X Factor (Denmark season 12)

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X Factor
Season 12
Broadcast fromJanuary 4, 2019
Judges Thomas Blachman
Oh Land
Ankerstjerne
Host(s) Sofie Linde Ingversen (TV 2)
Co-host(s)Rasmus Brohave (TV 2 Zulu)
Broadcaster TV 2
TV 2 Zulu (Z Factor)
Chronology

X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. This season will be the first season broadcast on TV2. [1] after DR1 announced in August 16, 2017 that Season 11 is the final season broadcast on their channel. [2]

X Factor is the Danish version of The X Factor, a show originating in the United Kingdom and is created by talent show judge and record and TV producer Simon Cowell. There has been eleven winners to date: Martin Hoberg Hedegaard, Linda Andrews, Thomas Ring Petersen, Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen, Ida Østergaard Madsen, Chresten Falck Damborg, Anthony Jasmin, Emilie Esther, Embrace, Morten Nørgaard and Place on Earth.

Contents

Judges and hosts

Sofie Linde Lauridsen returned as the main host of the show for the 4th time. Thomas Blachman returned as a judge for the 11th time while Remee and Sanne Salomonsen decided to quit. Oh Land and Ankerstjerne replaced them as judges.

Selection process

Auditions took place in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Odense.

Copenhagen Capital of Denmark

Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of July 2018, the city has a population of 777,218. It forms the core of the wider urban area of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.

Aarhus City in Central Jutland, Denmark

Aarhus is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality. It is located on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula, in the geographical centre of Denmark, 187 kilometres (116 mi) northwest of Copenhagen and 289 kilometres (180 mi) north of Hamburg, Germany. The inner urban area contains 273,077 inhabitants and the municipal population is 340,421. Aarhus is the central city in Business Region Aarhus and in the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.

Odense City in Southern Denmark, Denmark

Odense is the third-largest city in Denmark. It has a population of 178,210 as of January 2016, and is the main city of the island of Funen. By road, Odense is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Svendborg, 144 kilometres (89 mi) to the south of Aarhus and 167 kilometres (104 mi) to the southwest of Copenhagen. The city is the seat of Odense Municipality and was the seat of Odense County until 1970, and Funen County from 1970 until 1 January 2007, when Funen County became part of the Region of Southern Denmark. Odense has close associations with Hans Christian Andersen who is remembered above all for his fairy tales. He was born in the city in 1805 and spent his childhood years there.

5 Chair Challenge

The 5 Chair Challenge returns for season 12. Ankerstjerne will mentor the 15-22s, Blachman has the Over 23s and Oh Land has the Groups/Bands.

The 15 successful acts were:

Bootcamp

The 6 eliminated acts were:

Finalists

     – Eliminated
Categories (mentor)Acts
15-22s (Ankerstjerne)Benjamin RosenbohmPatrick SmithLive Vogel
Over 23s (Blachman)Andrea BrøndstedKristian KjærlundGina Michaells
Groups/Bands (Oh Land)Dr. Rolf & KanylerneEchoMaria & Bea

Live shows

Colour key
     –Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown
     –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
     –Contestant was announced as safe (no particular order)
     –Contestant received the most public votes

Contestants' colour key:

    – Over 23s (Blachman's contestants)
    – 15-22s (Ankerstjerne's contestants)
    – Groups/Bands (Oh Land's contestants)
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
1st round2nd round
Andrea Brøndsted
Kristian Kjærlund
Gina Michaells
Benjamin Rosenbohm
Patrick Smith
Live Vogel
Dr. Rolf & Kanylerne
Echo
Maria & Bea
Final ShowdownThe act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
voted out
voted out
voted out
Eliminated
9th
8th
7th
6th
5th
4th
3rd
Runner-Up

Winner

References

  1. ↑ https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/film/x-factor-fortsaetter-tv-2-har-koebt-konceptet
  2. ↑ https://www.seoghoer.dk/nyheder/dr-slaar-fast-x-factor-stopper


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