X Factor (Danish season 5)
X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The fifth season premiered on January 1, 2012, on DR1 and ended on March 23, 2012, at Jyske Bank Boxen. Lise Rønne returned for her fourth season as host. Thomas Blachman, Pernille Rosendahl and Cutfather returned for their respective fourth, third and second seasons.
| X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 | |
| Hosted by | Lise Rønne |
| Judges | Thomas Blachman Pernille Rosendahl Cutfather |
| Winner | Ida Østergaard Madsen |
| Winning mentor | Pernille Rosendahl |
| Runner-up | Line Larsen |
| Finals venue | Jyske Bank Boxen |
| Release | |
| Original network | DR1 |
| Original release | January 1 – March 23, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
Judges and host
On September 12, 2011, it was announced that Thomas Blachman, Pernille Rosendahl and Cutfather would all be returning as judges for season 5, along with Lise Rønne as host.[1]
Selection process
Auditions
Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Århus.
Superbootcamp
Cutfather was given the Over 25s category, Rosendahl was given the 15–24s and Blachman was given the Groups.
Bootcamp
Cutfather was assisted by Kato in choosing his final three in the Over 25s category for the live shows; Rosendahl was assisted by Mattias Kolstrup in choosing her final three in the 15–24s category; and Blachman was assisted in choosing his final three in the Groups category by Dicte.
The 6 eliminated acts were:
- 15–24s: Jonas, Kristel
- Over 25s: Jason, Kristel
- Groups: Double Trouble, Julie & Johnnie
Contestants
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – 3rd Place
- – Withdrew
| Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Category (mentor) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida Østergaard Madsen | 15 | Videbæk | 15-24s (Rosendahl) | Winner |
| Line Dissing Karred Larsen | 15 | Ålbæk | 15-24s (Rosendahl) | Runner-up |
| Sveinur Gaard Olsen | 30 | Copenhagen | Over 25s (Cufather) | 3rd place |
| Morten Benjamin | 22 | Horsens | 15-24s (Rosendahl) | 4th place |
| Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel | 16-24 | Nordborg & Nyborg | Groups (Blachman) | 5th place |
| Tandberg & Østenby | 19-20 | Køge & Faxe | Groups (Blachman) | 6th place |
| Mulila Phiri | 26 | Odense | Over 25s (Cutfather) | 7th place |
| Katrine Klith Andersen | 27 | Randers | Over 25s (Cufather) | 8th place |
| Phoung & Rasmus | 19-22 | Aarhus & Odense | Groups (Blachman) | 9th place |
Live shows
The live shows started on February 10, 2012, at DR Byen.
- 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 received the most public votes |
Contestants' colour key:
– Rosendahl's contestants (15–24s) – Cutfather's contestants (Over 25s) – Blachman's contestants (Groups)
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Voting | Elimination Results (+ Week 5) | 1st round | 2nd round | |||||||
| Ida | 1st 25,2% |
1st 26,7% |
1st 25,2% |
1st 20,7% |
1st 30,9% |
1st 32,8% |
1st 32,1% |
1st 45,8% |
Winner 61,7% | |
| Line | 6th 6,7% |
4th 9,8% |
5th 12,4% |
4th 16,7% |
2nd 26,7% |
2nd 24,0% |
2nd 25,1% |
2nd 37,6% |
Runner-Up 38,3% | |
| Sveinur | 3rd 12,5% |
6th 9,0% |
4th 15,8% |
3rd 17,9% |
3rd 23,1% |
4th 21,3% |
3rd 22,0% |
3rd 16,6% |
Eliminated (Week 7) | |
| Morten Benjamin | 2nd 22,4% |
3rd 13,5% |
2nd 16,5% |
5th 13,9% |
4th 19,2% |
3rd 21,9% |
4th 20,9% |
Eliminated (Week 6) | ||
| Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel | 5th 9,9% |
2nd 15,3% |
3rd 16,2% |
2nd 18,1% |
— | Withdrew (Week 5) | ||||
| Tandberg & Østenby | 7th 5,9% |
5th 9,4% |
7th 6,8% |
6th 12,7% |
Eliminated (Week 4) | |||||
| Mulila | 4th 11,4% |
8th 8,1% |
6th 7,0% |
Eliminated (Week 3) | ||||||
| Katrine | 9th 1,8% |
7th 8,2% |
Eliminated (Week 2) | |||||||
| Phuong & Rasmus | 8th 4,1% |
Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||||||
| Fewest votes | Katrine, Phuong & Rasmus |
Katrine, Mulila |
Mulila, Tandberg & Østenby |
Morten Benjamin, Tandberg & Østenby |
— | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | ||||
| Cutfather voted out | Phuong & Rasmus | Katrine | Tandberg & Østenby | —1 | — | |||||
| Rosendahl voted out | Phuong & Rasmus | Mulila | Mulila | Tandberg & Østenby | — | |||||
| Blachman voted out | Katrine | Katrine | Mulila | Tandberg & Østenby1 | — | |||||
| Eliminated | Phuong & Rasmus 9th |
Katrine 8th |
Mulila 7th |
Tandberg & Østenby 6th |
Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel 5th withdrew |
Morten Benjamin 4th |
Sveinur 3rd |
Line Runner-Up | ||
| Ida Winner | ||||||||||
1 In week 4, Blachman voted against his own act and Cutfather didn't have to vote, but he later said that he would have voted against Tandberg & Østenby.
