The X Factor (Australian season 5)

The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract and a management deal.[1] The fifth season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 July 2013 and ended on 28 October 2013.[2][3] The winner was Dami Im and her winner's single "Alive" was released after the final.[3] Im was mentored throughout by Dannii Minogue, who won as mentor for the first time on the Australian series, and third overall.[3] The show was presented by Luke Jacobz, and Ronan Keating and Natalie Bassingthwaighte returned as judges. Minogue and Redfoo joined the judging panel as replacements for former judges, Mel B (who quit the show to join America's Got Talent) and Guy Sebastian.

The X Factor
Season 5
Hosted byLuke Jacobz
JudgesRonan Keating
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Redfoo
Dannii Minogue
WinnerDami Im
Winning mentorDannii Minogue
Runner-upTaylor Henderson
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release29 July 
28 October 2013
Season chronology

Open auditions in front of the show's producers took place in 14 cities throughout December 2012 and January 2013. The last set of auditions, in front of the judges and a live studio audience, were filmed in April. Following auditions was super bootcamp, where Keating, Minogue and Redfoo worked together and collectively chose 24 acts (six from each category). Bassingthwaighte did not attend the Sydney auditions and bootcamp because she was pregnant at the time and was advised not to fly from her home in Melbourne. During bootcamp, the Over 25s category was changed to Over 24s (soloists aged 24 and over), the Boys age and the Girls aged were changed from 14 to 24 to 14 to 23. Bassingthwaighte returned for the home visits stage, and each judge reduced their six acts to three. They were also assisted by guest mentors Jon Bon Jovi, will.i.am, Kylie Minogue, Kelly Osbourne and Sebastian.

The live shows, which began on 25 August 2013, returned to Sunday and Monday nights as seen in season two. This was a change of format from seasons three and four, in which the live shows were broadcast on Monday and Tuesday nights.

Judges

In February 2013, it was reported that Guy Sebastian would not be returning for the fifth season, due to tour commitments and to focus on a music career in the United States.[4] It was also reported that Mel B was not returning, due to visa troubles in Australia and her commitments with America's Got Talent.[5][6] The following month, Ronan Keating confirmed in an interview with News Limited that both judges had left.[7] Dannii Minogue was announced as Mel B's replacement on 12 April.[8] The Sunday Telegraph confirmed on 21 April that Redfoo would be Sebastian's replacement.[9]

Redfoo was offered the opportunity to join the judging panel during his visit to Australia for the 2013 Australian Open, where he was supporting girlfriend and then-World number-one Victoria Azarenka.[10] The producers later visited his recording studio in Hollywood and explained to him what The X Factor is about.[10] In an interview with The West Australian, Redfoo said "they basically explained the show because I didn't know if I wanted to just be a judge. And they said 'Wait a second, wait a second, no it's not just judging, that's just to pick your team. Then you're really a mentor, you're going to be mentoring a category.' Then they said 'You can be a winner too.'"[11] Minogue revealed to The Daily Telegraph that she was offered many other TV roles but chose to join The X Factor because she had always been a fan of the Australian version.[12]

Selection process

Auditions

Open auditions in front of the show's producers began in December 2012 and ended in January 2013.[13] These auditions took place in 14 cities.[13] Online and DVD auditions were also introduced into the season for those who could not attend the open auditions.[14] The auditionees chosen by the producers were then invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live studio audience. These auditions were filmed at Allphones Arena in Sydney on 21, 22 and 23 April,[15] and at Hisense Arena in Melbourne on 28, 29 and 30 April.[16] Natalie Bassingthwaighte did not attend the Sydney auditions because she was pregnant at the time and was advised not to fly from her home in Melbourne.[11][17]

