The X Factor (Australian TV series) season 7

The X Factor
Season 7
Hosted byLuke Jacobz
Judges
WinnerCyrus Villanueva
Winning mentorChris Isaak
Runner-upLouise Adams
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release13 September (2015-09-13) –
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)
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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 received a Sony Music Australia recording contract.[1] The seventh season premiered on the Seven Network on 13 September 2015 and concluded on 24 November 2015.[2][3] Luke Jacobz returned as the host of the show. Dannii Minogue was the only judge from the previous season who returned, while Redfoo, Ronan Keating and Natalie Bassingthwaighte were replaced by former judge Guy Sebastian, as well as new judges James Blunt and Chris Isaak. The winner was Cyrus Villanueva and his winner's single "Stone" was released after the final. He was mentored by Isaak, who won as mentor for the first time.[3]

Open auditions in front of the show's producers took place in 13 cities between January and March 2015. The successful auditionees chosen by the producers were then invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live audience in June 2015. The next round was bootcamp, which for the first time on The X Factor Australia incorporated the five seat challenge, where each act performed in front of the judges and a live audience to earn a place on one of the five seats in their category. Following bootcamp was the super home visits round in London, where each judge reduced their five acts to three, with help from guest mentors Simon Cowell, Olly Murs and Rita Ora. For the first time on The X Factor Australia, instead of travelling to four different locations around the world, the super home visits for each category were all held together in the same location.

The live shows began on 27 September 2015. They returned to Monday and Tuesday nights as previously seen in seasons 3 and 4.[4] This was a change of format from seasons 2, 5 and 6, in which the live shows were broadcast on Sunday and Monday nights.

Judges

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Season 7 judges
Dannii Minogue
Guy Sebastian
Chris Isaak
James Blunt

On 25 April 2015, Ronan Keating confirmed in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph that he would not be returning for season 7 as he wanted to focus on his music career. He said, "I've had five great years working on an amazing show with a brilliant team of people. But I'm working on a new solo album and different projects so I can't make it back this year sadly."[5] Natalie Bassingthwaighte announced her departure on her Twitter account on 29 April 2015.[6] On 1 May 2015, Redfoo announced on his Facebook page that he would also not be returning as he wanted to focus on other projects including a new album.[7] Dannii Minogue was the only judge from season 6 who returned.

On 3 May 2015, it was confirmed that Guy Sebastian would be returning to the judging panel, after a two-year absence, as Redfoo's replacement, while James Blunt and Chris Isaak would be replacing Keating and Bassingthwaighte.[8] Isaak said, "It is going to be surreal to be on the show as a judge after having watched so many episodes as a fan. I know it's a show with a history of articulate, intelligent judges, and I know they wanted to change that up so they called me."[8] Blunt previously appeared on season 6 as a guest mentor for Minogue's Groups category during the home visits round.[9]

Selection process

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Auditions

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Open auditions in front of the show's producers took place in 13 cities and ran from 31 January 2015 to 10 March 2015.[10] Online auditions were also held for those who could not attend the open auditions.[11] The auditionees chosen by the producers were then invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live studio audience. These auditions were filmed at the Qantas Credit Union Arena in Sydney on 4, 5, 6 and 7 June 2015 and Hisense Arena in Melbourne on 12, 13 and 14 June 2015.[12]

Open auditions
City Dates Venue
Sydney 31 January–2 February 2015 Sydney Cricket Ground
Byron Bay 5 February 2015 Byron Entertainment Centre
Brisbane 7–8 February 2015 Sofitel Brisbane
Townsville 10 February 2015 Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre
Rockhampton 12 February 2015 Pilbeam Theatre
Melbourne 14–16 February 2015 Moonee Valley Racing Club
Perth 21–22 February 2015 Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
Geraldton 24 February 2015 Ocean Centre Hotel
Adelaide 27 February 2015 AAMI Stadium Function Complex
Mildura 2 March 2015 Mildura Arts Centre
Albury 4 March 2015 Albury Entertainment Centre
Canberra 6 March 2015 QT Canberra
Newcastle 10 March 2015 Hunter Stadium
Judges' auditions
City Dates Venue
Sydney 4–7 June 2015 Qantas Credit Union Arena
Melbourne 12–14 June 2015 Hisense Arena

