X Factor (German season 1)

The first Season of X Factor was started in 2010. The auditions were held in April 2010. The first show started on 20 August 2010. The Judges are Sarah Connor (16-24), George Glueck (Groups) and Till Brönner (25+).

X Factor
Season 1
Hosted byJochen Schropp
JudgesSarah Connor
George Glueck
Till Brönner
WinnerEdita Abdieski
Runner-upBig Soul
Release
Original networkVOX with first two Kick-off show on RTL
Original release20 August 
9 November 2010
Season chronology

There are four phases: 1. Auditions 2. Bootcamp 3. Judge's House 4. Live Shows

Judge's House

The 18 acts who reached the Judge's Houses

  • Brönner's acts (over 25): Anthony Thet, Denise Modjallal, Sven Merckel, Meral Al-Mer, Edita Abdieski and Alexander Knappe
  • Connor's acts (16-24): Pino Severino, Mati Gavriel, Hendrik Ehrenthal, Caprice Edwards, Marlon Bertzbach and Maximilian Brands
  • Gluek's acts (Groups): Drop-Dead-Dinky-Di, Big Soul, Urban Candy, LaFamille, Karma and Predestination

Nine of the 18 acts were eliminated with the 9 remaining moving to the live shows, three from each category. The eliminated acts were:

  • (Over 25-s): Alexander Knappe, Denise Modjallal, Sven Merckel
  • (16-24s): Caprice Edwards, Hendrik Ehrental, Maximilian Brands
  • (Groups): Predestination, Karma, Drop-Dead-Dinky-Di

Finalists

The live shows commenced on 21 September 2010. The following artists made it to the live shows. Ages are as of the date of the show (2010).

Key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third Place
Category (mentor)Acts
16–24s (Connor) Marlon Bertzbach (18)Mati Gavriel (24)Pino Severino (18)
25-and-overs (Brönner) Anthony Thet (30)Edita Abdieski (25)Meral Al-Mer (29)
Groups (Glueck) Big SoulLaFamilleUrban Candy

Big Soul consist of Nadine (28), Alexandra (33), Martina (33), and Michelle (35).
LaFamille consist of Joel (35), Erkan (32) & Guido (31).
Urban Candy consists of Roman (26), Marc (24) & Candy (25).

Results table

Contestants' colour key:

  Till Brönner's contestants (over 25s)
  Sarah Connor's contestants (16–24s)
  George Glueck's contestants (groups)
  – Bottom two
  – Eliminated without a final showdown
  – Contestant became the Runner-Up
  – Highest Vote of a Week
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Edita Abdieski 4th
13.92%
5th
12.91%
3rd
15.33%
3rd
18.15%
3rd
19.43%
1st
27.42%
1st
41.53%
Winner
74.10%
Big Soul 1st
25.00%
1st
25.52%
1st
22.40%
2nd
19.50%
2nd
22.50%
4th
23.19%
2nd
30.18%
Runner-Up
25.90%
Mati Gavriel 5th
10.36%
4th
13.53%
5th
10.71%
4th
16.33%
5th
14.90%
2nd
25.05%
3rd
28.29%
Eliminated
(Week 7)
Anthony Thet 6th
7.04%
2nd
14.62%
4th
11.55%
5th
16.31%
1st
27.02%
3rd
24.34%
Eliminated
(Week 6)
Marlon Bertzbach 2nd
18.87%
3rd
13.89%
6th
10.52%
1st
20.25%
4th
16.15%
Eliminated
(Week 5)
Pino Severino 3rd
15.24%
7th
7.04%
2nd
20.94%
6th
9.46%
Eliminated
(Week 4)
Urban Candy 7th
6.08%
6th
9.21%
7th
8.55%
Eliminated
(Week 3)
Meral Al-Mer 8th
1.80%
8th
2.28%
Eliminated
(Week 2)
LaFamille 9th
1.69%
Eliminated
(Week 1)
Bottom two Meral Al-Mer,
LaFamille
Meral Al-Mer,
Pino Severino
Marlon Bertzbach,
Urban Candy
Anthony Thet,
Pino Severino
Marlon Bertzbach,
Mati Gavriel
Anthony Thet,
Big Soul
No judges' vote or final showdown: public votes alone decide who is eliminated and who ultimately wins
Brönner's vote to eliminate LaFamillePino SeverinoUrban CandyPino SeverinoMarlon BertzbachBig Soul
Connors's vote to eliminate LaFamilleMeral Al-MerUrban CandyAnthony ThetMarlon BertzbachAnthony Thet
Glueck's vote to eliminate Meral Al-MerMeral Al-MerMarlon BertzbachPino SeverinoMarlon BertzbachAnthony Thet
Eliminated LaFamille
2 of 3
votes
Meral Al-Mer
2 of 3
votes
Urban Candy
2 of 3
votes
Pino Severino
2 of 3
votes
Marlon Bertzbach
3 of 3
votes
Anthony Thet
2 of 3
votes
Mati Gavriel
28,29%
to save
Big Soul
25,90%
to win
Edita Abdieski
74,10%
to win

Live show details

Week 1 (21 September 2010)

