X Factor (Danish season 2)

Season of television series

Season of television series

X Factor

Season 2
Hosted by| Lise Rønne
Judges| Thomas Blachman
Lina Rafn
Remee
Winner| Linda Andrews
Winning mentor| Lina Rafn
Runner-up| Alien Beat Club
Finals venue| DR Byen
Release
Original network| DR1
Original release| 2 January (2009-01-02) –
27 March 2009 (2009-03-27)
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X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The second season premiered on 2 January 2009 and ended on 27 March on DR1. Lise Rønne returned as host, while Thomas Blachman, Lina Rafn and Remee returned as judges.

## Judges and hosts[edit]

Season 2 judges

Thomas Blachman

Lina Rafn

Remee

In March 2008, Thomas Blachman announced that he would not be returning as a judge for season 2. On 18 September 2008, Ekstra Bladet revealed that Lina Rafn would be returning as a judge for season 2.[1] The following day, it was officially confirmed that Blachman, Rafn and Remee would all be returning as judges for season 2.[2] Lise Rønne returned as host.

## Selection process[edit]

### Auditions[edit]

Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Århus in 2008.

### Superbootcamp[edit]

Remee was given the Groups category, Rafn was given the Over 25s and Blachman was given the 15-24s.

### Bootcamp[edit]

For the first time in the show's history, the judges had an assistant to help them decide which acts to send through to the live shows. Remee was assisted by Martin Dodd, but Rafn and Blachman were not assisted.

The 6 eliminated acts were:

* 15-24s: Patricia (put into Alien Beat Club), Patrick
* Over 25s: Janus, Lotus
* Groups: Anders & Elisabeth, Soul Connect

## Contestants[edit]

Key:

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

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Linda Andrews | 36 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Over 25s (Rafn) | Winner
Alien Beat Club | 16-24  | Various  | Groups (Remee)  | Runner-up
Mohamed Ali | 16  | Nørresundby | 15-24s (Blachman)  | 3rd place
Sidsel Vestertjele  | 17  | Unknown  | 15-24s (Blachman)  | 4th place
Lucas Claver  | 16  | Hundested | 15-24s (Blachman)  | 5th place
Asian Sensation  | 16-18  | Aarhus | Groups (Remee)  | 6th place
Seest Christensen  | 35  | Unknown  | Over 25s (Rafn)  | 7th place
Claus Lillelund  | 31  | Aalborg | Over 25s (Rafn)  | 8th place
Tårnhøj  | 25-31  | Various  | Groups (Remee)  | 9th place

## Live shows[edit]

The live shows began on 13 February 2009 and ended on 27 March 2009 at DR Byen.

Colour key:

– Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown

– Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)

Contestants' colour key:

– Rafn's contestants (Over 25s)

– Remee's contestants (Groups)
– Blachman's contestants (15-24s)
Contestant  | Week 1  | Week 2  | Week 3  | Week 4  | Week 5  | Week 6  | Final Week 7

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Round 1 | Round 2
| Linda Andrews | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner
(Week 7)
| Alien Beat Club | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up
(Week 7)
| Mohamed Ali | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | 3rd | Eliminated
(Week 7)
| Sidsel Vestertjele  | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated
(Week 6)
| Lucas Claver  | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated
(Week 5)
| Asian Sensation  | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated
(Week 4)
| Seest Christensen  | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated
(Week 3)
| Claus Lillelund  | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated
(Week 2)
| Tårnhøj  | Bottom two | Eliminated
(Week 1)
Bottom two  | Claus Lillelund
Tårnhøj  | Claus Lillelund
Lucas Claver  | Asian Sensation
Seest Christensen  | Asian Sensation
Sidsel Vestertjele  | Lucas Claver
Mohamed Ali  | Sidsel Vestertjele
Mohamed Ali  | No bottom two, public votes alone decide who is eliminated.
Remee voted out | Claus Lillelund | Claus Lillelund | Seest Christensen | Sidsel Vestertjele | Lucas Claver | No judges votes the public votes decides who will go through
Rafn voted out | Tårnhøj | Lucas Claver | Asian Sensation | Asian Sensation | Mohamed Ali
Blachman voted out | Tårnhøj | Claus Lillelund | Seest Christensen | Asian Sensation | Lucas Claver
Eliminated  | Tårnhøj
9th  | Claus Lillelund
8th  | Seest Christensen
7th  | Asian Sensation
6th  | Lucas Claver
5th  | Sidsel Vestertjele
4th  | Mohamed Ali
3rd  | Alien Beat Club
Runner-up
Linda Andrews
Winner

Note 1: In the semifinal the two acts who received the most votes from the Danish public will automatically progress to the final. The two acts with the fewest votes will sing again in the final showdown and then the public decides who will go through to the final.

