The X Factor (Australia season 2)

The X Factor
Season 2
Broadcast from	30 August 2010– 22 November 2010
Judges	Ronan Keating Guy Sebastian Natalie Imbruglia Kyle Sandilands
Host(s)	Luke Jacobz Natalie Garonzi
Broadcaster	Seven Network
Winner: Altiyan Childs
Song	"Somewhere in the World"
Runner-up
Sally Chatfield
Chronology
◄ 2010 ►

The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia.^[1] The 2010 season premiered on the Seven Network on 30 August 2010^[2] and ended on 22 November 2010.^[3] The winner was Altiyan Childs and his debut single "Somewhere in the World" was released after the final.^[3] Childs was mentored throughout by Ronan Keating, who won as mentor for the first time. The season was presented by Luke Jacobz, while spin-off show The Xtra Factor was hosted by Natalie Garonzi on 7Two. The show was originally to be hosted by actor Matthew Newton, however, he was forced to withdraw as host during production after an altercation with his former girlfriend Rachael Taylor and re-admitting himself to rehab. Natalie Imbruglia, Guy Sebastian, Ronan Keating and Kyle Sandilands joined this season's judging panel as replacements for former judges, Mark Holden, John Reid and Kate Ceberano.

The competition was split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' houses and live shows. Auditions took place throughout May and June 2010. After the auditions was bootcamp, where successful acts were split into four categories: Under 25 Boys (male soloists aged 14 to 24), Under 25 Girls (female soloists aged 14 to 24), Over-25s (soloists aged 25 and over) and Groups. Each judge was given a category to mentor and had to decide on their twelve acts after day two, and their six acts after day two. Special guest judges, including Havana Brown, Rebecca Batties, Mark Plunkett and Rai Thistlethwayte were brought in to help the judges decide their acts. Following bootcamp, was the judges' houses stage, where each of the judges reduced their six acts to three, with help from more guest judges, including Kelly Rowland, Sir Richard Branson, Boyzone, Snoop Dogg and Usher. The live shows began on 19 September 2010.

This season had sparked controversy, including Childs' disappearance from the show and claims of a clash between the Under 25 Girls. The grand final decider was watched by 1.83 million people, making it the highest rated television episode of the season.

Background and development

Natalie Imbruglia (pictured first) Guy Sebastian (pictured second), Ronan Keating (pictured third) and Kyle Sandilands (pictured fourth) were the judges for the season season of The X Factor.

On 16 May 2010, it was announced that the Seven Network would relaunch The X Factor with Natalie Imbruglia, Guy Sebastian, Ronan Keating and Kyle Sandilands confirmed as the four judges.^[4] The X Factor first screened on Network Ten in 2005, but was canceled after one season due to poor ratings.^[4] Seven Network's head of programming, Tim Worner, said the "time was right" to relaunch the show, given Network Ten's decision to cancel Australian Idol.^[4] He explained: "We felt that there's no big light event shows around and that this is the best of them ... We've seen what Australia's Got Talent has done in heavy traffic and feel it's the right opportunity for the show."^[4]

Following the announcement, actors Hugh Sheridan, Axle Whitehead and television presenter Darren McMullen were rumoured to be in consideration to host The X Factor.^[4] However, on 30 May 2010, it was confirmed that actor Matthew Newton was the host.^[1] On 22 August, it was revealed that Newton had to withdraw as the host of the show after an altercation in Rome with his now ex-girlfriend Rachael Taylor.^[5] Newton flew from Rome to Dublin, where he was to film segments for The X Factor with Keating.^[5] However, he was escorted back to Australia by a producer of the show after they decided he was in no state to film.^[5] He was then checked into Wentworthville's Northside West Clinic.^[6] On 23 August, 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.^[7]^[8] On 28 August 2010, it was announced that radio presenter Natalie Garonzi would host the spin-off show The Xtra Factor on 7Two.^[9]

Selection process

Auditions

Audition city	Dates^[10]	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. This stage of the competition was first broadcast on 5 and 6 September 2010. In this stage, each judge was first given a category to mentor and had to decide on their top twelve acts after day 1 and their top six acts after day 2. Imbruglia was given the Under 25 Girls, Sandilands was given the Under 25 Boys, Keating had the Over-25s and Sebastian was given the Groups category.

