X Factor (Brazilian TV series) season 1

The first season of the Brazilian version of the music competition show X Factor premiered on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. (BRT/AMT) on Band, with reruns airing the following day at 8:30/7:30 p.m. (BRT/AMT) on TNT.

X Factor
Season 1
Hosted by	Fernanda Paes Leme
Judges	Rick Bonadio Alinne Rosa Di Ferrero Paulo Miklos
Winner	Cristopher Clark
Winning mentor	Rick Bonadio
Runner-up	Jenni Mosello
Release
Original network	Band TNT
Original release	August 29 (2016-08-29) – November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)

Based on the British format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; boot camp; four-chair challenge and then the live finals.

The original judging panel consisted of Rick Bonadio, Alinne Rosa, Di Ferrero and Paulo Miklos, with Fernanda Paes Leme as main host and Mauricio Meirelles as social media correspondent.^[1]

An early preview of X Factor aired following Band's broadcast of the season finale of the third season of MasterChef on August 24, 2016.

Selection process

Season 1 judges

Rick Bonadio

Alinne Rosa

Di Ferrero

Paulo Miklos

Auditions

Open auditions in front of the show's producers took place at the Arena Corinthians, São Paulo from July 9 to July 10, 2016.

Band network reported that over 30,000 people auditioned for the show.

Judges' auditions

Judges' auditions took place at the Dom Bosco Theatre on Colégio Salesiano Santa Teresinha, São Paulo from July 25 to July 29, 2016.

Bootcamp

Summary of bootcamp

Judge	Category	Location	Assistant	Source
Paulo Miklos	Groups	Mavsa Resort, Cesário Lange	Fernanda Abreu	[2]
Di Ferrero	Boys		Péricles
Alinne Rosa	Girls		Tiago Iorc
Rick Bonadio	Over 25s		Ludmilla

Four-chair challenge

Key

  – Contestant was immediately eliminated after performance without switch

  – Contestant was switched out later in the competition and eventually eliminated

  – Contestant was not switched out and made the final four of their own category

Contestants performances on the four-chair challenge

Episode	Category (mentor)	Act	Order	Song	Mentor's decision	Switched with
Episode 13 (October 10)	Over 25s (Bonadio)	Tamires Alves	1	"I Have Nothing"	Put in chair 1	—
		Dan Murata	2	"Hold It Against Me"	Eliminated	—
		Tainah	3	"De Volta pro Aconchego"	Put in chair 2	Cecília Militão
		Paulo Cremona	4	"Melhor Eu Ir"	Put in chair 3	Camille Rio Lima
		Amanda Döring	5	"Zero"	Eliminated	—
		Prih Queiroz	6	"Lilás"	Put in chair 4	—
		Cecília Militão	7	"Você"	Put in chair 2	Rafael Oliveira
		Camille Rio Lima	8	"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"	Put in chair 3	Cristopher Clark
		Rafael Oliveira	9	"1+1"	Put in chair 2	—
		Cristopher Clark	10	"Set Fire to the Rain"	Put in chair 3	—
Episode 14 (October 12)	Boys (Ferrero)	Igor Black	11	"É Isso Aí"	Put in chair 1	Eli
		Lucas Machado	12	"O Vento"	Eliminated	—
		Octávio Augusto	13	"A Estrada"	Put in chair 2	Miguel EV
		Diego Martins	14	"Bang Bang" feat. "Bang"	Put in chair 3	—
		Alessandro Maia	15	"Os Corações Não São Iguais"	Put in chair 4	Conrado Bragança
		Eli	16	"Wrecking Ball"	Put in chair 1	—
		Luan Lacerda	17	"Chão de Giz"	Eliminated	—
		Conrado Bragança	18	"Far Away"	Put in chair 4	—
		Lucas Nage	19	"Stitches"	Eliminated	—
		Miguel EV	20	"When We Were Young"	Put in chair 2	—
Episode 15 (October 17)	Girls (Rosa)	Naomi Dominguez	21	"Sweet Child o' Mine"	Put in chair 1	—
		Carol Sampaio	22	"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"	Put in chair 2	Ariane Villa Lobos
		May	23	"Ain't No Other Man"	Eliminated	—
		Ciana	24	"Quem De Nós Dois"	Eliminated	—
		V Killer	25	"Velha Roupa Colorida"	Put in chair 3	Heloá Holanda
		Marcela Bueno	26	"Fora da Lei"	Put in chair 4	Jenni Mosello
		Jenni Mosello	27	"Piloto Automático"	Put in chair 4	—
		Ariane Villa Lobos	28	"Crazy"	Put in chair 2	—
		Bruna Pires	29	"A História de Lily Braun"	Eliminated	—
		Heloá Holanda	30	"Stay with Me"	Put in chair 3	—
Episode 16 (October 19)	Groups (Miklos)	Zennus	31	"When I Grow Up"	Eliminated	—
		Dó Maior	32	"O Xote das Meninas"	Put in chair 1	Ravena
		Dupla da Paulista	33	"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"	Eliminated	—
		Andrew & Maylon	34	"Então Foge"	Put in chair 2	Valter Jr. & Vinícius
		Ônix	35	"Gaveta"	Eliminated	—
		A's Trinca	36	"Só os Loucos Sabem"	Put in chair 3	O Clã
		TropeirÁfrica	37	"Shekini"	Put in chair 4	—
		Valter Jr. & Vinicius	38	"No Rancho Fundo"	Put in chair 2	—
		Ravena	39	"Não Para"	Put in chair 1	—
		O Clã	40	"Quando o DJ Mandar"	Put in chair 3	—

