X Factor (Italian TV series) season 13

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X Factor
Season 13
Hosted by Alessandro Cattelan
Judges Samuel
Malika Ayane
Mara Maionchi
Sfera Ebbasta
Winner Sofia Tornambene
Winning mentor Sfera Ebbasta
Runner-upBooda
Release
Original network Sky Uno
TV8
Original release12 September (2019-09-12) 
12 December 2019 (2019-12-12)
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., Mara Maionchi is the only judge who will return from last season, while Samuel, Malika Ayane and Sfera Ebbasta and is the new entry; [1] also Alessandro Cattelan was confirmed as host. The thirteenth season was aired on Sky Uno and TV8 since September 2019. Sofia Tornambene won the competition and Sfera Ebbasta became the winning coach for the first time.

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 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 (Ayane)Enrico Di Lauro (Harry Dila)Lorenzo RinaldiDavide Rossi
Girls (Ebbasta)Giordana PetraliaMariam Rouass (Maryam) Sofia Tornambene (Kimono)
25+ (Maionchi)Eugenio Campagna (Comete)Nicola CavallaroMarco Saltari (Jordy Brown)
Groups (Samuel)BoodaSeawardsSierra

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 3Part 1Part 2Round 1Round 2Part 1Part 2Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 1Round 2Round 1Round 2Round 3
Sofia Tornambene1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1stWinner
60.21%
Booda1st1st3rd3rd3rd4th3rd4th1st2nd4th2nd2ndRunner-up
39.79%
Sierra3rd3rd4th4th3rd3rd2nd3rd4th3rd3rd3rdEliminated
(final)
Davide Rossi2nd4th6th6th1st5th5th5th2nd3rd2nd4thEliminated
(final)
Eugenio Campagna1st2nd2nd2nd1st2nd4th2nd5thEliminated
(semi-final)
Nicola Cavallaro2nd2nd8th7th2nd6th6th6th3rdEliminated
(quarter-final)
Giordana Petralia4th4th9th9th4th7thEliminated
(quarter-final)
Seawards3rd3rd5th5th4thEliminated
(Week 4)
Lorenzo Rinaldi3rd5th7th8thEliminated
(Week 3)
Marco Saltari2nd5th10thEliminated
(Week 3)
Enrico Di Lauro4th6thEliminated
(Week 2)
Mariam Rouass4thEliminated
(Week 1)
Final ShowdownMariam Rouass
Enrico Di Lauro
Enrico Di Lauro
Marco Saltari
Lorenzo Rinaldi
Giordana Petralia
Giordana Petralia
Seawards
Giordana Petralia
Davide Rossi
Davide Rossi
Nicola Cavallaro
Eugenio Campagna
Booda
No final showdown
or judges' vote:
results will be based
on public votes alone
Judges' vote to eliminate
Samuel's voteMariam RouassEnrico Di LauroLorenzo RinaldiGiordana PetraliaGiordana PetraliaNicola CavallaroEugenio Campagna
Maionchi's voteEnrico Di LauroEnrico Di LauroLorenzo RinaldiSeawardsGiordana PetraliaDavide RossiBooda
Ebbasta's voteEnrico Di LauroEnrico Di LauroLorenzo RinaldiSeawardsDavide RossiNicola CavallaroEugenio Campagna
Ayane's voteMariam RouassMarco SaltariGiordana PetraliaSeawardsGiordana PetraliaNicola CavallaroEugenio Campagna
EliminatedMariam Rouass
Public vote
to save
Enrico Di Lauro
3 of 4 votes
majority
Marco Saltari
Public vote
to save
Seawards
3 of 4 votes
majority
Giordana Petralia
3 of 4 votes
majority
Nicola Cavallaro
3 of 4 votes
majority
Eugenio Campagna
3 of 4 votes
majority
Davide Rossi
Public vote
to win
Sierra
Public vote
to win
Booda
Public vote
to win
Lorenzo Rinaldi
3 of 4 votes
majority

Live show details

Week 1 (24 October)

