X Factor (Danish TV series) season 15

X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Thomas Blachman and Martin Jensen returned as judges while Oh Land quit, with Kwamie Liv becoming her replacement and Sofie Linde returned as the host.

X Factor
Season 15
Hosted bySofie Linde Ingversen
JudgesThomas Blachman
Kwamie Liv
Martin Jensen
WinnerMads Moldt
Winning mentorThomas Blachman
Runner-upKári Fossdalsá
Release
Original networkTV2
Original releaseJanuary 1 (2022-01-01) –
April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
Season chronology
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For the first time on the Danish X Factor, all groups were eliminated in the first 3 live shows.

Judges and hosts

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Thomas Blachman and Martin Jensen returned as judges while Oh Land decided to quit as a judge and Kwamie Liv[1] became the new judge Sofie Linde returned as the main host.

Changes

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For the first time on the Danish X Factor, no categories were given to the judges. Instead, they mentored one act from each category, one from the 15 to 22s, one from the Over 23s, and one group in the live shows.[2]

Selection process

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Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

The 18 successful acts were:

  • Thomas Blachman: Emma & Filip, Mads Moldt, Maria Ranum, Lasse Skriver, Meseret Tesfamichael, Wela & Garcia
  • Kwamie Liv: 2 Harmonies, Oliver Antonio, Rune Duch, Mathias Julin, Lorenzo & Charlo, Tina Mellemgaard
  • Martin Jensen: Mille Bergholtz, Kári Fossdalsá, Lotte Røntved Knudsen, Oscar, RoxorLoops & Jasmin, Sofie Thomsen

Bootcamp

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The 9 eliminated acts were:

  • Thomas Blachman: Emma & Filip, Lasse Skriver, Meseret Tesfamichael
  • Kwamie Liv: 2 Harmonies, Rune Duch, Mathias Julin
  • Martin Jensen: Lotte Røntved Knudsen, RoxorLoops & Jasmin, Sofie Thomsen

Contestants

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Act Age(s) Hometown Mentor Category Result
Mads Moldt 16 Frederikshavn Thomas Blachman 15-22s Winner
Kári Fossdalsá 25 Aalborg Martin Jensen Over 23s Runner-up
Tina Mellemgaard 18 Hoyvik, Faroe Islands Kwamie Liv 15-22s 3rd Place
Mille Bergholtz 21 Falster Martin Jensen 15-22s 4th Place
Maria Ranum 31 Copenhagen Thomas Blachman Over 23s 5th Place
Oliver Antonio 23 Birkerød Kwamie Liv Over 23s 6th Place
Lorenzo & Charlo 18-20 Ikast Kwamie Liv Groups 7th Place
Wela & Garcia 18-19 Valby Thomas Blachman Groups 8th Place
Oscar 17-18 Trige Martin Jensen 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
  – Martin Jensen's Contestants
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
1st round 2nd round
Mads Moldt 1st
18,6%
1st
18,0%
1st
21,2%
1st
25,0%
2nd
22,80%
1st
32,8%
1st
51,3%
Winner
59,9%
Kári Fossdalsá 9th
7,6%
6th
10,3%
6th
13,68%
3rd
16,51%
3rd
21,7%
3rd
21,7%
2nd
28,9%
Runner-up
40,1%
Tina Mellemgaard 2nd
15,9%
3rd
14,9%
3rd
14,2%
5th
14,2%
1st
22,82%
2nd
25,5%
3rd
19,9%
Eliminated
(Week 7)
Mille Bergholtz 4th
11,3%
2nd
17,3%
2nd
15,6%
4th
15,0%
4th
18,1%
4th
19,7%
Eliminated
(Week 6)
Maria Ranum 5th
11,1%
5th
11,3%
4th
13,73%
2nd
16,52%
5th
14,6%
Eliminated
(Week 5)
Oliver Antonio 7th
8,0%
4th
13,4%
5th
13,70%
6th
12,8%
Eliminated
(Week 4)
Lorenzo & Charlo 3rd
11,7%
8th
5,4%
7th
7,9%
Eliminated
(Week 3)
Wela & Garcia 6th
8,3%
7th
8,8%
Eliminated
(Week 2)
Oscar 8th
7,9%
Eliminated
(Week 1)
Sing-Off Oscar,
Kári Fossdalsá
Wela & Garcia,
Lorenzo & Charlo
Lorenzo & Charlo,
Kári Fossdalsá
Oliver Antonio,
Tina Mellemgaard
Maria Ranum,
Mille Bergholtz
The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Blachman voted out Oscar Lorenzo & Charlo Lorenzo & Charlo Oliver Antonio Mille Bergholtz
Liv voted out Kári Fossdalsá Wela & Garcia Kári Fossdalsá Oliver Antonio Maria Ranum
Jensen voted out Oscar Wela & Garcia Lorenzo & Charlo Tina Mellemgaard Maria Ranum
Eliminated Oscar
9th
Wela & Garcia
8th
Lorenzo & Charlo
7th
Oliver Antonio
6th
Maria Ranum
5th
Mille Bergholtz
4th
Tina Mellemgaard
3rd
Kári Fossdalsá
Runner-Up
Mads Moldt
Winner