Contestants The top 16 contestants were confirmed as follows:

Key

  – Winner

  – Runner-up

  – Third place

Category (mentor)	Acts
Boys (Ferrero)	Conrado Bragança	Diego Martins	Eli	Miguel EV
Girls (Rosa)	Ariane Villa Lobos	Heloá Holanda	Jenni Mosello	Naomi Dominguez
Over 25s (Bonadio)	Cristopher Clark	Rafael Oliveira	Prih Queiroz	Tamires Alves
Groups (Miklos)	O Clã	Ravena	TropeirÁfrica	Valter Jr. & Vinicius

Live shows

Results summary

Key

  – Contestant did not perform

  – Contestant was chosen as the bottom four by their mentor and had to sing again in the final showdown

  – Contestant was in the bottom three and had to sing again in the final showdown

  – 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

Weekly results per contestant

Contestant	Week 1		Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Monday	Wednesday				Monday	Wednesday
							Round 1	Round 2
Cristopher Clark	Saved	—	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (week 5)
Jenni Mosello	—	Saved	Safe	Safe	4th	Safe	Safe	Runner-up (week 5)
Ravena	Saved	—	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	3rd	Eliminated (week 5)
Conrado Bragança	Saved	—	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (week 5)
Heloá Holanda	Saved	—	Safe	Bottom three	5th	Eliminated (week 4)
Diego Martins	—	Bottom four	8th	Safe	6th	Eliminated (week 4)
Naomi Dominguez	Bottom four	—	Safe	Bottom three	Eliminated (week 3)
Miguel EV	—	Saved	Safe	8th	Eliminated (week 3)
Valter Jr. & Vinicius	—	Saved	9th	Eliminated (week 2)
Rafael Oliveira	—	Saved	10th	Eliminated (week 2)
TropeirÁfrica	—	Bottom four	Eliminated (week 1)
Prih Queiroz	—	Bottom four	Eliminated (week 1)
Ariane Villa Lobos	—	Bottom four	Eliminated (week 1)
Tamires Alves	Bottom four	Eliminated (week 1)
O Clã	Bottom four	Eliminated (week 1)
Eli	Bottom four	Eliminated (week 1)
Final showdown	Eli	TropeirÁfrica	Diego	Heloá	Heloá	Conrado	No final showdown or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone
	Tamires	Diego
	Naomi	Prih	Valter Jr. & Vinicius	Naomi	Jenni	Ravena
	O Clã	Ariane
Judges voted to	Save		Eliminate
Miklos' vote	Ravena	Valter Jr. & Vinicius	Diego	Naomi	Jenni	Conrado
Ferrero's vote	Conrado	Miguel	Valter Jr. & Vinícius	Naomi	Heloá	Ravena
Rosa's vote	Heloá	Jenni	Valter Jr. & Vinícius	Naomi	Heloá	Conrado
Bonadio's vote	Cristopher	Rafael	Diego	Heloá	Jenni	Conrado
