X Factor (Italian TV series)

*X Factor*
X Factor
Created by	Simon Cowell
Presented by	Francesco Facchinetti Alessandro Cattelan Ludovico Tersigni Francesca Michielin Giorgia
Judges	Morgan; Mara Maionchi; Simona Ventura; Claudia Mori; Elio; Enrico Ruggeri; Anna Tatangelo; Arisa; Mika; Fedez; Victoria Cabello; Skin; Manuel Agnelli; Álvaro Soler; Levante; Asia Argento; Lodo Guenzi; Malika Ayane; Sfera Ebbasta; Samuel Romano; Emma; Hell Raton; Ambra Angiolini; Dargen D'Amico; Rkomi; Paola Iezzi; Jake La Furia; Achille Lauro;
Country of origin	Italy
No. of seasons	18
No. of episodes	212
Production
Production companies	Fremantle Italia; Magnolia
Original release
Network	Rai Due (2008–2010); Cielo (free-to-air, 2011–2015); Sky Uno/Sky Uno HD (2011–); TV8 (free-to-air, 2016–)
Release	10 March 2008 –; present

X Factor Italia is an Italian television show and singing competition, based on the British TV programme The X Factor, and part of The X Factor franchise, created by Simon Cowell. The show's first series premiered on 10 March 2008 and was broadcast by Rai Due, but since its fifth series, launched on 20 October 2011, it moved to Sky Uno, becoming the first version of the franchise to be broadcast by a pay television channel.^[1]^[2]

Each series of the show sees amateur singers of all ages and backgrounds auditioning in front of a panel of judges, selected for their role in the Italian or international music industry. Through several selection stages, each judge chooses a set of singers to mentor. Selected singers later compete on live shows, with a public vote eliminating these contestants one by one, until the final winner is declared.

X Factor was initially presented by Francesco Facchinetti (series 1–series 4). Alessandro Cattelan was the show's presenter from series 5 to series 14, followed by Ludovico Tersigni (series 15), Francesca Michielin (series 16 and series 17) and Giorgia (series 18).

The show launched the career of several popular Italian singers, including Giusy Ferreri (series 1), Noemi (series 2), Marco Mengoni (series 3), Francesca Michielin (series 5), Chiara Galiazzo and Mahmood (series 6), Michele Bravi (series 7), Lorenzo Fragola (series 8), Enrico Nigiotti and Måneskin (series 11).

Judges and presenters

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Presenter

Guest Presenter

Judge

Contestant

Cast Member	Series
Cast Member	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Francesco Facchinetti	●	●	●	●
Alessandro Cattelan					●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ludovico Tersigni															●
Francesca Michielin					●											●	●
Giorgia																		●
Daniela Collu														●¹
Mara Maionchi	●	●	●	●							●	●	●
Morgan	●	●	●		●	●	●	●									●²
Simona Ventura	●	●			●	●	●
Claudia Mori			●
Elio				●	●	●	●		●
Anna Tatangelo				●
Enrico Ruggeri				●
Arisa					●	●				●
Mika							●	●	●				●	●
Victoria Cabello								●
Fedez								●	●	●	●	●				●	●
Skin									●
Álvaro Soler										●
Manuel Agnelli										●	●	●		●	●			●
Levante											●
Asia Argento												●³
Lodo Guenzi												●³
Samuel													●
Malika Ayane													●
Sfera Ebbasta													●
Emma Marrone														●	●
Hell Raton														●	●
Rkomi																●
Dargen D'Amico																●	●
Ambra Angiolini																●	●
Paola Iezzi																		●
Jake La Furia																		●
Achille Lauro																		●

Annotations

¹ Daniela Collu presented the second and third live show of X Factor series 14, replacing Alessandro Cattelan, who tested positive to COVID-19.^[3]
² Morgan was fired after the fourth live show of the seventeenth series of X Factor for «inappropriate behaviors», and was not replaced by any other judge for the last three episodes of the show.^[4]
³ Asia Argento served as a judge on the pre-recorded selection stages of the twelfth series of X Factor, but was replaced by Lodo Guenzi for the live shows, following allegations that Argento sexually assaulted actor Jimmy Bennett.^[5]

Series summary

Act in Mara's Category
Act in Morgan's Category
Act in Simona's Category
Act in Claudia's Category
Act in Elio's Category
Act in Enrico's Category
Act in Arisa's Category
Act in Mika's Category
Act in Victoria's Category
Act in Fedez's Category
Act in Skin's Category
Act in Alvaro's Category
Act in Manuel's Category
Act in Asia/Lodo's Category
Act in Samuel's Category
Act in Malika's Category
Act in Sfera's Category
Act in Emma's Category
Act in Hell's Category
Act in Ambra's Category
Act in Dargen's Category
Act in Rkomi's Category
Act in Lauro's Category

