X Factor (German TV series) season 2 explained

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Host:Jochen Schropp
Judges:Sarah Connor
Das Bo
Till Brönner
Winner:David Pfeffer
Runner Up:Raffaela Wais
Network:VOX

The second Season of X Factor started on 30 August 2011.[1] The auditions were held in April/May 2011. The show was broadcast every Tuesday and Sunday (only the Auditions and the Superbootcamp). The Judges were Sarah Connor, Das Bo and Till Brönner .

There were four phases:

  1. Auditions
  2. Bootcamp
  3. Judge's House
  4. Live Shows

This year twelve acts had been a part of the live shows, and not nine. Furthermore, from the first to sixth live show the judges decided which act had to leave the X Factor. In the final were three acts.

Selection process

Applications and auditions

The first appeal for applicants for series 2 was broadcast during series 1 on 9 November 2010. Auditions in front of the judges for series 2 took place in Cologne, Berlin, Munich and Hamburg. After the acts sing in front of the judges, they could be eliminated or go through to the Bootcamp. The auditions were broadcast on 30 August, 4 September, 6 September, 11 September, 13 September, 18 September and 20 September 2011.

Superbootcamp

The episodes of superbootcamp were broadcast on 25 September and on 27 September 2011. It showed 150 acts attend to the superbootcamp. The acts were split into 3 groups, 16-24s, Over 25s and Groups, in which to perform at Mitsubishi Electric Halle, and each group was given one song by the judges: the 16-24s sang "Born This Way", the Over 25s sang "True Colors" and the Groups sang "Could It Be Magic". The judges then went on to cut over 80 acts, but called some soloists back, who were asked if they were interested in forming groups. All agreed and were workshopped to see which singers would work well together. They formed two groups. Then eight groups of each category were built and they fought in a battle, only one act of each duet came into the next round. Sometimes the judges end both through, but sometimes no one got through. The judges then chose the top 24 acts, based on these performances.

Judges' houses

Judges' houses, the final part of the selection process, was filmed in the summer 2011. The episodes were aired on 4 October 2011 and on 11 October. Judges were given their categories at the end of the "Superbootcamp". Brönner the Over 25s, Connor the Groups, and Das Bo the 16-24s. Mimi Müller-Westernhagen assisted Brönner in Edinburgh, Connor was accompanied by Jason Derulo in Berlin, and Das Bo received help from Melanie C in Hamburg. At judges' houses each act performed one song for their mentor and his/her guest, before the last performance, they practiced the song with their mentor and his/her guest.

The 24 acts who reached the Judges' Houses:

The twelve eliminated acts were:

Contestants

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-up

Category (mentor) Acts
16–24s (Das Bo)Kassim Auale (20)Martin Madeja (19)Monique Simon (16)Raffaela Wais (22)
25-and-overs (Brönner)David Pfeffer (29)Gladys Mwachiti (25)Rufus Martin (35)Volker Schlag (44)
Groups (Connor)BenManBoyz II HotNica & JoeSoultrip

BenMan consists of Benjamin (19) & Manuel (18).
Boyz II Hot consists of Daniel (18) & Nathanaele (19).
Nica & Joe consists of Joseph (32) & Veronika (24).
Soultrip consists of Blago (24), Martin (27) & Nunzio (24).

Results table

Contestants' colour key:

