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X Factor (Danish TV series) season 18

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X Factor
Season 18
Hosted byMaria Fantino
JudgesThomas Blachman
Oh Land
Simon Kvamm
WinnerLeslie
Winning mentorOh Land
Runner-up9000 Håb
Release
Original networkTV2
Original releaseDecember 27, 2024 (2024-12-27) –
April 4, 2025 (2025-04-04)
Season chronology
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Season 17

X Factor is a Danish television music competition showcasing new singing talent. Maria Fantino returned as the host and the judges Thomas Blachman Oh Land and Simon Kvamm all returned as judges.[1]

Leslie from the 15-22s category won the competition and 9000 Håb from the Groups category was announced as the runner-up. Additionally, Oh Land became winning mentor for the second time in five seasons as a mentor.

Selection process

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Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

The 18 successful acts were:

  • Thomas Blachman: Svend, Emma, Julie, Patrice, Aksel og Karl, Marcus og Mathias
  • Oh Land: Victoria, Leslie, Sebastian, Laura, Viktor og Elias, Campisterne
  • Simon Kvamm: Isak, Asta, Andreas, Thomas, Superliga, Kille og Jakob

Bootcamp

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The 9 eliminated acts were:

  • Thomas Blachman: Emma, Patrice, Aksel og Karl
  • Oh Land: Victoria, Sebastian, Campisterne
  • Simon Kvamm: Isak, Andreas, Kille og Jakob

Finalists

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Act Age(s) Hometown Mentor Category Result
Leslie 21 Esbjerg Oh Land 15-22s Winner
9000 Håb 21-22 Aalborg Simon Kvamm Groups Runner-up
Svend 15 Copenhagen Thomas Blachman 15-22s 3rd Place
Thomas Ove 30 Amager Simon Kvamm Over 23s 4th Place
Darling 21 Trørød & Aarhus Oh Land Groups 5th Place
Blomster Bror 23-27 Haderslev Thomas Blachmann Groups 6th Place
Hva Så Asta 17 Øster Brønderslev Simon Kvamm 15-22s 7th Place
Julie 23 Kalundborg Thomas Blachman Over 23s 8th Place
Laura 25 Frederiksberg Oh Land Over 23s 9th Place

Live shows

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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:

  – Oh Land's Contestants
  – Thomas Blachman's Contestants
  – Simon Kvamm's Contestants
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7[2]
1st round 2nd round
Leslie Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 1st
43,21%
Winner
61,98%
9000 Håb Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 2nd
29,26%
Runner-up
38,02%
Svend Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd
27,53%
Eliminated
(Week 7)
Thomas Ove Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two 4th Eliminated
(Week 6)
Darling Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 5)
Blomster Bror Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 4)
Hva Så Asta Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 3)
Julie Bottom two Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 2)
Laura Bottom two Eliminated
(Week 1)
Sing-Off Laura,
Julie
Julie,
Darling
Hva Så Asta,
Blomster Bror
Darling,
Blomster Bror
Darling,
Thomas Ove
The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Blachman voted out Laura Darling Hva Så Asta Darling Darling
Oh Land voted out Julie Julie Hva Så Asta Blomster Bror Thomas Ove
Kvamm voted out Laura Julie Blomster Bror Blomster Bror Darling
Eliminated Laura
9th
Julie
8th
Hva Så Asta
7th
Blomster Bror
6th
Darling
5th
Thomas Ove
4th
Svend
3rd
9000 Håb
Runner-Up
Leslie
Winner

Live show details

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Week 1 (February 21)

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  • Theme: Signature
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Laura 1 "De her timer" Bottom two
Svend 2 "Ingen vej udenom" Safe
9000 Håb 3 "Sundholm" Safe
Leslie 4 "Benhård" Safe
Julie 5 "Shotgun for dig" Bottom two
Hva Så Asta 6 "Udenfor sæsonen" Safe
Darling 7 "Young Folks" Safe
Thomas Ove 8 "Vores forhandling" Safe
Blomster Bror 9 "Det er Knud som er død" Safe
Sing-Off details
Laura 1 "Dagdrømmeri’" Eliminated
Julie 2 "Back & Forth" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Laura
  • Oh Land: Julie
  • Blachman: Laura

Week 2 (February 28)

