X Factor Malta 2019
| X Factor Malta 2019 | |
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| Preliminary decision data | |
| country |  Malta
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| place | MFCC - Malta Fairs & Conventions Center, Attard |
| date | January 26, 2019 |
| Preliminary rounds | 16 |
Preliminary round dates |
Castings: October 7, 2018 October 14, 2018 October 21, 2018 October 28, 2018 November 4, 2018 Bootcamp: November 11, 2018 November 18, 2018 Six Chair Challenge: November 25, 2018 December 2, 2018 December 9, 2018 December 16 , 2018 December 2018 Judges Houses: December 23, 2018 December 30, 2018 Live Shows: January 6, 2019 January 13, 2019 January 20, 2019 |
| poll | Castings, Bootcamp, Six Chair Challenge & Judges Houses : 100% jury voting Live shows & finals 50% jury voting 50% televoting |
| Moderation | |
| Ben Camille | |
The first season of X Factor Malta took place from October 7, 2018 to January 26, 2019 and was the Maltese preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv , Israel . The singer Michela Pace came first as the winner . Her song for the Eurovision Song Contest, Chameleon , was then selected internally.
format
concept
On June 20, 2018, PBS announced that the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2019 would not serve as a preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest. The casting show X Factor Malta will serve as a preliminary decision for the ESC 2019.
In total, the program is to be divided into five rounds. First, the castings take place, where previously selected participants of the jury present themselves. These then decide whether the participant will reach the next round and thus the boot camp . In this, the singers are divided into four categories and receive a mentor who represents one of the jurors. In the boot camp, the participants then have to prove their skills in groups and perform certain songs. The judges then decide who will reach the next round. The remaining participants then reach the Six Chair Challenge . Here the participants have to fight for a place on six chairs per category. For each of the six participants or places that the juror decides, advance to the next round. In Judges Houses , the jurors then choose their three protégés who make it into the live shows. There the participants have to prove their skills again with mottos. In the four live shows, however, the audience then chooses the winner of the first season of X Factor Malta. In addition to participating in the ESC, the winner will also receive a contract with Sony Music Italy .
jury
At the end of July 2018, PBS published the four jurors of the first season spread over several days. They have the task of coaching the singers and supporting them as mentors. The following people are part of the jury:
- Howard Keith Debono
- Ray Mercieca
- Alexandra Alden
- Ira Losco
Moderation
On July 2, 2018, PBS announced that Ben Camille would host the first season of X Factor Malta .
Choice of contribution
So far, PBS has not yet confirmed whether the winning song of the X Factor Malta winner will automatically be the song that will be performed at the ESC. Finally, on December 11, 2018, PBS launched a call to submit songs to the broadcaster.
Preliminary rounds
Producer casting
The first call for applications took place on June 26, 2018. Interested parties could also send a video to the producers via WhatsApp. Boxes were set up all over Malta to encourage people to take part in the X Factor Malta. The application window closed again on July 4, 2018.
The castings for the producers, which determine which singers make it into the casting round with the jurors, took place from July 13th to 15th, 2018 in Fort St. Elmo.
Jurors casting
The selected applicants who survived the producers' round were allowed to take part in the jurors casting. These were filmed from August 1 to 8, 2018 at Fort St. Angelo and broadcast on October 7, 2018, October 14, 2018, October 21, 2018, October 28, 2018 and November 4, 2018.
A total of 120 participants reached the next round and thus the boot camp .
Boot camp
The bootcamp took place at the Hilton Malta Conference Center on September 9-12, 2018 and was broadcast on November 11th and 18th, 2018.
The 120 participants were divided into four categories in the first part of the program. The first three categories only include solo artists. The boys from 16 to 24 years of age who were mentored by Ira Losco formed the first category. The second category consisted of the girls aged 16 to 24 who were mentored by Howard Keith Debono. The third category consisted of the Overs , which includes participants who are older than 24 years. Ray Mercieca received this as a mentor. The groups were the fourth category and were headed by Alexandra Alden.