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Anthony Thet 1 "Secrets" Safe
LaFamille 2 "In My Head" Bottom two
Mati Gavriel 3 "Undisclosed Desires" Safe
Edita Abdieski 4 "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" Safe
Urban Candy 5 "Meet Me Halfway" Safe
Pino Severino 6 "She Said" Safe
Meral Al-Mer 7 "Elektrisches Gefühl" Bottom two
Big Soul 8 "Bad Boys" Safe
Marlon Bertzbach 9 "I Like" Safe
Final showdown details
Meral Al-Mer 1 "Ein Herz kann man nicht reparieren" Safe
LaFamille 2 "Change" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Brönner: LaFamille, backed his own act Meral Al-Mer
  • Connor: LaFamille, due to the lack of surprise and potential
  • Glueck: Meral Al-Mer, backed his own act LaFamille

Week 2 (28 September 2010)

Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song Result
Pino Severino 1 "Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" Bottom two
Urban Candy 2 "Crazy in Love" Safe
Meral Al-Mer 3 "Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann" Bottom two
Anthony Thet 4 "Purple Rain" Safe
Marlon Bertzbach 5 "The Blower's Daughter" Safe
Edita Abdieski 6 "Street Life" Safe
Mati Gavriel 7 "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" Safe
Big Soul 8 "Think" Safe
Final showdown details
Meral Al-Mer 1 "Young Hearts Run Free" Eliminated
Pino Severino 2 "Stop Me" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Brönner: Pino Severino, backed his own act Meral Al-Mer
  • Connor: Meral Al-Mer, backed her own act Pino Severino
  • Glueck: Meral Al-Mer, because of missing singing abilities

Week 3 (5 October 2010)

  • Theme: King & Queens of Pop
  • Celebrity Performer: Seal ("Secret")
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song Result
Edita Abdieski 1 "Respect" Safe
Marlon Bertzbach 2 "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Bottom two
Urban Candy 3 "Geh' davon aus" Bottom two
Mati Gavriel 4 "Don't Stop Me Now" Safe
Pino Severino 5 "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Safe
Anthony Thet 6 "I'll Be Waiting" Safe
Big Soul 7 "Free Your Mind" Safe
Final showdown details
Marlon Bertzbach 1 "Last Request" Safe
Urban Candy 2 "Ding" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Brönner: Urban Candy, because they can't deliver their message and don't feel united as a group
  • Connor: Urban Candy, backed her own act Marlon Bertzbach
  • Glueck: Marlon Bertzbach, backed his own act Urban Candy

Week 4 (12 October 2010)

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song Result
Marlon Bertzbach 1 "Zombie" Safe
Edita Abdieski 2 "Heavy Cross" Safe
Pino Severino 3 "Sympathy for the Devil" Bottom two
Mati Gavriel 4 "Hallelujah" Safe
Big Soul 5 "Thriller" Safe
Anthony Thet 6 "Black Hole Sun" Bottom two
Final showdown details
Anthony Thet 1 "My Love Is Your Love" Safe
Pino Severino 2 "The Climb" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Brönner: Pino Severino, backed his own act Anthony Thet
  • Connor: Anthony Thet, backed her own act Pino Severino
  • Glueck: Pino Severino, because of his second bottom two appearance

Week 5 (19 October 2010)

  • Theme: Loud vs. Quiet
  • Celebrity Performers: Till Brönner ("Summer Breeze")
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Loud Song Quiet Song Result
Mati Gavriel 1 "Song 2" "Sexed Up" Bottom two
Big Soul 2 "Sex on Fire" "One" Safe
Anthony Thet 3 "Walk This Way" "Under the Bridge" Safe
Edita Abdieski 4 "Just Like a Pill" "Russian Roulette" Safe
Marlon Bertzbach 5 "Closer to the Edge" "Nothing Else Matters" Bottom two
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Marlon Bertzbach 1 "Feeling Good" Eliminated
Mati Gavriel 2 "Hurt" Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Brönner: Marlon Bertzbach
  • Connor: Marlon Bertzbach
  • Glueck: Marlon Bertzbach

Week 6 (26 October 2010)

  • Theme: A night at the club
  • Celebrity Performers: Sarah Connor ("Real Love")
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order Song 1 Song 2 Result
Big Soul 1 "It's Raining Men" "From Zero to Hero" Bottom two
Anthony Thet 2 "When Love Takes Over" "Give It to Me Right" Bottom two
Edita Abdieski 3 "Why Don't You Love Me" "Release Me" Safe
Mati Gavriel 4 "Music" "California Gurls" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Order Song Result
Anthony Thet 1 "Never Ever" Eliminated
Big Soul 2 "You Can't Hurry Love" Safe
Judge's vote to eliminate
  • Brönner: Big Soul, backed his own act Anthony Thet
  • Connor: Anthony Thet
  • Glueck: Anthony Thet, backed his own act Big Soul

Week 7 (2 November 2010)

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order Friends Song Order Jackson Song[1] Result
Edita Abdieski 1 "You Are So Beautiful" 4 "Blame It on the Boogie" Safe
Mati Gavriel 2 "Imagine" 5 "You Are Not Alone" Eliminated
Big Soul 3 "As" 6 "I'll Be There" Safe

Week 8 (9 November 2010)

Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
Act Order Song Order Celebrity Duet Order Winner's Song Result
Big Soul 1 "That's What Friends Are For" 3 "Underneath Your Clothes" (with Shakira) 5 "I've come to Life" Runner-Up
Edita Abdieski 2 "Run" 4 "Wo willst du hin?" (with Xavier Naidoo) 6 "I've come to Life" Winner

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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