# X Factor (Danish TV series) season 10

X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. Sofie Linde Lauridsen was the host again. Thomas Blachman, Mette Lindberg and Remee returned for their respective ninth second and seventh seasons as judges. Morten Nørgaard won the competition and Remee became the winning mentor for the 4th time and won 3 seasons in a row and also for the first time in the Danish X Factor history a judge has won the show with 3 different categories.

## Judges and hosts

On 12 August 2016 it was announced that Sofie Linde Lauridsen would be the host again. Also, Thomas Blachman, Mette Lindberg and Remee would also return as judges.

## Selection process

Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

### 5 Chair Challenge

The 5 Chair Challenge returned for season 10. Thomas Blachman mentored the 15-22s, Remee had the Over 23s and Mette Lindberg had the Groups.
The 16 successful acts were:
* 15-22s: Chili, Liv, Martin, Mia, Rosa, Saliou
* Over 23s: Anders, Libbi, Mike, Morten, Samanta
* Groups: Fyhnen Sisters, Ladies with Attitude, Lasse & Nanna, Southside, VKation
Martin was originally eliminated from the 5 Chair Challenge but Blachman later regretted his decision. Therefore, he brought Martin back in the competition and therefore, 16 acts would be competing in Bootcamp.

### Bootcamp

The Bootcamp took place at Egeskov Slot.
The 7 eliminated acts were:
* 15-22s: Liv, Rosa, Saliou
* Over 23s: Anders, Libbi
* Groups: Lasse & Nanna, Southside

## Contestants

Key:
    – Winner
    – Runner-up
| Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Category (mentor) | Result |
| Morten Nørgaard | 27 | Odder | Over 23s (Remee) | Winner |
| Chili Pedersen | 16 | Himmelev | 15-22s (Blachman) | Runner-up |
| Mia Sørensen | 15 | Ølsted | 15-22s (Blachman) | 3rd place |
| VKation | 17 | Odense | Groups (Lindberg) | 4th place |
| Samanta Gomez | 28 | Lyngby | Over 23s (Remee) | 5th place |
| Martin Prytz | 16 | Lolland | 15-22s (Blachman) | 6th place |
| Ladies with Attitude | 17-18 | Greve & Gladsaxe | Groups (Lindberg) | 7th place |
| Mike Beck | 33 | Nordsøen | Over 23s (Remee) | 8th place |
| Fyhnen Sisters | 18-22 | Lindkund | Groups (Lindberg) | 9th place |

## Live shows

The live shows started on February 17 at DR Byen.

### 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:
    – 15-22s (Blachman's contestants)  – Over 23s (Remee's contestants)  – Groups (Lindberg'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 |
| | Morten Nørgaard | 1st 18,7% | 2nd 16,9% | 1st 20,9% | 2nd 20,7% | 1st 32,0% | 1st 32,5% | 2nd 33,8% | Winner 52,1% |
| | Chili Pedersen | 3rd 13,4% | 3rd 16,3% | 2nd 17,4% | 3rd 18,0% | 3rd 19,9% | 2nd 23,5% | 1st 34,7% | Runner-Up 47,9% |
| | Mia Sørensen | 2nd 15,1% | 1st 17,9% | 4th 14,6% | 4th 16,5% | 2nd 20,1% | 3rd 23,1% | 3rd 31,5% | Eliminated (Week 7) |
| | VKation | 5th 11,6% | 4th 10,6% | 7th 9,6% | 1st 21,7% | 4th 15,0% | 4th 20,9% | Eliminated (Week 6) | Eliminated (Week 6) |
| | Samanta Gomez | 6th 9,7% | 5th 9,9% | 3rd 15,7% | 5th 13,7% | 5th 12,9% | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) | Eliminated (Week 5) |
| | Martin Prytz | 4th 13,4% | 6th 9,7% | 5th 11,3% | 6th 9,7% | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) |
| | Ladies with Attitude | 7th 7,6% | 7th 9,4% | 6th 10,6% | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) |
| | Mike Beck | 8th 6,4% | 8th 9,3% | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | Fyhnen Sisters | 9th 4,0% | 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 | Mike Beck, Fyhnen Sisters | Ladies with Attitude, Mike Beck | Ladies with Attitude, VKation | Martin Prytz, Samanta Gomez | Samanta Gomez, VKation | 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. |
| Lindberg voted out | Lindberg voted out | Mike Beck | Mike Beck | Ladies with Attitude | Martin Prytz | Samanta Gomez | 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 | Fyhnen Sisters | Mike Beck | Ladies with Attitude | Samanta Gomez | Samanta Gomez | 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. |
| Remee voted out | Remee voted out | Fyhnen Sisters | Ladies with Attitude | VKation | Martin Prytz | VKation | 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 | Fyhnen Sisters 9th | Mike Beck 8th | Ladies with Attitude 7th | Martin Prytz 6th | Samanta Gomez 5th | VKation 4th | Mia Sørensen 3rd | Chili Pedersen Runner-Up |
| Eliminated | Eliminated | Fyhnen Sisters 9th | Mike Beck 8th | Ladies with Attitude 7th | Martin Prytz 6th | Samanta Gomez 5th | VKation 4th | Mia Sørensen 3rd | Morten Nørgaard Winner |