Eliminated	Eli Public vote to save	Ariane Villa Lobos Public vote to save	Rafael Oliveira Public vote to save	Miguel EV Public vote to save	Diego Martins Public vote to save	Conrado Bragança 3 of 4 votes Majority	Ravena Public vote to win	Jenni Mosello Public vote to win
	O Clã Public vote to save	Prih Queiroz Public vote to save
			Valter Jr. & Vinicius 2 of 4 votes Deadlock	Naomi Dominguez 3 of 4 votes Majority	Heloá Holanda 2 of 4 votes Deadlock
	Tamires Alves Public vote to save	TropeirÁfrica Public vote to save

Live show details

Week 1

October 24

• Theme: Judges' choice
• Group performance: "Can't Stop the Feeling!"

Contestants performances in the top 16 live show
(Monday)

Act	Order	Song	Result
Eli	1	"Locked Out of Heaven"	Bottom four
Tamires Alves	2	"A Lua Que Eu Te Dei"	Bottom four
Ravena	3	"Survivor"	Safe
Heloá Holanda	4	"Love On Top"	Safe
Conrado Bragança	5	"Iris"	Safe
Cristopher Clark	6	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"	Safe
Naomi Dominguez	7	"Na Sua Estante"	Bottom four
O Clã	8	"País do Futebol"	Bottom four
Final showdown details
Eli	1	"Mandou Bem"	Eliminated
Tamires Alves	2	"Sweet Dreams"	Eliminated
Naomi Dominguez	3	"Equalize"	Safe
O Clã	4	"Amor de Chocolate"	Eliminated

• Each mentor selected one finalist from their own category to advance. The bottom four acts performed another song of their choice in a final showdown and the public was required to save one of them based on the performance.

October 26

• Theme: Judges' choice

Contestants performances in the top 16 live show
(Wednesday)

Act	Order	Song	Result
Valter Jr. & Vinicius	1	"Infiel"	Safe
Prih Queiroz	2	"Overjoyed"	Bottom four
Miguel EV	3	"Crazy"	Safe
Ariane Villa Lobos	4	"Firework"	Bottom four
TropeirÁfrica	5	"Segura o Corpo"	Bottom four
Diego Martins	6	"Want to Want Me"	Bottom four
Rafael Oliveira	7	"Stay"	Safe
Jenni Mosello	8	"Mercy"	Safe
Final showdown details
TropeirÁfrica	1	"Abana o Vestido"	Eliminated
Diego Martins	2	"Chandelier"	Safe
Prih Queiroz	3	"Que Sorte a Nossa"	Eliminated
Ariane Villa Lobos	4	"Feeling Good"	Eliminated

• Each mentor selected one finalist from their own category to advance. The bottom four acts performed another song of their choice in a final showdown and the public was required to save one of them based on the performance.