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  • Theme: The latest top 10 hits from 2024/25
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song Result
Thomas Ove 1 "Elsker dig så meget" Safe
Blomster Bror 2 "Tag mig som jeg er" Safe
Leslie 3 "Mellem mor og far" Safe
Julie 4 "Lunch" Bottom two
Darling 5 "Too Sweet" Bottom two
Hva Så Asta 6 "Andre Venner" Safe
Svend 7 "En sammen" Safe
9000 Håb 8 "Uden dig" Safe
Sing-Off details
Julie 1 "Read All About It" Eliminated
Darling 2 "Aarstiderne" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Julie
  • Oh Land: Julie
  • Blachman: Darling

Week 3 (March 7)

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  • Theme: Songs from the 1990s
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song Result
Hva Så Asta 1 "Jeg hader Susanne" Bottom two
Leslie 2 "What's Up?" Safe
Blomster Bror 3 "Leningrad" Bottom two
9000 Håb 4 "En nat bliver det sommer" Safe
Svend 5 "Det sir´ sig selv" Safe
Thomas Ove 6 "Jeg vil la´ lyset brænde" Safe
Darling 7 "Girls & Boys" Safe
Sing-Off details
Hva Så Asta 1 "Ualmindelig almindelig" Eliminated
Blomster Bror 2 "Du er så smuk med havet som baggrund" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Blomster Bror
  • Oh Land: Hva Så Asta
  • Blachman: Hva Så Asta

Week 4 (March 14)

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Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song Result
Svend 1 "Bor Her" Safe
Darling 2 "Østerbro svømmehal" Bottom two
Thomas Ove 3 "Forelsket i København" Safe
Blomster Bror 4 "Valby bakke" Bottom two
9000 Håb 5 "København" Safe
Leslie 6 "Mucki Bar" Safe
Sing-Off details
Darling 1 "End of beginning" Saved
Blomster Bror 2 "Perfect" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Blomster Bror
  • Oh Land: Blomster Bror
  • Blachman: Darling

Week 5 (March 21)

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  • Theme: Let's Dance
  • Group Performances: "Dance" (performed by the top 5 & Iris Gold)
  • Musical Guest: Thor Farlov & Noah Carter ("Alt Det")
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song Result
Leslie 1 "Giv mig Alt" Safe
9000 Håb 2 "Hjem fra fabrikken" Safe
Svend 3 "Kender du det?" Safe
Darling 4 "Følsom dreng" Bottom two
Thomas Ove 5 "Midnat i Europa" Bottom two
Sing-Off details
Darling 1 "Indser" Eliminated
Thomas Ove 2 "Aldrig helt nok" Saved
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Kvamm: Darling
  • Oh Land: Thomas Ove
  • Blachman: Darling

Week 6: Semi-Final (March 28)

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Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order First song Order Second song Result
9000 Håb 1 "Det værste ved dig" 5 "Vilde Kaniner" Safe
Leslie 2 "Motion Sickness" 6 "The Scientist" Safe
Thomas Ove 3 "Splittet til Atomer" 7 "Øde Ø" Eliminated
Svend 4 "Forårsdag 8 "Det kan det hele" Safe

The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Thomas Ove was automacally eliminated. After Thomas Ove's elimination, he sang "Hjælp mig ud" which was his own single and will be released on the music streaming services

Week 7: Final (April 4)

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  • Theme: Judge's Choice, Duet with a Special Guest, Winner Song
  • Musical Guest: Lamin ("Kun Os")
  • Group Performances: "I'm Good (Blue)" (performed by the X Factor 2025 Finalists), "I Made It" (performed by the X Factor 2025 Live Shows contestants), "Campingsangen" & "Ud under åben himmel" (performed by the X Factor 2025 Audtionees)
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order Judge's Choice Song Order Duet song (special guest) Result Order Winner Song Result
Leslie 1 "Fast Car" 4 "Et sted hvor vi de første" & "Smelter under månen" (with Aphaca) Safe 8 "Kig op" Winner
9000 Håb 2 "Igen & Igen &" 5 "Ik gå så langt" & "Telefonperson" (with Zar Paulo) Safe 7 "Vi har det godt" Runner-up
Svend 3 "Væbnet hjerte" 6 "Surprise Party" & "Benny" (with Andreas Odbjerg) Eliminated N/A (Already Eliminated) 3rd Place

After Svend's elimination, he sang "Vågn Op" which was his own single and will be released on the music streaming services.

References

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