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*'''Celebrity guests''': [[Adam Lambert]] and [[Short Stack]]
*'''Celebrity guests''': [[Adam Lambert]] and [[Short Stack]]
*'''Songs performed by celebrity guests''': "[[If I Had You (Adam Lambert song)|If I Had You]]" (Adam Lambert) and "[[Planets (song)|Planets]]" (Short Stack)
*'''Songs performed by celebrity guests''': "[[If I Had You (Adam Lambert song)|If I Had You]]" (Adam Lambert) and "[[Planets (song)|Planets]]" (Short Stack)
*'''Group performance''': "Forget You" ([[Cee Lo Green]])
*'''Group performance''': "[[Fuck You!|Forget You]]"


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Template:Infobox reality music competition The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The second season premiered on 30 August 2010.[1] The first series was cancelled five years ago due to poor ratings, but the show was revived after Seven Network acquired the rights through meetings with creator Simon Cowell.[2] The show will be broadcast on the Seven Network, as opposed to Network Ten which aired the prior series. The second season was originally to be hosted by actor Matthew Newton replacing first season host Daniel MacPherson.[3][4] However, Newton was forced to quit the series during production after re-admitting himself to rehab and Luke Jacobz was announced as his replacement.[5][6] Seven will also air spin-off show The Xtra Factor immediately after the live performance show on 7Two and will be hosted by Natalie Garonzi.[7][8] Auditions took place throughout May and June 2010 with Kyle Sandilands, Natalie Imbruglia, Guy Sebastian, and Ronan Keating joining the show as the brand new judging panel.[9]

Selection process

Auditions

The first appeal for auditions occurred through ads during the series four finale of Australia's Got Talent. The Auditions began in Perth on 30 May 2010 and concluded on 20 June 2010.[10]

Audition venues

Audition city Dates Venue
Perth 30–31 May 2010 Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
Adelaide 2 June 2010 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Melbourne 5–7 June 2010 Caulfield Racecourse
Sydney 12–14 June 2010 Australia Technology Park
Brisbane 19–20 June 2010 Suncorp Piazza

Bootcamp

The "bootcamp" stage of the competition began on 25 June 2010 in the Big Top at Luna Park, Sydney.[11] This stage of the competition was aired on 5 and 6 September 2010. In this stage, each judge was first given a category to mentor and have to decide on their top 12 acts after day 1 and the top 6 acts after day 2. Natalie Imbruglia will mentor Girls Under 25, Kyle Sandilands has the Boys Under 25, Ronan Keating was given the 25s and Over and Guy Sebastian the Groups category.[12]

During Bootcamp the judges were assisted by musical artists to help them choose their twelve acts. DJ Havana Brown assisted with the Boys Under 25, MTV Australia CEO Rebecca Batties for the Girls Under 25, Keating's manager Mark Plunkett with the 25 and Over's and Rai Thistlethwayte, lead singer of Thirsty Merc, for the Group category.[12][13][14] After the judges, along with their guest mentors, narrowed down the contestants to six each:[15]

  • Under 25 Boys – Andrew Lawson, Mitchell Smith, Chris Doe, George Walter, Darcy Callus and Thomas TJ Alcaniz
  • Under 25 Girls – Samantha Clarke, India-Rose Madderom, Hayley Teal, Ashlee Bellchambers, Alice McDermott and Sally Chatfield
  • 25 and Overs – Olivia Robins, Altiyan Childs, Amanda Grafanakis, Tony Munnings, James McNally and Max Jahufer
  • Groups – Mahogany, Luke & Joel, The Real Sisters, Lazy J & Big Guy, Jahmakn It Funky and Kharizma (previously known as Rheeonya)

Judges' Houses

In the next round the judges reduced their six acts to three in locations around the world with guest judges assisting them. Sandilands was assisted by Kelly Rowland in New York, Richard Branson helped Imbruglia at Necker Island, Sebastian was helped by Snoop Dogg in Los Angeles and Usher in New York and Keating was assisted by his group Boyzone in Ireland.[16] After the judges, along with their guest mentors, narrowed down the contestants to three each:

