The X Factor (Australia season 2)
| The X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Broadcast from |
30 August – 22 November 2010 |
| Judges |
Ronan Keating Natalie Imbruglia Guy Sebastian Kyle Sandilands |
| Host(s) |
Luke Jacobz Natalie Garonzi |
| Broadcaster | Seven Network |
| Winner | |
| Altiyan Childs | |
 | |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Song | "Somewhere in the World" |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Mentor | Ronan Keating |
| Runner-up | |
| Sally Chatfield | |
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia.[1] The second season premiered on the Seven Network on 30 August 2010[2] and ended on 22 November 2010.[3] The winner was Altiyan Childs and his debut single "Somewhere in the World" was released after the final.[3] Childs was mentored throughout by Ronan Keating, who won as mentor for the first time. The season was presented by Luke Jacobz, while spin-off show The Xtra Factor was hosted by Natalie Garonzi on 7Two. The show was originally to be hosted by actor Matthew Newton, however, he was forced to withdraw as host during production after an altercation with his former girlfriend Rachael Taylor and re-admitting himself to rehab. Keating, Natalie Imbruglia, Kyle Sandilands and Guy Sebastian joined the judging panel as replacements for former judges, Mark Holden, Kate Ceberano and John Reid.
The competition was split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' houses and live shows. Auditions took place throughout May and June 2010. After the auditions was bootcamp, where successful acts were split into four categories: Under 25 Boys[4] (male soloists aged 16 to 24), Under 25 Girls[4] (female soloists aged 16 to 24), Over 25s (soloists aged 25 and over) and Groups. Each judge was given a category to mentor and had to decide on their twelve acts after day two, and their six acts after day two. Special guest judges, including Havana Brown, Rebecca Batties, Mark Plunkett and Rai Thistlethwayte were brought in to help the judges decide their acts. Following bootcamp, was the judges' houses stage, where each of the judges reduced their six acts to three, with help from more guest judges, including Kelly Rowland, Sir Richard Branson, Boyzone, Snoop Dogg and Usher. The live shows began on 19 September 2010.
The second season had sparked controversy, including Childs' disappearance from the show and claims of a clash between the Girls. The grand final decider was watched by 1.63 million people, making it the highest rated television episode of the series.
Background and development
On 16 May 2010, it was announced that the Seven Network would relaunch The X Factor with Natalie Imbruglia, Guy Sebastian, Ronan Keating and Kyle Sandilands confirmed as the four judges.[5] The X Factor first screened on Network Ten in 2005, but was canceled after the first season due to poor ratings.[5] Seven Network's head of programming, Tim Worner, said the "time was right" to relaunch the show, given Network Ten's decision to cancel Australian Idol.[5] He explained: "We felt that there's no big light event shows around and that this is the best of them ... We've seen what Australia's Got Talent has done in heavy traffic and feel it's the right opportunity for the show."[5]
On 30 May 2010, it was confirmed that actor Matthew Newton would be the host.[1] However, on 22 August, it was revealed that Newton had to withdraw as the host of the show after an altercation in Rome with his now ex-girlfriend Rachael Taylor.[6] Newton flew from Rome to Dublin, where he was to film segments for The X Factor with Keating.[6] However, he was escorted back to Australia by a producer of the show after they decided he was in no state to film.[6] He was then checked into Wentworthville's Northside West Clinic.[7] On 23 August, it was announced that actor Luke Jacobz would take over as host and all original audition footage with Newton was removed with footage of Jacobz being shot instead.[8][9] On 28 August 2010, it was announced that radio presenter Natalie Garonzi would host the spin-off show The Xtra Factor on 7Two.[10]
Selection process
Auditions
| Audition city | Dates[11] | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Perth | 30–31 May 2010 | Perth Convention Exhibition Centre |
| Adelaide | 2 June 2010 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
| Melbourne | 5–7 June 2010 | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Sydney | 12–14 June 2010 | Australia Technology Park |
| Brisbane | 19–20 June 2010 | Suncorp Piazza |
Bootcamp
The bootcamp stage of the competition began on 25 June 2010 in the Big Top at Luna Park, Sydney. This stage of the competition was first broadcast on 5 and 6 September 2010. In this stage, each judge was first given a category to mentor and had to decide on their top twelve acts after day one and their top six acts after day two. Sandilands was given the Under 25 Boys, Imbruglia was given the Under 25 Girls, Keating had the Over 25s and Sebastian was given the Groups category.
