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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 recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia.[1] The second season premiered on the Seven Network on 30 August 2010[2] and ended on 22 November 2010.[3] The winner was Altiyan Childs and his debut single "Somewhere in the World" was released after the final.[3] Childs was mentored throughout by Ronan Keating, who won as mentor for the first time. The season was presented by Luke Jacobz, while spin-off show The Xtra Factor was hosted by Natalie Garonzi on 7Two. The show was originally to be hosted by actor Matthew Newton, however, he was forced to withdraw as host during production after an altercation with his former girlfriend Rachael Taylor and re-admitting himself to rehab. Guy Sebastian, Natalie Imbruglia, Keating and Kyle Sandilands who is the additional fourth judge joined the judging panel as replacements for former judges, Mark Holden, Kate Ceberano and John Reid.
| The X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
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| Hosted by | Luke Jacobz Natalie Garonzi |
| Judges | |
| Winner | Altiyan Childs |
| Winning mentor | Ronan Keating |
| Runner-up | Sally Chatfield |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 30 August – 22 November 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
The competition was split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' houses and live shows. Auditions took place throughout May and June 2010. After the auditions was bootcamp, where successful acts were split into four categories: Boys,[4] Girls,[4] Over 25s and Groups. Each judge was given a category to mentor and had to decide on their twelve acts after day two, and their six acts after day two. Special guest judges, including Havana Brown, Rebecca Batties, Mark Plunkett and Rai Thistlethwayte were brought in to help the judges decide their acts. Following bootcamp, was the judges' houses stage, where each of the judges reduced their six acts to three, with help from more guest judges, including Kelly Rowland, Sir Richard Branson, Boyzone, Snoop Dogg and Usher. The live shows began on 19 September 2010.
The second season had sparked controversy, including Childs' disappearance from the show and claims of a clash between the Girls. The grand final decider was watched by 1.63 million people, making it the highest rated television episode of the series.
On 16 May 2010, it was announced that the Seven Network would relaunch The X Factor with Guy Sebastian, Natalie Imbruglia, Ronan Keating and Kyle Sandilands (who is the additional fourth judge) confirmed as the four judges.[5] The X Factor first screened on Network Ten in 2005, but was canceled after the first season due to poor ratings.[5] Seven Network's head of programming, Tim Worner, said the "time was right" to relaunch the show, given Network Ten's decision to cancel Australian Idol.[5] He explained: "We felt that there's no big light event shows around and that this is the best of them ... We've seen what Australia's Got Talent has done in heavy traffic and feel it's the right opportunity for the show."[5]
On 30 May 2010, it was confirmed that actor Matthew Newton would be the host.[1] However, on 22 August, it was revealed that Newton had withdrawn as the host of the show after an altercation in Rome with his now ex-girlfriend Rachael Taylor.[6] Newton flew from Rome to Dublin, where he was to film segments for The X Factor with Keating.[6] However, he was escorted back to Australia by a producer of the show after they decided he was in no state to film.[6] He was then checked into Wentworthville's Northside West Clinic.[7] On 23 August, actor Luke Jacobz announced that he would take over as host and all original audition footage with Newton was removed with footage of Jacobz being shot instead.[8][9] On 28 August 2010, it was announced that radio presenter Natalie Garonzi would host the spin-off show The Xtra Factor on 7Two.[10]
| Audition city | Dates[11] | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Perth | 30–31 May 2010 | Perth Convention Exhibition Centre |
| Adelaide | 2 June 2010 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
| Melbourne | 5–7 June 2010 | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Sydney | 12–14 June 2010 | Australia Technology Park |
| Brisbane | 19–20 June 2010 | Suncorp Piazza |
The bootcamp stage of the competition began on 25 June 2010 in the Big Top at Luna Park, Sydney. This stage of the competition was first broadcast on 5 and 6 September 2010. In this stage, each judge was first given a category to mentor and had to decide on their top twelve acts after day one and their top six acts after day two. Sandilands was given the Boys, Imbruglia was given the Girls, Keating had the Over 25s and Sebastian was given the Groups category.
