X Factor France

X Factor France is a fan made national selection for France to find a song to represent in the 37th edition of the International Music Festival 37. This is the first time France have produced a mass selection for their entry. Llemian Faregoer is to present the main show on France 2 for the fist time, Llemian is also the Head of Delegation for in the International Music Festival. The judges that will represent each category in the national selection are Tom, Josh, Luca and Antony.
== Judges and Presenters ==
The 4 judges were chosen from applicants from other Heads of delegation in the International Music Festival
The 4 judges are; Antony, Tom, Josh and Luca.
HoD of France, Llemian Faregoer, will be the host of this season.
== Selection Process ==
=== Auditions ===
The minimum age to audition this year was 16. Contestants needed three or more 'yeses' from the four judges to progress to the 6 Chair Challenge
==== Open Auditions ====
In addition to the producers' auditions, the "Mobile Audition Tour" took place throughout the France. Auditions ran between 01st October and 13th November 2016, and visited:-
Producers auditions commenced on 14th November in Paris and ended on 15th November.
Audition City	Open Audition Date	Open Audition Venue
Paris 	01st October '16 	AccorHotels Arena
Lyon 	07th October '16 	Bourse Du Travail
Nice 	14th October '16 	Palais Nikaia
Toulouse 	21st October '16 	Salla Nougaro
Lille 	28th October '16 	Zenith Arena
Bordeaux 	4th November '16 	Bordeaux Metropole
==== Judge's Auditions ====
The format for auditions was announced to that of the room auditions. 
=====The Girls=====
Act 	Josh	Tom	Antony	Luca	Result
Sheryfa Luna 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	No 	Qualified
Judith 	No 	Yes	Yes 	No 	Eliminated
Lea Castel 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	No 	Qualified
Najoua Belyzel	Yes 	Yes	No 	Yes 	Qualified
Aria 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Eliminated
Shy'm 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Sarah Riani 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Vitaa 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Zayra 	Yes 	Yes	No 	Yes 	Qualified
Izia 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Eliminated
Emji 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Eliminated
Jenifer 	No 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Kim Glow 	Yes 	No 	No 	Yes 	Eliminated
Olivia Ruiz 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	Eliminated
Helene Segara 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Eliminated
Lorie 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	No  	Qualified
TAL 	Yes 	Yes	No 	Yes 	Qualified
Emilie Simon 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Imany 	No 	Yes	No 	No 	Eliminated
Anggun 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
=====The Boys=====
Act 	Josh	Tom	Antony	Luca	Result
Claudio Capéo 	No 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Amir 	Yes 	Yes	No 	No 	Qualified
Maître Gims 	Yes 	Yes	No 	Yes 	Qualified
Giabiconi 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	No 	Qualified
Vincent Niclo 	Yes 	Yes	No 	Yes 	Qualified
Black M 	No 	Yes	No 	No 	Eliminated
RIDSA 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Lefa 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Eliminated
Emmanuel Moire 	No 	Yes	Yes 	No 	Eliminated
Dumè 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Eliminated
Christophe Willem	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Julien Doré 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Woodkid 	No 	Yes	No 	No 	Eliminated
Christophe Maé 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	Eliminated
Slimane 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Sidoine 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Corson 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Michael Canitrot 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Mickael Miro 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Eliminated
Colonel Reyel 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	Eliminated
=====The Groups=====
Act 	Josh	Tom	Antony	Luca	Result
Ayna ft. KeBlack 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Fréro Delavega 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Hyphen Hyphen 	No 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Kendji Girac & Soprano 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	Eliminated
Jonesic ft. Ally Hana 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
L.E.J 	Yes 	No 	No 	Yes 	Qualified
Tal & M Pokora 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	No 	Qualified
