X Factor (Italian TV series) season 14

X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a recording contract with Sony Music. fourteenth season was aired on Sky Uno and TV8 since September 2020. All of the judges from the previous year were replaced; the show seeing the returns of Mika and Manuel Agnelli, and new judges Emma Marrone and Hell Raton. Casadilegon won the competition and Hell Raton became the winning coach for the first time.[1]

X Factor
Season 14
Hosted byAlessandro Cattelan
JudgesMika
Hell Raton
Manuel Agnelli
Emma Marrone
WinnerCasadilego
Winning mentorHell Raton
Runner-upLittle Pieces of Marmelade
Release
Original networkSky Uno
TV8
Original release17 September (2020-09-17) –
10 December 2020 (2020-12-10)
Season chronology
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Season 13

Judges' houses

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The "Home Visit" is the final phase before the Live Shows. In this phase, the contestants who passed the "Bootcamp" had to perform one last time in front of their specific judge, in four different locations. At the end of this audition, the top twelve contestants were chosen.

The eight eliminated acts were:

  • Boys: Leo Meconi, Giuseppe Roccuzzo (Roccuzzo)
  • Girls: Alessandra Ciccariello (Ale), Daria Huber
  • 25+: Gabriel Covino (Kaima), Claudio Luisi (Disarmo)
  • Groups: Wime, Yellow Monday

Contestants and categories

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third place
Category (mentor) Acts
Boys (Marrone) Blind (Franco Rujan) Blue Phelix (Francesco Franco) Santi (Filippo Santi)
Girls (Raton) Casadilego (Elisa Coclite) Cmqmartina (Martina Sironi) Mydrama (Alessandra Martinelli)
25+ (Mika) Eda Marì (Edda Maria Sessa) N.A.I.P. (Michelangelo Mercuri) Vergo (Giuseppe Piscitello)
Groups (Agnelli) Little Pieces of Marmelade Manitoba Melancholia

Live shows

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Results summary

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The number of votes received by each act will be released by Sky Italia after the final.

Colour key
  – Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
  – Contestant received the most public votes
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Quarter-final Semifinal Final
Part 1 Part 2 Single streams Part 1 Part 2 Part 1 Part 2 Round 1 Round 2 Round 1 Single streams Round 2 Round 1 & 2 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Casadilego 2nd Safe 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 1st Safe 1st 3rd 1st 2nd Winner
50,96%
Little Pieces of Marmelade 3rd Safe 3rd 2nd 5th 5th 6th Safe 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st Runner-up
49,04%
Blind 1st Safe 2nd 1st 1st 1st 3rd Safe 4th 4th 2nd 3rd Eliminated
(Final)
N.A.I.P. 3rd Safe 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd Final Showdown 2nd 1st 4th Eliminated
(Final)
Mydrama 2nd Safe 1st 4th 6th 7th 4th Safe 5th 5th Eliminated
(Semi-final)
Cmqmartina 4th Safe 4th 3rd 7th 6th 5th Safe 6th Eliminated
(Quarter-final)
Melancholia 1st Safe 2nd 1st 4th 3rd 7th Eliminated
(Quarter-final)
Vergo 4th Safe 3rd 4th 8th 8th Eliminated
(Week 4)
Blue Phelix 5th Safe 4th 5th 9th Eliminated
(Week 4)
Santi 5th Final Showdown 5th 5th Eliminated
(Week 3)
Manitoba 6th Safe 6th Eliminated
(Week 2)
Eda Marì 6th Eliminated
(Week 2)
Final Showdown Eda Marì,
Manitoba
Eda Marì,
Santi
Manitoba,
Santi
Santi,
Blue Phelix
Mydrama,
Vergo
Melancholia,
N.A.I.P.
Cmqmartina,
Mydrama
Blind,
Mydrama
No final showdown
or judges' vote:
results will be based
on public votes alone
Emma's vote to eliminate Eda Marì Eda Marì Manitoba Santi Vergo N.A.I.P. Cmqmartina Mydrama
Hell Raton's vote to eliminate Eda Marì Eda Marì Manitoba Santi Vergo Melancholia Cmqmartina Blind
Manuel's vote to eliminate Eda Marì Santi Santi Blue Phelix Mydrama N.A.I.P. Cmqmartina Mydrama
Mikas vote to eliminate Manitoba Santi Manitoba Santi Mydrama Melancholia Mydrama Mydrama
Eliminated Eda Marì
3 of 4 votes
majority put through to the final showdown in week 2
Eda Marì
Public vote
to save
Manitoba
3 of 4 votes
majority
Santi
3 of 4 votes
majority
Blue Phelix
Public vote
to save
Melancholia
Public vote
to save
Cmqmartina
3 of 4 votes
majority
Mydrama
3 of 4 votes
majority
N.A.I.P.
Public vote
to win
Blind
Public vote
to win
Little Pieces of Marmelade
Public vote
to win
Vergo
Public vote
to save

