| X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | Lise Rønne |
| Judges | Thomas Blachman Lina Rafn Remee |
| Winner | Martin Hoberg Hedegaard |
| Winning mentor | Remee |
| Runner-up | Laura Arensbak Kjaergaard |
| Finals venue | DR Byen |
| Release | |
| Original network | DR1 |
| Original release | 4 January – 28 March 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The first season premiered on 4 January 2008 and ended on 28 March on DR1. Lise Rønne was the host, while Thomas Blachman, Lina Rafn and Remee were the judges.
Judges and hosts
Lise Rønne was the host Thomas Blachman Lina Rafn & Remee were the judges
Season 1 judges
Selection process
Auditions
Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Århus in 2007.
Bootcamp
Remee was given the 15-24s category, Thomas Blachman was given the Over 25s and Lina Rafn was given the Groups.
Contestants
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
| Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Category (mentor) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hedegaard | 15 | Ørum | 15-24s (Remee) | Winner |
| Laura Kjærgaard | 23 | Aarhus | 15-24s (Remee) | Runner-up |
| Heidi Herløw | 29 | Odense | Over 25s (Blachman) | 3rd place |
| Basim Moujahid | 15 | Høje Gladsaxe | 15-24s (Remee) | 4th place |
| VocaLoca | 21-24 | Copenhagen | Groups (Rafn) | 5th place |
| Lisa Birkevist | 27 | Strøby | Over 25s (Blachman) | 6th place |
| RaiDen | 16-28 | Copenhagen S., Brøndbyøster & Brøndby | Groups (Rafn) | 7th place |
| Frederik Konradsen | 28 | Copenhagen | Over 25s (Blachman) | 8th place |
| Søren & Anne | 21 | Aarhus & Øksbøl | Groups (Rafn) | 9th place |
Results summary
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) – Contestant was saved by the public
Contestants' colour key:
– Remee's contestants (15-24s) – Blachman's contestants (Over 25s) – Rafn's contestants (Groups)
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hedegaard | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (Week 8) | |
| Laura Kjærgaard | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up (Week 8) | |
| Heidi Herløw | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (Week 7) | |
| Basim Moujahid | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | 4th | Eliminated (Week 6) | ||
| VocaLoca | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 5) | |||
| Lisa Birkevist | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 4) | ||||
| RaiDen | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 3) | |||||
| Frederik Konradsen | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||||
| Søren & Anne | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||||
| Bottom two | Lisa Birkevist Søren & Anne | Frederik Konradsen RaiDen | RaiDen Vocaloca | Lisa Birkevist Vocaloca | Basim Moujahid Vocaloca | No bottom two, public votes alone decide who is eliminated. | |||
| Remee voted out | Søren & Anne | Frederik Konradsen | RaiDen | Lisa Birkevist | VocaLoca | ||||
| Rafn voted out | Lisa Birkevist | Frederik Konradsen | RaiDen | Lisa Birkevist | Basim Moujahid | ||||
| Blachman voted out | Søren & Anne | RaiDen | VocaLoca | VocaLoca | VocaLoca | ||||
| Eliminated | Søren & Anne 9th |
Frederik Konradsen 8th |
RaiDen 7th |
Lisa Birkevist 6th |
VocaLoca 5th |
Basim Moujahid 4th |
Heidi Herløw 3rd |
Laura Kjærgaard Runner-up | |
| Martin Hedegaard Winner | |||||||||
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 (8 February)
- Theme: Hits from Tjeklisten
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hedegaard | 1 | "As" | Safe |
| Søren & Anne | 2 | "When You're Gone" | Eliminated |
| Lisa Birkevist | 3 | "Crazy" | Bottom two |
| Basim Moujahid | 4 | "Du Kan Gøre Hvad Du Vil" | Safe |
| VocaLoca | 5 | "It's My Life" | Safe |
| Fredrik Konradsen | 6 | "My Love Is Your Love" | Safe |
| Laura Kjærgaard | 7 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Safe |