### Live show details
#### Week 1 (February 17)

* Theme: Signature
Contestants' performances on the first live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Ladies with Attitude | 1 | "Say My Name" | Safe |
| Mia Sørensen | 2 | "Shock to My System" | Safe |
| Mike Beck | 3 | "Guillotine" | Bottom two |
| Fyhnen Sisters | 4 | "My Silver Lining" | Bottom two |
| Martin Prytz | 5 | "Closer" | Safe |
| Samanta Gomez | 6 | "Bare være mig selv" | Safe |
| VKation | 7 | "Angel Zoo" | Safe |
| Chili Pedersen | 8 | "Waiting Game" | Safe |
| Morten Nørgaard | 9 | "Hero" | Safe |
| Sing-Off details ||||
| Mike Beck | 1 | "Can't Help But Wait" | Saved |
| Fyhnen Sisters | 2 | "Ring of Fire" | Eliminated |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Remee: Fyhnen Sisters
* Lindberg: Mike Beck
* Blachman: Fyhnen Sisters

#### Week 2 (February 24)

* Theme: Songs from the judges decades
Contestants' performances on the second live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| VKation | 1 | "Take On Me" | Safe |
| Samanta Gomez | 2 | "Wild Horses" | Safe |
| Martin Prytz | 3 | "Fever" | Safe |
| Morten Nørgaard | 4 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Safe |
| Ladies with Attitude | 5 | "I Feel for You" | Bottom two |
| Chili Pedersen | 6 | "Train Song" | Safe |
| Mike Beck | 7 | "Moondance" | Bottom two |
| Mia Sørensen | 8 | "California Dreamin'" | Safe |
| Sing-Off details ||||
| Ladies with Attitude | 1 | "Side to Side" | Saved |
| Mike Beck | 2 | "I Need a Dollar" | Eliminated |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Lindberg: Mike Beck
* Remee: Ladies with Attitude
* Blachman: Mike Beck

#### Week 3 (March 3)

* Theme: Break-up songs
Contestants' performances on the third live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Mia Sørensen | 1 | "Shake It Out" | Safe |
| Morten Nørgaard | 2 | "This Town" | Safe |
| Ladies with Attitude | 3 | "Warwick Avenue" | Bottom two |
| Chili Pedersen | 4 | "Do You Remember" | Safe |
| VKation | 5 | "Summertime Sadness" | Bottom two |
| Martin Prytz | 6 | "Fools" | Safe |
| Samanta Gomez | 7 | "One" | Safe |
| Sing-Off details ||||
| Ladies with Attitude | 1 | "Dark Horse" | Eliminated |
| VKation | 2 | "You're Not Alone" | Saved |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Blachman: Ladies with Attitude
* Remee: VKation
* Lindberg: Ladies with Attitude

