X Factor (Germany)

Television series
German title	X factor
Original title	The X Factor
Country of production	Germany
Year (s)	2010–2012, 2018
Production company	Grundy Light Entertainment
genre	Casting show
Theme music	Let me rest - Dinn K.
idea	Simon Cowell
music	Aaron Casender
Moderation	Jochen Schropp (seasons 1–3) Janin Reinhardt (Season 2) Charlotte Würdig (Season 4)
First broadcast	August 20, 2010 on RTL

X Factor is a music casting show that was broadcast from 2010 to 2012 by the TV station VOX, which belongs to the RTL group . It is the German version of the British casting show The X Factor, developed and produced by Simon Cowell .

The German edition was produced by Grundy Light Entertainment GmbH and presented by moderator Jochen Schropp . In the first two seasons in 2010 and 2011 the jury consisted of three people, in the third season in 2012 there were four jury members. The only juror represented in all three seasons was the singer Sarah Connor . In December 2012 it was announced that she would not be available for a fourth season. In the fall of 2018, X Factor returned for another season produced by UFA Show & Factual for Sky . Sido was part of the jury and Charlotte Würdig was the moderator . In December 2018, Sky announced that the broadcast would not continue.

The first season was won by Edita Abdieski from Switzerland in November 2010 , and the second season was won by Duisburg police officer David Pfeffer in December 2011 . The third season won the duo Mrs. Greenbird in November 2012 and the fourth season won Ees & The Yes-Ja! In December 2018 . Tape.

Contributors

jury

Sarah Connor , Till Brönner and George Glueck were on the jury in the first season . In the second season 2011 George Glueck was replaced by Das Bo . In 2012, alongside Sarah Connor, HP Baxxter , Sandra Nasić and Moses Pelham were on the jury. In December 2012, Sarah Connor and Moses Pelham each announced that they would no longer be on the X-Factor Jury in 2013.

Season	Jurors				year
1	Sarah Connor	Till Brönner	George Glueck		2010
2			The Bo		2011
3		HP Baxxter	Sandra Nasić	Moses Pelham	2012
4th	Sido	Ignacio Uriarte	Thomas Anders	Jennifer Weist	2018

Moderation

Season	Moderation		year
1	Jochen Schropp		2010
2		Janin Reinhardt	2011
3			2012
4th	Charlotte Worthy	Bence Istenes	2018

procedure

The aim of the casting show was to discover a talented vocalist whose talent is referred to as the “X Factor” by the hosting television station. The prize was a contract with the record company Sony Music . A season extended over four phases, which were called "Casting", "Bootcamp", "Jury House" and "Liveshows". The applicants were divided into three or four categories. Each jury member took on one of the categories as a mentor to the applicants until the end of the season. In the casting phase, all candidates had to audition on a stage in front of the audience and the jury. The group of those who made progress was reduced again in the joint boot camp phase. The third phase was the jury house, in which each mentor selected his best candidates, with whom he competed against the other participants in the subsequent live shows. The remaining participants present songs in the live shows, most of which were selected by the mentor. In the live shows of the first two seasons, the two candidates with the fewest audience votes had to perform a song of their own choosing in a so-called vocal duel, after which the jury decided with a simple majority which of the two would get ahead. Among the best three participants - in the third season, however, among all live show participants - only the viewers decided on progress and the winner.

Season 1 (2010)

Although Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland had already acquired the rights to “The X Factor” in 2006, according to RTL entertainment director Tom Sänger, it did not produce its first season until 2010. In order to attract viewers, the first two programs were shown on August 20 and 21, 2010 on the broad-reach RTL broadcaster . The rest of the episodes could be seen on VOX . The jury consisted of Sarah Connor , Till Brönner and George Glueck , the moderator was Jochen Schropp .

Candidate overview

16 to 24 - Sarah Connor	From 25 - Till Brönner	Groups - George Glueck

X-Factor Themed Show Candidates - Season One (2010)

space	candidate	Retired on	motto
1.	Edita Abdieski	winner	final
2.	Big soul	November 9th
3.	Mati Gavriel	November 2	Michael Jackson & Friends
4th	Anthony Thet	October 26th	A night at the club
5.	Marlon Bertzbach	October 19th	Loud & quiet
6th	Pino Severino	October 12th	Mystery Night
7th	Urban candy	5th October	Kings & Queens of Pop
8th.	Meral Al-Mer	September 28th	Blockbuster Night
9.	LaFamille	21st September	Playlist 2010

First phase: the casting

Around 19,000 applicants competed in one of three categories for the casting. At the end of the auditions, the categories were assigned to the jurors as follows:

• Solo singer 16–24 years: mentor Sarah Connor
• Solo singers from 25 years: mentor Till Brönner
• Groups and duets: Mentor George Glueck

Second phase: the boot camp

Around 120 acts made it into the second phase of X-Factor. Each jury member supervised one of the three categories and their participants as a mentor together with a well-known musician. Sarah Connor was supported by the singer Larsito from Culcha Candela , Till Brönner was supported by the music producer Mousse T. and George Glueck by the former “ Destiny's Child ” member Kelly Rowland . A total of 18 acts, six per jury member, made it into the jury house.

