X Factor (Italian TV series) season 11

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X Factor
Season 11
Hosted by Alessandro Cattelan
Judges Fedez
Levante
Manuel Agnelli
Mara Maionchi
Winner Lorenzo Licitra
Winning mentor Mara Maionchi
Runner-up Måneskin
Release
Original network Sky Uno
TV8
Original release14 September (2017-09-14) 
14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)
Season chronology
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X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a recording contract with Sony Music. Fedez and Manuel Agnelli were confirmed as judges and mentors, as in previous seasons, Mara Maionchi returned to the panel, while singer-songwriter Levante made her debut. Alessandro Cattelan was confirmed as host. The eleventh season was aired on Thursday evenings on Sky Uno and TV8 between September and December 2017. Lorenzo Licitra won the competition and Mara Maionchi became the winning mentor for the first time. [1] Runner-up Måneskin would later go on to win the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Contents

Judges' houses

The "Home Visit" is the final phase before the Live Shows. In this phase, the contestants who passed the "Bootcamp" had to perform one last time in front of their allocated judge, each in a different locations. Manuel Agnelli chose Manchester as the location for his group category and was joined by former X-Factor Italy judge and mentor Skin. At the end of this final audition, the top twelve contestants were chosen.

The eight eliminated acts were:

Contestants and categories

Key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Fedez)Lorenzo BonamanoGabriele EspositoSamuel Storm
Girls (Levante)Rita BellanzaCamille CabalteraVirginia Perbellini
25+ (Maionchi) Lorenzo Licitra Enrico Nigiotti Andrea Radice
Groups (Agnelli) Måneskin RosSem & Stenn

Live shows

Results summary

The number of votes received by each act will be released by Sky Italia after the final.

Colour key
  Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  Contestant was in the bottom three but was saved
  Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
  Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
  Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
Part 1Part 2Part 1Part 2Part 1Part 2Part 3Round 1Round 2Round 1Round 2Round 1Round 2Round 3
Lorenzo Licitra1st1st1st1st3rd3rd1st1st2nd1st1stWinner
Måneskin3rd1st1st1st1st1st2nd2nd1st2nd2ndRunner-up
Enrico Nigiotti8th3rd2nd1st2nd2nd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rdEliminated
(final)
Samuel Storm5th2nd3rd2nd4th4th5th4th4th4thEliminated
(final)
Ros7th5th5th2nd7th5th4th5th5thEliminated
(semi-final)
Andrea Radice4th3rd2nd2nd5th6th6th6thEliminated
(quarter-final)
Rita Bellanza2nd4th3rd3rd6th7th7thEliminated
(quarter-final)
Gabriele Esposito9th2nd4th3rd8thEliminated
(Week 5)
Camille Cabaltera6th4th4th3rdEliminated
(Week 4)
Sem & Stenn10th5th5thEliminated
(Week 3)
Virginia Perbellini12th6thEliminated
(Week 2)
Lorenzo Bonamano11thEliminated
(Week 1)
Final showdownLorenzo Bonamano
Gabriele Esposito
Virginia Perbellini
Ros
Ros
Sem & Stenn
Camille Cabaltera
Gabriele Esposito
Rita Bellanza
Gabriele Esposito
Andrea Radice
Ros
Ros
Samuel Storm
No final showdown
or judges' vote:
results will be based
on public votes alone
Judges' vote to eliminate
Agnelli's vote-Virginia PerbelliniSem & StennCamille CabalteraGabriele EspositoAndrea RadiceSamuel Storm
Fedez's vote-Virginia PerbelliniRosCamille CabalteraRita BellanzaAndrea RadiceRos
Levante's vote-RosRosGabriele EspositoGabriele EspositoAndrea RadiceRos
Maionchi's vote-RosSem & StennCamille CabalteraGabriele EspositoRosRos
EliminatedLorenzo Bonamano
Public vote
to save
Virginia Perbellini
Public vote
to save
Sem & Stenn
Public vote
to save
Camille Cabaltera
3 of 4 votes
majority
Gabriele Esposito
3 of 4 votes
majority
Rita Bellanza
Public vote
to save
Ros
3 of 4 votes
majority
Samuel Storm
4th place
Enrico Nigiotti
3rd place
Måneskin
Runner-up
Andrea Radice
3 of 4 votes
majority
Lorenzo Licitra
Winner

