The X Factor (New Zealand series 1)

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The X Factor
Series 1
Hosted byDominic Bowden
Judges
WinnerJackie Thomas
Winning mentorDaniel Bedingfield
Runner-upWhenua Patuwai
Finals venueAuckland Film Studios, Henderson, Auckland
Release
Original networkTV3
Original releaseApril 2013 (2013-04) –
22 July 2013 (2013-07-22)
Series chronology
Next →
Series 2

The first series of the New Zealand television reality music competition The X Factor premiered on TV3 on 21 April 2013 and ended on 22 July 2013. The show was open to singers aged 14 and over. The contestants were split into the show's four traditional categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups.[1]

The winner was 22-year-old Greymouth singer Jackie Thomas, and her winner's single, "It's Worth It", was released the day of the final.[2][3] As the winner, Thomas received a Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand recording contract and a new car.[1] Runners-up Whenua Patuwai and Benny Tipene each released a single via Sony.[4] Fourth-place-getters Moorhouse were also signed to Sony Music New Zealand, with plans for an album release by Christmas 2013.[5]

The series was hosted by Dominic Bowden. Recording artists Daniel Bedingfield, Melanie Blatt, Ruby Frost and Stan Walker were the show's four judges. Auckland student Georgie Wright was selected from over 100 applicants to present the show's behind-the-scenes video blog Samsung Insider.[6]

The initial pre-audition tour of 27 towns and cities was held in January and early February 2013, with the judges auditions round filmed in late February and early March, and the bootcamp filmed in mid-March in Auckland. The series screened on Sunday and Monday evenings.

Development[]

The X Factor was created by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom and the New Zealand version is based on the original UK series. TV3 initially purchased the rights to produce a local version of The X Factor in 2010.[7] In September 2012, TV3 finally confirmed that the show would begin production in early 2013.[8] Broadcast funding agency NZ On Air confirmed they would contribute $1.6 million as a minority investor, for the production of 30 episodes of 60 minutes duration each.[9]

The series was co-produced by MediaWorks and FremantleMedia Australia. The show's key sponsors were Ford New Zealand as broadcast sponsor, Samsung Electronics as technology partner with McDonald's and Coca-Cola as programme partners.[10]

Judges and host[]

Series 1 Judges (Seat Order)
Judge
Melanie Blatt
Judge
Stan Walker
Judge
Ruby Frost
Judge
Daniel Bedingfield

In November 2012, Australian Idol winner and recording artist, Stan Walker, was announced as the first judge.[11][12] In December 2012, Daniel Bedingfield was announced as the second judge.[13] The following month, Ruby Frost and former All Saints member, Melanie Blatt, were confirmed as the final two judges.[14]

In October 2012 Dominic Bowden was confirmed as the host.[15]

Selection process[]

Pre-auditions[]

The first appeal for applicants was made on 11 November 2012, with the announcement of the application process and the pre-audition tour details.[16] Pre-auditions in front of the show's producers began on 5 January 2013 and continued through 27 towns and cities across New Zealand.[17] More than 6,000 contestants auditioned, and were either rejected outright with a "no" response or considered for the next round with a "maybe" response.[18][19]

Cities where the pre-auditions were held.
Audition city/town Dates Venue
Queenstown 5 January 2013 Performing Arts Centre
Invercargill 6 January 2013 Southland Girls' High School
Dunedin 7 January 2013 Logan Park High School
Oamaru 8 January 2013 Oamaru Opera House
Timaru 9 January 2013 West End Hall
Greymouth 11 January 2013 Regent Cinema
Christchurch 12–13 January 2013 Addington Raceway
Nelson 15 January 2013 Nelson School of Music
Blenheim 16 January 2013 Marlborough Girls' College
Wellington 18 January 2013 Wellington High School
Kapiti 19 January 2013 Kapiti College
Wanganui 20 January 2013 Wanganui War Memorial Hall
Palmerston North 21 January 2013 Awapuni Racecourse
Masterton 22 January 2013 Masterton Town Hall
Napier 23 January 2013 East Pier
Gisborne 25 January 2013 Lawson Field Theatre
Tauranga 26 January 2013 16th Ave Theatre
Rotorua 27 January 2013 John Paul College
Taupo 28 January 2013 The Great Lake Centre
Hamilton 29 January 2013 The Meteor
Tairua 30 January 2013 Tairua Community Hall
South Auckland 1 February 2013 Manukau Institute of Technology
Auckland Central 2 February 2013 TAPAC
New Plymouth 3 February 2013 New Plymouth Girls' High School
Whangarei 4 February 2013 The Pulse
Kerikeri 5 February 2013 Kingston House
Kaitaia 6 February 2013 Te Ahu Community Hall