  • Under 25 Boys – Andrew Lawson, Chris Doe, Mitchell Smith
  • Under 25 Girls – Hayley Teal, India-Rose Madderom, Sally Chatfield
  • 25 and Overs – Altiyan Childs, Amanda Grafanakis, James McNally
  • Groups – Mahogany, Kharizma, Luke & Joel

Finalists and categories

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Eliminated
Category (Mentor) Acts
Boys (Sandilands) Andrew Lawson Chris Doe Mitchell Smith
Girls (Imbruglia) Hayley Teal India-Rose Madderom Sally Chatfield
Over 25s (Keating) Altiyan Childs Amanda Grafanakis James McNally
Groups (Sebastian) Kharizma Luke & Joel Mahogany

Live shows

Results summary

Contestants' colour key:

  – Mentored by Sandilands (Boys – 16 to 24)   – Contestant was announced as safe (no particular order)
  – Mentored by Imbruglia (Girls – 16 to 24)   – Contestant was in the bottom 2 and had to perform in the sing-off
  – Mentored by Keating (Over 25s)   – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no bottom two)
  – Mentored by Sebastian (Groups)
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Sunday Monday
Andrew Lawson Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe
Sally Chatfield Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe
Altiyan Childs Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe
Luke & Joel 11th Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom
Two
Mahogany Safe Safe Bottom
Two
Safe Safe Bottom
Two
Safe
Hayley Teal Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom
Two
Eliminated
(Week 7)
India-Rose Madderom Safe Safe Safe Bottom
Two
7th Bottom
Two
Eliminated
(Week 6)
Mitchell Smith Safe Safe Safe Safe 8th Eliminated
(Week 5)
Amanda Grafanakis Safe 10th Safe Bottom
Two
Eliminated
(Week 4)
Kharizma Safe Safe Bottom
Two
Eliminated
(Week 3)
James McNally Safe 11th Eliminated
(Week 2)
Chris Doe 12th Eliminated
(Week 1)
Bottom two Chris Doe,
Luke & Joel
Amanda Grafanakis,
James McNally
Kharizma,
Mahogany
Amanda Grafanakis,
India-Rose Madderom
India-Rose Madderom,
Mitchell Smith
India-Rose Madderom,
Mahogany
Hayley Teal,
Luke & Joel
No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated.
Keating's vote to eliminate Chris Doe Amanda Grafanakis Kharizma India-Rose Madderom Mitchell Smith India-Rose Madderom Hayley Teal
Imbruglia's vote to eliminate Luke & Joel James McNally Kharizma Amanda Grafanakis Mitchell Smith Mahogany Luke & Joel
Sebastian's vote to eliminate Chris Doe James McNally N/A1 Amanda Grafanakis India-Rose Madderom India-Rose Madderom Hayley Teal
Sandilands's vote to eliminate Luke & Joel Amanda Grafanakis Kharizma Amanda Grafanakis India-Rose Madderom2 India-Rose Madderom Hayley Teal
Eliminated Chris Doe
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
James McNally
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Kharizma
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Amanda Grafanakis
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Mitchell Smith
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
India-Rose Madderom
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Hayley Teal
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Act Act Act Act
Act

Notes

  • 1 Sebastian originally was asked to vote, but he deferred his vote to Keating. Sebastian did not need to vote because Imbruglia, Sandilands, and Keating had already voted against Kharizma.
  • 2 Sandilands was not present for this results. As one of his acts (Mitchell Smith) was in the bottom two, a vote for India-Rose Madderom was cast on Sandilands's behalf on the assumption that he would save his own act.

