X Factor (Danish TV series) season 13

*X Factor*
X Factor
Season 13
Hosted by	Sofie Linde Ingversen
Judges	Thomas Blachman; Oh Land; Ankerstjerne
Winner	Alma Agger
Winning mentor	Thomas Blachman
Runner-up	Mathilde Caffey
Finals venue	X Factor studios in Brøndby
Release
Original network	TV2
Original release	January 1 –; May 23, 2020
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 12 Next →; Season 14

X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. Thomas Blachman, Oh Land and Ankerstjerne returned as the judges and Sofie Linde Ingversen returned as the host for the fifth time.^[1]

For the first time in the show's history, the number of live shows were cut, from seven weeks to five weeks. This was in light of the show's suspension owing to precautions over the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[citation needed]}

Act Magnus & Aksel withdrew following this suspension due to the latter's academic commitments on the date of the show's intended return.^[2]

Alma Agger became the winner of the show.^[3]

For the first time ever on the Danish X Factor all 3 constetants from the same category finished in the top 3.

And also Thomas Blachman became the 2nd judge to win the show with all 3 categories and to win 3 seasons in a row.

Judges and hosts

Thomas Blachman returned for the twelfth time as a judge, with Oh Land and Ankerstjerne returning following their debuts last season. Sofie Linde Ingversen returned as the host for the fifth time.

Selection process

Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus

The 5 Chair Challenge returns for season 13. Blachman will mentor the 15-22s, Oh Land has the Over 23s and Ankerstjerne has the Groups.

The 15 successful acts were:

15-22s: Alma, Emil, Karen Marie, Mathilde, Nichlas
Over 23s: Elina, Ilona, John, Kali, Nicklas
Groups: Da-Noize, Kjurious, Magnus & Aksel, Smokey Eyes, Sway

Bootcamp

The 6 eliminated acts were:

15-22s: Karen Marie, Nichlas
Over 23s: Elina, John
Groups: Da-Noize, Kjurious

Contestants

Key:

– Winner

– Runner-up

– Withdrew

Act	Age(s)	Hometown	Category (mentor)	Result
Alma Agger	20	Copenhagen	15-22s (Blachman)	Winner
Mathilde Caffey	15	Aalestrup	15-22s (Blachman)	Runner-up
Emil Wismann	21	Sønderborg	15-22s (Blachman)	3rd place
Smokey Eyes	22-23	Various	Groups (Ankerstjerne)	4th place
Ilona Artene	24	Vester Hornum	Over 23s (Oh Land)	5th place
Magnus & Aksel	19	Various	Groups (Ankerstjerne)	6th place
Kaspar "Kali" Andersen	34	Helsingør	Over 23s (Oh Land)	7th place
Sway	15-18	Various	Groups (Ankerstjerne)	8th place
Nicklas Mietke	23	Amager	Over 23s (Oh Land)	9th place

Live shows

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
–	Contestant withdrew from the competition

Contestants' colour key:

– 15-22s (Blachman's contestants)

– Over 23s (Oh Land's contestants)

– Groups (Ankerstjerne's contestants)

	Contestant	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Contestant	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Friday	Saturday
	Alma Agger	3rd 15.3%	2nd 16.6%	1st 18.7%	2nd 23.4%	1st 33.3%	Winner 36.8%
	Mathilde Caffey	9th 7.1%	1st 22.5%	3rd 16.9%	1st 25.9%	2nd 29.2%	Runner-up 34.8%
	Emil Wismann	2nd 15.5%	4th 15.0%	5th 13.9%	3rd 18.6%	3rd 23.3%	3rd Place 28.4%
	Smokey Eyes	7th 8.1%	5th 12.9%	4th 16.1%	4th 17.4%	4th 14.2%	Eliminated
	Ilona Artene	4th 12.3%	6th 7.4%	7th 8.6%	5th 15.0%	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Magnus & Aksel	1st 17.3%	3rd 16.1%	2nd 17.1%	Withdrew	Withdrew (Week 4)
	Kaspar "Kali" Andersen	5th 8.8%	7th 6.0%	6th 8.7%	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Sway	6th 8.2%	8th 3.5%	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Nicklas Mietke	8th 7.4%	Eliminated (Week 1)

