X Factor (Danish TV series) season 16

X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. This season will mark the end of Sofie Linde Ingversen as the host of the show after she announced her departure on January 31, 2023.[1]

X Factor
Season 16
Hosted bySofie Linde Ingversen
JudgesThomas Blachman
Kwamie Liv
Simon Kvamm
WinnerROSÉL
Winning mentorSimon Kvamm
Runner-upSigalaz
Release
Original networkTV2
Original releaseJanuary 1 (2023-01-01) –
March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 15
Next →
Season 17

For the first time on the Danish X factor a contestant had survived the bottom two 3 times and made it to the semifinals.

Also for the first time on the Danish X Factor That 2 groups made it to the final.

Also a change in the Semi-Finals the contestant who gets eliminated by the public will also sing a his or hers very own song and will also be their first single and will be released on the Music Streaming Services.[2]

For the first time ever on the danish X Factor the final 2 came from the groups category

ROSÉL won the competition and Simon Kvamm became the winning mentor for the first time.[3]

Judges and hosts

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Thomas Blachman and Kwamie Liv will return for their fifteenth and second seasons as judges while Martin Jensen has left and will not return and Simon Kvamm will replace Martin Jensen as the new judge[4] Sofie Linde Ingversen will return for her eighth and final season as host

Selection process

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Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

The 18 successful acts were:

  • Thomas Blachman: Rosita Bramsen, Nanna & Frida, Clara Nedergaard, Sigalaz, Annika Thaarup, Peter Thomsen
  • Kwamie Liv: Nimbahlou Christensen, DiVERSE, Mathias Donby, Henrik Hedelund, Lav Sol, Luka Lind
  • Simon Kvamm: Kristoffer Lundholm, Misunderstood, Lise Ranks, Malou Røjbæk, ROSÉL, Theodor Vestergaard

Bootcamp

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The 9 eliminated acts were:

  • Thomas Blachman: Nanna & Frida, Annika Thaarup, Peter Thomsen
  • Kwamie Liv: Mathias Donby, Lav Sol, Luka Lind
  • Simon Kvamm: Misunderstood, Lise Ranks, Malou Røjbæk

Finalists

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Act Age(s) Hometown Mentor Category Result
ROSÉL 17 Odense & Copenhagen Simon Kvamm Groups Winner
Sigalaz 17-19 Holstebro Thomas Blachman Groups Runner-up
Theodor Vestergaard 17 Augustenborg Simon Kvamm 15-22s 3rd Place
Nambahlou Christensen 21 Tranekær Kwamie Liv 15-22s 4th Place
Clara Nedergaard 19 Skanderborg Thomas Blachman 15-22s 5th Place
Kristoffer Lundholm 26 Aalborg Simon Kvamm Over 23s 6th Place
Henrik Hedelund 29 Thorum Kwamie Liv Over 23s 7th Place
Rosita Bramsen 29 Aarhus Thomas Blachman Over 23s 8th Place
DiVERSE 18-22 Various Kwamie Liv Groups 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

Contestants' colour key:

  – Kwamie Liv's Contestants
  – Thomas Blachmans's Contestants
  – Simon Kvamm's Contestants
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
1st round 2nd round
ROSÉL 4th
12.62%
3rd
14.75%
2nd
15.65%
4th
16.28%
2nd
22.86%
2nd
25.70%
2nd
37.53%
Winner
53.92%
Sigalaz 2nd
14.96%
1st
16.77%
4th
15.38%
1st
20.49%
3rd
21.63%
1st
30.53%
1st
39.57%
Runner-up
46.08%
Theodor Vestergaard 3rd
14.41%
4th
14.60%
5th
14.35%
2nd
17.88%
1st
25.08%
3rd
22.08%
3rd
22.09%
Eliminated
(Week 7)
Nambahlou Christensen 7th
7.60%
7th
7.57%
3rd
15.58%
5th
14.69%
5th
13.23%
4th
21.69%
Eliminated
(Week 6)
Clara Nedergaard 1st
17.62%
2nd
15.82%
1st
16.51%
3rd
17.77%
4th
17.20%
Eliminated
(Week 5)
Kristoffer Lundholm 6th
10.44%
6th
11.87%
6th
12.75%
6th
12.88%
Eliminated
(Week 4)
Henrik Hedelund 5th
12.04%
5th
14.04%
7th
9.77%
Eliminated
(Week 3)
Rosita Bramsen 9th
4.77%
8th
4.58%
Eliminated
(Week 2)
DiVERSE 8th
5.54%
Eliminated
(Week 1)
Sing-Off DiVERSE,
Rosita Bramsen
Rosita Bramsen,
Nambahlou Christensen
Kristoffer Lundholm,
Henrik Hedelund
Kristoffer Lundholm,
Nambahlou Christensen
Clara Nedergaard,
Nambahlou Christensen
The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Blachman voted out DiVERSE Nambahlou Christensen Henrik Hedelund Kristoffer Lundholm Nambahlou Christensen
Liv voted out Rosita Bramsen Rosita Bramsen Kristoffer Lundholm Kristoffer Lundholm Clara Nedergaard
Kvamm voted out DiVERSE Rosita Bramsen Henrik Hedelund Nambahlou Christensen Clara Nedergaard
Eliminated DiVERSE
9th
Rosita Bramsen
8th
Henrik Hedelund
7th
Kristoffer Lundholm
6th
Clara Nedergaard
5th
Nambahlou Christensen
4th
Theodor Vestergaard
3rd
Sigalaz
Runner-Up
ROSÉL
Winner

