X Factor (Italian season 7)

Season of television series

X Factor

Season 7
Hosted by| Alessandro Cattelan (Sky Uno)
Judges| Elio
Mika
Morgan
Simona Ventura
Winner| Michele Bravi
Winning mentor| Morgan
Runner-up| Ape Escape
Finals venue| X Factor Arena, Milan (Weeks 1-7)
Mediolanum Forum, Assago (Week 8)
Release
Original network| Sky Uno
Cielo
Original release| 26 September (2013-09-26) –
12 December 2013 (2013-12-12)
Season chronology

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X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a € 300,000 recording contract with Sony Music. Before the start of the auditions process it was announced that Elio, Morgan and Simona Ventura would be confirmed as judges and mentors, whilst Mika has been chosen for replacing Arisa in the role; also Alessandro Cattelan returned as host. The seventh season aired on Sky Uno starting from 26 September 2013 to 12 December 2013.

Auditions for season 7 took place in Naples, Genoa and Milan in June 2013; bootcamp took place in Milan for two days, on 26 and 27 June. Unconfirmed rumors revealed that Elio will mentor the Over-25s, Morgan the boys, Mika the girls and Ventura the groups; they selected their final three acts during judges' houses.[1]

Michele Bravi, a member of the category Boys and mentored by Morgan, was announced the winner of the competition on 12 December 2013. His winner's single, "La vita e la felicità", released immediately after the end of the show, was co-written by Italian singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro.

## Judges, presenters and other personnel[edit]

Series 7 Judges

Simona Ventura

Elio

Mika

Morgan

During the sixth Live Show of the season, Arisa complained about voting mechanism, and tossed allegations against Simona Ventura, accusing her of being «phony» in judging her acts.[2] In February 2013, Sky Movies and Entertainment vice-president Andrea Scrosati announced in an interview to Corriere della Sera that Arisa would not be confirmed as a mentor.[3] At first, even Morgan and Elio seemed intended to leave the show;[4][5] newspapers and websites cited Malika Ayane, Lorella Cuccarini and Gigi D'Alessio as possible replacements.[6] On 23 April it was announced that Mika would be the first non-Italian mentor in the competition history; finally, on 12 and 19 May the presences of Morgan and Elio were confirmed.[7][8]

Alessandro Cattelan has been confirmed to present the main show on Sky Uno HD in February 2013.[9] Also vocal coaches Alberto Tafuri, Paola Folli and Gaetano Cappa, music-director Lucio Fabbri and art-director and choreographer Luca Tomassini were confirmed, whilst Mika chose Rossana Casale as the fourth vocal coach.

### Applications and auditions[edit]

Genoa

Milan

Naples

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Cities that auditions and/or pre-auditions were held in.

A preliminary phase of auditions was held:

* at Castel Sant'Elmo, Naples, from 12 to 14 May 2013;[10]
* at Unicredit Tower, Milan, from 25 to 27 May 2013.[11]

The judges auditions was held:

* at 105 Stadium, Genoa, on 1 and 2 June 2013;
* at Teatro Dal Verme, Milan, from 17 to 19 June 2013.[12]

On 18 June auditions Fedez starred as guest-judge.[13]

### Bootcamp[edit]

Bootcamp took place at Mediolanum Forum, Assago, over two days, on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June.

### Judges' houses[edit]

"Home visits" was broadcast on 17 October. Morgan mentored the Boys at E-Werk, Berlin, assisted by Asia Argento;[14] Mika took the Girls at Slane Castle, Republic of Ireland, assisted by Marco Mengoni;[15] Elio auditioned the Over 25s at Museo del Violino, Cremona, with Linus,[16] and Ventura tested the Groups at Officine Grandi Riparazioni, Turin with Davide Dileo.[17]

The twelve eliminated acts were:

* Boys: Andrea Butturini, Marco Colonna, Alberto Galuppini
* Girls: Chiara Grispo, Valentina Livi, Roberta Pompa
* 25+: Valeria Crescenzi, Sebastiano Di Santo, Adriana Salvadori
* Groups: Dynamo, Extra, Mr. Rain & Osso

In the second live show, the eliminated act of the home visits, Roberta Pompa was brought back, after a final showdown with Mr. Rain & Osso.

