X Factor (Norwegian TV series) explained

Creator:Simon Cowell
Presenter:Guri Solberg (2010)
Ravi (2010)
Charlotte Thorstvedt (2009)
Judges:Jan Fredrik Karlsen
Marion Ravn
Elisabeth Andreassen
Klaus Sonstad
Language:Norwegian
Location:Exporama Hellerudsletta (Skedsmo), Telenor Arena (Bærum) (Final)
Network:TV 2
Runtime:60mins (inc. adverts)
Num Seasons:2

X Factor is a Norwegian television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is broadcast on Friday evenings on the TV 2 Network in Norway.

Judges' categories and their contestants

In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.

Key:

– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

SeasonJan Fredrik KarlsenMira CraigPeter Petersstyle="width:13%;" rowspan="2"
OneOver 25's
Chand Torsvik
Mari Lorentzen
Tommy Fredvang
Stine Terese Tinker Julseth		Groups
Shackles
The Johnsen Sisters
No Name - No Fame
Reaching Horizons		16-24s
Lise Mæland
Pernille Svensen Øiestad
Gabrielle Leithaug
Rikke Lie
SeasonJan Fredrik KarlsenElisabeth AndreassenKlaus SonstadMarion Ravn
TwoGirls
Annsofi Pettersen
Sofie Braseth
Tanita Kolås		Over 25s
Hans Bollandsås
Marthe Valle
Ole Gustav Johnsen		Groups
Post 4
Irresistible
2 Elements		Boys
Atle Pettersen
Mo
Eivind Nyberg Sagli

Season 1 (2009)

The first season of the show was aired from September through to December 2009. The contestants were divided into three categories. Groups were mentored by Mira Craig, Over 25s by Jan Fredrik Karlsen and the 16-24s by Peter Peters.

Contestants

The top 12 acts were confirmed as follows:[1]

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-up

 - Third Place

Category (mentor) Acts
Over 25s (Karlsen)Tommy FredvangStine Terese Tinker JulsethChand TorsvikMari Lorentzen
Groups (Craig)Reaching HorizonsThe Johnsen SistersNo Name - No FameShackles
16-24s (Peters)Pernille Svensen ØiestadLise MælandRikke LieGabrielle Leithaug

Results summary

Colour key:

width = 50%
  - Mentored by Karlsen (Over 25s)
  - Mentored by Craig (Groups)
  - Mentored by Peters (16-24s)
width = 50%
  - Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown
  - Contestant was announced as safe (no particular order)
  - Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
  - Contestant has been announced to be participating in round 2 of The X Factor 2009 Final.
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Final
Chand TorsvikSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
ShacklesSafeSafeBottom
two		SafeBottom
two		SafeBottom
two		SafeBottom
two		SafeRunner up
Mari LorentzenSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom
two		SafeSafeSafe3rd3rd Place
(Week 10)
Lise MælandBottom
two		SafeSafeBottom
two		SafeSafeSafeBottom
two		Bottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 9)
Tommy FredvangSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 8)
Pernille Svensen ØiestadSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 7)
Gabrielle LeithaugSafeBottom
two		SafeSafeSafeBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 6)
The Johnsen SistersSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 5)
Rikke LieSafeSafeSafeBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 4)
No Name - No FameSafeSafeBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 3)
Stine Terese Tinker JulsethSafeBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 2)
Reaching HorizonsBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 1)
Bottom twoLise Mæland,
Reaching Horizons		Gabrielle Leithaug,
Stine Terese Tinker Julseth		Shackles,
No Name - No Fame		Lise Mæland,
Rikke Lie		The Johnsen Sisters,
Shackles		Mari Lorentzen,
Gabrielle Leithaug		Pernille Svensen Øiestad,
Shackles		Lise Mæland,
Tommy Fredvang		Lise Mæland,
Shackles		No judges' vote or final showdown: public votes alone decide who wins
Karlsen's vote to eliminateReaching Horizons Gabrielle Leithaug No Name - No Fame Lise Mæland The Johnsen Sisters Gabrielle Leithaug Pernille Svensen Øiestad Lise Mæland Lise Mæland
Craig's vote to eliminateLise Mæland Stine Terese Tinker Julseth No Name - No Fame Rikke Lie The Johnsen Sisters Gabrielle Leithaug Pernille Svensen Øiestad Tommy Fredvang Lise Mæland
Peters' vote to eliminateReaching Horizons Stine Terese Tinker Julseth No Name - No Fame Rikke Lie The Johnsen Sisters Mari Lorentzen Shackles Tommy Fredvang Shackles
EliminatedReaching Horizons
2 of 3 votes		Stine Terese Tinker Julseth
2 of 3 votes		No Name - No Fame
3 of 3 votes		Rikke Lie
2 of 3 votes		The Johnsen Sisters
3 of 3 votes		Gabrielle Leithaug
2 of 3 votes		Pernille Svensen Øiestad
2 of 3 votes		Tommy Fredvang
2 of 3 votes		Lise Mæland
2 of 3 votes		Mari LorentzenShackles
Chand Torsvik