During bootcamp, the judges were assisted by musical artists who helped them choose their twelve acts. Havana Brown assisted with the Boys, MTV Australia CEO Rebecca Batties assisted with the Girls, Keating's manager Mark Plunkett with the Over 25s and Rai Thistlethwayte for the Groups category.[12][13]
The 24 successful acts were:
- Under 25 Boys: Thomas TJ Alcaniz, Darcy Callus, Chris Doe, Andrew Lawson, Mitchell Smith, George Walter
- Under 25 Girls: Ashlee Bellchambers, Sally Chatfield, Samantha Clarke, India-Rose Madderom, Alice McDermott, Hayley Teal
- Over 25s: Altiyan Childs, Amanda Grafanakis, Max Jahufer, James McNally, Tony Munnings, Olivia Robins
- Groups: Jahmakn It Funky, Kharizma, Lazy J & Big Guy, Luke & Joel, Mahogany, The Real Sisters
Judges' Houses
The final round of the selection process, the judges' houses, saw the judges reduce their six acts to three. Each judge took their six acts to exclusive locations around the world to experience the life of a superstar, introduce them to international artists and set the stage to inspire them to give the performance of a lifetime. Sandilands' Under 25 Boys travelled to New York City, where they were assisted by Kelly Rowland. Imbruglia's Under 25 Girls travelled to Necker Island to meet Richard Branson, while Keating's Over 25s visited his home town of Dublin, where they met up with his Boyzone bandmates. Sebastian's Groups travelled to Los Angeles, where he was assisted by rapper Snoop Dogg. While there, Sebastian had chosen Mahogany as one of his three acts, but was still unsure on who the other two acts should be. Sebastian and the groups then travelled to New York, where he was assisted by Usher.
| Judge | Category | Location | Assistant | Contestants eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandilands | Under 25 Boys[4] | New York City | Kelly Rowland | Thomas TJ Alcaniz, Darcy Callus, George Walter |
| Imbruglia | Under 25 Girls[4] | Necker Island | Richard Branson | Ashlee Bellchambers, Samantha Clarke, Alice McDermott |
| Keating | Over 25s | Dublin | Boyzone | Max Jahufer, Tony Munnings, Olivia Robins |
| Sebastian | Groups | Los Angeles and New York City | Usher Snoop Dogg |
Jahmakn It Funky, Lazy J & Big Guy, The Real Sisters |
Finalists and categories
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third Place
| Category (Mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 25 Boys (Sandilands) | Chris Doe | Andrew Lawson | Mitchell Smith | |
| Under 25 Girls (Imbruglia) | Sally Chatfield | India-Rose Madderom | Hayley Teal | |
| Over 25s (Keating) | Altiyan Childs | Amanda Grafanakis | James McNally | |
| Groups (Sebastian) | Kharizma | Luke and Joel | Mahogany | |
Live shows
Results summary
Contestants' colour key:
– Contestant announced as safe (no particular order) – Contestant in the bottom two and had to perform in the final showdown – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| Altiyan Childs | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
| Sally Chatfield | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-Up |
| Andrew Lawson | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Third Place |
| Mahogany | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | 4th | 4th | Eliminated (Week 9) |
| Luke and Joel | 11th | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | 5th | Eliminated (Week 8) | |
| Hayley Teal | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 7) | ||
| India-Rose Madderom | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | 7th | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 6) | |||
| Mitchell Smith | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 8th | Eliminated (Week 5) | ||||
