X Factor (Italian TV series) season 8

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X Factor
Season 8
Lorenzo Fragola (17264599726).jpg
Hosted by Alessandro Cattelan (Sky Uno)
Judges Victoria Cabello
Mika
Morgan
Fedez
Winner Lorenzo Fragola
Winning mentor Fedez
Runner-up Madh
Finals venueX Factor Arena, Milan (Weeks 1-currently)
Release
Original network Sky Uno
Cielo
Original release18 September (2014-09-18) 
11 December 2014 (2014-12-11)
Season chronology
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Season 9

X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a 300,000 recording contract with Sony Music. Before the start of the auditions process it was announced that Morgan and Mika would be confirmed as judges and mentors, whilst Victoria Cabello and Fedez have been chosen for replacing Simona Ventura and Elio in the role; also Alessandro Cattelan returned as host. The eighth season has been airing on Sky Uno since 18 September 2014.

Auditions for season 8 took place in Rome, Turin and Bologna in June 2014; bootcamp took place in Milan for two days, on 1 and 2 July. Unconfirmed rumors revealed that Mika will mentor the Over-25s, Fedez the boys, Cabello the girls and Morgan the groups; they selected their final three acts during judges' houses.

Lorenzo Fragola, a member of the category Boys and mentored by Fedez, was announced the winner of the competition on 11 December 2014. His winner's single, "The Reason Why", released at the end of the Semi-Final on 4 December, won a Gold Certification of sales.

Cast

CategoryMentorMusical Producer
Under Girls (16-24) Victoria Cabello Gioni Barbera
Under Boys (16-24) Fedez Fausto Cogliati
Over 25+ Mika Alessandro Raina
Groups Morgan Lele Battista

Vocal coaches: Paola Folli e Rossana Casale.

Applications and auditions

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Cities that auditions and/or pre-auditions were held in.

A preliminary phase of auditions was held:

The judges auditions was held:

The auditions were then broadcast on Sky Uno from 18 September to 2 October, and on Cielo from 21 September to 5 October.

Bootcamp

Bootcamp took place at Mediolanum Forum, Assago, over two days, on Tuesday 1 July and Wednesday 2 July; it was broadcast on 9 October on Sky Uno and on 12 October on Cielo. Before Bootcamp, all the contestants who passed the auditions, were divided into two groups: the first one passed directly to the Bootcamp, since it was made by singers who fully convinced the judges; the other one was made by singers who didn't fully convince the judges, thus they had to face the “Room Auditions”. These were held in the Forum; the ones who succeeded in the Room Auditions, passed to the Bootcamp. For the first time in Italy, besides the presence of spectators at the Bootcamp, to pick the six contestants from each category, the “Six Chair Challenge” was introduced: each judge has six chairs at their disposal and they can decide to make a contestant sit (thus passing them to the “Home Visit”) or not (eliminating them); if the chairs are all occupied, the judge of the specific category can decide to make a contestant stand up (eliminating them) and make the other sit on the chair. After the Bootcamp, 24 contestants passed to the Home Visit.

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 Home Visit took place in four different locations decided by each judge: Cabello chose London, Fedez chose Milan, Mika chose Motya and Morgan chose Vienna. Each judge was also helped by a guest to choose: The Bloody Beetroots for Cabello, Raphael Gualazzi for Fedez, Elio for Mika and Eugenio Finardi for Morgan. The Homevist took place around the end of July 2014.

Between the eliminated in this phase, those written in bold in the following chart were chosen by the judges for re-proposal. The four ones were then voted by the public who decided to bring Riccardo Schiara back in the competition during the second Liveshow. The twelve eliminated acts were:

Contestants and categories

Key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
Category (mentor)Acts
Boys (Fedez) Lorenzo Fragola Madh Leiner RiflessiRiccardo Schiara
Girls (Cabello)Vivian GrilloCamilla Andrea MagliIlaria Rastrelli
25+ (Mika)DiluvioMario Gavino GarrucciuEmma Morton
Groups (Morgan)KomminuetSpritz for FiveThe Wise

