X Factor (Italian TV series) season 12

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X Factor
Season 12
Hosted by Alessandro Cattelan
Judges Lodo Guenzi (Live Shows)
Fedez
Asia Argento (Auditions-Judges Houses)
Manuel Agnelli
Mara Maionchi
Winner Anastasio
Winning mentor Mara Maionchi
Runner-upNaomi Rivieccio
Release
Original network Sky Uno
TV8
Original release6 September (2018-09-06) 
13 December 2018 (2018-12-13)
Season chronology
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Season 11
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Season 13

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 have been as judges and mentors, Mara Maionchi is returned, also Alessandro Cattelan was confirmed as host. The twelfth season was aired on Sky Uno and TV8 since September 2018. Asia Argento was part of the season line up but was subsequently removed following sexual abuse allegations Lodo Guenzi replaced her in the live shows. [1]

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 specific judge, in four different locations. At the end of this 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 (Maionchi) Anastasio (Marco Anastasio)Emanuele Bertelli Leo Gassmann
Girls (Agnelli) Martina Attili Luna MelisSherol dos Santos
25+ (Fedez)Renza CastelliMatteo CostanzoNaomi Rivieccio
Groups (Guenzi)BowLandRed Bricks FoundationSeveso Casino Palace

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 1Part 2Part 3Part 1Part 2Round 1Round 2Round 1Round 2Round 3
Anastasio1st1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1stWinner
70,03%
Naomi Rivieccio4th3rd4th3rd4th2nd2nd1st2nd2ndRunner-up
29,97%
Luna Melis2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd5th4th4th3rd3rdEliminated
(final)
BowLand2nd2nd1st2nd2nd3rd3rd3rd4thEliminated
(final)
Leo Gassmann3rd4th3rd2nd3rd6th5th5thEliminated
(semi-final)
Martina Attili1st1st2nd1st1st4th6thEliminated
(semi-final)
Sherol dos Santos3rd3rd3rd1st3rd7thEliminated
(quarter-final)
Renza Castelli5th4th4th2nd4thEliminated
(Week 5)
Seveso Casino Palace4th5th5th3rdEliminated
(Week 4)
Emanuele Bertelli5th5th5thEliminated
(Week 3)
Red Bricks Foundation6th6thEliminated
(Week 2)
Matteo Costanzo6thEliminated
(Week 1)
Final showdownMatteo Costanzo
Red Bricks Foundation
Emanuele Bertelli
Red Bricks Foundation
Emanuele Bertelli
Seveso Casino Palace
Seveso Casino Palace
Naomi Rivieccio
Renza Castelli
Naomi Rivieccio
Sherol dos Santos
Leo Gassmann
Luna Melis
Leo Gassmann
No final showdown
or judges' vote:
results will be based
on public votes alone
Judges' vote to eliminate
Agnelli's voteMatteo CostanzoEmanuele BertelliEmanuele BertelliNaomi RivieccioNaomi RivieccioLeo GassmannLeo Gassmann
Fedez's voteRed Bricks FoundationRed Bricks FoundationSeveso Casino PalaceSeveso Casino PalaceRenza CastelliSherol Dos SantosLeo Gassmann
Guenzi's voteMatteo CostanzoEmanuele BertelliEmanuele BertelliNaomi RivieccioRenza CastelliLeo GassmannLuna Melis
Maionchi's voteMatteo CostanzoRed Bricks FoundationSeveso Casino PalaceSeveso Casino PalaceNaomi RivieccioSherol dos SantosLuna Melis
EliminatedMatteo Costanzo
3 of 4 votes
majority
Red Bricks Foundation
Public vote
to save
Emanuele Bertelli
Public vote
to save
Seveso Casino Palace
Public vote
to save
Renza Castelli
Public vote
to save
Sherol dos Santos
Public vote
to save
Martina Attili
Public vote
to save
Leo Gassmann
Public vote
to save
BowLand
4th place
Luna Melis
3rd place
Naomi Rivieccio
Runner-up
Anastasio
Winner

Live show details

Week 1 (25 October)