During bootcamp, the judges were assisted by musical artists who helped them choose their twelve acts. Havana Brown assisted with the Under 25 Boys, MTV Australia CEO Rebecca Batties assisted with the Under 25 Girls, Keating's manager Mark Plunkett with the Over-25s and Rai Thistlethwayte for the Groups category.^[11]^[12]

After, the judges along with their guest judges narrowed down the contestants to six each:

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
Over-25s – 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

The final round of the selection process, the judges' houses, saw the judges reduce their six acts to three. Each judge took their six acts to exclusive locations around the world to experience the life of a superstar, introduce them to international artists and set the stage to inspire them to give the performance of a lifetime. Sandilands' "Under 25 Boys" travelled to New York, where they were assisted by Kelly Rowland. Imbruglia's "Under 25 Girls" travelled to Necker Island to meet Sir Richard Branson, while Keating's "Over 25s" visited his home town of Dublin, where they met up with his Boyzone bandmates. Sebastian's "Groups" travelled to Los Angeles, where he was assisted by rapper Snoop Dogg. While there, Sebastian had chosen Mahogany as one of his three acts, but was still unsure on who the other two acts should be. Sebastian and the groups then travelled to New York, where he was assisted by Usher.

After, the judges along with their guest judges, narrowed down the contestants to three each:

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

Finalists and categories

Key:

– Winner^†

– Runner-up^*

– Third Place^{^}

Category (Mentor)	Acts
Under 25 Boys (Sandilands)	Chris Doe	Andrew Lawson^{^}	Mitchell Smith
Under 25 Girls (Imbruglia)	Sally Chatfield^*	India-Rose Madderom	Hayley Teal
Over-25s (Keating)	Altiyan Childs^†	Amanda Grafanakis	James McNally
Groups (Sebastian)	Kharizma	Luke and Joel	Mahogany

Under 25 Girls

Sally Chatfield: A contestant from Lakes Entrance, Victoria.^[13] Before entering The X Factor, Chatfield was an apprentice hairdresser.^[13] She began singing at the age of 7, which has helped her cope with the bullying she endured at school.^[13] Chatfield cited Jonny Craig as her musical influence and her family as her inspiration in life.^[13]

India-Rose Madderom: A contestant from Sydney who sang Joss Stone's version of "Some Kind of Wonderful" at her audition.^[14] Before entering The X Factor, Madderom performed covers in pubs and worked as a waitress.^[14] She cited Beyoncé and Rihanna as her musical inspirations, and her mother as her main inspiration because she has always encouraged Madderom to sing and perform, despite knowing how tough the music industry is.^[14]

Hayley Teal: A contestant from Adelaide, who sang Alicia Keys' version of "How Come U Don't Call Me" at her audition.^[15] Teal began performing at the age of 12.^[15] Before entering The X Factor, Teal had performed in various cover bands over the past few years.^[15] She cited Keyshia Cole, Eric Benét, Brian McKnight, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Mary J. Blige as her musical inspirations.^[15]

Under 25 Boys

Chris Doe: A contestant from Mornington Peninsula, who sang Tonic's "If You Could Only See" at his audition.^[16] One of the reasons Doe turned up to audition for The X Factor was to try and find his father because Doe and his twin brother Peter have never known their father.^[16] He began performing at the age of 15 with schoolmates in a local band.^[16] Doe cited Green Day, 30 Seconds to Mars and Nickelback as his musical inspirations.^[16]

Andrew Lawson: A contestant from Noosa, who sang Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon" at his audition.^[17] Before entering The X Factor, Lawson was a student at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, where he was studying a Bachelor of Music, but then decided to defer his course.^[17] Lawson was born in Northern Ireland but moved to New Zealand with his family at the age of 6, before moving to Noosa in 2005.^[17] He began playing guitar at the age of 7, and writes his own music.^[17] Lawson cited Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Willie Nelson and John Mayer as his musical inspirations.^[17]