Week 2

October 31

• Theme: Halloween
• Group performance: "Sympathy for the Devil"
• Musical guest: Paula Fernandes ("Pra Você" / "Olhos do Céu") and NX Zero ("Modo Avião")

Contestants performances in the top 10 live show

Act	Order	Song	Result
Diego Martins	1	"Monster"	Bottom three
Valter Jr. & Vinicius	2	"Menina Veneno"	Bottom three
Cristopher Clark	3	"Talking to the Moon"	Safe
Conrado Bragança	4	"Sem Radar"	Safe
Naomi Dominguez	5	"I'm in Love with a Monster"	Safe
Ravena	6	"E.T."	Safe
Rafael Oliveira	7	"Superstition"	Eliminated
Jenni Mosello	8	"Máscara"	Safe
Miguel EV	9	"Demons"	Safe
Heloá Holanda	10	"Sweet Dreams" ft. "É o Poder"	Safe
Final showdown details
Diego Martins	1	"Erva Venenosa"	Safe
Valter Jr. & Vinicius	2	"Flor"	Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Miklos: Diego Martins – backed his own act, Valter Jr. & Vinicius
• Ferrero: Valter Jr. & Vinicius – backed his own act, Diego Martins
• Rosa: Valter Jr. & Vinicius – based on the final showdown performances
• Bonadio: Diego Martins – said that Valter Jr. & Vinicius had more potential

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Valter Jr. & Vinicius were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 3

November 7

• Theme: Retro
• Group performance: "Whisky a Go Go"
• Musical guests:
  • Monday: Il Volo ("'O sole mio" (shown on TV) / "Nessun dorma" (online only)) – (pre-recorded on October 31)
  • Wednesday: Anitta ("Sim ou Não" / "Bang" / "Essa Mina É Louca") and Alinne Rosa ("País da Fantasia")

Contestants performances in the top 8 live show

Act	Order	Song	Result
Cristopher Clark	1	"Somebody to Love"	Safe
Conrado Bragança	2	"Alma Gêmea"	Safe
Naomi Dominguez	3	"Like a Virgin"	Bottom three
Miguel EV	4	"Against All Odds"	Eliminated
Heloá Holanda	5	"O Tempo não Pára"	Bottom three
Jenni Mosello	6	"Mr. Jones"	Safe
Diego Martins	7	"...Baby One More Time"	Safe
Ravena	8	"Dancin' Days"	Safe
Final showdown details
Heloá Holanda	1	"Eu Amo Você"	Safe
Naomi Dominguez	2	"Nothing Else Matters"	Eliminated

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Rosa: Naomi Dominguez – gave no reason
• Miklos: Naomi Dominguez – based on the final showdown performances
• Bonadio: Heloá Holanda – based on the final showdown performances
• Ferrero: Naomi Dominguez – gave no reason

Week 4

November 14

• Theme: Movies & Greatest hits
• Group performance: "Lady Marmalade" / "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" / "Your Song"
• Musical guest: Karol Conka ("Tombei" / "Maracutaia" / "É o Poder") and Paulo Miklos ("Sangue Latino")

Contestants performances in the top 6 live show

Act	Order	First song	Movie	Order	Second song	Result
Heloá Holanda	1	"I Will Survive"	Priscilla	7	"Não Vá Embora"	Bottom three
Conrado Bragança	2	"Será"	Somos tão Jovens	8	"It's My Life"	Safe
Ravena	3	"Já Sei Namorar"	De Pernas pro Ar	9	"Single Ladies"	Safe
Cristopher Clark	4	"Brasil"	Elite Squad 2	10	"Bang Bang"	Safe
Diego Martins	5	"Metamorfose Ambulante"	City of God	11	"Get Lucky"	Eliminated
Jenni Mosello	6	"All About That Bass"	The Intern	12	"Beijinho no Ombro"	Bottom three
Final showdown details
Heloá Holanda	1	"Amei Te Ver"				Eliminated
Jenni Mosello	2	"Love on the Brain"				Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Bonadio: Jenni Mosello – based on the final showdown performances
• Ferrero: Heloá Holanda – based on the final showdown performances
• Miklos: Jenni Mosello – gave no reason
• Rosa: Heloá Holanda – would not eliminate either of her acts so chose to put it to public vote by equalising the votes