Judges' auditions[]

The auditionees chosen by the producers were invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live studio audience.[19] These auditions were filmed at Skycity Theatre in Auckland from 26 February to 3 March and broadcast from 21 to 29 April. The 120 successful contestants then progressed to the bootcamp round.[20][21]

  • Auditions 1 (21 April 2013)
    Special appearance: Ronan Keating
    Featured successful auditionees: Finlay Robertson, Nick Van de Vlierd, Aotea Beazley, The Steamrollers, Benny Tipene, Maaka Fiso, Meryl Cassie, Madeline Bradley, William Tokelau and Te Ao Te Huia.[22]
  • Auditions 2 (22 April 2013)
    Special appearance: Topp Twins
    Featured successful auditionees: Franko Heke, Ashley Tonga, L.O.V.E, The Talent, Voltech, Gap5, Fletcher Mills, Cameron Luxton, Jessie Matthews, Tia Hunt, Cameron Rota, Sam Yeoward and Renee Maurice.[23]
  • Auditions 3 (28 April 2013)
    Featured successful auditionees: Taiaroa Neho, Alex Familton, Anabac, Liam Kennedy-Clark, Eden Roberts, Tjay Faaosofia, Vasa Faaosofia, Cassie Henderson, Tom Batchelor, Oriana Faaumu and Bryan Townley.[24]
  • Auditions 4 (29 April 2013)
    Featured successful auditionees: 3rd Watch, Shaan Singh, Taye Williams, Anna Wilson, Brianna Phillips, Jordan Edwards, Fadzai Paradza, Sorelle, Finley Brentwood, Preeti Narayan, Puhi Tau, Phebe Martin-Holgate, Sharaine Barrett, Hannah Cosgrove, Jasmyn Kereama, Khona Va’aga-Gray, Esther Crispin, Whenua Patuwai, Tania Pari, Moorhouse and Jackie Thomas.[21]

Fast Ford Boot Camp[]

The Edge radio station and series sponsor Ford held a second-chance competition called Fast Ford Boot Camp. Chosen from video auditions, five acts attended the week-long Fast Ford Boot Camp in Auckland before auditioning in front of three X Factor judges live on The Edge's breakfast show on 15 March.[25] From there, singers Geordie Meade, Meghan Fraser and Grace Ikenasio were chosen by the judges to continue to the X Factor bootcamp round.[26][27]

Bootcamp[]

The bootcamp round was filmed at Vector Arena in Auckland from 16 to 21 March and broadcast on 5 and 6 May.[28] Contestants were given two performance challenges. On the first day, the 120 contestants were split into the four category groups - Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups. Acts in each category were given one song to sing: "Come On Home" (Boys), "Firework" (Girls), "Iris" (Over 25s) and "Man in the Mirror" (Groups). Contestants were aided by vocal coach Turanga Merito and choreographer Emma McLachlan. After the performances, the judges sent home half the acts. On the second day, the remaining 60 acts were put into ensembles and chose a song which they had to learn and perform for the judges.[29] From the bootcamp, 24 successful acts (six in each category) progressed to the judges' retreats round.[30][31] Rejected soloists Sam Yeoward and Cameron Rota from the Boys category and former 3rd Watch member Peniamina Sofai were brought back by judges and asked to form a group. This group was named The Young Project (TYP).[32]

The elimination of popular contestant Jackie Thomas, who had performed poorly at bootcamp, stirred debate amongst viewers.[33] A Facebook group was formed urging the show to bring her back, while Birdy's 2011 recording of Jackie's audition song "Skinny Love" entered the New Zealand charts, peaking at number 2.[34][35] At judges' retreats, Daniel Bedingfield made the decision to bring back Jackie to join the six girls at his retreat.

