X Factor (German season 2)

The second Season of X Factor started on 30 August 2011.[1] The auditions were held in April/May 2011. The show was broadcast every Tuesday and Sunday (only the Auditions and the Superbootcamp). The Judges were Sarah Connor, Das Bo and Till Brönner .

X Factor
Season 2
Hosted byJochen Schropp
JudgesSarah Connor
Das Bo
Till Brönner
WinnerDavid Pfeffer
Runner-upRaffaela Wais
Release
Original networkVOX
Original release30 August 
6 December 2011
Season chronology

There were four phases:

  1. Auditions
  2. Bootcamp
  3. Judge's House
  4. Live Shows

This year twelve acts had been a part of the live shows, and not nine. Furthermore, from the first to sixth live show the judges decided which act had to leave the X Factor. In the final were three acts.

Selection process

Applications and auditions

The first appeal for applicants for series 2 was broadcast during series 1 on 9 November 2010. Auditions in front of the judges for series 2 took place in Cologne, Berlin, Munich and Hamburg. After the acts sing in front of the judges, they could be eliminated or go through to the Bootcamp. The auditions were broadcast on 30 August, 4 September, 6 September, 11 September, 13 September, 18 September and 20 September 2011.

Superbootcamp

The episodes of superbootcamp were broadcast on 25 September and on 27 September 2011. It showed 150 acts attend to the superbootcamp. The acts were split into 3 groups, 16-24s, Over 25s and Groups, in which to perform at Mitsubishi Electric Halle, and each group was given one song by the judges: the 16-24s sang "Born This Way", the Over 25s sang "True Colors" and the Groups sang "Could It Be Magic". The judges then went on to cut over 80 acts, but called some soloists back, who were asked if they were interested in forming groups. All agreed and were workshopped to see which singers would work well together. They formed two groups. Then eight groups of each category were built and they fought in a battle, only one act of each duet came into the next round. Sometimes the judges end both through, but sometimes no one got through. The judges then chose the final 24 acts, based on these performances.

Judges' houses

Judges' houses, the final part of the selection process, was filmed in the summer 2011. The episodes were aired on 4 October 2011 and on 11 October. Judges were given their categories at the end of the "Superbootcamp". Brönner the Over 25s, Connor the Groups, and Das Bo the 16-24s. Mimi Müller-Westernhagen assisted Brönner in Edinburgh, Connor was accompanied by Jason Derulo in Berlin, and Das Bo received help from Melanie C in Hamburg. At judges' houses each act performed one song for their mentor and his/her guest, before the last performance, they practiced the song with their mentor and his/her guest.

The 24 acts who reached the Judges' Houses:

  • Over 25: Rufus Martin, Sara Mosquera, Sven Kompaß, Gladys Mwachiti, Frederik Waldner, David Pfeffer, Mario Loritz, Volker Schlag
  • 16-24: Nadir Alami, Kassim Auale, Monique Simon, Jennifer Hans, Martin Madeja, Barne Heimbucher, Sebastian Schmidt, Raffaela Wais
  • Groups: Boyz II Hot, Different Alike, BenMan, Nica & Joe, High Intention, The Ord Brothers, Soultrip, Twelve Signs Up

The twelve eliminated acts were:

  • Over 25: Sara Mosquera, Sven Kompaß, Frederik Waldner, Mario Loritz
  • 16-24: Nadir Alami, Jennifer Hans, Barne Heimbucher, Sebastian Schmidt
  • Groups: Different Alike, High Intention, The Ord Brothers, Twelve Signs Up

Finalists

Key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third Place
Category (mentor)Acts
16–24s (Das Bo) Kassim Auale (20) Martin Madeja (19) Monique Simon (16) Raffaela Wais (22)
25-and-overs (Brönner) David Pfeffer (29) Gladys Mwachiti (25) Rufus Martin (35) Volker Schlag (44)
Groups (Connor) BenMan Boyz II Hot Nica & Joe Soultrip


BenMan consists of Benjamin (19) & Manuel (18).
Boyz II Hot consists of Daniel (18) & Nathanaele (19).
Nica & Joe consists of Joseph (32) & Veronika (24).
Soultrip consists of Blago (24), Martin (27) & Nunzio (24).