Live show details

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Week 1 (29 October)

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Contestants' performances on the first live show
Part 1
Act Order Song Result
Blind 1 "Cuore nero" Safe
Cmqmartina 2 "Serpente" Safe
Eda Marì 3 "Male" Bottom two
Little Pieces of Marmelade 4 "One Cup of Happiness" Safe
Blue Phelix 5 "South Dakota" Safe
Casadilego 6 "Vittoria" Safe
Part 2
Act Order Song Result
Manitoba 7 "La domenica" Bottom two
Vergo 8 "Bomba" Safe
Santi 9 "Bonsai" Safe
Mydrama 10 "Cornici bianche" Safe
N.A.I.P. 11 "Attenti al loop" Safe
Melancholia 12 "Léon" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Eda Marì 13 - Final Showdown
Manitoba 14 - Safe
Judges' votes to send through to the final showdown next week
  • Agnelli: Eda Marì - backed his own act, Manitoba.
  • Mika: Manitoba - backed his own act, Eda Marì.
  • Marrone: Eda Marì - gave no reason.
  • Raton: Eda Marì - gave no reason.

Week 2 (5 November)

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Contestants' performances on the second live show
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Eda Marì 1 "Male" Eliminated
Santi 2 "Bonsai" Safe
Part 1
Act Order Song Result
Little Pieces of Marmelade 1 "Sabotage" Safe
Mydrama 2 "Bella così" Safe
N.A.I.P. 3 "Bla Bla Bla" Safe
Blind 4 "Piece of Your Heart"/"Non mi dire di no" Safe
Cmqmartina 5 "Il mio canto libero" Safe
Manitoba 6 "I Wanna Be Sedated" Bottom two
Part 2
Act Order Song Result
Melancholia 7 "Bloodmoney" Safe
Blue Phelix 8 "Sciccherie" Safe
Vergo 9 "E ritorno da te" Safe
Santi 10 "8 miliardi di persone" Bottom two
Casadilego 11 "Xanny" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Manitoba 12 "La domenica" Eliminated
Santi 13 "Bonsai" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate (round 1)
  • Mika: Santi - backed his own act, Eda Marì.
  • Marrone: Eda Marì - backed her own act, Santi.
  • Agnelli: Santi - gave no reason.
  • Raton: Eda Marì - gave no reason.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Eda Marì was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Judges' votes to eliminate (round 2)
  • Agnelli: Santi - backed his own act, Manitoba.
  • Marrone: Manitoba - backed her own act, Santi.
  • Mika: Manitoba - gave no reason.
  • Raton: Manitoba - gave no reason.

Week 3 (12 November)

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Contestants' performances on the third live show
Part 1
Act Order Song Result
Cmqmartina 1 "Sparami" Safe
Blind 2 "Cicatrici" Safe
Vergo 3 "La cura" Safe
Little Pieces of Marmelade 4 "L.P.O.M." Safe
Santi 5 "Morrison" Bottom two
Part 2
Act Order Song Result
Blue Phelix 6 "Mi ami" Bottom two
Mydrama 7 "Vieni con me" Safe
N.A.I.P. 8 "Oh oh oh" Safe
Casadilego 9 "Lontanissimo" Safe
Melancholia 10 "Grounds" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Santi 11 "Bonsai" Eliminated
Blue Phelix 12 "South Dakota" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Agnelli: Blue Phelix - gave no reason.
  • Marrone: Santi - gave no reason.
  • Mika: Santi - gave no reason.
  • Raton: Santi - gave no reason.