Live show details

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Week 1 (February 17)

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  • Theme: Signature
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song[5] Result
Theodor Vestergaard 1 "Fantastiske Toyota" Safe
Nambahlou Christensen 2 "Call It What You Want" Safe
Sigalaz 3 "Ghetto Musick" Safe
Kristoffer Lundholm 4 "Stråle – Tåre – Dråbe" Safe
DiVERSE 5 "Vogue" Bottom two
Rosita Bramsen 6 "Tag Det Tilbage" (original song) Bottom two
ROSÉL 7 "Elskede at Drømme, Drømmer om at Elske" Safe
Henrik Hedelund 8 "Free and Easy" Safe
Clara Nedergaard 9 "Strange" Safe
Sing-Off details
DiVERSE 1 "Nattely" Eliminated
Rosita Bramsen 2 "One" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: DiVERSE
  • Liv: Rosita Bramsen
  • Kvamm: DiVERSE

Week 2 (February 24)

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  • Theme: Decade 2000s (Songs that had been released from 2000 to 2009)
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song[6] Result
ROSÉL 1 "Op med Hovedet" Safe
Clara Nedergaard 2 "Sweet Dogs" Safe
Henrik Hedelund 3 "Hun vil Ha en Rapper" Safe
Rosita Bramsen 4 "Verdensmester" Bottom two
Nambahlou Christensen 5 "The Pretender" Bottom two
Theodor Vestergaard 6 "Vi Venter på Vin" Safe
Sigalaz 7 "Rock Star" Safe
Kristoffer Lundholm 8 "Vi to" Safe
Sing-Off details
Rosita Bramsen 1 "Godspeed" Eliminated
Nambahlou Christensen 2 "Faux-Semblants" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Nambahlou Christensen
  • Liv: Rosita Bramsen
  • Kvamm: Rosita Bramsen

Week 3 (March 3)

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  • Theme: Soup, Steak & Ice Cream (Danish top & Giro 413 with a twist)
  • Musical Guest: Ekspressen ("Godter på Vej")
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song[7] Result
Sigalaz 1 "Brdr. Gebis" Safe
Kristoffer Lundholm 2 "Skibe Uden Sejl" Bottom two
Nambahlou Christensen 3 "Så Længe Jeg Lever" Safe
ROSÉL 4 "Rigtige Venner" Safe
Clara Nedergaard 5 "Ensomhedens Gade No. 9" Safe
Henrik Hedelund 6 "En Respektabel Mand" Bottom two
Theodor Vestergaard 7 "Der er Noget Galt i Danmark" Safe
Sing-Off details
Kristoffer Lundholm 1 "Love & Hate" Saved
Henrik Hedelund 2 "Café Måneskin" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Henrik Hedelund
  • Liv: Kristoffer Lundholm
  • Blachman: Henrik Hedelund

Week 4 (March 10)

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  • Theme: At The Club
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song[8] Result
Clara Nedergaard 1 "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" Safe
Theodor Vestergaard 2 "Slikhår" Safe
Kristoffer Lundholm 3 "Amager Forbrænding" Bottom two
Sigalaz 4 "Freedom" Safe
Nambahlou Christensen 5 "Silverflame" Bottom two
ROSÉL 6 "Kender du Følelsen" Safe
Sing-Off details
Kristoffer Lundholm 1 "Tiden Læger Alle Sår" Eliminated
Nambahlou Christensen 2 "As It Was" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Nambahlou Christensen
  • Liv: Kristoffer Lundholm
  • Blachman: Kristoffer Lundholm