Mitchell Smith: A contestant from Byron Bay, New South Wales.^[18] Before entering The X Factor, Smith worked in a pizza shop on the weekends.^[18] Smith comes from a musical family; his grandfather was a singer in a jazz band in Chicago.^[18] He cited John Mayer and Eminem as his musical inspirations.^[18]

Over-25s

Altiyan Childs: A contestant from Sydney, whose first audition didn't go so well – but the judges saw something in Childs and and asked him to return the next day for another chance.^[19] Childs was born in Mount Isa but grew up in Sydney.^[19] Childs formed his first band at the age of 12.^[19] After enjoying some success with the band Masonia, whose single "Simple" reached number 41 on the ARIA Singles Chart,^[20] Childs decided to retire from music.^[19] Before entering The X Factor, Childs worked as a forklift driver.^[19] Childs' father encouraged him to audition for the show.^[19] He cited Prince as his musical inspiration.^[19]

Amanda Grafanakis: A contestant from Melbourne, who sang Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" at her audition.^[21] Grafanakis was born in Tasmania and comes from a Greek background.^[21] She began writing songs at the age of 8, and started singing lessons at the age of 12.^[21] Grafanakis initially turned up to The X Factor auditions to support a friend, but ended up deciding to have a go herself.^[21] She cited Michael Jackson as her musical inspiration.^[21]

James McNally: A contestant from Melbourne.^[22] Before entering The X Factor, McNally worked as a financial analyst during weekdays and often performed gigs on the weekends.^[22] At the age of 15, he began writing and recording songs.^[22] McNally grew up performing at Newton's High School for the Performing Arts.^[22] He has spent time as part of the Schools Spectacular program and performed at NRL Grand Finals and the 2000 Sydney Olympics.^[22] McNally has also performed with artists such as Human Nature and Vanessa Amorosi.^[22] In 2008, he auditioned for Australian Idol, but was not coping with his mother's illness and did not progress in the competition.^[22] McNally cited Tina Turner as his musical inspiration.^[22]

Groups

Kharizma: A group from Ipswich, Queensland which consists of two sisters, Sonja and Soria.^[23] They were born in New Zealand but grew up in Ipswich.^[23] Kharizma cited Beyoncé, Keri Hilson and Mariah Carey as their musical influences.^[23]

Luke and Joel: A group from Newcastle, New South Wales which consists of two brothers Luke and Joel.^[24] They both grew up backstage at music gigs, with their father working as a roadie for Australian artists Marcia Hines, Mondo Rock and Jon English.^[24] In 2008, Luke and Joel formed a local band called The Ondays.^[24] Before entering The X Factor, Luke worked as a a physiotherapist and Joel was a youth worker at an outreach program.^[24] Luke also put his wedding on hold after making it into the final 12.^[24] His fiancé Jessica auditioned for the show but did not make it through the bootcamp stage.^[24] Luke and Joel cited 42 and The Rolling Stones as their musical inspirations.^[24]

Mahogany: A group from South Sydney which consists of four sisters: Maureen, Faye, Trina and Helen, who sang Boyz II Men's "Thank You" at their audition.^[25] In early 2010, Mahogany served as back up singers for Guy Sebastian.^[25] Before entering The X Factor, both Maureen and Faye were primary school teachers, Helen worked in retail and Trina was a case manager at NRMA.^[25] Mahogany cited Destiny's Child and The Jackson 5 as their musical influences, and Michael Jackson as their musical inspiration.^[25]

Live shows

Results summary

Contestants' colour key:

– Contestant announced as safe (no particular order)

– Contestant in the bottom two and had to perform in the final showdown^†

– Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)^{^}

Contestant	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10
Altiyan Childs	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Week 10)
Sally Chatfield	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-Up (Week 10)
Andrew Lawson	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd^{^}	Eliminated (Week 10)
Mahogany	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two^†	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two^†	Safe	4th^†	4th^{^}	Eliminated (Week 9)
Luke and Joel	11th^†	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two^†	5th^†	Eliminated (Week 8)
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)