Week 1 (February 10)
- Theme: Free choice
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katrine | 1 | "White Nights" | Bottom two |
| Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel | 2 | "My Body Is a Cage" | Safe |
| Line | 3 | "Heaven" | Safe |
| Sveinur | 4 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Safe |
| Tandberg & Østenby | 5 | "Toxic" | Safe |
| Mulila | 6 | "That's Not My Name" | Safe |
| Morten Benjamin | 7 | "Titanium" | Safe |
| Phuong & Rasmus | 8 | "Speak Out Now" | Eliminated |
| Ida | 9 | "Skinny Love" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: Katrine
- Cutfather: Phuong & Rasmus
- Rosendahl: Phuong & Rasmus
Week 2 (February 17)
- Theme: Danish hits
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Benjamin | 1 | "København" | Safe |
| Mulila | 2 | "Søvnløs" | Bottom two |
| Sveinur | 3 | "Surprise Me" | Safe |
| Tandberg & Østenby | 4 | "The Void (Trentemøller Piano Version)" | Safe |
| Line | 5 | "Glemmer dig aldrig" | Safe |
| Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel | 6 | "Somersault" | Safe |
| Ida | 7 | "Nothing's Wrong Song" | Safe |
| Katrine | 8 | "The Second You Sleep" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Cutfather: Katrine
- Rosendahl: Mulila
- Blachman: Katrine
Week 3 (February 24)
- Theme: Dance hits
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line | 1 | "Only Girl (In the World)" | Safe |
| Tandberg & Østenby | 2 | "Raise Your Weapon" | Bottom two |
| Sveinur | 3 | "Blue Monday" | Safe |
| Ida | 4 | "Save the World" | Safe |
| Mulila | 5 | "Wild Ones" | Eliminated |
| Morten Benjamin | 6 | "Beautiful People" | Safe |
| Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel | 7 | "DJ, Ease My Mind" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Cutfather: Tandberg & Østenby
- Rosendahl: Mulila
- Blachman: Mulila
Week 4 (March 2)
- Theme: Mash-ups
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ida | 1 | "Fix You"/"Use Somebody" | Safe |
| Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel | 2 | "Some Velvet Morning"/"Policy of Truth"/"Strangelove"/"Down by the Water" | Safe |
| Morten Benjamin | 3 | "No Surprises"/"What a Wonderful World" | Bottom two |
| Line | 4 | "Mercy"/"Rolling in the Deep"/"Bad Romance"/"Crazy" | Safe |
| Tandberg & Østenby | 5 | "Teardrop"/"Within You Without You"/"Born This Way" | Eliminated |
| Sveinur | 6 | "Misery Business"/"E.T." | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Rosendahl: Tandberg & Østenby
- Blachman: Tandberg & Østenby
- Cutfather: didn't have to vote, but he later said that he would have voted against Tandberg & Østenby.
Week 5 (March 9)
- Theme: Songs by Rasmus Seebach
- Musical Guest: Lionel Richie & Rasmus Seebach ("Say You, Say Me")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Benjamin | 1 | "En skygge af dig selv" | Safe |
| Line | 2 | "Den jeg er" | Safe |
| Sveinur | 3 | "Glad igen" | Safe |
| Ida | 4 | "Nangijala" | Safe |
There was no elimination this week due to Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel withdrawing for personal reasons. All votes from this week were moved forward to the next week.
Week 6: Semi-final (March 16)
- Theme: Unplugged songs; Rap songs (duet)
- Musical Guests: Yepha ("Det går ned"), Kesi ("Ku Godt") & Clemens feat. Sarah West ("Ingen kender dagen")
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sveinur | 1 | "Little Lion Man" | 8 | "Hurricane" (together with Clemens) | Safe |
| Line | 2 | "I'm with You" | 5 | "Invincible" (together with Kesi) | Safe |
| Morten Benjamin | 3 | "Cecilia" | 6 | "Limit to Your Love" (together with Yepha) | Eliminated |
| Ida | 4 | "Dream" | 7 | "You Got the Love" (together with Kesi) | Safe |
The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Morten Benjamin, was automatically eliminated.
Week 7: Final (March 23)
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song (duet) | Order | Third song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida | 1 | "Paradise" | 4 | "Ordinary Things" (with Lukas Graham) | 8 | "I Can Be" | Winner |
| Sveinur | 2 | "Hysteria" | 5 | "Sun of a Gun" (with Oh Land) | N/A | N/A (Already eliminated) | 3rd Place |
| Line | 3 | "Skyscraper" | 6 | "The Spell" (with Alphabeat) | 7 | "Efter dig" | Runner-up |
References
- "Navne på X Factor-dommere offentliggjort - dr.dk/DRPresse". www.dr.dk. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21.
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