X Factor
Season 8
Hosted byEva Harlou
JudgesThomas Blachman
Lina Rafn
Remee
WinnerEmilie Esther
Winning mentorRemee
Runner-upJógvan
Finals venueJyske Bank Boxen
Release
Original networkDR1
Original release2 January (2015-01-02) 
27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)
Season chronology

X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth season premiered on 2 January 2015 and ended on 27 March on DR1. Eva Harlou returned as host for her second season. Thomas Blachman, Remee and Lina Rafn returned as judges for their respective seventh, fifth and fourth seasons.

Judges and hosts

On 29 March 2014 Remee announced that he would not be returning as a judge for season 8.[1] On 11 August it was announced that Eva Harlou would be returning as host.[2] On 18 August it was announced that Thomas Blachman, Lina Rafn and Remee would all be returning as judges for season 8.[3]

Selection process

Auditions

Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

5 Chair Challenge

For the eighth season, superbootcamp was replaced by 5 Chair Challenge.[4][5] 5 Chair Challenge was filmed from 28 to 29 October 2014.[6] The 14-22s category was changed to the 15-22s. Remee received the 15-22s category, Rafn received the Over 23s and Blachman received the Groups. Before the Groups were due to perform, Blachman removed two of the chairs.

The 15 successful acts were:

  • 15-22s: Baraa, Daniel, Emilie, Johannes, Tannaz
  • Over 23s: Jògvan, Nanni, Peter, Rene, Sophia
  • Groups: The CCS, Citybois, Finn & Rie, Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann, Second Venue

Bootcamp

Remee took the 15-22s to a military base; Rafn took the Over 23s to Horsens Statsfængsel; and Blachman took the Groups to a school. For the first time since the show's inception in 2008, the judges had no assistants.

The 6 eliminated acts were:

  • 15-22s: Daniel, Johannes
  • Over 23s: Peter, Rene
  • Groups: The CCS, Second Venue

Contestants

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Act Age(s) Hometown Category (mentor) Result
Emilie Esther 15 Aalborg 15-22s (Remee) Winner
Jógvan Joensen 25 Faroe Islands Over 23s (Rafn) Runner-up
Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann 16-21 Frederiksberg, Holbæk & Holte Groups (Blachman) 3rd place
Citybois 15-16 Gentofte Groups (Blachman) 4th place
Baraa Qadoura 15 Gellerup 15-22s (Remee) 5th place
Tannaz Hakami 16 Odense 15-22s (Remee) 6th place
Sophia Nohr 25 Frederiksberg Over 23s (Rafn) 7th place
Finn & Rie 56-60 Tølløse & Slagelse Groups (Blachman) 8th place
Nanni Klitte 26 Randers Over 23s (Rafn) 9th place

Live shows

The live shows started on 13 February 2015 at DR Byen. The final will be held at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning on 27 March.

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)
  Contestant received the most public votes

Contestants' colour key:

  Over 23s (Rafn's contestants)
  15-22s (Remee's contestants)
  Groups (Blachman's contestants)
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
1st round2nd round
Emilie Esther 2nd
13.7%
3rd
14.7%
1st
18.8%
1st
20.8%
1st
24.1%
1st
32.7%
1st
51.2%
Winner
59.8%
Jógvan Joensen 8th
7.3%
2nd
15.6%
4th
14.4%
4th
16.3%
2nd
20.8%
2nd
25.6%
2nd
27.4%
Runner-Up
40.2%
Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann 4th
13.2%
5th
11.9%
3rd
15.1%
2nd
17.2%
4th
18.5%
3rd
22.2%
3rd
21.4%
Eliminated
(Week 7)
Citybois 5th
12.4%
1st
16.4%
2nd
15.7%
3rd
16.7%
3rd
18.6%
4th
19.5%
Eliminated
(Week 6)
Baraa Qadoura 1st
14.6%
6th
11.2%
7th
9.5%
6th
14,4%
5th
18.0%
Eliminated
(Week 5)
Tannaz Hakami 6th
11,9%
7th
10,0%
5th
13,9%
5th
14.6%
Eliminated
(Week 4)
Sophia Nohr 3rd
13,3%
4th
12,4%
6th
12,6%
Eliminated
(Week 3)
Finn & Rie 7th
7.8%
8th
7.3%
Eliminated
(Week 2)
Nanni Klitte 9th
6.4%
Eliminated
(Week 1)
Final Showdown Jógvan,
Nanni
Finn & Rie,
Tannaz Hakami
Baraa Qadoura,
Sophia
Baraa Qadoura,
Tannaz Hakami
Ivarsson,Bang & Neumann
Baraa Qadoura
The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Remee voted out Nanni KlitteFinn & RieSophia NohrTannaz HakamiIvarsson, Bang & Neumann
Rafn voted out Nanni KlitteFinn & RieBaraa QadouraTannaz HakamiBaraa Qadoura
Blachman voted out JógvanTannaz HakamiSophia Nohr-Baraa Qadoura
Eliminated Nanni Klitte
9th
Finn & Rie
8th
Sophia
7th
Tannaz Hakami
6th
Baraa Qadoura
5th
Citybois
4th
Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann
3rd
Jógvan Joensen
Runner-Up
Emilie Esther
Winner

Live show details

Week 1 (13 February)