Final showdown	Chris Doe,	James McNally,	Kharizma,	Amanda Grafanakis,	Mitchell Smith,	India-Rose Madderom,	Hayley Teal,	Luke and Joel,	No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated.
Final showdown	Luke and Joel	Amanda Grafanakis	Mahogany	India-Rose Madderom	India-Rose Madderom	Mahogany	Luke and Joel	Mahogany
Keating's vote to eliminate	Chris Doe	Amanda Grafanakis	Kharizma	India-Rose Madderom	Mitchell Smith	India-Rose Madderom	Hayley Teal	Mahogany
Imbruglia's vote to eliminate	Luke and Joel	James McNally	Kharizma	Amanda Grafanakis	Mitchell Smith	Mahogany	Luke and Joel	Luke and Joel
Sebastian's vote to eliminate	Chris Doe	James McNally	N/A¹	Amanda Grafanakis	India-Rose Madderom	India-Rose Madderom	Hayley Teal	Mahogany
Sandilands's vote to eliminate	Luke and Joel	Amanda Grafanakis	Kharizma	Amanda Grafanakis	India-Rose Madderom²	India-Rose Madderom	Hayley Teal	Luke and Joel
Eliminated	Chris Doe 2 of 4 votes Deadlock	James McNally 2 of 4 votes Deadlock	Kharizma 3 of 3 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	Luke and Joel 2 of 4 votes Deadlock	Mahogany	Andrew Lawson 3rd Place	Sally Chatfield Runner Up
											Altiyan Childs Winner

Notes

¹ Sebastian originally was asked to vote, but he deferred his vote to Keating as he "could not send his own act home".
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)

Theme: Judges' Choice
Celebrity performers: Thirsty Merc ("All My Life") and The Potbelleez ("Hello")
Group performance: "In My Head"

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act	Order	Song	Result
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		"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
Act	Order	Song	Result
Luke & Joel	1	"Fix You"	Safe
Chris Doe	2	"Stop and Stare"	Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

Imbruglia: Luke & Joel – gave no reason
Keating: Chris Doe – gave no reason
Sebastian: Chris Doe – backed his own act, Luke & Joel
Sandilands: Luke & Joel – backed his own act, Chris Doe

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Doe received the fewest votes and was eliminated.

Week 2 (26/27 September)

Theme: Musical Heroes
Celebrity performers: Justice Crew ("And Then We Dance") and Scarlett Belle ("Freak Tonight")
Group performance: "Dynamite"

Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act	Order	Song (Musical hero)	Result
Sally Chatfield	1	"Bring Me to Life" (Evanescence)	Safe
Altiyan Childs	2	"Kiss" (Prince)	Safe
Mitchell Smith	3	"Baby" (Justin Bieber)	Safe
Mahogany	4	"Lady Marmalade" (Labelle)	Safe
Hayley Teal	5	"Respect" (Aretha Franklin)	Safe
Andrew Lawson	6	"Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling)	Safe
Amanda Grafanakis	7	"The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera)	Bottom two
Luke & Joel	8	"Little Lion Man" (Mumford and Sons)	Safe
India-Rose Madderom	9	"One" (U2)	Safe
James McNally	10	"Maggie May" (Rod Stewart)	Bottom two
Kharizma	11	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Beyoncé)	Safe
Final showdown details
Act	Order	Song	Result
Amanda Grafanakis	1	"Wonderwall"	Safe
James McNally	2	"Let's Stay Together"	Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

Imbruglia: James McNally – commented that neither should be in the bottom two
Sebastian: James McNally – based it on their last performance
Sandilands: Amanda Grafanakis – mentioned she should be in the bottom two (earlier)
Keating: Amanda Grafanakis – had to send to deadlock, as he "could not send his own act home"

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. McNally received the fewest votes and was eliminated.