Sing-Off		Nicklas Mietke, Mathilde Caffey	Kaspar "Kali" Andersen, Sway	Ilona Artene, Kasper "Kali" Andersen	The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Blachman voted out		Nicklas Mietke	Sway	Ilona Artene
Oh Land voted out		Mathilde Caffey	Sway	Kaspar "Kali" Andersen
Ankerstjerne voted out		Nicklas Mietke	Kaspar "Kali" Andersen	Kaspar "Kali" Andersen
Eliminated		Nicklas Mietke 9th	Sway 8th	Kaspar "Kali" Andersen 7th	Ilona Artene 5th	Smokey Eyes 4th	Emil Wismann 3rd Mathilde Caffey Runner-up
Eliminated		Nicklas Mietke 9th	Sway 8th	Kaspar "Kali" Andersen 7th	Magnus & Aksel 6th	Smokey Eyes 4th	Alma Agger Winner

Live show details

Week 1 (February 21)

Theme: Signature

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act	Order	Song^[4]	Result
Nicklas Mietke	1	"Sanctify"	Bottom two
Mathilde Caffey	2	"Boring People"	Bottom two
Magnus & Aksel	3	"Mother"	Safe
Kaspar "Kali" Andersen	4	"Ingen Skam" (Original song)	Safe
Alma Agger	5	"Unforgettable"	Safe
Smokey Eyes	6	"Olympisk"	Safe
Ilona Artene	7	"I Care"	Safe
Emil Wismann	8	"E45"	Safe
Sway	9	"Formation"	Safe
Sing-Off details
Nicklas Mietke	1	"My Prerogative"	Eliminated
Mathilde Caffey	2	"A Change Is Gonna Come"	Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

Oh Land: Mathilde Caffey
Blachman: Nicklas Mietke
Ankerstjerne: Nicklas Mietke

Week 2 (February 28)

Theme: Songs from the 1980s
Musical Guest: Limahl ("The NeverEnding Story")

Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act	Order	Song^[5]	Result
Smokey Eyes	1	"The Look"	Safe
Alma Agger	2	"In the Air Tonight"	Safe
Sway	3	"Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent"	Bottom two
Kaspar "Kali" Andersen	4	"Kys det nu"	Bottom two
Emil Wismann	5	"Militskvinder"	Safe
Ilona Artene	6	"One Day I'll Fly Away"	Safe
Magnus & Aksel	7	"Kom Tilbage Nu"	Safe
Mathilde Caffey	8	"Sweet Dreams Seven Nation Army Mashup"	Safe
Sing-Off details
Sway	1	"River"/"My Type"	Eliminated
Kaspar "Kali" Andersen	2	"Du Ik Alene" (Original song)	Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

Oh Land: Sway
Ankerstjerne: Kaspar "Kali" Andersen
Blachman: Sway

Week 3 (March 6)

Theme: Songs with a message
Musical Guest: Scarlet Pleasure ("Better")

Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act	Order	Song^[6]	Result
Emil Wismann	1	"Fedterøv"	Safe
Magnus & Aksel	2	"Fashion"	Safe
Ilona Artene	3	"Fighter"	Bottom two
Smokey Eyes	4	"Blowin' in the Wind"	Safe
Mathilde Caffey	5	"Here"	Safe
Kaspar "Kali" Andersen	6	"Til mine dages ende" (Original song)	Bottom two
Alma Agger	7	"Swim Good"	Safe
Sing-Off details
Ilona Artene	1	"One and Only"	Safe
Kaspar "Kali" Andersen	2	"Epiqoneri" (Original song)	Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

Ankerstjerne: Kaspar "Kali" Andersen
Blachman: Ilona Artene
Oh Land: Kaspar "Kali" Andersen

Week 4: Semi-Final (May 15)

Theme: Songs from musicals
Musical Guest: Citybois ("Kærlighed Gør Blind")
Group Performance: ("Can't Stop the Feeling!")

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act	Order	Song^[7]	Film	Result
Alma Agger	1	"Bigger"	The Lion King	Safe
Emil Wismann	2	"Itsi-Bitsi"	Steppeulven	Safe
Ilona Artene	3	"Chim Chim Cher-ee"	Mary Poppins	Eliminated
Smokey Eyes	4	"I Want to Hold Your Hand"	Across the Universe	Safe
Mathilde Caffey	5	"Right Round"	Pitch Perfect	Safe

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

After Ilona Artene was eliminated she performed "Scared to Be Lonely" by Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa

Magnus & Aksel withdrew from the competition following the show's suspension due to the latter's academic commitments on the date of the show's intended return.