## Contestants and categories[edit]

Key:

- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third place
Category (mentor)  | Acts

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Boys (Morgan)  | Michele Bravi | Andrea D'Alessio | Lorenzo Iuracà |
Girls (Mika)  | Gaia Galizia | Roberta Pompa | Valentina Tioli | Violetta Zironi
25+ (Elio)  | Aba | Fabio Santini | Alan Scaffardi |
Groups (Ventura)  | Ape Escape | FreeBoys | Street Clerks

## Live shows[edit]

### Results summary[edit]

The number of votes received by each act were released by Sky Italia after the final.[18]

Colour key
- | Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown

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- | Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
- | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
- | Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant  Contestant  | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final

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Part 1 | Part 2  | Part 1 | Part 2  | Part 1 | Part 2  | Round 1 | Round 2  | Round 1 | Round 2  | Round 1 | Round 2  | Round 1 | Round 2  | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3
Michele Bravi  | —  | 3rd
20.71%  | 2nd
19.89%  | —  | 1st
24.80%  | —  | —  | 1st
30.12%  | 1st
23.77%  | —  | 1st
26.73%  | 1st
27.41%  | 1st
31.00%  | 1st
29.88%  | 1st
37.33%  | 1st
42.67%  | Winner
57.33%
Ape Escape  | —  | 2nd
24.28%  | —  | 1st
22.69%  | 3rd
21.16%  | —  | 1st
25.35%  | —  | 2nd
18.03%  | —  | 3rd
15.43%  | 5th
14.55%  | 2nd
22.08%  | 3rd
24.11%  | 2nd
22.61%  | 2nd
31.49%  | Runner-up
42.67%
Violetta Zironi | —  | 1st
24.33%  | 1st
25.54%  | —  | —  | 1st
28.13%  | —  | 2nd
22.16%  | 3rd
13.79%  | —  | 5th
14.56%  | 3rd
18.27%  | 3rd
19.19%  | 2nd
26.10%  | 3rd
21.59%  | 3rd
26.04%  | Eliminated
(final)
Aba  | —  | 5th
10.20%  | —  | 5th
10.34%  | —  | 5th
14.96%  | —  | 3rd
17.81%  | 5th
10.07%  | —  | 2nd
15.98%  | 2nd
24.19%  | 4th
15.58%  | 4th
19.91%  | 4th
18.48%  | Eliminated
(final)
Andrea D'Alessio  | 3rd
20.51%  | —  | —  | 2nd
21.13%  | —  | 2nd
20.53%  | 2nd
22.66%  | —  | 4th
11.18%  | —  | 4th
14.74%  | 4th
15.57%  | 5th
12.15%  | —  | Eliminated
(semi-final)
Gaia Galizia  | 2nd
22.29%  | —  | 4th
15.10%  | —  | 4th
11.86%  | —  | —  | 4th
16.12%  | 7th
8.16%  | 1st
39.54%  | 6th
12.56%  | —  | Eliminated
(quarter-final)
Fabio Santini  | 5th
10.78%  | —  | 6th
9.42%  | —  | 5th
10.14%  | —  | 5th
11.80%  | —  | 8th
6.52%  | 2nd
31.66%  | Eliminated
(Week 5)
Valentina Tioli  | 1st
24.31%  | —  | —  | 4th
15.68%  | 2nd
22.43%  | —  | 3rd
20.66%  | —  | 6th
8.48%  | 3rd
28.80%  | Eliminated
(Week 5)
Street Clerks  | —  | 4th
12.15%  | 5th
13.72%  | —  | —  | 3rd
19.55%  | —  | 5th
13.78%  | Eliminated
(Week 4)
Roberta Pompa  | Not in live show | —  | 3rd
20.74%  | —  | 4th
16.84%  | 4th
19.53%  | —  | Eliminated
(Week 4)
Alan Scaffardi  | 4th
13.18%  | —  | 3rd
17.82%  | —  | 6th
9.42%  | —  | Eliminated
(Week 3)
FreeBoys  | 6th
8.27%  | —  | —  | 6th
7.94%  | Eliminated
(Week 2)
Lorenzo Iuracà  | —  | 6th
8.33%  | Eliminated
(Week 1)
Final showdown  | FreeBoys,
Lorenzo Iuracà  | Fabio Santini,
FreeBoys  | Alan Scaffardi,
Aba  | Roberta Pompa,
Fabio Santini  | Gaia Galizia,
Street Clerks  | Fabio Santini,
Gaia Galizia  | Gaia Galizia,
Ape Escape  | Andrea D'Alessio,
Aba  | No final showdown
or judges' vote:
results will be based
on public votes alone
Judges' vote to eliminate
Elio's vote  | Lorenzo Iuracà  | FreeBoys  | Alan Scaffardi  | Roberta Pompa  | Street Clerks  | Gaia Galizia  | Gaia Galizia  | Andrea D'Alessio
Mika's vote  | Lorenzo Iuracà  | FreeBoys  | Aba  | Fabio Santini  | Street Clerks  | Fabio Santini  | Ape Escape  | Andrea D'Alessio
Morgan's vote  | FreeBoys  | Fabio Santini  | Alan Scaffardi  | Roberta Pompa  | Gaia Galizia  | Fabio Santini  | Ape Escape  | Aba
Ventura's vote  | Lorenzo Iuracà  | Fabio Santini  | Alan Scaffardi  | Roberta Pompa  | Gaia Galizia  | Fabio Santini  | Gaia Galizia  | Aba
Eliminated  | Lorenzo Iuracà
3 of 4 votes
majority | FreeBoys
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock  | Alan Scaffardi
3 of 4 votes
majority | Roberta Pompa
3 of 4 votes
majority | Street Clerks
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock | Valentina Tioli
Public vote
28.80%
to save | Gaia Galizia
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock | Andrea D'Alessio
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock | Aba
Public vote
18.48%
to save | Violetta Zironi
Public vote
26.04%
to save | Ape Escape
Public vote
42.67%
to win
Fabio Santini
3 of 4 votes
majority | Michele Bravi
Public vote
57.33%
to win