During bootcamp, the judges were assisted by musical artists who helped them choose their twelve acts. Havana Brown assisted with the Boys, MTV Australia CEO Rebecca Batties assisted with the Girls, Keating's manager Mark Plunkett with the Over 25s and Rai Thistlethwayte for the Groups category.[12][13]
The 24 successful acts were:
The final round of the selection process, the judges' houses, saw the judges reduce their six acts to three. Each judge took their six acts to exclusive locations around the world to experience the life of a superstar, introduce them to international artists and set the stage to inspire them to give the performance of a lifetime. Sandilands' Boys travelled to New York City, where they were assisted by Kelly Rowland. Imbruglia's Girls travelled to Necker Island to meet Richard Branson, while Keating's Over 25s visited his home town of Dublin, where they met up with his Boyzone bandmates. Sebastian's Groups travelled to Los Angeles, where he was assisted by rapper Snoop Dogg. While there, Sebastian had chosen Mahogany as one of his three acts, but was still unsure on who the other two acts should be. Sebastian and the groups then travelled to New York, where he was assisted by Usher.
| Judge | Category | Location | Assistant | Acts Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandilands | Boys[4] | New York City | Kelly Rowland | Thomas TJ Alcaniz, Darcy Callus, George Walter |
| Imbruglia | Girls[4] | Necker Island | Richard Branson | Ashlee Bellchambers, Samantha Clarke, Alice McDermott |
| Keating | Over 25s | Dublin | Boyzone | Max Jahufer, Tony Munnings, Olivia Robins |
| Sebastian | Groups | Los Angeles and New York City | Usher Snoop Dogg |
Jahmakn It Funky, Lazy J & Big Guy, The Real Sisters |
Key:
| Act | Age(s) | Hometown | Category (mentor) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altiyan Childs | 35 | Mount Isa, Queensland | Over 25s (Keating) | Winner |
| Sally Chatfield | 20 | Lakes Entrance, Victoria | Girls (Imbruglia) | Runner-Up |
| Andrew Lawson | 17 | Northern Ireland/Noosa | Boys (Sandilands) | 3rd Place |
| Mahogany | 22–27 | Sydney | Groups (Sebastian) | 4th Place |
| Luke & Joel | 21 & 23 | Newcastle, New South Wales | 5th Place | |
| Hayley Teal | 19 | Adelaide, South Australia | Girls (Imbruglia) | 6th Place |
| India-Rose Madderom | 20 | Sydney, New South Wales | 7th Place | |
| Mitchell Smith | 16 | Byron Bay, New South Wales | Boys (Sandilands) | 8th Place |
| Amanda Grafanakis | 27 | Hobart, Tasmania | Over 25s (Keating) | 9th Place |
| Kharizma | 18 & 24 | Ipswich, Queensland | Groups (Sebastian) | 10th Place |
| James McNally | 31 | Melbourne | Over 25s (Keating) | 11th Place |
| Chris Doe | 17 | Mornington Peninsula | Boys (Sandilands) | 12th Place |
Act in Team Kyle
Act in Team Guy
Act in Team Natalie Imbruglia
Act in Team Ronan
| Act | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Vote | Monday Vote | |||||||||||
| Altiyan Childs | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |
| Sally Chatfield | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-Up | |
| Andrew Lawson | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (Final) | |
| Mahogany | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Safe | 4th | 4th | Eliminated (Semi-Final) | ||
| Luke and Joel | 11th | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | 5th | Eliminated (Quarter-Final) | |||
| Hayley Teal | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Eliminated (Week 7) | ||||
| India-Rose Madderom | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | 7th | Bottom Two | Eliminated (Week 6) | |||||
| Mitchell Smith | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 8th | Eliminated (Week 5) | ||||||
| Amanda Grafanakis | Safe | 10th | Safe | Bottom Two | Eliminated (Week 4) | |||||||
| Kharizma | Safe | Safe | Bottom Two | Eliminated (Week 3) | ||||||||
| James McNally | Safe | 11th | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||||||||
| Chris Doe | 12th | Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||||||||
| Final Showdown | Luke and Joel, Doe |
Grafanakis, McNally | Kharizma, Mahogany | Madderom, Grafanakis | Smith, Madderom | Madderom, Mahogany | Teal, Luke and Joel | Luke and Joel, Mahogany | No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated. | |||
| Keating's vote to eliminate (Over 25s) | Doe | Grafanakis | Kharizma | Madderom | Smith | Madderom | Teal | Mahogany | ||||
| Imbruglia's vote to eliminate (Girls) | Luke and Joel | McNally | Kharizma | Grafanakis | Smith | Mahogany | Luke and Joel | Luke and Joel | ||||
| Sebastian's vote to eliminate (Groups) | Doe | McNally | —1 | Grafanakis | Madderom | Madderom | Teal | Mahogany | ||||
| Sandilands's vote to eliminate (Boys) | Luke and Joel | Grafanakis | Kharizma | Grafanakis | Madderom2 | Madderom | Teal | Luke and Joel | ||||
| Eliminated | Chris Doe 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
James McNally 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Kharizma 3 of 3 votes Majority |
Amanda Grafanakis 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Mitchell Smith 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
India-Rose Madderom 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Hayley Teal 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Luke and Joel 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Mahogany Public Vote To Save |
Andrew Lawson Public Vote To Save |
Sally Chatfield Public Vote To Win | |
Notes
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 1 | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" | Bottom Two | |||||||||||