Bootcamp and five seat challenge

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The bootcamp round of the competition was held at the Sydney Olympic Park.[13] Filming began on 8 July 2015.[14][15] The episodes with a live audience were filmed on 10 and 11 July 2015.[16][17][18] Before bootcamp started, the judges cut half of the 100 successful acts from auditions and only 48 acts remained (12 in each category).[citation needed] At the beginning of the bootcamp round, each judge found out which category they would be mentoring. Isaak was given the Boys, Blunt was given the Over 25s, Sebastian was given the Groups and Minogue was given the Girls.[citation needed] For the first time on The X Factor Australia, bootcamp incorporated the five seat challenge, where each act performed in front of the judges and a live audience to earn a place on one of the five seats in their category.[19] After each performance, the mentor for that category decided if that act deserved to take a seat as one of their top five to go through to the super home visits.[20]

If all five seats were filled for each category and a remaining act performed better than those seated, the mentor for that category had the option of swapping an act out.[20] Contestants Panda and Chan were swapped for Cyrus Villanueva and Big T in the Boys category,[citation needed] Aaron Taylor and Mama Julz were swapped for Roshani Priddis and Dan Hamill in the Over 25s category,[21] and couple duo Luke & Tannah were swapped for Lazy J & Big Guy in the Groups category.[citation needed] In the Girls category, Carla Wehbe and Chloe Papandrea were swapped for Maddison Milewski and Shannon Hancock. However, Hancock was then swapped for Michaela Baranov.[citation needed]

The 20 successful acts were:

Super home visits

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For the first time on The X Factor Australia, instead of travelling to four different locations around the world, the super home visits for each category were all held together in the same location.[22] The first episode of the super home visits round was filmed in London on 25 July 2015.[23] Each act performed one song to their mentor and guest mentors.[24] Minogue and Sebastian were assisted by Simon Cowell and Olly Murs, and Isaak and Blunt were assisted by Cowell and Rita Ora.[24][25] After the performances, the judges along with their guest mentors narrowed down the acts to three each. The Girls and Groups categories travelled to Abu Dhabi to find out which of their acts made it to the live shows, while the Boys and Over 25s categories remained in London.[citation needed]

Summary of home visits
Judge Category Location(s) Assistant(s) Contestants eliminated
Isaak Boys London Simon Cowell
Rita Ora 		Michael Duchesne, Andrew Lambrou
Blunt Over 25s Gazele, Roshani Priddis
Minogue Girls London and Abu Dhabi Simon Cowell
Olly Murs 		Emilia Kelberg, Maddison Milewski
Sebastian Groups Lazy J & Big Guy, Paris Inc.

Acts

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-Up
Act Age(s) Hometown Category (mentor) Result
Cyrus Villanueva 19 Wollongong Boys (Isaak) Winner
Louise Adams 31 Mount Gambier Over 25s (Blunt) Runner-Up
Jess & Matt 24 Chipping Norton Groups (Sebastian) 3rd Place
Big T 22 New Zealand/Perth Boys (Isaak) 4th Place
Mahalia Simpson 23 New Zealand/Brisbane, Queensland Girls (Minogue) 5th Place
Natalie Conway 33 Sydney Over 25s (Blunt) 6th Place
Michaela Baranov 24 Pennant Hills Girls (Minogue) 7th Place
In Stereo 14–15 Various Groups (Sebastian) 8th Place
Jimmy Davis 21 Gympie Boys (Isaak) 9th Place
Georgia Denton 14 London, England/Melbourne Girls (Minogue) 10th Place
The Fisher Boys 17–23 Perth Groups (Sebastian) 11th Place
Dan Hamill 30 Over 25s (Blunt) 12th Place