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Seveso Casino Palace1"Giovane fuoriclasse"Safe
Leo Gassmann2"Broken Strings"Safe
Luna Melis3"E.T."Safe
Renza Castelli4"Raggamuffin"Safe
Red Bricks Foundation5"New Rules"Bottom two
Anastasio6"C'è tempo"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Naomi Rivieccio7"Love On Top"Safe
BowLand8"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"Safe
Sherol dos Santos9"Can't Feel My Face"Safe
Emanuele Bertelli10"Impossible"Safe
Matteo Costanzo11"Power"Bottom two
Martina Attili12"Castle in the Snow"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Red Bricks Foundation13"Un ragazzo di strada"Safe
Matteo Costanzo14"La descrizione di un attimo"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Agnelli: Matteo Costanzo - gave no reason.
  • Guenzi: Matteo Costanzo - backed his own act, Red Bricks Foundation.
  • Fedez: Red Bricks Foundation - backed his own act, Matteo Costanzo.
  • Maionchi: Matteo Costanzo - gave no reason.

Week 2 (1 November)

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Luna Melis1"God Is a Woman"/"I Do"Safe
Leo Gassmann2"Next to Me"Safe
Seveso Casino Palace3"Amore e capoeira"Safe
Naomi Rivieccio4"Never Enough"Safe
Martina Attili5"Sober"Safe
Red Bricks Foundation6"Thoiry"Bottom two
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Emanuele Bertelli7"Zingarello"Bottom two
BowLand8"No Roots"Safe
Renza Castelli9"Thunderclouds"Safe
Sherol dos Santos10"Rank & File"Safe
Anastasio11"Se piovesse il tuo nome"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Red Bricks Foundation12"Have Love, Will Travel"Eliminated
Emanuele Bertelli13"Human"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Guenzi: Emanuele Bertelli - backed his own act, Red Bricks Foundation.
  • Maionchi: Red Bricks Foundation - backed her own act, Emanuele Bertelli.
  • Fedez: Emanuele Bertelli - gave no reason.
  • Agnelli: Red Bricks Foundation - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

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

Week 3 (8 November)

Contestants' performances on the third live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Naomi Riveccio1"Think"Safe
BowLand2"Senza un perché"Safe
Luna Melis3"Blue Jeans"Safe
Emanuele Bertelli4"Congratulations"Bottom two
Sherol dos Santos5"La voce del silenzio"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Leo Gassmann6"Hold Back the River"Safe
Seveso Casino Palace7"Take On Me"Bottom two
Renza Castelli8"Mi sono innamorato di te"Safe
Martina Attili9"Material Girl"Safe
Anastasio10"Mio fratello è figlio unico"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Emanuele Bertelli11"Location"Eliminated
Seveso Casino Palace12"Ricchi x sempre"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Agnelli: Emanuele Bertelli - gave no reason.
  • Guenzi: Emanuele Bertelli - backed his own act, Seveso Casino Palace.
  • Fedez: Seveso Casino Palace - gave no reason.
  • Maionchi: Seveso Casino Palace - backed her own act, Emanuele Bertelli.

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

Week 4 (15 November)

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Seveso Casino Palace1"Standing in the Way of Control"Bottom three
Renza Castelli2"La costruzione di un amore"Safe
Martina Attili3"Strange Birds"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Naomi Rivieccio4"Crisi metropolitana"Bottom three
Leo Gassmann5"Pianeti"Safe
Sherol dos Santos6"I Will Always Love You"Safe
Part 3
ActOrderSongResult
Anastasio7"Another Brick in the Wall Pt.2"Safe
Luna Melis8"Eppur mi son scordato di te"Bottom three
BowLand9"Drop the Game"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Seveso Casino Palace10"Vengo dalla Luna"Eliminated
Naomi Rivieccio11"Nobody's Perfect"Safe
Luna Melis12"Black Widow"Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Fedez: Seveso Casino Palace - backed his own act, Naomi Rivieccio.
  • Guenzi: Naomi Rivieccio - backed his own act, Seveso Casino Palace.
  • Maionchi: Seveso Casino Palace - gave no reason.
  • Agnelli: Naomi Rivieccio - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

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

Week 5 (22 November)