Super bootcamp

The super bootcamp stage of the competition was filmed at The Star casino in Pyrmont, New South Wales.[18] Bassingthwaighte did not attend because she was on maternity leave.[18] The first day of bootcamp saw the judges split the 150 acts into four categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups.[18] Each act performed one song in front of their entire category and the judges.[18] At the end of the day, the judges sent home 75 acts.[18] On the second day, the remaining acts were put into ensembles of 10 and were each given a song which they had to learn and perform for the judges.[18] Season four winner Samantha Jade helped each ensemble with stage presence and choreography.[18] The judges sent home more acts, but called back some rejected soloists from the Boys and Girls categories to form three supergroups – a boy band (consisting of Fabian Andres, Zac Hakos, Jayden Rodrigues and Nick Tabone), girl group (consisting of Jessica Kent, Dina Knoweiss, Rebecca Quinn and Carla Wehbe) and unisex group (consisting of Kelebek, Jacinta Gulisano and Jordan Rodrigues).[19] On the third day, the remaining 50 acts each individually performed one song to the judges and a live audience of one thousand.[19] After the performances, the judges narrowed down the acts to 24. Redfoo suggested that the Over 25s category be changed to Over 24s.[20] The Boys and Girls categories then comprised singers aged 14 to 23, rather than 14 to 24.[20] The judges removed Zac Hakos from the boy band because they felt his heart was not in the group.[20]

The 24 successful acts were:

Matt Gresham had originally been put through to Home Visits in the Over 24s category but decided he could not commit to the competition and was replaced by Dami Im.[21]

Home visits

The home visits round was filmed in June 2013[22][23] and saw the remaining 24 acts travel to exclusive locations around the world to find out which judge would become their mentor. The judges received news of their categories from The X Factor creator Simon Cowell by telephone.[21] The Over 24s travelled to New York City and were assigned to Dannii Minogue, the Groups travelled to Sir Richard Branson's Makepeace Island in Sunshine Coast, Queensland and were assigned to Natalie Bassingthwaighte, the Boys travelled to Los Angeles and were assigned to Ronan Keating, and the Girls travelled to London and were assigned to Redfoo.[21] The first day of home visits saw each act having a private mentoring session with their mentor, ahead of their solo performance in front of their mentor and guest mentor the next day.[21] Redfoo was assisted by Jon Bon Jovi during the mentoring sessions for the Girls.[21]

On the second day, each judge was given a guest mentor to help them decide their final three acts. Bassingthwaighte was assisted by former X Factor judge Guy Sebastian, Redfoo was assisted by will.i.am, Keating was assisted by Kelly Osbourne (who replaced Miley Cyrus due to laryngitis)[23] and Minogue was assisted by her older sister Kylie.[24][25]

Summary of home visits
Judge Category Location Assistant(s) Contestants eliminated
Keating Boys Los Angeles Kelly Osbourne Georgie Bannard, Mitchell Thompson, Ofisa "Tee" Toleafoa
Redfoo Girls London Jon Bon Jovi
will.i.am
Georgina Mastin, Riv Ngwenya, Vendulka Wichta
Minogue Over 24s New York City Kylie Minogue Tyler Hudson, Michael Ross, Gemma Thorpe
Bassingthwaighte Groups Makepeace Island Guy Sebastian Boy Band, Girl Group, Straight Up

Finalists

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Act Age(s) Hometown Category (Mentor) Result
Dami Im 24 Daisy Hill, Queensland Over 24s (Minogue) Winner
Taylor Henderson 19 Ceres, Victoria Boys (Keating) Runner-up
Jai Waetford 14 Campbelltown, New South Wales Boys (Keating) 3rd place
Third Degree 18–19 Various Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 4th place
Jiordan Tolli 19 Melbourne Girls (Redfoo) 5th place
Omar Dean 20 Melbourne, Victoria Boys (Keating) 6th place
JTR 19–23 Sweden/Cornubia, Queensland Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 7th place
Joelle 24 Sydney Girls (Redfoo) 8th place
Ellie Lovegrove 19 Adelaide, South Australia Girls (Redfoo) 9th place
Barry Southgate 30 Kellyville, Queensland Over 24s (Minogue) 10th place
Cat Vas 27 Adelaide, South Australia Over 24s (Minogue) 11th place
Adira Belle 17–19 Sydney, New South Wales Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 12th place

