X Factor (Danish season 11)

Season of television series

X Factor

Season 11
Hosted by| Sofie Linde Ingversen (DR1)
Joakim Linde Ingversen (DR1) (from 1st to 2nd live shows), (DR Ultra) (from 3rd live show)
Jacob Riising (DR Ultra) (from 1st to 2nd live shows)
Judges| Thomas Blachman
Sanne Salomonsen
Remee
Winner| Place on Earth
Winning mentor| Thomas Blachman
Runner-up| Jamie Talbot
Finals venue| DR Byen
Release
Original network| DR1
DR Ultra (Ultra Factor)
Original release| January 1 (2018-01-01) –
April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)
Season chronology

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X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. Sofie Linde Lauridsen returned to host the show for the 3rd time.[1][2] Thomas Blachman and Remee returned for their respective tenth and eight series as judges and were joined by a new judge Sanne Salomonsen who replaced Mette Lindberg.[3] This season mark the end of X Factor Denmark on DR, followed an announcement made by DR on August 16. On December 21, 2017, TV2 announced the show would be continued the 12th series would be broadcast by them. Place on Earth won the competition and became the 3rd group to win the competition and Thomas Blachman became the winning mentor for the second time.

## Judges and hosts[edit]

Sofie Linde Lauridsen returned as the host for the 3rd time and Thomas Blachman and Remee also returned, joined by a new Judge Sanne Salomonsen who replaced Mette Lindberg. On February 17 Sofie Linde became a mother after she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, named Trine. Therefore, she cannot be ready for the live shows on February 23 she will be temporarily replaced by her husband Joakim Linde Ingversen until shes ready to return again within the next 7 weeks of live shows.[4]

Season 11 judges

Remee

Thomas Blachman

Sanne Salomonsen

## Selection process[edit]

Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

### 5 Chair Challenge[edit]

The 5 Chair Challenge returned for season 11. Sanne Salomonsen mentored the 15-22s, Remee has the Over 23s and Thomas Blachman has the Groups.

The 16 successful acts were:

* 15-22s: Isabella, Marcus, Oliver, Sigmund, Vita
* Over 23s: Anja, Jamie, Laura, Olivur, Rasmus, Vanessa
* Groups: Anne Mette & Tomas, Ivalu & Judithe, Os To, Place on Earth, Sol & Christian

Laura was originally eliminated from the 5 Chair Challenge but Remee later regretted his decision. Therefore, he brought Laura back in the competition and therefore, 16 acts would be competing in Bootcamp.[5]

### Bootcamp[edit]

The Bootcamp took place at Schackenborg Slot.

The 7 eliminated acts were:

* 15-22s: Isabella, Marcus
* Over 23s: Laura, Olivur, Vanessa
* Groups: Ivalu & Judithe, Os To

## Contestants[edit]

Key:

– Winner
– Runner-up
Act  | Age(s)  | Hometown  | Category (mentor)  | Result

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Place on Earth | 17-22 | Ølstykke, Herlev & Horsens | Groups (Blachman) | Winner
Jamie Talbot | 29  | Copenhagen | Over 23s (Remee)  | Runner-up
Rasmus Therkildsen | 27  | Brønshøj | Over 23s (Remee)  | 3rd place
Sigmund Trondheim  | 22  | Horsens  | 15-22s (Salomonsen)  | 4th place
Vita Jensen  | 17  | Døstrup | 15-22s (Salomonsen)  | 5th place
Sol & Christian  | 15-17  | Nykøbing Falster & Hindborg  | Groups (Blachman)  | 6th place
Anne Mette & Tomas  | 46-51  | Testrup  | Groups (Blachman)  | 7th place
Oliver Bendixen  | 15  | Tilst | 15-22s (Salomonsen)  | 8th place
Anja Nynne  | 27  | Copenhagen  | Over 23s (Remee)  | 9th place

## Live shows[edit]

The live shows started on February 23 at DR Byen.

