | [121] |
| 25 | Live Show 9 | Sunday July 14, 2013 | 7:00 - 8:20pm | 366,100 | #3 | — | — | [122] |
| 26 | Live Results 9 | Monday July 15, 2013 | 8:00 - 9:05pm | 281,440 | #12 | — | — | [123] |
| 27 | Grand Final Performances | Sunday July 21, 2013 | 7:00 - 8:35pm | 453,020 | #3 | — | — | [124] |
| 28 | Grand Final Decider | Monday July 22, 2013 | 7:35 - 9:40pm | 598,100 | #2 | — | — | [125] |
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first season of the show premiered on Network Ten on 6 February 2005. Ten dropped The X Factor after the first season due to its poor ratings. In 2010, the Seven Network won the rights to the show, and a second season went into production. The X Factor was renewed after the highly successful Australian Idol was no longer broadcast on Network Ten. The X Factor was produced by FremantleMedia Australia, and was broadcast on the Seven Network in Australia and on TV3 in New Zealand. The program was cancelled after its eighth season in 2016.
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth series was broadcast on ITV from 16 August 2008 until 13 December 2008. Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV, while Fearne Cotton was replaced by Holly Willoughby as presenter of spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2. Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, and Dannii Minogue returned to the judging panel. Sharon Osbourne left after four series and was replaced by Cheryl Cole. The series was won by Alexandra Burke, with Cole emerging as the winning mentor. Auditions in front of producers were held in April and May, with callbacks in front of the judges in June. The number of applicants for series 5 reached an all-time high with a reported 182,000 people auditioning. A number of well-established music acts from around the world, such as Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Girls Aloud, Take That, Il Divo, and series 3 winner Leona Lewis, performed during the live stages of the show.
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The series saw the creation of boyband One Direction, five boys who entered the competition as soloists. The winner of the series was Matt Cardle. He was mentored throughout the show by Dannii Minogue. After the victory, he released his debut single "When We Collide". A total of 15,448,019 votes were cast throughout the series. It was presented by Dermot O'Leary, with spin-off show The Xtra Factor presented by Konnie Huq on ITV2, who took over from Holly Willoughby.
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 recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia. The second season premiered on the Seven Network on 30 August 2010 and ended on 22 November 2010. The winner was Altiyan Childs and his debut single "Somewhere in the World" was released after the final. Childs was mentored throughout by Ronan Keating, who won as mentor for the first time. The season was presented by Luke Jacobz, while spin-off show The Xtra Factor was hosted by Natalie Garonzi on 7Two. The show was originally to be hosted by actor Matthew Newton, however, he was forced to withdraw as host during production after an altercation with his former girlfriend Rachael Taylor and re-admitting himself to rehab. Guy Sebastian, Natalie Imbruglia, Keating and Kyle Sandilands who is the additional fourth judge joined the judging panel as replacements for former judges, Mark Holden, Kate Ceberano and John Reid.
The X Factor is a New Zealand television reality music competition, originating from the original UK series and based on the Australian The X Factor production format. The show began in 2013 and was open to anyone aged 14 and over. The winner was signed to Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand.
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. The third season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 and ended on 22 November 2011. The winner was Reece Mastin and his debut single "Good Night" was released after the final. Mastin was mentored throughout by Guy Sebastian, who won as mentor for the first time. There was only a one percent difference in the votes between Mastin and runner-up Andrew Wishart. The season was presented by Luke Jacobz. 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 X Factor Philippines is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show is based of British reality television series of the same title. Hosted by KC Concepcion, it aired on the network's Yes Weekend evening lineup from June 23 to October 14, 2012, replacing Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4.
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original British series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract and a new car. The fourth season premiered on the Seven Network on 20 August 2012 and ended on 20 November 2012. 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. The main live shows was presented by Luke Jacobz, while season 3 finalist Johnny Ruffo presented the digital live streaming show The X Stream. Mel B, Guy Sebastian, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Ronan Keating returned as judges.
Season two of the American television music competition show The X Factor premiered on Fox on September 12, 2012, and ended on December 20, 2012.
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The ninth series began airing on ITV on 18 August 2012 and ended on 9 December 2012. Dermot O'Leary returned as presenter of the main show on ITV, whilst Caroline Flack and Olly Murs returned to co-present The Xtra Factor on ITV2. Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Tulisa returned as judges. Nicole Scherzinger was confirmed as the fourth permanent judge after Geri Halliwell, Leona Lewis, Rita Ora, Mel B, Anastacia and Scherzinger herself stood in as guest judges for the vacant position left by Kelly Rowland. After the show of 8 December, two of Scherzinger's acts, James Arthur and Jahméne Douglas, became the top two, meaning that Scherzinger was guaranteed to win. Arthur was announced as the winner on 9 December, and released a cover of Shontelle's "Impossible" as his winner's song. As of 2016, it is the most successful winner's single in the show's history.
