X Factor (Swedish TV series)


X Factor was the Swedish version of The X Factor, with the only season of the series debuting on September 9, 2012 and ending on December 7, 2012. The winner of the series was Awa Santesson-Sey. TV4 announced in January 2013 that Idol, another singing talent show seeking to discover the best singer through nationwide auditions, would return in 2013 and that X Factor will not continue.

Series summary

Contestant in "Boys" category

Contestant in "Girls" category

Contestant in "Over 25s" category

Contestant in "Groups" category
SeriesStartFinishWinnerMain judges
Awa Santesson-SeyBenny HultIsak DanielsonAndreas CarlssonDavid Hellenius

Judges' categories and their finalists

In the show's only season, each judge was allocated a category to mentor and chose three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.
Key:
SeriesOrupAndreas CarlssonIsonMarie Serneholt
OneOver 25s
Benny Hult
Alexander Holmgren
Freja Modin		Girls
Awa Santesson-Sey
Manda Nilsénius
Frida Sandén		Boys
Isak Danielson
Malcolm Brandin
Oscar Zia		Groups
J.E.M
Hey Mary
NJOY

The only season

The only season of X Factor premiered on September 9, 2012 and ended on December 7, 2012. Leona Lewis, Axwell and E.M.D. were guest judges of the series at one point. Also, Britney Spears appeared in a video message to the finalists in the Girls category. One Direction and Olly Murs also performed on the live results shows.
24 acts reached judge's houses. Orup was helped by Eric Gadd, Ison by Leona Lewis, Carlsson by Axwell and Marie by E.M.D..
The twelve eliminated acts were:
Key:

Results summary

Live show details

Week 1 (5 October)

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Although Manda Nilsénius was eliminated, after checking the votes, it was revealed that Hey Mary had received the fewest votes in that week. Therefore, it was decided that both acts would continue to Week 5; to make up for this, two acts would be eliminated in Week 5.

Week 5 (2 November)

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Judges' votes to eliminate
Public votes alone decided who would advance to the final.

Week 10: Final (7 December)

ActOrderSongOrderDuetOrderSongResult
Awa Santesson-Sey1"Independent Women"4"My Heart Is Refusing Me" 7"You Can't Hurry Love"Winner
Isak Danielson2"Titanium"5"Life is a Rollercoaster" N/AN/A 3rd Place
Benny Hult3"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"6"Hungry Heart" 8"More Than You'll Ever Know"Runner-up

''Xtra Factor''

Xtra Factor was an after show which was broadcast after every week's live show and results. It was hosted in season one by Sara Lumholdt and Martin Björk.

Errors

In Week 4, David Hellenius incorrectly announced that Manda Nilsénius had received fewer public votes than Hey Mary from deadlock and had to leave the competition. But after checking the votes, it was revealed that Hey Mary had received the fewest votes in that week. Therefore, it was decided that both acts would continue to Week 5; to make up for this, two acts would be eliminated in Week 5.