### Live show details[edit]

#### Week 1 (24 October 2013)[edit]

* Group performance: "Qualcosa che non c'è" (with Elisa)
* Celebrity performers: Chiara ("The Final Countdown"/"Il futuro che sarà"/"Purple Rain"/"L'esperienza dell'amore"/"Distratto"), Francesca Michielin ("Cigno nero"/"Due respiri"), Elisa ("L'anima vola") and Icona Pop ("I Love It")[19]

Contestants' performances on the first live show  Part 1

Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Gaia Galizia  | 1  | "Seven Nation Army"  | Safe
Andrea D'Alessio  | 2  | "Clint Eastwood"  | Safe
FreeBoys  | 3  | "Baby Can I Hold You"  | Bottom two
Fabio Santini  | 4  | "Sotto casa"  | Safe
Valentina Tioli  | 5  | "Where Is the Love?"  | Safe
Alan Scaffardi  | 6  | "Creep"  | Safe
Part 2
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Michele Bravi  | 7  | "Carte da decifrare"  | Safe
Aba  | 8  | "You Oughta Know"  | Safe
Street Clerks  | 9  | "Wake Me Up"  | Safe
Lorenzo Iuracà  | 10  | "Se sapessi come fai"  | Bottom two
Violetta Zironi | 11  | "Let Her Go"  | Safe
Ape Escape  | 12  | "Burn It Down"  | Safe
Final showdown details
Act  | Order  | Songs  | Result
FreeBoys  | 13  | "Umbrella"  | Safe
15  | "Grazie perché" (a cappella)
Lorenzo Iuracà  | 14  | "Emozioni"  | Eliminated
16  | "Kiss from a Rose" (a cappella)

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Ventura: Lorenzo Iuracà – backed her own act, FreeBoys.
* Morgan: FreeBoys – backed his own act, Lorenzo Iuracà.
* Mika: Lorenzo Iuracà – considered it appropriate to continue the project of an Italian boyband.
* Elio: Lorenzo Iuracà – having revealed the difficulties in approaching the songwriting.