Results table

Contestants' colour key:

  Over 25s
  16–24s
  Groups
  – Bottom two or three
  – Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
  – Contestant became the Runner-Up
  – Highest Vote of a Week
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Round 1 Round 2
David Pfeffer 2nd
14.8%
1st
28.1%
1st
25.8%
1st
27.9%
1st
25.8%
1st
31.1%
1st
35.4%
1st
48.5%
Winner
60.5%
Raffaela Wais 9th
4.5%
8th
6.0%
4th
9.2%
4th
9.6%
6th
6.9%
4th
15.8%
2nd
28.1%
2nd
25.9%
Runner-Up
39.5%
Nica & Joe 1st
22.0%
2nd
18.8%
2nd
15.3%
3rd
14.2%
3rd
16.6%
2nd
25.3%
3rd
23.4%
3rd
25.6%
Eliminated
(week 8)
Rufus Martin 5th
7.4%
5th
7.2%
3rd
12.1%
2nd
15.5%
4th
16.0%
3rd
17.9%
4th
13.1%
Eliminated
(week 7)
Monique Simon 10th
3.9%
9th
4.7%
7th
7.6%
8th
7.3%
2nd
19.4%
5th
9.9%
Eliminated
(week 6)
BenMan 8th
5.8%
4th
8.0%
6th
8.1%
5th
9.4%
5th
9.9%
Eliminated
(week 5)
Martin Madeja 3rd
12.9%
3rd
11.3%
5th
9.0%
6th
8.3%
7th
5.4%
Eliminated
(week 5)
Kassim Auale 7th
6.3%
6th
6.4%
8th
7.3%
7th
7.7%
Eliminated
(week 4)
Volker Schlag 4th
11.7%
7th
6.1%
9th
5.7%
Eliminated
(week 3)
Gladys Mwachiti 6th
6.3%
10th
3.4%
Eliminated
(week 2)
Boyz II Hot 11th
2.4%
Eliminated
(week 1)
Soultrip 12th
2.1%
Eliminated
(week 1)
Bottom two Monique Simon,
Boys II Hot
Monique Simon,
Gladys Mwachiti
Kassim Auale,
Volker Schlag
Kassim Auale,
Monique Simon
Raffaela Wais,
BenMan
Monique Simon,
Raffaela Wais
No judges' vote or final showdown: public votes alone decide who is eliminated and who ultimately wins
Brönner's vote to eliminate Boyz II HotMonique SimonKassim AualeKassim AualeBenManMonique Simon
Connor's vote to eliminate Monique SimonGladys MwachitiVolker SchlagMonique SimonRaffaela WaisMonique Simon
Das Bo's vote to eliminate Boyz II HotGladys MwachitiVolker SchlagKassim AualeBenManMonique Simon
Eliminated Soultrip
2.1%
to save
Gladys Mwachiti
2 of 3
votes
Volker Schlag
2 of 3
votes
Kassim Auale
2 of 3
votes
Martin Madeja
5.4%
to save
Monique Simon
3 of 3
votes
Rufus Martin
13.1%
to save
Nica
& Joe

25.6%
to win
Raffaela Wais
39.5%
to win
Boyz II Hot
2 of 3
votes
BenMan
2 of 3
votes
David Pfeffer
60.5%
to win

Live show details

Week 1 (18 October)

  • Theme: The Big Live Opening
  • Special Guest: Leona Lewis ("Run")
  • Group Performance: "Beautiful Day"
  • Two acts were eliminated from the series first results show. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced as the bottom three and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown and faced the judges' votes.
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result[2]
Rufus Martin 1 "Freedom" Safe
Raffaela Wais 2 "Torn" Safe
BenMan 3 "Fireflies" Safe
Gladys Mwachiti 4 "California King Bed" Safe
Monique Simon 5 "Price Tag" Bottom three
Boyz II Hot 6 "When Will I Be Famous?" Bottom three
Volker Schlag 7 "Halt mich" Safe
Soultrip 8 "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" Eliminated
Martin Madeja 9 "Eternity" Safe
David Pfeffer 10 "Stop and Stare" Safe
Kassim Auale 11 "Stay the Night" Safe
Nica & Joe 12 "My Immortal" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Monique Simon 1 "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" Safe
Boys II Hot 2 "Dance with Somebody" Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Brönner: Boys II Hot - said Monique has a better voice and more potential to sing
  • Connor: Monique Simon - backed on her own act, Boys II Hot
  • Das Bo: Boys II Hot - backed on his own act, Monique Simon

