X Factor (Danish TV series) season 9

X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. In season 9, Sofie Linde Lauridsen replaced Eva Harlou as host. Thomas Blachman and Remee returned for their respective eighth and sixth seasons as judges, joined by newcomer Mette Lindberg. Lina Rafn, after four seasons as a judge, did not return. The winners were Embrace and Remee became the winning mentor for the third time and for the first time in the Danish X Factor history a judge has won two years in a row.

X Factor
Season 9
Hosted bySofie Linde Lauridsen (DR 1)
JudgesThomas Blachman
Mette Lindberg
Remee
WinnerEmbrace
Winning mentorRemee
Runner-upReem Hamze
Finals venueDR Byen
Release
Original networkDR1
DR Ultra (Ultra Factor)
Original releaseJanuary 8 (2016-01-08) –
April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 8
Next →
Season 10

Judges and hosts

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On March 20, 2015, it was reported that Lina Rafn was considering leaving X Factor.[1] Five days later, it was reported that Rafn would be leaving the show.[2] At the final of season 8 on March 27, Rafn said in an interview that she did not know if she would continue as a judge.[3] Thomas Blachman said it was maybe time for three new judges.[4] On June 22, Rafn said that she was in doubt about returning to X Factor because she also wanted to focus on her own career.[5] On June 26, Eva Harlou announced that she would not be returning as host for season 9.[6] On June 29, it was announced that Sofie Linde Lauridsen would replace Harlou as host.[7] On 14 July, it was reported that Rafn had left the show.[8] The following day, it was announced that Rafn would not be returning as a judge for season 9.[9] On 10 August, it was announced that the judges would be announced on 12 August.[10]

Selection process

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Auditions

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Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

5 Chair Challenge

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The 5 Chair Challenge was back for the ninth season. Mette Lindberg mentored the 15-22s, Thomas Blachman has the Over 23s and Remee has the Groups.

The 15 successful acts were:

  • 15-22s: Alex, Anna, Elena, Mads Christian, Reem
  • Over 23s: Andrew, Cirke, Heidi, Jacob, Sarah
  • Groups: 3 Levels, Clifforth & Hein, The Competition, Embrace, Katinka & Sigrid

Bootcamp

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Remee, Lindberg and Blachman took their contestants to the island of Fejø. Each judge had their own base. Lindberg took the 15-22s to an old mill, Blachman took the Over 23s to a nursing home, and Remee took the Groups to a bath yard.

The 6 eliminated acts were:

  • 15-22s: Anna, Elena
  • Over 23s: Cirke, Heidi
  • Groups: 3 Levels, Katinka & Sigrid

Changes

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For the first time in the Danish X Factor, the two contestants in the bottom two would not sing the same song they sang earlier in the live show, they would pick their own song.

Contestants

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Act Age(s) Hometown Category (mentor) Result
Embrace 19-22 Holstebro Groups (Remee) Winner
Reem Hamze 17 Lyngby 15-22s (Lindberg) Runner-up
Alex Benson 22 Nærum 15-22s (Lindberg) 3rd place
Andrew Murray 52 Helsingør Over 23s (Blachman) 4th place
Clifforth & Hein 43-47 Give & Fredericia Groups (Remee) 5th place
Mads Christian 16 Copenhagen 15-22s (Lindberg) 6th place
The Competition 21 Sindal & Aalborg Groups (Remee) 7th place
Sarah Glerup 30 Maribo Over 23s (Blachman) 8th place
Jacob Bering 23 Skanderborg Over 23s (Blachman) 9th place

Live shows

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The live shows started on February 19, 2016 at DR Byen.

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:

  – 15-22s (Lindberg's contestants)
  – Over 23s (Blachman's contestants)
  – Groups (Remee's contestants)
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
1st round 2nd round
Embrace 3rd
14.10%
1st
22.64%
1st
22.68%
2nd
22.08%
1st
23.45%
1st
29.68%
1st
41.25%
Winners
59.72%
Reem Hamze 1st
26.70%
2nd
18.12%
3rd
15.76%
1st
24.57%
3rd
22.98%
3rd
24.81%
2nd
39.45%
Runner-Up
40.28%
Alex Benson 5th
7.28%
4th
12.79%
5th
11.39%
5th
12.70%
4th
20.36%
2nd
27.46%
3rd
19.30%
Eliminated
(Week 7)
Andrew Murray 2nd
15.39%
5th
9.93%
2nd
16.88%
3rd
16.66%
2nd
23.27%
4th
18.06%
Eliminated
(Week 6)
Clifforth & Hein 4th
12.09%
3rd
16.23%
4th
13.63%
4th
13.24%
5th
9.94%
Eliminated
(Week 5)
Mads Christian 6th
6.92%
6th
9.69%
6th
10.76%
6th
10.75%
Eliminated
(Week 4)
The Competition 7th
6.91%
7th
5.72%
7th
8.91%
Eliminated
(Week 3)
Sarah Glerup 8th
6.30%
8th
4.88%
Eliminated
(Week 2)
Jacob Bering 9th
4.30%
Eliminated
(Week 1)
Sing-Off Jacob Bering,
Sarah Glerup
The Competition,
Sarah Glerup
The Competition,
Mads Christian
Alex Benson,
Mads Christian
Clifforth & Hein,
Alex Benson
The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Remee voted out Jacob Bering Sarah Glerup Mads Christian Mads Christian Alex Benson
Lindberg voted out Sarah Glerup Sarah Glerup The Competition Clifforth & Hein
Blachman voted out Jacob Bering The Competition The Competition Mads Christian Clifforth & Hein
Eliminated Jacob Bering
9th
Sarah Glerup
8th
The Competition
7th
Mads Christian
6th
Clifforth & Hein
5th
Andrew Murray
4th
Alex Benson
3rd
Reem Hamze
Runner-Up
Embrace
Winner