Live show details

Week 1 (19/20 September)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the first live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Results
Luke & Joel 1 "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" Bottom two
Hayley Teal 2 "Bust Your Windows" Safe
Chris Doe 3 "Already Gone" Bottom two
Amanda Grafanakis 4 "Closer" Safe
Kharizma 5 "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" Safe
Mitchell Smith 6 "Umbrella" Safe
James McNally 7 "With a Little Help from My Friends" Safe
Sally Chatfield 8 "Red" Safe
Mahogany 9 "Whataya Want from Me" Safe
Andrew Lawson 10 "Don't Stop the Music" Safe
India-Rose Madderom 11 "Battlefield" Safe
Altiyan Childs 12 "Hey, Soul Sister" Safe
Final showdown details
Luke & Joel 1 "Fix You" Safe
Chris Doe 2 "Stop and Stare" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate (revealed in order)
  • Natalie Imbruglia: Luke & Joel – no comment
  • Ronan Keating: Chris Doe – no comment
  • Guy Sebastian: Chris Doe – backed his own act, Luke & Joel
  • Kyle Sandilands: Luke & Joel – backed his own act, Chris Doe

As the judges' vote to eliminate was a tie, the result went to deadlock. It was then revealed that the act who received the fewest amount of votes was Chris Doe, who was thusly eliminated.

Week 2 (26/27 September)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the second live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Results
Sally Chatfield 1 "Bring Me to Life" Safe
Altiyan Childs 2 "Kiss" Safe
Mitchell Smith 3 "Baby" Safe
Mahogany 4 "Lady Marmalade" Safe
Hayley Teal 5 "Respect" Safe
Andrew Lawson 6 "Wherever You Will Go" Safe
Amanda Grafanakis 7 "The Voice Within" Bottom two
Luke & Joel 8 "Little Lion Man" Safe
India-Rose Madderom 9 "One" Safe
James McNally 10 "Maggie May" Bottom two
Kharizma 11 "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Safe
Final showdown details
Amanda Grafanakis 1 "Wonderwall" Safe
James McNally 2 "Let's Stay Together" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate (revealed in order)
  • Natalie Imbruglia: James McNally - commented that neither should be in the bottom two
  • Guy Sebastian: James McNally - based it on their last performance
  • Kyle Sandilands: Amanda Grafanakis - mentioned she should be in the bottom (earlier)
  • Ronan Keating: Amanda Grafanakis - had to send to deadlock, as he "could not send his own act home"

As the judges' vote to eliminate was a tie, the result went to deadlock. It was then revealed that the act who received the fewest amount of votes was James McNally, who was thusly eliminated.

Week 3 (3/4 October)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the third live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Results
Hayley Teal 1 "River Deep – Mountain High" Safe
Andrew Lawson 2 "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name" Safe
Kharizma 3 "I'll Stand by You" Bottom two
India-Rose Madderom 4 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Safe
Altiyan Childs 5 "Lady in Red" Safe
Luke & Joel 6 "Smooth Criminal" Safe
Sally Chatfield 7 "You're the Voice" Safe
Mitchell Smith 8 "To Be with You" Safe
Mahogany 9 "Time After Time" Bottom two
Amanda Grafanakis 10 "Vogue" Safe
Final showdown details
Kharizma 1 "The Climb" Eliminated
Mahogany 2 "Footprints in the Sand" Safe

Sebastian was absent from Sunday night live show. Sebastian was present on Monday night result show through live telecast, thus eligible to vote if required.

Judges' votes to eliminate (revealed in order)
  • Natalie Imbruglia: Kharizma - commented that neither should be in the bottom two but based decision on final performance.
  • Kyle Sandilands: Kharizma - Felt Kharizma had stalled while Mahogany continued to grow.
  • Guy Sebastian: Did not cast a vote as majority verdict was already reached. Also, he deferred his decision to Ronan believing he should be the last to vote.
  • Ronan Keating: Kharizma - Based on final performance and comments made at beginning of the show.

As Kharizma received three votes from the other judges, Guy Sebastian did not cast a vote.