Week 3 (3/4 October)

Theme: Songs that defined a decade
Celebrity performers: The Script ("For the First Time") and Amy Meredith ("Young at Heart")
Group performance: "Bad Romance"

Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act	Order	Song	Result
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	"The 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
Act	Order	Song	Result
Kharizma	1	"The Climb"	Eliminated
Mahogany	2	"Footprints in the Sand"	Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

Imbruglia: Kharizma – commented that neither should be in the bottom two but based decision on final performance.
Sandilands: Kharizma – Felt Kharizma had stalled while Mahogany continued to grow.
Sebastian: Deferred his decision to Keating believing he should be the last to vote as he "could not send his own act home"
Keating: Kharizma – Based on final performance and comments made at beginning of the show.

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

Notes

Sebastian was absent from the live performance show but was present on the live results show through live telecast, thus eligible to vote if required.

Week 4 (10/11 October)

Theme: Party Anthems
Celebrity performers: Boyzone ("Life Is a Rollercoaster"/"Gave It All Away")
Group performance: "Club Can't Handle Me"

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act	Order	Song	Result
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
Act	Order	Song	Result
India-Rose Madderom	1	"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"	Safe
Amanda Grafanakis	2	"Wind Beneath My Wings"	Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

Imbruglia: Amanda Grafanakis – backed her own act, India-Rose Madderom
Sandilands: Amanda Grafanakis – said that he would more likely "invest money" with Madderom
Keating: India-Rose Madderom – backed his own act, Amanda Grafanakis
Sebastian: Amanda Grafanakis – felt that Madderom was more consistent than Grafanakis in the competition as a whole

Week 5 (17/18 October)

Theme: Rock
Celebrity performers: Adam Lambert ("If I Had You") and Short Stack ("Planets")
Group performance: "Forget You"

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act	Order	Song	Result
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
Act	Order	Song	Result
Mitchell Smith	1	"Teenage Dream"	Eliminated
India-Rose Madderom	2	"Bitter Sweet Symphony"	Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

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

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Smith received the fewest votes and was eliminated.

Week 6 (24/25 October)

Theme: Blockbuster Hits
Celebrity performers: Stan Walker ("Choose You") and Kasey Chambers ("Little Bird")
Group performance: "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act	Order	Song (Film)	Result
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
Act	Order	Song	Result
India-Rose Madderom	1	"You Got the Love"	Eliminated
Mahogany	2	"I Want You Back"	Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

Keating: India-Rose Madderom – stated that earlier in the show that he believed this would be her last week on the show.
Imbruglia: Mahogany – backed her own act, India-Rose Madderom.
Sebastian: India-Rose Madderom – backed his own act, Mahogany.
Sandilands: India-Rose Madderom – gave no reason.

Week 7 (31 October/ 1 November)

Theme: Summer songs
Celebrity performers: Enrique Iglesias featuring Havana Brown ("Heartbeat") and Mike Posner ("Cooler Than Me")
Group performance: "Evacuate The Dancefloor"

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act	Order	Song	Result
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
Act	Order	Song	Result
Hayley Teal	1	"Valerie"	Eliminated
Luke & Joel	2	"Where the Streets Have No Name"	Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

Keating: Hayley Teal – said that she lacked "energy and star quality", condradicting comments he made in earlier weeks.
Imbruglia: Luke & Joel – backed her own act, Hayley Teal.
Sebastian: Hayley Teal – backed his own act, Luke & Joel.
Sandilands: Hayley Teal – commented that it was about "who is going to be an icon of Australian music".

Week 8 (7/8 November)

Theme: Songs from Australian artists
Celebrity mentor: Mel B
Celebrity performers: Jason Derülo ("The Sky's the Limit") and Jessica Mauboy ("Saturday Night")
Group performance: "Stop" with Mel B

Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
Act	Order	Song	Result
Luke & Joel	1	"White Noise"	Bottom two
Sally Chatfield	2	"Everything I'm Not"	Safe
Andrew Lawson	3	"Black and Gold"	Safe
Mahogany	4	"The Horses"	Bottom two
Altiyan Childs	5	"Never Tear Us Apart"	Safe
Final showdown details
Act	Order	Song	Result
Luke & Joel	1	"Human"	Eliminated
Mahogany	2	"Stand Up for Love"	Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

Keating: Mahogany – commented that Luke & Joel have what it takes to sell records.
Imbruglia: Luke & Joel – gave no reason
Sebastian: Mahogany – had to send to deadlock, as he "could not send his own act home"
Sandilands: Luke & Joel – gave no reason

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Luke & Joel received the fewest votes and was eliminated.