 - Over 25s
 - 16–24s
 - Groups
– Bottom two or three
– Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
– Contestant became the Runner-Up
– Highest Vote of a Week
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8
Round 1Round 2
David Pfeffer2nd
14.8%
1st
28.1%
1st
25.8%
1st
27.9%
1st
25.8%
1st
31.1%
1st
35.4%
1st
48.5%
Winner
60.5%
Raffaela Wais9th
4.5%
8th
6.0%
4th
9.2%
4th
9.6%
6th
6.9%
4th
15.8%
2nd
28.1%
2nd
25.9%
Runner-Up
39.5%
Nica & Joe1st
22.0%
2nd
18.8%
2nd
15.3%
3rd
14.2%
3rd
16.6%
2nd
25.3%
3rd
23.4%
3rd
25.6%
Eliminated
(week 8)
Rufus Martin5th
7.4%
5th
7.2%
3rd
12.1%
2nd
15.5%
4th
16.0%
3rd
17.9%
4th
13.1%
Eliminated
(week 7)
Monique Simon10th
3.9%
9th
4.7%
7th
7.6%
8th
7.3%
2nd
19.4%
5th
9.9%
Eliminated
(week 6)
BenMan8th
5.8%
4th
8.0%
6th
8.1%
5th
9.4%
5th
9.9%
Eliminated
(week 5)
Martin Madeja3rd
12.9%
3rd
11.3%
5th
9.0%
6th
8.3%
7th
5.4%
Eliminated
(week 5)
Kassim Auale7th
6.3%
6th
6.4%
8th
7.3%
7th
7.7%
Eliminated
(week 4)
Volker Schlag4th
11.7%
7th
6.1%
9th
5.7%
Eliminated
(week 3)
Gladys Mwachiti6th
6.3%
10th
3.4%
Eliminated
(week 2)
Boyz II Hot11th
2.4%
Eliminated
(week 1)
Soultrip12th
2.1%
Eliminated
(week 1)
Bottom twoMonique Simon,
Boys II Hot
Monique Simon,
Gladys Mwachiti
Kassim Auale,
Volker Schlag
Kassim Auale,
Monique Simon
Raffaela Wais,
BenMan
Monique Simon,
Raffaela Wais
No judges' vote or final showdown: public votes alone decide who is eliminated and who ultimately wins
Brönner's vote to eliminateBoyz II Hot Monique Simon Kassim Auale Kassim Auale BenMan Monique Simon
Connor's vote to eliminateMonique Simon Gladys Mwachiti Volker Schlag Monique Simon Raffaela Wais Monique Simon
Das Bo's vote to eliminateBoyz II Hot Gladys Mwachiti Volker Schlag Kassim Auale BenMan Monique Simon
EliminatedSoultrip
2.1%
to save
Gladys Mwachiti
2 of 3
votes
Volker Schlag
2 of 3
votes
Kassim Auale
2 of 3
votes
Martin Madeja
5.4%
to save
Monique Simon
3 of 3
votes
Rufus Martin
13.1%
to save
Nica
& Joe

25.6%
to win
Raffaela Wais
39.5%
to win
Boyz II Hot
2 of 3
votes
BenMan
2 of 3
votes
David Pfeffer
60.5%
to win

Live show details

Week 1 (18 October)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSong Result[2]
Rufus Martin1"Freedom" Safe
Raffaela Wais2"Torn" Safe
BenMan3"Fireflies" Safe
Gladys Mwachiti4"California King Bed" Safe
Monique Simon5"Price Tag" Bottom three
Boyz II Hot6"When Will I Be Famous?" Bottom three
Volker Schlag7"Halt mich" Safe
Soultrip8"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" Eliminated
Martin Madeja9"Eternity" Safe
David Pfeffer10 "Stop and Stare" Safe
Kassim Auale11"Stay the Night" Safe
Nica & Joe12"My Immortal" Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSong Result
Monique Simon1"Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)"Safe
Boys II Hot2"Dance with Somebody" Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate

Week 2 (25 October)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSong Result[3]
Gladys Mwachiti1"If I Were a Boy" Bottom two
BenMan2"Jessie" Safe
Kassim Auale3"The Lazy Song" Safe
Raffaela Wais4"Soulmate" Safe
Rufus Martin5"Fly Away" Safe
Martin Madeja6"New Age" Safe
Volker Schlag7"Pflaster" Safe
Nica & Joe8"One" Safe
Monique Simon9"So What" Bottom two
David Pfeffer10"Use Somebody" Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSong Result
Monique Simon1"Make You Feel My Love" Safe
Gladys Mwachiti2"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate

Week 3 (1 November)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSong Result[4]
Monique Simon1"Time After Time" Safe
Rufus Martin2"Kiss" Safe
Kassim Auale3"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Bottom two
BenMan4"Uptown Girl" Safe
Martin Madeja5"Reality" Safe
Volker Schlag6"Sexy" Bottom two
Nica & Joe7"One Moment in Time" Safe
David Pfeffer8"Every Breath You Take" Safe
Raffaela Wais9"On the Radio" Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSong Result
Kassim Auale1"Hey There Delilah" Safe
Volker Schlag2"Ohne dich" Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate

Week 4 (8 November)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSong Result[5]
Nica & Joe1"When Love Takes Over" Safe
Raffaela Wais2"One Love" Safe
Kassim Auale3"Moves Like Jagger"Bottom two
Rufus Martin4"Closer" Safe
BenMan5"Stand by Me" Safe
Monique Simon6"The Edge of Glory" Bottom two
David Pfeffer7"What Is Love" Safe
Martin Madeja8"Titanium" Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSong Result
Monique Simon1"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Safe
Kassim Auale2"Chicago" Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate

Week 5 (15 November)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSong Result[6]
Martin Madeja1"Don't Speak" Eliminated
Rufus Martin2"Hero" Safe
BenMan3"Bleeding Love" Bottom three
Monique Simon4"If I Ain't Got You" Safe
David Pfeffer5"Nothing Compares 2 U" Safe
Nica & Joe6"Nessun Dorma" Safe
Raffaela Wais7"Tainted Love" Bottom three
Final showdown details
ActOrderSong Result
Raffaela Wais1"I Have Nothing" Safe
BenMan2"Heaven" Eliminated
Judge's vote to eliminate