Live show details

Week 1 (9 October 2009)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Shackles1 "You Keep Me Hangin' On"Safe
Gabrielle Leithaug2"Ambitions"Safe
Tommy Fredvang3"The Man Who Can't Be Moved" Safe
Reaching Horizons4"We Are the Champions"Eliminated
Pernille Svensen Øiestad5"Because of You"Safe
Mari Lorentzen6"Alone"Safe
No Name - No Fame7"I Get Around"Safe
Rikke Lie8"All This Time (Pick-Me-Up Song)"Safe
Chand Torsvik9"Diamanten"Safe
The Johnsen Sisters10"Potential Breakup Song"Safe
Stine Terese Tinker Julseth11"Poker Face"Safe
Lise Mæland12"Say My Name"Bottom two
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 2 (16 October 2009)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Stine Terese Tinker Julseth1 "I Want You Back"Eliminated
No Name - No Fame2"Lollipop"Safe
Gabrielle Leithaug3"Be Mine!" Bottom two
Chand Torsvik4"Æ e trønder æ"Safe
Lise Mæland5"No Air"Safe
Shackles6"I'm So Excited"Safe
Tommy Fredvang7"Me to går alltid aleina"Safe
Rikke Lie8"Jolene"Safe
The Johnsen Sisters9"Hit the Road Jack"Safe
Mari Lorentzen10"Livin' on a Prayer"Safe
Pernille Svensen Øiestad11"A Thousand Miles"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 3 (23 October 2009)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
The Johnsen Sisters1 "Smells Like Teen Spirit"Safe
Lise Mæland2"Eg Ser"Safe
Tommy Fredvang3"Use Somebody" Safe
Pernille Svensen Øiestad4"Bleeding Love"Safe
No Name - No Fame5"Help!"Eliminated
Mari Lorentzen6"Cryin'"Safe
Rikke Lie7"Better Off" (original song)Safe
Shackles8"Circle of Life"Bottom two
Chand Torsvik9"Eg Komme"Safe
Gabrielle Leithaug10"These Words" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 4 (30 October 2009)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Chand Torsvik1 "En Jävel På Kärlek"Safe
Rikke Lie2"Lovefool"Eliminated
The Johnsen Sisters3"Sober" Safe
Gabrielle Leithaug4"Is This Love"Safe
Shackles5"Survivor"Safe
Lise Mæland6"Wish I Didn't Miss You"Bottom two
Tommy Fredvang7"Wake Up Call" (original song)Safe
Pernille Svensen Øiestad8"Måndagsbarn"Safe
Mari Lorentzen9"Säg Det Igjen"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 5 (6 November 2009)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Lise Mæland1 "The Power of Love"Safe
Shackles2"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"/"Voulez-Vous"Bottom two
Mari Lorentzen3"Unintended" Safe
Gabrielle Leithaug4"Valerie"Safe
Pernille Svensen Øiestad5"I Will Always Love You"Safe
Tommy Fredvang6"Man in the Mirror"Safe
The Johnsen Sisters7"Can't Fight the MoonlightEliminated
Chand Torsvik8"Sånne Som Oss"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 6 (13 November 2009)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Chand Torsvik1"Levva Livet"Safe
Pernille Svensen Øiestad2"Imagine"Safe
Mari Lorentzen3"Stop!"Bottom two
Gabrielle Leithaug 4"En natt forbi" Eliminated
Tommy Fredvang5"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"Safe
Shackles6"Free Your Mind"Safe
Lise Mæland7"Gabriellas sång"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 7 (20 November 2009)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongFilmResult
Tommy Fredvang1"Life Is a Highway"CarsSafe
Pernille Svensen Øiestad2"All Dressed in Love"Sex and the CityEliminated
Mari Lorentzen3"Blaze of Glory"Young Guns IISafe
Shackles4"Move"DreamgirlsBottom two
Lise Mæland5"Work It Out"Austin Powers in GoldmemberSafe
Chand Torsvik6"Love Don't Bother Me"NordSafe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Season 2 (2010)

The second and final season of the show was aired from September to December 2010. Auditions were held in Tromsø (28–29 April 2010), Trondheim (7–9 May), Bergen (26–28 May), Kristiansand (5–6 June) and Oslo (17–20 June 2010).