| RaiDen | 8 | "When You're Looking Like That" | Safe |
| Heidi Herløw | 9 | "Whispering at the Top of My Lungs" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: Søren & Anne
- Rafn: Lisa Birkevist
- Remee: Søren & Anne
Week 2 (15 February)
- Theme: Filmhits
| Act | Order | Song | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Kjærgaard | 1 | "Licence to Kill" | Licence to Kill | Safe |
| Frederik Konradsen | 2 | "My Girl" | My Girl | Eliminated |
| RaiDen | 3 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Armageddon | Bottom two |
| Basim Moujahid | 4 | "You Are the Music in Me" | High School Musical | Safe |
| Heidi Herløw | 5 | "Calling You" | Out of Rosenheim | Safe |
| VocaLoca | 6 | "Krummes Sang" | Krummerne | Safe |
| Martin Hedegaard | 7 | "Kiss from a Rose" | Batman Forever | Safe |
| Lisa Birkevist | 8 | "Purple Rain" | Purple Rain | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: RaiDen
- Rafn: Frederik Konradsen
- Remee: Frederik Konradsen
Week 3 (22 February)
- Theme: Disco
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basim Moujahid | 1 | "Celebration" | Safe |
| VocaLoca | 2 | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | Bottom two |
| Lisa Birkevist | 3 | "I'm Every Woman" | Safe |
| Martin Hedegaard | 4 | "Rock with You" | Safe |
| RaiDen | 5 | "Tragedy" | Eliminated |
| Heidi Herløw | 6 | "All Around the World" | Safe |
| Laura Kjærgaard | 7 | "I Will Survive" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: Vocaloca
- Remee: RaiDen
- Rafn: RaiDen
Week 4 (29 February)
- Theme: Sing Danish
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hedegaard | 1 | "Kom Tilbage Nu" | Safe |
| Lisa Birkevist | 2 | "Dansevise" | Eliminated |
| VocaLoca | 3 | "Buster" | Bottom two |
| Heidi Herløw | 4 | "Verden er i Farver" | Safe |
| Basim Moujahid | 5 | "Tænder på dig" | Safe |
| Laura Kjærgaard | 6 | "Du Er" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: VocaLoca
- Rafn: Lisa Birkevist
- Remee: Lisa Birkevist
Week 5 (7 March)
- Theme: BigBand
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Kjærgaard | 1 | "If I Ain't Got You" | Safe |
| Basim Moujahid | 2 | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Bottom two |
| Heidi Herløw | 3 | "Walk Away" | Safe |
| Martin Hedegaard | 4 | "Somebody to Love" | Safe |
| VocaLoca | 5 | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: VocaLoca
- Rafn: Basim Moujahid
- Blachman: VocaLoca
Week 6 (14 March)
- Theme: Anne Linnet and Elvis Presley
- Musical Guest: Shayne Ward ("No U Hang Up")
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hedegaard | 1 | "Smuk og Dejlig" | 5 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Safe |
| Laura Kjærgaard | 2 | "Ingen Anden Drøm" | 6 | "Suspicious Minds" | Safe |
| Basim Moujahid | 3 | "Glor på Vinduer" | 7 | "Always On My Mind" | Eliminated |
| Heidi Herløw | 4 | "Det er Ikke Det Du Siger" | 8 | "A Little Less Conversation" | Safe |
Basim Moujahid received the fewest public votes and was automatically eliminated
Week 7 Semi-Final (21 March)
- Theme: James Blunt and Free Choice
- Musical Guest: James Blunt ("Carry You Home")
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hedegaard | 1 | "Goodbye My Lover" | 4 | "What Goes Around... Comes Around" | Safe |
| Heidi Herløw | 2 | "You're Beautiful" | 5 | "Why" | Eliminated |
| Laura Kjærgaard | 3 | "Same Mistake" | 6 | "No One" | Safe |
Heidi Herløw received the fewest public votes and was automatically eliminated
Week 8: Final (28 March)
- Theme: Viewers Choice; Free Choice; winner's single
| Act | Order | Viewers Choice Song | Order | Free Choice Song | Order | Winner's single | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hedegaard | 1 | "Somebody to Love" | 3 | "For Once in My Life" | 6 | "The 1" | Winner |
| Laura Kjærgaard | 2 | "Du Er" | 4 | "You Raise Me Up" | 5 | "The 1" | Runner-up |
References
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