First, all 120 participants had to appear before the judges again and perform one song a cappella per category. The boys had to perform See You Again , the Girls A Million Reasons , the Overs had to perform Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me and the groups had to sing My Girl . After all appearances, the jurors had to select 30 participants who did not reach the next round.
In the second part of the, the remaining 90 participants had to choose a song from the Wall of Songs . Since each song could be found four times on the wall, the participants had to perform their songs in groups of four in front of the jurors. The judges then either sent the participants to the next round or sent them to the waiting room, where they could later put together new groups.
In the third and final round of the boot camp , the remaining participants then had to perform a song of their choice in front of the judges. The jury then selected 14 participants per category, so that in the end 56 participants remained for the Six Chair Challenge .
Six Chair Challenge
The Six Chair Challenge took place on October 11 and 12, 2018 and was held in the MFCC - Malta Fairs & Conventions Center.
A total of six participants in each category achieved a place in the next round. These 24 participants are as follows:
- Boys : Mark Anthony Bartolo, Norbert Bondin, Aidan Cassar, Luke Chappell, Owen Leuellen, Claudio Zammit
- Girls : Kelsey Bellante, Karin Duff, Nicole Frendo, Danica Muscat, Michela Pace, Jade Vella
- Overs : Anna Azzopardi, Franklin Calleja, Anna Faniello, Petra, Ben Purplle, Vanessa Lee Sultana
- Groups : 4th Line, Horizon, Kayati, Prism, Systm12, Xtreme
Judges Houses
The remaining 24 participants now had to prove themselves to their mentors in the next round. They each sang a song and had to convince their mentors as well as their assistants. Only three participants per category and thus a total of 18 participants made it to the subsequent live shows.
| category | Juror | assistant | Remaining participants |
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| Boys | Ira Losco | Joseph Calleja | Norbert Bondin, Luke Chappell, Owen Leuellen |
| Girls | Howard Keith Debono | Mike Hedges | Kelsey Bellante, Nicole Frendo, Michela Pace |
| Overs | Ray Mercieca | Matthew James Borg | Franklin Calleja, Petra, Ben Purplle |
| Groups | Alexandra Alden | Carlo Borg Bonaci | 4th Line, Kayati, Xtreme |
Live shows
The three live shows took place on January 6, 2019, January 13, 2019 and January 20, 2019 at the MFCC - Malta Fairs & Conventions Center in Attard .
First show
The first live show took place on January 6, 2019 under the motto This is Me . The participant with the fewest audience votes dropped out, while the penultimate and third from last place in the audience vote had to go into a sing-off . There the jury decided which of them would be eliminated from the show.
| Start number | Interpreter | song | Result |
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| 1 | 4th line |
Survivor (Original Artist: Destiny's Child ) |
Qualified |
| 2 | Luke Chappell |
Overthinking (own song) |
Qualified |
| 3 | Nicole Frendo |
Too Good at Goodbyes (Original artist : Sam Smith ) |
Qualified |
| 4th | Franklin Calleja |
Jealous (original interpreter: Labrinth ) |
Last three |
| 5 | Xtreme |
Side to Side / Women Like Me (Original artist : Ariana Grande / Little Mix ) |
Last three |
| 6th | Michela Pace |
Lost on You (Original Artist: LP ) |
Qualified |
| 7th | Norbert Bondin |
Say Something (Original Artist: A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera ) |
Qualified |
| 8th | Kayati |
Nobody's Perfect (Original Artist: Jessie J ) |
Eliminated |
| 9 | Ben Purplle |
Dancing On My Own (Original Artist : Robyn ) |
Qualified |
| 10 | Owen Leuellen |
Can't Hold Us (Original artist : Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton ) |
Qualified |
| 11 | Petra |
What's up? (Original artist: 4 Non Blondes ) |
Qualified |
| 12 | Kelsey Bellante |
Chained to the Rhythm (Original artist: Katy Perry ) |
Qualified |
| Sing-off | |||
| 1 | Franklin Calleja |
Clown (original performer: Emeli Sandé ) |
Eliminated |
| 2 | Xtreme |
Take Me Home (Original Artist : Jess Glynne ) |
Qualified |
| Jury decision | |||
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Second show
The second live show took place on January 13, 2019 under the motto Throwbacks . The participant with the fewest audience votes dropped out, while the penultimate and third from last place in the audience vote had to go into a sing-off . There the jury decided which of them would be eliminated from the show.