Replacing Charlotte Thorstvedt as new program presenters were Ravi and Guri Solberg after Thorstvedt received much criticism for her efforts in the first season. The judges were Elisabeth Andreassen, Klaus Sonstad, Jan Fredrik Karlsen and Marion Ravn.

The format had changed with 4 categories instead of three (with Under 25s now divided between Boys Under 25 and Girls Under 25). Each category had three finalists instead of the earlier four.

24 reached judges houses. Andreassen was helped by Alexander Rybak, Sonstad by Mariann Thomassen, Karlsen by Chand Torsvik and Ravn by Sveinung Sundli. Singer Benn was a guest judge.

The 12 eliminated acts were:

Contestants

The top 12 acts were confirmed as follows:

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-up

 - Third Place

Category (mentor) Acts
Over 25s (Andreassen)Ole Gustav JohnsenMarthe ValleHans Bollandsås
Groups (Sonstad)Irresistible2 ElementsPost 4
Girls (Karlsen)Annsofi PettersenSofie BrasethTanita Kolås
Boys (Ravn)MoEivind Nyberg SagliAtle Pettersen

Results summary

Colour key:

width = 50%
  - Mentored by Karlsen (Girls)
  - Mentored by Sonstad (Groups)
  - Mentored by Ravn (Boys)
  - Mentored by Andreassen (Over 25s)
width = 50%
  - Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown
  - Contestant was announced as safe (no particular order)
  - Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Final
Round 1 Round 2
Hans Bollandsås11thSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWINNER
Atle PettersenSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe SafeSafeRUNNER UP
Annsofi PettersenSafeSafeSafeBottom
two		Safe6thSafe4thSafe3rdEliminated
(Week 10)
MoSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe4thEliminated
(Week 9)
Eivind Nyberg SagliSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom
two		Safe5th5th Eliminated
(Week 8)
Post 4SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe6thEliminated
(Week 7)
Marthe ValleSafeSafeBottom
two		SafeSafe7thEliminated
(Week 6)
Ole Gustav JohnsenSafeSafeSafeSafeBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 5)
IrresistibleSafe10thSafeBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 4)
Sofie BratsethSafeSafeBottom
two		Eliminated
(Week 3)
Tanita KolåsSafe11thEliminated
(Week 2)
2 Elements12thEliminated
(Week 1)
Bottom twoHans Bollandsås,
2 Elements		Irresistible,
Tanita Kolås		Marthe Valle,
Sofie Bratseth		Annsofi Pettersen,
Irresistible		Eivind Nyberg Sagli,
Ole Gustav Johnsen		Annsofi Pettersen,
Marthe Valle		No judges' vote or final showdown: public votes alone decide who wins
Karlsen's vote to eliminateHans Bollandsås Irresistible Sofie Bratseth Irresistible Ole Gustav Johnsen Marthe Valle
Ravn's vote to eliminate2 Elements Tanita Kolås Sofie Bratseth Irresistible Ole Gustav Johnsen Marthe Valle
Sonstad's vote to eliminateHans Bollandsås Tanita Kolås Sofie Bratseth Annsofi Pettersen Ole Gustav Johnsen Annsofi Pettersen
Andreassen's Vote to eliminate2 Elements Irresistible Sofie Bratseth Irresistible Eivind Nyberg Sagli Annsofi Pettersen
Eliminated
2 Elements
2 of 4 votes - televote		Tanita Kolås
2 of 4 votes - televote		Sofie Bratseth
4 of 4 votes		Irresistible
3 of 4 votes		Ole Gustav Johnsen
3 of 4 votes		Marthe Valle
2 of 4 votes - televote		Post 4Eivind Nyberg SagliMoAnnsofi PettersenAtle Petterson