| Hayley Teal | Girls (Imbruglia) | 2 | "Bust Your Windows" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Chris Doe | Boys (Sandilands) | 3 | "Already Gone" | Bottom Two | |||||||||||
| Amanda Grafanakis | Over 25s (Keating) | 4 | "Closer" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Kharizma | Groups (Sebastian) | 5 | "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" | ||||||||||||
| Mitchell Smith | Boys (Sandilands) | 6 | "Umbrella" | ||||||||||||
| James McNally | Over 25s (Keating) | 7 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | ||||||||||||
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 8 | "Red" | ||||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 9 | "Whataya Want from Me" | ||||||||||||
| Andrew Lawson | Boys (Sandilands) | 10 | "Don't Stop the Music" | ||||||||||||
| India-Rose Madderom | Girls (Imbruglia) | 11 | "Battlefield" | ||||||||||||
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 12 | "Hey, Soul Sister" | ||||||||||||
| Final showdown details | |||||||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 1 | "Fix You" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Chris Doe | Boys (Sandilands) | 2 | "Stop and Stare" | Eliminated | |||||||||||
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Doe was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Musical Hero | Result | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 1 | "Bring Me to Life" | Evanescence | Safe | ||||||||||
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 2 | "Kiss" | Prince | |||||||||||
| Mitchell Smith | Boys (Sandilands) | 3 | "Baby" | Justin Bieber | |||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 4 | "Lady Marmalade" | Labelle | |||||||||||
| Hayley Teal | Girls (Imbruglia) | 5 | "Respect" | Aretha Franklin | |||||||||||
| Andrew Lawson | Boys (Sandilands) | 6 | "Wherever You Will Go" | The Calling | |||||||||||
| Amanda Grafanakis | Over 25s (Keating) | 7 | "The Voice Within" | Christina Aguilera | Bottom Two | ||||||||||
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 8 | "Little Lion Man" | Mumford & Sons | Safe | ||||||||||
| India-Rose Madderom | Girls (Imbruglia) | 9 | "One" | U2 | |||||||||||
| James McNally | Over 25s (Keating) | 10 | "Maggie May" | Rod Stewart | Bottom Two | ||||||||||
| Kharizma | Groups (Sebastian) | 11 | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Beyoncé | Safe | ||||||||||
| Final showdown details | |||||||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
| Amanda Grafanakis | Over 25s (Keating) | 1 | "Wonderwall" | Safe | |||||||||||
| James McNally | Over 25s (Keating) | 2 | "Let's Stay Together" | Eliminated | |||||||||||
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. McNally was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Teal | Girls (Imbruglia) | 1 | "River Deep – Mountain High" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Andrew Lawson | Boys (Sandilands) | 2 | "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name" | ||||||||||||
| Kharizma | Groups (Sebastian) | 3 | "I'll Stand by You" | Bottom Two | |||||||||||
| India-Rose Madderom | Girls (Imbruglia) | 4 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 5 | "The Lady in Red" | ||||||||||||
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 6 | "Smooth Criminal" | ||||||||||||
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 7 | "You're the Voice" | ||||||||||||
| Mitchell Smith | Boys (Sandilands) | 8 | "To Be with You" | ||||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 9 | "Time After Time" | Bottom Two | |||||||||||
| Amanda Grafanakis | Over 25s (Keating) | 10 | "Vogue" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Final showdown details | |||||||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
| Kharizma | Groups (Sebastian) | 1 | "The Climb" | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 2 | "Footprints in the Sand" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India-Rose Madderom | Girls (Madderom) | 1 | "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" | Bottom Two | |||||||||||
| Andrew Lawson | Boys (Sandilands) | 2 | "Heartache Tonight" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Amanda Grafanakis | Over 25s (Keating) | 3 | "I Gotta Feeling" | Bottom Two | |||||||||||
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 4 | "Hey Ya!" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 5 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | ||||||||||||
| Mitchell Smith | Boys (Sandilands) | 6 | "Forever" | ||||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 7 | "...Baby One More Time" | ||||||||||||
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 8 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | ||||||||||||
| Hayley Teal | Girls (Imbruglia) | 9 | "When Love Takes Over" | ||||||||||||
| Final showdown details | |||||||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
| India-Rose Madderom | Girls (Imbruglia) | 1 | "Can't Take My Eyes off You" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Amanda Grafanakis | Over 25s (Keating) | 2 | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Rock artist | Result | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 1 | "Decode" | Paramore | Safe | ||||||||||
| Mitchell Smith | Boys (Sandilands) | 2 | "Jessie's Girl" | Rick Springfield | Bottom Two | ||||||||||
| Hayley Teal | Girls (Imbruglia) | 3 | "Whole Lotta Love" | Led Zeppelin | Safe | ||||||||||
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 4 | "Best of You" | Foo Fighters | |||||||||||