Third phase: the jury house

In the third phase, each of the mentors selected the three best participants from the six remaining participants in their category, who should compete for them in the live shows. While the producer George Glueck received his candidates as a mentor in Berlin, Sarah Connor's jury phase took place in Barcelona and Till Brönner's in Rome. Larsito, Mousse T. and Adel Tawil were present as prominent advisors during this phase .

Fourth phase: the live shows

A total of nine participants appeared in the eight live shows, with one candidate having to leave X-Factor in each broadcast. In the process, each singer had to sing up to three songs per show. In the last live broadcast, Edita Abdieski prevailed over the group Big Soul, which had meanwhile been considered a favorite.

Result table of the ratings

	Mottoshow 1 Playlist 2010	Mottoshow 2 Blockbuster Night	Motto show 3 Kings & Queens of Pop	Mottoshow 4 Mystery Night	Mottoshow 5 Loud & Quiet	Motto show 6 A Night at the club	Mottoshow 7 Michael Jackson & Friends	Mottoshow 8 finals
1st place	Big Soul 25.00%	Big Soul 26.25%	Big Soul 22.40%	Marlon Bertzbach 20.25%	Anthony Thet 27.02%	Edita Abdieski 27.42%	Edita Abdieski 41.35%	Edita Abdieski 74.10%
place 2	Marlon Bertzbach 18.87%	Anthony Thet 14.62%	Pino Severino 20.94%	Big Soul 19.50%	Big Soul 22.50%	Mati Gavriel 25.05%	Big Soul 30.18%	Big Soul 25.90%
place 3	Pino Severino 15.24%	Marlon Bertzbach 13.89%	Edita Abdieski 15.33%	Edita Abdieski 18.15%	Edita Abdieski 19.43%	Anthony Thet 24.34%	Mati Gavriel 28.29%
4th place	Edita Abdieski 13.92%	Mati Gavriel 13.53%	Anthony Thet 11.55%	Mati Gavriel 16.33%	Marlon Bertzbach 16.15%	Big Soul 23.19%
5th place	Mati Gavriel 10.36%	Edita Abdieski 12.91%	Mati Gavriel 10.71%	Anthony Thet 16.31%	Mati Gavriel 14.90%
Rank 6	Anthony Thet 7.04%	Urban Candy 9.21%	Marlon Bertzbach 10.52%	Pino Severino 9.46%
7th place	Urban Candy 6.08%	Pino Severino 7.04%	Urban Candy 8.55%
8th place	Meral Al-Mer 1.80%	Meral Al-Mer 2.28%
9th place	LaFamille 1.69%

First live show on September 21, 2010

• Subject: Playlist 2010
• Star appearance: Enrique Iglesias with his song I Like It

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	Big soul	Bad Boys by Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida	-	25.00%	-
2.	Marlon Bertzbach	I Like by Keri Hilson	-	18.87%	-
3.	Pino Severino	She Said from Plan B	-	15.24%	-
4th	Edita Abdieski	Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down by Alicia Keys	-	13.92%	-
5.	Mati Gavriel	Undisclosed Desires by Muse	-	10.36%	-
6th	Anthony Thet	Secrets from OneRepublic	-	7.04%	-
7th	Urban candy	Meet Me Halfway by The Black Eyed Peas	-	6.08%	-
8th.	Meral Al-Mer	Electric feeling from July	You cannot repair a heart by Udo Lindenberg	1.80%	further
8th.	LaFamille	In My Head by Jason Derulo	Change by Daniel Merriweather featuring Wale	1.69%	eliminated

Second live show on September 28, 2010

• Subject: Blockbuster Night
• Star appearance: Hurts with their song Wonderful Life

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	Big soul	Think by Aretha Franklin	-	26.52%	-
2.	Anthony Thet	Purple Rain by Prince	-	14.62%	-
3.	Marlon Bertzbach	The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice	-	13.89%	-
4th	Mati Gavriel	Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon by Urge Overkill	-	13.53%	-
5.	Edita Abdieski	Street Life by Randy Crawford	-	12.91%	-
6th	Urban candy	Crazy in Love by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z	-	9.21%	-
7th	Pino Severino	Papa Was a Rollin 'Stone from The Undisputed Truth	Stop Me from The Smiths	7.04%	further
7th	Meral Al-Mer	Somehow, somewhere, sometime by Nena	Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton	2.28%	eliminated