Colour key
– | Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the sing-off

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– | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no sing-off)
– | Contestant received the most public votes

Contestants' colour key:

– 15-22s (Salomonsen's contestants)

– Over 23s (Remee's contestants)
– Groups (Blachman's contestants)
| Contestant  | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7

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1st round | 2nd round
| Place on Earth | 1st
16,1%  | 1st
17,5%  | 1st
18,3%  | 1st
20,6%  | 3rd
21,1%  | 1st
29,2%  | 1st
41,0%  | Winners
58,3%
| Jamie Talbot | 2nd
14,3%  | 2nd
16,8%  | 4th
16,3%  | 2nd
19,9%  | 4th
19,7%  | 2nd
27.3%  | 2nd
30,3%  | Runner-up
41,7%
| Rasmus Therkildsen | 4th
12,1%  | 3rd
14,1%  | 3rd
17,0%  | 4th
16,4%  | 1st
25,1%  | 3rd
24,3%  | 3rd
28,7%  | Eliminated
(Week 7)
| Sigmund Trondheim | 5th
11,4%  | 4th
12,1%  | 2nd
17,6%  | 3rd
19,0%  | 2nd
22,7%  | 4th
19,1%  | Eliminated
(Week 6)
| Vita Jensen | 6th
9,1%  | 5th
10,5%  | 5th
12,3%  | 6th
7,8%  | 5th
11,4%  | Eliminated
(Week 5)
| Sol & Christian | 3rd
13,7%  | 6th
10,1%  | 6th
11,9%  | 5th
16,3%  | Eliminated
(Week 4)
| Anne Mette & Tomas | 7th
8,1%  | 8th
8,2%  | 7th
6,7%  | Eliminated
(Week 3)
| Oliver Bendixen | 9th
7,2%  | 7th
8,9%  | Eliminated
(Week 2)
| Anja Nynne | 8th
8,0%  | Eliminated
(Week 1)
Sing-Off | Anja Nynne,
Oliver Bendixen  | Anne Mette & Tomas,
Oliver Bendixen  | Sol & Christian,
Anne Mette & Tomas  | Sol & Christian,
Vita Jensen  | Jamie Talbot,
Vita Jensen  | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Blachman voted out | Anja Nynne | Oliver Bendixen | Anne Mette & Tomas | Vita Jensen | Vita Jensen
Salomonsen voted out | Anja Nynne | Anne Mette & Tomas | Sol & Christian | Sol & Christian | Jamie Talbot
Remee voted out | Oliver Bendixen | Oliver Bendixen | Anne Mette & Tomas | Sol & Christian | Vita Jensen
Eliminated | Anja Nynne
9th  | Oliver Bendixen
8th  | Anne Mette & Tomas
7th  | Sol & Christian
6th  | Vita Jensen
5th  | Sigmund Trondheim
4th  | Rasmus Therkildsen
3rd  | Jamie Talbot
Runner-Up
Place on Earth
Winner

### Live show details[edit]

#### Week 1 (February 23)[edit]

* Theme: My Song

Contestants' performances on the first live show  Act  | Order  | Song[6] | Result

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Rasmus Therkildsen  | 1  | "Misbehaving"  | Safe
Vita Jensen  | 2  | "Effortless"  | Safe
Anne Mette & Tomas  | 3  | "Technicolour Beat"  | Safe
Jamie Talbot  | 4  | "Famous"  | Safe
Sigmund Trondheim  | 5  | "Love Runs Out"  | Safe
Place on Earth  | 6  | "Slip Away"  | Safe
Anja Nynne  | 7  | "Bust Your Windows"  | Bottom two
Sol & Christian  | 8  | "Sommer"  | Safe
Oliver Bendixen  | 9  | "Human"  | Bottom two
Sing-Off details
Anja Nynne  | 1  | "Walk Away"  | Eliminated
Oliver Bendixen  | 2  | "Please Don't Lie"  | Saved

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Remee: Oliver Bendixen
* Salomonsen: Anja Nynne
* Blachman: Anja Nynne

#### Week 2 (March 2)[edit]

* Theme: Made In Denmark
* Musical Guest: Nephew ("Amsterdam")[7]

Contestants' performances on the second live show  Act  | Order  | Song[8] | Result