Live show details

Week 1 (26 October)

  • Celebrity performers: Ibeyi ("No Man is Big Enough for My Arms" and "River") and J-Ax ("Sconosciuti da una vita" (with Fedez))
Contestants' performances on the first live show
ActOrderSongResult
Måneskin1"Let's Get It Started"Safe
Enrico Nigiotti2"La canzone dei vecchi amanti"Safe
Camille Cabaltera3"Team"Safe
Gabriele Esposito4"Adam's Song"Bottom three
Sem & Stenn5"Let's Go to Bed"Safe
Lorenzo Bonamano6"High Hopes"Bottom three
Lorenzo Licitra7"Your Song"Safe
Virginia Perbellini8"Thank U"Safe
Ros9"Battito di ciglia"Safe
Samuel Storm10"Location"Saved
Rita Bellanza11"Le rondini"Safe
Andrea Radice12"Superstition"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Gabriele Esposito13"Ain't No Sunshine"Safe
Lorenzo Bonamano14"Radioactive"Eliminated

Week 2 (2 November)

Contestants' performances on the second live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Enrico Nigiotti1"Quelli che benpensano"Safe
Sem & Stenn2"The Dope Show"Safe
Rita Bellanza3"La verità"Safe
Gabriele Esposito4"The Judge"Safe
Måneskin5"Beggin'"Safe
Virginia Perbellini6"Dog Days Are Over"Bottom two
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Andrea Radice7"Make It Rain"Safe
Ros8"Fiori d'arancio"Bottom two
Samuel Storm9"Unsteady"Safe
Camille Cabaltera10"Chandelier"Safe
Lorenzo Licitra11"Miserere"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Virginia Perbellini12"Rise Up"Eliminated
Ros13"Svalutation"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Agnelli: Virginia Perbellini - backed his own act, Ros
  • Fedez: Virginia Perbellini - gave no reason.
  • Levante: Ros - backed her own act, Virginia Perbellini
  • Maionchi: Ros - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Virginia Perbellini was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 3 (9 November)

Contestants' performances on the third live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Camille Cabaltera1"Royals"Safe
Ros2"Supermassive Black Hole"Bottom two
Lorenzo Licitra3"Sere nere"Safe
Samuel Storm4"Super Rich Kids"Safe
Måneskin5"Somebody Told Me"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Rita Bellanza6"Lost on You"Safe
Enrico Nigiotti7"Il Mio Nemico"Safe
Sem & Stenn8"Electric Feel"Bottom two
Gabriele Esposito9"Growing Up"Safe
Andrea Radice10"I Need a Dollar"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Ros11"Nessuno mi può giudicare"Safe
Sem & Stenn12"This Is Not a Love Song"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Maionchi: Sem & Stenn - gave no reason.
  • Levante: Ros - gave no reason.
  • Fedez: Ros - gave no reason.
  • Agnelli: Sem & Stenn - could not decide between his two acts so chose to take it to deadlock.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Sem & Stenn were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 4 (16 November)

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Camille Cabaltera1"Sorry Not Sorry"Bottom three
Samuel Storm2"A Song for You"Safe
Lorenzo Licitra3"Nothing Else Matters"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Rita Bellanza4"La donna cannone"Bottom three
Ros5"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"Safe
Enrico Nigiotti6"Make You Feel My Love"Safe
Part 3
ActOrderSongResult
Måneskin7"Un temporale"Safe
Andrea Radice8"Love Me Again"/"Get Lucky"Safe
Gabriele Esposito9"Hotel California"Bottom three
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Camille Cabaltera1"Bang Bang"Eliminated
Rita Bellanza2"Sally"Saved
Gabriele Esposito3"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Fedez: Camille Cabaltera - backed his own act, Gabriele Esposito.
  • Levante: Gabriele Esposito - backed her own act, Camille Cabaltera.
  • Agnelli: Camille Cabaltera - believed that Esposito had a better record path.
  • Maionchi: Camille Cabaltera - felt that Esposito had more potential.