Week 9 (14/15 November)

Theme: Number one singles
Celebrity mentor: Robin Gibb
Celebrity performers: Ronan Keating featuring Paulini ("Believe Again") and Kesha ("We R Who We R")
Group performance: "The Final Countdown"

Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act	Order	First song	Order	Second song	Result
Andrew Lawson	1	"Uptown Girl"		"Somethin' Stupid"	Safe
Mahogany	2	"Heaven"	6	"The Way You Make Me Feel"	Eliminated
Sally Chatfield	3	"Just Like a Pill"	7	"Beautiful"	Safe
Altiyan Childs	4	"The Living Years"	8	"Blaze of Glory"	Safe

Notes

For the first time this season, each act performed two songs.
Also for the first time, there was no final showdown and the act that received the fewest public votes was immediately eliminated.

Week 10 (21/22 November)

Theme: No theme (songs from the auditions and live shows that the mentor believes will show their true talent); celebrity duets
Celebrity duet performers:
- Jamiroquai with Sally Chatfield
- James Blunt with Andrew Lawson
- INXS with Altiyan Childs

Celebrity performers: Jamiroquai ("White Knuckle Ride"), INXS ("New Sensation"), James Blunt ("Stay the Night") and Guy Sebastian featuring Eve ("Who's That Girl")
Group performance: "Dynamite" and "With A Little Help From My Friends" – performed by all 12 finalists

Contestants' performances on the tenth live show
Act	Order	Audition song	Order	Celebrity duet	Order	Mentor's favourite	Order	Winner's single
Andrew Lawson	8	"Fly Me To The Moon"	2	"You're Beautiful"	5	"Heartache Tonight"	11	"Somewhere in the World"	Third place
Sally Chatfield	4	"Hurt"	10	"Canned Heat"	1	"Don't Stop Me Now"	7	"Somewhere in the World"	Runner-up
Altiyan Childs	9	"Sex on Fire"	6	"Don't Change"	12	"Livin' on a Prayer"	3	"Somewhere in the World"	Winner

Reception

Controversies

On 18 October 2010, following the live results show, contestant Altiyan Childs disappeared from The X Factor house for almost 24 hours, causing a serious concern for his mentor Keating, who took to Twitter to try and locate where Childs was.^[26] Childs later returned at 5pm the next day.^[26] A program producer said that he had "taken some time out to be by himself and slept in a cave on Sydney's northern beaches overnight".^[26] On 21 October, Childs spoke with guest host Keating and Jackie O on radio station 2Day FM to set the record straight about his disappearance.^[27] He explained: "It kind of hit me randomly at about 2am that I had to reconnect with part of my sadness, it’s my secret power it’s what drives me through the song and ignites that part of me, it’s got to do with sadness, I needed to go back to somewhere where I felt an intimate romantic thing with an ancient memory and it worked.^[27] Childs stayed in a cave on Sydney's Northern Beaches.^[27] As he awoke, Childs realised he was supposed to be practising with his mentor Keating.^[27] The cave was a special place for Childs and his former fiancee. Their five-year engagement ended in 2002, but the hurt remains and Childs has been celibate since.^[27] He explained: "I was broken, a piece of me was broken and I didn't think it was repairable. I'm not used to comfort and compliments because I have never been accepted before. I needed to know what to do with the contentedness and beauty of it all, and I needed that place to do it."^[27]

On 25 October 2010 it was revealed that a name-calling cat fight between the Under 25 Girls had occurred during a performance at the Snaparazzi at Riva in St Kilda on 22 October.^[28] Contestant India-Rose Madderom was reportedly yelling abuse at contestant Sally Chatfield after the two missed their cues while performing David Guetta's "When Love Takes Over".^[28] Chatfield then fired back at Madderom before dissolving in tears.^[28] The girls mentor Imbruglia stepped in and reportedly told Madderom "you can't act like this in public" and "you have to be professional."^[28]