Third live show on October 5th, 2010

• Author: Kings & Queens of Pop
• Star appearance: Seal with his song Secret

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	Big soul	Free Your Mind from En Vogue	-	22.40%	-
2.	Pino Severino	It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown	-	20.94%	-
3.	Edita Abdieski	Respect from Aretha Franklin	-	15.33%	-
4th	Anthony Thet	I'll Be Waiting by Lenny Kravitz	-	11.55%	-
5.	Mati Gavriel	Don't Stop Me Now by Queen	-	10.71%	-
6th	Marlon Bertzbach	Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day	Last request from Paolo Nutini	10.52%	further
6th	Urban candy	Go 'assumption of Sons of Mannheim	Thing by Seeed	8.55%	eliminated

Fourth live show on October 12, 2010

• Subject: Mystery Night
• Star appearances: Usher with his song DJ Got Us Fallin 'in Love , Culcha Candela with her song Move It

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	Marlon Bertzbach	Zombie from The Cranberries	-	20.25%	-
2.	Big soul	Thriller by Michael Jackson	-	19.50%	-
3.	Edita Abdieski	Heavy Cross by Gossip	-	15.33%	-
4th	Mati Gavriel	Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen	-	16.33%	-
5.	Anthony Thet	Black Hole Sun from Soundgarden	My Love Is Your Love by Whitney Houston	16.31%	further
5.	Pino Severino	Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones	The Climb by Miley Cyrus	9.46%	eliminated

Fifth live show on October 19, 2010

• Subject: Loud and quiet
• Star appearance: Till Brönner with his song Summer Breeze

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Songs	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	Anthony Thet	Walk This Way by Aerosmith featuring Run-DMC	-	27.02%	-
		Under the Bridge from Red Hot Chili Peppers
2.	Big soul	Sex on Fire from Kings of Leon	-	22.50%	-
		One from U2
3.	Edita Abdieski	Just Like a Pill from Pink	-	19.43%	-
		Russian Roulette from Rihanna
4th	Marlon Bertzbach	Closer to the Edge from 30 Seconds to Mars	Feeling Good by Nina Simone	16.15%	-
		Nothing Else Matters from Metallica
4th	Mati Gavriel	Song 2 by Blur	Hurt by Christina Aguilera	16.33%	further
		Sexed Up by Robbie Williams

Sixth live show on October 26, 2010

• Subject: A Night at the Club
• Star appearance: Sarah Connor with her song Real Love

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Songs	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	Edita Abdieski	Release Me by Agnes	-	27.42%	-
		Why Don't You Love Me by Beyoncé
2.	Mati Gavriel	Music by Madonna	-	25.05%	-
		California Gurls by Katy Perry
3.	Anthony Thet	When Love Takes Over by David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland	Never Ever by All Saints	24.34%	eliminated
		Give It to Me Right by Melanie Fiona
3.	Big soul	From Zero to Hero by Sarah Connor	You Can't Hurry Love by The Supremes	23.19%	further
		It's Raining Men by Weather Girls

Seventh live show on November 2, 2010

• Author: Michael Jackson & Friends
• Star appearances: Gossip with her song Men in Love , Flo Rida with his song Club Can't Handle Me
• Group appearance: The semi-finalists together with George Glueck, Sarah Connor and Till Brönner with the song Somewhere over the Rainbow

Appearances and audience voting

space	Surname	Songs	Televoting
1.	Edita Abdieski	Blame It on the Boogie from The Jackson Five	41.53%
		You Are So Beautiful by Diana Ross
2.	Big soul	Ace by Stevie Wonder	30.18%
		I'll Be There by The Jackson Five
3.	Mati Gavriel	Imagine by John Lennon	28.92%
		You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson

Eighth live show on November 9, 2010

• Subject: Finale
• Star appearances: Shakira with her song Loca , Xavier Naidoo with his song Please don't stop dreaming , Sarah Connor with her song Break My Chains
• Group appearance: The nine live show participants with the song Back for Good by Take That
• The star guests each sang a song with the finalists

Appearances and audience voting

space	Surname	Songs	Televoting
1.	Edita Abdieski	Run from Snow Patrol	74.10%
		Where do you want to go by Xavier Naidoo
		I've come to life
2.	Big soul	That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick	25.90%
		Underneath Your Clothes by Shakira
		I've come to life

Season 2 (2011)

The jury of the second season again consisted of Sarah Connor and Till Brönner and, for the first time, the rapper Das Bo , the moderator was again Jochen Schropp .

