X Factor (Danish season 2)
X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The second season premiered on 2 January 2009 and ended on 27 March on DR1. Lise Rønne returned as host, while Thomas Blachman, Lina Rafn and Remee returned as judges.
| X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Hosted by | Lise Rønne |
| Judges | Thomas Blachman Lina Rafn Remee |
| Winner | Linda Andrews |
| Winning mentor | Lina Rafn |
| Runner-up | Alien Beat Club |
| Finals venue | DR Byen |
| Release | |
| Original network | DR1 |
| Original release | 2 January – 27 March 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
Judges and hosts
In March 2008, Thomas Blachman announced that he would not be returning as a judge for season 2. On 18 September 2008, Ekstra Bladet revealed that Lina Rafn would be returning as a judge for season 2.[1] The following day, it was officially confirmed that Blachman, Rafn and Remee would all be returning as judges for season 2.[2] Lise Rønne returned as host.
Selection process
Auditions
Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Århus in 2008.
Superbootcamp
Remee was given the Groups category, Rafn was given the Over 25s and Blachman was given the 15-24s.
Bootcamp
For the first time in the show's history, the judges had an assistant to help them decide which acts to send through to the live shows. Remee was assisted by Martin Dodd, but Rafn and Blachman were not assisted.
The 6 eliminated acts were:
- 15-24s: Patricia (put into Alien Beat Club), Patrick
- Over 25s: Janus, Lotus
- Groups: Anders & Elisabeth, Soul Connect
Finalists
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
| Categories (mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-24s (Blachman) | Mohamed Ali | Lucas Francis Claver | Sidsel Lieknins Vestertjele | |
| Over 25s (Rafn) | Linda Andrews | Seest Christensen | Claus Lillelund | |
| Groups (Remee) | Alien Beat Club | Asian Sensation | Tårnhøj | |
Live shows
The live shows began on 13 February 2009 and ended on 27 March 2009 at DR Byen.
Colour key:
– Constestant 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)
Contestants' colour key:
– Rafn's contestants (Over 25s) – Remee's contestants (Groups) – Blachman's contestants (15-24s)
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Final Week 7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||||
| Linda Andrews | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (Week 7) | ||
| Alien Beat Club | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up (Week 7) | ||
| Mohamed Ali | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | 3rd | Eliminated (Week 7) | ||
| Sidsel Vestertjele | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 6) | |||
| Lucas Claver | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 5) | ||||
| Asian Sensation | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 4) | |||||
| Seest Christensen | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 3) | ||||||
| Claus Lillelund | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||||||
| Tårnhøg | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||||||
| Bottom two | Claus Lillelund Tårnhøj |
Claus Lillelund Lucas Claver |
Asian Sensation Seest Christensen |
Asian Sensation Sidsel Vestertjele |
Lucas Claver Mohamed Ali |
Sidsel Vestertjele Mohamed Ali |
No bottom two, public votes alone decide who is eliminated. | |||
| Remee voted out | Claus Lillelund | Claus Lillelund | Seest Christensen | Sidsel Vestertjele | Lucas Claver | No judges votes the public votes decides who wil go through | ||||
| Rafn voted out | Tårnhøj | Lucas Claver | Asian Sensation | Asian Sensation | Mohamed Ali | |||||
| Blachman voted out | Tårnhøj | Claus Lillelund | Seest Christensen | Asian Sensation | Lucas Claver | |||||
| Eliminated | Tårnhøj 9th |
Claus Lillelund 8th |
Seest Christensen 7th |
Asian Sensation 6th |
Lucas Claver 5th |
Sidsel Vestertjele 4th |
Mohamed Ali 3rd |
Alien Beat Club Runner-up | ||
| Linda Andrews Winner | ||||||||||
Note 1: In the semifinal the two acts who received the most votes from the danish public will automatically progress to the final. The two acts with the fewest votes will sing again in the final showdown and then the public decides who gets the final place in the final.
