X Factor (Danish TV series) season 18

X Factor
Season 18
Hosted by	Maria Fantino
Judges	Thomas Blachman Oh Land Simon Kvamm
Winner	Leslie
Winning mentor	Oh Land
Runner-up	9000 Håb
Release
Original network	TV2
Original release	December 27, 2024 (2024-12-27) – April 4, 2025 (2025-04-04)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 17

X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Maria Fantino returned as the host and the judges Thomas Blachman Oh Land and Simon Kvamm all returned as judges. ^[1]

Leslie from the 15-22s category won the competition and 9000 Håb from the Groups category was announced as the runner-up. Additionally, Oh Land became winning mentor for the second time in five seasons as a mentor.

Selection process

Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

The 18 successful acts were:

• Thomas Blachman: Svend, Emma, Julie, Patrice, Aksel og Karl, Marcus og Mathias
• Oh Land: Victoria, Leslie, Sebastian, Laura, Viktor og Elias, Campisterne
• Simon Kvamm: Isak, Asta, Andreas, Thomas, Superliga, Kille og Jakob

Bootcamp

The 9 eliminated acts were:

• Thomas Blachman: Emma, Patrice, Aksel og Karl
• Oh Land: Victoria, Sebastian, Campisterne
• Simon Kvamm: Isak, Andreas, Kille og Jakob

Finalists

Key:

  – Winner

  – Runner-up

Act	Age(s)	Hometown	Mentor	Category	Result
Leslie	21	Esbjerg	Oh Land	15-22s	Winner
9000 Håb	21-22	Aalborg	Simon Kvamm	Groups	Runner-up
Svend	15	Copenhagen	Thomas Blachman	15-22s	3rd Place
Thomas Ove	30	Amager	Simon Kvamm	Over 23s	4th Place
Darling	21	Trørød & Aarhus	Oh Land	Groups	5th Place
Blomster Bror	23-27	Haderslev	Thomas Blachmann	Groups	6th Place
Hva Så Asta	17	Øster Brønderslev	Simon Kvamm	15-22s	7th Place
Julie	23	Kalundborg	Thomas Blachman	Over 23s	8th Place
Laura	25	Frederiksberg	Oh Land	Over 23s	9th Place

Live shows

Colour key

–	Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the Sing-Off
–	Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no Sing-Off)
–	Contestant received the most public votes

Contestants' colour key:

– Oh Land's Contestants

– Thomas Blachman's Contestants

– Simon Kvamm's Contestants

	Contestant	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7 [2]
								1st round	2nd round
	Leslie	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	1st 43,21%	Winner 61,98%
	9000 Håb	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	2nd 29,26%	Runner-up 38,02%
	Svend	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd 27,53%	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Thomas Ove	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	4th	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Darling	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Blomster Bror	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Hva Så Asta	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Julie	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Laura	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Sing-Off		Laura, Julie	Julie, Darling	Hva Så Asta, Blomster Bror	Darling, Blomster Bror	Darling, Thomas Ove	The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Blachman voted out		Laura	Darling	Hva Så Asta	Darling	Darling
Oh Land voted out		Julie	Julie	Hva Så Asta	Blomster Bror	Thomas Ove
Kvamm voted out		Laura	Julie	Blomster Bror	Blomster Bror	Darling
Eliminated		Laura 9th	Julie 8th	Hva Så Asta 7th	Blomster Bror 6th	Darling 5th	Thomas Ove 4th	Svend 3rd	9000 Håb Runner-Up
									Leslie Winner

Week 1 (February 21)

• Theme: Signature

Contestants' performances on the first live show

Act	Order	Song	Result
Laura	1	"De her timer"	Bottom two
Svend	2	"Ingen vej udenom"	Safe
9000 Håb	3	"Sundholm"	Safe
Leslie	4	"Benhård"	Safe
Julie	5	"Shotgun for dig"	Bottom two
Hva Så Asta	6	"Udenfor sæsonen"	Safe
Darling	7	"Young Folks"	Safe
Thomas Ove	8	"Vores forhandling"	Safe
Blomster Bror	9	"Det er Knud som er død"	Safe
Sing-Off details
Laura	1	"Dagdrømmeri’"	Eliminated
Julie	2	"Back & Forth"	Saved

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Kvamm: Laura
• Oh Land: Julie
• Blachman: Laura

Week 2 (February 28)

• Theme: The latest top 10 hits from 2024/25

Contestants' performances on the second live show

Act	Order	Song	Result
Thomas Ove	1	"Elsker dig så meget"	Safe
Blomster Bror	2	"Tag mig som jeg er"	Safe
Leslie	3	"Mellem mor og far"	Safe
Julie	4	"Lunch"	Bottom two
Darling	5	"Too Sweet"	Bottom two
Hva Så Asta	6	"Andre Venner"	Safe
Svend	7	"En sammen"	Safe
9000 Håb	8	"Uden dig"	Safe
Sing-Off details
Julie	1	"Read All About It"	Eliminated
Darling	2	"Aarstiderne"	Saved

