X Factor (German TV series) 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+).

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

Contestants

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

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

Results table

Contestants' colour key:

Live show details

Week 1 (21 September 2010)

• Theme: Playlist 2010
• Celebrity Performer: Enrique Iglesias ("I Like It")

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)

• Theme: Blockbuster Night
• Celebrity Performer: Hurts ("Wonderful Life")

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")

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)

• Theme: Mystery Night
• Celebrity Performers: Usher ("DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love") and Culcha Candela ("Move It")

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")

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")

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)

• Theme: Michael Jackson & Friends
• Celebrity Performers: Gossip ("Men in Love") and Flo Rida ("Club Can't Handle Me")
• Group Performance: "Over the Rainbow"
• The act with the fewest votes was eliminated from the competition.

Week 8 (9 November 2010)

• Theme: Final
• Celebrity Performers: "Loca" (Shakira) and "Bitte Hör nicht auf zu träumen" (Xavier Naidoo) and "Break my Chains" (Sarah Connor)
• Group Performance (Top 9): "Back for Good"
• The Celebrity Guests performed with one act.

External links

• Official German X Factor site

References