| Andrew Lawson | Boys (Sandilands) | 5 | "Crocodile Rock" | Elton John | |||||||||||
| India-Rose Madderom | Girls (Imbruglia) | 6 | "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | Bottom Two | ||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 7 | "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | The Beatles | Safe | ||||||||||
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 8 | "Beautiful Day" | U2 | |||||||||||
| Final showdown details | |||||||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
| Mitchell Smith | Boys (Sandilands) | 1 | "Teenage Dream" | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| India-Rose Madderom | Girls (Imbruglia) | 2 | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" | Safe | |||||||||||
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Smith was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Movie | Result | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India-Rose Madderom | Girls (Imbruglia) | 1 | "Fame" | Fame | Bottom Two | ||||||||||||
| Andrew Lawson | Boys (Sandilands) | 2 | "Love Is All Around" | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Safe | ||||||||||||
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 3 | "All by Myself" | Bridget Jones's Diary | |||||||||||||
| Hayley Teal | 4 | "Queen of the Night" | The Bodyguard | ||||||||||||||
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 5 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Armageddon | |||||||||||||
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 6 | "Eye of the Tiger" | Rocky III | |||||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 7 | "I Say a Little Prayer" | My Best Friend's Wedding | Bottom Two | ||||||||||||
| Final showdown details | |||||||||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||||
| India-Rose Madderom | Girls (Imbruglia) | 1 | "You Got the Love" | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 2 | "I Want You Back" | Safe | |||||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 1 | "Summer of '69" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Hayley Teal | Girls (Imbruglia) | 2 | "California Gurls" | Bottom Two | |||||||||||
| Andrew Lawson | Boys (Sandilands) | 3 | "Sunday Morning" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 4 | "Survivor" | ||||||||||||
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 5 | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" | Bottom Two | |||||||||||
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 6 | "Since U Been Gone" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Final showdown details | |||||||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
| Hayley Teal | Girls (Imbruglia) | 1 | "Valerie" | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 2 | "Where the Streets Have No Name" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 1 | "White Noise" | Bottom Two | |||||||||||
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 2 | "Everything I'm Not" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Andrew Lawson | Boys (Sandilands) | 3 | "Black and Gold" | ||||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 4 | "The Horses" | Bottom Two | |||||||||||
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 5 | "Never Tear Us Apart" | Safe | |||||||||||
| Final showdown details | |||||||||||||||
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result | |||||||||||
| Luke & Joel | Groups (Sebastian) | 1 | "Human" | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 2 | "Stand Up for Love" | Safe | |||||||||||
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Luke & Joel were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lawson | Boys (Sandilands) | 1 | "Uptown Girl" | 5 | "Somethin' Stupid" | Safe |
| Mahogany | Groups (Sebastian) | 2 | "Heaven" | 6 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Eliminated |
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 3 | "Just Like a Pill" | 7 | "Beautiful" | Safe |
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 4 | "The Living Years" | 8 | "Blaze of Glory" |
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Audition song | Order | Celebrity duet | Order | Mentor's favourite | Order | Winner's single | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lawson | Boys (Sandilands) | 1 | "Fly Me to the Moon" | 4 | "You're Beautiful" | 7 | "Heartache Tonight" | 10 | "Somewhere in the World" | Eliminated |
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 2 | "Hurt" | 5 | "Canned Heat" | 8 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | 11 | "Somewhere in the World" | Safe |
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 3 | "Sex on Fire" | 6 | "Don't Change" | 9 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | 12 |
| Act | Category (mentor) | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Chatfield | Girls (Imbruglia) | 1 | "Decode" | Runner-Up |
| Altiyan Childs | Over 25s (Keating) | 2 | "Beautiful Day" | Winner |