| Amanda Grafanakis | Safe | 10th | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 4) | |||||
| Kharizma | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 3) | ||||||
| James McNally | Safe | 11th | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||||||
| Chris Doe | 12th | Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||||||
| Final showdown | Chris Doe | James McNally | Kharizma | Amanda Grafanakis | Mitchell Smith | India-Rose Madderom | Hayley Teal | Luke and Joel | No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated. | |
| Luke and Joel | Amanda Grafanakis | Mahogany | India-Rose Madderom | India-Rose Madderom | Mahogany | Luke and Joel | Mahogany | |||
| Keating's vote to eliminate | Chris Doe | Amanda Grafanakis | Kharizma | India-Rose Madderom | Mitchell Smith | India-Rose Madderom | Hayley Teal | Mahogany | ||
| Imbruglia's vote to eliminate | Luke and Joel | James McNally | Kharizma | Amanda Grafanakis | Mitchell Smith | Mahogany | Luke and Joel | Luke and Joel | ||
| Sebastian's vote to eliminate | Chris Doe | James McNally | N/A1 | Amanda Grafanakis | India-Rose Madderom | India-Rose Madderom | Hayley Teal | Mahogany | ||
| Sandilands's vote to eliminate | Luke and Joel | Amanda Grafanakis | Kharizma | Amanda Grafanakis | India-Rose Madderom2 | India-Rose Madderom | Hayley Teal | Luke and Joel | ||
| Eliminated | Chris Doe 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
James McNally 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Kharizma 3 of 3 votes Majority |
Amanda Grafanakis 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Mitchell Smith 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
India-Rose Madderom 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Hayley Teal 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Luke and Joel 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Mahogany | |
| Altiyan Childs Winner | ||||||||||
| Sally Chatfield Runner Up | ||||||||||
| Andrew Lawson Third place | ||||||||||
Notes
- 1 Sebastian originally was asked to vote, but he deferred his vote to Keating as he "could not send his own act home".
- 2 Sandilands was not present for this results. As one of his acts (Mitchell Smith) was in the bottom two, a vote for India-Rose Madderom was cast on Sandilands's behalf on the assumption that he would save his own act.
Live show details
Week 1 (19/20 September)
- Theme: Judges' Choice
- Celebrity performers: Thirsty Merc ("All My Life") and The Potbelleez ("Hello")
- Group performance: "In My Head"
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke & Joel | 1 | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" | Bottom two |
| Hayley Teal | 2 | "Bust Your Windows" | Safe |
| Chris Doe | 3 | "Already Gone" | Bottom two |
| Amanda Grafanakis | 4 | "Closer" | Safe |
| Kharizma | 5 | "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" | Safe |
| Mitchell Smith | 6 | "Umbrella" | Safe |
| James McNally | 7 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Safe |
| Sally Chatfield | 8 | "Red" | Safe |
| Mahogany | 9 | "Whataya Want from Me" | Safe |
| Andrew Lawson | 10 | "Don't Stop the Music" | Safe |
| India-Rose Madderom | 11 | "Battlefield" | Safe |
| Altiyan Childs | 12 | "Hey, Soul Sister" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Luke & Joel | 1 | "Fix You" | Safe |
| Chris Doe | 2 | "Stop and Stare" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Imbruglia: Luke & Joel – gave no reason
- Keating: Chris Doe – gave no reason
- Sebastian: Chris Doe – backed his own act, Luke & Joel
- Sandilands: Luke & Joel – backed his own act, Chris Doe
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Doe received the fewest votes and was eliminated.
