# X Factor (Italian TV series) season 7

X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a € 300,000 recording contract with Sony Music. Before the start of the auditions process it was announced that Elio, Morgan and Simona Ventura would be confirmed as judges and mentors, whilst Mika has been chosen for replacing Arisa in the role; also Alessandro Cattelan returned as host. The seventh season aired on Sky Uno starting from 26 September 2013 to 12 December 2013.
Auditions for season 7 took place in Naples, Genoa and Milan in June 2013; bootcamp took place in Milan for two days, on 26 and 27 June. Unconfirmed rumors revealed that Elio will mentor the Over-25s, Morgan the boys, Mika the girls and Ventura the groups; they selected their final three acts during judges' houses.
Michele Bravi, a member of the category Boys and mentored by Morgan, was announced the winner of the competition on 12 December 2013. His winner's single, "La vita e la felicità", released immediately after the end of the show, was co-written by Italian singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro.

## Judges, presenters and other personnel

During the sixth Live Show of the season, Arisa complained about voting mechanism, and tossed allegations against Simona Ventura, accusing her of being «phony» in judging her acts. In February 2013, Sky Movies and Entertainment vice-president Andrea Scrosati announced in an interview to Corriere della Sera that Arisa would not be confirmed as a mentor. At first, even Morgan and Elio seemed intended to leave the show; newspapers and websites cited Malika Ayane, Lorella Cuccarini and Gigi D'Alessio as possible replacements. On 23 April it was announced that Mika would be the first non-Italian mentor in the competition history; finally, on 12 and 19 May the presences of Morgan and Elio were confirmed.
Alessandro Cattelan has been confirmed to present the main show on Sky Uno HD in February 2013. Also vocal coaches Alberto Tafuri, Paola Folli and Gaetano Cappa, music-director Lucio Fabbri and art-director and choreographer Luca Tomassini were confirmed, whilst Mika chose Rossana Casale as the fourth vocal coach.

### Applications and auditions

A preliminary phase of auditions was held:
* at Castel Sant'Elmo, Naples, from 12 to 14 May 2013;
* at Unicredit Tower, Milan, from 25 to 27 May 2013.
The judges auditions was held:
* at 105 Stadium, Genoa, on 1 and 2 June 2013;
* at Teatro Dal Verme, Milan, from 17 to 19 June 2013.
On 18 June auditions Fedez starred as guest-judge.

### Bootcamp

Bootcamp took place at Mediolanum Forum, Assago, over two days, on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June.

### Judges' houses

"Home visits" was broadcast on 17 October. Morgan mentored the Boys at E-Werk, Berlin, assisted by Asia Argento; Mika took the Girls at Slane Castle, Republic of Ireland, assisted by Marco Mengoni; Elio auditioned the Over 25s at Museo del Violino, Cremona, with Linus, and Ventura tested the Groups at Officine Grandi Riparazioni, Turin with Davide Dileo.
The twelve eliminated acts were:
* Boys: Andrea Butturini, Marco Colonna, Alberto Galuppini
* Girls: Chiara Grispo, Valentina Livi, Roberta Pompa
* 25+: Valeria Crescenzi, Sebastiano Di Santo, Adriana Salvadori
* Groups: Dynamo, Extra, Mr. Rain & Osso
In the second live show, the eliminated act of the home visits, Roberta Pompa was brought back, after a final showdown with Mr. Rain & Osso.

## Contestants and categories

Key:
    – Winner
    – Runner-up
    – Third place
| Category (mentor) | Acts | Acts | Acts | Acts |
| Boys (Morgan) | Michele Bravi | Andrea D'Alessio | Lorenzo Iuracà | |
| Girls (Mika) | Gaia Galizia | Roberta Pompa | Valentina Tioli | Violetta Zironi |
| 25+ (Elio) | Aba | Fabio Santini | Alan Scaffardi | |
| Groups (Ventura) | Ape Escape | FreeBoys | Street Clerks | |

## Live shows
### Results summary

The number of votes received by each act were released by Sky Italia after the final.