Live shows

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Results summary

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Colour key

  Act in Team Dannii
  Act in Team Guy
  Act in Team Chris
  Act in Team James

  – Act in the bottom two and had to perform again in the final showdown
  – Act was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
  – Act received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
Weekly results per act
Act Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
Monday Vote Tuesday Vote
Cyrus Villanueva 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Winner
Louise Adams 10th 5th 2nd 5th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd Runner-Up
Jess & Matt 9th 11th 3rd 7th 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd Eliminated
(Final)
Big T 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 4th 4th Eliminated
(Semi-Final)
Mahalia Simpson 3rd 3rd 8th 3rd 6th 5th 5th Eliminated
(Quarter-Final)
Natalie Conway 4th 8th 5th 4th 3rd 6th Eliminated
(Week 6)
Michaela Baranov 7th 9th 6th 6th 7th Eliminated
(Week 5)
In Stereo 5th 4th 7th 8th Eliminated
(Week 4)
Jimmy Davis 8th 7th 9th Eliminated
(Week 3)
Georgia Denton 11th 6th 10th Eliminated
(Week 3)
The Fisher Boys 6th 10th Eliminated
(Week 2)
Dan Hamill 12th Eliminated
(Week 1)
Final Showdown Hamill, Denton The Fisher Boys, Jess and Matt Simpson, Davis In Stereo, Jess and Matt Simpson, Baranov Simpson, Conway Simpson, Big T Big T, Adams No final showdown/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who wins
Judges voted to Eliminate Send Through
Blunt's vote (Over 25s) Denton The Fisher Boys Davis In Stereo Baranov Simpson Simpson Adams
Isaak's vote (Boys) Hamill The Fisher Boys Simpson In Stereo Baranov Conway Simpson Big T
Sebastian's vote (Groups) Hamill —1 Davis —1 Baranov Simpson Big T Adams
Minogue's vote (Girls) Hamill The Fisher Boys Davis In Stereo Simpson Conway Big T Big T
Eliminated Dan Hamill
3 of 4 votes
Majority 		The Fisher Boys
3 of 3 votes
Majority 		Georgia Denton
Public Vote To Save 		In Stereo
3 of 3 votes
Majority 		Michaela Baranov
3 of 4 votes
Majority 		Natalie Conway
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock 		Mahalia Simpson
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock 		Big T
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock 		Jess & Matt
Public Vote To Win 		Louise Adams
Public Vote To Win
Jimmy Davis
3 of 4 votes
Majority

^1 Sebastian was not required to vote as there was already a majority.

Live show details

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Week 1 (27/29 September)

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Acts' performances on the first live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[27] Result
Georgia Denton Girls (Minogue) 1 "Hold My Hand" Bottom Two
The Fisher Boys Groups (Sebastian) 2 "Can't Feel My Face" Safe
Big T Boys (Isaak) 3 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Dan Hamill Over 25s (Blunt) 4 "This Love" Bottom Two
Jimmy Davis Boys (Isaak) 5 "Long Train Runnin'" Safe
Michaela Baranov Girls (Minogue) 6 "Wildest Dreams"
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 7 "Somebody to Love"
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 8 "Heart of Glass"
Mahalia Simpson Girls (Minogue) 9 "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"
In Stereo Groups (Sebastian) 10 "King"
Cyrus Villanueva Boys (Isaak) 11 "Boyfriend"
Natalie Conway Over 25s (Blunt) 12 "Spectrum (Say My Name)"
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[citation needed] Result
Dan Hamill Over 25s (Blunt) 1 "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" Eliminated
Georgia Denton Girls (Minogue) 2 "Ave Maria" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[citation needed]
  • Minogue: Dan Hamill – backed her own act, Georgia Denton.
  • Blunt: Georgia Denton – backed his own act, Dan Hamill.
  • Isaak: Dan Hamill – wanted to see what Denton was going to do next.
  • Sebastian: Dan Hamill – thought Denton still had more to deliver.
Notes

Week 2 (5/6 October)

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Acts' performances on the second live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[citation needed] Decade Result
The Fisher Boys Groups (Sebastian) 1 "Beggin'" 2000s Bottom Two
Michaela Baranov Girls (Minogue) 2 "Holding Out for a Hero" 1980s Safe
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 3 "People Help the People" 2000s
Jimmy Davis Boys (Isaak) 4 "Black or White" 1990s
Georgia Denton Girls (Minogue) 5 "Listen to Your Heart" 1980s
In Stereo Groups (Sebastian) 6 "My Life Would Suck Without You" 2000s
Mahalia Simpson Girls (Minogue) 7 "Hello" 1980s
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 8 "Ignition (Remix)" 2000s Bottom Two
Cyrus Villanueva Boys (Isaak) 9 "Wicked Game" 1990s Safe
Natalie Conway Over 25s (Blunt) 10 "Break Free" 2010s
Big T Boys (Isaak) 11 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" 1990s
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[citation needed] Result
The Fisher Boys Groups (Sebastian) 1 "Use Somebody" Eliminated
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 2 "Fall at Your Feet" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[citation needed]
  • Minogue: The Fisher Boys – felt that Jess and Matt has develop more.
  • Blunt: The Fisher Boys – felt that The Fisher Boys went too far that week.
  • Isaak: The Fisher Boys – thought Jess & Matt had the X Factor.
  • Sebastian was not required to vote as there was already a majority and did not say how he would have voted as both acts were in his category.
Notes
  • A video of One Direction's performance of "Drag Me Down" from their On the Road Again Tour was shown on Monday night.
  • On 17 October 2015, the performances of three contestants entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Cyrus Villanueva's performance of "Wicked Game" debuted at number 6, Mahalia Simpson's performance of "Hello" debuted at number 88, and Louise Adams' performance of "People Help the People" debuted at number 91.[29]