Week 5: Final (May 22/23)

Theme: Judges Choice, Duet with a Special artist

May 22

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act	Order	First song (Judges Choice)^[8]	Order	Second song (Duet with a Special Guest)^[9]	Result
Mathilde Caffey	1	"Baby"	5	"Ghost"/"Leap of Faith" (With Christopher)	Safe
Smokey Eyes	2	"Only Love Can Hurt Like This"	6	"Verden er i Farver"/"Istedagde" (With Hjalmer)	Eliminated
Emil Wismann	3	"Jyder i København"	8	"Blitz Baby"/"Jeg skal nok vente" (With Jung)	Safe
Alma Agger	4	"Everything I Wanted"	7	"Lonely"/"Nudes" (With Jada)	Safe

Theme: Winner's song
Musical guest: Lukas Graham ("Love Songs")
Group performance: "Hun Kommer Tilbage" (Jung performed by auditionees), "Memories" (Maroon 5 performed by The 9 Contestants)

May 23

Contestants' performances on the final results live show
Act	Order	Winner's song^[10]	Result
Alma Agger	1	"The Last Dance"	Winner
Emil Wismann	2	"Selvmord på Dansegulvet"	3rd Place
Mathilde Caffey	3	"Karma is a Bitch"	Runner-up

The Audionees did not performed on stage they performed at home via video because of Coronavirus.

Sofie Linde only announced the winner but after the voting stats for the final came out it was revealed that Mathilde Caffey became the runner-up and Emil Wismann finished in 3rd Place.^[11]

References

^ "Samme dommere i næste års 'X Factor'". underholdning TV. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^ Jacobsen, Lars Westh (5 May 2020). "Magnus og Aksel forlader 'X Factor'". TV2. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "Alma Agger vinder 'X Factor': - Det er helt vildt - TV 2". 23 May 2020.
^ "Det skal 'X Factor'-deltagerne synge i årets første liveshow - TV 2". 18 February 2020.
^ "Se listen her: Det skal de synge i 'X Factor' - TV 2". 27 February 2020.
^ "Se listen: Det skal de synge i 'X Factor' - TV 2". 5 March 2020.
^ "'X Factor' vender tilbage efter flere måneder: Det skal de synge - TV 2". 14 May 2020.
^ "Duet med danske stjerner: Sådan bliver 'X Factor'-finalen - TV 2". 20 May 2020.
^ "Duet med danske stjerner: Sådan bliver 'X Factor'-finalen - TV 2". 20 May 2020.
^ "Stor ændring ved 'X Factor'-finalen i aften - TV 2". 23 May 2020.
^ "Så tæt var det: Her er stemmetallene fra "X Factor"-finalen". 24 May 2020.

[1] "Samme dommere i næste års 'X Factor'". underholdning TV. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[2] Jacobsen, Lars Westh (5 May 2020). "Magnus og Aksel forlader 'X Factor'". TV2. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[3] "Alma Agger vinder 'X Factor': - Det er helt vildt - TV 2". 23 May 2020.

[4] "Det skal 'X Factor'-deltagerne synge i årets første liveshow - TV 2". 18 February 2020.

[5] "Se listen her: Det skal de synge i 'X Factor' - TV 2". 27 February 2020.

[6] "Se listen: Det skal de synge i 'X Factor' - TV 2". 5 March 2020.

[7] "'X Factor' vender tilbage efter flere måneder: Det skal de synge - TV 2". 14 May 2020.

[8] "Duet med danske stjerner: Sådan bliver 'X Factor'-finalen - TV 2". 20 May 2020.

[9] "Duet med danske stjerner: Sådan bliver 'X Factor'-finalen - TV 2". 20 May 2020.

[10] "Stor ændring ved 'X Factor'-finalen i aften - TV 2". 23 May 2020.

[11] "Så tæt var det: Her er stemmetallene fra "X Factor"-finalen". 24 May 2020.

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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 Helene Frank
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" "Verden Findes"