Live show details

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Week 1 (February 19)

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  • Theme: Signature
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Embrace 1 "You Don't Own Me" Safe
Jacob Bering 2 "Hotline Bling" Bottom two
Alex Benson 3 "Somebody to Love Me" Safe
Clifforth & Hein 4 "Your Love Will Blow Me Away When My Heart Aches" Safe
Sarah Glerup 5 "Strict Machine" Bottom two
Mads Christian 6 "Locked Out of Heaven" Safe
The Competition 7 "Girls & Boys" Safe
Reem Hamze 8 "Stay" Safe
Andrew Murray 9 "Tick Tick Boom" Safe
Sing-Off details
Jacob Bering 1 "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" Eliminated
Sarah Glerup 2 "Time" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Lindberg: Sarah Glerup
  • Remee: Jacob Bering
  • Blachman: Jacob Bering

Week 2 (February 26)

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  • Theme: Scandinavian songs
  • Musical guest: Julie Bergan ("All Hours")
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song Result
The Competition 1 "Mamma Mia" Bottom two
Reem Hamze 2 "Lost in the Girl" Safe
Andrew Murray 3 "Get the Fuck Out of My Mind" Safe
Clifforth & Hein 4 "Hjem" Safe
Alex Benson 5 "Some Die Young" Safe
Embrace 6 "Frit Land" Safe
Sarah Glerup 7 "Vi to er smeltet sammen" Bottom two
Mads Christian 8 "Uopnåelig" Safe
Sing-Off details
The Competition 1 "Rollercoaster" Saved
Sarah Glerup 2 "Enjoy the Silence" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Remee: Sarah Glerup
  • Blachman: The Competition
  • Lindberg: Sarah Glerup

Week 3 (March 4)

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  • Theme: Songs from the contestant's birthyears
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song Result
Reem Hamze 1 "No Scrubs" Safe
Clifforth & Hein 2 "Light My Fire" Safe
Alex Benson 3 "Missing" Safe
The Competition 4 "Basket Case" Bottom two
Mads Christian 5 "Trouble" Bottom two
Andrew Murray 6 "El Toro" Safe
Embrace 7 "Ready or Not" Safe
Sing-Off details
The Competition 1 "Mr. Jones" Eliminated
Mads Christian 2 "Life Is Worth Living" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Lindberg: The Competition
  • Remee: Mads Christian
  • Blachman: The Competition

Week 4 (March 11)

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  • Theme: Radiohits (songs that have been in the top 10 on the Danish airplay chart)
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song Result
Alex Benson 1 "Hold Back the River" Bottom two
Embrace 2 "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" Safe
Mads Christian 3 "Stitches" Bottom two
Andrew Murray 4 "Galgary" Safe
Clifforth & Hein 5 "Free" Safe
Reem Hamze 6 "Hello" Safe
Sing-Off details
Alex Benson 1 "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore" Saved
Mads Christian 2 "It Will Rain" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Lindberg: Refused to choose between two of her contestants
  • Blachman: Mads Christian
  • Remee: Mads Christian

Week 5 (March 18)

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Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song Result
Clifforth & Hein 1 "The Man Who Sold the World" Bottom two
Andrew Murray 2 "Life On Mars?" Safe
Reem Hamze 3 "Quicksand" Safe
Embrace 4 "Absolute Beginners" Safe
Alex Benson 5 "Space Oddity" Bottom two
Sing-Off details
Clifforth & Hein 1 "The Drugs Don't Work" Eliminated
Alex Benson 2 "Rewind" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Lindberg: Clifforth & Hein
  • Remee: Alex Benson
  • Blachman: Clifforth & Hein

Week 6: Semi-final (25 March)

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  • Theme: Viewers choice; Audition songs
  • Musical guest: Citybois ("Purple light") and ("Hot body")
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order First song Order Second song Result
Andrew Murray 1 "School's Out" 5 "All Right Now" Eliminated
Reem Hamze 2 "Born to Die" 6 "Nirvana" Safe
Embrace 3 "Fast Car" 8 How to Be a Heartbreaker" Safe
Alex Benson 4 "Gravity" 7 "Last Request" Safe

The semi-final did not feature a Sing-Off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Andrew Murray, was automatically eliminated.

Week 7: Final (1 April)

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Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order Free Choice Song Order Duet with Musical guests (Musical Guests) Order Winner's single Result
Alex Benson 1 "Crazy" 4 "Painkillers" and "Tunnel Vision" (with Patrick Dorgan and Mads Langer) N/A N/A (Already eliminated) 3rd Place
Embrace 2 "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" 5 "Shackled Up" and "Casual" (with Alex Vargas and Scarlet Pleasure) 8 "Commitment Issues" Winner
Reem Hamze 3 "Where Are Ü Now" 6 "Golden" and "I Won't Let You Down" (with Brandon Beal and Christopher) 7 "All That I Want'" Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "Lina overvejer at stoppe: Det gør ondt". 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Efter vildt opgør med Blachman: Lina forlader X Factor - Herognu". herognu.dk. Archived from the original on 2015-06-24.
  3. ^ "Lina Rafn: Jeg ved ikke, om jeg fortsætter i 'X Factor'". 28 March 2015.
  4. ^ "VIDEO Blachman: Måske er det tid til tre nye dommere". 28 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Lina Rafn i tvivl om X Factor". 22 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Eva Harlou stopper som X Factor-vært". 26 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Her er X Factors nye vært". 29 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Panik i DR: Lina Rafn stopper som X-factor-dommer". 14 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Lina Rafn stopper som X Factor-dommer". 15 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Onsdag afsløres de: Hvem skal være dommere i X Factor?". 10 August 2015.