Candidate overview

16 to 24 - The Bo	From 25 - Till Brönner	Groups - Sarah Connor

X-Factor Themed Show Candidates - Second Season (2011)

space	candidate	Retired on	motto
1.	David Pepper	winner	final
2.	Raffaela Wais	6th of December
3.	Nica & Joe	6th of December
4th	Rufus Martin	November 29th	Rock meets soul
5.	Monique Simon	22nd of November	Loud & quiet
6th	Ben Man	15th of November	An immoral Offer
7th	Martin Madeja
8th.	Kassim Auale	November 8th	party
9.	Volker Schlag	November 1st	The wild eighties
10.	Gladys Mwachiti	October 25	The greatest radio hits
11.	Boyz II Hot	October 18	The big live prelude
12.	Soul trip

First phase: the casting

The castings were recorded from April to May 2011 in Cologne, Munich and Berlin. There were more than 25,000 applicants in one of the three categories 16- to 24-year-olds, over 24-year-olds as well as groups and duets.

Second phase: the superboot camp

Around 160 participants made it into the second phase of X Factor. In the so-called Superbootcamp, the candidates from each category competed against each other for the first time in Düsseldorf . Within each category, the applicants had to perform the same song a cappella : the 16 to 24 year olds sang Born This Way by Lady Gaga , the over 24 year olds True Colors by Cyndi Lauper and the groups Could It Be Magic by Take That . The jury decided which 24 candidates will move into one of the jury houses. After the end of the Superbootcamp, the judges were assigned the following categories:

• Solo singer 16–24 years: Mentor Das Bo
• Solo singers from 25 years: mentor Till Brönner
• Groups and duets: Mentor Sarah Connor

Third phase: the jury house

In the third phase, each of the mentors selected the four best participants from the remaining eight participants in their category, who should compete for them in the live shows. While Till Brönner received his candidates in Scotland, the jury house phase of Das Bo took place in Hamburg. Sarah Connor received the groups and duets in Berlin. During this phase Mimi Westernhagen , the ex-Spice Girl Melanie C and Jason Derulo were present as prominent advisors.

Fourth phase: the live shows

As in the first season, eight live shows took place, in which this time a total of twelve candidates appeared. In the first and fifth broadcast, two acts had to leave the show, in the other five broadcasts one each before the final show. In the eighth show, the winner was determined from among three finalists. In the first six broadcasts, the jury voted out one act after the so-called singing duel. From the four candidates of the last two live shows, only the television viewers voted. The Duisburg police officer David Pfeffer won the final broadcast. From the second live broadcast onwards, he had decided every phone vote of the live shows for himself.

Result table of the ratings

	Mottoshow 1	Mottoshow 2	Mottoshow 3	Mottoshow 4	Mottoshow 5	Mottoshow 6	Mottoshow 7	Final 1st vote	Final 2nd vote
1st place	Nica & Joe 22.0%	David pepper 28.1%	David pepper 25.8%	David pepper 27.9%	David pepper 25.8%	David pepper 31.1%	David pepper 35.5%	David pepper 48.5%	David pepper 60.5%
place 2	David pepper 14.8%	Nica & Joe 18.8%	Nica & Joe 15.3%	Rufus Martin 15.5%	Monique Simon 19.4%	Nica & Joe 25.3%	Raffaela Wais 28.1%	Raffaela Wais 25.9%	Raffaela Wais 39.5%
place 3	Martin Madeja 12.9%	Martin Madeja 11.3%	Rufus Martin 12.1%	Nica & Joe 14.2%	Nica & Joe 16.6%	Rufus Martin 17.9%	Nica & Joe 23.4%	Nica & Joe 25.6%
4th place	Volker Schlag 11.7%	BenMan 8.1%	Raffaela Wais 9.2%	Raffaela Wais 9.6%	Rufus Martin 16.0%	Raffaela Wais 15.8%	Rufus Martin 13.1%
5th place	Rufus Martin 7.4%	Rufus Martin 7.2%	Martin Madeja 9.0%	BenMan 9.4%	BenMan 9.9%	Monique Simon 9.9%
Rank 6	Gladys Mwachiti 6.3%	Kassim Auale 6.4%	BenMan 8.1%	Martin Madeja 8.3%	Raffaela Wais 6.9%
7th place	Kassim Auale 6.3%	Volker Schlag 6.1%	Monique Simon 7.6%	Kassim Auale 7.7%	Martin Madeja 5.4%
8th place	BenMan 5.8%	Raffaela Wais 6.0%	Kassim Auale 7.3%	Monique Simon 7.3%
9th place	Raffaela Wais 4.5%	Monique Simon 4.7%	Volker Schlag 5.7%
Place 10	Monique Simon 3.9%	Gladys Mwachiti 3.4%
11th place	Boyz II Hot 2.4%
12th place	Soul trip 2.1%

dark gray: eliminated without singing duel light red: eliminated in singing duel yellow: advancement in singing duel