Week 2 (26/27 September)
- Theme: Musical Heroes
- Celebrity performers: Justice Crew ("And Then We Dance") and Scarlett Belle ("Freak Tonight")
- Group performance: "Dynamite"
| Act | Order | Song (Musical hero) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Chatfield | 1 | "Bring Me to Life" (Evanescence) | Safe |
| Altiyan Childs | 2 | "Kiss" (Prince) | Safe |
| Mitchell Smith | 3 | "Baby" (Justin Bieber) | Safe |
| Mahogany | 4 | "Lady Marmalade" (Labelle) | Safe |
| Hayley Teal | 5 | "Respect" (Aretha Franklin) | Safe |
| Andrew Lawson | 6 | "Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling) | Safe |
| Amanda Grafanakis | 7 | "The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera) | Bottom two |
| Luke & Joel | 8 | "Little Lion Man" (Mumford and Sons) | Safe |
| India-Rose Madderom | 9 | "One" (U2) | Safe |
| James McNally | 10 | "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart) | Bottom two |
| Kharizma | 11 | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Beyoncé) | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Amanda Grafanakis | 1 | "Wonderwall" | Safe |
| James McNally | 2 | "Let's Stay Together" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Imbruglia: James McNally – commented that neither should be in the bottom two
- Sebastian: James McNally – based it on their last performance
- Sandilands: Amanda Grafanakis – mentioned she should be in the bottom two (earlier)
- Keating: Amanda Grafanakis – had to send to deadlock, as he "could not send his own act home"
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. McNally received the fewest votes and was eliminated.
Week 3 (3/4 October)
- Theme: Songs that defined a decade
- Celebrity performers: The Script ("For the First Time") and Amy Meredith ("Young at Heart")
- Group performance: "Bad Romance"
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Teal | 1 | "River Deep – Mountain High" | Safe |
| Andrew Lawson | 2 | "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name" | Safe |
| Kharizma | 3 | "I'll Stand by You" | Bottom two |
| India-Rose Madderom | 4 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Safe |
| Altiyan Childs | 5 | "The Lady in Red" | Safe |
| Luke & Joel | 6 | "Smooth Criminal" | Safe |
| Sally Chatfield | 7 | "You're the Voice" | Safe |
| Mitchell Smith | 8 | "To Be with You" | Safe |
| Mahogany | 9 | "Time After Time" | Bottom two |
| Amanda Grafanakis | 10 | "Vogue" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Kharizma | 1 | "The Climb" | Eliminated |
| Mahogany | 2 | "Footprints in the Sand" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Imbruglia: Kharizma – commented that neither should be in the bottom two but based decision on final performance.
- Sandilands: Kharizma – Felt Kharizma had stalled while Mahogany continued to grow.
- Sebastian: Deferred his decision to Keating believing he should be the last to vote as he "could not send his own act home"
- Keating: Kharizma – Based on final performance and comments made at beginning of the show.
As Kharizma received three votes from the other judges, Sebastian did not cast a vote.
- Notes
- Sebastian was absent from the live performance show but was present on the live results show through live telecast, thus eligible to vote if required.
Week 4 (10/11 October)
- Theme: Party Anthems
- Celebrity performers: Boyzone ("Life Is a Rollercoaster"/"Gave It All Away")
- Group performance: "Club Can't Handle Me"
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| India-Rose Madderom | 1 | "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" | Bottom two |
| Andrew Lawson | 2 | "Heartache Tonight" | Safe |
| Amanda Grafanakis | 3 | "I Gotta Feeling" | Bottom two |
| Luke & Joel | 4 | "Hey Ya!" | Safe |
| Sally Chatfield | 5 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Safe |
| Mitchell Smith | 6 | "Forever" | Safe |
| Mahogany | 7 | "...Baby One More Time" | Safe |
| Altiyan Childs | 8 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Safe |
| Hayley Teal | 9 | "When Love Takes Over" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| India-Rose Madderom | 1 | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Safe |
| Amanda Grafanakis | 2 | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Imbruglia: Amanda Grafanakis – backed her own act, India-Rose Madderom
- Sandilands: Amanda Grafanakis – said that he would more likely "invest money" with Madderom
- Keating: India-Rose Madderom – backed his own act, Amanda Grafanakis
- Sebastian: Amanda Grafanakis – felt that Madderom was more consistent than Grafanakis in the competition as a whole
Week 5 (17/18 October)
- Theme: Rock
- Celebrity performers: Adam Lambert ("If I Had You") and Short Stack ("Planets")
- Group performance: "Forget You"
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Chatfield | 1 | "Decode" | Safe |
| Mitchell Smith | 2 | "Jessie's Girl" | Bottom two |
| Hayley Teal | 3 | "Whole Lotta Love" | Safe |
| Luke & Joel | 4 | "Best of You" | Safe |
| Andrew Lawson | 5 | "Crocodile Rock" | Safe |
| India-Rose Madderom | 6 | "Iris" | Bottom two |
| Mahogany | 7 | "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | Safe |
| Altiyan Childs | 8 | "Beautiful Day" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Mitchell Smith | 1 | "Teenage Dream" | Eliminated |
| India-Rose Madderom | 2 | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Sandilands: India-Rose Madderom – Sandilands was absent from the results show, so his vote was automatically backing his own act, Mitchell Smith.