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Mariam Rouass1"Juice"Bottom three
Seawards2"Pyro"Safe
Eugenio Campagna3"Arsenico"Safe
Davide Rossi4"How Long Has This Been Going On?"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Nicola Cavallaro5"This Is America"Safe
Lorenzo Rinaldi6"Don't Look Back in Anger"Safe
Booda7"212"Safe
Giordana Petralia8"Jocelyn Flores"Bottom three
Part 3
ActOrderSongResult
Sofia Tornambene9"L'ultimo bacio"Safe
Enrico Di Lauro10"Love Will Tear Us Apart"Bottom three
Sierra11"Dark Horse"Safe
Marco Saltari12"Sugarman"Safe
ActOrderSongResult
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Mariam Rouass13"Gioventù bruciata"Eliminated
Giordana Petralia14"Strange World"Saved
Enrico Di Lauro15"Make You Feel My Love"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Ebbasta: Enrico Di Lauro - backed his own act, Mariam Rouass.
  • Ayane: Mariam Rouass - backed her own act, Enrico Di Lauro.
  • Samuel: Mariam Rouass - gave no reason.
  • Maionchi: Enrico Di Lauro - gave no reason.

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

Week 2 (31 October)

Contestants' performances on the second live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Booda1"Take Ü There"Safe
Giordana Petralia2"Summertime Sadness"Safe
Enrico Di Lauro3"Cieli immensi"Bottom two
Nicola Cavallaro4"Old Town Road"Safe
Sierra5"7 Rings"Safe
Lorenzo Rinaldi6"La notte"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Sofia Tornambene7"Fix You"Safe
Marco Saltari8"My Sweet Lord"Bottom two
Seawards9"Clocks Go Forwards"Safe
Davide Rossi10"In alto mare"Safe
Eugenio Campagna11"Scomparire"Safe
ActOrderSongResult
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Enrico Di Lauro12"Yesterday"Eliminated
Marco Saltari13"Breaking the Girl"Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Ebbasta: Enrico Di Lauro - gave no reason.
  • Ayane: Marco Saltari - backed her own act, Enrico Di Lauro.
  • Samuel: Enrico Di Lauro - gave no reason.
  • Maionchi: Enrico Di Lauro - backed her own act, Marco Saltari.

Week 3 (7 November)

Contestants' performances on the third live show
Round 1
ActOrderSongResult
Lorenzo Rinaldi1"Let Her Go"Safe
Sierra2"Enfasi" (original song)Safe
Giordana Petralia3"Wicked Game"Safe
Eugenio Campagna4"En e Xanax"Safe
Booda5"Hey Mama"Safe
Nicola Cavallaro6"Love Is a Losing Game"Safe
Seawards7"Dream On"Safe
Sofia Tornambene8"A domani per sempre" (original song)Safe
Marco Saltari9"Get Up, Stand Up"Eliminated
Davide Rossi10"Lately"Safe
Round 2
ActOrderSongResult
Booda1"All or Nothing"Safe
Nicola Cavallaro2"Happy"Safe
Sofia Tornambene3"C'est la vie"Safe
Lorenzo Rinaldi4"Baby, I Love You"Eliminated
Sierra5"Le acciughe fanno il pallone"Safe
Giordana Petralia6"Bellyache"Bottom two
Eugenio Campagna7"Cornflakes" (original song)Safe
Davide Rossi8"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"Safe
Seawards9"Vedrai, vedrai"Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Ebbasta: Lorenzo Rinaldi - backed his own act, Giordana Petralia.
  • Ayane: Giordana Petralia - backed her own act, Lorenzo Rinaldi.
  • Samuel: Lorenzo Rinaldi - gave no reason.
  • Maionchi: Lorenzo Rinaldi - gave no reason.