Week 5 (23 November)

  • Theme: Previously unreleased songs (Round 1), Artists top sellers (Round 2)
  • Celebrity performers: Negramaro ("Solo 3 minuti"/"Estate"/"L'immenso"/"Nuvole e lenzuola" (with the contestants) and "Fino all'Imbrunire")
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Round 1
ActOrderSongResult
Lorenzo Licitra1"In the Name of Love"Safe
Gabriele Esposito2"Limits"Bottom two
Måneskin3"Chosen"Safe
Andrea Radice4"Lascia che sia"Safe
Rita Bellanza5"Le parole che non dico mai"Safe
Samuel Storm6"The Story"Safe
Ros7"Rumore"Safe
Enrico Nigiotti8"L'amore è"Safe
Round 2
ActOrderSongResult
Samuel Storm9"Rolling in the Deep"Safe
Ros10"Song 2"Safe
Rita Bellanza11"Águas de março"Bottom two
Andrea Radice12"Can't Stop the Feeling!"Safe
Lorenzo Licitra13"Somebody That I Used to Know"Safe
Måneskin14"Take Me Out"Safe
Enrico Nigiotti15"L'isola che non c'è"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Gabriele Esposito16"When We Were Young"Eliminated
Rita Bellanza17"Le rondini"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Fedez: Rita Bellanza - backed his own act, Gabriele Esposito.
  • Levante: Gabriele Esposito - backed her own act, Rita Bellanza.
  • Agnelli: Gabriele Esposito - believed that Bellanza had more potential.
  • Maionchi: Gabriele Esposito - thought that Bellanza's performances were the best.

Week 6: Quarter-final (30 November)

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Round 1
ActOrderSongResult
Ros1"Killing in the Name"Safe
Enrico Nigiotti2"Mi fido di te"Safe
Samuel Storm3"She's on My Mind"Safe
Andrea Radice4"Diamante"Safe
Måneskin5"Flow"Safe
Rita Bellanza6"In questo misero show"Eliminated
Lorenzo Licitra7"Who Wants to Live Forever"Safe
Round 2
ActOrderSongResult
Enrico Nigiotti8"Vento d'estate"Safe
Samuel Storm9"Say Something"Safe
Lorenzo Licitra10"Million Reasons"Safe
Ros11"Future Starts Slow"Bottom two
Andrea Radice12"Transformer"Bottom two
Måneskin13"Kiss This"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Ros14"L'unica cosa"Saved
Andrea Radice15"Recovery"Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Agnelli: Andrea Radice - backed his own act, Ros.
  • Maionchi: Ros - backed her own act, Andrea Radice.
  • Levante: Andrea Radice - recognized the improvement in Ros.
  • Fedez: Andrea Radice - felt that Ros had more potential.

Week 7: Semi-final (7 December)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
ActOrderFirst songOrderSecond songResult
Samuel Storm1"The Story"8"Stand By Me"Bottom two
Ros2"Rumore"7"Acida"Bottom two
Enrico Nigiotti3"L'amore è"6"Redemption Song"Safe
Måneskin4"Chosen"10"You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You"Safe
Lorenzo Licitra5"In the Name of Love"9"Diamonds"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Ros11"I Only Lie When I Love You"Eliminated
Samuel Storm12"Freedom"Saved
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Agnelli: Samuel Storm - backed his own act, Ros.
  • Fedez: Ros - backed his own act, Samuel Storm.
  • Levante: Ros - found Storm's vocals more interesting.
  • Maionchi: Ros - gave no reason.

Week 8: Final (14 December)

Celebrity guest artists: James Arthur (duet with each finalist), Tiziano Ferro, Ed Sheeran.

Contestants' performances on the final live show
Round 1
ActOrderSongResult
Samuel Storm1"Naked"4th place
Lorenzo Licitra2"Impossible"Safe
Måneskin3"Prisoner"Safe
Enrico Nigiotti4"Say You Won't Let Go"Safe
Round 2
ActOrderSongResult
Måneskin5"Beggin'"/"Take Me Out"/"Somebody Told Me"Safe
Enrico Nigiotti6"Make You Feel My Love"/"Il mio nemico" /"Mi fido di te"3rd place
Lorenzo Licitra7"Your Song"/"Million Reasons"/"Who Wants to Live Forever"Safe
Round 3
ActOrderSongResult
Lorenzo Licitra8"In the Name of Love"Winner
Måneskin9"Chosen"Runner-up

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