Week 3 (12/13 October)

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Acts' performances on the third live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[30] Result
Big T Boys (Isaak) 1 "I'm Not the Only One" Safe
Georgia Denton Girls (Minogue) 2 "I'll Be There" Eliminated
In Stereo Groups (Sebastian) 3 "Photograph" Safe
Mahalia Simpson Girls (Minogue) 4 "Get Stupid" Bottom Three
Jimmy Davis Boys (Isaak) 5 "When You Were Young"
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 6 "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" Safe
Michaela Baranov Girls (Minogue) 7 "Murder on the Dancefloor"
Natalie Conway Over 25s (Blunt) 8 "Wrecking Ball"
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 9 "Do You Remember"
Cyrus Villanueva Boys (Isaak) 10 "Hold Back the River"
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[33] Result
Mahalia Simpson Girls (Minogue) 1 "Summertime" Safe
Jimmy Davis Boys (Isaak) 2 "Rocket Man" Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate[33]
  • Isaak: Mahalia Simpson – backed his own act, Jimmy Davis.
  • Minogue: Jimmy Davis – backed her own act, Mahalia Simpson.
  • Blunt: Jimmy Davis – felt that Simpson was fantastic despite being a threat to the contestants in his category.
  • Sebastian: Jimmy Davis – felt that Simpson had more magical performances in the live shows.
Notes
  • For the first time in the show's history, this week's live decider featured a double elimination.[citation needed]
  • For the second time in the show's history, this week's live decider featured a bottom three. However, one act was immediately eliminated while the other two faced off in the final showdown before the judges' votes as usual.[33]
  • On 24 October 2015, the performances of two contestants entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Jess & Matt's performance of "Do You Remember" debuted at number 53 and Cyrus Villanueva's performance of "Hold Back the River" debuted at number 100.[34]

Week 4 (19/20 October)

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Acts' performances on the fourth live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[citation needed] Rock Artist Result
Big T Boys (Isaak) 1 "Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin Safe
Natalie Conway Over 25s (Blunt) 2 "Alone" Heart
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 3 "Sweet Disposition" The Temper Trap Bottom Two
In Stereo 4 "Demons" Imagine Dragons
Cyrus Villanueva Boys (Isaak) 5 "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" Lenny Kravitz Safe
Michaela Baranov Girls (Minogue) 6 "Wild Horses" The Rolling Stones
Mahalia Simpson 7 "Need You Tonight" INXS
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 8 "Dream On" Aerosmith
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[citation needed] Result
In Stereo Groups (Sebastian) 1 "Hey There Delilah" Eliminated
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 2 "Thinking Out Loud" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[citation needed]
  • Blunt: In Stereo – complimented In Stereo's final showdown performance but felt it was "too little too late".
  • Isaak: In Stereo – gave no reason, although stated that the final showdown performances were close.
  • Minogue: In Stereo – felt In Stereo were worse that week.
  • Sebastian was not required to vote as there was already a majority and did not say how he would have voted as both acts were in his category.

Week 5 (26/27 October)

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Acts' performances on the fifth live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[citation needed] Result
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 1 "Bad Romance" Safe
Michaela Baranov Girls (Minogue) 2 "Diamonds" Bottom Two
Big T Boys (Isaak) 3 "Jailhouse Rock" Safe
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 4 "Dancing in the Dark"
Natalie Conway Over 25s (Blunt) 5 "I Have Nothing"
Cyrus Villanueva Boys (Isaak) 6 "Rumour Has It"
Mahalia Simpson Girls (Minogue) 7 "Tears Dry on Their Own" Bottom Two
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[citation needed] Result
Mahalia Simpson Girls (Minogue) 1 "Ready for Love" Safe
Michaela Baranov Girls (Minogue) 2 "The Winner Takes It All" Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate[citation needed]
  • Sebastian: Michaela Baranov – stated he was fond of Simpson.
  • Isaak: Michaela Baranov – thought Simpson was suited to the show.
  • Minogue: Mahalia Simpson – decided to vote for Simpson in an attempt to give Blunt an opportunity to send the result to deadlock.
  • Blunt: Michaela Baranov – felt Simpson had improved more.
Notes
  • On 7 November 2015, the performances of two acts entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Jess & Matt's performance of "Dancing in the Dark" debuted at number 107 and Cyrus Villanueva's performance of "Rumour Has It" debuted at number 109.[35]