Week 2 (25 October)

Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song Result[3]
Gladys Mwachiti 1 "If I Were a Boy" Bottom two
BenMan 2 "Jessie" Safe
Kassim Auale 3 "The Lazy Song" Safe
Raffaela Wais 4 "Soulmate" Safe
Rufus Martin 5 "Fly Away" Safe
Martin Madeja 6 "New Age" Safe
Volker Schlag 7 "Pflaster" Safe
Nica & Joe 8 "One" Safe
Monique Simon 9 "So What" Bottom two
David Pfeffer 10 "Use Somebody" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Monique Simon 1 "Make You Feel My Love" Safe
Gladys Mwachiti 2 "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Brönner: Monique Simon - backed his own act Gladys Mwachiti
  • Connor: Gladys Mwachiti - gave no reason
  • Das Bo: Gladys Mwachiti - backed his own act Monique Simon

Week 3 (1 November)

Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song Result[4]
Monique Simon 1 "Time After Time" Safe
Rufus Martin 2 "Kiss" Safe
Kassim Auale 3 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Bottom two
BenMan 4 "Uptown Girl" Safe
Martin Madeja 5 "Reality" Safe
Volker Schlag 6 "Sexy" Bottom two
Nica & Joe 7 "One Moment in Time" Safe
David Pfeffer 8 "Every Breath You Take" Safe
Raffaela Wais 9 "On the Radio" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Kassim Auale 1 "Hey There Delilah" Safe
Volker Schlag 2 "Ohne dich" Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Brönner: Kassim Auale - backed his own act Volker Schlag
  • Connor: Volker Schlag - because he is the weaker singer of both acts
  • Das Bo: Volker Schlag - backed his own act Kassim Auale

Week 4 (8 November)

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song Result[5]
Nica & Joe 1 "When Love Takes Over" Safe
Raffaela Wais 2 "One Love" Safe
Kassim Auale 3 "Moves Like Jagger" Bottom two
Rufus Martin 4 "Closer" Safe
BenMan 5 "Stand by Me" Safe
Monique Simon 6 "The Edge of Glory" Bottom two
David Pfeffer 7 "What Is Love" Safe
Martin Madeja 8 "Titanium" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Monique Simon 1 "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Safe
Kassim Auale 2 "Chicago" Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Brönner: Kassim Auale - gave no reason
  • Connor: Monique Simon - because of her 3rd time in the bottom 2
  • Das Bo: Kassim Auale - gave no reason

Week 5 (15 November)

  • Theme: Indecent Proposal
  • Special guest: Justin Bieber ("Mistletoe") / Pitbull ("Rain Over Me")
  • Groups category Group Performance: "Crazy"
  • Two acts were eliminated from the series fifth results show. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced as the bottom three and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown and faced the judges' votes.
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song Result[6]
Martin Madeja 1 "Don't Speak" Eliminated
Rufus Martin 2 "Hero" Safe
BenMan 3 "Bleeding Love" Bottom three
Monique Simon 4 "If I Ain't Got You" Safe
David Pfeffer 5 "Nothing Compares 2 U" Safe
Nica & Joe 6 "Nessun Dorma" Safe
Raffaela Wais 7 "Tainted Love" Bottom three
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Raffaela Wais 1 "I Have Nothing" Safe
BenMan 2 "Heaven" Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Brönner: BenMan - said Raffaela has a better voice
  • Connor: Raffaela Wais - backed on her own act, BenMan
  • Das Bo: BenMan - backed on his own act, Raffaela Wais

Week 6 (22 November)

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order Loud Song Quiet Song Result[7]
Monique Simon 1 "Sweet About Me" "Oh Mother" Bottom two
David Pfeffer 2 "Valerie" "Hometown Glory" Safe
Rufus Martin 3 "I Wish" "You Give Me Something" Safe
Raffaela Wais 4 "This Love" "Unfaithful" Bottom two
Nica & Joe 5 "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" "Nothing Else Matters" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Monique Simon 1 "Hurt" Eliminated
Raffaela Wais 2 "Russian Roulette" Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Brönner: Monique Simon
  • Connor: Monique Simon
  • Das Bo: Monique Simon