The 25 successful acts were:[36]

  • Boys: Tom Batchelor, Liam Kennedy-Clark, Fletcher Mills, Taiaroa Neho, Whenua Patuwai, Benny Tipene
  • Girls: Aotea Beazley, Madeline Bradley, Oriana Faaumu, Cassie Henderson, Eden Roberts, Finlay Robertson, Jackie Thomas
  • Over 25s: Maaka Fiso, Grace Ikenasio, Jessie Matthews, Bryan Townley, Taye Williams, Anna Wilson
  • Groups: Anabac, Gap5, L.O.V.E, Moorhouse, Voltech, The Young Project (TYP)

Judges' retreats[]

The judges retreats episodes were filmed over the month of April in locations in New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Australia.[37] The judges received news of their categories from the show's producer via telephone, seen during the second bootcamp episode on 6 May. Daniel Bedingfield also brought previously eliminated contestant Jackie Thomas back to the Girls category. Bedingfield mentored the Girls in Rarotonga, assisted by his sister Natasha Bedingfield; Blatt joined the Groups at Mahurangi with S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens; Frost took the Boys to Sydney, assisted by former Australian X Factor judge Guy Sebastian; and Walker had the Over 25s in Queenstown with New Zealand singer Hollie Smith. Each act performed one song for their mentor and assistant. The judges then selected their top three contestants, which make up the final 12 and progressed to the live shows.[22][38]

At the end of judges' retreats, it was announced that each judge could bring one further act back as a wildcard. The public then voted for which of the four wildcards would become the 13th finalist. This left one judge with an extra act.[39] Fletcher Mills was revealed as the winner on 14 May.[40] The show's producers had originally intended for the wildcard to be announced on the first live show on 19 May, but after judge Melanie Blatt mistakenly tweeted the news on 14 May, the official announcement was made early.[41]

Key:

  – Wildcard Winner
Summary of judges' retreats [38]
Judge Category Location Assistant Acts eliminated Wildcards
Bedingfield Girls Rarotonga Natasha Bedingfield Madeline Bradley, Oriana Faaumu, Finlay Robertson Aotea Beazley
Blatt Groups Mahurangi Rachel Stevens Anabac, Voltech The Young Project (TYP)
Frost Boys Sydney Guy Sebastian Liam Kennedy-Clark, Taiaroa Neho Fletcher Mills
Walker Over 25s Queenstown Hollie Smith Jessie Matthews, Bryan Townley Grace Ikenasio

Finalists[]

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-Up
  – Third Place
Category (mentor) Acts[42]
Boys (Frost) Tom Batchelor Fletcher Mills Whenua Patuwai Benny Tipene
Girls (Bedingfield) Cassie Henderson Eden Roberts Jackie Thomas
Over 25s (Walker) Maaka Fiso Taye Williams Anna Wilson
Groups (Blatt) Gap5 L.O.V.E Moorhouse

Live shows[]

The live shows began on 19 May and were filmed at Auckland Film Studios in Henderson, Auckland.[43] The shows were simulcast on national radio network More FM.[44]

Results summary[]

Colour key
  – Act in the bottom two and had to perform in the final showdown
  – Act was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
  – Act received the lowest number of public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
Weekly results per act
Act Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
First Monday Vote Second Monday Vote
Jackie Thomas Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
46.4%
Whenua Patuwai Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th Safe Safe Runner-Up
35.7%
Benny Tipene Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Safe Safe Safe 3rd
17.9%		 Eliminated
(Final)
Moorhouse Safe Safe Bottom Two Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th Eliminated
(Semi-Final)
Cassie Henderson Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two 5th Eliminated
(Quarter-Final)
Gap5 Safe Safe Safe Bottom Three Bottom Two Safe Bottom Two Eliminated
(Week 7)
Tom Batchelor Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Eliminated
(Week 6)
Anna Wilson Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Eliminated
(Week 5)
Maaka Fiso Safe Safe Safe Bottom Three Eliminated
(Week 4)
Fletcher Mills Safe Safe Safe 10th
L.O.V.E Bottom Two 11th Bottom Two Eliminated
(Week 3)
Taye Williams Safe 12th Eliminated
(Week 2)
Eden Roberts Bottom Two Eliminated
(Week 1)
Final Showdown Eden Roberts Taye Williams L.O.V.E Maaka Fiso Gap5 Tom Batchelor Gap5 Whenua Patuwai No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated
L.O.V.E L.O.V.E Moorhouse Gap5 Anna Wilson Benny Tipene Cassie Henderson Cassie Henderson
Bedingfield's vote to eliminate L.O.V.E Williams L.O.V.E Fiso Wilson Batchelor Gap5 Patuwai
Frost's vote to eliminate Eoberts L.O.V.E N/A Fiso Wilson None
(abstained)		 Gap5 Henderson
Walker's vote to eliminate Roberts L.O.V.E L.O.V.E Gap5 Gap5 Batchelor Gap5 Henderson
Blatt's vote to eliminate Roberts Williams None
(abstained)		 Fiso Wilson Tipene Henderson Patuwai
Eliminated Eden Roberts
3 of 4 votes
Majority 		Taye Williams
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock 		L.O.V.E
2 of 2 votes
Majority 		Fletcher Mills
Public vote to save 		Anna Wilson
3 of 4 votes
Majority 		Tom Batchelor
2 of 3 votes
Majority 		Gap5
3 of 4 votes
Majority 		Cassie Henderson
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock 		Moorhouse
Public vote to save 		Benny Tipene
Public vote to win 		Whenua Patuwai
Public vote to win
Maaka Fiso
3 of 4 votes
Majority

