X Factor (Danish TV series) season 17

X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Maria Fantino is the new host to the show After Sofie Linde stepped down as host[1] and Thomas Blachman and Simon Kvamm will return for their 16th and 2nd time as judges and they will be joined by Oh Land who is returning for 4th time as judge replacing Kwamie Liv as judge. [2]

X Factor
Season 17
Hosted byMaria Fantino
JudgesThomas Blachman
Oh Land
Simon Kvamm
WinnerHelene Frank
Winning mentorSimon Kvamm
Runner-upSelmani
Release
Original networkTV2
Original releaseJanuary 1 (2024-01-01) –
April 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 16

Helene Frank Won the Competition and The Brothers duo Selmani became the runner-up of the season and Simon Kvamm became winning mentor for the second season in a row.

Selection process

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Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

The 18 successful acts were:

  • Thomas Blachman: Mariya Apollonia, Aske & William, Ea Houbo Christensen, Sara Høgh, Kaos, Cristian Oprea
  • Oh Land: Cyklus, Elipreeya, Mette Jeppesen, Nicolaj Lindby, August Tómasson, Elva Wahlberg
  • Simon Kvamm: Anton & Viktor, Helene Frank, Victor Hauch, Selmani, Thilde Steffensen, Jonas Thomsen

Bootcamp

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The 9 eliminated acts were:

  • Thomas Blachman: Aske & William, Ea Houbo Christensen, Sara Høgh
  • Oh Land: Elipreeya, Mette Jeppesen, August Tómasson
  • Simon Kvamm: Anton & Viktor, Thilde Steffensen, Jonas Thomsen

Finalists

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Act Age(s) Hometown Mentor Category Result
Helene Frank 28 Eckernförde, Germany Simon Kvamm Over 23s Winner
Selmani 19-22 Kalundborg Simon Kvamm Groups Runner-up
Cristian Oprea 16 Sønderborg Thomas Blachman 15-22s 3rd Place
Elva Wahlberg 20 Søborg Oh Land 15-22s 4th Place
Kaos 20-21 Vordingborg og Valby Thomas Blachman Groups 5th Place
Cyklus 22 Næstved Oh Land Groups 6th Place
Mariya Apollonia 24 Copenhagen Thomas Blachman Over 23s 7th Place
Nicolaj Lindby 29 Aarhus Oh Land Over 23s 8th Place
Victor Hauch 19 Gentofte Simon Kvamm 15-22s 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:

  – Oh Land's Contestants
  – Thomas Blachman's Contestants
  – Simon Kvamm's Contestants
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7[3]
1st round 2nd round
Helene Frank Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 1st
47,01%
Winner
69,11%
Selmani Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 2nd
27,84%
Runner-up
30,89%
Cristian Oprea Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 3rd
25,15%
Eliminated
(Week 7)
Elva Wahlberg Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 4th Eliminated
(Week 6)
Kaos Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 5)
Cyklus Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 4)
Mariya Apollonia Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 3)
Nicolaj Lindby Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 2)
Victor Hauch Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 1)
Sing-Off Victor Hauch,
Nicolaj Lindby
Cyklus,
Nicolaj Lindby
Mariya Apollonia,
Kaos
Elva Wahlberg,
Cyklus
Cristian Oprea,
Kaos
The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Blachman voted out Victor Hauch Nicolaj Lindby Mariya Apollonia Elva Wahlberg Kaos
Oh Land voted out Victor Hauch Nicolaj Lindby Kaos Cyklus Kaos
Kvamm voted out Nicolaj Lindby Cyklus Mariya Apollonia Cyklus Cristian Oprea
Eliminated Victor Hauch
9th
Nicolaj Lindby
8th
Mariya Apollonia
7th
Cyklus
6th
Kaos
5th
Elva Wahlberg
4th
Cristian Oprea
3rd
Selmani
Runner-Up
Helene Frank
Winner

Live show details

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Week 1 (February 23)

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  • Theme: Signature
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song[4] Result
Elva Wahlberg 1 "Vampire" Safe
Victor Hauch 2 "Ibiza" Bottom two
Mariya Apollonia 3 "Sundholm" Safe
Nicolaj Lindby 4 "Verdens Mindste Dør, Har Aldrig Været Større" Bottom two
Selmani 5 "Stå Op Gå Ned" Safe
Cristian Oprea 6 "Halskæde" Safe
Cyklus 7 "Fugle Kan Dø" Safe
Helene Franck 8 "Et Hav Af Udstrakte Hænder" Safe
Kaos 9 "Bums For Eliten" Safe
Sing-Off details
Victor Hauch 1 "Susanne, Birgitte og Hanne" Eliminated
Nicolaj Lindby 2 "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Nicolaj Lindby
  • Oh Land: Victor Hauch
  • Blachman: Victor Hauch

Week 2 (March 1)

