X_Factor_(Italian_season_12)

<i>X Factor</i> (Italian TV series) season 12

X Factor (Italian TV series) season 12

Season of television series

X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a recording contract with Sony Music. Fedez and Manuel Agnelli have been as judges and mentors, Mara Maionchi is returned, also Alessandro Cattelan was confirmed as host. The twelfth season was aired on Sky Uno and TV8 since September 2018. Asia Argento was part of the season line up but was subsequently removed following sexual abuse allegations Lodovico Guenzi replaced her in the live shows.[1]

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Judges' houses

The "Home Visit" is the final phase before the Live Shows. In this phase, the contestants who passed the "Bootcamp" had to perform one last time in front of their specific judge, in four different locations. At the end of this audition, the top twelve contestants were chosen.

The eight eliminated acts were:

  • Boys: Leonardo Parmeggiani, Pierfrancesco "Pjero" Criscitiello
  • Girls: Camilla Musso, Ilaria Pieri
  • 25+: Facundo Gaston Gordillo (withdrew), Jennifer Milan
  • Groups: Inquietude, Moka Stone

Contestants and categories

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third place
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Live shows

Results summary

The number of votes received by each act will be released by Sky Italia after the final.

Colour key
  –Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
  –Contestant was in the bottom three but was saved
  –Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
  –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
  –Contestant received the most public votes
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Live show details

Week 1 (25 October)

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Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Agnelli: Matteo Costanzo - gave no reason.
  • Guenzi: Matteo Costanzo - backed his own act, Red Bricks Foundation.
  • Fedez: Red Bricks Foundation - backed his own act, Matteo Costanzo.
  • Maionchi: Matteo Costanzo - gave no reason.

Week 2 (1 November)

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Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Guenzi: Emanuele Bertelli - backed his own act, Red Bricks Foundation.
  • Maionchi: Red Bricks Foundation - backed her own act, Emanuele Bertelli.
  • Fedez: Emanuele Bertelli - gave no reason.
  • Agnelli: Red Bricks Foundation - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Red Bricks Foundation was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 3 (8 November)

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Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Agnelli: Emanuele Bertelli - gave no reason.
  • Guenzi: Emanuele Bertelli - backed his own act, Seveso Casino Palace.
  • Fedez: Seveso Casino Palace - gave no reason.
  • Maionchi: Seveso Casino Palace - backed her own act, Emanuele Bertelli.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Emanuele Bertelli was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 4 (15 November)

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Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Fedez: Seveso Casino Palace - backed his own act, Naomi Rivieccio.
  • Guenzi: Naomi Rivieccio - backed his own act, Seveso Casino Palace.
  • Maionchi: Seveso Casino Palace - gave no reason.
  • Agnelli: Naomi Rivieccio - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Seveso Casino Palace was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 5 (22 November)

  • Celebrity performers: Subsonica ("Discolabirinto"/"Incantevole"/"Tutti i miei sbagli" and "Respirare") and Hooverphonic ("Romantic")
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Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Agnelli: Naomi Rivieccio - gave no reason.
  • Guenzi: Renza Castelli - gave no reason.
  • Fedez: Renza Castelli - gave no reason.
  • Maionchi: Naomi Rivieccio - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Renza Castelli was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 6: Quarter-final (29 November)

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Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Maionchi: Sherol dos Santos - backed her own act, Leo Gassmann.
  • Agnelli: Leo Gassmann - backed his own act, Sherol dos Santos.
  • Fedez: Sherol dos Santos - gave no reason.
  • Guenzi: Leo Gassmann - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Sherol dos Santos was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 7: Semi-final (6 December)

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Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Maionchi: Luna Melis - backed her own act, Leo Gassman.
  • Agnelli: Leo Gassmann - backed his own act, Luna Melis.
  • Fedez: Leo Gasmann - gave no reason
  • Guenzi: Luna Melis - could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Leo Gassmann was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 8: Final (13 December)

Celebrity guest artists: Marco Mengoni, Thegiornalisti, Muse, Ghali, Tom Walker

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References

  1. [1]
    Slingerland, Calum. "Asia Argento Dropped from 'X Factor Italy' After Sexual Misconduct Allegations". Exclaim! Media. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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