X Factor
Season 2
Hosted byLise Rønne
JudgesThomas Blachman
Lina Rafn
Remee
WinnerLinda Andrews
Winning mentorLina Rafn
Runner-upAlien Beat Club
Finals venueDR Byen
Release
Original networkDR1
Original release2 January (2009-01-02) 
27 March 2009 (2009-03-27)
Season chronology

X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The second season premiered on 2 January 2009 and ended on 27 March on DR1. Lise Rønne returned as host, while Thomas Blachman, Lina Rafn and Remee returned as judges.

Judges and hosts

In March 2008, Thomas Blachman announced that he would not be returning as a judge for season 2. On 18 September 2008, Ekstra Bladet revealed that Lina Rafn would be returning as a judge for season 2.[1] The following day, it was officially confirmed that Blachman, Rafn and Remee would all be returning as judges for season 2.[2] Lise Rønne returned as host.

Selection process

Auditions

Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Århus in 2008.

Superbootcamp

Remee was given the Groups category, Rafn was given the Over 25s and Blachman was given the 15-24s.

Bootcamp

For the first time in the show's history, the judges had an assistant to help them decide which acts to send through to the live shows. Remee was assisted by Martin Dodd, but Rafn and Blachman were not assisted.

The 6 eliminated acts were:

  • 15-24s: Patricia (put into Alien Beat Club), Patrick
  • Over 25s: Janus, Lotus
  • Groups: Anders & Elisabeth, Soul Connect

Contestants

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Act Age(s) Hometown Category (mentor) Result
Linda Andrews 36 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Over 25s (Rafn) Winner
Alien Beat Club 16-24 Various Groups (Remee) Runner-up
Mohamed Ali 16 Nørresundby 15-24s (Blachman) 3rd place
Sidsel Vestertjele 17 Unknown 15-24s (Blachman) 4th place
Lucas Claver 16 Hundested 15-24s (Blachman) 5th place
Asian Sensation 16-18 Aarhus Groups (Remee) 6th place
Seest Christensen 35 Unknown Over 25s (Rafn) 7th place
Claus Lillelund 31 Aalborg Over 25s (Rafn) 8th place
Tårnhøj 25-31 Various Groups (Remee) 9th place

Live shows

The live shows began on 13 February 2009 and ended on 27 March 2009 at DR Byen.

Colour key:

  – Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)

Contestants' colour key:

  – Rafn's contestants (Over 25s)
  – Remee's contestants (Groups)
  – Blachman's contestants (15-24s)
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Final Week 7
Round 1Round 2
Linda Andrews SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
(Week 7)
Alien Beat Club SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
(Week 7)
Mohamed Ali SafeSafeSafeSafeBottom twoBottom two3rdEliminated
(Week 7)
Sidsel Vestertjele SafeSafeSafeBottom twoSafeBottom twoEliminated
(Week 6)
Lucas Claver SafeBottom twoSafeSafeBottom twoEliminated
(Week 5)
Asian Sensation SafeSafeBottom twoBottom twoEliminated
(Week 4)
Seest Christensen SafeSafeBottom twoEliminated
(Week 3)
Claus Lillelund Bottom twoBottom twoEliminated
(Week 2)
Tårnhøj Bottom twoEliminated
(Week 1)
Bottom two Claus Lillelund
Tårnhøj
Claus Lillelund
Lucas Claver
Asian Sensation
Seest Christensen
Asian Sensation
Sidsel Vestertjele
Lucas Claver
Mohamed Ali
Sidsel Vestertjele
Mohamed Ali
No bottom two, public votes alone decide who is eliminated.
Remee voted out Claus LillelundClaus LillelundSeest ChristensenSidsel VestertjeleLucas ClaverNo judges votes the public votes decides who will go through
Rafn voted out TårnhøjLucas ClaverAsian SensationAsian SensationMohamed Ali
Blachman voted out TårnhøjClaus LillelundSeest ChristensenAsian SensationLucas Claver
Eliminated Tårnhøj
9th
Claus Lillelund
8th
Seest Christensen
7th
Asian Sensation
6th
Lucas Claver
5th
Sidsel Vestertjele
4th
Mohamed Ali
3rd
Alien Beat Club
Runner-up
Linda Andrews
Winner

Note 1: In the semifinal the two acts who received the most votes from the Danish public will automatically progress to the final. The two acts with the fewest votes will sing again in the final showdown and then the public decides who will go through to the final.