| Start number | Interpreter | song | Result |
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| 1 | Xtreme |
They Don't Care About Us (Original artist: Michael Jackson ) |
Eliminated |
| 2 | Kelsey Bellante |
Could You Be Loved (Original Artist: The Wailers ) |
Qualified |
| 3 | Owen Leuellen |
Boom! Shake the Room (Original artist : DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince ) |
Qualified |
| 4th | Ben Purplle |
Yesterday (Original artist: The Beatles ) |
Last three |
| 5 | 4th line |
It's Raining Men (Original Artist: The Weather Girls ) |
Last three |
| 6th | Petra |
I Just Want to Make Love to You (Original artist : Muddy Waters ) |
Qualified |
| 7th | Luke Chappell |
Hey There Delilah ( Plain White T’s ) |
Qualified |
| 8th | Nicole Frendo |
Purple Rain (Original artist: Prince and The Revolution ) |
Qualified |
| 9 | Norbert Bondin |
The Wild Boys (Original artist: Duran Duran ) |
Qualified |
| 10 | Michela Pace |
The Power of Love (Original Artist: Frankie Goes to Hollywood ) |
Qualified |
| Sing-off | |||
| 1 | Ben Purplle |
Iris (Original artist : Goo Goo Dolls ) |
Qualified |
| 2 | 4th line |
Queen of the Night (Original artist: Whitney Houston ) |
Eliminated |
| Jury decision 1 | |||
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Third show
The third live show took place on January 20, 2019 under the mottos Movie Spectacular (German: film spectacle) and Jukebox (German: music machine). In the first round, the audience already determined two candidates who were eliminated. In the second round, the participant with the fewest votes was also eliminated. In addition, the two candidates with the fewest audience votes had to go to a sing-off , but this time they did not have to present a song again. This time, the jury decided directly which of them would drop out of the show.
| Start number | Interpreter | song | Result |
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| First round | |||
| 1 | Owen Leuellen |
Gangsta's Paradise (Original artist : Coolio ) |
Qualified |
| 2 | Ben Purplle |
Oh, Pretty Woman (Original artist: Roy Orbison ) |
Eliminated |
| 3 | Nicole Frendo |
Skyfall (original interpreter: Adele ) |
Qualified |
| 4th | Norbert Bondin |
The Greatest Showman (Original artist : Hugh Jackman , Keala Settle , Zac Efron & Zendaya ) |
Qualified |
| 5 | Michela Pace |
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Original artist : Aerosmith ) |
Qualified |
| 6th | Luke Chappell |
Heathens (Original Artist : Twenty One Pilots ) |
Qualified |
| 7th | Kelsey Bellante |
Pray for Me (Original artist : The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar ) |
Eliminated |
| 8th | Petra |
We Don't Need Another Hero (Original artist: Tina Turner ) |
Qualified |
| Second round | |||
| 9 | Luke Chappell |
What do you mean? (Original interpreter: Justin Bieber ) |
Last three |
| 10 | Petra |
Set Fire to the Rain (Original artist: Adele ) |
Qualified |
| 11 | Norbert Bondin |
Empty Space (Original Artist: James Arthur ) |
Eliminated |
| 12 | Michela Pace |
Shallow (Original artist : Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ) |
Qualified |
| 13 | Owen Leuellen |
Believe (own song) |
Last three |
| 14th | Nicole Frendo |
Scared to Be Lonely (Original artist : Martin Garrix feat. Dua Lipa ) |
Qualified |
| Sing-off | |||
| Luke Chappell | Qualified | ||
| Owen Leuellen | Eliminated | ||
| Jury decision 2 | |||
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final
The final took place on January 26, 2019 at the MFCC - Malta Fairs & Conventions Center in Attard . In the first round, each participant had to present two songs. They had to sing the first song alone, while their second song was a duet. After this round, the audience selected three participants for the second round by televoting. There the three performers had to present a song in Maltese . Then the audience selected two participants for the final. Michela Pace emerged as the winner there .