Live shows

Results summary

Colour key
– Act in the bottom two and had to perform again in the final showdown
– Act received the fewest 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
Sunday Vote Monday Vote
Dami Im Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
Taylor Henderson Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd Safe Runner-up
Jai Waetford Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd Eliminated
(Final)
Third Degree Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Safe 4th 4thEliminated
(Semi-final)
Jiordan Tolli Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Safe 5th 5thEliminated
(Quarter-final)
Omar Dean Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 6thEliminated
(Week 7)
JTR Safe Safe Bottom Two 8th Safe Bottom TwoEliminated
(Week 6)
Joelle Hadjia Safe Bottom Two Safe Safe Bottom TwoEliminated
(Week 5)
Ellie Lovegrove Safe Safe Safe 9thEliminated
(Week 4)
Barry Southgate Bottom Two Safe Bottom TwoEliminated
(Week 3)
Cat Vas Safe Bottom TwoEliminated
(Week 2)
Adira–Belle Bottom TwoEliminated
(Week 1)
Final Showdown Adira-Belle, Southgate Vas, Joelle JTR, Southgatr Lovegrove, JTR Joelle, Tolli JTR, Third Degree Dean, Tolli Tolli, Third Degree Henderson, Third Degree No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who wins
Judges voted to Eliminate Send Through
Keating's vote (Boys) Adira-BelleVasSouthgateJTRJoelleJTRTolliDegreeHenderson
Bassingthwaighte's vote (Groups) SouthgateVasSouthgateLovegroveJoelleN/A2DeanTolliThird Degree
Redfoo's vote (Girls) Adira-BelleVasSouthgateJTRN/A1JTRDeanThird DegreeHenderson
Minogue's vote (Over 24s) Adira-BelleJoelleJTRLovegroveJoelleJTRTolliTolliThird Degree
Eliminated Adira-Belle
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Cat Vas
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Barry Southgate
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Ellie Lovegrove
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Joelle
3 of 3 votes
Majority
JTR
3 of 3 votes
Majority
Omar Dean
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Jiordan Tolli
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Third Degree
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Jai Waetford
Public Vote
To Win
Dami Im
Winner
Taylor Henderson
Runner-up

Notes

  • 1 Redfoo was not required to vote as there was already a majority.
  • 2 Bassingthwaighte was not required to vote as there was already a majority.

Week 1 (25/26 August)

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[26] Result
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "#thatPOWER" Safe
Barry Southgate Over 24s (Minogue) 2 "When I Get You Alone" Bottom two
Jiordan Tolli Girls (Redfoo) 3 "Smile" Safe
Taylor Henderson Boys (Keating) 4 "I Won't Let You Go" Safe
Cat Vas Over 24s (Minogue) 5 "Addicted to Love" Safe
Adira–Belle Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 6 "Run the World (Girls)" Bottom two
Ellie Lovegrove Girls (Redfoo) 7 "Songbird" Safe
JTR Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 8 "Everything Has Changed" Safe
Omar Dean Boys (Keating) 9 "Numb" Safe
Dami Im Over 24s (Minogue) 10 "One" Safe
Joelle Girls (Redfoo) 11 "Sweet Nothing" Safe
Jai Waetford Boys (Keating) 12 "Fix You" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[29] Result
Adira–Belle Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "Chain of Fools" Eliminated
Barry Southgate Over 24s (Minogue) 2 "Irreplaceable" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[29]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Barry Southgate – backed her own act, Adira–Belle.
  • Minogue: Adira–Belle – backed her own act, Barry Southgate.
  • Redfoo: Adira–Belle – based his decision on the final showdown performances and who really wanted it.
  • Keating: Adira–Belle – was not sure if they would survive the next week.
Notes
  • On 31 August 2013, the performances of three finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Dami Im's performance of "One" debuted at number 52, Jai Waetford's performance of "Fix You" debuted at number 55 and Taylor Henderson's performance of "I Won't Let You Go" debuted at number 84.[30] The following week, "One" peaked at number 42.[31]

Week 2 (1/2 September)

Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[32] Legend Result
JTR Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "Can't Get You Out of My Head" Kylie Minogue Safe
Joelle Hadjia Girls (Redfoo) 2 "Rude Boy" Rihanna Bottom two
Cat Vas Over 24s (Minogue) 3 "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" Frankie Valli Bottom two
Omar Dean Boys (Keating) 4 "Roxanne" The Police Safe
Jiordan Tolli Girls (Redfoo) 5 "Thriller" Michael Jackson Safe
Jai Waetford Boys (Keating) 6 "I Want to Hold Your Hand" The Beatles Safe
Barry Southgate Over 24s (Minogue) 7 "Freedom! '90" George Michael Safe
Taylor Henderson Boys (Keating) 8 "Run to You" Bryan Adams Safe
Ellie Lovegrove Girls (Redfoo) 9 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones Safe
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 10 "Till the World Ends" Britney Spears Safe
Dami Im Over 24s (Minogue) 11 "Purple Rain" Prince Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[33] Result
Cat Vas Over 24s (Minogue) 1 "High and Dry" Eliminated
Joelle Hadjia Girls (Redfoo) 2 "Give Me Love" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[33]
  • Keating: Cat Vas – stated that he was rooting for Joelle.
  • Minogue: Joelle – backed her own act, Cat Vas.
  • Redfoo: Cat Vas – backed his own act, Joelle.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Cat Vas – felt Joelle had more to give.
Notes
  • On 7 September 2013, the performances of two finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Dami Im's performance of "Purple Rain" debuted at number 29 and Jiordan Tolli's performance of "Thriller" debuted at number 63.[31]

Week 3 (8/9 September)

Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[35] Result
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "Wild" Safe
Jai Waetford Boys (Keating) 2 "The Way You Make Me Feel" Safe
Barry Southgate Over 24s (Minogue) 3 "California Gurls" Bottom two
Ellie Lovegrove Girls (Redfoo) 4 "I'm Like a Bird" Safe
Omar Dean Boys (Keating) 5 "Cry Me a River" Safe
JTR Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 6 "Everybody Talks" Bottom two
Joelle Girls (Redfoo) 7 "Locked Out of Heaven" Safe
Taylor Henderson Boys (Keating) 8 "I Will Wait" Safe
Dami Im Over 24s (Minogue) 9 "Don't Leave Me This Way" Safe
Jiordan Tolli Girls (Redfoo) 10 "With or Without You" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[36] Result
JTR Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" Safe
Barry Southgate Over 24s (Minogue) 2 "Mirrors" Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate[36]
  • Bassingthwaighte: Barry Southgate – backed her own act, JTR.
  • Redfoo: Barry Southgate – felt Southgate was missing strong vocal performances.
  • Minogue: JTR – backed her own act, Barry Southgate.
  • Keating: Barry Southgate – went with his gut.
Notes
  • On 14 September 2013, the performances of three finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Taylor Henderson's performance of "I Will Wait" debuted at number 64, Dami Im's performance of "Don't Leave Me This Way" debuted at number 67 and Jai Waetford's performance of "The Way You Make Me Feel" debuted at number 97.[39]

Week 4 (15/16 September)

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[40] Result
Ellie Lovegrove Girls (Redfoo) 1 "Wings" Bottom two
JTR Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 2 "Want U Back" Bottom two
Taylor Henderson Boys (Keating) 3 "Let Her Go" Safe
Joelle Girls (Redfoo) 4 "True Love" Safe
Jai Waetford Boys (Keating) 5 "It Will Rain" Safe
Jiordan Tolli Girls (Redfoo) 6 "Burn" Safe
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 7 "Love the Way You Lie" Safe
Omar Dean Boys (Keating) 8 "Skyscraper" Safe
Dami Im Over 24s (Minogue) 9 "Roar" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[41] Result
Ellie Lovegrove Girls (Redfoo) 1 "I Got You (I Feel Good)" Eliminated
JTR Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 2 "Waiting on the World to Change" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[41]
  • Redfoo: JTR – backed his own act, Ellie Lovegrove.
  • Minogue: Ellie Lovegrove – stated that JTR has improved more.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Ellie Lovegrove – backed her own act, JTR.
  • Keating: JTR – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote.[41] Ellie Lovegrove was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[41]

Notes
  • On 21 September 2013, the performances of two finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Dami Im's performance of "Roar" debuted at number 44 and Taylor Henderson's performance of "Let Her Go" debuted at number 85.[42]