#### Colour key

| – | Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated |
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) |
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
Weekly results per contestant :
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 5 | Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Contestant | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 1 | Part 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| Michele Bravi | — | 3rd 20.71% | 2nd 19.89% | — | 1st 24.80% | — | — | 1st 30.12% | 1st 23.77% | — | 1st 26.73% | 1st 27.41% | 1st 31.00% | 1st 29.88% | 1st 37.33% | 1st 42.67% | Winner 57.33% |
| Ape Escape | — | 2nd 24.28% | — | 1st 22.69% | 3rd 21.16% | — | 1st 25.35% | — | 2nd 18.03% | — | 3rd 15.43% | 5th 14.55% | 2nd 22.08% | 3rd 24.11% | 2nd 22.61% | 2nd 31.49% | Runner-up 42.67% |
| Violetta Zironi | — | 1st 24.33% | 1st 25.54% | — | — | 1st 28.13% | — | 2nd 22.16% | 3rd 13.79% | — | 5th 14.56% | 3rd 18.27% | 3rd 19.19% | 2nd 26.10% | 3rd 21.59% | 3rd 26.04% | Eliminated (final) |
| Aba | — | 5th 10.20% | — | 5th 10.34% | — | 5th 14.96% | — | 3rd 17.81% | 5th 10.07% | — | 2nd 15.98% | 2nd 24.19% | 4th 15.58% | 4th 19.91% | 4th 18.48% | Eliminated (final) | Eliminated (final) |
| Andrea D'Alessio | 3rd 20.51% | — | — | 2nd 21.13% | — | 2nd 20.53% | 2nd 22.66% | — | 4th 11.18% | — | 4th 14.74% | 4th 15.57% | 5th 12.15% | — | Eliminated (semi-final) | Eliminated (semi-final) | Eliminated (semi-final) |
| Gaia Galizia | 2nd 22.29% | — | 4th 15.10% | — | 4th 11.86% | — | — | 4th 16.12% | 7th 8.16% | 1st 39.54% | 6th 12.56% | — | Eliminated (quarter-final) | Eliminated (quarter-final) | Eliminated (quarter-final) | Eliminated (quarter-final) | Eliminated (quarter-final) |
| Fabio Santini | 5th 10.78% | — | 6th 9.42% | — | 5th 10.14% | — | 5th 11.80% | — | 8th 6.52% | 2nd 31.66% | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) |
| Valentina Tioli | 1st 24.31% | — | — | 4th 15.68% | 2nd 22.43% | — | 3rd 20.66% | — | 6th 8.48% | 3rd 28.80% | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) |
| Street Clerks | — | 4th 12.15% | 5th 13.72% | — | — | 3rd 19.55% | — | 5th 13.78% | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) |
| Roberta Pompa | Not in live show | Not in live show | — | 3rd 20.74% | — | 4th 16.84% | 4th 19.53% | — | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) |
| Alan Scaffardi | 4th 13.18% | — | 3rd 17.82% | — | 6th 9.42% | — | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) |
| FreeBoys | 6th 8.27% | — | — | 6th 7.94% | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| Lorenzo Iuracà | — | 6th 8.33% | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Final showdown | FreeBoys, Lorenzo Iuracà | FreeBoys, Lorenzo Iuracà | Fabio Santini, FreeBoys | Fabio Santini, FreeBoys | Alan Scaffardi, Aba | Alan Scaffardi, Aba | Roberta Pompa, Fabio Santini | Gaia Galizia, Street Clerks | Fabio Santini, Gaia Galizia | Fabio Santini, Gaia Galizia | Gaia Galizia, Ape Escape | Gaia Galizia, Ape Escape | Andrea D'Alessio, Aba | Andrea D'Alessio, Aba | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |
| No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |||||||||||||||
| Elio's vote | Lorenzo Iuracà | Lorenzo Iuracà | FreeBoys | FreeBoys | Alan Scaffardi | Alan Scaffardi | Roberta Pompa | Street Clerks | Gaia Galizia | Gaia Galizia | Gaia Galizia | Gaia Galizia | Andrea D'Alessio | Andrea D'Alessio | | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |
| Mika's vote | Lorenzo Iuracà | Lorenzo Iuracà | FreeBoys | FreeBoys | Aba | Aba | Fabio Santini | Street Clerks | Fabio Santini | Fabio Santini | Ape Escape | Ape Escape | Andrea D'Alessio | Andrea D'Alessio | | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |
| Morgan's vote | FreeBoys | FreeBoys | Fabio Santini | Fabio Santini | Alan Scaffardi | Alan Scaffardi | Roberta Pompa | Gaia Galizia | Fabio Santini | Fabio Santini | Ape Escape | Ape Escape | Aba | Aba | | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |
| Ventura's vote | Lorenzo Iuracà | Lorenzo Iuracà | Fabio Santini | Fabio Santini | Alan Scaffardi | Alan Scaffardi | Roberta Pompa | Gaia Galizia | Fabio Santini | Fabio Santini | Gaia Galizia | Gaia Galizia | Aba | Aba | | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |
| Eliminated | Lorenzo Iuracà 3 of 4 votes majority | Lorenzo Iuracà 3 of 4 votes majority | FreeBoys 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | FreeBoys 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Alan Scaffardi 3 of 4 votes majority | Alan Scaffardi 3 of 4 votes majority | Roberta Pompa 3 of 4 votes majority | Street Clerks 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Valentina Tioli Public vote 28.80% to save | Valentina Tioli Public vote 28.80% to save | Gaia Galizia 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Gaia Galizia 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Andrea D'Alessio 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Andrea D'Alessio 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Aba Public vote 18.48% to save | Violetta Zironi Public vote 26.04% to save | Ape Escape Public vote 42.67% to win |
| Eliminated | Lorenzo Iuracà 3 of 4 votes majority | Lorenzo Iuracà 3 of 4 votes majority | FreeBoys 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | FreeBoys 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Alan Scaffardi 3 of 4 votes majority | Alan Scaffardi 3 of 4 votes majority | Roberta Pompa 3 of 4 votes majority | Street Clerks 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Fabio Santini 3 of 4 votes majority | Fabio Santini 3 of 4 votes majority | Gaia Galizia 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Gaia Galizia 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Andrea D'Alessio 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Andrea D'Alessio 2 of 4 votes Deadlock | Aba Public vote 18.48% to save | Violetta Zironi Public vote 26.04% to save | Michele Bravi Public vote 57.33% to win |

