X Factor (Denmark season 2)
| X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Broadcast from | January 2 – March 27, 2009 |
| Judges |
Thomas Blachman Lina Rafn Remee |
| Host(s) | Lise Rønne |
| Broadcaster | DR1 |
| Finals venue | DR Byen |
| Winner | |
| Linda Andrews | |
 | |
| Origin | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Song | "Det Bedste Til Sidst" |
| Genre(s) | Soul, gospel, pop |
| Mentor | Lina Rafn |
| Runner-up | |
| Alien Beat Club | |
X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The second season premiered on January 2, 2009 and ended on March 27 on DR1. Lise Rønne returned as host, while Thomas Blachman, Lina Rafn and Remee returned as judges.
Judges and hosts
In March 2008, Thomas Blachman announced that he would not be returning as a judge for season 2. On September 18, 2008, Ekstra Bladet revealed that Lina Rafn would be returning as a judge for season 2.[1] The following day, it was officially confirmed that Blachman, Rafn and Remee would all be returning as judges for season 2.[2] Lise Rønne returned as host.
Selection process
Auditions
Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Århus in 2008.
Superbootcamp
Remee was given the Groups category, Rafn was given the Over 25s and Blachman was given the 15-24s.
Bootcamp
For the first time in the show's history, the judges had an assistant to help them decide which acts to send through to the live shows. Remee was assisted by Martin Dodd, but Rafn and Blachman were not assisted.
Finalists
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
| Categories (mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-24s (Blachman) | Mohamed Ali | Lucas Francis Claver | Sidsel Lieknins Vestertjele | |
| Over 25s (Rafn) | Linda Andrews | Claus Lillelund | Seest Christensen | |
| Groups (Remee) | Alien Beat Club | Asian Sensation | Tårnhøj | |
Live shows
The live shows began on February 13, 2009 and ended on March 27, 2009 at DR Byen.
Colour key:
– Constestant 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)
Contestants' colour key:
– Rafn's contestants (Over 25s) – Remee's contestants (Groups) – Blachman's contestants (15-24s)
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Final Week 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||||
| Linda Andrews | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (Week 7) | |
| Alien Beat Club | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up (Week 7) | |
| Mohamed Ali | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (Week 7) | |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | 4th | Eliminated (Week 6) | ||
| Lucas Claver | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 5) | |||
| Asian Sensation | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 4) | ||||
| Seest Christensen | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 3) | |||||
| Claus Lillelund | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||||
| Tårnhøj | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||||
| Bottom two | Claus Lillelund Tårnhøj |
Claus Lillelund Lucas Claver |
Asian Sensation Seest Christensen |
Asian Sensation Sidsel Vestertjele |
Lucas Claver Mohamed Ali |
No bottom two, public votes alone decide who is eliminated. | |||
| Remee voted out | Claus Lillelund | Claus Lillelund | Seest Christensen | Sidsel Vestertjele | Lucas Claver | ||||
| Rafn voted out | Tårnhøj | Lucas Claver | Asian Sensation | Asian Sensation | Mohamed Ali | ||||
| Blachman voted out | Tårnhøj | Claus Lillelund | Seest Christensen | Asian Sensation | Lucas Claver | ||||
| Eliminated | Tårnhøj 9th |
Claus Lillelund 8th |
Seest Christensen 7th |
Asian Sensation 6th |
Lucas Claver 5th |
Sidsel Vestertjele 4th |
Mohamed Ali 3rd |
Alien Beat Club Runner-up | |
| Linda Andrews Winner | |||||||||
Live show details
Week 1 (February 13)
- Theme: Hits
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Sensation | 1 | "Stayin' Alive" | Safe |
| Seest | 2 | "Wonderful World" | Safe |
| Mohamed | 3 | "1 Thing" | Safe |
| Claus | 4 | "Ordinary People" | Bottom two |
| Tårnhøj | 5 | "Uninvited" | Eliminated |
| Lucas | 6 | "Tainted Love" | Safe |
| Linda | 7 | "Because of You" | Safe |
| Alien Beat Club | 8 | "Warwick Avenue" | Safe |
| Sidsel | 9 | "Nothing Else Matters" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Claus
- Rafn: Tårnhøj
- Blachman: Tårnhøj
Week 2 (February 20)
- Theme: Made in Denmark
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas | 1 | "Hvorfor er lykken så lunefuld" | Bottom two |
| Alien Beat Club | 2 | "Dig og mig"/"Calabria" | Safe |
| Linda | 3 | "Vårvise" | Safe |
| Sidsel | 4 | "Rocket Brothers" | Safe |
| Asian Sensation | 5 | "Elsker hende mere" | Safe |
| Claus | 6 | "Kys det nu" | Eliminated |
| Mohamed | 7 | "Det er sent nu" | Safe |
| Seest | 8 | "Transparent and glasslike" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: Claus
- Rafn: Lucas
- Remee: Claus
Week 3 (February 27)
- Theme: Motown
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda | 1 | "You Can't Hurry Love" | Safe |
| Sidsel | 2 | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" | Safe |
| Asian Sensation | 3 | "Dancing in the Street" | Bottom two |
| Seest | 4 | "Lately" | Eliminated |
| Lucas | 5 | "Baby Love" | Safe |
| Alien Beat Club | 6 | "I'll Be There" | Safe |
| Mohamed | 7 | "I Want You Back" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Seest
- Rafn: Asian Sensation
- Blachman: Seest
Week 4 (March 6)
- Theme: Songs by ABBA
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alien Beat Club | 1 | "Voulez-Vous" | Safe |
| Sidsel | 2 | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | Bottom two |
| Mohamed | 3 | "SOS" | Safe |
| Asian Sensation | 4 | "One Night in Bangkok" | Eliminated |
| Linda | 5 | "Money, Money, Money" | Safe |
| Lucas | 6 | "Does Your Mother Know" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Sidsel
- Blachman: Asian Sensation
- Rafn: Asian Sensation
Week 5 (March 13)
- Theme: DR Bigband
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed | 1 | "Crazy in Love" | Bottom two |
| Lucas | 2 | "The Lovecats" | Eliminated |
| Linda | 3 | "Mercy" | Safe |
| Sidsel | 4 | "How?" | Safe |
| Alien Beat Club | 5 | "Toxic" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Lucas
- Rafn: Mohamed
- Blachman: Lucas
Week 6: Semi-final (March 20)
- Theme: Songs by Sanne Salomonsen; Dedication
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidsel | 1 | "Kærligheden Kalder" | 6 | "Tom's Diner" | Eliminated |
| Alien Beat Club | 2 | "Taxa" | 5 | "I'm Yours" | Safe |
| Linda | 3 | "Hvis Du Forstod" | 8 | "Unwritten" | Safe |
| Mohamed | 4 | "Efter Festen" | 7 | "Dirty Diana" | Safe |
The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Sidsel, was automatically eliminated.
Week 7: Final (March 27)
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed | 1 | "If You're Not the One"/"Hot n Cold" | N/A | N/A (Already eliminated) | 3rd Place |
| Alien Beat Club | 2 | "Circle of Life"/"Just Dance" | 5 | "Det bedste til sidst" | Runner-up |
| Linda | 3 | "So What" | 4 | "Det bedste til sidst" | Winner |
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