Live show details

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Week 1 (February 26)

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  • Theme: Signature
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song[3] Result
Oscar 1 "Fucking Smuk" Bottom two
Oliver Antonio 2 "Watermelon Sugar" Safe
Mads Moldt 3 "When I R.I.P" Safe
Mille Bergholtz 4 "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" Safe
Wela & Garcia 5 "Dancing in the Dark" Safe
Tina Mellemgaard 6 "Street Lights" Safe
Kári Fossdalsá 7 "Please Don't Go" Bottom two
Maria Ranum 8 "Oblivion" Safe
Lorenzo & Charlo 9 "Kig op fra gulvet" Safe
Sing-Off details
Oscar 1 "I morgen er der også en dag" Eliminated
Kári Fossdalsá 2 "Thinking Out Loud" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Oscar
  • Liv: Kári Fossdalsá
  • Jensen: Oscar

Week 2 (March 4)

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  • Theme: 200th Program anniversary
  • Musical Guest: Saveus ("Dark Vibrations")
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song[4] Sung before by Result
Tina Mellemgaard 1 "If I Ain't Got You" Laura (Season 1) Safe
Wela & Garcia 2 "Time to Pretend" Anthony Jasmin (Season 7) Bottom two
Kári Fossdalsá 3 "Let Her Go" Chresten (Season 6) Safe
Maria Ranum 4 "Waiting Game" Chili (Season 10) Safe
Lorenzo & Charlo 5 "Efter Festen" Mohamed (Season 2) Bottom two
Mads Moldt 6 "1 Thing" Mohamed (Season 2) Safe
Oliver Antonio 7 "My Body Is a Cage" Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel (Season 5) Safe
Mille Bergholtz 8 "Stay" Reem (Season 9) Safe
Sing-Off details
Wela & Garcia 1 "Somebody Else" Eliminated
Lorenzo & Charlo 2 "Jeg vil ha' dig for mig selv" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Lorenzo & Charlo
  • Liv: Wela & Garcia
  • Jensen: Wela & Garcia

Week 3 (March 11)

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  • Theme: SoMe-Stars (Social Media Stars)
  • Musical Guest: Ericka Jane ("Forget Being Sober")
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song[5] Result
Mads Moldt 1 "Holy" Safe
Oliver Antonio 2 "House of Balloons"/"Glass Table Girls" Safe
Mille Bergholtz 3 "Without Me" Safe
Lorenzo & Charlo 4 "Industry Baby" Bottom two
Maria Ranum 5 "Gangsta" Safe
Kári Fossdalsá 6 "I'm So Tired..." Bottom two
Tina Mellemgaard 7 "All I Need" Safe
Sing-Off details
Lorenzo & Charlo 1 "I’m Sorry" Eliminated
Kári Fossdalsá 2 "I’m Not The Only One" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Jensen: Lorenzo & Charlo
  • Liv: Kári Fossdalsá
  • Blachman: Lorenzo & Charlo