### Live show details
#### Week 1 (24 October 2013)

* Group performance: "Qualcosa che non c'è" (with Elisa)
* Celebrity performers: Chiara ("The Final Countdown"/"Il futuro che sarà"/"Purple Rain"/"L'esperienza dell'amore"/"Distratto"), Francesca Michielin ("Cigno nero"/"Due respiri"), Elisa ("L'anima vola") and Icona Pop ("I Love It")
Contestants' performances on the first live show :
| Part 1 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Gaia Galizia | 1 | "Seven Nation Army" | Safe |
| Andrea D'Alessio | 2 | "Clint Eastwood" | Safe |
| FreeBoys | 3 | "Baby Can I Hold You" | Bottom two |
| Fabio Santini | 4 | "Sotto casa" | Safe |
| Valentina Tioli | 5 | "Where Is the Love?" | Safe |
| Alan Scaffardi | 6 | "Creep" | Safe |
| Part 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Michele Bravi | 7 | "Carte da decifrare" | Safe |
| Aba | 8 | "You Oughta Know" | Safe |
| Street Clerks | 9 | "Wake Me Up" | Safe |
| Lorenzo Iuracà | 10 | "Se sapessi come fai" | Bottom two |
| Violetta Zironi | 11 | "Let Her Go" | Safe |
| Ape Escape | 12 | "Burn It Down" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Act | Order | Songs | Result |
| FreeBoys | 13 | "Umbrella" | Safe |
| FreeBoys | 15 | "Grazie perché" (a cappella) | Safe |
| Lorenzo Iuracà | 14 | "Emozioni" | Eliminated |
| Lorenzo Iuracà | 16 | "Kiss from a Rose" (a cappella) | Eliminated |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Ventura: Lorenzo Iuracà – backed her own act, FreeBoys.
* Morgan: FreeBoys – backed his own act, Lorenzo Iuracà.
* Mika: Lorenzo Iuracà – considered it appropriate to continue the project of an Italian boyband.
* Elio: Lorenzo Iuracà – having revealed the difficulties in approaching the songwriting.