#### Week 2 (31 October 2013)[edit]

* Group performance: "Walk on the Wild Side"
* Celebrity performers: Ellie Goulding ("Burn")[20]

Contestants' performances on the second live show  Part 1

Act  | Order  | Song[21] | Result
Street Clerks  | 1  | "Nice che dice"  | Safe
Gaia Galizia  | 2  | "Bitch"  | Safe
Alan Scaffardi  | 3  | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"  | Safe
Michele Bravi  | 4  | "See Emily Play"  | Safe
Fabio Santini  | 5  | "Basket Case"  | Bottom two
Violetta Zironi | 6  | "Le tasche piene di sassi"  | Safe
Part 2
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
FreeBoys  | 7  | "Let Me Entertain You"  | Bottom two
Aba  | 8  | "Lover to Lover"  | Safe
Andrea D'Alessio  | 9  | "Another Brick in the Wall"  | Safe
Roberta Pompa  | 10  | "Trouble"  | Safe
Ape Escape  | 11  | "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)"  | Safe
Valentina Tioli  | 12  | "Raggamuffin"  | Safe
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Fabio Santini  | 13  | "Suspicious Minds"  | Safe
FreeBoys  | 14  | "Try"  | Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Elio: FreeBoys – backed his own act, Fabio Santini.
* Ventura: Fabio Santini – backed her own act, FreeBoys.
* Mika: FreeBoys – wanted to give Santini another chance.
* Morgan: Fabio Santini – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. FreeBoys were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

#### Week 3 (7 November 2013)[edit]

* Theme: Songs from the 1990s
* Celebrity performers: John Newman ("Love Me Again"),[22] Mika and Chiara ("Stardust")

Contestants' performances on the third live show  Part 1

Act  | Order  | Song[23] | Result
Ape Escape  | 1  | "Smells Like Teen Spirit"  | Safe
Fabio Santini  | 2  | "Everybody Hurts"  | Safe
Gaia Galizia  | 3  | "I'll Stand by You"  | Safe
Alan Scaffardi  | 4  | "Black Hole Sun"  | Bottom two
Valentina Tioli  | 5  | "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"  | Safe
Michele Bravi  | 6  | "Cieli neri"  | Safe
Part 2
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Aba  | 7  | "Why"  | Bottom two
Andrea D'Alessio  | 8  | "Digging in the Dirt"  | Safe
Violetta Zironi | 9  | "Friday I'm in Love"  | Safe
Street Clerks  | 10  | "...Baby One More Time"  | Safe
Roberta Pompa  | 11  | "All That She Wants"  | Safe
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Alan Scaffardi  | 12  | "This Time"  | Eliminated
Aba  | 13  | "I Put a Spell on You"  | Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Elio: Alan Scaffardi – considered Aba the best singer in the competition
* Morgan: Alan Scaffardi – found Aba's performances more convincing.
* Mika: Aba – appreciated Scaffardi's passion.
* Ventura: Alan Scaffardi – considered Aba had an untapped potential.

#### Week 4 (14 November 2013)[edit]

* Theme: Hell Factor (double elimination)[24]
* Group performance: "The Passenger"[25]
* Celebrity performers: Luca Carboni and Tiziano Ferro ("Persone silenziose"), Tom Odell ("Another Love")[26]

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show  Part 1

Act  | Order  | Song[25][27] | Result
Roberta Pompa  | 1  | "True Colors"  | Bottom two
Ape Escape  | 2  | "Mentre tutto scorre"  | Safe
Valentina Tioli  | 3  | "When I Was Your Man"  | Safe
Fabio Santini  | 4  | "La casa in riva al mare"  | Bottom two
Andrea D'Alessio  | 5  | "Grease"  | Safe
Final showdown detail
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Roberta Pompa  | 6  | "Cornflake Girl"  | Eliminated
Fabio Santini  | 7  | "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"  | Safe
Part 2
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Gaia Galizia  | 8  | "Monna Lisa"  | Bottom two
Street Clerks  | 9  | "Some Nights"  | Bottom two
Aba  | 10  | "Crazy in Love"  | Safe
Michele Bravi  | 11  | "Reality"  | Safe
Violetta Zironi | 12  | "One Day / Reckoning Song"  | Safe
Final showdown detail
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Gaia Galizia  | 13  | "Every You Every Me"  | Safe
Street Clerks  | 14  | "Fix You"  | Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate (Part 1)

* Mika: Fabio Santini – backed his own act, Roberta Pompa.
* Elio: Roberta Pompa – backed his own act, Fabio Santini.
* Morgan: Roberta Pompa – thought that Santini could have more chances in the music business.
* Ventura: Roberta Pompa – considered Santini particularly original.