Week 4 (19 November)

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Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Round 1
Act Order Song Result
Vergo 1 "Bomba" Safe
Casadilego 2 "Vittoria" Safe
Blind 3 "Cuore Nero" Safe
Melancholia 4 "Léon" Safe
Cmqmartina 5 "Sparami" Safe
Little Pieces of Marmelade 6 "One Cup of Happiness" Safe
Blue Phelix 7 "South Dakota" Eliminated
N.A.I.P. 8 "Attenti al loop" Safe
Mydrama 9 "Vieni con me" Safe
Round 2
Act Order Song Result
Mydrama 1 "Notti" Bottom two
N.A.I.P. 2 "Amandoti" Safe
Melancholia 3 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Safe
Blind 4 "Per me è importante"/"Bambino" Safe
Cmqmartina 5 "Albero" Safe
Vergo 6 "Oro"/"Pienso en tu mirà"/"Malamente" Bottom two
Casadilego 7 "Rapide" Safe
Little Pieces of Marmelade 8 "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Mydrama - - Safe
Vergo - - Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Mika: Mydrama - backed his own act, Vergo.
  • Raton: Vergo - backed his own act, Mydrama.
  • Agnelli: Mydrama - gave no reason.
  • Marrone: Vergo - gave no reason.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Vergo was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 5 (26 November)

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Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Round 1
Act Order Song Result
Little Pieces of Marmelade 1 "I Am the Walrus" Safe
Cmqmartina 2 "La prima cosa bella" Safe
Blind 3 "In the End/"Tremo" Safe
N.A.I.P. 4 "Storia d'amore" Bottom two
Mydrama 5 "Piccola anima" Safer
Melancholia 6 "Hunter" Bottom two
Casadilego 7 "Dance Monkey" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
N.A.I.P. - - Safe
Melancholia - - Eliminated
Round 2
Act Order Song Result
Cmqmartina 1 "Lasciami andare!" Bottom two
Mydrama 2 "Crudelia" Bottom two
Blind 3 "Affari tuoi" Safe
Casadilego 4 Yesterday" Safe
Little Pieces of Marmalade 5 "Digital Cramps" Safe
N.A.I.P. 6 "Partecipo" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Mydrama - - Safe
Cmqmartina - - Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate (round 1)
  • Agnelli: N.A.I.P. - backed his own act, Melancholia.
  • Mika: Melancholia - backed his own act, N.A.I.P.
  • Marrone: N.A.I.P. - gave no reason.
  • Raton: Melancholia - gave no reason.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Melancholia was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Judges' votes to eliminate (Round 2)
  • Mika: Mydrama - gave no reason.
  • Raton: Cmqmartina - gave no reason.
  • Agnelli: Cmqmartina - gave no reason.
  • Marrone: Cmqmartina - gave no reason.

Week 6: Semi-final (3 December)

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Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order First song Order Second song Result
Blind 1 "Baby" 7 "Good Times"/"Como habla" Bottom two
Casadilego 2 "Catrame" 10 "Lego House" Safe
Little Pieces of Marmelade 3 "Muori delay" 8 "Gimme All Your Love" Safe
Mydrama 4 "Chic" 6 "Spigoli" Bottom two
N.A.I.P. 5 "La canzone mononota" 9 "Milano circonvallazione esterna" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Mydrama 1 "Cornici bianche" Eliminated
Blind 2 "Cuore nero" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Marrone: Mydrama - backed her own act, Blind.
  • Raton: Blind - backed his own act, Mydrama.
  • Agnelli: Mydrama - gave no reason.
  • Mika: Mydrama - gave no reason.

Week 7: Final (10 December)

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Contestants' performances on the final live show
Round 1
Act Order Song Result
Little Pieces of Marmelade 1 "Veleno" with Manuel Agnelli Safe
Blind 2 "La Fine" with Emma Marrone Safe
N.A.I.P. 3 "Lollipop" with Mika 4th Place
Casadilego 4 "Stan" with Hell Raton Safe
Round 2
Act Order Song Result
Casadilego 5 "Kitchen Sink"/"Xanny"/"A Case of You" Safe
Blind 6 "Bambino"/"Cicatrici"/"Affari tuoi" 3rd Place
Little Pieces of Marmelade 7 "I Am the Walrus"/"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"/"Give Me All Your Love" Safe
Round 3
Act Order Song Result
Casadilego 8 "Vittoria" Winner
Little Pieces of Marmelade 9 "One Cup of Happiness" Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "Casadilego vince X Factor 2020: Ecco la sua esibizione sulle note di "Vittoria"". 11 December 2020.
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