Week 5 (22/24 September)

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song[43] Rock Artist Result
Dami Im 1 "Best of You" Foo Fighters Safe
Third Degree 2 "By the Way" Red Hot Chili Peppers Safe
Joelle 3 "Joey" Concrete Blonde Bottom two
Omar Dean 4 "Any Way You Want It" Journey Safe
Jiordan Tolli 5 "Dancing with Myself" Billy Idol Bottom two
Jai Waetford 6 "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" Train Safe
JTR 7 "Thnks fr th Mmrs" Fall Out Boy Safe
Taylor Henderson 8 "Choirgirl" Cold Chisel Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[44] Result
Joelle Girls (Redfoo) 1 "A Thousand Miles" Eliminated
Jiordan Tolli Girls (Redfoo) 2 "Torn" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[44]
  • Keating: Joelle – went with his gut.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Joelle – felt that Tolli had a better run vocally throughout the live shows.
  • Minogue: Joelle – stated that Tolli had developed more.
  • Redfoo was not required to vote as there was already a majority, he did not say how he would have voted as both acts were in his category and he would have abstained.
Notes
  • This week's results show aired on Tuesday night due to the Seven Network's coverage of the 2013 Brownlow Medal.[46]
  • On 28 September 2013, the performances of three finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Joelle's performance of "Joey" debuted at number 33, Taylor Henderson's performance of "Choirgirl" debuted at number 51 and Dami Im's performance of "Best of You" debuted at number 78.[47]

Week 6 (29/30 September)

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[48] Result
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "Smooth Criminal" Bottom two
Jai Waetford Boys (Keating) 2 "That Should Be Me" Safe
JTR Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 3 "MMMBop" Bottom two
Omar Dean Boys (Keating) 4 "Careless Whisper" Safe
Taylor Henderson 5 "The Horses" Safe
Jiordan Tolli Girls (Redfoo) 6 "Don't Speak" Safe
Dami Im Over 24s (Minogue) 7 "Bridge over Troubled Water" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[49] Result
JTR Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "Lego House" Eliminated
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 2 "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[49]
  • Keating: JTR – felt JTR had struggled in recent weeks.
  • Minogue: JTR – because it was JTR's third time in the bottom two.
  • Redfoo: JTR – went with his gut.
  • Bassingthwaighte was not required to vote as there was already a majority and did not say how she would have voted as both acts were in her category.
Notes
  • On 5 October 2013, the performances of three finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Dami Im's performance of "Bridge over Troubled Water" debuted at number 15, Taylor Henderson's performance of "The Horses" debuted at number 27 and Jai Waetford's performance of "That Should Be Me" debuted at number 83.[51]
  • This is the first week where Dami Im didn't receive a standing ovation from all 4 judges
  • Based on the voting percentages, it was noted that Dami Im received more than 60% of the votes from the public

Week 7 (6/7 October)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[52] Chosen by[55] Result
Taylor Henderson Boys (Keating) 1 "Wake Me Up" Dannii Minogue Safe
Omar Dean Boys (Keating) 2 "She Will Be Loved" Redfoo Bottom two
Dami Im Over 24s (Minogue) 3 "Clarity" Ronan Keating Safe
Jai Waetford Boys (Keating) 4 "Somewhere Only We Know" Natalie Bassingthwaighte Safe
Jiordan Tolli Girls (Redfoo) 5 "Royals" Natalie Bassingthwaighte Bottom two
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 6 "Pump It" Redfoo Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[53] Result
Omar Dean Boys (Keating) 1 "You Found Me" Eliminated
Jiordan Tolli Girls (Redfoo) 2 "Stay" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[53]
  • Keating: Jiordan Tolli – backed his own act, Omar Dean.
  • Redfoo: Omar Dean – backed his own act, Jiordan Tolli.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Omar Dean – stated that Tolli has more to deliver.
  • Minogue: Jiordan Tolli – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote.[53] Omar Dean was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[53]