Live show details[]

Week 1 (19/20 May)[]

Acts' performances on the first live show[46]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
Gap5 Groups (Blatt) 1 "Hollaback Girl" Safe
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 2 "Crazy"
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 3 "Video Games"
Taye Williams Over 25s (Walker) 4 "Breakeven"
Tom Batchelor Boys (Frost) 5 "Mercy"
Eden Roberts Girls (Bedingfield) 6 "Jolene" Bottom Two
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 7 "Rolling in the Deep" Safe
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 8 "I Want You Back"
Anna Wilson Over 25s (Walker) 9 "Landslide"
L.O.V.E Groups (Blatt) 10 "Rapture" Bottom Two
Maaka Fiso Over 25s (Walker) 11 "Titanium" Safe
Fletcher Mills Boys (Frost) 12 "Paradise"
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 13 "Boyfriend"
Final showdown details[47]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
Eden Roberts Girls (Bedingfield) 1 (original) Eliminated
L.O.V.E Groups (Blatt) 2 (original) Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Bedingfield: L.O.V.E - backed his own act, Eden Roberts.
  • Blatt: Eden Roberts - backed her own act, L.O.V.E.
  • Frost: Eden Roberts - felt L.O.V.E were more entertaining.
  • Walker: Eden Roberts - felt that Roberts had received all the exposure she needed from the show.

Week 2 (26/27 May)[]

Acts' performances on the second live show[50]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song New Zealand artist Result
Taye Williams Over 25s (Walker) 1 "Settle Down" Kimbra Bottom Two
L.O.V.E Groups (Blatt) 2 "How Bizarre" / "Push It"[note 1] OMC
Tom Batchelor Boys (Frost) 3 "Slice of Heaven" Dave Dobbyn Safe
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 4 "Maybe Tomorrow" Goldenhorse
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 5 "Bathe In the River" Mt Preservation Society featuring Hollie Smith
Anna Wilson Over 25s (Walker) 6 "Deciphering Me" Brooke Fraser
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 7 "Why Does Love Do This To Me" The Exponents
Fletcher Mills Boys (Frost) 8 "Sway" Bic Runga
Maaka Fiso Over 25s (Walker) 9 "Don't Forget Your Roots" Six60
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 10 "Not Given Lightly" Chris Knox
Gap5 Groups (Blatt) 11 "Royals" / "You're the Voice" [note 2] Lorde
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 12 "Something in the Water" Brooke Fraser
Final showdown details[51]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
Taye Williams Over 25s (Walker) 1 "Forget You" Eliminated
L.O.V.E Groups (Blatt) 2 "Swing" Safe
  1. ^ Judge Mel Blatt explained the inclusion of a song by American rappers Salt-n-Pepa by joking that "Pepa's great-grandmother was [a Kiwi]"."THE X FACTOR episode 11". TV3.
  2. ^ Blatt also explained the inclusion of a song by Australian singer John Farnham by joking that Farnham had "a great grandma or great grandpa who was Kiwi.""THE X FACTOR episode 11". TV3.
Judges' vote to eliminate[52]
  • Blatt: Taye Williams - backed her own act, L.O.V.E.
  • Walker: L.O.V.E - backed his own act, Taye Williams.
  • Bedingfield: Taye Williams - gave no reason.
  • Frost: L.O.V.E - felt she could see Williams as a recording artist.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Taye Williams was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 3 (2/3 June)[]