Live show details

Colour key:

  – Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown
  – Contestant was eliminated
  – Contestant was saved by the public

Week 1 (13 February)

  • Theme: Hits
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Asian Sensation 1 "Stayin' Alive" Safe
Seest Christensen 2 "Wonderful World" Safe
Mohamed Ali 3 "1 Thing" Safe
Claus Lillelund 4 "Ordinary People" Bottom two
Tårnhøj 5 "Uninvited" Eliminated
Lucas Claver 6 "Tainted Love" Safe
Linda Andrews 7 "Because of You" Safe
Alien Beat Club 8 "Warwick Avenue" Safe
Sidsel Vestertjele 9 "Nothing Else Matters" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Remee: Claus Lillelund
  • Rafn: Tårnhøj
  • Blachman: Tårnhøj

Week 2 (20 February)

  • Theme: Made in Denmark
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song Result
Lucas Claver 1 "Hvorfor er lykken så lunefuld" Bottom two
Alien Beat Club 2 "Dig og mig"/"Calabria" Safe
Linda Andrews 3 "Vårvise" Safe
Sidsel Vestertjele 4 "Rocket Brothers" Safe
Asian Sensation 5 "Elsker hende mere" Safe
Claus Lillelund 6 "Kys det nu" Eliminated
Mohamed Ali 7 "Det er sent nu" Safe
Seest Christensen 8 "Transparent and glasslike" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Blachman: Claus Lillelund
  • Rafn: Lucas Claver
  • Remee: Claus Lillelund

Week 3 (27 February)

  • Theme: Motown
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song Result
Linda Andrews 1 "You Can't Hurry Love" Safe
Sidsel Vestertjele 2 "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" Safe
Asian Sensation 3 "Dancing in the Street" Bottom two
Seest Christensen 4 "Lately" Eliminated
Lucas Claver 5 "Baby Love" Safe
Alien Beat Club 6 "I'll Be There" Safe
Mohamed Ali 7 "I Want You Back" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Remee: Seest Christensen
  • Rafn: Asian Sensation
  • Blachman: Seest Christensen

Week 4 (6 March)

  • Theme: Songs by ABBA
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song Result
Alien Beat Club 1 "Voulez-Vous" Safe
Sidsel Vestertjele 2 "Knowing Me, Knowing You" Bottom two
Mohamed Ali 3 "SOS" Safe
Asian Sensation 4 "One Night in Bangkok" Eliminated
Linda Andrews 5 "Money, Money, Money" Safe
Lucas Claver 6 "Does Your Mother Know" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Remee: Sidsel Vestertjele
  • Blachman: Asian Sensation
  • Rafn: Asian Sensation

Week 5 (13 March)

  • Theme: DR Bigband
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song Result
Mohamed Ali 1 "Crazy in Love" Bottom two
Lucas Claver 2 "The Love Cats" Eliminated
Linda Andrews 3 "Mercy" Safe
Sidsel Vestertjele 4 "How?" Safe
Alien Beat Club 5 "Toxic" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Remee: Lucas Claver
  • Rafn: Mohamed Ali
  • Blachman: Lucas Claver

Week 6: Semi-final (20 March)

  • Theme: Songs by Sanne Salomonsen; Dedication
  • Musical Guest: Sanne Salomonsen ("Hel Igen")
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order First song Order Second song Result
Sidsel Vestertjele 1 "Kærligheden Kalder" 6 "Tom's Diner" Eliminated
Alien Beat Club 2 "Taxa" 5 "I'm Yours" Safe
Linda Andrews 3 "Hvis Du Forstod" 8 "Unwritten" Safe
Mohamed Ali 4 "Efter Festen" 7 "Dirty Diana" Bottom two

In this semi-final the two acts with the fewest votes will sing again in the final showdown and then the public decides who will go through to the final.

Week 7: Final (27 March)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order First song Order Second song Result
Mohamed Ali 1 "If You're Not the One"/"Hot n Cold" N/A N/A (Already eliminated) Eliminated
Alien Beat Club 2 "Circle of Life"/"Just Dance" 5 "Det bedste til sidst" Runner-up
Linda Andrews 3 "So What" 4 "Det bedste til sidst" Winner

References

  1. "Lina tilbage i X Factor". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. "X Factor-dommertrio intakt". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
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