Finnish reality television series
X Factor Finnish version of X Factor United Kingdom . It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. The first season concluded in May 2010. On 13 June 2017, it was revealed that the show would be revived for a second season which began airing in 2018.[ 1]
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.
Key:
– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
Season
Linda Brava
Renne Korppila
Gugi Kokljuschkin
—
One
Groups Enchant
Over 25s Leena Tirronen Christian Palin 16-24s Elias Hämäläinen Samuli Taskinen
Season
Michael Monroe
Saara Aalto
Suvi Teräsniska
Mikael Gabriel
Two
Groups 6G
Girls Tika Liljegren Fanny Falk
Over 25s Hanna-Maaria Tuomela
Boys Raid Amiri
Series summary
Contestant in (or mentor of) "16–24s" category Contestant in (or mentor of) "Boys" category Contestant in (or mentor of) "Girls" category Contestant in (or mentor of) "Over 25s" category Contestant in (or mentor of) "Groups" category
Season
Start
Finish
Winner
Runner-up
Winning mentor
Host
1
24 January 2010
23 May 2010
Elias Hämäläinen Samuli Taskinen
Gugi Kokljuschkine
Heikki Paasonen (main) (Xtra Factor)
2
4 February 2018
6 May 2018
Tika Liljegren
Hanna-Maaria Tuomela
Saara Aalto
Ile UusivuoriViivi Pumpanen
The show's inaugural Finnish season was in 2010. It was broadcast on MTV3 television station and hosted by Heikki Paasonen with Jukka Rossi hosting the affiliated Xtra Factor. The three judges were Linda Brava (groups), Gugi Kokljuschkin (16- to 24-year-olds) and Renne Korppila (25 and over). And the finalists for each category were chosen by the judges on 28 March.
Auditions were held 24 January to 28 February 2010, and the camps on 7, 14 and 21 March. The nine finalists, three in each category (groups, 16- to 24-year-old, 25 and over) were chosen end of March 2010.
Episode Air Date
Audition City
Date
January 24, 2010
Kuopio
November 7, 2009
January 31, 2010
Helsinki
November 14, 2009
February 7, 2010
Tampere
November 28, 2009
February 14, 2010
Rovaniemi
December 5, 2009
February 21, 2010
Helsinki
December 12, 2009
February 28, 2010
Tampere
December 17, 2009
Guest performers Guest performers included Anna Abreu , Anna Puu, Maija Vilkkumaa , Adam Lambert , Amy Macdonald and Paloma Faith .
Contestants
Key:
– Winner – Runner-up
Live shows
Results table
Contestants' colour key:
– Korppila's contestants (Over 25s)
– Kokljuschkin's contestants (16–24s)
– Brava's contestants (Groups)
– Bottom two
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Elias Hämäläinen
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Winner
Samuli Taskinen
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Runner-up
Leena Tirronen
Safe
Safe
Bottom
Safe
Safe
Safe
3rd
Eliminated
Enchant
Safe
Safe
Safe
Bottom
Bottom
4th
Eliminated
Yrjänä Salmela
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Bottom
Eliminated
Soul Sisters
Bottom
Bottom
Safe
Bottom
Eliminated
Christian Palin
Safe
Safe
Bottom
Eliminated
Merja Niekka
Safe
Bottom
Eliminated
Fearless
Bottom
Eliminated
Bottom two
Fearless,
Merja Niekka,
Christian Palin,
Enchant,
Enchant,
-
-
-
Korpilla's vote to eliminate
Merja Niekka
Christian Palin
Enchant
-
-
-
Kokljuschkin's vote to eliminate
Soul Sisters
Christian Palin
Yrjänä Salmela
Brava's vote to eliminate
Merja Niekka
Christian Palin
Yrjänä Salmela
Eliminated
Fearless Votes
Merja Niekka Votes
Christian Palin Votes
Soul Sisters Votes
Yrjänä Salmela Votes
Enchant Bottom
Leena Tirronen Bottom
Samuli Taskinen Runner-up
Elias Hämäläinen Winner
On 13 June 2017, it was announced that Michael Monroe , Saara Aalto , Suvi Teräsniska and Mikael Gabriel would judge the 2nd season. The hosts are Ile Uusivuori and Viivi Pumpanen .
Contestants
Key:
– Winner – Runner-up
Category (mentor)
Acts
Boys (Gabriel)
Raid Amiri
Viktorio Angelov
Girls (Aalto)
Fanny Falk
Tika Liljegren
Over 25s (Teräsniska)
Henri-Aleksi Pietiläinen
Hanna-Maaria Tuomela
Groups (Monroe)
6G
SANA
Live shows
Contestants' colour key:
– Gabriel's contestants (Boys)
– Aalto's contestants (Girls)
– Teräsniska's contestants (Over 25s)
– Monroe's contestants (Groups)
– 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
Contestant
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Round 1
Round 2
Tika Liljegren
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Winner
Hanna-Maaria Tuomela
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Runner-Up
Raid Amiri
Safe
Bottom three
Safe
3rd
Eliminated
Henri-Aleksi Pietiläinen
Safe
Safe
4th
Eliminated
6G
Safe
Bottom three
Eliminated
Fanny Falk
Bottom three
6th
Eliminated
Viktorio Angelov
Bottom three
Eliminated
SANA
8th
Eliminated
Final Showdown
Fanny Falk,
Raid Amiri,
The act that received the fewest public votes was automatically eliminated.
Monroe's vote to eliminate
Viktorio Angelov
Raid Amiri
Aalto's vote to eliminate
Viktorio Angelov
6G
Teräsniska's vote to eliminate
Viktorio Angelov
6G
Gabriel's vote to eliminate
Fanny Falk
6G
Eliminated
Viktorio Angelov 6G Henri-Aleksi Pietiläinen Raid Amiri Hanna-Maaria Tuomela
SANA Fanny Falk
Live show details
Judges' votes to eliminate Gabriel: Fanny Falk
Teräsniska: Viktorio Angelov
Aalto: Viktorio Angelov
Monroe: Viktorio Angelov
Judges' votes to eliminate Monroe: Raid Amiri
Gabriel: 6G
Teräsniska: 6G
Aalto: 6G
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