# X Factor (German TV series) season 3

The third Season of X Factor started on 25 August 2012. The auditions were held in April/May 2012. The show was broadcast every Sunday. The judges were Sarah Connor, H.P. Baxxter, Sandra Nasic and Moses Pelham. In October 2012 Connor announced that she would not return to the judging panel for the Fourth Season.
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, but not in 3 categories like the two seasons before. In season 3 there were four categories. This year only the viewers voted who will go through. There wouldn't be a final showdown. The Live shows were cut to four, instead of eight.

## Selection process
### Applications and auditions

The first appeal for applicants for series 3 was broadcast during series 2 on 6 December 2012. Auditions in front of the judges for series 3 took place in Cologne, Berlin, Munich and Hamburg. After the acts sing in front of the judges, they would be eliminated or go through to the Bootcamp, but they need 3 of 4 votes to get through. The first audition was broadcast on 25 August 2012 on RTL Television. The rest aired on VOX every Sunday.

### Bootcamp

The episodes of Bootcamp were broadcast in September 2012. It showed 92 acts attend to the Bootcamp. The acts were split into 4 groups, Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups and Bands, in which to perform in Düsseldorf. At first the 92 acts were reduced to the last 48, after a one-minute performance. The second phase was a duel where two acts of a category had to perform the same song and after this the judges decided which act got through to the Judges' House. The boys category had only five acts because both acts of one battle were send home and two of the girls category (Loredana Giarraputo & Klementine Hendrichs) have to repeat the battle in the judges house because the judges couldn't decided.
The 24 acts who reached the Judges' Houses:
* Boys: Richard Geldner, Aron Verfinger, Lavien Partawie, Barne Heimbucher, Andrew Fischer
* Girls: Lisa Aberer, Alexia Drawhorn, Fabienne Bender, Melissa Heiduk, Anna Hodowaniec, Loredana Giarraputo, Klementine Hendrichs
* Over 25s: Colin Rich, Sascha Miskovic, Joey Jobbagy, Janine Smith, Björn Paulsen, Willy Hubbard
* Groups and Bands: Mrs. Greenbird, Rune, Swave, aVid*, Josephine, Die Mayers

### Judges' houses

Judges' houses, the final part of the selection process, was filmed in summer 2012. The episodes aired in October 2012. Judges decided alone which categories they want to get, so at the end of the Bootcamp they discussed their favourites. Baxxter the Girls, Nasic the Groups and Bands, Connor the Over 25s, and Pelham the Boys. 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 twelve eliminated acts were:
* Boys: Lavien Partawie, Aron Verfinger
* Girls: Loredana Giarraputo, Fabienne Bender, Anna Hodowaniec, Alexia Drawhorn
* Over 25s: Joey Jobbagy, Janine Smith, Sascha Miskovic
* Groups and Bands: aVid*, Die Mayers, Swave

## Contestants

Key:
    – Winner
    – Runner-up
| Category (mentor) | Acts | Acts | Acts |
| Boys (Pelham) | Andrew Fischer (21) | Barne Heimbucher (20) | Richard Geldner (24) |
| Girls (Baxxter) | Klementine Hendrichs (23) | Lisa Aberer (19) | Melissa Heiduk (23) |
| Over 25s (Connor) | Björn Paulsen (27) | Colin Rich (40) | Willy Hubbard (31) |
| Groups and Bands (Nasic) | Josephine | Mrs. Greenbird | Rune |
Josephine consists of Christian (29), Daniel (33), Imme (30) & Victor (22). Mrs. Greenbird consists of Sarah (28) & Steffen (36). Rune consists of Marvin (18), Patrick (20), Sebastian (22) & Steffen (20).