#### Week 2 (31 October 2013)

* Group performance: "Walk on the Wild Side"
* Celebrity performers: Ellie Goulding ("Burn")
Contestants' performances on the second live show :
| Part 1 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Street Clerks | 1 | "Nice che dice" | Safe |
| Gaia Galizia | 2 | "Bitch" | Safe |
| Alan Scaffardi | 3 | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" | Safe |
| Michele Bravi | 4 | "See Emily Play" | Safe |
| Fabio Santini | 5 | "Basket Case" | Bottom two |
| Violetta Zironi | 6 | "Le tasche piene di sassi" | Safe |
| Part 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| FreeBoys | 7 | "Let Me Entertain You" | Bottom two |
| Aba | 8 | "Lover to Lover" | Safe |
| Andrea D'Alessio | 9 | "Another Brick in the Wall" | Safe |
| Roberta Pompa | 10 | "Trouble" | Safe |
| Ape Escape | 11 | "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)" | Safe |
| Valentina Tioli | 12 | "Raggamuffin" | Safe |
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Fabio Santini | 13 | "Suspicious Minds" | Safe |
| FreeBoys | 14 | "Try" | Eliminated |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Elio: FreeBoys – backed his own act, Fabio Santini.
* Ventura: Fabio Santini – backed her own act, FreeBoys.
* Mika: FreeBoys – wanted to give Santini another chance.
* Morgan: Fabio Santini – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.
With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. FreeBoys were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

#### Week 3 (7 November 2013)

* Theme: Songs from the 1990s
* Celebrity performers: John Newman ("Love Me Again"), Mika and Chiara ("Stardust")
Contestants' performances on the third live show :
| Part 1 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Ape Escape | 1 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Safe |
| Fabio Santini | 2 | "Everybody Hurts" | Safe |
| Gaia Galizia | 3 | "I'll Stand by You" | Safe |
| Alan Scaffardi | 4 | "Black Hole Sun" | Bottom two |
| Valentina Tioli | 5 | "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" | Safe |
| Michele Bravi | 6 | "Cieli neri" | Safe |
| Part 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Aba | 7 | "Why" | Bottom two |
| Andrea D'Alessio | 8 | "Digging in the Dirt" | Safe |
| Violetta Zironi | 9 | "Friday I'm in Love" | Safe |
| Street Clerks | 10 | "...Baby One More Time" | Safe |
| Roberta Pompa | 11 | "All That She Wants" | Safe |
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Alan Scaffardi | 12 | "This Time" | Eliminated |
| Aba | 13 | "I Put a Spell on You" | Safe |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Elio: Alan Scaffardi – considered Aba the best singer in the competition
* Morgan: Alan Scaffardi – found Aba's performances more convincing.
* Mika: Aba – appreciated Scaffardi's passion.
* Ventura: Alan Scaffardi – considered Aba had an untapped potential.

#### Week 4 (14 November 2013)

* Theme: Hell Factor (double elimination)
* Group performance: "The Passenger"
* Celebrity performers: Luca Carboni and Tiziano Ferro ("Persone silenziose"), Tom Odell ("Another Love")
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show :
| Part 1 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Roberta Pompa | 1 | "True Colors" | Bottom two |
| Ape Escape | 2 | "Mentre tutto scorre" | Safe |
| Valentina Tioli | 3 | "When I Was Your Man" | Safe |
| Fabio Santini | 4 | "La casa in riva al mare" | Bottom two |
| Andrea D'Alessio | 5 | "Grease" | Safe |
| Final showdown detail ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Roberta Pompa | 6 | "Cornflake Girl" | Eliminated |
| Fabio Santini | 7 | "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" | Safe |
| Part 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Gaia Galizia | 8 | "Monna Lisa" | Bottom two |
| Street Clerks | 9 | "Some Nights" | Bottom two |
| Aba | 10 | "Crazy in Love" | Safe |
| Michele Bravi | 11 | "Reality" | Safe |
| Violetta Zironi | 12 | "One Day / Reckoning Song" | Safe |
| Final showdown detail ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Gaia Galizia | 13 | "Every You Every Me" | Safe |
| Street Clerks | 14 | "Fix You" | Eliminated |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate (Part 1)