- Sebastian: India-Rose Madderom – stated that India-Rose Madderom "had not grown" throughout the competition but admitted Madderom was the better singer of the two.
- Imbruglia: Mitchell Smith – backed her own act, India-Rose Madderom.
- Keating: Mitchell Smith – wanted to see the audience's vote.
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Smith received the fewest votes and was eliminated.
Week 6 (24/25 October)
- Theme: Blockbuster Hits
- Celebrity performers: Stan Walker ("Choose You") and Kasey Chambers ("Little Bird")
- Group performance: "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
| Act | Order | Song (Film) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| India-Rose Madderom | 1 | "Fame" (Fame) | Bottom two |
| Andrew Lawson | 2 | "Love Is All Around" (Four Weddings and a Funeral) | Safe |
| Sally Chatfield | 3 | "All by Myself" (Bridget Jones's Diary) | Safe |
| Hayley Teal | 4 | "Queen of the Night" (The Bodyguard) | Safe |
| Luke & Joel | 5 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Armageddon) | Safe |
| Altiyan Childs | 6 | "Eye of the Tiger" (Rocky III) | Safe |
| Mahogany | 7 | "I Say a Little Prayer" (My Best Friend's Wedding) | Bottom two |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| India-Rose Madderom | 1 | "You Got the Love" | Eliminated |
| Mahogany | 2 | "I Want You Back" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Keating: India-Rose Madderom – stated that earlier in the show that he believed this would be her last week on the show.
- Imbruglia: Mahogany – backed her own act, India-Rose Madderom.
- Sebastian: India-Rose Madderom – backed his own act, Mahogany.
- Sandilands: India-Rose Madderom – gave no reason.
Week 7 (31 October/ 1 November)
- Theme: Summer songs
- Celebrity performers: Enrique Iglesias featuring Havana Brown ("Heartbeat") and Mike Posner ("Cooler Than Me")
- Group performance: "Evacuate the Dancefloor"
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altiyan Childs | 1 | "Summer of '69" | Safe |
| Hayley Teal | 2 | "California Gurls" | Bottom two |
| Andrew Lawson | 3 | "Sunday Morning" | Safe |
| Mahogany | 4 | "Survivor" | Safe |
| Luke & Joel | 5 | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" | Bottom two |
| Sally Chatfield | 6 | "Since U Been Gone" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Hayley Teal | 1 | "Valerie" | Eliminated |
| Luke & Joel | 2 | "Where the Streets Have No Name" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Keating: Hayley Teal – said that she lacked "energy and star quality", condradicting comments he made in earlier weeks.
- Imbruglia: Luke & Joel – backed her own act, Hayley Teal.
- Sebastian: Hayley Teal – backed his own act, Luke & Joel.
- Sandilands: Hayley Teal – commented that it was about "who is going to be an icon of Australian music".
Week 8 (7/8 November)
- Theme: Songs from Australian artists
- Celebrity mentor: Mel B
- Celebrity performers: Jason Derülo ("The Sky's the Limit") and Jessica Mauboy ("Saturday Night")
- Group performance: "Stop" with Mel B
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke & Joel | 1 | "White Noise" | Bottom two |
| Sally Chatfield | 2 | "Everything I'm Not" | Safe |
| Andrew Lawson | 3 | "Black and Gold" | Safe |
| Mahogany | 4 | "The Horses" | Bottom two |
| Altiyan Childs | 5 | "Never Tear Us Apart" | Safe |
| Final showdown details | |||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Luke & Joel | 1 | "Human" | Eliminated |
| Mahogany | 2 | "Stand Up for Love" | Safe |
- Judges' votes to eliminate
- Keating: Mahogany – commented that Luke & Joel have what it takes to sell records.