## Results table

Contestants' colour key:
    – Boys  – Girls  – Over 25s  – Groups and Bands  - Act did not perform  – the act got the fewest votes (per category) and leave the competition  – the act got the fewest votes and has to sing again in the final showdown  – Contestant became the Runner-Up  – Highest (per category) Vote of a Week
| | | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 4 |
| | | Over 25s | Girls | Boys | Groups and Bands | Boys | Over 25s | Girls | Groups and Bands | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 |
| | Mrs. Greenbird | — | — | — | 1st 63.16% | — | — | — | 1st 86.08% | 1st 44.46% | — | 1st 54.49% | 1st 61.78% |
| | Melissa Heiduk | — | 1st 60.92% | — | — | — | — | 1st 56.69% | — | 2nd 19.57% | — | 2nd 27.92% | Runner-Up 38.22% |
| | Björn Paulsen | 1st 40.19% | — | — | — | — | 1st 60.23% | — | — | 3rd 18.51% | 1st 54.88% | 3rd 17.59% | Eliminated (week 4) |
| | Barne Heimbucher | — | — | 2nd 27.81% | — | 1st 59.55% | — | — | — | 4th 17.46% | 2nd 45.12% | Eliminated (week 3) | Eliminated (week 3) |
| | Rune | — | — | — | 2nd 19.83% | — | — | — | 2nd 13.92% | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) |
| | Klementine Hendrichs | — | 2nd 21.77% | — | — | — | — | 2nd 43.31% | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) |
| | Willy Hubbard | 2nd 39.08% | — | — | — | — | 2nd 39.77% | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) |
| | Richard Geldner | — | — | 1st 49.93% | — | 2nd 40.45% | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) | Eliminated (week 2) |
| | Josephine | — | — | — | 3rd 17.01% | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) |
| | Andrew Fischer | — | — | 3rd 22.26% | 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) |
| | Lisa Aberer | — | 3rd 17.31% | 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) |
| | Colin Rich | 3rd 20.73% | 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 | Eliminated | Colin Rich 20.73% to save | Lisa Aberer 17.31% to save | Andrew Fischer 22.26% to save | Josephine 17.01% to save | Richard Geldner 40.45% to save | Willy Hubbard 39.77% to save | Klementine Hendrichs 43.31% to save | Rune 13.92% to save | Barne Heimbucher 45.12% to save | Barne Heimbucher 45.12% to save | Björn Paulsen 17.95% to win | Melissa Heiduk 38.22% to win |
| Eliminated | Eliminated | Colin Rich 20.73% to save | Lisa Aberer 17.31% to save | Andrew Fischer 22.26% to save | Josephine 17.01% to save | Richard Geldner 40.45% to save | Willy Hubbard 39.77% to save | Klementine Hendrichs 43.31% to save | Rune 13.92% to save | Barne Heimbucher 45.12% to save | Barne Heimbucher 45.12% to save | Björn Paulsen 17.95% to win | Mrs. Greenbird 61.78% to win |

## Live show details
### Week 1 (4 November)

Contestants' performances on the first live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Willy Hubbard | 1 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Safe |
| Colin Rich | 2 | "Breakeven" | Eliminated |
| Björn Paulsen | 3 | "Ich lieb dich überhaupt nicht mehr" | Safe |
| Lisa Aberer | 4 | "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" | Eliminated |
| Klementine Hendrichs | 5 | "Give It to Me Right" | Safe |
| Melissa Heiduk | 6 | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Safe |
| Andrew Fischer | 7 | "Still" | Eliminated |
| Barne Heimbucher | 8 | "Ain't Nobody" | Safe |
| Richard Geldner | 9 | "Eisberg" | Safe |
| Josephine | 10 | "Leuchtturm" | Eliminated |
| Mrs. Greenbird | 11 | "Blitzkrieg Bop" | Safe |
| Rune | 12 | "We Found Love" | Safe |

### Week 2 (11 November)

Contestants' performances on the second live show :
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Richard Geldner | 1 | "Bleibt alles anders" | Eliminated |
| Barne Heimbucher | 2 | "Lila Wolken" | Safe |
| Willy Hubbard | 3 | "Ordinary People" | Eliminated |
| Björn Paulsen | 4 | "Königin" | Safe |
| Klementine Hendrichs | 5 | "Yeah Right" | Eliminated |
| Melissa Heiduk | 6 | "Roxanne" | Safe |
| Rune | 7 | "Mirrors" | Eliminated |
| Mrs Greenbird | 8 | "Frozen" | Safe |

