X Factor (Danish TV series) season 3

X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The Third season premiered on 1 January 2010 and ended on 27 March on DR1. Signe Muusmann replaced Lise Rønne as host. Remee returned for his third season as judge and Pernille Rosendahl and Soushock replaced Thomas Blachman and Lina Rafn as judges.

X Factor
Season 3
Hosted bySigne Muusmann
JudgesRemee
Pernille Rosendahl
Soulshock
WinnerThomas Ring
Winning mentorPernille Rosendahl
Runner-upTine Midtgaard
Finals venueParken
Release
Original networkDR1
Original release1 January (2010-01-01) –
27 March 2010 (2010-03-27)
Season chronology
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Season 4

Judges and hosts

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Selection process

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Auditions

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Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Århus in 2009.

Superbootcamp

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Remee was given the 15-24s category, Rosendahl was given the Over 25s and Soulshock was given the Groups.

Bootcamp

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The 6 eliminated acts were:

  • 15-24s: Rasmus, Tine
  • Over 25s: Eline, Joan
  • Groups: Frigg, Freja & Katie, Sistersoul

Finalists

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Act Age(s) Hometown Category (mentor) Result
Thomas Ring 30 Copenhagen Over 25s (Rosendahl) Winner
Tine Midtgaard 16 Lyngby 15-24s (Remee) Runner-up
Jesper Boesgaard 15 Taastrup 15-24s (Remee) 3rd place
The Fireflies 15-22 Randers, Skanderborg & Frederiksberg Groups (Soulshock) 4th place
Anna Nygaard 18 Copenhagen 15-24s (Remee) 5th place
Daniel Vensgaard 27 Aalborg Over 25s (Rosendahl) 6th place
8210 15-19 Aarhus Groups (Soulshock) 7th place
In-Joy 15-24 Aarhus, Høje Gladsaxe, Copenhagen & Herlev Groups (Soulshock) 8th place
Peter Søberg 28 Aalborg Over 25s (Rosendahl) 9th place

Live shows

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Colour key:

  – Contestant 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)
  – Contestant was saved by the public

Contestants' colour key:

  – Remee's contestants (15-24s)
  – Rosendahl's contestants (Over 25s)
  – Soulshock's contestants (Groups)
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Final Week 7
Round 1 Round 2
Thomas Ring Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
(week 7)
Tine Midtgaard Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
(week 7)
Jesper Boesgaard Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 3rd Eliminated
(Week 7)
The Fireflies Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe 4th Eliminated
(Week 6)
Anna Nygaard Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 5)
Daniel Vensgaard Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 4)
8210 Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 3)
In-Joy Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 2)
Peter Søberg Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 1)
Bottom two Peter Søberg
In-Joy
Daniel Vensgaard
In-Joy
8210
The Fireflies
Daniel Vensgaard
Tine Midtgaard
Anna Nygaard
Jesper Boesgaard
No bottom two, public votes alone decide who is eliminated.
Remee voted out Peter Søberg In-Joy The Fireflies Daniel Vensgaard Anna Nygaard
Rosendahl voted out In-Joy In-Joy 8210 Tine Midtgaard Anna Nygaard
Soulshock voted out Peter Søberg Daniel Vensgaard 8210 Daniel Vensgaard Jesper Boesgaard
Eliminated Peter Søberg
9th
In-Joy
8th
8210
7th
Daniel Vensgaard
6th
Anna Nygaard
5th
The Fireflies
4th
Jesper Boesgaard
3rd
Tine Midtgaard
Runner-up
Thomas Ring
Winner

Live show details

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Colour key:

  – Contestant 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 (12 February)

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  • Theme: Free Choice
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Tine Midtgaard 1 "Just Like a Pill" Safe
Peter Søberg 2 "Hold On" Eliminated
8210 3 "Tik Tok" Safe
Anna Nygaard 4 "You Know I'm No Good" Safe
Daniel Vensgaard 5 "Hurtful" Safe
The Fireflies 6 "You're Still the One" Safe
Jesper Boesgaard 7 "Uprising" Safe
In-Joy 8 "Down" Bottom two
Thomas Ring 9 "Viva la Vida" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Soulshock: Peter Søberg
  • Rosendahl: In-Joy
  • Remee: Peter Søberg

Week 2 (19 February)

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Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song Result
Jesper Boesgaard 1 "Say Say Say" Safe
The Fireflies 2 "Human Nature" Safe
Daniel Vensgaard 3 "Black or White" Bottom two
In-Joy 4 "Remember the Time" Eliminated
Anna Nygaard 5 "Whatever Happens" Safe
8210 6 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" Safe
Thomas Ring 7 "Man in the Mirror" Safe
Tine Midtgaard 8 "Earth Song" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Soulshock: Daniel Vensgaard
  • Rosendahl: In-Joy
  • Remee: In-Joy

Week 3 (26 February)

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  • Theme: Rock
  • Musical Guest: The Storm ("Honesty")
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song Result
Thomas Ring 1 "When You Were Young" Safe
Anna Nygaard 2 "Fighter" Safe
8210 3 "Walk This Way" Eliminated
Tine Midtgaard 4 "Sweet Child o' Mine" Safe
Jesper Boesgaard 5 "Dry Lips" Safe
The Fireflies 6 "Wake Me Up When September Ends" Bottom two
Daniel Vensgaard 7 "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Rosendahl: 8210
  • Remee: The Fireflies
  • Soulshock: 8210

Week 4 (5 March)

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Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song Result
Daniel Vensgaard 1 "Paint It Black" Eliminated
Jesper Boesgaard 2 "Fireflies" Safe
Anna Nygaard 3 "American Boy" Safe
Thomas Ring 4 "Mad World" Safe
Tine Midtgaard 5 "Sex on Fire" Bottom two
The Fireflies 6 "Bridge over Troubled Water" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Remee: Daniel Vensgaard
  • Rosendahl: Tine Midtgaard
  • Soulshock: Daniel Vensgaard

Week 5 (12 March)

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Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song Result
Tine Midtgaard 1 "Licence to Kill" Safe
Anna Nygaard 2 "Tomorrow Never Dies" Eliminated
Jesper Boesgaard 3 "A View to a Kill" Bottom two
The Fireflies 4 "For Your Eyes Only" Safe
Thomas Ring 5 "You Know My Name" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Soulshock: Jesper Boesgaard
  • Rosendahl: Anna Nygaard
  • Remee: Anna Nygaard

Week 6 Semi-Final (19 March)

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  • Theme: Gasolin and Viewers Choice
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order First song Order Second song Result
Jesper Boesgaard 1 "Kvinde min" 5 "Speed of Sound" Safe
The Fireflies 2 "Hvad gør vi nu, lille du" 6 "Jolene" Eliminated
Thomas Ring 3 "Langebro" 7 "Karma Police" Safe
Tine Midtgaard 4 "This Is My Life" 8 "Black Velvet" Safe

The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, The Fireflies, was automatically eliminated.

Week 7: Final (27 March)

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  • Theme: Free Choice; Duet with Musical Guests; winner's single
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order Free Choice Song Order Duet with Musical guest (Musical Guests) Order Winner's single Result
Jesper Boesgaard 1 "Born to Be Wild" 5 "Let Go Of Your Love" (with Dúné) N/A N/A (Already eliminated) Eliminated
Tine Midtgaard 2 "If That's What It Takes" 4 "Hurtful" (with Erik Hassle) 7 "My Dream" Runner-up
Thomas Ring 3 "With or Without You" 6 "Ensom" (with Medina) 8 "My Dream" Winner

References

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