  • Theme: Best of British[53]
  • Musical guests: Stan Walker ("Bulletproof")[54] and Joseph & Maia ("Nothing I Can Do")
Acts' performances on the third live show[55]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song British Artist Result
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 1 "Somebody to Love" Queen Safe
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 2 "Every Breath You Take" The Police Bottom Two
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 3 "Unwritten" Natasha Bedingfield Safe
Fletcher Mills Boys (Frost) 4 "Your Song" Elton John
Gap5 Groups (Blatt) 5 "Pure Shores" All Saints
Tom Batchelor Boys (Frost) 6 "Come Together" The Beatles
Maaka Fiso Over 25s (Walker) 7 "The Scientist" Coldplay
L.O.V.E Groups (Blatt) 8 "Pass Out" Tinie Tempah Bottom Two
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 9 "Dreams" Fleetwood Mac Safe
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 10 "This Charming Man" The Smiths
Anna Wilson Over 25s (Walker) 11 "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" Pixie Lott
Final showdown details[56]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
L.O.V.E Groups (Blatt) 1 "No Scrubs" Eliminated
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 2 "With or Without You" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[57]
  • Blatt refused to send home either of her acts.
  • Walker: L.O.V.E - felt they had a lot of fight in them and would do well after the show.
  • Bedingfield: L.O.V.E - felt whatever happened would be good for them.
  • Frost was not required to vote since there was already a majority.

Week 4 (9/10 June)[]

  • Theme: Soul classics[58]
  • Musical guests: Titanium ("Tattoo")[59] and Aaradhna ("You Don't Love Me Anymore")[60]
  • Two acts were eliminated from the fourth results show.[61]
Acts' performances on the fourth live show[62]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[63] Result
Maaka Fiso Over 25s (Walker) 1 "Never Too Much" Bottom Three
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 2 "Sexual Healing" Safe
Anna Wilson Over 25s (Walker) 3 "At Last"
Gap5 Groups (Blatt) 4 "Mr. Big Stuff" Bottom Three
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 5 "When a Man Loves a Woman" Safe
Tom Batchelor 6 "Feeling Good"
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 7 "I Say a Little Prayer"
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 8 "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
Fletcher Mills Boys (Frost) 9 "Ain't No Sunshine" Eliminated
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 10 "Son of a Preacher Man" Safe
Final showdown details[64]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
Maaka Fiso Over 25s (Walker) 1 "Is This Love" Eliminated
Gap5 Groups (Blatt) 2 "Turning Tables" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Walker: Gap5 - backed his own act, Maaka Fiso.
  • Blatt: Maaka Fiso - backed her own act, Gap5.
  • Bedingfield: Maaka Fiso - felt Gap5 would sell records.
  • Frost: Maaka Fiso - felt Gap5 were better suited to the competition.

Week 5 (16/17 June)[]

Acts' performances on the fifth live show[67]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 1 "Pompeii" Safe
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 2 "#thatPower"
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 3 "Impossible"
Anna Wilson Over 25s (Walker) 4 "Radioactive" Bottom Two
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 5 "Lost" Safe
Gap5 Groups (Blatt) 6 "Blurred Lines" Bottom Two
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 7 "Stay" Safe
Tom Batchelor Boys (Frost) 8 "Ho Hey"
Final showdown details[68]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
Gap5 Groups (Blatt) 1 "No Diggity" / "Thrift Shop" Safe
Anna Wilson Over 25s (Walker) 2 "Imagine" Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate[69]
  • Blatt: Anna Wilson - backed her own act, Gap5.
  • Walker: Gap5 - backed his own act, Anna Wilson.
  • Frost: Anna Wilson - felt Wilson did not have a clear identity.
  • Bedingfield: Anna Wilson - felt Gap5 had more potential as popstars.

Week 6 (23/24 June)[]

Acts' performances on the sixth live show[71]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Movie Result
Tom Batchelor Boys (Frost) 1 "All Day and All of the Night" The Boat That Rocked Bottom Two
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 2 "A Thousand Years" The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Safe
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 3 "I Wish" Happy Feet
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 4 "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" 10 Things I Hate About You Bottom Two
Gap5 Groups (Blatt) 5 "Paper Planes" Slumdog Millionaire Safe
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 6 "Lovefool" Romeo + Juliet
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 7 "Take It Easy" Mt. Zion
Final showdown details[72]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
Tom Batchelor Boys (Frost) 1 "Whole Lotta Love" Eliminated
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 2 "Can't Help Falling in Love" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Frost refused to send home either of her acts.
  • Blatt: Benny Tipene - felt his heart was not in it.
  • Bedingfield: Tom Batchelor - gave no reason.
  • Walker: Tom Batchelor - gave no reason.

