X Factor (Denmark season 13)
X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. Thomas Blachman, Oh Land and Ankerstjerne returned as the judges and Sofie Linde Ingversen returned as the host for the fifth time.[1]
| X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 13 | |
| Broadcast from | January 1 – May 23, 2020 |
| Judges | Thomas Blachman Oh Land Ankerstjerne |
| Host(s) | Sofie Linde Ingversen |
| Broadcaster | TV2 |
| Finals venue | X Factor studios in Brøndby |
| Winner | |
| Alma Agger | |
| Origin | Copenhagen |
| Song | "The Last Dance" |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Mentor | Thomas Blachman |
| Runner-up | |
| Mathilde Caffey | |
For the first time in the show's history, the number of live shows were cut, from seven weeks to five weeks. This was in light of the show's suspension owing to precautions over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Act Magnus & Aksel withdrew following this suspension due to the latter's academic commitments on the date of the show's intended return.[2]
Alma Agger became the winner of the show.[3]
For the first time ever on the Danish X Factor all 3 constetants from the same category finished in the top 3.
And also Thomas Blachman became the 2nd judge to win the show with all 3 categories and to win 3 seasons in a row.
Judges and hosts
Thomas Blachman returned for the twelfth time as a judge, with Oh Land and Ankerstjerne returning following their debuts last season. Sofie Linde Ingversen returned as the host for the fifth time.
Selection process
Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus
The 5 Chair Challenge returns for season 13. Blachman will mentor the 15-22s, Oh Land has the Over 23s and Ankerstjerne has the Groups/Bands.
The 15 successful acts were:
- 15-22s: Alma, Emil, Karen Marie, Mathilde, Nichlas
- Over 23s: Elina, Ilona, John, Kali, Nicklas
- Groups/Bands: Da-Noize, Kjurious, Magnus & Aksel, Smokey Eyes, Sway
Bootcamp
The 6 eliminated acts were:
- 15-22s: Karen Marie, Nichlas
- Over 23s: Elina, John
- Groups/Bands: Da-Noize, Kjurious
Finalists
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
- – Withdrew
| Categories (mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-22s (Blachman) | Alma Agger | Mathilde Caffey | Emil Wismann | |
| Over 23s (Oh Land) | Kaspar "Kali" Andersen | Ilona Artene | Nicklas Mietke | |
| Groups/Bands (Ankerstjerne) | Magnus & Aksel | Smokey Eyes | Sway | |
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 received the most public votes |
| – | Contestant received the second most public votes |
| – | Contestant withdrew from the competition |
Contestants' colour key:
– 15-22s (Blachman's contestants) – Over 23s (Oh Land's contestants) – Groups/Bands (Ankerstjerne's contestants)
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Saturday | ||||||||||
| Alma Agger | 3rd 15.3% |
2nd 16.6% |
1st 18.7% |
2nd 23.4% |
1st 33.3% |
Winner 36.8% | |||||
| Mathilde Caffey | 9th 7.1% |
1st 22.5% |
3rd 16.9% |
1st 25.9% |
2nd 29.2% |
Runner-up 34.8% | |||||
| Emil Wismann | 2nd 15.5% |
4th 15.0% |
5th 13.9% |
3rd 18.6% |
3rd 23.3% |
3rd Place 28.4% | |||||
| Smokey Eyes | 7th 8.1% |
5th 12.9% |
4th 16.1% |
4th 17.4% |
4th 14.2% |
Eliminated | |||||
| Ilona Artene | 4th 12.3% |
6th 7.4% |
7th 8.6% |
5th 15.0% |
Eliminated (Week 4) | ||||||
| Magnus & Aksel | 1st 17.3% |
3rd 16.1% |
2nd 17.1% |
Withdrew | Withdrew (Week 4) | ||||||
| Kaspar "Kali" Andersen | 5th 8.8% |
7th 6.0% |
6th 8.7% |
Eliminated (Week 3) | |||||||
| Sway | 6th 8.2% |
8th 3.5% |
Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||||||
| Nicklas Mietke | 8th 7.4% |
Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||||||
| Final Showdown | Nicklas Mietke, Mathilde Caffey |
Kaspar "Kali" Andersen, Sway |
Ilona Artene, Kasper "Kali" Andersen |
The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | |||||||
| Blachman voted out | Nicklas Mietke | Sway | Ilona Artene | ||||||||
| Oh Land voted out | Mathilde Caffey | Sway | Kaspar "Kali" Andersen | ||||||||
| Ankerstjerne voted out | Nicklas Mietke | Kaspar "Kali" Andersen | Kaspar "Kali" Andersen | ||||||||
| Eliminated | Nicklas Mietke 9th |
Sway 8th |
Kaspar "Kali" Andersen 7th |
Ilona Artene 5th |
Smokey Eyes 4th |
Emil Wismann 3rd Mathilde Caffey Runner-up | |||||
| Magnus & Aksel 6th |
Alma Agger Winner | ||||||||||
Week 1 (February 21)
- Theme: Signature
| Act | Order | Song[4] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Mietke | 1 | "Sanctify" | Bottom two |
| Mathilde Caffey | 2 | "Boring People" | Bottom two |
| Magnus & Aksel | 3 | "Mother" | Safe |