Live shows

Results summary

The number of votes received by each act were 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 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 2Round 1Round 2Round 1Round 2Round 1Round 2Round 1Round 2Round 3
Lorenzo Fragola1st
30.60%
1st
31.62%
1st
31.17%
1st
30.74%
1st
16.43%
1st
17.93%
2nd
17.83%
1st
21.26%
1st
24.01%
1st
24.63%
1st
31.83%
1st
37.70%
Winner
51.74%
Madh5th
9.97%
5th
16.09%
3rd
19.37%
2nd
22.50%
2nd
13.23%
3rd
13.48%
1st
18.42%
2nd
20.29%
2nd
19.46%
2nd
22.60%
2nd
26.84%
2nd
33.81%
Runner-Up
48.26%
Ilaria Rastrelli2nd
21.86%
4th
18.11%
4th
14.96%
3rd
20.89%
7th
9.89%
2nd
14.10%
5th
11.95%
5th
13.82%
4th
15.74%
4th
17.86%
3rd
24.88%
3rd
28.49%
Eliminated
(final)
Mario Gavino Garrucciu2nd
27.88%
2nd
19.38%
2nd
22.05%
3rd
20.10%
5th
11.11%
5th
11.82%
6th
11.46%
6th
13.29%
3rd
17.10%
3rd
19.70%
4th
16.45%
Eliminated
(final)
Emma Morton1st
30.39%
2nd
24.62%
1st
21.60%
1st
23.89%
3rd
12.15%
6th
11.59%
4th
13.78%
4th
14%
5th
14.42%
5th
15.22%
Eliminated
(semi-final)
Leiner Riflessi3rd
20.39%
1st
22.03%
2nd
21.53%
2nd
23.62%
4th
12.09%
7th
10.24%
3rd
15.42%
3rd
17.33%
6th
9.27%
Eliminated
(semi-final)
Komminuet4th
11.60%
6th
6.56%
5th
13.27%
5th
15.15%
6th
9.95%
4th
12.14%
7th
11.15%
Eliminated
(quarter-final)
Vivian Grillo3rd
15.28%
3rd
18.31%
6th
12.45%
4th
17.72%
8th
8.46%
8th
8.71%
Eliminated
(Week 5)
Riccardo SchiaraNot in live show3rd
14.08%
3rd
16.92%
4th
16.45%
9th
6.59%
Eliminated
(Week 5)
Spritz for Five4th
11.53%
5th
9.81%
4th
14.96%
5th
12.45%
Eliminated
(Week 4)
Camilla Andrea Magli5th
11.12%
4th
13.31%
5th
11.71%
Eliminated
(Week 3)
The Wise6th
3.58%
6th
6.08%
Eliminated
(Week 2)
Diluvio6th
5.80%
Eliminated
(Week 1)
Sarah FargionNot in live showsNot returned
(Week 2)
Final showdownDiluvio,
The Wise
The Wise,
Komminuet
Vivian Grillo,
Camilla Andrea Magli
Spritz for Five,
Komminuet
Leiner Riflessi,
Vivian Grillo
Komminuet,
Mario Gavino Garrucciu
Emma Morton,
Ilaria Rastrelli
No final showdown
or judges' vote:
results will be based
on public votes alone
Judges' vote to eliminate
Morgan's voteDiluvioThe WiseCamilla Andrea MagliSpritz for FiveLeiner RiflessiMario Gavino GarrucciuEmma Morton
Cabello's voteDiluvioThe WiseVivian GrilloSpritz for FiveLeiner RiflessiKomminuetEmma Morton
Mika's voteThe WiseThe WiseVivian GrilloKomminuetVivian GrilloKomminuetIlaria Rastrelli
Fedez's voteDiluvioThe WiseCamilla Andrea MagliKomminuetVivian GrilloMario Gavino GarrucciuEmma Morton
EliminatedDilvuio
3 of 4 votes
majority
The Wise
4 of 4 votes
majority
Camilla Andrea Magli
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Spritz for Five
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Riccardo Schiara
Public vote
to save
Komminuet
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Leiner Riflessi
Public vote
to save
Mario Gavino
Garrucciu

Public vote
to save
Ilaria Rastrelli
Public vote
to save
Madh
Public vote
to win
Vivian Grillo
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Emma Morton
3 of 4 votes
majority
Lorenzo Fragola
Public vote
to win

Live show details

Week 1 (23 October 2014)