* Mika: Fabio Santini – backed his own act, Roberta Pompa.
* Elio: Roberta Pompa – backed his own act, Fabio Santini.
* Morgan: Roberta Pompa – thought that Santini could have more chances in the music business.
* Ventura: Roberta Pompa – considered Santini particularly original.

##### Judges' votes to eliminate (Part 2)

* Mika: Street Clerks – backed his own act, Gaia Galizia.
* Ventura: Gaia Galizia – backed her own act, Street Clerks.
* Elio: Street Clerks – considered Galizia particularly interesting.
* Morgan: Gaia Galizia – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.
With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Street Clerks were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

#### Week 5 (21 November 2013)

* Theme: Hell Factor (double elimination)
* Group performance: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (with Matthew Morrison)
* Celebrity performers: Fedez ("Nuvole di fango"/"Cigno nero"/"Alfonso Signorini (eroe nazionale)") and Editors ("A Ton of Love")
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show :
| Round 1 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Andrea D'Alessio | 1 | "Do It Again" | Safe |
| Aba | 2 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Safe |
| Valentina Tioli | 3 | "Dove sei" | Bottom three |
| Ape Escape | 4 | "Going Under" | Safe |
| Violetta Zironi | 5 | "Royals" | Safe |
| Fabio Santini | 6 | "Nuntereggae più" | Bottom three |
| Michele Bravi | 7 | "Mad World" | Safe |
| Gaia Galizia | 8 | "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" | Bottom three |
| Round 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Valentina Tioli | 9 | "Man Down" | Eliminated |
| Fabio Santini | 10 | "Costruire" | Showdown |
| Gaia Galizia | 11 | "Celebrity Skin" | Showdown |
| Final showdown detail ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Fabio Santini | 12 | "Tryin' to Get to You" (a cappella) | Eliminated |
| Gaia Galizia | 13 | "Mercedes Benz" (a cappella) | Safe |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Elio: Gaia Galizia – backed his own act, Fabio Santini.
* Mika: Fabio Santini – backed his own act, Gaia Galizia.
* Morgan: Fabio Santini – found Galizia's performances more convincent.
* Ventura: Fabio Santini – considered Galizia more deserving of staying in the competition.

#### Week 6: Quarter-final (28 November 2013)

* Theme: Dance performance (Round 1); Mentor's Choice (Round 2)
* Group performance: "Beautiful Day"/"Bicycle Race" (with Elio e le Storie Tese)
* Celebrity performers: Marco Mengoni ("Non passerai"/"Pronto a correre"/"L'essenziale") and Olly Murs ("Hand on Heart")
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show :
| Round 1 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Andrea D'Alessio | 1 | "Rapper's Delight" | Safe |
| Ape Escape | 2 | "Don't You Worry Child" | Safe |
| Violetta Zironi | 3 | "9 to 5" | Safe |
| Aba | 4 | "When Love Takes Over" | Safe |
| Michele Bravi | 5 | "Promised Land" | Safe |
| Gaia Galizia | 6 | "Heavy Cross" | Bottom two |
| Round 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Michele Bravi | 7 | "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" | Safe |
| Aba | 8 | "Kozmic Blues" | Safe |
| Andrea D'Alessio | 9 | "Can't Find My Way Home" | Safe |
| Ape Escape | 10 | "Yes I Know My Way" | Bottom two |
| Violetta Zironi | 11 | "Skinny Love" | Safe |
| Act | Order | Songs | Result |
| Gaia Galizia | 12 | "Song 2" | Eliminated |
| Ape Escape | 13 | "Madness" | Safe |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Mika: Ape Escape – backed his own act, Gaia Galizia.
* Ventura: Gaia Galizia – backed her own act, Ape Escape.
* Elio: Gaia Galizia – stated that he had preferred Ape Escape.
* Morgan: Ape Escape – considered Galizia more interesting for the music business.
With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Gaia Galizia was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