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Sigmund Trondheim  | 1  | "Dansevise"  | Safe
Sol & Christian  | 2  | "Stjerner på Himlen"  | Safe
Rasmus Therkildsen  | 3  | "Heroes and Saints"  | Safe
Vita Jensen  | 4  | "I Don't Mind"  | Safe
Anne Mette & Tomas  | 5  | "Roger"  | Bottom two
Oliver Bendixen  | 6  | "Flawless"  | Bottom two
Place on Earth  | 7  | "So Mournful the Elegy, So Comforting the Hymn"  | Safe
Jamie Talbot  | 8  | "For Evigt"  | Safe
Sing-Off details
Anne Mette & Tomas  | 1  | "Hold Back the River"  | Saved
Oliver Bendixen  | 2  | "Lay Me Down"  | Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Blachman: Oliver Bendixen
* Salomonsen: Anne Mette & Tomas
* Remee: Oliver Bendixen

#### Week 3 (March 9)[edit]

* Theme: Girlpower

Contestants' performances on the third live show  Act  | Order  | Song[9] | Result

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Place on Earth  | 1  | "Running Up That Hill"  | Safe
Jamie Talbot  | 2  | "Make Me Feel"  | Safe
Sol & Christian  | 3  | "Tænkt på et Sted"  | Bottom two
Sigmund Trondheim  | 4  | "Cool for the Summer"  | Safe
Anne Mette & Tomas  | 5  | "If I Stay"  | Bottom two
Rasmus Therkildsen  | 6  | "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)"  | Safe
Vita Jensen  | 7  | "Only Girl (In the World)"  | Safe
Sing-Off details
Sol & Christian  | 1  | "Viva Voce"  | Saved
Anne Mette & Tomas  | 2  | "The Other Side"  | Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Salomonsen: Sol & Christian
* Remee: Anne Mette & Tomas
* Blachman: Anne Mette & Tomas

#### Week 4 (March 16)[edit]

* Theme: Decade 17 & 18 (Songs from year 2017 and 18)

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show  Act  | Order  | Song[10] | Result

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Sol & Christian  | 1  | "Liv Før Døden"  | Bottom two
Vita Jensen  | 2  | "I Miss You"  | Bottom two
Rasmus Therkildsen  | 3  | "Silence"  | Safe
Place on Earth  | 4  | "Say Something Loving'"  | Safe
Sigmund Trondheim  | 5  | "Bad Liar"  | Safe
Jamie Talbot  | 6  | "Say Something"  | Safe
Sing-Off details
Sol & Christian  | 1  | "The Day After Tomorrow"  | Eliminated
Vita Jensen  | 2  | "Wicked Game"  | Saved

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Salomonsen: Sol & Christian
* Blachman: Vita Jensen
* Remee: Sol & Christian

#### Week 5 (March 23)[edit]

* Theme: Something at Heart
* Group Performance: "All You Need Is Love"

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show  Act  | Order  | Song[11] | Result

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Sigmund Trondheim  | 1  | "Danmark"  | Safe
Jamie Talbot  | 2  | "Everybody Knows"  | Bottom two
Place on Earth  | 3  | "Pilgrim"  | Safe
Vita Jensen  | 4  | "Say Something"  | Bottom two
Rasmus Therkildsen  | 5  | "Glory"  | Safe
Sing-Off details
Jamie Talbot  | 1  | "Let It Be"  | Saved
Vita Jensen  | 2  | "Read All About It"  | Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Remee: Vita Jensen
* Salomonsen: Jamie Talbot
* Blachman: Vita Jensen

#### Week 6: Semi-final (March 30)[edit]

* Theme: Songs from their previous performances on X Factor and duet with a special guest
* Musical Guest: Rak-Su ("Dimelo")[12]

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show  Act  | Order  | First song[13] | First time Performed  | Order  | Second song (Duet with a special guest)[14] | Result

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Jamie Talbot  | 1  | "Sign of the Times"  | 5 Chair Challenge  | 5  | "You Can Close Your Eyes" (with UHRE)  | Safe
Place on Earth  | 2  | "Nightcall"  | Bootcamp  | 6  | "UFO" (with Dorit Chrysler)  | Safe
Rasmus Therkildsen  | 3  | "Jealous"  | Audition  | 7  | "Cracked" (with Safri Duo)  | Safe
Sigmund Trondheim  | 4  | "Side to Side"  | Audition  | 8  | "Malibu" (with Skinz)  | Eliminated

The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Sigmund Trondheim, was automatically eliminated.

