# X Factor (Danish TV series) season 17

X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Maria Fantino is the new host to the show After Sofie Linde stepped down as host and Thomas Blachman and Simon Kvamm will return for their 16th and 2nd time as judges and they will be joined by Oh Land who is returning for 4th time as judge replacing Kwamie Liv as judge.
Helene Frank Won the Competition and The Brothers duo Selmani became the runner-up of the season and Simon Kvamm became winning mentor for the second season in a row.

## Selection process

Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.
The 18 successful acts were:
* Thomas Blachman: Mariya Apollonia, Aske & William, Ea Houbo Christensen, Sara Høgh, Kaos, Cristian Oprea
* Oh Land: Cyklus, Elipreeya, Mette Jeppesen, Nicolaj Lindby, August Tómasson, Elva Wahlberg
* Simon Kvamm: Anton & Viktor, Helene Frank, Victor Hauch, Selmani, Thilde Steffensen, Jonas Thomsen

### Bootcamp

The 9 eliminated acts were:
* Thomas Blachman: Aske & William, Ea Houbo Christensen, Sara Høgh
* Oh Land: Elipreeya, Mette Jeppesen, August Tómasson
* Simon Kvamm: Anton & Viktor, Thilde Steffensen, Jonas Thomsen

## Finalists

Key:
    – Winner
    – Runner-up
| Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Mentor | Category | Result |
| Helene Frank | 28 | Eckernförde, Germany | Simon Kvamm | Over 23s | Winner |
| Selmani | 19-22 | Kalundborg | Simon Kvamm | Groups | Runner-up |
| Cristian Oprea | 16 | Sønderborg | Thomas Blachman | 15-22s | 3rd Place |
| Elva Wahlberg | 20 | Søborg | Oh Land | 15-22s | 4th Place |
| Kaos | 20-21 | Vordingborg og Valby | Thomas Blachman | Groups | 5th Place |
| Cyklus | 22 | Næstved | Oh Land | Groups | 6th Place |
| Mariya Apollonia | 24 | Copenhagen | Thomas Blachman | Over 23s | 7th Place |
| Nicolaj Lindby | 29 | Aarhus | Oh Land | Over 23s | 8th Place |
| Victor Hauch | 19 | Gentofte | Simon Kvamm | 15-22s | 9th Place |

## Live shows
### Colour key

| – | Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the Sing-Off |
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no Sing-Off) |
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
Contestants' colour key:
    – Oh Land's Contestants  – Thomas Blachman's Contestants  – Simon Kvamm's Contestants
| | Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 7 |
| | Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | 1st round | 2nd round |
| | Helene Frank | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 1st 47,01% | Winner 69,11% |
| | Selmani | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 2nd 27,84% | Runner-up 30,89% |
| | Cristian Oprea | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | 3rd 25,15% | Eliminated (Week 7) |
| | Elva Wahlberg | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | 4th | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) |
| | Kaos | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) |
| | Cyklus | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) |
| | Mariya Apollonia | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) |
| | Nicolaj Lindby | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | Victor Hauch | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Sing-Off | Sing-Off | Victor Hauch, Nicolaj Lindby | Cyklus, Nicolaj Lindby | Mariya Apollonia, Kaos | Elva Wahlberg, Cyklus | Cristian Oprea, Kaos | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. |
| Blachman voted out | Blachman voted out | Victor Hauch | Nicolaj Lindby | Mariya Apollonia | Elva Wahlberg | Kaos | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. |
| Oh Land voted out | Oh Land voted out | Victor Hauch | Nicolaj Lindby | Kaos | Cyklus | Kaos | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. |
| Kvamm voted out | Kvamm voted out | Nicolaj Lindby | Cyklus | Mariya Apollonia | Cyklus | Cristian Oprea | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. | The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated. |
| Eliminated | Eliminated | Victor Hauch 9th | Nicolaj Lindby 8th | Mariya Apollonia 7th | Cyklus 6th | Kaos 5th | Elva Wahlberg 4th | Cristian Oprea 3rd | Selmani Runner-Up |
| Eliminated | Eliminated | Victor Hauch 9th | Nicolaj Lindby 8th | Mariya Apollonia 7th | Cyklus 6th | Kaos 5th | Elva Wahlberg 4th | Cristian Oprea 3rd | Helene Frank Winner |

### Week 1 (February 23)

* Theme: Signature
Contestants' performances on the first live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Elva Wahlberg | 1 | "Vampire" | Safe |
| Victor Hauch | 2 | "Ibiza" | Bottom two |
| Mariya Apollonia | 3 | "Sundholm" | Safe |
| Nicolaj Lindby | 4 | "Verdens Mindste Dør, Har Aldrig Været Større" | Bottom two |
| Selmani | 5 | "Stå Op Gå Ned" | Safe |
| Cristian Oprea | 6 | "Halskæde" | Safe |
| Cyklus | 7 | "Fugle Kan Dø" | Safe |
| Helene Franck | 8 | "Et Hav Af Udstrakte Hænder" | Safe |
| Kaos | 9 | "Bums For Eliten" | Safe |
| Sing-Off details ||||
| Victor Hauch | 1 | "Susanne, Birgitte og Hanne" | Eliminated |
| Nicolaj Lindby | 2 | "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" | Saved |

#### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Kvamm: Nicolaj Lindby
* Oh Land: Victor Hauch
* Blachman: Victor Hauch