John Mamann ft. Kika 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	No 	Eliminated
The Mess 	No 	Yes	No 	No 	Eliminated
Adict 	Yes 	Yes	No 	No 	Qualified
Willy William ft Keen'V 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Destan 	Yes 	Yes	No 	No 	Eliminated
Patrick Fiori & Patrick Bruel	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Eliminated
PAGADIXX ft. Malee 	No 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Charles Like The Prince 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Eliminated
Boulevard Des Airs 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Eliminated
Kyo 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	No 	Eliminated
Brice Conrad ft. Louisa Rose 	Yes 	Yes	No 	Yes 	Qualified
Zifou & Kenza Farah 	Yes 	Yes	No 	No 	Qualified
Christine and The Queens 	No 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
=====The Under 26s=====
Act 	Josh	Tom	Antony	Luca	Result
Vianney 	No 	No 	Yes 	Yes 	Eliminated
Navii 	No 	Yes	No 	Yes 	Qualified
Souf 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	Eliminated
Margaux Avril 	Yes 	No 	Yes 	No 	Eliminated
Jain 	No 	No 	Yes  	Yes 	Eliminated
Pia Studlé 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualififed
Megan 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualififed
Florina Perez 	Yes 	Yes	No 	Yes 	Qualified
Marina D'amico 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Sophie-Tith 	No 	No 	Yes 	No 	Eliminated
Caroline Costa 	Yes 	Yes	No 	No 	Qualified
Sindy 	No 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Camille Lou 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	No 	Qualified
Damien Lauretta 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Mathieu Saïkaly 	No 	No 	No 	No 	Eliminated
Aynine 	Yes 	No 	No 	No 	Eliminated
Hazerka 	No 	Yes	No 	Yes 	Qualified
Lilian Renaud 	No 	No 	No 	Yes 	Eliminated
Aurélie Preston 	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	Yes 	Qualified
Valentin Marceau	Yes 	Yes	Yes 	No 	Qualified
=== 6 Chair Challenge ===
It was announced on the 6th December the judges categories, Luca got The Boys, Josh got The Girls, Antony got The Groups and Tom got The Under 26s
Table key
: Finalists
: Chair was swapped
: Eliminated
: Wildcard
Judge 	Category 	Act 	Order	Song 	Decision 	Switched With
Luca 	The Boys 	Ridsa 	01 	Pardon 	Given Seat 1	---------------------
Luca 	The Boys 	Slimane 	02 	Paname 	Given Seat 2	---------------------
Luca 	The Boys 	Vincent Niclo 	03 	Jusqu'a L'ivresse 	Eliminated 	--------------------
Luca 	The Boys 	Julien Dore 	04 	Le Lac 	Given Seat 3	--------------------
Luca 	The Boys 	Corson 	05 	Raise Me Up 	Given Seat 4	--------------------
Luca 	The Boys 	Michael Canitrot 	06 	Young Forever 	Given Seat 5	--------------------
Luca 	The Boys 	Christophe Willem 	07 	Le Ete En Hiver 	Eliminated 	--------------------
Luca 	The Boys 	Giabiconi 	08 	Love To Love You Baby	Eliminated 	--------------------
Luca 	The Boys 	Claudio Capeo 	09 	Un Homme Debout 	Given Seat 6	--------------------
Luca 	The Boys 	Amir 	10 	On Dirait 	Eliminated 	--------------------
Luca 	The Boys 	Maitre Gims 	11 	Tu Vas Me Manquer 	Given Seat 1	Ridsa
Luca 	The Boys 	Sidoine 	12 	La Chaleur 	Given Seat 2	Slimane
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Josh 	The Girls 	Anggun 	01 	Face Au Vent 	Given Seat 1	---------------------
Josh 	The Girls 	Shy'm 	02 	Tandem 	Given Seat 2	---------------------
Josh 	The Girls 	Zayra 	03 	Jamais Trop Tard 	Given Seat 3	---------------------
Josh 	The Girls 	Lea Castel 	04 	Abimee 	Given Seat 4	---------------------
Josh 	The Girls 	Vitaa 	05 	Vivre 	Given Seat 5	---------------------
Josh 	The Girls 	Najoua Belyzel 	06 	Luna 	Given Seat 3	Zayra
Josh 	The Girls 	Lorie 	07 	Ensorcelee 	Given Seat 6	---------------------
Josh 	The Girls 	Tal 	08 	Le Temps Qu'il Faut 	Given Seat 5	Vitaa
Josh 	The Girls 	Jenifer 	09 	Sur Le Fil 	Eliminated 	---------------------
Josh 	The Girls 	Emilie Simon 	10 	Dreamland 	Eliminated 	---------------------
Josh 	The Girls 	Sheryfa Luna 	11 	Wonder Human 	Given Seat 3	Najoua Belyzel
Josh 	The Girls 	Sarah Riani 	12 	Comme Toi 	Given Seat 6	Lorie
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antony	The Groups 	Zifou ft Kanza Farah 	01 	Premier Pas 	Eliminated 	---------------------
Antony	The Groups 	Adict 	02 	Pourquoi Pas 	Eliminated 	---------------------
Antony	The Groups 	Frero Dalavego 	03 	Le coeur éléphant 	Given Seat 1	---------------------
Antony	The Groups 	Ayna ft KeBlack 	04 	Cette Vie M'emporte 	Given Seat 2	---------------------
Antony	The Groups 	Pagadixx ft Malee 	05 	Victory 	Eliminated 	---------------------