Notes
  • Omar Dean's elimination ended a record streak of six consecutive weeks where all three acts from one category had been safe without ever landing in the bottom two.
  • All six acts received standing ovations for their performances.
  • On 12 October 2013, the performances of five finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Taylor Henderson's performance of "Wake Me Up" debuted at number 49, Dami Im's performance of "Clarity" debuted at number 77, Jiordan Tolli's performance of "Royals" debuted at number 81, Third Degree's performance of "Pump It" debuted at number 84 and Jai Waetford's performance of "Somewhere Only We Know" debuted at number 95.[56]

Week 8: Quarter-Final (13/14 October)

Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[57] Australian artist Result
Dami Im Over 24s (Minogue) 1 "You're the Voice" John Farnham Safe
Jiordan Tolli Girls (Redfoo) 2 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye Bottom two
Jai Waetford Boys (Keating) 3 "Plans" Birds of Tokyo Safe
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 4 "Battle Scars" Guy Sebastian Bottom two
Taylor Henderson Boys (Keating) 5 "One Crowded Hour" Augie March Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[58] Result
Jiordan Tolli Girls (Redfoo) 1 "Young and Beautiful" Eliminated
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 2 "Thrift Shop" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[58]
  • Redfoo: Third Degree – backed his own act, Jiordan Tolli.
  • Minogue: Jiordan Tolli – because it was Tolli's third time in the bottom two.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Jiordan Tolli – backed her own act, Third Degree.
  • Keating: Third Degree – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote.[58] Jiordan Tolli was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[58]

Notes
  • With Jiordan Tolli eliminated, Redfoo had no more remaining acts to mentor.
  • On 19 October 2013, Taylor Henderson's performance of "One Crowded Hour" debuted at number 38 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[61]

Week 9: Semi-final (20/21 October)

Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act Category (Mentor) Order First song[62] Order Second song[62] Result
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "Give Me Everything" 6 "Pound the Alarm" Bottom two
Dami Im Over 24s (Minogue) 2 "Saving All My Love for You" 8 "Wrecking Ball" Safe
Jai Waetford Boys (Keating) 3 "I Won't Give Up" 5 "Dynamite" Safe
Taylor Henderson Boys (Keating) 4 "Against All Odds" 7 "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Bottom two
Final showdown details
Act Category (Mentor) Order Song[64] Result
Taylor Henderson Boys (Keating) 1 "Stand by Me" Safe
Third Degree Groups (Bassingthwaighte) 2 "Crazy in Love" Eliminated
Judges' vote to send through to the Grand Final[64]
  • Keating: Taylor Henderson – backed his own act, Taylor Henderson.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Third Degree – backed her own act, Third Degree.
  • Minogue: Third Degree – stated that a BAND could sell more records.
  • Redfoo: Taylor Henderson – went with his gut.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote.[64] Taylor Henderson advanced to the final as the act with the most public votes.[64]

Notes
  • With Third Degree eliminated, Bassingthwaighte had no more remaining acts to mentor.
  • On 26 October 2013, the performances of the four finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Taylor Henderson's performance of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" debuted at number two, Dami Im's performances of "Wrecking Ball" and "Saving All My Love for You" debuted at numbers 61 and 85 respectively, Jai Waetford's performance of "Dynamite" debuted at number 89, Henderson's performance of "Against All Odds" debuted at number 90 and Third Degree's performance of "Pound the Alarm" debuted at number 96.[66]
  • This is the first week where Dami Im lost her 1st place spot to Jai Waetford in the public voting but still made it to the Grand Final

Week 10: Grand Final (27/28 October)

27 October
Contestants' performances on the tenth live show
Act Category (Mentor) Order Audition song[67] Order Last shot song[67] Order Winner's single[67] Result
Taylor Henderson Boys (Keating) 1 "Some Nights" 8 "The Blower's Daughter" 4 "Borrow My Heart" Safe
Jai Waetford Boys (Keating) 7 "Don't Let Me Go" 5 "The Only Exception" 2 "Your Eyes" Eliminated
Dami Im Over 24s (Minogue) 3 "Hero" 9 "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" 6 "Alive" Safe

Jai Waetford received the fewest public votes and was automatically eliminated.