### Live show details[edit]

Colour key:

– Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown

– Contestant was eliminated
– Contestant was saved by the public

#### Week 1 (13 February)[edit]

* Theme: Hits

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

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Asian Sensation  | 1  | "Stayin' Alive"  | Safe
Seest Christensen  | 2  | "Wonderful World"  | Safe
Mohamed Ali  | 3  | "1 Thing"  | Safe
Claus Lillelund  | 4  | "Ordinary People"  | Bottom two
Tårnhøj  | 5  | "Uninvited"  | Eliminated
Lucas Claver  | 6  | "Tainted Love"  | Safe
Linda Andrews  | 7  | "Because of You"  | Safe
Alien Beat Club  | 8  | "Warwick Avenue"  | Safe
Sidsel Vestertjele  | 9  | "Nothing Else Matters"  | Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Remee: Claus Lillelund
* Rafn: Tårnhøj
* Blachman: Tårnhøj

#### Week 2 (20 February)[edit]

* Theme: Made in Denmark

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

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Lucas Claver  | 1  | "Hvorfor er lykken så lunefuld"  | Bottom two
Alien Beat Club  | 2  | "Dig og mig"/"Calabria"  | Safe
Linda Andrews  | 3  | "Vårvise"  | Safe
Sidsel Vestertjele  | 4  | "Rocket Brothers"  | Safe
Asian Sensation  | 5  | "Elsker hende mere"  | Safe
Claus Lillelund  | 6  | "Kys det nu"  | Eliminated
Mohamed Ali  | 7  | "Det er sent nu"  | Safe
Seest Christensen  | 8  | "Transparent and glasslike"  | Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Blachman: Claus Lillelund
* Rafn: Lucas Claver
* Remee: Claus Lillelund

#### Week 3 (27 February)[edit]

* Theme: Motown

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

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Linda Andrews  | 1  | "You Can't Hurry Love"  | Safe
Sidsel Vestertjele  | 2  | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"  | Safe
Asian Sensation  | 3  | "Dancing in the Street"  | Bottom two
Seest Christensen  | 4  | "Lately"  | Eliminated
Lucas Claver  | 5  | "Baby Love"  | Safe
Alien Beat Club  | 6  | "I'll Be There"  | Safe
Mohamed Ali  | 7  | "I Want You Back"  | Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Remee: Seest Christensen
* Rafn: Asian Sensation
* Blachman: Seest Christensen

#### Week 4 (6 March)[edit]

* Theme: Songs by ABBA

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

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Alien Beat Club  | 1  | "Voulez-Vous"  | Safe
Sidsel Vestertjele  | 2  | "Knowing Me, Knowing You"  | Bottom two
Mohamed Ali  | 3  | "SOS"  | Safe
Asian Sensation  | 4  | "One Night in Bangkok"  | Eliminated
Linda Andrews  | 5  | "Money, Money, Money"  | Safe
Lucas Claver  | 6  | "Does Your Mother Know"  | Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Remee: Sidsel Vestertjele
* Blachman: Asian Sensation
* Rafn: Asian Sensation

#### Week 5 (13 March)[edit]

* Theme: DR Bigband

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

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Mohamed Ali  | 1  | "Crazy in Love"  | Bottom two
Lucas Claver  | 2  | "The Love Cats"  | Eliminated
Linda Andrews  | 3  | "Mercy"  | Safe
Sidsel Vestertjele  | 4  | "How?"  | Safe
Alien Beat Club  | 5  | "Toxic"  | Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Remee: Lucas Claver
* Rafn: Mohamed Ali
* Blachman: Lucas Claver

#### Week 6: Semi-final (20 March)[edit]

* Theme: Songs by Sanne Salomonsen; Dedication
* Musical Guest: Sanne Salomonsen ("Hel Igen")

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show  Act  | Order  | First song  | Order  | Second song  | Result

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Sidsel Vestertjele  | 1  | "Kærligheden Kalder"  | 6  | "Tom's Diner"  | Eliminated
Alien Beat Club  | 2  | "Taxa"  | 5  | "I'm Yours"  | Safe
Linda Andrews  | 3  | "Hvis Du Forstod"  | 8  | "Unwritten"  | Safe
Mohamed Ali  | 4  | "Efter Festen"  | 7  | "Dirty Diana"  | Bottom two

In this semi-final the two acts with the fewest votes will sing again in the final showdown and then the public decides who will go through to the final.

#### Week 7: Final (27 March)[edit]

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show  Act  | Order  | First song  | Order  | Second song  | Result

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Mohamed Ali  | 1  | "If You're Not the One"/"Hot n Cold"  | N/A  | N/A (Already eliminated)  | Eliminated
Alien Beat Club  | 2  | "Circle of Life"/"Just Dance"  | 5  | "Det bedste til sidst"  | Runner-up
Linda Andrews  | 3  | "So What"  | 4  | "Det bedste til sidst"  | Winner

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Lina tilbage i X Factor". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
2. ^ "X Factor-dommertrio intakt". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 2021-11-26.

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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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