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  • Theme: Songs from the 1980s
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song[5] Result
Cristian Oprea 1 "99 Luftballons" Safe
Cyklus 2 "I Would Die 4 U" Bottom two
Helene Franck 3 "Sotto Voce" Safe
Mariya Apollonia 4 "Nu Hvor Du Har Brændt Mig Af" Safe
Nicolaj Lindby 5 "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" Bottom two
Kaos 6 "Indian Summer" Safe
Elva Wahlberg 7 "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Safe
Selmani 8 "Hele Verden Fra Forstanden" Safe
Sing-Off details
Cyklus 1 "Venus" Saved
Nicolaj Lindby 2 "The Second You Sleep" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Cyklus
  • Blachman: Nicolaj Lindby
  • Oh Land: Nicolaj Lindby

Week 3 (March 8)

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Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song[6] Result
Mariya Apollonia 1 "Jeg elsker alt hvad du hader ved mig" Bottom two
Selmani 2 "Landet" Safe
Elva Wahlberg 3 "Killing It" Safe
Kaos 4 "ægte kvinde" Bottom two
Cyklus 5 "Alt Det Du Gør" Safe
Cristian Oprea 6 "Run the World (Girls)" Safe
Helene Franck 7 "Bitte Små Ryk" Safe
Sing-Off details
Mariya Apollonia 1 "Somewhere Only We Know" Eliminated
Kaos 2 "Slørede Nætter" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Mariya Apollonia
  • Oh Land: Kaos
  • Blachman: Mariya Apollonia

Week 4 (March 15)

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  • Theme: TV & Movie songs
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song[7] Movie/TV show Result
Cyklus 1 "Nu Flyver Anton" Anton Bottom two
Helene Franck 2 "Sjæl i Flammer" Een gang strømer... Safe
Kaos 3 "Hvad Skal vi Med Frihed?" Cirkeline: Storbyens Mus Safe
Selmani 4 "Knokler Hårdt" Ækte vare Safe
Elva Wahlberg 5 "What Was I Made For?" Barbie Bottom two
Cristian Oprea 6 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Rocketman Safe
Sing-Off details
Cyklus 1 "Sacre Coeur" Eliminated
Elva Wahlberg 2 "The Game" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Elva Wahlberg
  • Kvamm: Cyklus
  • Oh Land: Cyklus

Week 5 (March 22)

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  • Theme: Family
  • Group Performances: "Running in the Family" (performed by the top 5)
  • Musical Guest: August Høyen ("Min Mor")
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song[8] Result
Selmani 1 "Novembervej" Safe
Cristian Oprea 2 "My Girls" Bottom two
Helene Frank 3 "Natsværmer" Safe
Kaos 4 "Klap for fædrelandet" Bottom two
Elva Wahlberg 5 "Mother Mother" Safe
Sing-Off details
Cristian Oprea 1 "Who Wants to Live Forever" Saved
Kaos 2 "Kaos kan Være Smukt" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Cristian Oprea
  • Oh Land: Kaos
  • Blachman: Kaos

Week 6: Semi-Final (March 29)

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  • Theme: Heart Rhymes with Pain
  • Musical Guest: ROSÉL ("Igennem Din Mund")
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order First song (Love Song)[9] Order Second song (Unhappy Love Song)[9] Result
Helene Frank 1 "Sådan nogle som os" 5 "Termodragten" Safe
Elva Wahlberg 2 "Svært at være fantastisk" 6 "Weak" Eliminated
Selmani 3 "Du gør mig..." 7 "Regn" Safe
Cristian Oprea 4 "Mystery of Love" 8 "This is what autumn feels like" Safe

The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Elva Wahlberg was automacally eliminated. After Elva Wahlberg's elimination, she sang "20 år" which was her own single and will be released on the music streaming services.

Week 7: Final (April 5)

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Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order Judges Choice Song[10] Order Duet song (special guest) Result Order Winner Song Result
Helene Frank 1 "Noget for nogen" 4 "Langt ude, langt oppe, langt nede og langt, langt væk" & "Du er" (with Søren Huss) Safe 8 "Verden Findes" Winner
Cristian Oprea 2 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" 5 "Det’ kun vigtigt, hvad det er" & "Storebæltsbroen" (with Guldimund) Eliminated N/A (Already Eliminated) 3rd Place
Selmani 3 "Terrier" 6 "Spice up your life" & "Første Dag" (with Benjamin Hav & Ella Augusta) Safe 7 "Vejen Hjem" Runner-up

After Cristian Oprea's elimination, he sang "Sang om forventninger (Jeg vil bare være glad)" which was his own single and will be released on the music streaming services.

References

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  1. ^ https://underholdning.tv2.dk/2023-07-06-ny-vaert-klar-i-x-factor
  2. ^ https://underholdning.tv2.dk/2023-08-30-her-er-den-nye-x-factor-dommer
  3. ^ "Sådan stemte danskerne i 'X Factor' finalen". 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Deltagere troede, at det var en joke: Det skal 'X Factor'-deltagerne synge til første liveshow - TV 2". 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Det var tæt på umuligt at finde en sang – det skal deltagerne synge i 'X Factor'". 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Optræder i en større sags tjeneste – det skal de synge i 'X Factor'". 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Børnesang i ny udgave – det skal de synge i 'X Factor'". 15 March 2024.
  8. ^ "det skal de synge i 'X Factor'". 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "For første gang i årets 'X Factor' – det skal de synge i semifinalen". 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ "'X Factor'-finalisterne skal synge duet med kendte musikere". 5 April 2024.