| space | Start number | Interpreter | song | Result |
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| First round - first song | ||||
| 4th | 1 | Petra |
You Don't Own Me (Original Artist: Grace ) |
Eliminated |
| - | 2 | Nicole Frendo |
Russian Roulette (Original artist: Rihanna ) |
Qualified |
| - | 3 | Owen Leuellen |
Overthinking (own song) |
Qualified |
| - | 4th | Michela Pace |
Total Eclipse of the Heart (Original Artist: Bonnie Tyler ) |
Qualified |
| First round - second song | ||||
| 4th | 5 | Petra (with Ray Mercieca) | Be my guest | Eliminated |
| - | 6th | Owen Leuellen (with Ira Losco ) | Hey now | Qualified |
| - | 7th | Nicole Frendo (with Matthew James) |
Just Give Me a Reason (Original artist: P! Nk feat. Nate Ruess ) |
Qualified |
| - | 8th | Michela Pace (with Joseph Calleja ) |
Perfect (Original artist: Ed Sheeran ) |
Qualified |
| Second round | ||||
| - | 9 | Owen Leuellen | Kemm hu Sabiħ | Qualified |
| 3. | 10 | Nicole Frendo | Aħseb fit-tifel | Eliminated |
| - | 11 | Michela Pace | Inti Djamant | Qualified |
| Third round | ||||
| 2. | 12 | Owen Leuellen |
Believe (own song) |
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| 1. | 13 | Michela Pace |
Shallow (Original artist : Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ) |
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See also
Web links
- Official Site of X Factor Malta (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Alistair Brown: Malta: Final Date Confirmed for X Factor Final. In: eurovoix.com. October 19, 2018, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Louise LaFleur: It's Michela Pace for Malta in 2019! In: eurovision.tv. January 26, 2019, accessed March 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Anthony Granger: MESC Scrapped as The X Factor Makes its Way to Malta. In: eurovoix.com. June 20, 2018, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ^ Anthony Granger: Malta: X Factor Malta Auditions Begin Tomorrow. In: eurovoix.com. July 31, 2018, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Emily Herbert: Malta: Ben Camille Will Host The X Factor Malta. In: eurovoix.com. July 2, 2018, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Emily Herbert: Malta: The X Factor Makes Call For Songs. In: eurovoix.com. December 11, 2018, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ The X Factor Malta applications are now open - the winner to get a record contract with Sony
- ^ WATCH: Hundreds Of Singers Cross Their Fingers As X Factor Malta Auditions Kick Off
- ↑ a b ESC 2019 - Malta: Stasera al via la 2ª fase di The X Factor Malta - Aggiornato
- ^ The X Factor Malta Chair Challenge
- ^ Anthony Granger: Malta: Six Singers Progress in the Boys Category of the X Factor Malta. In: eurovoix.com. December 3, 2018, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ^ Anthony Granger: Malta: Six Chair Challenge Girls Category Results. In: eurovoix.com. November 27, 2018, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ^ Anthony Granger: Malta: Ray Mercieca Selects His Six Finalists in the Overs Category. In: eurovoix.com. December 10, 2018, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Emily Herbert: Malta: X Factor Malta Final Line-Up Determined. In: eurovoix.com. December 31, 2018, accessed January 1, 2019 .
- ↑ X FACTOR MALTA LIVE SHOW
- ^ Robyn Gallagher: X Factor Malta: Franklin Calleja and Kayati eliminated in first live show. In: wiwibloggs.com. January 7, 2019, accessed January 26, 2019 .
- ^ Robyn Gallagher: X Factor Malta: Goodbye groups! Xtreme and 4th Line sent home in second live show. In: wiwibloggs.com. January 14, 2019, accessed January 26, 2019 .
- ^ Nick van Lith: X Factor Malta finalists chosen after third live show. In: escxtra.com. January 20, 2019, accessed January 26, 2019 .
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