X Factor was the Icelandic version of the popular British television show The X Factor. It premiered in Reykjavík on November 17, 2006, with actress Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir hosting the show.[1] The judges were the talent agent and businessman Einar Bárðarson, rock musician Elínborg Halldórsdóttir and pop singer Paul Oscar.[2] Previously, both Einar and Páll Óskar had been judges in Idol stjörnuleit, the Icelandic version of Pop Idol.

In the finals of X Factor held in Vetrargarðinum, Smáralind, a large shopping center in Iceland, singer and hair dresser Jógvan Hansen from Faroe Islands was the winner.[3]

Contestants

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third place
Category (mentor) Acts
16-24s (Halldórsdóttir) Sigurbjörg Tinna GunnarsdóttirGuðbjörg HilmarsdóttirGylfi VíðissonJóhanna M. Wiklund
Over 25s (Bárðarson) Jógvan HansenSigurður IngimarssonAlan JonesInga Sæland
Groups (Oscar) FjórfléttaGísHaraJá

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 received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11
Jógvan Hansen Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
70%
Hara Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
30%
Guðbjörg Hilmarsdóttir Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 3rd Eliminated
(week 10)
Gís Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom two Safe Bottom two Safe 4th Eliminated
(week 9)
Inga Sæland Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 8)
Gylfi Víðisson Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 7)
Alan Jones Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 6)
Jóhanna M. Wiklund Bottom two Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 5)
Sigurður Ingimarsson Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 4)
Fjórflétta Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 3)
Já Safe Bottom two Eliminated
(week 2)
Sigurbjörg Tinna Gunnarsdóttir Bottom two Eliminated
(week 1)
Final showdown Jóhanna M. Wiklund,
Sigurbjörg Tinna Gunnarsdóttir		 Alan Jones,
Já		 Fjórflétta,
Jóhanna M. Wiklund		 Gís,
Sigurður Ingimarsson		 Gís,
Jóhanna M. Wiklund		 Alan Jones,
Hara		 Gís,
Gylfi Víðisson		 Guðbjörg Hilmarsdóttir,
Inga Sæland		 No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Bárðarson's vote to eliminate JáFjórfléttaGísJóhanna M. WiklundHaraGylfi VíðissonGuðbjörg Hilmarsdóttir
Halldórsdóttir's vote to eliminate JáFjórfléttaSigurður IngimarssonGísAlan JonesGísInga Sæland
Oscar's vote to eliminate Alan JonesJóhanna M. WiklundSigurður IngimarssonJóhanna M. WiklundAlan JonesGylfi VíðissonInga Sæland
Eliminated Sigurbjörg Tinna Gunnarsdóttir
? of 3 votes
Majority		 Já
2 of 3 Votes
Majority		 Fjórflétta
2 of 3 votes
Majority		 Sigurður Ingimarsson
2 of 3 votes
Majority		 Jóhanna M. Wiklund
2 of 3 votes
Majority		 Alan Jones
2 of 3 votes
Majority		 Gylfi Víðisson
2 of 3 votes
Majority		 Inga Sæland
2 of 3 votes
Majority		 Gís
Public vote
to save		 Guðbjörg Hilmarsdóttir
Public vote
to save		 Hara
Public vote
to win

References

  1. ↑ "Jude Law moves on from Sienna with Icelandic X Factor star". Glamour UK. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  2. ↑ "Sjónvarpsefni - Greinar - Ellý í Q4 = Versti dómari í sögu dómara?". Hugi.is. 2006. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  3. ↑ "Faroese contestant wins Icelandic X-Factor". Iceland Review. 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2017-12-26.


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