First live show on October 18, 2011

• Topic: The big live prelude
• Group appearance: The twelve live show participants together with Sarah Connor, Till Brönner and Das Bo with the song Beautiful Day by U2
• Star appearance: Leona Lewis with her version of the song Run

Appearances and reviews

space	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	Nica & Joe	My Immortal by Evanescence	-	22.0%	-
2.	David Pepper	Stop and Stare from OneRepublic	-	14.8%	-
3.	Martin Madeja	Eternity by Robbie Williams	-	12.9%	-
4th	Volker Schlag	Hold me from Herbert Grönemeyer	-	11.7%	-
5.	Rufus Martin	Freedom by George Michael	-	7.4%	-
6th	Gladys Mwachiti	California King Bed by Rihanna	-	6.3%	-
7th	Kassim Auale	Stay the Night by James Blunt	-	6.3%	-
8th.	BenMan	Fireflies from Owl City	-	5.8%	-
9.	Raffaela Wais	Torn from Ednaswap	-	4.5%	-
10.	Monique Simon	Price Tag by Jessie J	Mama Do by Pixie Lott	3.9%	further
11.	Boys II Hot	When will I be famous? by Bros	Dance With Somebody by Mando Diao	2.4%	eliminated
12.	Soul trip	DJ Got Us Fallin 'in Love by Usher	-	2.1%	-

Second live show on October 25, 2011

• Topic: The greatest radio hits
• Star appearances: James Morrison with his song I Won't Let You Go , Madcon with a medley of her songs Glow , Freaky Like Me and Helluva Nite (featuring Maad * Moiselle)

Appearances and reviews

space	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	David Pepper	Use Somebody from Kings of Leon	-	28.1%	-
2.	Nica & Joe	One from U2	-	18.8%	-
3.	Martin Madeja	New Age by Marlon Roudette	-	11.3%	-
4th	BenMan	Jessie by Joshua Kadison	-	8.1%	-
5.	Rufus Martin	Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz	-	7.2%	-
6th	Kassim Auale	The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars	-	6.4%	-
7th	Volker Schlag	Patch from I + I	-	6.1%	-
8th.	Raffaela Wais	Soulmate by Natasha Bedingfield	-	6.0%	-
9.	Monique Simon	So what from pink	Make You Feel My Love by Bob Dylan	4.7%	further
9.	Gladys Mwachiti	If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé	Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin	3.4%	eliminated

Third live show on November 1st, 2011

• Subject: The wild eighties
• Group appearance: Rufus Martin, Volker Schlag, David Pfeffer and Till Brönner with the song Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers
• Star appearance: Kelly Clarkson with her song Mr. Know It All

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	David Pepper	Every Breath You Take by The Police	-	25.8%	-
2.	Nica & Joe	One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston	-	15.3%	-
3.	Rufus Martin	Kiss from Prince	-	12.1%	-
4th	Raffaela Wais	Soulmate by Natasha Bedingfield	-	6.0%	-
5.	Martin Madeja	Reality by Richard Sanderson	-	9.0%	-
4th	BenMan	Uptown Girl by Billy Joel	-	8.1%	-
5.	Monique Simon	Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper	-	7.6%	-
6th	Kassim Auale	Sweet Dreams from the Eurythmics	Hey There Delilah from the Plain White T’s	7.3%	further
6th	Volker Schlag	Patch from I + I	Without you from Blessed	5.7%	eliminated

Fourth live show on November 8, 2011

• Theme: party
• Group performance: Raffaela Wais, Monique Simon, Kassim Auale, Martin Madeja and Das Bo with the song Kids by Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue
• Star appearance: Taio Cruz with his song Hangover

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	David Pepper	What Is Love by Haddaway	-	27.9%	-
2.	Rufus Martin	Closer from Ne-Yo	-	15.5%	-
3.	Nica & Joe	When Love Takes Over by David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland	-	14.2%	-
4th	Raffaela Wais	One Love by David Guetta featuring Estelle	-	9.6%	-
5.	BenMan	Stand by Me by Ben E. King	-	9.4%	-
6th	Martin Madeja	Titanium by David Guetta featuring Sia	-	8.3%	-
7th	Kassim Auale	Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera	Chicago by Clueso	7.7%	eliminated
7th	Monique Simon	The Edge of Glory by Lady Gaga	Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper	7.3%	further

Fifth live show on November 15, 2011

• Subject: An immoral offer
• Group appearance: BenMan, Nica & Joe and Sarah Connor with the song Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
• Star appearances: Pitbull with his song Rain over Me , Justin Bieber with his song Mistletoe