Week 5 (March 17)

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  • Theme: You Are Not Alone
  • Group Performance: "Du er Ikke Alene" (Sebastian; Performed by the Top 5 og The Danish Boys Choir)
  • Musical Guest: Jada ("Not Alone")
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song[9] Result
ROSÉL 1 "Barndommens Gade" Safe
Clara Nedergaard 2 "Celings" Bottom two
Nambahlou Christensen 3 "Exist" Bottom two
Theodor Vestergaard 4 "Under Bøgen" Safe
Sigalaz 5 "All for Us" Safe
Final showdown details
Clara Nedergaard 1 "Carry Me Home" Eliminated
Nambahlou Christensen 2 "Monalisa" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Nambahlou Christensen
  • Liv: Clara Nedergaard
  • Kvamm: Clara Nedergaard

Week 6: Semi-final (March 24)

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  • Theme: Upcoming & Legends
  • Musical Guest: Meum Zel ("Tired") & ("Bounce")
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order First song (Upcoming)[10] Order Second song (Legends)[10] Result
Nambahlou Christensen 1 "Gode Dage, Gode Drinks" 8 "Forårsdag" Eliminated
ROSÉL 2 "Det´ Kun Vigtigt, Hvad Det er" 5 "Magisk" Safe
Sigalaz 3 "Højhus (Hvor Går Vi Hen)" 7 "Følesen" Safe
Theodor Vestergaard 4 "Formskifter" 6 "Buster" Safe

The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Nambahlou Christensen was automacally eliminated. After Nambahlou Christensen's elimination, she sang "Kan Du Se Mig" which was her own single and she produced it together with Tina Mellemgaard who came in 3rd place in season 15 and will be released on the music streaming services.[11]

Week 7: Final (March 31)

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  • Theme: Judges Choice, Duet with a Special Guest, Winner Song
  • Musical Guests: Andreas Odbjerg ("Smugryger"), Ida Laurberg ("Terrier") & Scarlet Pleasure ("What A Life")[12]
  • Group Performance: "En Stemme" (Minds of 99 performed by The Live Finalists), "Farewell" (Rihanna performed by The Live Finalists & Previous Live Finalists), "Love Yourself" (Justin Bieber performed by The Audtionees)
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order Judges Choice song[13] Order Duet song (with a Special Guest)[13] Result Order Winner Song Result
Sigalaz 1 "Når Mænd Græder" 6 "Juice"/"All In" (with Blæst) Safe 8 "Let's Go" Runner-up
Theodor Vestergaard 2 "Guleroden" 4 "Vi er her ikke for evigt, men vi er her lidt endnu"/"Lyden af Livet" (with Barselona) Eliminated N/A (Already Eliminated) 3rd Place
ROSÉL 3 "Uden Forsvar" 5 "Omvendt"/"Dronning af Månen" (with Pil) Safe 7 "JEG ER ALMINDELIG" Winner

After Theodor Vestergaard's elimination, he sang "Cirkus Theo" which was his own single and will be released on the music streaming services.

References

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  1. ^ "Sofie Linde stopper som vært på 'X Factor' - TV 2". 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Kort før semifinalen: Stor ændring i X Factor". 24 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Her er vinderen af 'X Factor' - TV 2". 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Her er den nye dommer i 'X Factor' - TV 2". 10 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Deltagere troede, at det var en joke: Det skal 'X Factor'-deltagerne synge til første liveshow - TV 2". 17 February 2023.
  6. ^ "En drøm er gået i opfyldelse: Det skal deltagerne synge i 'X Factor' - TV 2". 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Dansk legende skal spilles tre gange til årets tredje 'X Factor'-liveshow - det skal de synge i aften - TV 2". 3 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Overraskende udgaver på vej af klassikere – det skal de synge i aften - TV 2". 10 March 2023.
  9. ^ "'X Factor': Det skal de synge i aften - TV 2". 17 March 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Gammelt børnehit bliver genoplivet i semifinalen af 'X Factor' - TV 2". 24 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Opdagede du det? Udover Nambahlou havde Kwamie Liv en ekstra deltager med i semifinalen". 25 March 2023.
  12. ^ "TV 2 bekræfter: Disse danske stjerner optræder i X Factor-finalen". 30 March 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Det skal de synge i finalen af 'X Factor' - TV 2". 31 March 2023.