Judges' votes to eliminate (Part 2)

* Mika: Street Clerks – backed his own act, Gaia Galizia.
* Ventura: Gaia Galizia – backed her own act, Street Clerks.
* Elio: Street Clerks – considered Galizia particularly interesting.
* Morgan: Gaia Galizia – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Street Clerks were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

#### Week 5 (21 November 2013)[edit]

* Theme: Hell Factor (double elimination)[28]
* Group performance: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (with Matthew Morrison)[29]
* Celebrity performers: Fedez ("Nuvole di fango"/"Cigno nero"/"Alfonso Signorini (eroe nazionale)") and Editors ("A Ton of Love")[30]

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show  Round 1

Act  | Order  | Song[29][31] | Result
Andrea D'Alessio  | 1  | "Do It Again"  | Safe
Aba  | 2  | "Rolling in the Deep"  | Safe
Valentina Tioli  | 3  | "Dove sei"  | Bottom three
Ape Escape  | 4  | "Going Under"  | Safe
Violetta Zironi | 5  | "Royals"  | Safe
Fabio Santini  | 6  | "Nuntereggae più"  | Bottom three
Michele Bravi  | 7  | "Mad World"  | Safe
Gaia Galizia  | 8  | "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)"  | Bottom three
Round 2
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Valentina Tioli  | 9  | "Man Down"  | Eliminated
Fabio Santini  | 10  | "Costruire"  | Showdown
Gaia Galizia  | 11  | "Celebrity Skin"  | Showdown
Final showdown detail
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Fabio Santini  | 12  | "Tryin' to Get to You" (a cappella) | Eliminated
Gaia Galizia  | 13  | "Mercedes Benz" (a cappella) | Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Elio: Gaia Galizia – backed his own act, Fabio Santini.
* Mika: Fabio Santini – backed his own act, Gaia Galizia.
* Morgan: Fabio Santini – found Galizia's performances more convincent.
* Ventura: Fabio Santini – considered Galizia more deserving of staying in the competition.

#### Week 6: Quarter-final (28 November 2013)[edit]

* Theme: Dance performance (Round 1); Mentor's Choice (Round 2)[32]
* Group performance: "Beautiful Day"/"Bicycle Race" (with Elio e le Storie Tese)[33]
* Celebrity performers: Marco Mengoni ("Non passerai"/"Pronto a correre"/"L'essenziale") and Olly Murs ("Hand on Heart")[34]

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show  Round 1

Act  | Order  | Song[33] | Result
Andrea D'Alessio  | 1  | "Rapper's Delight"  | Safe
Ape Escape  | 2  | "Don't You Worry Child"  | Safe
Violetta Zironi | 3  | "9 to 5"  | Safe
Aba  | 4  | "When Love Takes Over"  | Safe
Michele Bravi  | 5  | "Promised Land"  | Safe
Gaia Galizia  | 6  | "Heavy Cross"  | Bottom two
Round 2
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Michele Bravi  | 7  | "Red Roses for a Blue Lady"  | Safe
Aba  | 8  | "Kozmic Blues"  | Safe
Andrea D'Alessio  | 9  | "Can't Find My Way Home"  | Safe
Ape Escape  | 10  | "Yes I Know My Way"  | Bottom two
Violetta Zironi | 11  | "Skinny Love"  | Safe
Act  | Order  | Songs  | Result
Gaia Galizia  | 12  | "Song 2"  | Eliminated
Ape Escape  | 13  | "Madness"  | Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Mika: Ape Escape – backed his own act, Gaia Galizia.
* Ventura: Gaia Galizia – backed her own act, Ape Escape.
* Elio: Gaia Galizia – stated that he had preferred Ape Escape.
* Morgan: Ape Escape – considered Galizia more interesting for the music business.

With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Gaia Galizia was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

#### Week 7: Semi-final (5 December 2013)[edit]

* Theme: Previously unreleased songs (Round 1); Mentor's Choice (Round 2)
* Group performance: "Spirito e virtù" (with Morgan)[35]
* Celebrity performers: Katy Perry ("Unconditionally")[36]

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show  Round 1[35][37]