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 Sony Music Australia recording contract and a management deal. The fifth season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 July 2013 and ended on 28 October 2013. The winner was Dami Im and her winner's single "Alive" was released after the final. Im was mentored throughout by Dannii Minogue, who won as mentor for the first time on the Australian series, and third overall. The show was presented by Luke Jacobz, and Ronan Keating and Natalie Bassingthwaighte returned as judges. Minogue and Redfoo joined the judging panel as replacements for former judges, Mel B and Guy Sebastian.
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The tenth series began airing on ITV on 31 August, and finished on 15 December 2013. Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV and Caroline Flack was back to present spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2, along with comedian Matt Richardson, who replaced Olly Murs. Flack also presented backstage segments during the live shows. Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger returned as judges for their respective tenth, third and second series, with Sharon Osbourne returning to replace Tulisa after five series away. This was Barlow's final series as a judge. Osbourne and Scherzinger also departed the series, but reprised their roles as judges with Walsh again in series 13 and series 14.
Jackie Thomas is a New Zealand singer who won the first New Zealand season of The X Factor in 2013. Competing in the Girls category, she was mentored in the series by Daniel Bedingfield. Her winner's single "It's Worth It" was released on 22 July 2013 and debuted at number one on the New Zealand Music Charts. The song became certified Gold in its first week and eventually reached Platinum by its third week.
Moorhouse was a New Zealand boy band consisting of members Jason Aileone, Brock Ashby, Rory McKenna, Marley Sola Wilcox-Nanai and Rameka Uitime-Paraki. They formed in Christchurch in 2012 and are best known for their appearance in the first New Zealand series of The X Factor where they and were the tenth contestant eliminated. Competing in the Groups category, they were mentored by Melanie Blatt. Their debut single "Mama Said" was released in August 2013, peaking at number eight in the New Zealand charts. In February 2015 the band announced it had split up.
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 Sony Music Australia recording contract. Season 6 premiered on the Seven Network on 13 July 2014 and ended on 20 October 2014. Luke Jacobz returned as host, while Dannii Minogue, Redfoo, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Ronan Keating returned as judges. Comedy duo Luke & Wyatt joined the sixth season as the hosts of the online spin-off show The Fan Factor. The winner was Marlisa Punzalan and her winner's single "Stand by You" was released after the final. Punzalan became the youngest winner of the show at 15 years old and was the first contestant from the Girls category to do so. She was mentored by Keating, who won as mentor for the second time after previously mentoring season two winner Altiyan Childs in 2010.
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The twelfth series began airing on ITV on 29 August 2015 and ended on 13 December 2015. The judges were Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, who returned for their respective ninth and fifth series as judges, series 9 guest judge and former The Voice UK coach Rita Ora, and BBC Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw, with Grimshaw and Ora replacing Louis Walsh, the only judge who had been on the show from its inception in 2004, and Mel B. It was presented by Caroline Flack and Olly Murs, who had both previously co-presented spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2 and replaced Dermot O'Leary, who left after eight series. Rochelle Humes and Melvin Odoom presented The Xtra Factor, replacing Sarah-Jane Crawford. Louisa Johnson was announced as the winner on 13 December 2015, making Ora the winning mentor.
Whenua Patuwai is a New Zealand singer. He is known for his appearance on the first New Zealand series of The X Factor where he was the runner-up. Competing in the Boys category, he was mentored by Ruby Frost. His debut single "Something Special" was released in July 2013 and peaked at number three in the New Zealand singles chart. His debut album The Soul Sessions was released in June 2014 and debuted at number four in the album chart.
The second and final series of the New Zealand television reality music competition The X Factor premiered on TV3 in February 2015. Pre-auditions began in October 2014. As well as again being open to singers aged 14 and over, the series was also open to bands, which had to contain no more than five members and have at least two singers. The contestants were split into the show's four traditional categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups.
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 Sony Music Australia recording contract. The seventh season premiered on the Seven Network on 13 September 2015 and concluded on 24 November 2015. Luke Jacobz returned as the host of the show. Dannii Minogue was the only judge from the previous season who returned, while Redfoo, Ronan Keating and Natalie Bassingthwaighte were replaced by former judge Guy Sebastian, as well as new judges James Blunt and Chris Isaak. The winner was Cyrus Villanueva and his winner's single "Stone" was released after the final. He was mentored by Isaak, who won as mentor for the first time.
Lili Bayliss is a New Zealand singer from Wellington who was the eighth contestant eliminated on the second season of The X Factor.
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