Week 4 (10/11 October)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the fourth live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Results
India-Rose Madderom 1 "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" Bottom two
Andrew Lawson 2 "Heartache Tonight" Safe
Amanda Grafanakis 3 "I Gotta Feeling" Bottom two
Luke & Joel 4 "Hey Ya!" Safe
Sally Chatfield 5 "Don't Stop Me Now" Safe
Mitchell Smith 6 "Forever" Safe
Mahogany 7 "...Baby One More Time" Safe
Altiyan Childs 8 "Livin' on a Prayer" Safe
Hayley Teal 9 "When Love Takes Over" Safe
Final showdown details
India-Rose Madderom 1 "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" Safe
Amanda Grafanakis 2 "Wind Beneath My Wings" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate (revealed in order)
  • Natalie Imbruglia: Amanda Grafanakis - could not send her own contestant, India-Rose, home, backing her own act, India-Rose Madderom
  • Kyle Sandilands: Amanda Grafanakis - said that he would more likely "invest money" with India-Rose
  • Ronan Keating: India-Rose Madderom - felt that Amanda was "fresh and colourful", backing his own act, Amanda Grafanakis
  • Guy Sebastian: Amanda Grafanakis - felt that India-Rose was more consistent than Amanda in the competition as a whole

Week 5 (17/18 October)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the fifth live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Results
Sally Chatfield 1 "Decode" Safe
Mitchell Smith 2 "Jessie's Girl" Bottom two
Hayley Teal 3 "Whole Lotta Love" Safe
Luke & Joel 4 "Best of You" Safe
Andrew Lawson 5 "Crocodile Rock" Safe
India-Rose Madderom 6 "Iris" Bottom two
Mahogany 7 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Safe
Altiyan Childs 8 "Beautiful Day" Safe
Final showdown details
Mitchell Smith 1 "Teenage Dream" Eliminated
India-Rose Madderom 2 "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate (revealed in order):

  • Kyle Sandilands: India-Rose Madderom; Sandilands was absent from the results show, so his vote was automatically backing his own act, Mitchell Smith.
  • Guy Sebastian: India-Rose Madderom; stated that India-Rose "had not grown" throughout the competition but admitted India-Rose was the better singer of the two.
  • Natalie Imbruglia: Mitchell Smith; believes that India-Rose is the "superior artist" of the two and backed her own act, India-Rose Madderom.
  • Ronan Keating: Mitchell Smith; wanted to see the audience's vote.

As Sandilands was not present in the live result show, his vote was automatically given to back his own act, Mitchell Smith. Both acts received two votes each, therefore the result went to deadlock. The act that received the fewest public votes was Mitchell Smith, who therefore was eliminated.

Week 6 (24/25 October)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the sixth live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Film Results
India-Rose Madderom 1 "Fame" Fame Bottom two
Andrew Lawson 2 "Love Is All Around" Four Weddings and a Funeral Safe
Sally Chatfield 3 "All by Myself" Bridget Jones's Diary Safe
Hayley Teal 4 "Queen of the Night" The Bodyguard Safe
Luke & Joel 5 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Armageddon Safe
Altiyan Childs 6 "Eye of the Tiger" Rocky III Safe
Mahogany 7 "I Say a Little Prayer" My Best Friend's Wedding Bottom two
Final showdown details
India-Rose Madderom 1 "You Got the Love" Eliminated
Mahogany 2 "I Want You Back" Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate (revealed in order):

  • Ronan Keating: India-Rose Madderom - stated earlier in the show that he believed this would be her last week on the show.
  • Natalie Imbruglia: Mahogany - backed her own act, India-Rose Madderom.
  • Guy Sebastian: India-Rose Madderom - backed his own act, Mahogany.
  • Kyle Sandilands: India-Rose Madderom - Making a strategic move by eliminating one of Natalie's girls.