On 18 October 2010, following the live results show, contestant Altiyan Childs disappeared from The X Factor house for almost 24 hours, causing a serious concern for his mentor Keating, who took to Twitter to try to locate where Childs was.[14] Childs later returned at 5 pm the next day.[14] A program producer said that he had "taken some time out to be by himself and slept in a cave on Sydney's northern beaches overnight".[14] On 21 October, Childs spoke with guest host Keating and Jackie O on radio station 2Day FM to set the record straight about his disappearance.[15] He explained: "It kind of hit me randomly at about 2 am that I had to reconnect with part of my sadness, it’s my secret power it’s what drives me through the song and ignites that part of me, it’s got to do with sadness, I needed to go back to somewhere where I felt an intimate romantic thing with an ancient memory and it worked.[15] Childs stayed in a cave on Sydney's Northern Beaches.[15] As he awoke, Childs realised he was supposed to be practising with his mentor Keating.[15] The cave was a special place for Childs and his former fiancee. Their five-year engagement ended in 2002, but the hurt remains and Childs has been celibate since.[15] He explained: "I was broken, a piece of me was broken and I didn't think it was repairable. I'm not used to comfort and compliments because I have never been accepted before. I needed to know what to do with the contentedness and beauty of it all, and I needed that place to do it."[15]
On 25 October 2010 it was revealed that a name-calling cat fight between the Under 25 Girls had occurred during a performance at the Snaparazzi at Riva in St Kilda on 22 October.[16] Contestant India-Rose Madderom was reportedly yelling abuse at contestant Sally Chatfield after the two missed their cues while performing David Guetta's "When Love Takes Over".[16] Chatfield then fired back at Madderom before dissolving in tears.[16] The girls mentor Imbruglia stepped in and reportedly told Madderom "you can't act like this in public" and "you have to be professional."[16]
The premiere episode on 30 August 2010 achieved an audience of 1,186,000 and placed fifth overall for the night,[17] being beaten by A Current Affair's interview with Patty and Bert Newton, the parents of former X Factor host Matthew Newton, about his exit from the show due to his alleged attack on his former girlfriend Rachel Taylor.[18] However, the premiere episode topped its timeslot.[19] The second episode rated higher than the first, peaking at number four with an audience share of 1,482,000.[17] The ratings boost was credited to Seven's top rating show Packed to the Rafters, which topped the night's overall ratings.[20] The first live performance show on 19 September 2010 archived an audience of 1,095,000 and placed eighth overall for the night.[21] The live grand final decider show on 22 November 2010 reached an audience of 1,833,000 and topped the night's overall ratings.[22]
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions 1 | 30 August 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.186 | #5 | [17] |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | 31 August 2010 | Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.482 | #4 | [23] |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | 1 September 2010 | Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.332 | #6 | [17] |
| 4 | Auditions 4 | 2 September 2010 | Thursday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.336 | #1 | [17] |
| 5 | Bootcamp 1 | 5 September 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.287 | #4 | [24] |
| 6 | Bootcamp 2 | 6 September 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.307 | #3 | [24] |
| 7 | Judges Houses 1 | 12 September 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.074 | #11 | [25] |
| 8 | Judges Houses 2 | 13 September 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.234 | #5 | [25] |
| 9 | Live show 1 | 19 September 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.095 | #8 | [21] |
| 10 | Live decider 1 | 20 September 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 0.978 | #11 | [21] |
| 11 | Live show 2 | 26 September 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.054 | #6 | [26] |
| 12 | Live decider 2 | 27 September 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.126 | #5 | [26] |
| 13 | Live show 3 | 3 October 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.115 | #7 | [27] |
| 14 | Live decider 3 | 4 October 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 0.984 | #8 | [27] |
| 15 | Live show 4 | 10 October 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.224 | #4 | [28] |
| 16 | Live decider 4 | 11 October 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.182 | #4 | [29] |
| 17 | Live show 5 | 17 October 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.081 | #6 | [30] |
| 18 | Live decider 5 | 18 October 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.056 | #11 | [30] |
| 19 | Live show 6 | 24 October 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.079 | #7 | [31] |
| 20 | Live decider 6 | 25 October 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.027 | #13 | [31] |
| 21 | Live show 7 | 31 October 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.089 | #6 | [32] |
| 22 | Live decider 7 | 1 November 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.033 | #11 | [32] |
| 23 | Live show 8 | 7 November 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.248 | #5 | [33] |
| 24 | Live decider 8 | 8 November 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 0.938 | #15 | [33] |
| 25 | Live show 9 | 14 November 2010 | Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm | 1.206 | #3 | [34] |
| 26 | Live decider 9 | 15 November 2010 | Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 1.119 | #9 | [34] |
| 28 | Live Grand Final show | 21 November 2010 | Sunday 7.30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.374 | #2 | [22] |
| 29 | Live Grand Final decider | 22 November 2010 | Monday 7.30 pm–9:30 pm | 1.363 | #3 | [35] |
| Winner announced | 1.632 | #1 | ||||
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