Week 6 (2/3 November)

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Acts' performances on the sixth live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[36] Chosen by[36] Result
Natalie Conway Over 25s (Blunt) 1 "Toca's Miracle" Dannii Minogue Bottom Two
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 2 "Stay" James Blunt Safe
Cyrus Villanueva Boys (Isaak) 3 "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Guy Sebastian
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 4 "You Don't Own Me" Chris Isaak
Mahalia Simpson Girls (Minogue) 5 "Chasing Pavements" Guy Sebastian Bottom Two
Big T Boys (Isaak) 6 "Locked Out of Heaven" Dannii Minogue Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[38] Result
Mahalia Simpson Girls (Minogue) 1 "No More Drama" Safe
Natalie Conway Over 25s (Blunt) 2 "Nothing Compares 2 U" Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate[38]
  • Minogue: Natalie Conway – backed her own act, Mahalia Simpson.
  • Blunt: Mahalia Simpson – backed his own act, Natalie Conway.
  • Isaak: Natalie Conway – felt there was something "unique" about Simpson.
  • Sebastian: Mahalia Simpson – could not decide and sent the result to deadlock.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was reverted to the earlier public vote for the first time this season. Conway received the fewest votes and was eliminated.[38]

Notes
  • On 14 November 2015, the performances of three acts entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Jess & Matt's performance of "Stay" debuted at number 68, Cyrus Villanueva's performance of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" debuted at number 80, and Louise Adams' performance of "You Don't Own Me" debuted at number 94.[39]

Week 7: Quarter-Final (9/10 November)

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Acts' performances in the quarter-final
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[41] Result
Cyrus Villanueva Boys (Isaak) 1 "Love Me like You Do" Safe
Mahalia Simpson Girls (Minogue) 2 "I Try" Bottom Two
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 3 "You're the One That I Want" Safe
Big T Boys (Isaak) 4 "All of Me" Bottom Two
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 5 "I Put a Spell on You" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[citation needed] Result
Mahalia Simpson Girls (Minogue) 1 "The Climb" Eliminated
Big T Boys (Isaak) 2 "I Believe I Can Fly" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate[citation needed]
  • Isaak: Mahalia Simpson – backed his own act, Big T.
  • Minogue: Big T – backed her own act, Mahalia Simpson.
  • Sebastian: Big T – felt that Simpson was "ready as an artist".
  • Blunt: Mahalia Simpson – felt that The X Factor "squashed" her artistry.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote for the second week in a row. Simpson was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.[citation needed]

Notes
  • For the first time this season, there was no theme and each mentor picked any song they wanted for their remaining acts.[41]
  • On 21 November 2015, Jess & Matt's performance of "You're the One That I Want" debuted at number 30 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[42]

Week 8: Semi-Final (16/17 November)

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Acts' performances in the semi-final
Act Category (mentor) Order Killer Track song[citation needed] Order Curveball song[citation needed] Result
Big T Boys (Isaak) 1 "Marvin Gaye" 5 "A Whiter Shade of Pale" Bottom Two
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 6 "Need You Now" 2 "I Was Made for Lovin' You" Safe
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 3 "Ain't No Sunshine" 8 "Blame It on Me" Bottom Two
Cyrus Villanueva Boys (Isaak) 4 "Don't" 7 "In the Air Tonight" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song[43] Result
Big T Boys (Isaak) 1 "Crazy" Eliminated
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 2 "Roxanne" Safe
Judges' vote to send through to the Grand Final[43]
  • Isaak: Big T – backed his own act, Big T.
  • Blunt: Louise Adams – backed his own act, Louise Adams.
  • Sebastian: Louise Adams – felt that Adams was ready to "step off the stage and play a festival".
  • Minogue: Big T – could not decide and sent the result to deadlock.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote for the third week in a row. Adams advanced to the final as the act with the most public votes.[43]

Notes

Week 9: Final (23/24 November)

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23 November
Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Audition song[44] Order Winner's song[44] Order Grand final song[44] Result
Cyrus Villanueva Boys (Isaak) 1 "Earned It" 4 "Stone" 7 "Jealous" Safe
Jess & Matt Groups (Sebastian) 2 "Georgia" 5 "Nothing Matters" 8 "Lay Me Down" Eliminated
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 3 "Feeling Good" 6 "History" 9 "Someone Like You" Safe

Jess & Matt received the fewest public votes and were automatically eliminated.