Ratings

The premiere episode on 30 August 2010 achieved an audience of 1,186,000.^[29] The ratings were seen as a failure as it placed fifth overall for the night,^[29] 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.^[30] However, the premiere episode topped its timeslot.^[31] The second episode rated higher than the first peaking at number four with an audience share of 1,482,000.^[29] The ratings boost was credited to Seven's top rating show, Packed to the Rafters, which topped the nights overall ratings.^[32] The first live performance show on 19 September archived an audience of 1,095,000 and placed eighth overall for the night.^[33] The live grand final decider show on 22 November reached an audience of 1,833,000 and topped the night's overall ratings.^[34]

Episode	Date	Timeslot	Ratings	Nightly rank
Auditions 1	02012-08-3030 August	7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1,186,000	5^th^[29]
Auditions 2	02012-08-3131 August	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	1,482,000	4^th^[35]
Auditions 3	02012-09-011 September	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	1,332,000	6^th^[29]
Auditions 4	02012-09-022 September	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	1,336,000	1^st^[29]
Bootcamp 1	02012-09-055 September	7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1,287,000	4^th^[36]
Bootcamp 2	02012-09-066 September	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	1,307,000	3^rd^[36]
Judges houses 1	02012-09-1212 September	7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1,074,000	11^th^[37]
Judges houses 2	02012-09-1313 September	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	1,234,000	5^th^[37]
Live show 1	02012-09-1919 September	7:30 pm–9:30 pm	1,095,000	8^th^[33]
Results 1	02012-09-2020 September	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	978,000	11^th^[33]
Live Show 2	02012-09-2626 September	7:30 pm–9:30 pm	1,054,000	6^th^[38]
Results 2	02012-09-2727 September	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	1,126,000	5^th^[38]
Live show 3	02012-10-033 October	7:30 pm–9:30 pm	1,115,000	7^th^[39]
Results 3	02012-10-044 October	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	984,000	8^th^[39]
Live show 4	02012-10-1010 October	7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1,224,000	4^th^[40]
Results 4	02012-10-1111 October	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	1,182,000	4^th^[41]
Live show 5	02012-10-1717 October	7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1,081,000	6^th^[42]
Results 5	02012-10-1818 October	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	1,056,000	11^th^[42]
Live show 6	02012-10-2424 October	7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1,079,000	7^th^[43]
Results 6	02012-10-2525 October	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	1,027,000	13^th^[43]
Live show 7	02012-10-3131 October	7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1,089,000	6^th^[44]
Results 7	02012-11-011 November	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	1,033,000	11^th^[44]
Live show 8	02012-11-077 November	7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1,248,000	5^th^[45]
Results 8	02012-11-088 November	7:30 pm–8:30 pm	938,000	15^th^[45]
Live show 9	02012-11-1414 November	7:30 pm-9:00 pm	1,206,000	3^rd^[46]
Results 9	02012-11-1515 November	7:30 pm-8:30 pm	1,119,000	9^th^[46]
Live Grand Final show	02012-11-2121 November	7.30 pm-9:30 pm	1,374,000	2^nd^[34]
Grand Final decider	02012-11-2222 November	7.30 pm-9:30 pm	1,833,000	1^st^[47]

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External links

The X Factor at Yahoo!7

The X Factor Australia

Series

1 • 2 • 3

Hosts

Current	Luke Jacobz

Former	Daniel MacPherson • Chloe Maxwell • Matthew Newton • Natalie Garonzi

Judges

Current	Guy Sebastian • Ronan Keating • Natalie Bassingthwaighte • Mel B

Former	Mark Holden • John Reid • Kate Ceberano • Kyle Sandilands • Natalie Imbruglia

Winners

Random • Altiyan Childs • Reece Mastin

Winner's singles

"Put Your Hands Up" • "Somewhere in the World" • "Good Night"

Runner up

Russell Gooley • Sally Chatfield • Andrew Wishart

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