List of The X Factor (Australian TV series) finalists
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition that first aired in 2005.[1] As of 2015, there have been seven seasons; one on Network Ten and six on the Seven Network. The final round of the competition features a number of solo singers and vocal groups: nine for season one, twelve for seasons two, three, four, five and seven, and thirteen for season six. A total of 83 acts have reached the finals of their seasons. Season three winner Reece Mastin is the most successful contestant from the show, having attained two top-five albums and three number-one singles, with nine platinum and three gold certifications.
During the first season, the finalists were split into three categories: 16-24s (soloists aged 16 to 24), Over 25s (soloists aged 25 and over) and Groups (including duos).[1] Each category was mentored by Mark Holden, Kate Ceberano and John Reid.[2] From season two onwards, the 16-24s category was split into separate male and female sections, making four categories in all: Boys,[3] Girls,[3] Over 25s and Groups.[4] The judging panel was replaced by Guy Sebastian, Natalie Imbruglia, Ronan Keating and Kyle Sandilands who is the additional fourth judge.[5] In season three, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Mel B joined the judging panel as replacements for Imbruglia and Sandilands.[6][7] Dannii Minogue and Redfoo replaced Mel B and Sebastian in the fifth season.[8][9] In season five, the Over 25s category was changed to Over 24s (soloists aged 24 and over), the Boys age and the Girls age was both changed to 14 to 23. In season six, the Over 24s category was changed back to Over 25s (soloists aged 25 and over), the Boys age and the Girls age was both changed back to 14 to 24. In Season 8, Boys (male soloists) and Girls (female soloists) has been defunct and making the 14-21s (soloists aged 14–21s) to come back, the Over 25s category was changed to Over 22s (soloists aged 22 and over).[10] Sebastian returned in season seven along with Chris Isaak and James Blunt to replace Redfoo, Bassingthwaighte and Keating. Mel B returned in season eight along with Iggy Azalea and Adam Lambert to replace Minogue, Issak and Blunt.
Contestants[]
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – 3rd place
- – Disqualified
| Name | Season | Category | Mentor | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brothership | 1 | Groups | Mark Holden | 9th |
| Jacob Butler | 1 | 16-24s | Kate Ceberano | 6th |
| Russell Gooley | 1 | Over 25s | John Reid | Runner-up |
| Vincent Harder | 1 | 16-24s | Kate Ceberano | 3rd |
| Kaya | 1 | Groups | Mark Holden | 4th |
| Roslynn Mahe | 1 | Over 25s | John Reid | 5th |
| Gemma Purdy | 1 | 16-24s | Kate Ceberano | 7th |
| Random | 1 | Groups | Mark Holden | Winner |
| Janie Shrapnel | 1 | Over 25s | John Reid | 8th |
| Sally Chatfield | 2 | Girls[3] | Natalie Imbruglia | Runner-up |
| Altiyan Childs | 2 | Over 25s | Ronan Keating | Winner |
| Chris Doe | 2 | Boys[3] | Kyle Sandilands | 12th |
| Amanda Grafanakis | 2 | Over 25s | Ronan Keating | 9th |
| Kharizma | 2 | Groups | Guy Sebastian | 10th |
| Andrew Lawson | 2 | Boys | Kyle Sandilands | 3rd |
| Luke and Joel | 2 | Groups | Guy Sebastian | 5th |
| India-Rose Madderom | 2 | Girls | Natalie Imbruglia | 7th |
| Mahogany | 2 | Groups | Guy Sebastian | 4th |
| James McNally | 2 | Over 25s | Ronan Keating | 11th |
| Mitchell Smith | 2 | Boys | Kyle Sandilands | 8th |
| Hayley Teal | 2 | Girls | Natalie Imbruglia | 6th |
| Audio Vixen | 3 | Groups | Ronan Keating | 9th |
| Tyla Bertolli | 3 | Girls | Mel B | 11th |
| Mitchell Callaway | 3 | Over 25s | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 7th |
| Cleo Howman | 3 | Over 25s | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 12th |
| Reece Mastin | 3 | Boys | Guy Sebastian | Winner |
| Jacqui Newland | 3 | Girls | Mel B | 10th |
| Christina Parie | 3 | Girls | Mel B | 6th |
| Johnny Ruffo | 3 | Boys | Guy Sebastian | 3rd |
| Declan Sykes | 3 | Boys | Guy Sebastian | 5th |
| Three Wishez | 3 | Groups | Ronan Keating | 4th |
| Andrew Wishart | 3 | Over 25s | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | Runner-up |
| Young Men Society | 3 | Groups | Ronan Keating | 8th |
| Josh Brookes | 4 | Boys | Mel B | Disqualified 12th[A] |
| The Collective | 4 | Groups | Ronan Keating | 3rd |
| Bella Ferraro | 4 | Girls | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 4th |
| Fourtunate | 4 | Groups | Ronan Keating | 7th |
| Shiane Hawke | 4 | Girls | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 5th |
| Samantha Jade | 4 | Over 25s | Guy Sebastian | Winner |
| Adil Memon | 4 | Boys | Mel B | 13th |
| Carmelo Munzone | 4 | Boys | Mel B | 9th |
| Jason Owen | 4 | Boys | Mel B | Runner-up |
| Justin Standley | 4 | Over 25s | Guy Sebastian | 10th |