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	David Pepper	Nothing Compares 2 U by Prince	-	25.8%	-
2.	Monique Simon	If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys	-	19.4%	-
3.	Nica & Joe	Nessun dorma from the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini	-	16.6%	-
4th	Rufus Martin	Hero of Enrique Iglesias	-	16.0%	-
5.	BenMan	Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis	Heaven by Bryan Adams	9.4%	eliminated
6th	Raffaela Wais	Tainted Love by Gloria Jones	I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston	6.9%	further
6th	Martin Madeja	Don't Speak by No Doubt	-	5.4%	-

Sixth live show on November 22, 2011

• Subject: Loud and quiet
• Star appearance: Dick Brave and the Backbeats with their song Just the Way You Are

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Songs	Song in a vocal duel	Result
				Televoting	jury
1.	David Pepper	Valerie from The Zutons	-	31.1%	-
		Hometown Glory by Adele
2.	Nica & Joe	Somehow, somewhere, sometime by Nena	-	25.3%	-
		Nothing Else Matters from Metallica
3.	Rufus Martin	I Wish by Stevie Wonder	-	17.9%	-
		You Give Me Something by James Morrison
4th	Raffaela Wais	This Love by Maroon 5	Russian Roulette from Rihanna	15.8%	further
		Unfaithful of Rihanna
4th	Monique Simon	Sweet About Me by Gabriella Cilmi	Hurt by Christina Aguilera	7.6%	eliminated
		Oh mother by Christina Aguilera

Seventh live show on November 29, 2011

• Topic: Rock meets Soul
• Star appearances: Jason Derulo with a medley of his songs Don't Wanna Go Home and It Girl , Tim Bendzko with a medley of his songs Just save the world for a moment and If words were my language
• Farewell song: Rufus Martin with the song Hello by Lionel Richie

Appearances and audience voting

space	Surname	Songs	Televoting
1.	David Pepper	Angel by Sarah McLachlan	35.4%
		Yellow from Coldplay
2.	Raffaela Wais	Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé	28.1%
		Someone Like You by Adele
3.	Nica & Joe	I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner	23.4%
		A Moment Like This by Kelly Clarkson
4th	Rufus Martin	It Will Rain by Bruno Mars	13.1%
		Ironic by Alanis Morissette

Eighth live show on December 6, 2011

• Subject: Finale
• Star appearances: Kelly Rowland with her song Down for Whatever , Melanie C with her song Let There Be Love , Michael Bublé with his song Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
• Group appearance: The twelve live show participants with the song Raise Your Glass by Pink
• The three finalists each sang a song with one of the star guests

Appearances and audience voting

space	Surname	Songs	Televoting
			1 round	2nd round
1.	David Pepper	I'm here	48.5%	60.5%
		First Day of My Life by Melanie C
		The Reason by Hoobastank
2.	Raffaela Wais	Heaven Only Knows	25.9%	39.5%
		When Love Takes Over by David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
		Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down by Alicia Keys
3.	Nica & Joe	Build a palace	25.6%	-
		Home by Michael Bublé
		The Prayer by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli

Season 3 (2012)

The jury of the third season consisted of the pop singer Sarah Connor , the Scooter member HP Baxxter , the music producer Moses Pelham and the singer Sandra Nasić . As in the first two seasons, the moderator was Jochen Schropp. The number of categories was increased from three to four, with 16- to 24-year-olds being broken down by gender. This time bands were also admitted to the category of vocal groups. The broadcast of the third season began on August 25, 2012 on RTL; the rest of the episodes up to the final show on November 25, 2012 were broadcast on VOX.

Candidate overview

16- to 24-year-olds female H.P. Baxxter	16- to 24-year-old male Moses Pelham	from 25 year old Sarah Connor	Groups and bands Sandra Nasic

Live Show Candidates - Season Three (2012)

space	candidate	Retired on
1.	Mrs. Greenbird	Winner on November 25, 2012
2.	Melissa Heiduk	November 25, 2012
3.	Bjorn Paulsen	November 25, 2012
4th	Barne Heimbucher	November 18, 2012
5.	Clementine Hendrichs	November 11, 2012
5.	Richard Geldner	November 11, 2012
5.	Willy Hubbard	November 11, 2012
5.	rune	November 11, 2012
9.	Lisa Aberer	4th November 2012
9.	Andrew Fischer	4th November 2012
9.	Colin Rich	4th November 2012
9.	Josephine	4th November 2012

First phase: the casting

The castings were recorded from April to June 2012 in Berlin, Dortmund, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart. Around 24,000 applicants took part in the four categories of 16 to 24 year old women, 16 to 24 year old men, over 24 year olds and music groups. The casting participants advanced one round if they received at least three of the four jury votes. In addition, each juror could place a “wildcard” joker once in order to choose a candidate directly for the next round. Moses Pelham did not make use of this option. Sarah Connor, HP Baxxter and Sandra Nasic used their joker, but the candidates who advanced as a result were eliminated from the boot camp.