Week 4 (March 18)

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  • Theme: TV & Movie Songs
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song[6] Movie/TV show Result
Oliver Antonio 1 "Another Way to Die" Quantum of Solace Bottom two
Maria Ranum 2 "Atlas" The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Safe
Mille Bergholtz 3 "Love Me like You Do" Fifty Shades of Grey Safe
Mads Moldt 4 "Wreak Havoc" Suicide Squad Safe
Tina Mellemgaard 5 "Same Girl" Euphoria Bottom two
Kári Fossdalsá 6 "Rewrite the Stars" The Greatest Showman Safe
Sing-Off details
Oliver Antonio 1 "Happier" Eliminated
Tina Mellemgaard 2 "All I Ask" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Oliver Antonio
  • Jensen: Tina Mellemgaard
  • Liv: Oliver Antonio

Week 5 (March 25)

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  • Theme: Nordic Artists
  • Group Performance: "Noget for nogen"
  • Musical Guest: Molly Sandén ("Nån annan nu")
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song[7] Result
Mille Bergholtz 1 "Such a Boy" Bottom two
Maria Ranum 2 "The Middle" Bottom two
Tina Mellemgaard 3 "Ord" (Original Song) Safe
Kári Fossdalsá 4 "Svag" Safe
Mads Moldt 5 "Dagdrøm" Safe
Sing-Off details
Mille Bergholtz 1 "All I Want" Saved
Maria Ranum 2 "Something To Say" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Mille Bergholtz
  • Jensen: Maria Ranum
  • Liv: Maria Ranum

Week 6: Semi-final (1 April)

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  • Theme: Party & The Day After
  • Musical Guest: Solveig Lindelof ("Superficial")
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order First song (Party Song)[8] Order Second song (The Day After Song)[8] Result
Kári Fossdalsá 1 "Get Lucky" 5 "Dancing On My Own" Safe
Mads Moldt 2 "SexyBack" 6 "Super Rich Kids" Safe
Tina Mellemgaard 3 "Åben" (Original Song) 7 "I'll Never Love Again" Safe
Mille Bergholtz 4 "Remember" 8 "Drunk in the Morning" Eliminated

The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Mille Bergholtz was automacally eliminated

Week 7: Final (April 8)

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Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order Judges Choice Song[9] Order Duet song (with a Special Guest)[9] Result Order Winner Song[9] Result
Tina Mellemgaard 1 "Love On Top" 4 "Du er" & "Den jeg elsker, elsker jeg" with (Søs Fenger) Eliminated N/A (Already Eliminated) 3rd Place
Kári Fossdalsá 2 "Happy" 5 "Daughter of Jonah" & "House on Fire" with (Jonah Blacksmith) Safe 8 "Believer" Runner-up
Mads Moldt 3 "See You Again" 6 "Føler mig selv 100" & "Hjem fra Fabrikken" with (Andreas Odbjerg) Safe 7 "Clingy" Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Her er den nye 'X Factor'-dommer i 2022 - TV 2". 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ "For første gang nogensinde: Kæmpe ændring i 'X Factor' 2022 - TV 2". 16 December 2021.
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  4. ^ "Det skal de til årets andet 'X Factor'-liveshow - TV 2". underholdning.tv2.dk. March 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Det skal deltagerne synge til årets trejde 'X Factor'-liveshow - TV 2". underholdning.tv2.dk. March 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Det skal deltagerne i årets fjerde 'X Factor'-liveshow - TV 2". underholdning.tv2.dk. March 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Det skal deltagerne i femte 'X Factor'-liveshow - TV 2". underholdning.tv2.dk. March 25, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Det skal de deltagerne synge i 'X Factor'-semifinale - TV 2". underholdning.tv2.dk. April 1, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Duetter med kendte danske musikere - det skal deltagerne synge til 'X Factor'-finalen - TV 2". underholdning.tv2.dk. April 8, 2022.