28 October
Contestants' performances on the final live show
Act Category (Mentor) Order Best moment from the Live Shows[3] Result[3]
Taylor Henderson Boys (Keating) 1 "Wake Me Up" Runner-up
Dami Im Over 24s (Minogue) 2 "Purple Rain" Winner
Notes
  • For the first time this season there was no theme.
  • On 2 November 2013, performances from the top three finalists entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Jai Waetford's performance of "Don't Let Me Go" debuted at number 37, Taylor Henderson's performances of "The Blower's Daughter" and "Some Nights" debuted at numbers 43 and 45 respectively, and Dami Im's performances of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" and "Hero" debuted at numbers 29 and 62 respectively.[68]
  • Based on the voting percentages, Dami Im won with 56.2% of votes compared to 29.56% of Taylor Henderson. (Jai Waetford carry over freeze votes: 14.24%)

Ratings

Colour key:
  – Highest rating during the season
  – Lowest rating during the season
Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions)
Nightly
rank
Ref.
1 "Auditions" 29 July 2013Monday 7:34 pm9:11 pm1.633#1[69]
2 30 July 2013Tuesday 7:33 pm8:51 pm1.510#1[70]
3 31 July 2013Wednesday 7:34 pm8:46 pm1.490#1[71]
4 4 August 2013Sunday 6:32 pm7:44 pm1.552#1[72]
5 5 August 2013Monday 7:34 pm8:42 pm1.379#1[73]
6 6 August 2013Tuesday 7:32 pm8:40 pm1.480#1[74]
7 "Super Bootcamp" 11 August 2013Sunday 6:31 pm8:09 pm1.314#3[75]
8 12 August 2013Monday 7:31 pm8:48 pm1.422#1[76]
9 13 August 2013Tuesday 7:33 pm8:50 pm1.554#1[77]
10 "Home Visits" 18 August 2013Sunday 6:33 pm8:19 pm1.382#2[78]
11 19 August 2013Monday 7:32 pm9:02 pm1.495#1[79]
12 20 August 2013Tuesday 7:31 pm9:01 pm1.416#1[80]
13 "Live show 1" 25 August 2013Sunday 6:32 pm8:54 pm1.522#1[81]
14 "Live decider 1" 26 August 2013Monday 7:31 pm8:42 pm1.428#1[82]
15 "Live show 2" 1 September 2013Sunday 6:30 pm8:52 pm1.360#1[83]
16 "Live decider 2" 2 September 2013Monday 7:32 pm8:47 pm1.393#1[84]
17 "Live show 3" 8 September 2013Sunday 6:32 pm9:02 pm1.556#2[85]
18 "Live decider 3" 9 September 2013Monday 7:32 pm8:45 pm1.317#2[86]
19 "Live show 4" 15 September 2013Sunday 6:32 pm8:33 pm1.440#2[87]
20 "Live decider 4" 16 September 2013Monday 7:33 pm8:47 pm1.400#2[88]
21 "Live show 5" 22 September 2013Sunday 6:32 pm8:20 pm1.474#1[89]
22 "Live decider 5" 24 September 2013Tuesday 7:31 pm8:48 pm1.343#1[90]
23 "Live show 6" 29 September 2013Sunday 6:32 pm8:18 pm1.543#1[91]
24 "Live decider 6" 30 September 2013Monday 7:31 pm8:46 pm1.525#2[92]
25 "Live show 7" 6 October 2013Sunday 6:32 pm7:42 pm1.246#2[93]
26 "Live decider 7" 7 October 2013Monday 7:32 pm8:47 pm1.457#1[94]
27 "Live show 8" 13 October 2013Sunday 6:32 pm7:50 pm1.811#1[95]
28 "Live decider 8" 14 October 2013Monday 7:31 pm8:44 pm1.637#1[96]
29 "Live show 9" 20 October 2013Sunday 6:32 pm8:17 pm1.763#1[97]
30 "Live decider 9" 21 October 2013Monday 7:31 pm8:54 pm1.673#1[98]
31 "Live Grand Final show" 27 October 2013Sunday 6:32 pm8:58 pm2.020#1[99]
32 "Live Grand Final decider" 28 October 2013 Monday 7:32 pm10:00 pm2.251#2[100]
"Winner announced" 2.431#1[100]

See also

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