X Factor (Danish season 15)

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X Factor
Season 15
Hosted by	Sofie Linde Ingversen
Judges	Thomas Blachman Kwamie Liv Martin Jensen
Release
Original network	TV2
Original release	January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 14

X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Thomas Blachman and Martin Jensen returned as judges while Oh Land quitted and Kwamie Liv became her replace ment and Soife Linde returned as the host

Judges and hosts[]

Thomas Blachman and Martin Jensen returned as judges while Oh Land decided to quit as a judge and Kwamie Liv^[1] became the new judge Sofie Linde returned as the main host

Selection process[]

Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

Changes[]

For the first time on the danish x factor no categories will be given to the judges instead they will mentor 1 act from each category 1 15 to 22s 1 over 23s and 1 group in the live shows.^[2]

Finalists[]

Key:

  – Winner

  – Runner-up

Act	Age(s)	Hometown	Mentor	Result
Tina Mellemgaard	18	Hoyvik, Faroe Islands	Kwamie Liv
Oliver Antonio	23	Birkerød	Kwamie Liv
Mads Moldt	16	Frederikshavn	Thomas Blachman
Maria Ranum	31	Copenhagen	Thomas Blachman
Mille Bergholtz	21	Falster	Martin Jensen
Kári Fossdalsá	25	Aalborg	Martin Jensen
Lorenzo & Charlo	18-20	Ikast	Kwamie Liv	7th Place
Wela & Garcia	18-19	Valby	Thomas Blachman	8th Place
Oscar	17-18	Trige	Martin Jensen	9th place

Live shows[]

Colour key

–	Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown
–	Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
–	Contestant was announced as safe (no particular order)
–	Contestant received the most public votes

Contestants' colour key:

– Kwamie Liv's Contestants

– Thomas Blachmans's Contestants

– Martin Jensen's Contestants

	Contestant	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7
								1st round	2nd round
	Tina Mellemgaard	Safe	Safe	Safe
	Oliver Antonio	Safe	Safe	Safe
	Mads Moldt	Safe	Safe	Safe
	Maria Ranum	Safe	Safe	Safe
	Marie Bergholtz	Safe	Safe	Safe
	Kári Fossdalsá	Bottom two	Safe	Bottom two
	Lorenzo & Charlo	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Wela & Garcia	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Oscar	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Final Showdown		Oscar, Kári Fossdalsá	Wela & Garcia, Lorenzo & Charlo	Lorenzo & Charlo, Kári Fossdalsá			The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Blachman voted out		Oscar	Lorenzo & Charlo	Lorenzo & Charlo
Liv voted out		Kári Fossdalsá	Wela & Garcia	Kári Fossdalsá
Jensen voted out		Oscar	Wela & Garcia	Lorenzo & Charlo
Eliminated		Oscar 9th	Wela & Garcia 8th	Lorenzo & Charlo 7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	Runner-Up
									Winner

Live show details[]

Week 1 (February 26)[]

• Theme: Signature

Contestants' performances on the first live show

Act	Order	Song[3]	Result
Oscar	1	"Fucking Smuk"	Bottom two
Oliver Antonio	2	"Watermelon Sugar"	Safe
Mads Moldt	3	"When I R.I.P"	Safe
Mille Bergholtz	4	"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"	Safe
Wela & Garcia	5	"Dancing in the Dark"	Safe
Tina Mellemgaard	6	"Street Lights"	Safe
Kári Fossdalsá	7	"Please Don't Go"	Botttom two
Maria Ranum	8	"Oblivion"	Safe
Lorenzo & Charlo	9	"Kig op fra gulvet"	Safe
Sing-Off details
Oscar	1	"I morgen er der også en dag"	Eliminated
Kári Fossdalsá	2	"Thinking Out Loud"	Saved

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Blachman: Oscar
• Liv: Kári Fossdalsá
• Jensen: Oscar

Week 2 (March 4)[]

• Theme: 200th Program anniversary
• Musical Guest: Saveus ("Dark Vibrations")

Contestants' performances on the second live show

Act	Order	Song[4]	Result
Tina Mellemgaard	1	"If I Ain't Got You"	Safe
Wela & Garcia	2	"Time to Pretend"	Bottom two
Kári Fossdalsá	3	"Let Her Go"	Safe
Maria Ranum	4	"Waiting Game"	Safe
Lorenzo & Charlo	5	"Efter Festen"	Bottom two
Mads Moldt	6	"1 Thing"	Safe
Oliver Antonio	7	"My Body Is a Cage"	Safe
Mille Bergholtz	8	"Stay"	Safe
Sing-Off details
Wela & Garcia	1	"Somebody Else"	Eliminated
Lorenzo & Charlo	2	"Jeg vil ha' dig for mig selv"	Saved

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Blachman: Lorenzo & Charlo
• Liv: Wela & Garcia
• Jensen: Wela & Garcia

Week 3 (March 11)[]

• Theme: SoMe-Stars
• Musical Guest: Ericka Jane ("Forget Being Sober")

Contestants' performances on the third live show

Act	Order	Song[5]	Result
Mads Moldt	1	"Holy"	Safe
Oliver Antonio	2	"House of Balloons"/"Glass Table Girls"	Safe
Mille Bergholtz	3	"Without Me"	Safe
Lorenzo & Charlo	4	"Industry Baby"	Bottom two
Maria Ranum	5	"Gangsta"	Safe
Kári Fossdalsá	6	"I'm So Tired..."	Bottom two
Tina Mellemgaard	7	"All I Need"	Safe
Sing-Off details
Lorenzo & Charlo	1	"I’m Sorry"	Eliminated
Kári Fossdalsá	2	"I’m Not The Only One"	Saved

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Jensen: Lorenzo & Charlo
• Liv: Kári Fossdalsá
• Blachman: Lorenzo & Charlo

References[]