  • Celebrity performers: Subsonica ("Discolabirinto"/"Incantevole"/"Tutti i miei sbagli" and "Respirare") and Hooverphonic ("Romantic")
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Luna Melis1"Los Angeles"Safe
Renza Castelli2"Cielo inglese"Bottom two
Anastasio3"La fine del mondo"Safe
Sherol dos Santos4"Non ti avevo ma ti ho perso"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Naomi Rivieccio5"Like the Rain (Unpredictable)"Bottom two
BowLand6"Don't Stop Me"Safe
Leo Gassmann7"Piume"Safe
Martina Attili8"Cherofobia"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Renza Castelli9"Waiting in Vain"Eliminated
Naomi Rivieccio10"Bang Bang"Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Agnelli: Naomi Rivieccio - gave no reason.
  • Guenzi: Renza Castelli - gave no reason.
  • Fedez: Renza Castelli - gave no reason.
  • Maionchi: Naomi Rivieccio - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

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

Week 6: Quarter-final (29 November)

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
ActOrderFirst songOrderSecond songResult
BowLand1"Seven Nation Army"10"Don't Stop Me"Safe
Leo Gassmann2"Terra degli uomini"9"Piume"Bottom two
Martina Attili3"Hyperballad"8"Cherofobia"Safe
Naomi Rivieccio4"Look at Me Now"11"Like the Rain (Unpredictable)"Safe
Luna Melis5"The Monster"14"Los Angeles"Safe
Anastasio6"Stairway to Heaven"13"La fine del mondo"Safe
Sherol Dos Santos7"Turning Tables"12"Non ti avevo ma ti ho perso"Bottom two
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Leo Gassmann15"Yellow"Saved
Sherol dos Santos16"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Maionchi: Sherol dos Santos - backed her own act, Leo Gassmann.
  • Agnelli: Leo Gassmann - backed his own act, Sherol dos Santos.
  • Fedez: Sherol dos Santos - gave no reason.
  • Guenzi: Leo Gassmann - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

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

Week 7: Semi-final (6 December)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
ActOrderFirst songOrderSecond songResult
Naomi Rivieccio1"Problem"10"Rap God"/"Beautiful"Safe
Leo Gassmann2"Dead in the Water"11"Com'è profondo il mare"Bottom two
Luna Melis3"Mica Van Gogh"7"Can't Hold Us"Bottom two
BowLand4"Iron"8"Amandoti"Safe
Martina Attili5"The Climb"N/AN/A (Already Eliminated)Eliminated
Anastasio6"La porta dello spavento supremo"9"Clint Eastwood"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Leo Gassmann12"Caledonia"Eliminated
Luna Melis13"God Is a Woman"/"I Do"Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Maionchi: Luna Melis - backed her own act, Leo Gassman.
  • Agnelli: Leo Gassmann - backed his own act, Luna Melis.
  • Fedez: Leo Gasmann - gave no reason
  • Guenzi: Luna Melis - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

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

Week 8: Final (13 December)

Celebrity guest artists: Marco Mengoni, Thegiornalisti, Muse, Ghali, Tom Walker

Contestants' performances on the final live show
Round 1
ActOrderSongResult
Luna Melis1"Ti ho voluto bene veramente" with Marco MengoniSafe
Anastasio2"Guerriero" with Marco MengoniSafe
BowLand3"Io ti aspetto" with Marco Mengoni4th Place
Naomi Rivieccio4"L'Essenziale" with Marco MengoniSafe
Round 2
ActOrderSongResult
Anastasio5"Se piovesse il tuo nome" / "Generale" / "Another Brick In The Wall pt. II"Safe
Luna Melis6"God Is a Woman" & "I Do" / "Blue Jeans" / "Mica Van Gogh"3rd Place
Naomi Rivieccio7"Bang Bang" / "Look at Me Now" / "Never Enough"Safe
Round 3
ActOrderSongResult
Anastasio8"La fine del mondo"Winner
Naomi Rivieccio9"Like The Rain (Unpredictable)"Runner-up

References

  1. Slingerland, Calum. "Asia Argento Dropped from 'X Factor Italy' After Sexual Misconduct Allegations". Exclaim! Media. Retrieved 27 August 2018.