Week 7 (31 October/ 1 November)

A summary of the contestants' performances on the seventh live show and results show, along with the results.
Act Order Song Results
Altiyan Childs 1 "Summer of '69" Safe
Hayley Teal 2 "California Gurls" Bottom Two
Andrew Lawson 3 "Sunday Morning" Safe
Mahogany 4 "Survivor" Safe
Luke & Joel 5 "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Bottom Two
Sally Chatfield 6 "Since U Been Gone" Safe
Final showdown details
Hayley Teal 1 "Valerie" Eliminated
Luke & Joel 2 "Where the Streets Have No Name" Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate (revealed in order):

  • Ronan Keating: Hayley Teal
  • Natalie Imbruglia: Luke & Joel - backed her own act, Hayley Teal.
  • Guy Sebastian: Hayley Teal - backed his own act, Luke & Joel.
  • Kyle Sandilands: Hayley Teal

Week 8 (7/8 November)

  • Theme: Songs from Australian Artists
  • Guest Mentor: Melanie B
  • Guest Performers: Jason Derulo and Jessica Mauboy

Reception

Controversies

While on his way to film segments for The X Factor in Dublin, Matthew Newton made a stop in Italy to spend time with his then girlfriend, Rachael Taylor, where it is alleged that he made two unprovoked assaults on her.[18] Following these events Newton announced his departure from The X Factor and checked into Wentworthville's Northside West Clinic.[19][20] After the revelation of the attacks Taylor had taken out an AVO on Newton stating, "After much consideration and struggle I have made this personal decision to send a clear public message that violence, threats, abuse and intimidation are not acceptable and should be dealt with by the full capacity of the law[...]"[21] After his departure it was announced that actor Luke Jacobz would take over as host and all original audition footage with Newton was removed with footage of Jacobz being shot instead.[22][23]

Ratings

The first episode, which saw auditions in Sydney and Melbourne, achieved an audience of 1,186,000. The ratings were seen as a failure as it placed fifth overall for the night, being beaten by A Current Affair's interview with Patty and Bert Newton, the parents of former X Factor host Matthew Newton, about his exit from the show due to his alleged attack on his former girlfriend Rachel Taylor.[24] However, the premiere episode topped its timeslot.[25] The second episode rated higher than the first peaking at number four with an audience share of 1,482,000.[26] The ratings boost was credited to Seven's top rating show, Packed to the Rafters, which topped the nights overall ratings.[27] The third episode saw a slight drop in ratings achieving an audience share of 1,332,000 and peaking at number six.[28] The fourth episode reached an audience of 1,336,000 and was number one overall for the night.[26]

# Title Airdate Timeslot Ratings[nb 1]
1 "Audition 1" 30 August 2010 Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm 1,186,000 (5th)[26]
2 "Audition 2" 31 August 2010 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm 1,482,000 (4th)[29]
3 "Audition 3" 1 September 2010 Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm 1,332,000 (6th)[26]
4 "Audition 4" 2 September 2010 Thursday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm or 8:00 pm–9:00 pm 1,336,000 (1st)[26]
5 "Boot Camp 1" 5 September 2010 Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm 1,287,000 (4th)[30]
6 "Boot Camp 2" 6 September 2010 Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm 1,307,000 (3rd)[30]
7 "Judges Houses 1" 12 September 2010 Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm 1,074,000 (11th)[31]
8 "Judges Houses 2" 13 September 2010 Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm 1,234,000 (5th)[31]
9 "Live Show 1" 19 September 2010 Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm 1,095,000 (8th)[32]
10 "Live Results Show 1" 20 September 2010 Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm 978,000 (11th)[32]
11 "Live Show 2" 26 September 2010 Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm 1,054,000 (6th)[33]
12 "Live Results Show 2" 27 September 2010 Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm 1,126,000 (5th)[33]
13 "Live Show 3" 3 October 2010 Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm 1,115,000 (7th)[34]
14 "Live Results Show 3" 4 October 2010 Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm 984,000 (8th)[34]
15 "Live Show 4" 10 October 2010 Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm 1,224,000 (4th)[35]
16 "Live Results Show 4" 11 October 2010 Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm 1,182,000 (4th)[35]
17 "Live Show 5" 18 October 2010 Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm 1,081,000 (6th)[36]

Notes

  1. ^ Overall national viewers, numbers in brackets indicate nightly ratings position.

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