After Sigmund Trondheim's elimination, he sang "Alive" by Sia.

#### Week 7: Final (April 6)[edit]

* Theme: Judges Choice, Andreas Kryger and Kewan Padré's Choice, Winner's Single
* Musical guest: Thomas Helmig ("Vi er de eneste to") Anne-Marie ("Friends")
* Group Performances: ("Don't Stop Me Now" performed by X Factor 2018 Contestants and X Factor All Stars) ("Det Mig Der Står Herude og Banker"/"Den Jeg Elsker" performed by X Factor 2018 auditionees)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show  Act  | Order  | Judges Choice Song[15] | Order  | Andreas Kryger & Kewan Padré's Choice Song[16] | Order  | Winner's single[17] | Result

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Rasmus Therkildsen  | 1  | "Freedom"  | 4  | "Pillowtalk"  | N/A  | N/A (Already eliminated)  | 3rd Place
Place on Earth  | 2  | "Wake Up"  | 5  | "Electric Feel"  | 8  | "Young"  | Winner
Jamie Talbot  | 3  | "Starlight"  | 6  | "Good Kisser"  | 7  | "Goldmine"  | Runner-up

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Danmarks bedste tv-vært er tilbage i X Factor | X Factor | DR" (in Danish). August 7, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
2. ^ "X Factor ny sæson – mød de tre dommere | Presse | DR" (in Danish). August 3, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
3. ^ "Ny dommer klar til X Factor | X Factor | DR" (in Danish). August 10, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
4. ^ "Sofie Linde er på barsel: X Factor får ny vært på fredag". February 19, 2018.
5. ^ "Remee bryder "X Factor"-reglerne". February 8, 2018.
6. ^ "SE LISTEN Her er sangene til X Factors første liveshow". February 22, 2018.
7. ^ "Stort dansk rockband gæster X Factor på fredag". February 28, 2018.
8. ^ "SE LISTEN X Factor-deltagerne skal synge danske hits på fredag". March 2018.
9. ^ "SE LISTEN Deltagerne synger girl power-hits i X Factor på fredag". March 8, 2018.
10. ^ "SE LISTEN X Factor-deltagerne synger nye hits på fredag". March 15, 2018.
11. ^ "SE LISTEN Det skal de synge i X Factor på fredag". March 22, 2018.
12. ^ "De hitter verden over: X Factor får besøg af britiske superstjerner". March 27, 2018.
13. ^ "SE LISTEN Det skal de synge i X Factors semifinale på fredag". March 29, 2018.
14. ^ "SE LISTEN Det skal de synge i X Factors semifinale på fredag". March 29, 2018.
15. ^ "SE LISTEN Det skal deltagerne synge i X Factor-finalen". April 4, 2018.
16. ^ "SE LISTEN Det skal deltagerne synge i X Factor-finalen". April 4, 2018.
17. ^ "Her er X Factor-finalisternes vindersange". March 30, 2018.

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X Factor (Denmark)

Seasons|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17

Winners|

* Martin Hoberg Hedegaard
* Linda Andrews
* Thomas Ring Petersen
* Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen
* Ida Østergaard Madsen
* Chresten Falck Damborg
* Anthony Jasmin
* Emilie Esther
* Embrace
* Morten Nørgaard
* Place on Earth
* Kristian Kjærlund
* Alma Agger
* Solveig Lindelof
* Mads Moldt
* ROSÉL

Other notable
contestants|

* Basim
* VocaLoca
* Alien Beat Club
* Mohamed Ali
* Tine Midtgaard Madsen
* Jesper Nohrstedt
* The Fireflies
* In-Joy
* Babou
* Line Dissing Karree Larsen
* Kristel Lisberg
* Citybois
* VKation
* Jamie Talbot
* Benjamin Rosenbohm
* Rasmus Therkildsen
* Mathilde Caffey

Winner's singles|

* "The 1"
* "Det Bedste til Sidst"
* "My Dream"
* "Min Øjesten"
* "I Can Be"
* "Let go"
* "Do Ya"
* "Undiscovered"
* "Commitment Issues"
* "The Underdog"
* "Young"
* "Lost and Profound"
* "The Last Dance"
* "Cranes in the Sky"
* "Clingy"
* "JEG ER ALMINDELIG"

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