24 November
Act Category (mentor) Order Best Moment song[citation needed] Result
Cyrus Villanueva Boys (Isaak) 1 "Wicked Game" Winner
Louise Adams Over 25s (Blunt) 2 "People Help the People" Runner-Up

Reception

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Controversy and criticism

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During the third live show on 12 October, controversy occurred between Minogue and Blunt after Minogue's contestant, Georgia Denton performed "I'll Be There" by Jackson 5. Blunt, Sebastian and Isaak felt the tune was not suited to her.[citation needed] Denton was eliminated on the live decider the following night in a special double elimination after receiving the fewest votes from the public. During the rock-themed fourth live show on 19 October, another controversy occurred when Blunt and Isaak got into a heated argument over Isaak's song choice for his contestant Cyrus Villanueva, who performed "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" by Lenny Kravitz. Blunt felt that it was "a soul-funk song, not a rock song". Isaak did not appreciate Blunt's feedback towards him and said, "To hear James tell me what rock and roll is... I don't know what they pass as rock and roll at the disco in Ibiza, but that was rock and roll!" Isaak told Blunt to "shut up" several times.[45]

More controversy occurred in the Judges' Challenge-themed week six live show when Big T performed "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars as chosen by Minogue, but failed to impress the judges with his rendition of the song. Big T failed to find the correct key at the beginning of the song and was left deflated once the performance had ended. After the performance, Blunt criticized Big T by telling him that he was in danger of sounding like a "cruise ship" act.[citation needed] Big T's mentor Isaak then lost control and foul-mouthed at Blunt. The fight between Isaak and Blunt continued off-camera with Sebastian trying to calm them down.[46]

Ratings

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Colour key:
  – Highest rating during the season
  – Lowest rating during the season
Week Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions) 		Nightly
rank 		Ref.
1 1 "Auditions" 13 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm–8:42 pm 1.506 #1 [47]
2 14 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm–9:16 pm 1.220 #1 [48]
3 15 September 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:44 pm 1.136 #4 [49]
4 16 September 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm 0.934 #7 [50]
5 17 September 2015 Thursday 7:30 pm–8:55 pm 0.902 #7 [51]
2 6 "Bootcamp" 20 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm–8:44 pm 1.260 #1 [52]
7 21 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm–9:09 pm 1.132 #1 [53]
8 22 September 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:40 pm 1.092 #2 [54]
9 "Super home visits" 23 September 2015 Wednesday 7:30 pm–9:17 pm 0.953 #5 [55]
10 24 September 2015 Thursday 8:00 pm–9:17 pm 0.876 #6 [56]
3 11 "Live show 1" 27 September 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm–9:32 pm 1.011 #4 [57]
12 "Live decider 1" 29 September 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:42 pm 1.083 #4 [58]
4 13 "Live show 2" 5 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm–9:55 pm 0.948 #8 [59]
14 "Live decider 2" 6 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:43 pm 0.953 #8 [60]
5 15 "Live show 3" 12 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm–9:44 pm 1.017 #5 [61]
16 "Live decider 3" 13 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:48 pm 0.982 #6 [62]
6 17 "Live show 4" 19 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm–9:16 pm 1.028 #4 [63]
18 "Live decider 4" 20 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:42 pm 1.003 #4 [64]
7 19 "Live show 5" 26 October 2015 Monday 7:30 pm–9:13 pm 1.003 #8 [65]
20 "Live decider 5" 27 October 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:45 pm 0.965 #7 [66]
8 21 "Live show 6" 2 November 2015 Monday 7:30 pm–8:54 pm 1.005 #2 [67]
22 "Live decider 6" 3 November 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:47 pm 1.102 #7 [68]
9 23 "Live show 7" 9 November 2015 Monday 7:30 pm–8:57 pm 0.974 #5 [69]
24 "Live decider 7" 10 November 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:47 pm 1.031 #2 [70]
10 25 "Live show 8" 16 November 2015 Monday 7:30 pm–9:28 pm 0.958 #6 [71]
26 "Live decider 8" 17 November 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:40 pm 0.920 #5 [72]
11 27 "Live grand final show" 23 November 2015 Monday 7:30 pm–9:59 pm 1.020 #5 [73]
28 "Live grand final decider" 24 November 2015 Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:50 pm 1.045 #2 [74]
"Winner announced" 1.204 #1

See also

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References

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