Week 4 (14 November)

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Davide Rossi1"Don't Stop Me Now"Safe
Giordana Petralia2"Highest in the Room"Bottom two
Sierra3"Snow (Hey Oh)"Safe
Nicola Cavallaro4"90 MIN"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Booda5"M.I.L.F. $"Safe
Eugenio Campana6"Delicate"Safe
Seawards7"Feel" (original song)Bottom two
Sofia Tornambene8"Papaoutai"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Giordana Petralia9"Call Out My Name"Safe
Seawards10"Clocks Go Forwards"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Ebbasta: Seawards - backed his own act, Girodana Petralia.
  • Ayane: Seawards - gave no reason.
  • Samuel: Girodana Petrali - backed his own act, Seawards.
  • Maionchi: Seawards - gave no reason.

Week 5 (21 November)

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
ActOrderSongResult
Booda1"Elefante"Safe
Giordana Petralia2"Chasing Paper"Final showdown
Sierra3"Enfasi"Safe
Nicola Cavallaro4"Like I Could"Safe
Sofia Tornambene5"A domani per sempre"Safe
Davide Rossi6"Glum"Safe
Eugenio Campagna7"Cornflakes"Safe

There was no elimination that week; the act with the fewest votes sang again in the final showdown in week 6.

Week 6: Quarter-final (28 November)

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Giordana Petralia1"Chasing Paper"Eliminated
Davide Rossi2"Glum"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Ebbasta: Davide Rossi - backed his own act, Giordana Petralia.
  • Ayane: Giordana Petralia - backed her own act, Davide Rossi.
  • Samuel: Giordana Petralia - gave no reason.
  • Maionchi: Giordana Petralia - gave no reason.
ActOrderSongResult
Sierra1"The Ecstasy of Gold"Safe
Nicola Cavallaro2"The Sound of Silence"Bottom three
Sofia Tornambene3"I Love You"Safe
Davide Rossi4"Treat You Better"Bottom three
Booda5"Hold Up"Bottom three
Eugenio Campagna6"Cosa mi manchi a fare"Safe
ActOrderSongResult
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Nicola Cavallaro1"Location"Eliminated
Davide Rossi2"Follow Through"Safe
Booda3"212"Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Maionchi: Davide Rossi - backed her own act, Nicola Cavallaro
  • Ayane: Nicola Cavallaro - backed her own act, Davide Rossi
  • Ebbasta: Nicola Cavallaro - gave no reason.
  • Samuel: Nicola Cavallaro - gave no reason.

Week 7: Semi-final (5 December)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Round 1
ActOrderFirst songResult
Sierra1"Born Slippy .NUXX"Safe
Sofia Tornambene2"Human Nature"Safe
Davide Rossi3"Toxic"Safe
Booda4"Dibby Dibby Sound"Safe
Eugenio Campagna5"Una buona idea"Bottom two
Round 2
ActOrderSecond songResult
Davide Rossi6"Uptown Funk"Safe
Sierra7"Ni Bien Ni Mal"Safe
Sofia Tornambene8"Love of My Life"Safe
Booda9"Level Up"Bottom two
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongResult
Eugenio Campagna10"Glovo" (original song)Eliminated
Booda11"M.I.L.F. $"Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Maionchi: Booda - backed her own act, Eugenio Campagna.
  • Samuel: Eugenio Campagna - backed his own act, Booda.
  • Ebbasta: Eugenio Campagna - gave no reason.
  • Ayane: Eugenio Campagna - gave no reason.

Week 8: Final (12 December)

Contestants' performances on the final live show
Round 1
ActOrderSongResult
Sofia Tornambene1"She's the One" (with Robbie Williams)Safe
Sierra2"Kids" (with Robbie Williams)Safe
Booda3"Supreme" (with Robbie Williams)Safe
Davide Rossi4"Feel" (with Robbie Williams)4th place
Round 2
ActOrderSongResult
Booda5"Heartbeat"/"212"/"Hey Mama"Safe
Sofia Tornambene6"Fix You"/"Papaoutai"/"C'est la vie"Safe
Sierra7"Le acciughe fanno il pallone"/"7 Rings"/"Dark Horse"3rd place
Round 3
ActOrderSongResult
Booda8"Elefante"Runner-up
Sofia Tornambene9"A domani per sempre"Winner

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