Second phase: the boot camp

92 participants made it into the second phase of X Factor. In the so-called boot camp, the number of participants was initially reduced to 48 candidates - 12 in each category - after appearing for about one minute. After that, two acts competed against each other within each category by performing the same song one after the other, as determined by the jury. The jury decided which 24 candidates will move into one of the four jury houses. In the group of male solo singers aged 16 to 24, the jury selected only five singers for the jury house. Among the solo singers aged 16 to 24, she elected seven candidates because she saw no possibility of a fair decision in one of the duels due to a candidate's illness. After the end of the bootcamp, the judges divided the categories as follows:

• Female solo singers aged 16 to 24: mentor HP Baxxter
• Male solo singers aged 16 to 24: Mentor Moses Pelham
• Solo singers from 25 years: mentor Sarah Connor
• Groups and bands: mentor Sandra Nasić

Third phase: the jury house

In the third phase, each of the four mentors selected the three candidates from the remaining participants in their category who were to appear in the live shows. While Sarah Connor and HP Baxxter received their candidates in Ibiza , Moses Pelham's jury house phase took place in Cologne . Sandra Nasic received the groups and bands in Berlin .

Fourth phase: the live shows

As in the second season, twelve candidates came to the live shows, but this time the winner was determined in only four broadcasts, which took place from November 4 to November 25, 2012. In the first two live shows, the candidates competed against each other within their four mentor groups, with one participant from each group being eliminated. One candidate from each mentor group reached the third live show, in which three candidates qualified for the final show. In all live shows, only the audience decided on the progress of the candidates; the jury only had its mentoring and advisory role in this phase.

First live show on November 4th, 2012

Appearances

category	Surname	song	Televoting
from 25 year old Sarah Connor	1st voting round
	Bjorn Paulsen	I don't love you at all from Udo Lindenberg	40.19%
	Willy Hubbard	With a Little Help from My Friends by The Beatles	39.08%
	Colin Rich	Breakeven from The Script	20.73%
16- to 24-year-olds female H.P. Baxxter	2nd voting round
	Melissa Heiduk	Something's Got a Hold on Me by Etta James	60.92%
	Clementine Hendrichs	Give It to Me Right by Melanie Fiona	21.77%
	Lisa Aberer	She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) by David Guetta featuring Sia	17.31%
16- to 24-year-old male Moses Pelham	3rd voting round
	Richard Geldner	Iceberg by Andreas Bourani	49.93%
	Barne Heimbucher	Ain't Nobody by Rufus and Chaka Khan	27.81%
	Andrew Steven Fischer	Still from Jupiter Jones	22.26%
Groups and bands Sandra Nasic	4th voting round
	Mrs. Greenbird	Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones	63.16%
	rune	We Found Love by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris	19.83%
	Josephine	Lighthouse of Nena	17.01%

Second live show on November 11, 2012

Appearances

category	Surname	song	Televoting
from 25 year old Sarah Connor	1st voting round
	Bjorn Paulsen	Queen by Björn Paulsen	60.23%
	Willy Hubbard	Ordinary People by John Legend	39.77%
16- to 24-year-old male Moses Pelham	2nd voting round
	Barne Heimbucher	Purple clouds from Marteria , Yasha and Miss Platnum	59.55%
	Richard Geldner	Everything stays different by Herbert Grönemeyer	40.45%
16- to 24-year-olds female H.P. Baxxter	3rd voting round
	Melissa Heiduk	Roxanne from The Police	56.69%
	Clementine Hendrichs	Yeah Right by Dionne Bromfield featuring Diggy Simmons	43.31%
Groups and bands Sandra Nasic	4th voting round
	Mrs. Greenbird	Frozen from Madonna	86.08%
	rune	Mirrors by Natalia Kills	13.92%

Third live show on November 18, 2012

Appearances and voting

space	Surname	Songs	Song in a vocal duel	Televoting
				1 round	2nd round
1.	Mrs. Greenbird	Falling Slowly from The Swell Season	-	44.46%	-
		It Will Never Rain Roses by Mrs. Greenbird
2.	Melissa Heiduk	Free from Ultra Naté	-	19.57%	-
		Sky and Sand by Paul Kalkbrenner
3.	Bjorn Paulsen	Close eyes from bosses	360 degrees home of wingenfelder: Wingenfelder	18.51%	54.88%
		Hearts to the beat of Björn Paulsen
4th	Barne Heimbucher	Freedom from Sabrina Setlur and Xavier Naidoo	Just a Dream from Nelly	17.46%	45.12%
		Wonderful Life from Hurts

Fourth live show on November 25, 2012

• Star appearances: Alanis Morissette with Guardian , Ne-Yo with Forever Now , Moses Pelham and Xavier Naidoo with a stop
• The three finalists each sang a song with its original interpreter: Mrs. Greenbird with Alanis Morissette, Melissa Heiduk with Ne-Yo and Björn Paulsen with MIA.