Live show details
Colour key:
– Constestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown – Contestant was eliminated – Contestant was saved by the public
Week 1 (13 February)
- Theme: Hits
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Sensation | 1 | "Stayin' Alive" | Safe |
| Seest Christensen | 2 | "Wonderful World" | Safe |
| Mohamed Ali | 3 | "1 Thing" | Safe |
| Claus Lillelund | 4 | "Ordinary People" | Bottom two |
| Tårnhøj | 5 | "Uninvited" | Eliminated |
| Lucas Claver | 6 | "Tainted Love" | Safe |
| Linda Andrews | 7 | "Because of You" | Safe |
| Alien Beat Club | 8 | "Warwick Avenue" | Safe |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 9 | "Nothing Else Matters" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Claus Lillelund
- Rafn: Tårnhøj
- Blachman: Tårnhøj
Week 2 (20 February)
- Theme: Made in Denmark
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Claver | 1 | "Hvorfor er lykken så lunefuld" | Bottom two |
| Alien Beat Club | 2 | "Dig og mig"/"Calabria" | Safe |
| Linda Andrews | 3 | "Vårvise" | Safe |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 4 | "Rocket Brothers" | Safe |
| Asian Sensation | 5 | "Elsker hende mere" | Safe |
| Claus Lillelund | 6 | "Kys det nu" | Eliminated |
| Mohamed Ali | 7 | "Det er sent nu" | Safe |
| Seest Christensen | 8 | "Transparent and glasslike" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: Claus Lillelund
- Rafn: Lucas Claver
- Remee: Claus Lillelund
Week 3 (27 February)
- Theme: Motown
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Andrews | 1 | "You Can't Hurry Love" | Safe |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 2 | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" | Safe |
| Asian Sensation | 3 | "Dancing in the Street" | Bottom two |
| Seest Christensen | 4 | "Lately" | Eliminated |
| Lucas Claver | 5 | "Baby Love" | Safe |
| Alien Beat Club | 6 | "I'll Be There" | Safe |
| Mohamed Ali | 7 | "I Want You Back" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Seest Christensen
- Rafn: Asian Sensation
- Blachman: Seest Christensen
Week 4 (6 March)
- Theme: Songs by ABBA
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alien Beat Club | 1 | "Voulez-Vous" | Safe |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 2 | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | Bottom two |
| Mohamed Ali | 3 | "SOS" | Safe |
| Asian Sensation | 4 | "One Night in Bangkok" | Eliminated |
| Linda Andrews | 5 | "Money, Money, Money" | Safe |
| Lucas Claver | 6 | "Does Your Mother Know" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Sidsel Vestertjele
- Blachman: Asian Sensation
- Rafn: Asian Sensation
Week 5 (13 March)
- Theme: DR Bigband
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Ali | 1 | "Crazy in Love" | Bottom two |
| Lucas Claver | 2 | "The Lovecats" | Eliminated |
| Linda Andrews | 3 | "Mercy" | Safe |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 4 | "How?" | Safe |
| Alien Beat Club | 5 | "Toxic" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Lucas Claver
- Rafn: Mohamed Ali
- Blachman: Lucas Claver
Week 6: Semi-final (20 March)
- Theme: Songs by Sanne Salomonsen; Dedication
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 1 | "Kærligheden Kalder" | 6 | "Tom's Diner" | Eliminated |
| Alien Beat Club | 2 | "Taxa" | 5 | "I'm Yours" | Safe |
| Linda Andrews | 3 | "Hvis Du Forstod" | 8 | "Unwritten" | Safe |
| Mohamed Ali | 4 | "Efter Festen" | 7 | "Dirty Diana" | Bottom two |
In this semi-final the two acts with the fewest votes will sing again in the final showdown and then the public decides who will go through to the final.
Week 7: Final (27 March)
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Ali | 1 | "If You're Not the One"/"Hot n Cold" | N/A | N/A (Already eliminated) | 3rd Place |
| Alien Beat Club | 2 | "Circle of Life"/"Just Dance" | 5 | "Det bedste til sidst" | Runner-up |
| Linda Andrews | 3 | "So What" | 4 | "Det bedste til sidst" | Winner |