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Emma Morton1"Blurred Lines"Safe
Komminuet2"Air on the G String"Safe
Leiner Riflessi3"What Goes Around...Comes Around"Safe
Ilaria Rastrelli4"The Scientist"Safe
Diluvio5"Alors On Danse"Bottom two
Madh6"Take Care"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Spritz For Five7"Just Can't Get Enough"Safe
Mario Gavino Garrucciu8"E non andar più via"Safe
Camilla Andrea Magli9"Toxic"Safe
The Wise10"Giovanni Telegrafista"Bottom two
Lorenzo Fagola11"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"Safe
Vivian Grillo12"We Found Love"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongsResult
Diluvio13"La Notte"Eliminated
The Wise14"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Morgan: Diluvio – backed his own act, The Wise.
  • Mika: The Wise – backed his own act, Diluvio.
  • Fedez: Diluvio – considered him inappropriate for the show.
  • Cabello: Diluvio – agreed with Fedez.

Week 2 (30 October 2014)

Wildcard
ActOrderSongResult
Riccardo Schiara1"Chandelier"Returned
Sarah Fargion2"Gli Uomini Non Cambiano"Not returned
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Madh1"No Church in the Wild"Safe
Mario Gavino Garrucciu2"Ricomincio da qui"Safe
Ilaria Rastrelli3"Pumped Up Kicks"Safe
The Wise4"I Will Survive"Bottom two
Leiner Riflessi5"The First Cut Is the Deepest"Safe
Vivian Grillo6"Doo Wop (That Thing)/Can't Take My Eyes Off You"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Spritz For Five7"Bohemian Rhapsody"Safe
Emma Morton8"I Can't Make You Love Me"Safe
Riccardo Schiara9"All of Me"Safe
Camilla Andrea Magli10"Splendido splendente"Safe
Komminuet11"Come Undone"Bottom two
Lorenzo Fagola12"Impossible"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongsResult
The Wise13"Mykonos"Eliminated
Komminuet14"Virtual Insanity"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Morgan: The Wise
  • Mika: The Wise
  • Fedez: The Wise
  • Cabello was not required to vote because there was already a majority, but confirmed she would have eliminated The Wise.

Week 3 (6 November 2014)

Contestants' performances on the third live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Ilaria Rastrelli1"Get Lucky"Safe
Komminuet2"Emerge"Safe
Leiner Riflessi3"If I Die Tomorrow"Safe
Emma Morton4"Sing It Back"Safe
Vivian Grillo5"Telephone/You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"Bottom two
Riccardo Schiara6"Follow the Sun"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Spritz For Five7"A Fifth of Beethoven"Safe
Mario Gavino Garrucciu8"Don't Leave Me This Way"Safe
Madh9"Dancing on My Own"Safe
Camilla Andrea Magli10"Miss You"Bottom two
Lorenzo Fagola11"Sweet Nothing"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongsResult
Vivian Grillo12"Starships"Safe
Camilla Andrea Magli13"Summertime Sadness"Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Cabello: Vivian Grillo - after a moment of hesitation, considered Magli's growth more interesting.
  • Mika: Vivian Grillo - agreed with Cabello's comments.
  • Fedez: Camilla Andrea Magli - considered Grillo more interesting.
  • Morgan: Camilla Andrea Magli - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Camilla Andrea Magli was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 4 (13 November 2014)

  • Theme: Tolerance (billed as: We are 1)
  • Celebrity performers: Hozier ("Take Me to Church") and Fabi, Silvestri, Gazzè ("L'amore non esiste")
  • Trivia: Songs assigned for this week suffered from censorship, talk about freedom of expression or are about controversial themes such as bullying or discrimination.
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Part 1
ActOrderSongResult
Mario Gavino Garrucciu1"Sugar Man"Safe
Madh2"Same Love"Safe
Spritz For Five3"Il gioco del cavallo a dondolo"Bottom two
Vivian Grillo4"Like a Prayer"Safe
Lorenzo Fagola5"Un Blasfemo"Safe
Part 2
ActOrderSongResult
Riccardo Schiara6"Perfect Day"Safe
Komminuet7"Je t'aime... moi non plus"Bottom two
Ilaria Rastrelli8"I'm on Fire"Safe
Emma Morton9"Strange Fruit"Safe
Leiner Riflessi10"Canzone per gli artisti"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongsResult
Spritz For Five11"Radioactive"Eliminated
Komminuet12"Don't Tell 'Em"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Morgan: Spritz For Five - abandoned the studio straight after he made his decision.
  • Cabello: Spritz For Five - followed their mentor's decision.
  • Mika: Komminuet - based on the final showdown performances.
  • Fedez: Komminuet - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Spritz For Five eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 5 (20 November 2014)