Antony	The Groups 	Willy William ft Keen'V	06 	On S'endort 	Given Seat 3	---------------------
Antony	The Groups 	Christine and The Queen	07 	Christine 	Given Seat 4	---------------------
Antony	The Groups 	Tal & M.Pokoro 	08 	Envole Moi 	Given Seat 5	---------------------
Antony	The Groups 	Brice ft Louisa Rose 	09 	Hands Are Shaking 	Given Seat 6	---------------------
Antony	The Groups 	Hyphen Hyphen 	10 	Just Need Your Love 	Given Seat 6	Brice ft Louisa Rose
Antony	The Groups 	L.E.J 	11 	La Dalle 	Eliminated 	---------------------
Antony	The Groups 	Jonesic ft Ally Hana 	12 	L'un Sans L'autre 	Eliminated 	---------------------
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tom 	The Under 26s	Damien Lauretta 	01 	Fall In Love 	Given Seat 1	---------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Valentin Marceau 	02 	Sybille Kill 	Eliminated 	---------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Pia Studlé 	03 	Ai-je Tort? 	Eliminated 	---------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Florina Perez 	04 	Llamame Florina 	Given Seat 2	---------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Caroline Costa 	05 	Ailleurs 	Given Seat 3	----------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Camille Lou 	06 	Au Diable 	Eliminated 	---------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Navii 	07 	Turbulences 	Elimianted 	---------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Hazerka 	08 	Paname 	Eliminated 	---------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Sindy 	09 	S'envoler 	Given Seat 4	---------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Marina D'amico 	10 	Feelings 	Given Seat 5	---------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Megan 	11 	Sous ma peau 	Given Seat 6	----------------------
Tom 	The Under 26s	Aurélie Preston 	12 	All We Have 	Given Seat 2	Florina Perez
Tom 	The Under 26s	Navii 	N/A 	Reinstated by Mentor 	Given Seat 5	Marina D'Amico
 Tom asked for Florina Perez and Marina D'amico to compete in a singoff for their seats. Originally, Florina was eliminated but Navii was asked to return and swap with Marina
===Judge's Houses===
Tom was assisted in by Conchita Wurst and Nina Dobrev, Josh went to with Besa, Luca went to where he was joined by Martin Garrix, and Antony went to with Magdalena Ena Cvetkoska.
Four more acts were chosen as wildcards to go to judge's houses. Tom chose Najoua Belyzel for The Girls, Josh chose Vincent Niclo for The Boys, Luca chose L.E.J. for The Groups and Antony chose Marina D'amico for The Under 26s.
Judge 	Category 	Act 	Order	Song 	Decision
Luca 	The Boys 	Maitre Gims 	01 	Tu Vas Me Manquer 	
Luca 	The Boys 	Sidoine 	02 	La Chaleur 	Qualified
Luca 	The Boys 	Julien Dore 	03 	Le Lac 	
Luca 	The Boys 	Corson  	04 	Raise Me Up 	Qualified
Luca 	The Boys 	Michael Canitrot 	05 	Young Forever 	
Luca 	The Boys 	Claudio Capeo 	06 	Un Homme Debout 	Qualified
Luca 	The Boys 	Vincent Niclo 	07 	Jusqu'a L'ivresse 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Josh 	The Girls 	Anggun 	01 	Face Au Vent 	Qualified
Josh 	The Girls 	Shy'm  	02 	Tandem 	Qualified
Josh 	The Girls 	Sheryfa Luna 	03 	Super Woman 	Eliminated
Josh 	The Girls 	Lea Castel 	04 	Abimee 	Eliminated
Josh 	The Girls 	Tal 	05 	Le Temps Qu'il Faut	Qualified
Josh 	The Girls 	Sarah Riani 	06 	Comme Toi 	Eliminated
Josh 	The Girls 	Najoua Belyzel 	07 	Luna 	Eliminated
 	 	 	 	 	
Antony	The Groups 	Frero Delavega 	01 	Le Coeur Elephant 	Eliminated
Antony	The Groups 	Ayna ft KeBlack 	02 	Cette Vie M'emporte	Eliminated
Antony	The Groups 	Willy William ft Keen'V	03 	On S'endort 	Qualified
Antony	The Groups 	Christine and The Queen	04 	Christine 	Eliminated
Antony	The Groups 	TAL ft M.Pokora 	05 	Envole Moi 	Qualified
Antony	The Groups 	Hyphen Hyphen 	06 	Just Need Your Love	Qualified
Antony	The Groups 	L.E.J 	07 	La Dalle 	Eliminated
 	 	 	 	 	
Tom 	The Under 26s	Damien Lauretta 	01 	Fall In Love 	Qualified
Tom 	The Under 26s	Aurelie Preston 	02 	All We Have 	Qualified
Tom 	The Under 26s	Caroline Costa 	03 	Ailleurs 	Qualified
Tom 	The Under 26s	Sindy 	04 	S'envoler 	Eliminated
Tom 	The Under 26s	Navii 	05 	Turbulences 	Eliminated
Tom 	The Under 26s	Megan  	06 	Sous Ma Peau 	Eliminated
Tom 	The Under 26s	Marina D'amico 	07 	Feelings 	Eliminated
== Finalists ==
Category	Mentor	Acts 	Acts 	Acts
Boys 	Luca 	Sidione 	Corson 	Claudio Capeo
Girls 	Josh 	Anggun 	Shy'm 	Tal
Groups 	Antony	Willy William ft Keen'V	Tal ft M Pokoro	Hyphen Hyphen
Under 26	Tom 	Damien Lauretta 	Aurelie Preston	Caroline Costa
== Live Show ==
=== Superfinal ===
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