X Factor (Danish TV series) 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
Hosted bySofie Linde Ingversen
JudgesThomas Blachman
Oh Land
Ankerstjerne
WinnerAlma Agger
Winning mentorThomas Blachman
Runner-upMathilde Caffey
Finals venueX Factor studios in Brøndby
Release
Original networkTV2
Original releaseJanuary 1 (2020-01-01) –
May 23, 2020 (2020-05-23)
Season chronology
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Season 14

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.[citation needed]

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

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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

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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.

The 15 successful acts were:

  • 15-22s: Alma, Emil, Karen Marie, Mathilde, Nichlas
  • Over 23s: Elina, Ilona, John, Kali, Nicklas
  • Groups: Da-Noize, Kjurious, Magnus & Aksel, Smokey Eyes, Sway

Bootcamp

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The 6 eliminated acts were:

  • 15-22s: Karen Marie, Nichlas
  • Over 23s: Elina, John
  • Groups: Da-Noize, Kjurious

Contestants

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Withdrew
Act Age(s) Hometown Category (mentor) Result
Alma Agger 20 Copenhagen 15-22s (Blachman) Winner
Mathilde Caffey 15 Aalestrup 15-22s (Blachman) Runner-up
Emil Wismann 21 Sønderborg 15-22s (Blachman) 3rd place
Smokey Eyes 22-23 Various Groups (Ankerstjerne) 4th place
Ilona Artene 24 Vester Hornum Over 23s (Oh Land) 5th place
Magnus & Aksel 19 Various Groups (Ankerstjerne) 6th place
Kaspar "Kali" Andersen 34 Helsingør Over 23s (Oh Land) 7th place
Sway 15-18 Various Groups (Ankerstjerne) 8th place
Nicklas Mietke 23 Amager Over 23s (Oh Land) 9th place

Live shows

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Colour key
  – Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the Sing-Off
  – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no Sing-Off)
  – Contestant received the most public votes
  – Contestant withdrew from the competition

Contestants' colour key:

  – 15-22s (Blachman's contestants)
  – Over 23s (Oh Land's contestants)
  – Groups (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)
Sing-Off 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

Live show details

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Week 1 (February 21)

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  • Theme: Signature
Contestants' performances on the first live show
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
Sing-Off 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)

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Contestants' performances on the second live show
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
Sing-Off 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)

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Contestants' performances on the third live show
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
Sing-Off 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)

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Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
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 sing-off 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

Magnus & Aksel withdrew from the competition following the show's suspension due to the latter's academic commitments on the date of the show's intended return.

Week 5: Final (May 22/23)

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  • Theme: Judges Choice, Duet with a Special artist
May 22
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
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 Contestants)
May 23
Contestants' performances on the final results live show
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 finished in 3rd Place.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Samme dommere i næste års 'X Factor'". underholdning TV. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jacobsen, Lars Westh (5 May 2020). "Magnus og Aksel forlader 'X Factor'". TV2. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Alma Agger vinder 'X Factor': - Det er helt vildt - TV 2". 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Det skal 'X Factor'-deltagerne synge i årets første liveshow - TV 2". 18 February 2020.
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  6. ^ "Se listen: Det skal de synge i 'X Factor' - TV 2". 5 March 2020.
  7. ^ "'X Factor' vender tilbage efter flere måneder: Det skal de synge - TV 2". 14 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Duet med danske stjerner: Sådan bliver 'X Factor'-finalen - TV 2". 20 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Duet med danske stjerner: Sådan bliver 'X Factor'-finalen - TV 2". 20 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Stor ændring ved 'X Factor'-finalen i aften - TV 2". 23 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Så tæt var det: Her er stemmetallene fra "X Factor"-finalen". 24 May 2020.