  • Theme: "Apocalypse Night" (double elimination)
  • Celebrity performers: Francesco De Gregori ("La Donna Cannone") and Ed Sheeran ("Thinking Out Loud")
  • Trivia: Two rounds, on the first, each contestant brought a one-minute-snippet of a song they had previously sung and there was a direct elimination; on the second, each contestant brought a song picked by their mentors and there was a Final Showdown between the two least voted contestants.

Also, Morgan who in the previous week stated he would abandon the show, came back as the fourth judge.

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Round 1
ActOrderSongResult
Leiner Riflessi1"The First Cut Is the Deepest"Safe
Ilaria Rastrelli2"Can't Find My Way Home"Safe
Komminuet3"Emerge"Safe
Riccardo Schiara4"Lonely Boy"Eliminated
Emma Morton5"Pop Porno"Safe
Lorenzo Fagola6"Cosa sono le nuvole"Safe
Mario Gavino Garrucciu7"E non andar più via"Safe
Vivian Grillo8"Super Bass"Safe
Madh9"No Church in the Wild"Safe
Round 2
ActOrderSongResult
Lorenzo Fagola10"How to Save a Life"Safe
Vivian Grillo11"All About That Bass"Bottom two
Mario Gavino Garrucciu12"Ragazzo Mio"Safe
Komminuet13"Sirene"Safe
Madh14"Disparate Youth"Safe
Ilaria Rastrelli15"Giudizi Universali"Safe
Leiner Riflessi16"Fireflies"Bottom two
Emma Morton17"Un'Estate Fa"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongsResult
Vivian Grillo18"Do It like a Dude"Eliminated
Leiner Riflessi19"When I Was Your Man"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Cabello: Leiner Riflessi – backed her own act, Vivian Grillo.
  • Fedez: Vivian Grillo – backed his own act, Leiner Riflessi.
  • Morgan: Leiner Riflessi – felt Riflessi could be commended more outside the show.
  • Mika: Vivian Grillo - felt Grillo was not at ease on stage but could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Vivian Grillo was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 6: Quarter-final (27 November 2014)

  • Theme: Mentor's Choice (first round); "Light" (second round)
  • Celebrity performers: Marco Mengoni ("Guerriero") and Fedez and Francesca Michielin ("Magnifico")
  • Trivia: Two rounds, on the first, each contestant sang a song chosen by their mentors; on the second, each contestant sang a song chosen from the ones voted by the public on-line.
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Round 1
ActOrderSongResult
Leiner Riflessi1"I"Safe
Ilaria Rastrelli2"Un senso"Safe
Komminuet3"Black Widow"Bottom two
Mario Gavino Garrucciu4"Un giorno credi"Safe
Madh5"Ready or Not"Safe
Emma Morton6"Walking on Broken Glass"/"We Are Golden"Safe
Lorenzo Fragola7"Niente da capire"Safe
Round 2
ActOrderSongResult
Madh8"Lights"Safe
Emma Morton9"Un mare in luce"Safe
Ilaria Rastrelli10"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"Safe
Lorenzo Fragola11"Light My Fire"Safe
Mario Gavino Garrucciu12"Luci a San Siro"Bottom two
Leiner Riflessi13"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongsResult
Komminuet14"Love the Way You Lie"Eliminated
Mario Gavino Garrucciu15"Freedom"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Morgan: Mario Gavino Garrucciu - backed his own act, Komminuet.
  • Mika: Komminuet - backed his own act, Mario Gavino Garrucciu.
  • Cabello: Komminuet - said she always stood for Garrucciu.
  • Fedez: Mario Gavino Garriucciu - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Komminuet were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 7: Semi-final (4 December 2014)