Act  | Order  | Song  | Writers  | Result
Ape Escape  | 1  | "Invisibili"  | Andrea Bonomo, Gianluigi Fazio and Ape Escape | Safe
Andrea D'Alessio  | 2  | "Venerdì"  | Andrea D'Alessio and Gaetano Cappa | Bottom two
Violetta Zironi | 3  | "Dimmi che non passa"  | Christian Lavoro | Safe
Aba  | 4  | "Indifesa"  | Nicky Holland, Murray James and Aba | Safe
Michele Bravi  | 5  | "La vita e la felicità"  | Tiziano Ferro and Zibba | Safe
Round 2
Act  | Order  | Song[35] | Result
Violetta Zironi | 6  | "One"  | Safe
Aba  | 7  | "Nutbush City Limits"  | Bottom two
Michele Bravi  | 8  | "Little Wing"  | Safe
Ape Escape  | 9  | "Whatever You Want"  | Safe
Final showdown detail
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Andrea D'Alessio  | 10  | "Je so' pazzo"  | Eliminated
Aba  | 11  | "One Night Only"  | Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

* Morgan: Aba – backed his own act, Andrea D'Alessio.
* Elio: Andrea D'Alessio – backed his own act, Aba.
* Ventura: Aba – considered D'Alessio more original.
* Mika: Andrea D'Alessio – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Andrea D'Alessio was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

#### Week 8: Final (12 December 2013)[edit]

* Theme: Celebrity duets (Round 1); Previously unreleased songs (Round 2); "My song" (own choice, Round 3)[38]
* Group performance: "Man in the Mirror" (all X Factor acts with Mario Biondi, Elisa, Giorgia and Marco Mengoni)[39]
* Celebrity performers: Giorgia ("Quando una stella muore"), Mika and Morgan ("Altrove"/"Relax, Take It Easy"/"Altre forme di vita"/"We Are Golden"), One Direction ("Story of My Life"), Elisa ("Ecco che")[39][40]

Contestants' performances on the final live show  Round 1[38]

Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Ape Escape  | 1  | "Labyrinth" (with Elisa)  | Safe
Violetta Zironi | 2  | "L'essenziale" (with Marco Mengoni)  | Safe
Aba  | 3  | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (with Mario Biondi)  | Fourth place
Michele Bravi  | 4  | "Gocce di memoria" (with Giorgia)  | Safe
Round 2[38]
Act  | Order  | Song  | Result
Violetta Zironi | 5  | "Dimmi che non passa"  | Third place
Michele Bravi  | 6  | "La vita e la felicità"  | Safe
Ape Escape  | 7  | "Invisibili"  | Safe
Round 3[38][39]
Act  | Order  | Song 1  | Song 2  | Result
Ape Escape  | 8  | "Walk This Way"  | "Tu sì 'na cosa grande" (a cappella) | Runner-up
Michele Bravi  | 9  | "Anima fragile"  | "Blue Valentines" (a cappella) | Winner

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Seasons|

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

Hosts|

* Francesco Facchinetti
* Alessandro Cattelan
* Ludovico Tersigni
* Francesca Michielin

Judges|

* Morgan
* Simona Ventura
* Mara Maionchi
* Claudia Mori
* Enrico Ruggeri
* Anna Tatangelo
* Elio
* Arisa
* Mika
* Fedez
* Victoria Cabello
* Skin
* Álvaro Soler
* Manuel Agnelli
* Levante
* Asia Argento
* Lodo Guenzi
* Samuel
* Malika Ayane
* Sfera Ebbasta
* Emma Marrone
* Hell Raton
* Ambra Angiolini
* Dargen D'Amico
* Rkomi

Winners|

* Aram Quartet
* Matteo Becucci
* Marco Mengoni
* Nathalie
* Francesca Michielin
* Chiara Galiazzo
* Michele Bravi
* Lorenzo Fragola
* Giò Sada
* Soul System
* Lorenzo Licitra
* Anastasio
* Sofia Tornambene
* Casadilego
* Baltimora
* Santi Francesi

Winner's singles|

* "Chi (Who)"
* "Impossibile"
* "Dove si vola"
* "In punta di piedi"
* "Distratto"
* "Due respiri"
* "La vita e la felicità"
* "The Reason Why"
* "Il rimpianto di te"
* "She's Like a Star"
* "In the Name of Love"
* "La fine del mondo"
* "A domani per sempre"
* "Vittoria"
* "Altro"
* "Non è così male"

Other notable contestants|

* Giusy Ferreri
* Noemi
* Ruggero Pasquarelli
* Romina Falconi
* Mahmood
* Donatella
* Yendry
* Violetta Zironi
* Madh
* Roshelle
* Gaia Gozzi
* Måneskin
* Enrico Nigiotti
* Leo Gassmann
* Blind
* Gianmaria

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