  • Theme: Signature
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Tannaz Hakami 1 "Take Me to Church" Safe
Jógvan Joensen 2 "Forget Her" Bottom two
Finn & Rie 3 "(That's How You Sing) Amazing Grace" Safe
Emilie Esther 4 "We Are Young" Safe
Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann 5 "White Winter Hymnal" Safe
Nanni Klitte 6 "Kører for dig" Eliminated
Citybois 7 "Former" Safe
Sophia Nohr 8 "Ghost" Safe
Baraa Qadoura 9 "We Are Here" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Jógvan
  • Remee: Nanni Klitte
  • Rafn: Nanni Klitte – felt the competition was not the right place for her

Week 2 (20 February)

  • Theme: Grammy nominated hits
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song Result
Sophia Nohr 1 "American Pie" Safe
Emilie Esther 2 "Chandelier" Safe
Finn & Rie 3 "Harvest Moon" Eliminated
Baraa Qadoura 4 "Brave" Safe
Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann 5 "Holocene" Safe
Tannaz Hakami 6 "I Want to Know What Love Is" Bottom two
Jógvan Joensen 7 "Stay with Me" Safe
Citybois 8 "Maniac" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Remee: Finn & Rie – backed his own act, Tannaz Hakami
  • Blachman: Tannaz Hakami – backed his own act, Finn & Rie
  • Rafn: Finn & Rie – thought Hakami would get more out of a recording contract

Week 3 (27 February)

Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song Result
Baraa Qadoura 1 "When Love Takes Over" Bottom two
Sophia Nohr 2 "Prototypical" Eliminated
Citybois 3 "The Strip" Safe
Tannaz Hakami 4 "Back to Black" Safe
Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann 5 "Miles and Miles" Safe
Emilie Esther 6 "Wild Eyes"/"Pompeii" Safe
Jógvan Joensen 7 "Radioactive" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Remee: Sophia Nohr – backed his own act, Baraa Qadoura
  • Rafn: Baraa Qadoura – backed her own act, Sophia
  • Blachman: Sophia Nohr

Week 4 (6 March)

  • Theme: Danish hits
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song Result
Citybois 1 "Lørdag aften" Safe
Emilie Esther 2 "Glimpse of a Time" Safe
Jógvan Joensen 3 "Når tiden går baglæns" Safe
Baraa Qadoura 4 "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2)"/"Faded" Bottom two
Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann 5 "Comforting Sounds" Safe
Tannaz Hakami 6 "I Danmark er jeg født" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Rafn: Tannaz Hakami
  • Blachman: decided to let Remee decide between his two acts
  • Remee: Tannaz Hakami

Week 5 (13 March)

  • Theme: Songs from Movies (accompanied by DR Bigband)
  • Group Performance: "Uptown Funk"
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song Movie Result
Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann 1 "Yellow Flicker Beat" The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 Bottom two
Baraa Qadoura 2 "Don't Let Go (Love)" Set It Off Eliminated
Citybois 3 "Earned It" Fifty Shades of Grey Safe
Jógvan Joensen 4 "Creep" Happily Ever After Safe
Emilie Esther 5 "Poker Face" N/A Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Baraa Qadoura – backed his own act, Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann, and also said to Baraa Qadoura that he never thought a contestant had been sent through after three times in the bottom two
  • Remee: Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann – backed his own act, Baraa Qadoura
  • Rafn: Baraa Qadoura – because it was Qadoura's third time in the bottom two

Week 6: Semi-final (20 March)

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order First song Order Second song Result
Emilie Esther 1 "One Last Time"/"Love Me like You Do" 5 "FourFiveSeconds" Safe
Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann 2 "The Balcony" 6 "Empty Room" Safe
Jógvan Joensen 3 "Use Somebody" 7 "Josephine" Safe
Citybois 4 "Kongens Have" 8 "Belong to the World" Eliminated

The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Citybois, was automatically eliminated.

Week 7: Final (27 March)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order Free Choice Song Order Duet with Musical guest (Musical Guests) Order Winner's single Result
Jógvan Joensen 1 "Yellow" 4 "København" (with Ulige Numre) 8 "Best Kept Secret" Runner-up
Ivarsson, Bang & Neumann 2 "The High Road" 5 "Lipstick Lies" (with Julias Moon) N/A N/A (Already eliminated) 3rd Place
Emilie Esther 3 "Nature Boy"/"If I Were a Boy"/"Bitter Sweet Symphony" 6 "Karma Town" (with Stine Bramsen) 7 "Undiscovered" Winner

Controversies and criticism

On 25 March, two days before the final, Bente Boserup, leader of BørneTelefonen, criticized the Danish X Factor for exposing children under 18 to high pressure and stress, after contestants Baraa Qadoura and Tannaz Hakami broke down in tears during the fourth live show. This was supported by psychologist John Halse, as well as contestant Finn Irs, who protested by not showing up to the all-stars song during the final live show. Irs stated that the producers were more interested in their contestants showing their emotions, rather than making a musical show. Jan Lagermand Lundme, the contributing editor on DR1, stated that all contestants were checked by a psychologist to see if they were fit to handle the pressure.[7]

References

  1. "Remee: Derfor skal jeg ikke være X Factor-dommer igen". 29 March 2014.
  2. https://www.dr.dk/DRPresse/Artikler/2014/08/11/091844.htm
  3. "Den originale dommertrio fortsætter X Factor-succesen". 18 August 2014.
  4. "5 Chair Challenge: Dramaet når nye højder i X Factor". 19 January 2015.
  5. "X Factor får helt ny runde: Sådan findes årets finalister". 23 January 2015.
  6. "X Factor optager i København - meld dig som publikum". 17 October 2014.
  7. Politiken: Børneeksperter: Fjern alle under 18 år fra X Factor. (Danish)
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