### Week 2 (March 1)

* Theme: Songs from the 1980s
Contestants' performances on the second live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Cristian Oprea | 1 | "99 Luftballons" | Safe |
| Cyklus | 2 | "I Would Die 4 U" | Bottom two |
| Helene Franck | 3 | "Sotto Voce" | Safe |
| Mariya Apollonia | 4 | "Nu Hvor Du Har Brændt Mig Af" | Safe |
| Nicolaj Lindby | 5 | "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" | Bottom two |
| Kaos | 6 | "Indian Summer" | Safe |
| Elva Wahlberg | 7 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Safe |
| Selmani | 8 | "Hele Verden Fra Forstanden" | Safe |
| Sing-Off details ||||
| Cyklus | 1 | "Venus" | Saved |
| Nicolaj Lindby | 2 | "The Second You Sleep" | Eliminated |

#### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Kvamm: Cyklus
* Blachman: Nicolaj Lindby
* Oh Land: Nicolaj Lindby

### Week 3 (March 8)

* Theme: International Women's Day
* Musical guest: Emma Sehested Høeg ("Aldrig Helt Nok")
Contestants' performances on the third live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Mariya Apollonia | 1 | "Jeg elsker alt hvad du hader ved mig" | Bottom two |
| Selmani | 2 | "Landet" | Safe |
| Elva Wahlberg | 3 | "Killing It" | Safe |
| Kaos | 4 | "ægte kvinde" | Bottom two |
| Cyklus | 5 | "Alt Det Du Gør" | Safe |
| Cristian Oprea | 6 | "Run the World (Girls)" | Safe |
| Helene Franck | 7 | "Bitte Små Ryk" | Safe |
| Sing-Off details ||||
| Mariya Apollonia | 1 | "Somewhere Only We Know" | Eliminated |
| Kaos | 2 | "Slørede Nætter" | Saved |

#### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Kvamm: Mariya Apollonia
* Oh Land: Kaos
* Blachman: Mariya Apollonia

### Week 4 (March 15)

* Theme: TV & Movie songs
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Movie/TV show | Result |
| Cyklus | 1 | "Nu Flyver Anton" | Anton | Bottom two |
| Helene Franck | 2 | "Sjæl i Flammer" | Een gang strømer... | Safe |
| Kaos | 3 | "Hvad Skal vi Med Frihed?" | Cirkeline: Storbyens Mus | Safe |
| Selmani | 4 | "Knokler Hårdt" | Ækte vare | Safe |
| Elva Wahlberg | 5 | "What Was I Made For?" | Barbie | Bottom two |
| Cristian Oprea | 6 | "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | Rocketman | Safe |
| Sing-Off details |||||
| Cyklus | 1 | "Sacre Coeur" | "Sacre Coeur" | Eliminated |
| Elva Wahlberg | 2 | "The Game" | "The Game" | Saved |

#### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Blachman: Elva Wahlberg
* Kvamm: Cyklus
* Oh Land: Cyklus

### Week 5 (March 22)

* Theme: Family
* Group Performances: "Running in the Family" (performed by the top 5)
* Musical Guest: August Høyen ("Min Mor")
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Selmani | 1 | "Novembervej" | Safe |
| Cristian Oprea | 2 | "My Girls" | Bottom two |
| Helene Frank | 3 | "Natsværmer" | Safe |
| Kaos | 4 | "Klap for fædrelandet" | Bottom two |
| Elva Wahlberg | 5 | "Mother Mother" | Safe |
| Sing-Off details ||||
| Cristian Oprea | 1 | "Who Wants to Live Forever" | Saved |
| Kaos | 2 | "Kaos kan Være Smukt" | Eliminated |

#### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Kvamm: Cristian Oprea
* Oh Land: Kaos
* Blachman: Kaos

### Week 6: Semi-Final (March 29)

* Theme: Heart Rhymes with Pain
* Musical Guest: ROSÉL ("Igennem Din Mund")
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show :
| Act | Order | First song (Love Song) | Order | Second song (Unhappy Love Song) | Result |
| Helene Frank | 1 | "Sådan nogle som os" | 5 | "Termodragten" | Safe |
| Elva Wahlberg | 2 | "Svært at være fantastisk" | 6 | "Weak" | Eliminated |
| Selmani | 3 | "Du gør mig..." | 7 | "Regn" | Safe |
| Cristian Oprea | 4 | "Mystery of Love" | 8 | "This is what autumn feels like" | Safe |
The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Elva Wahlberg was automacally eliminated. After Elva Wahlberg's elimination, she sang "20 år" which was her own single and will be released on the music streaming services.

### Week 7: Final (April 5)

* Theme: Judges Choice, Duet with a Special Guest, Winner Song
* Musical Guest: Christopher ("Fool's Gold"), Astrid S ("Hurts So Good)" & ("First to Go"),
* Group Performances: "Arcade", "Orchid Field (original song)" & "Let Her Go" (performed by the 3 finalists), "Lionheart (Fearless)" (performed by the 9 live show contestants), "A Beautiful Life" (performed by Christopher & the 9 live show contestants), "This is Me" (performed by the audtionees)
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show :
| Act | Order | Judges Choice Song | Order | Duet song (special guest) | Result | Order | Winner Song | Result |
| Helene Frank | 1 | "Noget for nogen" | 4 | "Langt ude, langt oppe, langt nede og langt, langt væk" & "Du er" (with Søren Huss) | Safe | 8 | "Verden Findes" | Winner |
| Cristian Oprea | 2 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | 5 | "Det’ kun vigtigt, hvad det er" & "Storebæltsbroen" (with Guldimund) | Eliminated | N/A (Already Eliminated) | N/A (Already Eliminated) | 3rd Place |
| Selmani | 3 | "Terrier" | 6 | "Spice up your life" & "Første Dag" (with Benjamin Hav & Ella Augusta) | Safe | 7 | "Vejen Hjem" | Runner-up |
After Cristian Oprea's elimination, he sang "Sang om forventninger (Jeg vil bare være glad)" which was his own single and will be released on the music streaming services.