X Factor is the Danish

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 version of The X Factor

The X Factor (TV series)

The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...

, a show originating in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 and is created by talent show judge and record and TV producer Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...

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Series summary

"Under 25 boys" or "Under 25s" category

"Under 25 girls" category

"Over 25s" category

"Groups" category

Season	Air date	Winner		Third place		Judges	Winning mentor
	2008	Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Martin Hoberg Hedegaard , also known simply as Martin, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first Danish series of the The X Factor. To date, he is the youngest winner of the competition anywhere in the world, taking the title at the age of fifteen...	Laura Arensbak Kjaergaard	Heidi Svelmøe Herløw	Lise Rønne	Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Sørensen , known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer and is currently active in the band Infernal...   Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman is a Danish jazz musician, composer and five times Danish Music Awards-winner.In his home country he is best known as a judge in the Danish version of the TV show "X Factor".- External links :...   Remee Remee Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...	Remee Remee Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...
Two	2009	Linda Andrews Linda Andrews Linda Andrews , is a Faroese singer who won the second season of the Danish version of The X Factor, and became the first Faroese winner of it.-Early life:...	Alien Beat Club Alien Beat Club Alien Beat Club are a Danish pop/R&B group, best known as second-place winners on Series 2 of The X Factor. Its members - Kasper Spring Ehlers, Marcel Mark Gbekle, Patricia Namakula Mbabazi and Stephanie Lykkehøj Gudmundsen - had originally auditioned as solo artistes at the beginning of the...	Mohamed Ali Mohamed Ali (singer) Mohamed Ahmed Ali is a Danish singer of mixed Egyptian and Iraqi origin.Ali was born at Nørresundby, Aalborg. In 2009, he took part in Season 2 of The X Factor, coming third after winner Linda Andrews and runners up Alien Beat Club. After the series, he signed a contract with Sony Music...			Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Sørensen , known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer and is currently active in the band Infernal...
Three	2010	Thomas Ring Petersen Thomas Ring Petersen Thomas Ring Petersen , also known Thomas Ring or simply as Thomas, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the third Danish series of The X Factor....	Tine Midtgaard Madsen	Jesper Boesgaard	Signe Muusmann	Remee Remee Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...   Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl is a Danish singer, who besides her solo career was lead singer of the Danish band Swan Lee and now is lead vocalist for the Danish rock band The Storm....   Carsten "Soulshock" Schack Soulshock Carsten Schack and better known by his stage name Soulshock is a Danish record producer and songwriter-Beginnings:...	Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl is a Danish singer, who besides her solo career was lead singer of the Danish band Swan Lee and now is lead vocalist for the Danish rock band The Storm....
Four	2011	Sarah Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen better known as Sarah is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth Danish series of The X Factor. She won the title on 25 March 2011 with Annelouise as runner-up and Babou third. She competed in the 15–24 years category with Cutfather as mentor...	Anne Louise	Babou	Lise Rønne	Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman is a Danish jazz musician, composer and five times Danish Music Awards-winner.In his home country he is best known as a judge in the Danish version of the TV show "X Factor".- External links :...   Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl is a Danish singer, who besides her solo career was lead singer of the Danish band Swan Lee and now is lead vocalist for the Danish rock band The Storm....   Cutfather Cutfather Mich Hedin Hansen better known by his stage name Cutfather is a Danish music producer and songwriter.-Career:He is perhaps best known for his remix of "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison , and the song "Superstar" released internationally by Jamelia in 2003.He has worked with Danish producer...	Cutfather

Judges' categories and their finalists

Key:

– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Series	Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Sørensen , known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer and is currently active in the band Infernal...	Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman is a Danish jazz musician, composer and five times Danish Music Awards-winner.In his home country he is best known as a judge in the Danish version of the TV show "X Factor".- External links :...	Remee Remee Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...
One	Groups Søren & Anne RaiDen Vocaloca	Over 25s Frederik Konradsen Lisa Maria Birkekvist Heidi Svelmøe Herløw	15-24's' Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Martin Hoberg Hedegaard , also known simply as Martin, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first Danish series of the The X Factor. To date, he is the youngest winner of the competition anywhere in the world, taking the title at the age of fifteen... Basim Moujahid Laura Arensbak Kjaergaard
Two	Overs 25s Linda Andrews Linda Andrews Linda Andrews , is a Faroese singer who won the second season of the Danish version of The X Factor, and became the first Faroese winner of it.-Early life:... Claus Lillelund Claus Seest	15-24's Lucas Francis Claver Sidsel Lieknins Vestertjele Mohamed Ali	Groups Tårnhøj Asian Sensation Alien Beat Club
Series	Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl is a Danish singer, who besides her solo career was lead singer of the Danish band Swan Lee and now is lead vocalist for the Danish rock band The Storm....	Soulshock Soulshock Carsten Schack and better known by his stage name Soulshock is a Danish record producer and songwriter-Beginnings:...	Remee Remee Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...
Three	Over 25s Thomas Ring Petersen Thomas Ring Petersen Thomas Ring Petersen , also known Thomas Ring or simply as Thomas, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the third Danish series of The X Factor.... Daniel Vengsgaard Peter Søborg	Groups The Fireflies 8210 In-Joy	15-24's Tine Midtgaard Madsen Jesper Boesgaard Anna Nygaard
Series	Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl is a Danish singer, who besides her solo career was lead singer of the Danish band Swan Lee and now is lead vocalist for the Danish rock band The Storm....	Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman is a Danish jazz musician, composer and five times Danish Music Awards-winner.In his home country he is best known as a judge in the Danish version of the TV show "X Factor".- External links :...	Cutfather Cutfather Mich Hedin Hansen better known by his stage name Cutfather is a Danish music producer and songwriter.-Career:He is perhaps best known for his remix of "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison , and the song "Superstar" released internationally by Jamelia in 2003.He has worked with Danish producer...
Four	Groups DeeVibez JR Rikke & Trine	Over 25s Ercan Annelouise Patricia	15-24's' Sarah Sarah Sarah or Sara was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac as described in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. Her name was originally Sarai... Babou Rasmus

Season 1 (2008)

Judges and Participants

Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Sørensen , known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer and is currently active in the band Infernal...	Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman is a Danish jazz musician, composer and five times Danish Music Awards-winner.In his home country he is best known as a judge in the Danish version of the TV show "X Factor".- External links :...	Remee Remee Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...
Groups Søren & Anne RaiDen Vocaloca	25+ Frederik Konradsen Lisa Maria Birkekvist Heidi Svelmøe Herløw	15-24's' Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Martin Hoberg Hedegaard , also known simply as Martin, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first Danish series of the The X Factor. To date, he is the youngest winner of the competition anywhere in the world, taking the title at the age of fifteen... Basim Moujahid Laura Arensbak Kjaergaard

Contestants' colour key:

– Remee's contestants (15-24's)

– Thomas's contestants (25+)

– Lina's contestants (groups)

		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8
	Martin Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Martin Hoberg Hedegaard , also known simply as Martin, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first Danish series of the The X Factor. To date, he is the youngest winner of the competition anywhere in the world, taking the title at the age of fifteen...	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	WINNER (Week 8)
	Laura	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	RUNNER UP (Week 8)
	Heidi	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	out	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Basim Basim (singer) Anis Basim Moujahid , better known as Basim, is a Danish pop singer and songwriter. He is of Moroccan origin, but lives in Høje Gladsaxe, a large housing project on the outskirts of Copenhagen. At age of 15, he took part in the 2008 edition of the talent program The X Factor and reached the...	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	bottom two	out	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Vocaloca	Safe	Safe	bottom two	bottom two	out	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Lisa	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	out	Eliminated (Week 4)
	RaiDen	Safe	Bottom two	out	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Frederik	Safe	out	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Søren & Anne	out	Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom two		Lisa Søren & Anne	Frederik RaiDen	RiaDen Vocaloca	Lisa Vocaloca	Basim Vocaloca	No bottom two, public votes alone decide who is eliminated.
Eliminated		Søren & Anne 9th	Frederik 8th	RaiDen 7th	Lisa 6th	Vocaloca 5th	Basim 4th	Heidi 3rd	Laura RUNNER UP
									Martin WINNER

Season 2 (2009)

Judges and participants:

Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Lina Rafn Sørensen , known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer and is currently active in the band Infernal...	Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman is a Danish jazz musician, composer and five times Danish Music Awards-winner.In his home country he is best known as a judge in the Danish version of the TV show "X Factor".- External links :...	Remee Remee Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...
Over 25s Linda Andrews Linda Andrews Linda Andrews , is a Faroese singer who won the second season of the Danish version of The X Factor, and became the first Faroese winner of it.-Early life:... Claus Lillelund Claus Seest	15-24's Lucas Francis Claver Sidsel Lieknins Vestertjele Mohamed Ali Mohamed Ali (singer) Mohamed Ahmed Ali is a Danish singer of mixed Egyptian and Iraqi origin.Ali was born at Nørresundby, Aalborg. In 2009, he took part in Season 2 of The X Factor, coming third after winner Linda Andrews and runners up Alien Beat Club. After the series, he signed a contract with Sony Music...	Groups Tårnhøj Asian Sensation Alien Beat Club Alien Beat Club Alien Beat Club are a Danish pop/R&B group, best known as second-place winners on Series 2 of The X Factor. Its members - Kasper Spring Ehlers, Marcel Mark Gbekle, Patricia Namakula Mbabazi and Stephanie Lykkehøj Gudmundsen - had originally auditioned as solo artistes at the beginning of the...