| Kaspar "Kali" Andersen | 4 | "Ingen Skam" (Original song) | Safe |
| Alma Agger | 5 | "Unforgettable" | Safe |
| Smokey Eyes | 6 | "Olympisk" | Safe |
| Ilona Artene | 7 | "I Care" | Safe |
| Emil Wismann | 8 | "E45" | Safe |
| Sway | 9 | "Formation" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Nicklas Mietke | 1 | "My Prerogative" | Eliminated |
| Mathilde Caffey | 2 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Oh Land: Mathilde Caffey
- Blachman: Nicklas Mietke
- Ankerstjerne: Nicklas Mietke
Week 2 (February 28)
- Theme: Songs from the 1980s
- Musical Guest: Limahl ("The NeverEnding Story")
| Act | Order | Song[5] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey Eyes | 1 | "The Look" | Safe |
| Alma Agger | 2 | "In the Air Tonight" | Safe |
| Sway | 3 | "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent" | Bottom two |
| Kaspar "Kali" Andersen | 4 | "Kys det nu" | Bottom two |
| Emil Wismann | 5 | "Militskvinder" | Safe |
| Ilona Artene | 6 | "One Day I'll Fly Away" | Safe |
| Magnus & Aksel | 7 | "Kom Tilbage Nu" | Safe |
| Mathilde Caffey | 8 | "Sweet Dreams Seven Nation Army Mashup" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Sway | 1 | "River"/"My Type" | Eliminated |
| Kaspar "Kali" Andersen | 2 | "Du Ik Alene" (Original song) | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Oh Land: Sway
- Ankerstjerne: Kaspar "Kali" Andersen
- Blachman: Sway
Week 3 (March 6)
- Theme: Songs with a message
- Musical Guest: Scarlet Pleasure ("Better")
| Act | Order | Song[6] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Wismann | 1 | "Fedterøv" | Safe |
| Magnus & Aksel | 2 | "Fashion" | Safe |
| Ilona Artene | 3 | "Fighter" | Bottom two |
| Smokey Eyes | 4 | "Blowin' in the Wind" | Safe |
| Mathilde Caffey | 5 | "Here" | Safe |
| Kaspar "Kali" Andersen | 6 | "Til mine dages ende" (Original song) | Bottom two |
| Alma Agger | 7 | "Swim Good" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Ilona Artene | 1 | "One and Only" | Safe |
| Kaspar "Kali" Andersen | 2 | "Epiqoneri" (Original song) | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Ankerstjerne: Kaspar "Kali" Andersen
- Blachman: Ilona Artene
- Oh Land: Kaspar "Kali" Andersen
Week 4: Semi-Final (May 15)
- Theme: Songs from musicals
- Musical Guest: Citybois ("Kærlighed Gør Blind")
- Group Performance: ("Can't Stop the Feeling!")
| Act | Order | Song[7] | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Agger | 1 | "Bigger" | The Lion King | Safe |
| Emil Wismann | 2 | "Itsi-Bitsi" | Steppeulven | Safe |
| Ilona Artene | 3 | "Chim Chim Cher-ee" | Mary Poppins | Eliminated |
| Smokey Eyes | 4 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | Across the Universe | Safe |
| Mathilde Caffey | 5 | "Right Round" | Pitch Perfect | Safe |
The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Ilona Artene, was automatically eliminated.
After Ilona Artene was eliminated she performed "Scared to Be Lonely" by Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa
Week 5: Final (May 22/23)
- Theme: Judges Choice, Duet with a Special artist
- May 22
| Act | Order | First song (Judges Choice)[8] | Order | Second song (Duet with a Special Guest)[9] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathilde Caffey | 1 | "Baby" | 5 | "Ghost"/"Leap of Faith" (With Christopher) | Safe |
| Smokey Eyes | 2 | "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" | 6 | "Verden er i Farver"/"Istedagde" (With Hjalmer) | Eliminated |
| Emil Wismann | 3 | "Jyder i København" | 8 | "Blitz Baby"/"Jeg skal nok vente" (With Jung) | Safe |
| Alma Agger | 4 | "Everything I Wanted" | 7 | "Lonely"/"Nudes" (With Jada) | Safe |
- Theme: Winner's song
- Musical guest: Lukas Graham ("Love Songs")
- Group performance: "Hun Kommer Tilbage" (Jung performed by auditionees), "Memories" (Maroon 5 performed by The 9 Finalists)
- May 23
| Act | Order | Winner's song[10] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Agger | 1 | "The Last Dance" | Winner |
| Emil Wismann | 2 | "Selvmord på Dansegulvet" | 3rd Place |
| Mathilde Caffey | 3 | "Karma is a Bitch" | Runner-up |
The Audionees did not performed on stage they performed at home via video because of Coronavirus.
Sofie Linde only announced the winner but after the voting stats for the final came out it was revealed that Mathilde Caffey became the runner-up and Emil Wismann came in 3rd place.[11]
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- Jacobsen, Lars Westh. "Magnus og Aksel forlader 'X Factor'". TV2. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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