Live show details

Week 1 (8 October 2010)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Hans Bollandsås1 "Bad Things"Bottom two
2 Elements2"Long Train Runnin'"Eliminated
Sofie Bratseth3"The Scientist" Safe
Atle Pettersen4"Iris"Safe
Tanita Kolås5"Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"/"Russian Roulette"Safe
Eivind Nyberg Sagli6"Who Says"Safe
Post 47"You Get What You Give"Safe
Marthe Valle8"Angel"Safe
Ole Gustav Johnsen9"Everything"Safe
Irresistible10"(You Drive Me) Crazy"Safe
Annsofi Pettersen11"Stay with Me"Safe
Mo12"Jailhouse Rock"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 2 (15 October 2010)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Tanita Kolås1 "Bed of Roses"Eliminated
Ole Gustav Johnsen2"Min første kjærlighet"Safe
Post 43"Everything" Safe
Eivind Nyberg Sagli4"Let's Just Fall In Love Again"Safe
Irresistible5"There You'll Be"Bottom two
Hans Bollandsås6"If It Wasn't For You" (original song)Safe
Annsofi Pettersen7"Genie in a Bottle"Safe
Mo8"Bad Romance"Safe
Sofie Bratseth9"Miss You Like Crazy"Safe
Atle Pettersen10"Dancing on My Own"Safe
Marthe Valle11"Need You Now"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 3 (22 October 2010)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Mo1"Heal the World"Safe
Sofie Bratseth2"Unforgivable Sinner"Eliminated
Marthe Valle3"Benen i kors" Bottom two
Eivind Nyberg Sagli4"In My Head"Safe
Post 45"Walking the Unknown" (original song)Safe
Annsofi Pettersen6"Think Twice"Safe
Hans Bollandsås7"Hoochie Coochie Man"Safe
Ole Gustav Johnsen8"Lost In the Tango"Safe
Irresistible9"AM to PM"Safe
Atle Pettersen10"Sex on Fire"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 4 (29 October 2010)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Atle Pettersen1"Free Fallin'"Safe
Ole Gustav Johnsen2"Tir Na Noir"Safe
Annsofi Pettersen3"Nothing Else Matters" Bottom two
Mo4"Faith"Safe
Irresistible5"Irreplaceable"Eliminated
Hans Bollandsås6"Hunting High and Low"Safe
Eivind Nyberg Sagli7"Tears in Heaven"Safe
Post 48"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"Safe
Marthe Valle9"Inni dæ sjøl" (original song)Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 5 (5 November 2010)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongFilmResult
Ole Gustav Johnsen1"As Time Goes By"CasablancaEliminated
Post 42"Everybody's Changing"One Tree HillSafe
Eivind Nyberg Sagli3"A Thousand Miles" White ChicksBottom two
Hans Bollandsås4"Footloose"FootlooseSafe
Annsofi Pettersen5"Proud Mary"What's Love Got to Do with ItSafe
Atle Pettersen6"We All Die Young"Rock StarSafe
Marthe Valle7"Both Sides, Now"Love ActuallySafe
Mo8"You're the One That I Want"GreaseSafe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 6 (12 November 2010)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Marthe Valle1"Pride (In the Name of Love)"Eliminated
Atle Pettersen2"Umbrella"Safe
Mo3"That's What Friends Are For" Safe
Post 44"Ordinary World"Safe
Hans Bollandsås5"Moments" (original song)Safe
Annsofi Pettersen6"Black Velvet"Bottom two
Eivind Nyberg Sagli7"The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate

Week 7 (19 November 2010)

Act! scope="col"
OrderFirst SongOrderSecond SongResult
Atle Pettersen1"Forelska i lærer'n"7"Velvet"Safe
Hans Bollandsås2"Avsted" (original song)9"I Came Here to Rock"Safe
Post 43"Englefjes"10"Her kommer vinteren"Eliminated
Annsofi Pettersen4"Tigergutt"8"My Lullaby"Safe
Eivind Nyberg Sagli5"Jenter"11"If a Song Could Get Me You"Safe
Mo6"Optimist"12"Glow"Safe

Week 8 (26 November 2010)

Act! scope="col"
OrderFirst SongOrderSecond SongResult
Mo1"Purple Rain"8"Beat It"Safe
Eivind Nyberg Sagli2"Your Song"5"I'm Yours"Eliminated
Hans Bollandsås3"Love Hurts"7"Chain of Fools"Safe
Annsofi Pettersen4"Speechless"9"I Don't Believe You"Safe
Atle Pettersen6"Use Somebody"10"You Give Love a Bad Name"Safe

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dette sang "X Factor"-finalistene. 9 October 2009.

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