X Factor is a Norwegian television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is broadcast on Friday evenings on the TV 2 Network in Norway.
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Judges' categories and their contestants
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.
Key:
– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
Season 1 (2009)
The first season of the show was aired from September through to December 2009. The contestants were divided into three categories. Groups were mentored by Mira Craig, Over 25s by Jan Fredrik Karlsen and the 16-24s by Peter Peters.
Contestants
The top 12 acts were confirmed as follows:
Key:
– Winner
– Runner-up
– Third Place
Results summary
Colour key:
Live show details
Judges' votes to eliminate
Peters: Reaching Horizons
Craig: Lise Mæland
Karlsen: Reaching Horizons
Judges' votes to eliminate
Karlsen: Gabrielle Leithaug
Peters: Stine Terese Tinker Julseth
Craig: Stine Terese Tinker Julseth
Judges' votes to eliminate
Karlsen: No Name - No Fame
Peters: No Name - No Fame
Craig: No Name - No Fame
Judges' votes to eliminate
Karlsen: Lise Mæland
Craig: Rikke Lie
Peters: Rikke Lie
Judges' votes to eliminate
Karlsen: The Johnsen Sisters
Peters: The Johnsen Sisters
Craig: The Johnsen Sisters
Judges' votes to eliminate
Karlsen: Gabrielle Leithaug
Peters: Mari Lorentzen
Craig: Gabrielle Leithaug
Season 2 (2010)
The second and final season of the show was aired from September to December 2010. Auditions were held in Tromsø (28–29 April 2010), Trondheim (7–9 May), Bergen (26–28 May), Kristiansand (5–6 June) and Oslo (17–20 June 2010).
Replacing Charlotte Thorstvedt as new program presenters were Ravi and Guri Solberg after Thorstvedt received much criticism for her efforts in the first season. The judges were Elisabeth Andreassen, Klaus Sonstad, Jan Fredrik Karlsen and Marion Ravn.
The format had changed with 4 categories instead of three (with Under 25s now divided between Boys Under 25 and Girls Under 25). Each category had three finalists instead of the earlier four.
24 reached judges houses. Andreassen was helped by Alexander Rybak, Sonstad by Mariann Thomassen, Karlsen by Chand Torsvik and Ravn by Sveinung Sundli. Singer Benn was a guest judge.
The 12 eliminated acts were:
Boys: Adrian Jørgensen, Bjørn Henrik Brandtenborg, Jonas Nybakk Benyoub
Girls: Ingrid Galadriel Aune Brosveet, Ingrid Haukland, Madeleine Christensen
Over 25s: Marianne Solberg Follestad, Jan Hedelund, Dilsa Calimli
Groups: Nemesis, Skatebirds, Mama's Garden
Contestants
The top 12 acts were confirmed as follows:
Key:
– Winner
– Runner-up
– Third Place
Results summary
Colour key:
Live show details
Judges' votes to eliminate
Andreassen: 2 Elements
Sonstad: Hans Bollandsås
Ravn: 2 Elements
Karlsen: Hans Bollandsås
Theme: Love songs
Judges' votes to eliminate
Karlsen: Irresistible
Ravn: Tanita Kolås
Sonstad: Tanita Kolås
Andreassen: Irresistible
Theme: Songs from childhood
Judges' votes to eliminate
Karlsen: Sofie Bratseth
Andreassen: Sofie Bratseth
Ravn: Sofie Bratseth
Sonstad: Sofie Bratseth
Theme: Unplugged songs
Judges' votes to eliminate
Karlsen: Irresistible
Ravn: Irresistible
Sonstad: Annsofi Pettersen
Andreassen: Irresistible
Theme: Songs from films
Judges' votes to eliminate