Contestants' colour key:

– Lina's contestants (25+)

– Remee's contestants (groups)

– Thomas's contestants (15-24)

FINALISTS		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Final Week 7
								Round 1	Round 2
	Linda Linda Andrews Linda Andrews , is a Faroese singer who won the second season of the Danish version of The X Factor, and became the first Faroese winner of it.-Early life:...	safe	safe	safe	safe	safe	safe	safe	WINNER (Week 7)
	Alien Beat Club Alien Beat Club Alien Beat Club are a Danish pop/R&B group, best known as second-place winners on Series 2 of The X Factor. Its members - Kasper Spring Ehlers, Marcel Mark Gbekle, Patricia Namakula Mbabazi and Stephanie Lykkehøj Gudmundsen - had originally auditioned as solo artistes at the beginning of the...	safe	safe	safe	safe	safe	safe	safe	RUNNER UP (Week 7)
	Mohamed Mohamed Ali (singer) Mohamed Ahmed Ali is a Danish singer of mixed Egyptian and Iraqi origin.Ali was born at Nørresundby, Aalborg. In 2009, he took part in Season 2 of The X Factor, coming third after winner Linda Andrews and runners up Alien Beat Club. After the series, he signed a contract with Sony Music...	safe	safe	safe	safe	bottom two	safe	out	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Sidsel	safe	safe	safe	bottom two	safe	out	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Lucas	safe	bottom two	safe	safe	out	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Asian Sensation	safe	safe	bottom two	out	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Seest	safe	safe	out	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Claus	bottom two	out	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Tårnhøj	out	Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom two		Claus Tårnhøj	Claus Seest	Asian Sensation Seest	Asian Sensation Sidsel	Lucas Mohamed	No bottom two, public votes alone decide who is eliminated.
Eliminated		Tårnhøj 9th	Claus 8th	Seest 7th	Asian Sensation 6th	Lucas 5th	Sidsel 4th	Mohamed 3rd	Alien Beat Club RUNNER UP
									Linda WINNER

Season 3 (2010)

Judges and participants:

Remee Remee Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...	Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl is a Danish singer, who besides her solo career was lead singer of the Danish band Swan Lee and now is lead vocalist for the Danish rock band The Storm....	Carsten "Soulshock" Schack Soulshock Carsten Schack and better known by his stage name Soulshock is a Danish record producer and songwriter-Beginnings:...
15-24's Tine Midtgaard Madsen Jesper Boesgaard Anna Nygaard	Over 25s Thomas Ring Petersen Thomas Ring Petersen Thomas Ring Petersen , also known Thomas Ring or simply as Thomas, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the third Danish series of The X Factor.... Daniel Vengsgaard Peter Søborg	Groups The Fireflies 8210 In-Joy In-Joy In-Joy is a Danish boyband that took part in the third season of the Danish X Factor in 2010. The four-member band was made of Esbjørn Nordby Birch , Jannick Ricky Fritze, Kevin Sparwath Nielsen and Nabil Moujahid , himself an earlier successful X Factor contestant and performer even after the...

Contestants' colour key:

– Remee's contestants (15-24)

– Pernille's contestants (25+)

– Soulshock's contestants (groups)

Brit chart topper Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Ann Cole is an English pop and R&B recording artist, songwriter, dancer, actress and model. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show Popstars: The Rivals on ITV. The programme announced that Cole had won a place as a member of the girl group, Girls...

 performed her number 1 single 'Fight For This Love

Fight for This Love

"Fight for This Love" is a song by British recording artist Cheryl Cole, taken from her debut studio album, 3 Words. Initially, the song was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the lead single on 16 October 2009 by Fascination Records however, in 2010 it was also released in Europe as the...