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Kvamm: Julie
• Oh Land: Julie
• Blachman: Darling

Week 3 (March 7)

• Theme: Songs from the 1990s

Contestants' performances on the third live show

Act	Order	Song	Result
Hva Så Asta	1	"Jeg hader Susanne"	Bottom two
Leslie	2	"What's Up?"	Safe
Blomster Bror	3	"Leningrad"	Bottom two
9000 Håb	4	"En nat bliver det sommer"	Safe
Svend	5	"Det sir´ sig selv"	Safe
Thomas Ove	6	"Jeg vil la´ lyset brænde"	Safe
Darling	7	"Girls & Boys"	Safe
Sing-Off details
Hva Så Asta	1	"Ualmindelig almindelig"	Eliminated
Blomster Bror	2	"Du er så smuk med havet som baggrund"	Saved

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Kvamm: Blomster Bror
• Oh Land: Hva Så Asta
• Blachman: Hva Så Asta

Week 4 (March 14)

• Theme: Copenhagen

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show

Act	Order	Song	Result
Svend	1	"Bor Her"	Safe
Darling	2	"Østerbro svømmehal"	Bottom two
Thomas Ove	3	"Forelsket i København"	Safe
Blomster Bror	4	"Valby bakke"	Bottom two
9000 Håb	5	"København"	Safe
Leslie	6	"Mucki Bar"	Safe
Sing-Off details
Darling	1	"End of beginning"	Saved
Blomster Bror	2	"Perfect"	Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Kvamm: Blomster Bror
• Oh Land: Blomster Bror
• Blachman: Darling

Week 5 (March 21)

• Theme: Let's Dance
• Group Performances: "Dance" (performed by the top 5 & Iris Gold)
• Musical Guest: Thor Farlov & Noah Carter ("Alt Det")

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show

Act	Order	Song	Result
Leslie	1	"Giv mig Alt"	Safe
9000 Håb	2	"Hjem fra fabrikken"	Safe
Svend	3	"Kender du det?"	Safe
Darling	4	"Følsom dreng"	Bottom two
Thomas Ove	5	"Midnat i Europa"	Bottom two
Sing-Off details
Darling	1	"Indser"	Eliminated
Thomas Ove	2	"Aldrig helt nok"	Saved

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Kvamm: Darling
• Oh Land: Thomas Ove
• Blachman: Darling

Week 6: Semi-Final (March 28)

• Theme: Dur & Mol
• Musical Guest: Helene Frank ("Livet")

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show

Act	Order	First song	Order	Second song	Result
9000 Håb	1	"Det værste ved dig"	5	"Vilde Kaniner"	Safe
Leslie	2	"Motion Sickness"	6	"The Scientist"	Safe
Thomas Ove	3	"Splittet til Atomer"	7	"Øde Ø"	Eliminated
Svend	4	"Forårsdag	8	"Det kan det hele"	Safe

The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Thomas Ove was automacally eliminated. After Thomas Ove's elimination, he sang "Hjælp mig ud" which was his own single and will be released on the music streaming services

Week 7: Final (April 4)

• Theme: Judge's Choice, Duet with a Special Guest, Winner Song
• Musical Guest: Lamin ("HVDOL") & ("Kun Os")
• Group Performances: "I'm Good (Blue)" (performed by the X Factor 2025 Finalists), "I Made It" (performed by the X Factor 2025 Live Shows contestants), "Campingsangen" & "Ud under åben himmel" (performed by the X Factor 2025 Audtionees)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show

Act	Order	Judge's Choice Song	Order	Duet song (special guest)	Result	Order	Winner Song	Result
Leslie	1	"Fast Car"	4	"Et sted hvor vi de første" & "Smelter under månen" (with Aphaca)	Safe	8	"Kig op"	Winner
9000 Håb	2	"Igen & Igen &"	5	"Ik gå så langt" & "Telefonperson" (with Zar Paulo)	Safe	7	"Vi har det godt"	Runner-up
Svend	3	"Væbnet hjerte"	6	"Surprise Party" & "Benny" (with Andreas Odbjerg)	Eliminated	N/A (Already Eliminated)		3rd Place

After Svend's elimination, he sang "Vågn Op" which was his own single and will be released on the music streaming services.

References

1. https://omtv2.tv2.dk/presse/pressekit/x-factor-2025/
2. https://www.seoghoer.dk/reality/x-factor/saadan-stemte-danskerne-i-x-factor-finalen-ingen-tvivl