- Imbruglia: Luke & Joel – gave no reason
- Sebastian: Mahogany – had to send to deadlock, as he "could not send his own act home"
- Sandilands: Luke & Joel – gave no reason
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Luke & Joel received the fewest votes and was eliminated.
Week 9 (14/15 November)
- Theme: Number one singles
- Celebrity mentor: Robin Gibb
- Celebrity performers: Ronan Keating featuring Paulini ("Believe Again") and Kesha ("We R Who We R")
- Group performance: "The Final Countdown"
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lawson | 1 | "Uptown Girl" | 5 | "Somethin' Stupid" | Safe |
| Mahogany | 2 | "Heaven" | 6 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Eliminated |
| Sally Chatfield | 3 | "Just Like a Pill" | 7 | "Beautiful" | Safe |
| Altiyan Childs | 4 | "The Living Years" | 8 | "Blaze of Glory" | Safe |
- Notes
- For the first time this season, each act performed two songs.
- Also for the first time, there was no final showdown and the act that received the fewest public votes was immediately eliminated.
Week 10 (21/22 November)
- 21 November
- Theme: No theme (songs from the auditions and live shows that the mentor believes will show their true talent); celebrity duets
- Celebrity duet performers:
- Jamiroquai with Sally Chatfield
- James Blunt with Andrew Lawson
- INXS with Altiyan Childs
- Group performance: "Dynamite" and "With A Little Help From My Friends" – performed by all 12 finalists
| Act | Order | Audition song | Order | Celebrity duet | Order | Mentor's favourite | Order | Winner's single | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lawson | 8 | "Fly Me To The Moon" | 2 | "You're Beautiful" | 5 | "Heartache Tonight" | 11 | "Somewhere in the World" | Third place |
| Sally Chatfield | 4 | "Hurt" | 10 | "Canned Heat" | 1 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | 7 | "Somewhere in the World" | Runner-up |
| Altiyan Childs | 9 | "Sex on Fire" | 6 | "Don't Change" | 12 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | 3 | "Somewhere in the World" | Winner |
- 22 November
- Group performance: "Sweet Serendipity" (performed by Sally Chatfield and Altiyan Childs)
- Celebrity performers: Jamiroquai ("White Knuckle Ride"), INXS ("New Sensation"), James Blunt ("Stay the Night") and Guy Sebastian featuring Eve ("Who's That Girl")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lawson | N/A | N/A (already eliminated) | Third place |
| Sally Chatfield | 1 | "Decode" | Runner-up |
| Altiyan Childs | 2 | "Beautiful Day" | Winner |
Reception
Controversies
On 18 October 2010, following the live results show, contestant Altiyan Childs disappeared from The X Factor house for almost 24 hours, causing a serious concern for his mentor Keating, who took to Twitter to try to locate where Childs was.[14] Childs later returned at 5 pm the next day.[14] A program producer said that he had "taken some time out to be by himself and slept in a cave on Sydney's northern beaches overnight".[14] On 21 October, Childs spoke with guest host Keating and Jackie O on radio station 2Day FM to set the record straight about his disappearance.[15] He explained: "It kind of hit me randomly at about 2 am that I had to reconnect with part of my sadness, it’s my secret power it’s what drives me through the song and ignites that part of me, it’s got to do with sadness, I needed to go back to somewhere where I felt an intimate romantic thing with an ancient memory and it worked.[15] Childs stayed in a cave on Sydney's Northern Beaches.[15] As he awoke, Childs realised he was supposed to be practising with his mentor Keating.[15] The cave was a special place for Childs and his former fiancee. Their five-year engagement ended in 2002, but the hurt remains and Childs has been celibate since.[15] He explained: "I was broken, a piece of me was broken and I didn't think it was repairable. I'm not used to comfort and compliments because I have never been accepted before. I needed to know what to do with the contentedness and beauty of it all, and I needed that place to do it."[15]
On 25 October 2010 it was revealed that a name-calling cat fight between the Under 25 Girls had occurred during a performance at the Snaparazzi at Riva in St Kilda on 22 October.[16] Contestant India-Rose Madderom was reportedly yelling abuse at contestant Sally Chatfield after the two missed their cues while performing David Guetta's "When Love Takes Over".[16] Chatfield then fired back at Madderom before dissolving in tears.[16] The girls mentor Imbruglia stepped in and reportedly told Madderom "you can't act like this in public" and "you have to be professional."[16]