With the acts in the final showdown receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Heloá Holanda was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 5: Final

November 21

• Theme: Judges' choice & Contestant's choice

Contestants performances in the top 4 live show

Act	Order	First song	Order	Second song	Result
Cristopher Clark	1	"Dog Days Are Over"	5	"Só Rezo"	Safe
Jenni Mosello	2	"Me Espera" ft. "Little Lion Man"	6	"Bitch Better Have My Money"	Safe
Ravena	3	"Ai, Ai, Ai"	7	"That's My Girl"	Bottom two
Conrado Bragança	4	"What a Wonderful World"	8	"Coisa Linda"	Bottom two
Final showdown details
Conrado Bragança	1	"Heaven"			Eliminated
Ravena	2	"Girl on Fire"			Safe

Judges' votes to eliminate

• Miklos: Conrado Bragança – backed his own act, Ravena
• Ferrero: Ravena – backed his own act, Conrado Bragança
• Bonadio: Conrado Bragança – gave no reason
• Rosa: Conrado Bragança – gave no reason

November 23

• Theme: Contestant's choice & Winner's song (billed as "song to win")
• Group performance: "Viva la Vida" (Top 10 finalists)
• Musical guests: Ludmilla ("Sou Eu" / "Bom"), Tiago Iorc ("Amei Te Ver"), Jota Quest ("Blecaute" / "Um Dia Pra Não Se Esquecer")

Contestants performances in the final live show

Act	Order	First song	Order	Second song	Result
Jenni Mosello	1	"You Know I'm No Good"	4	"Oração"	Runner-up
Cristopher Clark	2	"Quando o Sol Bater Na Janela do Teu Quarto"	5	"Stone Cold"	Winner
Ravena	3	"Sim ou Não"	6	N/A (already eliminated)	Third place

Following the announcement that Clark had won, he performed "Kiss".

Ratings and reception

Brazilian ratings

All numbers are in points and provided by IBOPE.

Episode	Title	Air Date	Timeslot (BRT)	Viewers (in points)	Rank Timeslot	Source
0	X Factor Preview	August 24, 2016	Wednesday 1:00 a.m.	5.5	1	[3]
1	Auditions 1	August 29, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	3.3	4	[4]
2	Auditions 2	August 31, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.6	4	[5]
3	Auditions 3	September 5, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.4	4	[6]
4	Auditions 4	September 7, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.3	4	[7]
5	Auditions 5	September 12, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.1	4	[8]
6	Auditions 6	September 14, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.8	4	[9]
7	Auditions 7	September 19, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	3.1	3	[10]
8	Auditions 8	September 21, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.6	4	[11]
9	Bootcamp 1	September 26, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.4	4	[12]
10	Bootcamp 2	September 28, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.5	4	[13]
11	Bootcamp 3	October 3, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.5	4	[14]
12	Bootcamp 4	October 5, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.2	4	[15]
13	Four-chair challenge 1	October 10, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.4	4	[16]
14	Four-chair challenge 2	October 12, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.3	4	[17]
15	Four-chair challenge 3	October 17, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.3	4	[18]
16	Four-chair challenge 4	October 19, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.6	4	[19]
17	Top 16 perform – part 1	October 24, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.6	4	[20]
18	Top 16 perform – part 2	October 26, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.7	4	[21]
19	Top 10 perform	October 31, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.3	4	[22]
20	Top 10 results	November 2, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.8	4	[23]
21	Top 8 perform	November 7, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.1	4	[24]
22	Top 8 results	November 9, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	1.7	4	[25]
23	Top 6 perform	November 14, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.3	4	[26]
24	Top 6 results	November 16, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.4	4	[27]
25	Top 4 perform	November 21, 2016	Monday 10:30 p.m.	2.3	4	[28]
26	Season Finale	November 23, 2016	Wednesday 10:30 p.m.	2.5	4	[29]

• In 2016, each point represents 69.417 households in São Paulo.