#### Week 4 (March 10)

* Theme: Crooners and Divas accompanied by DR Big Band
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Crooner/Diva | Result |
| Martin Prytz | 1 | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake | Bottom two |
| Samanta Gomez | 2 | "Judge Me" | K. Michelle | Bottom two |
| Mia Sørensen | 3 | "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" | Mary Martin | Safe |
| VKation | 4 | "Unchained Melody" | Todd Duncan | Safe |
| Morten Nørgaard | 5 | "Backwards" | Lars H.U.G. and Lisa Ekdahl | Safe |
| Chili Pedersen | 6 | "Weight In Gold" | Gallant | Safe |
| Sing-Off details |||||
| Martin Prytz | 1 | "Follow You Home" | "Follow You Home" | Eliminated |
| Samanta Gomez | 2 | "Smile" | "Smile" | Saved |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Remee: Martin Prytz
* Blachman: Samanta Gomez
* Lindberg: Martin Prytz

#### Week 5 (March 17)

* Theme: International hits
* Group Performance: "Rock Your Body"/"Sorry"/"...Baby One More Time"/"Thriller"/"24K Magic"/"Purple Rain" (Performed of the 5 Finalists)
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Chili Pedersen | 1 | "Video Games" | Safe |
| Morten Nørgaard | 2 | "Say You Won't Let Go" | Safe |
| Mia Sørensen | 3 | "Halo" | Safe |
| Samanta Gomez | 4 | "Make Me (Cry)" | Bottom two |
| VKation | 5 | "I Feel It Coming" | Bottom two |
| Sing-Off details ||||
| Samanta Gomez | 1 | "Crazy" | Eliminated |
| VKation | 2 | "Overleve" | Saved |

##### Judges' votes to eliminate

* Lindberg: Samanta Gomez
* Remee: VKation
* Blachman: Samanta Gomez

#### Week 6: Semi-final (24 March)

* Theme: Anniversary Song (songs previously performed by previous finalists), Viewers Choice
* Musical Guest: KAPUTU ("Hvor du går")
Choices for Viewers choice song week :
| Act | Song choices | Result | Public Vote |
| Chili Pedersen | "Porcelain" | Not chosen | 22,72% |
| Chili Pedersen | "Bad Blood" | Not chosen | 38,62% |
| Chili Pedersen | "Higher" | Chosen | 38,66% |
| Mia Sørensen |
| Mia Sørensen | "Running with the Wolves" | Chosen | 48,14% |
| Mia Sørensen | "Stronger Than Ever" | Not chosen | 35,90% |
| Mia Sørensen | "Sippy Cup" | Not chosen | 15,96% |
| Morten Nørgaard | "Hey There Delilah" | Not chosen | 26,74% |
| Morten Nørgaard | "Dancing On My Own" | Chosen | 56,51% |
| Morten Nørgaard | "Arthur's Theme" | Not chosen | 16,75% |
| VKation |
| VKation | "Sorry" | Not chosen | 18,65% |
| VKation | "All My Love" | Not chosen | 33,89% |
| VKation | "Final Song" | Chosen | 47,46% |
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show :
| Act | Order | First song | Previous finalist | Order | Second song | Result |
| Morten Nørgaard | 1 | "Mad World" | Thomas Ring | 5 | "Dancing On My Own" | Safe |
| Chili Pedersen | 2 | "DJ, Ease My Mind" | Nicoline Simone & Jean Michel | 6 | "Higher" | Safe |
| VKation | 3 | "Stay with Me" | Jógvan | 7 | "Final Song" | Eliminated |
| Mia Sørensen | 4 | "Oh Love" | Amanda | 8 | "Running with the Wolves" | Safe |
The semi-final did not feature a Sing-Off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, VKation, was automatically eliminated.

#### Week 7: Final (31 March)

* Theme: Free Choice, Dallas Austin's Choice, Winner's single
* Musical guests: Gulddreng ("Utro"), Ed Sheeran ("Castle on the Hill") & ("Shape of You")
* Group Performances: "Fem Fine Frøkner" (Gabrielle; Performed of X Factor 2017 Finalists and Sofie Linde Lauridsen); "Ked af det" (Performed of Gulddreng and Auditionees)
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show :
| Act | Order | Free Choice Song | Order | Dallas Austin's Choice | Order | Winner's single | Result |
| Mia Sørensen | 1 | "Issues" | 4 | "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" | N/A | N/A (Already eliminated) | 3rd Place |
| Morten Nørgaard | 2 | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" | 5 | "Pompeii" | 8 | "The Underdog" | Winner |
| Chili Pedersen | 3 | "Feel Like Me" | 6 | "Dangerous Woman" | 7 | "Plated Gold" | Runner-up |