Appearances and audience voting

space	Surname	Songs	Televoting
			1 round	2nd round
1.	Mrs. Greenbird	Ironic by Alanis Morissette	54.49%	61.78%
		You're the One That I Want by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
		Shooting Stars & Fairy Tales by Mrs. Greenbird (final song)
2.	Melissa Heiduk	Breathe Easy from Blue	27.92%	38.22%
		Closer from Ne-Yo
		Send Me an Angel from the Scorpions (final song)
3.	Bjorn Paulsen	Chicago by Clueso	17.59%	-
		Parachute from MIA.

Season 4 (2018)

On August 27, 2018, X Factor returned for another season produced by UFA Show & Factual for Sky . Part of the jury are Sido , Ignacio Uriarte , Thomas Anders and Jennifer Weist of the band Jennifer Rostock , the moderation accept Charlotte Engelhardt and Ben Istenes . The new season consists of the auditions, chair challenge and three live shows.

Candidate overview

16 to 24 year old female Iggy Uriarte	16- to 24-year-old male Sido	from 25 years old Thomas Anders	Groups and bands Jennifer Weist

Live Show Candidates - Season Four (2018)

space	candidate	Retired on
1.	Ees & The Yes-Ja! tape	Winner on October 19, 2018
2.	Wait of the World	19th October 2018
3.	Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg	19th October 2018
4th	Jan-Marten Block	19th October 2018
5.	Scheer	October 12, 2018
6-8	Robin Hoff	October 12, 2018
6-8	Leonie-Susanne Happel	October 12, 2018
6.8.	Manuel "Elto" El-Tohamy	October 12, 2018
9-12	Selina Shirin Hinzmann	5th October 2018
9-12	Stefanie Black	5th October 2018
9-12	Alexander Grant	5th October 2018
9-12	Leonardo Dave	5th October 2018

Liveshow 1 on October 5, 2018

category	Surname	song	Result
from 25 years old Thomas Anders
	Alexander Grant	Leave a Light On by Tom Walker	eliminated
	Manuel "Elto" El-Tohamy	In My Blood by Shawn Mendes	Different
	Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg	Lay Me Down by Sam Smith	spectator
16 to 24 year old female Ignacio Uriarte
	Leonie-Susanne Hapel	Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson	Uriarte
	Selina Shirin Hinzmann	Sandcastles by Beyoncé	eliminated
	Stefanie Black	Never from Vanessa Mai	eliminated
16- to 24-year-old male Sido
	Jan-Marten Block	Unchain My Heart by Joe Cocker	Sido
	Leonardo Davi	Young Blood from 5 Seconds of Summer	eliminated
	Robin Hoff	Gravity	spectator
Groups and bands Jennifer Rostock
	EES & The Yes-Ja! tape	Newwa Hold Us Down	spectator
	Scheer	The brave me	Knows
	Wait of the World	Glacier	spectator

Liveshow 2 on October 12, 2018

• Star appearance: Tom Walker with his song Angels

category	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in a vocal duel	Result
from 25 years old Thomas Anders	Manuel "Elto" El-Tohamy	Thinking out Loud by Ed Sheeran	-	eliminated
	Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg	Valerie by Amy Winehouse	-	spectator
16 to 24 year old female Ignacio Uriarte	Leonie-Susanne Hapel	No Tears Left to Cry by Ariana Grande	-	eliminated
16- to 24-year-old male Sido	Jan-Marten Block	Skinny love from Bon Iver	-	spectator
	Robin Hoff	Facetime	-	eliminated
Groups and bands Jennifer Rostock	EES & The Yes-Ja! tape	original	-	spectator
	Scheer	Infinite	kilometre	eliminated (jury)
	Wait of the World	Until your home	You've Got the Love by Florence + the Machine	jury

Final on October 19, 2018

category	Surname	Song in the 1st round	Song in the 2nd round	Result
from 25 years old Thomas Anders | -	Sheila "Shylee" Rothberg	Chandelier from Sia	Bulletproof	Third place
16- to 24-year-old male Sido	Jan-Marten Block	Legendary from Welshly Arms	Come on	Fourth place
Groups and bands Jennifer Rostock	EES & The Yes-Ja! tape	Just do it	Try try try	winner
	Wait of the World	rune	Glacier	Runner-up

Odds

Awards

On September 22nd, 2010, X Factor was nominated for the German Television Award 2010 in the Best Entertainment category.

Web links

Commons : X Factor  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the casting show "X Factor" by Vox
• X Factor on Fernsehserien.de

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