Week 7 (30 June/1 July)[]

Acts' performances on the seventh live show[75]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song American Artist Result
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 1 "OMG" Usher/will.i.am Safe
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 2 "Toxic" Britney Spears
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 3 "Empire State of Mind" Jay-Z/Alicia Keys
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 4 "Love Story" Taylor Swift Bottom Two
Gap5 Groups (Blatt) 5 "Bills, Bills, Bills"/"Independent Women" Destiny's Child
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 6 "California" Phantom Planet Safe
Final showdown details[76]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
Gap5 Groups (Blatt) 1 "Locked Out of Heaven" Eliminated
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 2 "The Climb" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Blatt: Cassie Henderson - backed her own act, Gap5.
  • Bedingfield: Gap5 - backed his own act, Cassie Henderson.
  • Frost: Gap5 - felt their recent performances had been unprofessional.
  • Walker: Gap5 - felt Henderson still had a lot of potential.

Week 8: Quarter-Final (7/8 July)[]

  • Theme: Coke Choice (songs from act's year of birth, as chosen by public online vote)[77]
  • Musical guests: Daniel Bedingfield ("Every Little Thing")[78] and Timomatic ("Parachute")[79]
Coke Choice[]

Songs performed during week eight were chosen by public vote from a shortlist of three songs from the contestant's birth year. Voting was done via The X Factor Facebook page, running from 17 to 29 June.[77]

Key:

  – Chosen Song
Act Category (Mentor) Birth Year Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 1998 "Torn" "I'll Be" "You're Still the One"
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 1993 "I Swear" "All For Love" "When Can I See You"
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 1995 "I'll Make Love to You" "You Are Not Alone" "Holding on to You"
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 1990 "Black Velvet" "Roam" "It Must Have Been Love"
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) "Free Fallin'" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Another Day in Paradise"
Acts' performances on the eighth live show[80]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 1 "Black Velvet" Safe
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 2 "You Are Not Alone" Bottom Two
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 3 "Free Fallin'" Safe
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 4 "Torn" Bottom Two
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 5 "I Swear" Safe
Final showdown details[81]
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song Result
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 1 "I Believe I Can Fly" Safe
Cassie Henderson Girls (Bedingfield) 2 "Skyscraper" Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Bedingfield: Whenua Patuwai - backed his own act, Cassie Henderson.
  • Frost: Cassie Henderson - backed her own act, Whenua Patuwai.
  • Walker: Cassie Henderson - gave no reason.
  • Blatt: Whenua Patuwai - felt the business would be too harmful for Patuwai.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Cassie Henderson was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 9: Semi-Final (14/15 July)[]

Acts' performances on the ninth live show[84][85]
Act Category (Mentor) Love And Heartbreak The Best Of Rock Result
Order Song Order Song
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 1 "Angel" 7 "Wonderwall" Safe
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 2 "Boxes" (original) 8 "Sweet Child o' Mine"
Moorhouse Groups (Blatt) 3 "When I Was Your Man" 5 "Use Somebody" Eliminated
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 4 "If You're Not the One" 6 "Piece of My Heart" Safe
Notes[85]
  • For the first time this series, each act performed two songs.
  • The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Moorhouse, was automatically eliminated. After their elimination, Moorhouse performed "Mirrors".

Week 10: Final (21/22 July)[]

21 July[]
  • Themes: Judges' choice; duets[86]
Acts' performances on the Sunday Final[87]
Act Category (Mentor) Judges' Choice Duets
Order Song Order Song
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 1 "Next to Me" 5 "Getting Stronger"
(with Adeaze)
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 2 "I Won't Give Up" 4 "Bathe In the River"
(with Hollie Smith)
Benny Tipene 3 "Laura" 6 "Love Love Love"
(with Avalanche City)
Notes
  • In the duets section, acts duetted with a New Zealand artist, singing a previous hit for that artist.[87]
22 July[]
  • Musical guests: The top 13 finalists ("Get Lucky") and Guy Sebastian ("Get Along").[88]
Acts' performances on the Monday Final[3]
Act Category (Mentor) Audition Song Winner's Single Result Votes[89]
Order Song Order Song
Benny Tipene Boys (Frost) 1 "Hey Ya!" N/A N/A (already eliminated) 3rd Place 99,302
Whenua Patuwai Boys (Frost) 2 "A Change Is Gonna Come" 4 "Something Special" Runner-Up 197,523
Jackie Thomas Girls (Bedingfield) 3 "Skinny Love" 5 "It's Worth It" Winner 257,151
Notes
  • For the first time this series there was no theme.[3]

