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
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
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
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).
Contestants' colour key:
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
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
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
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
Theme: Loud vs. Quiet
Celebrity Performers: Till Brönner ("Summer Breeze")
Judge's vote to eliminate
Brönner: Marlon Bertzbach
Connor: Marlon Bertzbach
Glueck: Marlon Bertzbach
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
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 least votes was eliminated from the competition.
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.