### Week 3: Semi-final (18 November)

* The two acts with the fewest votes had to sing again in the final showdown. Then the public decided between this two acts and the act with the lowest numbers of votes was eliminated.
Contestants' performances on the third live show :
| Act | Order | Song 1 | Song 2 | Result |
| Melissa Heiduk | 1 | "Free" | "Sky and Sand" | Safe |
| Barne Heimbucher | 2 | "Wonderful Life" | "Frei sein" | Bottom two |
| Björn Paulsen | 3 | "Augen schließen" | "Herzen im Takt" | Bottom two |
| Mrs. Greenbird | 4 | "Falling Slowly" | "It Will Never Rain Roses" | Safe |
| Act | Order | Song | Song | Result |
| Barne Heimbucher | 1 | "Just a Dream" | "Just a Dream" | Eliminated |
| Björn Paulsen | 2 | "360 Grad Heimat" | "360 Grad Heimat" | Safe |

### Week 4: Final (25 November)

* The finalists performed three songs and one of them would be a performance with a celebrity musician.
Contestants' performances on the final fourth live show :
| Act | Order | Magic Moment | Song (Duet with a celebrity) | Winner's Single | Result |
| Björn Paulsen | 1 | "Chicago" | "Fallschirm" (MIA.) | N/A | Eliminated |
| Melissa Heiduk | 2 | "Breathe Easy" | "Closer" (Ne-Yo) | "Send Me An Angel" | Runner-Up |
| Mrs. Greenbird | 3 | "You're the One That I Want" | "Ironic"(Alanis Morissette) | "Shooting Stars & Fairy Tales" | Winner |

## Ratings

| Episode | Date | Viewers | Viewers | Market share | Market share |
| Episode | Date | Total | 14 to 49 years | Total | 14 to 49 years |
| Audition 1 | 25 Aug 2012 (on RTL) | 1.93 Mio. | 1.20 Mio. | 7.5% | 13.5% |
| Audition 2 | 26 Aug 2012 | 1.97 Mio. | 1.32 Mio. | 5.9% | 9.6% |
| Audition 3 | 2 Sep 2012 | 1.76 Mio. | 1.22 Mio. | 5.6% | 9.3% |
| Audition 4 | 9 Sep 2012 | 1.98 Mio. | 1.37 Mio. | 6.4% | 10.7% |
| Audition 5 | 16 Sep 2012 | 1.91 Mio. | 1.31 Mio. | 6.0% | 9.8% |
| Audition 6 | 23 Sep 2012 | 1.88 Mio. | 1.29 Mio. | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Bootcamp 1 | 30 Sep 2012 | 1.60 Mio. | 1.05 Mio. | 5.1% | 8.0% |
| Bootcamp 2 | 7 Oct 2012 | 1.82 Mio. | 1.19 Mio. | 5.5% | 8.6% |
| Judge's House 1 | 14 Oct 2012 | 1.26 Mio. | 0.82 Mio. | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| Judge's House 2 | 21 Oct 2012 | 1.54 Mio. | 0.99 Mio. | 4.6% | 7.0% |
| Judge's House 3 | 28 Oct 2012 | 1.23 Mio. | 0.77 Mio. | 3.9% | 5.5% |
| Live Show 1 | 4 Nov 2012 | 1.57 Mio. | 1.03 Mio. | 4.9% | 7.6% |
| Live Show 2 | 11 Nov 2012 | 1,30 Mio. | 0.91 Mio. | 4.1% | 5.8% |
| Live Show 3 | 18 Nov 2012 | 1,12 Mio. | 0.79 Mio. | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| Live Show 4 | 25 Nov 2012 | 1.25 Mio. | 0.96 Mio. | 4.2% | 5.9% |