X Factor
Season 6
Hosted bySigne Molde
JudgesThomas Blachman
Ida Corr
Anne Linnet
WinnerChresten
Winning mentorIda Corr
Runner-upKaroline
Finals venueJyske Bank Boxen
Release
Original networkDR1
Original releaseDecember 28, 2012 (2012-12-28) 
March 22, 2013 (2013-03-22)
Season chronology

X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth season premiered on December 28, 2012 on DR1 and ended on March 22, 2013. Signe Molde replaced Lise Rønne as host, while Emil Thorup hosted new spin-off show Xtra Factor. Thomas Blachman returned for his fifth season as judge, while Ida Corr and Anne Linnet joined the judging panel as replacements for former judges, Pernille Rosendahl and Cutfather.

At the final on March 22 at Jyske Bank Boxen, Chresten, mentored by Corr, was announced as the winner.

Judges and hosts

After the sixth live show of the sixth season on March 15, 2013, Ida Corr was asked if she would return as a judge for another season and said that she did not know.[1] On 17 June, it was reported that former judge Remee, who appeared in the first three seasons, was in talks with DR1 to return as a judge for season 7.[2] On August 16, it was announced that Eva Harlou would replace Signe Molde as host for the seventh season.[3] On 17 September, judge Anne Linnet revealed that Lina Rafn, who appeared in the first two seasons, and Remee would be re-joining Thomas Blachman for season 7.

Selection process

Bootcamp

The 6 eliminated acts were:

  • 15-23s: Emil, Sarah
  • Over 24s: Dariana, Stine
  • Groups: Mette & Henrik, Nanna & Sofia

Contestants

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Categories (mentor) Acts
15-23s (Blachman) Amanda PedersenKaroline HassanZaina Jouret
Over 24s (Corr) Chresten Falck DamborgJonas Præst NielsenStephanie Ravn Carlsen
Groups (Linnet) Anna & LusandaLotusWasteland

Live shows

Results summary

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:

  Blachman's contestants (15-23s)
  Corr's contestants (Over 24s)
  Linnet's contestants (Groups)
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
1st round2nd round1st round2nd round
Chresten 1st
25,7%
1st
19,1%
3rd
17,0%
3rd
19,7%
1st
33,4%
1st
33,6%
1st
48,3%
Winner
57,9%
Karoline 4th
13,5%
3rd
14,4%
2nd
17,0%
1st
20,1%
4th
14,3%
1st
64,8%
2nd
24,6%
2nd
36,5%
Runner-Up
42,1%
Wasteland 5th
8,5%
2nd
14,9%
1st
18,2%
6th
13,1%
2nd
24,4%
3rd
21,5%
3rd
15,2%
Eliminated
(Week 7)
Amanda 3rd
14,9%
5th
12,2%
4th
14,9%
2nd
19,9%
3rd
21,9%
4th
20,3%
Eliminated
(Week 6)
Stephanie 7th
5,9%
6th
10,6%
7th
9,3%
4th
13,8%
5th
6,0%
2nd
35,2%
Eliminated
(Week 5)
Anna & Lusanda 2nd
17,0%
4th
13,8%
5th
14,9%
5th
13,5%
Eliminated
(Week 4)
Jonas 8th
4,7%
7th
9,3%
6th
10,9%
Eliminated
(Week 3)
Zaina 6th
7,1%
8th
5,7%
Eliminated
(Week 2)
Lotus 9th
2,7%
Eliminated
(Week 1)
Fewest votes Jonas,
Lotus
Jonas,
Zaina
Jonas,
Stephanie
Anna & Lusanda,
Wasteland
Karoline,
Stephanie
The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Linnet voted out JonasZaina-Anna & Lusanda
Corr voted out LotusZainaJonasAnna & Lusanda
Blachman voted out LotusJonasJonasWasteland
Eliminated Lotus
9th
Zaina
8th
Jonas
7th
Anna & Lusanda
6th
Stephanie
5th
Amanda
4th
Wasteland
3rd
Karoline
Runner-up
Chresten
Winner

Live show details

Week 1 (February 9)