#### Week 7: Semi-final (5 December 2013)

* Theme: Previously unreleased songs (Round 1); Mentor's Choice (Round 2)
* Group performance: "Spirito e virtù" (with Morgan)
* Celebrity performers: Katy Perry ("Unconditionally")
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show :
| Round 1 |||||
| Act | Order | Song | Writers | Result |
| Ape Escape | 1 | "Invisibili" | Andrea Bonomo, Gianluigi Fazio and Ape Escape | Safe |
| Andrea D'Alessio | 2 | "Venerdì" | Andrea D'Alessio and Gaetano Cappa | Bottom two |
| Violetta Zironi | 3 | "Dimmi che non passa" | Christian Lavoro | Safe |
| Aba | 4 | "Indifesa" | Nicky Holland, Murray James and Aba | Safe |
| Michele Bravi | 5 | "La vita e la felicità" | Tiziano Ferro and Zibba | Safe |
| Round 2 |||||
| Act | Order | Song | Song | Result |
| Violetta Zironi | 6 | "One" | "One" | Safe |
| Aba | 7 | "Nutbush City Limits" | "Nutbush City Limits" | Bottom two |
| Michele Bravi | 8 | "Little Wing" | "Little Wing" | Safe |
| Ape Escape | 9 | "Whatever You Want" | "Whatever You Want" | Safe |
| Final showdown detail |||||
| Act | Order | Song | Song | Result |
| Andrea D'Alessio | 10 | "Je so' pazzo" | "Je so' pazzo" | Eliminated |
| Aba | 11 | "One Night Only" | "One Night Only" | Safe |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Morgan: Aba – backed his own act, Andrea D'Alessio.
* Elio: Andrea D'Alessio – backed his own act, Aba.
* Ventura: Aba – considered D'Alessio more original.
* Mika: Andrea D'Alessio – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.
With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Andrea D'Alessio was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

#### Week 8: Final (12 December 2013)

* Theme: Celebrity duets (Round 1); Previously unreleased songs (Round 2); "My song" (own choice, Round 3)
* Group performance: "Man in the Mirror" (all X Factor acts with Mario Biondi, Elisa, Giorgia and Marco Mengoni)
* Celebrity performers: Giorgia ("Quando una stella muore"), Mika and Morgan ("Altrove"/"Relax, Take It Easy"/"Altre forme di vita"/"We Are Golden"), One Direction ("Story of My Life"), Elisa ("Ecco che")
Contestants' performances on the final live show :
| Round 1 |||||
| Act | Order | Song | Song | Result |
| Ape Escape | 1 | "Labyrinth" (with Elisa) | "Labyrinth" (with Elisa) | Safe |
| Violetta Zironi | 2 | "L'essenziale" (with Marco Mengoni) | "L'essenziale" (with Marco Mengoni) | Safe |
| Aba | 3 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (with Mario Biondi) | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (with Mario Biondi) | Fourth place |
| Michele Bravi | 4 | "Gocce di memoria" (with Giorgia) | "Gocce di memoria" (with Giorgia) | Safe |
| Round 2 |||||
| Act | Order | Song | Song | Result |
| Violetta Zironi | 5 | "Dimmi che non passa" | "Dimmi che non passa" | Third place |
| Michele Bravi | 6 | "La vita e la felicità" | "La vita e la felicità" | Safe |
| Ape Escape | 7 | "Invisibili" | "Invisibili" | Safe |
| Round 3 |||||
| Act | Order | Song 1 | Song 2 | Result |
| Ape Escape | 8 | "Walk This Way" | "Tu sì 'na cosa grande" (a cappella) | Runner-up |
| Michele Bravi | 9 | "Anima fragile" | "Blue Valentines" (a cappella) | Winner |