| Angel Tupai | 4 | Girls | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 8th |
| What About Tonight | 4 | Groups | Ronan Keating | 11th |
| Nathaniel Willemse | 4 | Over 25s | Guy Sebastian | 6th |
| Adira–Belle | 5 | Groups | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 12th |
| Omar Dean | 5 | Boys | Ronan Keating | 6th |
| Joelle Hadjia | 5 | Girls | Redfoo | 8th |
| Taylor Henderson | 5 | Boys | Ronan Keating | Runner-up |
| Dami Im | 5 | Over 24s | Dannii Minogue | Winner |
| JTR | 5 | Groups | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 7th |
| Ellie Lovegrove | 5 | Girls | Redfoo | 9th |
| Barry Southgate | 5 | Over 24s | Dannii Minogue | 10th |
| Third Degree | 5 | Groups | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 4th |
| Jiordan Tolli | 5 | Girls | Redfoo | 5th |
| Cat Vas | 5 | Over 24s | Dannii Minogue | 11th |
| Jai Waetford | 5 | Boys | Ronan Keating | 3rd |
| Brothers3 | 6 | Groups | Dannii Minogue | 3rd |
| Sydnee Carter | 6 | Girls | Ronan Keating | 9th |
| Reigan Derry | 6 | Over 25s | Redfoo | 4th |
| Jason Heerah | 6 | Over 25s | Redfoo | 6th |
| Adrien Nookadu | 6 | Boys | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 11th |
| Rochelle Pitt | 6 | Over 25s | Redfoo | 8th |
| Marlisa Punzalan | 6 | Girls | Ronan Keating | Winner |
| Dean Ray | 6 | Boys | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | Runner-up |
| Caitlyn Shadbolt | 6 | Girls | Ronan Keating | 5th |
| Tee | 6 | Boys | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | 7th |
| Trill | 6 | Groups | Dannii Minogue | 13th |
| XOX | 6 | Groups | Dannii Minogue | 10th |
| Younger Than Yesterday | 6 | Groups | Dannii Minogue | 12th |
| Louise Adams | 7 | Over 25s | James Blunt | Runner-up |
| Michaela Baranov | 7 | Girls | Dannii Minogue | 7th |
| Big T | 7 | Boys | Chris Isaak | 4th |
| Natalie Conway | 7 | Over 25s | James Blunt | 6th |
| Jimmy Davis | 7 | Boys | Chris Isaak | 9th |
| Georgia Denton | 7 | Girls | Dannii Minogue | 10th |
| The Fisher Boys | 7 | Groups | Guy Sebastian | 11th |
| Dan Hamill | 7 | Over 25s | James Blunt | 12th |
| In Stereo | 7 | Groups | Guy Sebastian | 8th |
| Jess & Matt | 7 | Groups | Guy Sebastian | 3rd |
| Mahalia Simpson | 7 | Girls | Dannii Minogue | 5th |
| Cyrus Villanueva | 7 | Boys | Chris Isaak | Winner |
| AYA | 8 | Groups | Iggy Azelea | 8th |
| Beatz | 8 | Underdogs | Mel B | 5th |
| Brentwood | 8 | Groups | Iggy Azalea | 7th |
| Isaiah Firebrace | 8 | 14-21s | Adam Lambert | Winner |
| Amalia Foy | 8 | 14-21s | Adam Lambert | 4th |
| Timmy Knowles | 8 | Over 22s | Guy Sebastian | 9-12th |
| Maddison Milewski | 8 | Underdogs | Mel B | 9-12th |
| Natalie Ong | 8 | 14-21s | Adam Lambert | 9-12th |
| Chynna Taylor | 8 | Over 22s | Guy Sebastian | 6th |
| Time And Place | 8 | Groups | Iggy Azelea | 9-12th |
| Vlado | 8 | Underdogs | Mel B | 3rd |
| Davey Woder | 8 | Over 22s | Guy Sebastian | Runner-Up |
Notes[]
- A ^ Josh Brookes was disqualified when it was revealed that he "behaved in an inappropriate manner" on social media.[11] He was later replaced by Carmelo Munzone.[12]
References[]
- ^ a b Tuohy, Wendy (3 February 2011). "Looking for that certain something". The Age. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012.
- ^ "R&B group wins X Factor". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 May 2005. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Season 5, Episode 7: Super bootcamp". The X Factor Australia. 11 August 2013. Seven Network.
- ^ "How It Works". The X Factor (Australia). Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011.
- ^ Vickery, Colin (14 May 2005). "Channel 7 to resurrect The X Factor, with Kyle Sandilands hosting". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Knox, David (27 April 2011). "Mel B confirmed as X Factor judge". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Davies, Rebecca (6 May 2011). "Bassingthwaighte confirmed as 'X Factor' judge". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Knox, David (12 April 2013). "Dannii Minogue joins The X Factor Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Redfoo follows his X instincts". The Sunday Telegraph. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ Adams, Cameron (21 August 2013). "X Factor reveals final Top 12 to perform at live shows". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Pearson, Nick (20 September 2012). "X Factor contestant Josh Brookes disqualified". Ninemsn. Nine Entertainment Co. & Microsoft. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ Knox, David (26 September 2012). "Carmelo returns to The X Factor". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
External links[]
- The X Factor at Yahoo!7
- Australian television-related lists
- Lists of reality show participants
- The X Factor (Australian TV series) contestants