Week 7 (29 November)

  • Theme: Rock meets Soul (One song is chosen by the act and one is chosen by the mentor.)
  • Special Guest: Jason Derülo ("Don't Wanna Go Home"/"It Girl") & Tim Bendzko ("Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären"/"Nur noch kurz die Welt retten")
  • The act with the fewest votes was directly eliminated from the competition.
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order Mentor's Choice Act's Choice Result[8]
Rufus Martin 1 "It Will Rain" "Ironic" Eliminated
David Pfeffer 2 "Angel" "Yellow" Safe
Nica & Joe 3 "I Want to Know What Love Is" "A Moment Like This" Safe
Raffaela Wais 4 "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" "Someone Like You" Safe

Week 8 (6 December)

Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
Act Order Winner's Song Order Celebrity Duet Result Order Magic Moment Result[9]
David Pfeffer 1 "I'm Here" 5 "First Day of My Life" (with Melanie C) Safe 8 "The Reason" Winner
Nica & Joe 2 "Build a Palace" 6 "Home" (with Michael Bublé) Eliminated N/A
Raffaela Wais 3 "Heaven Only Knows" 4 "When Love Takes Over" (with Kelly Rowland) Safe 7 "Empire State of Mind" Runner-up
  • After the first elimination, Nica & Joe sang for the last time "The Prayer".

Ratings

Episode Date Viewers Market share
Total 14 to 49 years Total 14 to 49 years
Audition 130 Aug 20112.04 Mio.1.39 Mio.7.0%12.1%
Audition 24 Sep 20112.33 Mio.1.61 Mio.6.9%10.9%
Audition 36 Sep 20112.21 Mio.1.41 Mio.7.2%11.3%
Audition 411 Sep 20112.05 Mio.1.38 Mio.6.2%9.6%
Audition 513 Sep 20112.14 Mio.1.47 Mio.7.1%12.2%
Audition 618 Sep 20111.85 Mio.1.16 Mio.5.3%7.7%
Audition 220 Sep 20112.35 Mio.1.56 Mio.7.8%12.9%
Superbootcamp 125 Sep 20112.11 Mio.1.51 Mio.6.2%10.6%
Superbootcamp 227 Sep 20111.97 Mio.1.37 Mio.6.5%11.5%
Judge's House 14 Oct 20111.88 Mio.1.26 Mio.6.3%10.3%
Judge's House 211 Oct 20111.72 Mio.1.19 Mio.5.3%8.9%
Live Show 118 Oct 20111.96 Mio.1.30 Mio.7.2%11.6%
Live Show 225 Oct 20111.78 Mio.1.15 Mio.6.0%9.4%
Live Show 31 Nov 20111.98 Mio.1.30 Mio.6.6%10.2%
Live Show 48 Nov 20112.01 Mio.1.31 Mio.7.1%10.9%
Live Show 515 Nov 20111.61 Mio.1.00 Mio.5.3%7.8%
Live Show 622 Nov 20111.75 Mio.1.10 Mio.6.2%9.3%
Live Show 729 Nov 20111.75 Mio.1.12 Mio.6.2%9.9%
Live Show 86 Dec 20111.80 Mio.1.12 Mio.6.9%10.4%

References

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  2. Vox (18 October 2011). "Live Show 1: Sarah Connor lose two acts". Vox.de. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. "Live Show 2: Favorite Gladys left the show". Vox.de. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. "Live Show 3: The Judge's Fight begin, Sarah send the second act of Till home". Vox.de. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  5. "Live Show 4: Hard decision for Das Bo, he decides against one of his own acts, Kassim Auale". Vox.de. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  6. "Live Show 5: Two acts left again". Vox.de. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  7. "Live Show 6: After the fourth time in the bottom two. It's the end of the road for Monique Simon". Vox.de. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  8. "Live Show 7: Rufus Martin is eliminated and now every judges has only one act left". Vox.de. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  9. "Live Show 8: David Pfeffer is the winner of the X Factor 2012". Vox.de. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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