Ratings
The premiere episode on 30 August 2010 achieved an audience of 1,186,000 and placed fifth overall for the night,[17] being beaten by A Current Affair's interview with Patty and Bert Newton, the parents of former X Factor host Matthew Newton, about his exit from the show due to his alleged attack on his former girlfriend Rachel Taylor.[18] However, the premiere episode topped its timeslot.[19] The second episode rated higher than the first, peaking at number four with an audience share of 1,482,000.[17] The ratings boost was credited to Seven's top rating show Packed to the Rafters, which topped the night's overall ratings.[20] The first live performance show on 19 September 2010 archived an audience of 1,095,000 and placed eighth overall for the night.[21] The live grand final decider show on 22 November 2010 reached an audience of 1,833,000 and topped the night's overall ratings.[22]
- Colour key:
- – Highest rating during the season
- – Lowest rating during the season
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions | 30 August 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.186 | #5 | [17] |
| 2 | 31 August 2010 | Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.482 | #4 | [23] | |
| 3 | 1 September 2010 | Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.332 | #6 | [17] | |
| 4 | 2 September 2010 | Thursday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.336 | #1 | [17] | |
| 5 | Bootcamp | 5 September 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.287 | #4 | [24] |
| 6 | 6 September 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.307 | #3 | [24] | |
| 7 | Judges Houses | 12 September 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.074 | #11 | [25] |
| 8 | 13 September 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.234 | #5 | [25] | |
| 9 | Live show 1 | 19 September 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.095 | #8 | [21] |
| 10 | Live decider 1 | 20 September 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 0.978 | #11 | [21] |
| 11 | Live show 2 | 26 September 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.054 | #6 | [26] |
| 12 | Live decider 2 | 27 September 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.126 | #5 | [26] |
| 13 | Live show 3 | 3 October 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.115 | #7 | [27] |
| 14 | Live decider 3 | 4 October 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 0.984 | #8 | [27] |
| 15 | Live show 4 | 10 October 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.224 | #4 | [28] |
| 16 | Live decider 4 | 11 October 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.182 | #4 | [29] |
| 17 | Live show 5 | 17 October 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.081 | #6 | [30] |
| 18 | Live decider 5 | 18 October 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.056 | #11 | [30] |
| 19 | Live show 6 | 24 October 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.079 | #7 | [31] |
| 20 | Live decider 6 | 25 October 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.027 | #13 | [31] |
| 21 | Live show 7 | 31 October 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.089 | #6 | [32] |
| 22 | Live decider 7 | 1 November 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.033 | #11 | [32] |
| 23 | Live show 8 | 7 November 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.248 | #5 | [33] |
| 24 | Live decider 8 | 8 November 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 0.938 | #15 | [33] |
| 25 | Live show 9 | 14 November 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.206 | #3 | [34] |
| 26 | Live decider 9 | 15 November 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.119 | #9 | [34] |
| 28 | Live Grand Final show | 21 November 2010 | Sunday 7.30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.374 | #2 | [22] |
| 29 | Live Grand Final decider | 22 November 2010 | Monday 7.30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.363 | #3 | [35] |
| Winner announced | 1.632 | #1 | ||||
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