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Round 1
ActOrderSongResult
Madh1"Sayonara"Safe
Mario Gavino Garrucciu2"All'Orizzonte"Safe
Ilaria Rastrelli3"My Name"Safe
Leiner Riflessi4"Tutto quello che ci resta"Eliminated
Emma Morton5"Daddy Blues"Safe
Lorenzo Fragola6"The Reason Why"Safe
Round 2
ActOrderSongResult
Lorenzo Fragola7"A-Punk"Safe
Ilaria Rastrelli8"Nothing Compares 2 U"Bottom two
Mario Gavino Garrucciu9"Hey Ya!"Safe
Madh10"Flyover"Safe
Emma Morton11"Love Is a Losing Game"Bottom two
Final showdown details
ActOrderSongsResult
Ilaria Rastrelli12"The House of the Rising Sun"Safe
Emma Morton13"I'm a Fool to Want You"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Cabello: Emma Morton - backed her own act, Ilaria Rastrelli.
  • Mika: Ilaria Rastrelli - backed his own act, Emma Morton.
  • Fedez: Emma Morton - gave no reason, but said he was hoping for a deadlock since the decision was too hard.
  • Morgan: Emma Morton - said he had always supported Rastrelli.

Week 8: Final (11 December 2014)

Contestants' performances on the final live show
Round 1
ActOrderSongResult
Madh1"Moon" (with Malika Ayane)Safe
Mario Gavino Garrucciu2"La Notte" (with Arisa)4th Place
Lorenzo Fragola3"Sei nell'anima" (with Gianna Nannini)Safe
Ilaria Rastrelli4"Sere nere" (with Tiziano Ferro)Safe
Round 2
ActOrderSongResult
Lorenzo Fragola5"The Reason Why"Safe
Ilaria Rastrelli6"My Name"3rd Place
Madh7"Sayonara"Safe
Round 3
ActOrderSongResult
Lorenzo Fragola8"Rewind"Winner
Madh9"Heartbeat"Runner-Up

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The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract. Season 6 premiered on the Seven Network on 13 July 2014 and ended on 20 October 2014. Luke Jacobz returned as host, while Dannii Minogue, Redfoo, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Ronan Keating returned as judges. Comedy duo Luke & Wyatt joined the sixth season as the hosts of the online spin-off show The Fan Factor. The winner was Marlisa Punzalan and her winner's single "Stand by You" was released after the final. Punzalan became the youngest winner of the show at 15 years old and was the first contestant from the Girls category to do so. She was mentored by Keating, who won as mentor for the second time after previously mentoring season two winner Altiyan Childs in 2010.

The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The seventh season premiered on the Seven Network on 13 September 2015 and concluded on 24 November 2015. Luke Jacobz returned as the host of the show. Dannii Minogue was the only judge from the previous season who returned, while Redfoo, Ronan Keating and Natalie Bassingthwaighte were replaced by former judge Guy Sebastian, as well as new judges James Blunt and Chris Isaak. The winner was Cyrus Villanueva and his winner's single "Stone" was released after the final. He was mentored by Isaak, who won as mentor for the first time.

<i>The X Factor</i> (Australian TV series) season 8 Season of television series

The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original British version, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The eighth season, branded as X Factor: Next Generation, premiered on Seven Network on 3 October 2016. Jason Dundas replaced Luke Jacobz as host; with the judging panel consisting of Mel B, Guy Sebastian, Iggy Azalea and Adam Lambert. The winner was Isaiah Firebrace and his winner's single "It's Gotta Be You" was released after the final. He was mentored by Lambert, who won as mentor for the first and only time.

<i>X Factor</i> (Italian TV series) season 9 Season of television series

X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner was Giò Sada: he received a € 300,000 recording contract with Sony Music. Fedez and Mika would be confirmed as judges and mentors, while Skin and Elio have been chosen for replacing Morgan and Victoria Cabello in the role; also Alessandro Cattelan returned as host. The ninth season has been airing on Sky Uno since 10 September 2015.

X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a recording contract with Sony Music. Fedez was confirmed as judge and mentor, Arisa returned, while Manuel Agnelli and Alvaro Soler were chosen to replace Skin and Elio; Alessandro Cattelan was confirmed as host. The tenth season aired on Sky Uno and TV8 starting from September 2016. Soul System became the second group to win the competition since it began.

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. Runner-up Måneskin would later go on to win the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

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.

X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a recording contract with Sony Music. fourteenth season was aired on Sky Uno and TV8 since September 2020. All of the judges from the previous year were replaced; the show seeing the returns of Mika and Manuel Agnelli, and new judges Emma Marrone and Hell Raton. Casadilegon won the competition and Hell Raton became the winning coach for the first time.

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