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Week 1 (Free choice)	Week 2 (Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... )	Week 3 (Rock Rock music Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music... )	Week 4 (UK number one)	Week 5 (James Bond James Bond James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,... )	Week 6 (Gasolin' Gasolin' Gasolin was a Danish rock band from Christianshavn in Copenhagen formed by Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971... ) (Public choice)	Week 7 Final
	Thomas Thomas Ring Petersen Thomas Ring Petersen , also known Thomas Ring or simply as Thomas, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the third Danish series of The X Factor....	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner
	Tine	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom 2	Safe	Safe	Runner-up
	Jesper	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom 2	Safe	Eliminated
	The Fireflies	Safe	Safe	Bottom 2	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Anna "Faroe" Nygaard	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Daniel	Safe	Bottom 2	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (Week 4)
	8210	Safe	Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (Week 3)
	In-Joy In-Joy In-Joy is a Danish boyband that took part in the third season of the Danish X Factor in 2010. The four-member band was made of Esbjørn Nordby Birch , Jannick Ricky Fritze, Kevin Sparwath Nielsen and Nabil Moujahid , himself an earlier successful X Factor contestant and performer even after the...	Bottom 2	Eliminated	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Peter	Eliminated	Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom 2		In-Joy, Peter	In-Joy, Daniel	8210, The Fireflies	Tine, Daniel	Anna, Jesper	The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Eliminated		Peter	In-Joy	8210	Daniel	Anna

Season 4 (2011)

Judges and participants:

Cutfather Cutfather Mich Hedin Hansen better known by his stage name Cutfather is a Danish music producer and songwriter.-Career:He is perhaps best known for his remix of "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison , and the song "Superstar" released internationally by Jamelia in 2003.He has worked with Danish producer...	Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman Thomas Blachman is a Danish jazz musician, composer and five times Danish Music Awards-winner.In his home country he is best known as a judge in the Danish version of the TV show "X Factor".- External links :...	Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl Pernille Rosendahl is a Danish singer, who besides her solo career was lead singer of the Danish band Swan Lee and now is lead vocalist for the Danish rock band The Storm....
15-24's Sarah Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen better known as Sarah is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth Danish series of The X Factor. She won the title on 25 March 2011 with Annelouise as runner-up and Babou third. She competed in the 15–24 years category with Cutfather as mentor... Babou Rasmus	Over 25s Annelouise Patricia Ercan	Groups Rikke & Trine JR DeeVibez

Contestants' colour key:

– Cutfather's contestants (15-24)

– Blachman's contestants (Over 25's)

– Pernille's contestants (Groups)

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7
						1st round	2nd round
	Sarah Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen better known as Sarah is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth Danish series of The X Factor. She won the title on 25 March 2011 with Annelouise as runner-up and Babou third. She competed in the 15–24 years category with Cutfather as mentor...	4. 11,84%	1. 23,80%	1. 27,10%	3. 17,52%	1. 25,12%	1. 33,48%	2. 34,24%	Winner 50,20%
	Annelouise	6. 8,97%	6. 7,37%	5. 11,04%	6. 13,92%	4. 18,63%	2. 26,64%	1. 39,52%	Runner-Up 49,80%
	Babou	1. 23,05%	2. 21,28%	3. 15,17%	4. 16,26%	3. 20,79%	3. 22,48%	3. 26,23%	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Patricia	5. 10,02%	7. 6,90%	2. 16,12%	2. 17,78%	2. 21,27%	4. 17,40%	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Rikke & Trine	7. 8,70%	5. 8,55%	6. 8,51%	1. 20,53%	5. 14,19%	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Rasmus	2. 15,06%	4. 12,44%	4. 13,73%	5. 14,00%	Eliminated (Week 4)
	JR	3. 14,13%	3. 13,73%	7. 8,33%	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Ercan	8. 5,78%	8. 5,93%	Eliminated (Week 2)
	DeeVibez	9. 2,45%	Eliminated (Week 1)
Least votes		Ercan, DeeVibez	Ercan, Patricia	JR, Rikke & Trine	Rasmus, Annelouise	Rikke & Trine, Annelouise	The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Cutfather voted out		DeeVibez	Patricia	Rikke & Trine	Annelouise	Rikke & Trine
Rosendahl voted out		Ercan	Ercan	JR	Rasmus	Annelouise
Blachman voted out		DeeVibez	Ercan	JR	Rasmus	Rikke & Trine
Eliminated		DeeVibez 9th	Ercan 8th	JR 7th	Rasmus 6th	Rikke & Trine 5th	Patricia 17,40% to save	Babou 26,23% to win	Annelouise 49,80% to win
									Sarah 50,20% to win

Controversy

The Danish X Factor has been criticised by music expert and consultant for The Danish Musicians' Association (Dansk Musiker Forbund) Mikael Højris, who claims that the contracts for participation in the show are unfair on participants and almost amount to serfdom to DR1 (the channel airing the show) stating that clauses in the contracts forbid the participants - whether they pass the first round or not - from performing or participating in any other musical event for three months. He also criticises that participants are obliged to travel at their own expense.

External links

X Factor website