Ratings[]

The grand final decider episode on Monday 22 July had a cume (cumulative audience) of 1,326,000 viewers in the 5+ demographic and an average audience of 598,100.[89] During the series, 3,285,500 viewers watched the show at some stage.[89]

N.Z. Nielsen ratings[]

Colour key:
  – Highest rating during the season
  – Lowest rating during the season
Ep. # Episode Airdate Timeslot Average Viewers Rank (Night) Time Shifted Viewers Rank (Night) Ref
1 Auditions 1 Sunday April 21, 2013 7:00 - 8:30pm 467,360 #4 15,280 #7 [90][91]
2 Auditions 2 Monday April 22, 2013 7:30 - 8:45pm 449,740 #6 17,480 #9 [92][93]
3 Auditions 3 Sunday April 28, 2013 7:00 - 8:45pm 446,890 #4 20,360 #5 [94][95]
4 Auditions 4 Monday April 29, 2013 7:30 - 8:45pm 426,170 #6 27,010 #4 [96][97]
5 Bootcamp, Part 1 Sunday May 5, 2013 7:00 - 8:40pm 380,110 #4 20,460 #6 [98][99]
6 Bootcamp, Part 2 Monday May 6, 2013 7:30 - 8:40pm 331,880 #7 19,700 #3 [100][101]
7 Judges Retreats, Part 1 Sunday May 12, 2013 7:00 - 8:40pm 395,500 #4 33,020 #1 [102][103]
8 Judges Retreats, Part 2 Monday May 13, 2013 7:30 - 8:40pm 317,010 #10 N/A N/A [104]
9 Live Show 1 Sunday May 19, 2013 7:00 - 9:20pm 401,840 #4 31,590 #1 [105][106]
10 Live Results 1 Monday May 20, 2013 8:00 - 9:10pm 384,450 #6 18,990 #6 [107][108]
11 Live Show 2 Sunday May 26, 2013 7:00 - 9:20pm 456,610 #4 N/A N/A [109]
12 Live Results 2 Monday May 27, 2013 8:00 - 9:05pm 376,840 #7 N/A N/A [110]
13 Live Show 3 Sunday June 2, 2013 7:00 - 9:15pm 319,000 #5 N/A N/A [111]
14 Live Results 3 Monday June 3, 2013 8:00 - 9:05pm 363,980 #6 N/A N/A [112]
15 Live Show 4 Sunday June 9, 2013 7:00 - 9:15pm 412,850 #3 N/A N/A [113]
16 Live Results 4 Monday June 10, 2013 8:00 - 9:05pm 396,700 #7 N/A N/A [114]
17 Live Show 5 Sunday June 16, 2013 7:00 - 8:45pm 473,320 #3 N/A N/A [115]
18 Live Results 5 Monday June 17, 2013 8:00 - 9:05pm 356,850 #9 N/A N/A [116]
19 Live Show 6 Sunday June 23, 2013 7:00 - 8:40pm 431,200 #3 N/A N/A [117]
20 Live Results 6 Monday June 24, 2013 8:00 - 9:05pm 399,070 #7 N/A N/A [118]
21 Live Show 7 Sunday June 30, 2013 7:00 - 8:30pm N/A
22 Live Results 7 Monday July 1, 2013 8:00 - 9:05pm 402,280 #6 N/A N/A [119]
23 Live Show 8 Sunday July 7, 2013 7:00 - 8:20pm 397,930 #4 N/A N/A [120]
24 Live Results 8 Monday July 8, 2013 8:00 - 9:05pm 409,120 #6 N/A N/A [121]
25 Live Show 9 Sunday July 14, 2013 7:00 - 8:20pm 366,100 #3 N/A N/A [122]
26 Live Results 9 Monday July 15, 2013 8:00 - 9:05pm 281,440 #12 N/A N/A [123]
27 Grand Final Performances Sunday July 21, 2013 7:00 - 8:35pm 453,020 #3 N/A N/A [124]
28 Grand Final Decider Monday July 22, 2013 7:35 - 9:40pm 598,100 #2 N/A N/A [125]

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