Week 6 (22 November)

Act! scope="col"
OrderLoud Song Quiet Song Result[7]
Monique Simon1"Sweet About Me" "Oh Mother" Bottom two
David Pfeffer2"Valerie" "Hometown Glory"Safe
Rufus Martin3"I Wish" "You Give Me Something" Safe
Raffaela Wais4"This Love" "Unfaithful" Bottom two
Nica & Joe5"Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" "Nothing Else Matters" Safe
Final showdown details
ActOrderSong Result
Monique Simon1"Hurt" Eliminated
Raffaela Wais2"Russian Roulette" Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate

Week 7 (29 November)

Act! scope="col"
OrderMentor's Choice Act's Choice Result[8]
Rufus Martin1"It Will Rain" "Ironic" Eliminated
David Pfeffer2"Angel" "Yellow" Safe
Nica & Joe3"I Want to Know What Love Is" "A Moment Like This" Safe
Raffaela Wais4"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" "Someone Like You" Safe

Week 8 (6 December)

Act! scope="col"
OrderWinner's Song OrderCelebrity DuetResultOrderMagic Moment Result[9]
David Pfeffer1"I'm Here"5"First Day of My Life" (with Melanie C)Safe8"The Reason" Winner
Nica & Joe2"Build a Palace"6"Home" (with Michael Bublé)EliminatedN/A
Raffaela Wais3"Heaven Only Knows"4"When Love Takes Over" (with Kelly Rowland)Safe7"Empire State of Mind" Runner-up

Ratings

EpisodeDateViewersMarket share
Total14 to 49 yearsTotal14 to 49 years
Audition 12.04 Mio. 1.39 Mio. 7.0% 12.1%
Audition 2 2.33 Mio. 1.61 Mio. 6.9% 10.9%
Audition 3 2.21 Mio. 1.41 Mio. 7.2% 11.3%
Audition 4 2.05 Mio. 1.38 Mio. 6.2% 9.6%
Audition 5 2.14 Mio. 1.47 Mio. 7.1% 12.2%
Audition 6 1.85 Mio. 1.16 Mio. 5.3% 7.7%
Audition 2 2.35 Mio. 1.56 Mio. 7.8% 12.9%
Superbootcamp 1 2.11 Mio. 1.51 Mio. 6.2% 10.6%
Superbootcamp 2 1.97 Mio. 1.37 Mio. 6.5% 11.5%
Judge's House 1 1.88 Mio. 1.26 Mio. 6.3% 10.3%
Judge's House 2 1.72 Mio. 1.19 Mio. 5.3% 8.9%
Live Show 1 1.96 Mio. 1.30 Mio. 7.2% 11.6%
Live Show 2 1.78 Mio. 1.15 Mio. 6.0% 9.4%
Live Show 3 1.98 Mio. 1.30 Mio. 6.6% 10.2%
Live Show 4 2.01 Mio. 1.31 Mio. 7.1% 10.9%
Live Show 5 1.61 Mio. 1.00 Mio. 5.3% 7.8%
Live Show 6 1.75 Mio. 1.10 Mio. 6.2% 9.3%
Live Show 7 1.75 Mio. 1.12 Mio. 6.2% 9.9%
Live Show 8 1.80 Mio. 1.12 Mio. 6.9% 10.4%

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ralf Döbele . Wunschliste.de . "X Factor": Season Two will start on 30 August on VOX. 2011-06-24 . 2011-06-24.
  2. Web site: Vox . Vox.de . Live Show 1: Sarah Connor lose two acts. 2011-10-18 . 2011-10-18.
  3. Web site: Vox.de . Live Show 2: Favorite Gladys left the show. 2011-10-25 . 2011-10-25.
  4. Web site: Vox.de . Live Show 3: The Judge's Fight begin, Sarah send the second act of Till home. 2011-11-01 . 2011-11-01.
  5. Web site: Vox.de . Live Show 4: Hard decision for Das Bo, he decides against one of his own acts, Kassim Auale. 2011-11-08 . 2011-11-08.
  6. Web site: Vox.de . Live Show 5: Two acts left again. 2011-11-15 . 2011-11-15.
  7. Web site: Vox.de . Live Show 6: After the fourth time in the bottom two. It's the end of the road for Monique Simon. 2011-11-22 . 2011-11-22.
  8. Web site: Vox.de . Live Show 7: Rufus Martin is eliminated and now every judges has only one act left. 2011-11-29 . 2011-11-29.
  9. Web site: Vox.de . Live Show 8: David Pfeffer is the winner of the X Factor 2012. 2011-12-06 . 2011-12-06.