  • Theme: Hope
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Wasteland 1 "Too Close" Safe
Stephanie 2 "Jóga" Safe
Zaina 3 "Breezeblocks" Safe
Lotus 4 "Tror på dig" Eliminated
Chresten 5 "Last Po' Man"/"No Diggity" Safe
Karoline 6 "DJ Blues" Safe
Anna & Lusanda 7 "My Kind of Love" Safe
Amanda 8 "Oh Love" Safe
Jonas 9 "With Every Heartbeat" Bottom two
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Corr: Lotus
  • Linnet: Jonas
  • Blachman: Lotus

Week 2 (February 15)

  • Theme: Against
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song Result
Zaina 1 "Green Garden" Eliminated
Chresten 2 "Magic"/"Love Lockdown" Safe
Anna & Lusanda 3 "Lights" Safe
Amanda 4 "Chimacum Rain" Safe
Jonas 5 "Bulletproof" Bottom two
Karoline 6 "Get Free" Safe
Wasteland 7 "Radioactive" Safe
Stephanie 8 "Heartbeats" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Corr: Zaina
  • Blachman: Jonas
  • Linnet: Zaina

Week 3 (February 22)

  • Theme: Power
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song Result
Anna & Lusanda 1 "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" Safe
Jonas 2 "Take Me Out" Eliminated
Amanda 3 "Youth" Safe
Chresten 4 "Little Black Submarines"/"No Church in the Wild" Safe
Karoline 5 "The Gentle Roar" Safe
Stephanie 6 "The Power of Good-Bye" Bottom two
Wasteland 7 "Stop for a Minute" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Jonas
  • Linnet decided to let Corr decide between her two acts
  • Corr: Jonas

Week 4 (March 1)

  • Theme: DR Bigband
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song Result
Chresten 1 "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Safe
Amanda 2 "Cry Me a River" Safe
Wasteland 3 "Diamonds" Bottom two
Anna & Lusanda 4 "The Boy Is Mine" Eliminated
Karoline 5 "Don't Stop the Music" Safe
Stephanie 6 "Spectrum (Say My Name)" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Wasteland
  • Corr: Anna & Lusanda
  • Linnet: Anna & Lusanda

Week 5 (March 8)

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song Result
Chresten 1 "Sweet Dogs" Safe
Stephanie 2 "Under the Water" Eliminated
Wasteland 3 "Fact-Fiction" Safe
Amanda 4 "Hollow Talk" Safe
Karoline 5 "Superstar" Bottom two

Week 6: Semi-final (March 15)

  • Theme: Viewers choice; Judges choice
  • Musical Guest: Ida ("Underdog")
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order First song Order Second song Result
Amanda 1 "I Knew You Were Trouble" 5 "Lullabies" Eliminated
Chresten 2 "Let Her Go" 6 "One Day / Reckoning Song" Safe
Karoline 3 "As Long as You Love Me" 7 "Girl with the Tattoo (Enter.Lewd)" Safe
Wasteland 4 "What Makes You Beautiful" 8 "She Has No Time" Safe

The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Amanda, was automatically eliminated.

Week 7: Final (March 22)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order First song Order Second song (duet) Order Third song Result
Chresten 1 "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" 4 "Uden forsvar" and "Endeløst" (with Marie Key and Rasmus Walter) 8 "Let Go" Winner
Wasteland 2 "Ikke mere tid" 5 "Børn af natten" and "Elephant" (with Panamah and Mads Langer) N/A N/A (Already eliminated) Eliminated
Karoline 3 "Glass" 6 "Ask Yourself" and "Din for evigt" (with Nabiha and Burhan G) 7 "Det er her vi bor" Runner-up

References

  1. "Overrasket Ida Corr: Fortsætter X Factor?". 15 March 2013.
  2. "Remee kaldt til møde om 'X Factor' - TV 2". 17 June 2013.
  3. "NY X Factor-vært: Se hvem der afløser Signe Molde - MX.dk". www.mx.dk. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
  4. "UGENS SANGE: Remee og Cutfather hjælper Blachman". 7 March 2013.
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