Season	Start	Finish	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place	Winning mentor	Host	Judges (seating order)
1	10 March 2008	27 May 2008	Aram Quartet Groups	Giusy Ferreri Over 25s	Emaniele Dabbono Over 25s	Tony Maiello 16-24s	Morgan	Francesco Facchinetti	Mara	Morgan	Simona	—
2	12 January 2009	19 April 2009	Matteo Becucci Over 25s	The Bastards Sons of Dioniso Groups	Jury Magliolo 16-24s	Daniele Magro 16-24s					Simona
3	10 September 2009	2 December 2009	Marco Mengoni 16-24s	Guilano Rassu Over 25s	Yavanna Groups	Silver 16-24s					Claudia
4	7 September 2010	23 November 2010	Nathalie Over 25s	Davide Boys	Nevruz Joku Over 25s	Kymera Groups	Elio		Elio	Mara	Anna	Enrico
5	20 October 2011	6 January 2012	Francesca Michielin Girls	I Moderni Groups	Antonella Lo Coco Over 25s	Nicole Tuzzi Girls	Simona Ventura	Alessandro Cattelan	Morgan	Arisa	Simona	Elio
6	20 September 2012	7 December 2012	Chiara Galiazzo Over 25s	Ics Over 25s	Davide Merlini Boys	Cixi Girls	Morgan			Simona	Arisa
7	26 September 2013	12 December 2013	Michele Bravi Boys	Ape Escape Groups	Violetta Zironi Girls	Aba Overs	Morgan			Simona	Mika
8	18 September 2014	11 December 2014	Lorenzo Fragola Boys	Madh Boys	Ilaria Rastrelli Girls	Mario Gavino Garrucciu Overs	Fedez			Victoria		Fedez
9	10 September 2015	10 December 2015	Giosada Overs	Urban Strangers Groups	Davide Shorty Overs	Enrica Tara Girls	Elio		Elio	Skin
10	15 September 2016	15 December 2016	Soul System Groups	Gaia Gozzi Girls	Eva Pevarello Overs	Roshelle Girls	Alvaro Soler		Manuel	Arisa	Alvaro
11	14 September 2017	14 December 2017	Lorenzo Licitra Overs	Måneskin Groups	Enrico Nigiotti Overs	Samuel Storm Boys	Mara Maionchi		Manuel	Levante	Mara
12	6 September 2018	13 December 2018	Anastasio Boys	Naomi Rivieccio Overs	Luna Melis Girls	BowLand Groups	Mara Maionchi		Mara	Manuel	Asia/Lodo
13	12 September 2019	12 December 2019	Sofia Tornambene Girls	Booda Groups	Sierra Groups	Davide Rossi Boys	Sfera Ebbasta		Sfera	Mara	Malika	Samuel
14	17 September 2020	10 December 2020	Casadilego Girls	Little Pieces of Marmelade Groups	Blind Boys	N.A.I.P. Overs	Hell Raton		Manuel	Emma	Mika	Hell
15	16 September 2021	9 December 2021	Baltimora	Gianmaria	Bengala Fire	Fellow	Hell Raton	Ludovico Tersigni	Manuel	Emma	Mika	Hell
16	15 September 2022	8 December 2022	Santi Francesi	Beatrice Quinta	Linda	Tropea	Rkomi	Francesca Michielin	Dargen	Ambra	Rkomi	Fedez
17	14 September 2023	7 December 2023	Sarafine	Stunt Pilots	II Solito Dandy	Maria Tomba	Fedez	Francesca Michielin	Dargen	Morgan	Ambra	Fedez
18	12 September 2024	5 December 2024	Mimì Caruso	Les Votives	I Patagarri	Lorenzo Salvetti	Manuel Agnelli	Giorgia	Manuel	Jake	Paola	Lauro

Contestants, categories and judges

Key:

– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Series	Morgan	Simona Ventura	Mara Maionchi	N/A
One	Groups Aram Quartet Cluster Sei Ottavi 4 Sound FM Cherries	25+ Giusy Ferreri Emanuele Dabbono Annalisa Baldi Gino Scannapiego Antonio Marino Dante Pontone Adriano De Pasquale	16-24 Tony Maiello Ilaria Porceddu Silvia Aprile Luna Di Nardo Vittoria Hyde Maria Teresa d'Alise
Two	25+ Matteo Becucci Noemi Laura Binda Enrico Nordio Chiarastella Calconi Andrea Gioacchini Elisa Rossi	16-24 Jury Magliolo Daniele Magro Ambra Marie Facchetti Serena Abrami Giacomo Salvietti	Groups The Bastard Sons of Dioniso Farias Sisters of Soul Sinacria Sinphony
Three	Morgan	Claudia Mori	Mara Maionchi
Three	16-24 Marco Mengoni Silver Chiara Ranieri Cristiana Soriano Mario Spada Ornella Felicetti	25+ Giuliano Rassu Paola Canestrelli Sofia Damiano Fiorella Francesca Ciampa Francesco Gramegna	Groups Yavanna Luana Biz A&K Horrible Porno Stuntmen
Four	Enrico Ruggeri	Anna Tatangelo	Mara Maionchi	Elio
Four	Groups Kymera Effetto Doppler Borghi Bros	Girls Marika Lermani Dorina Leka Sofia Buconi Alessandra Falconieri	Boys Davide Mogavero Stefano Filipponi Ruggero Pasquarelli Dami	25+ Nathalie Giannitrapani Nevruz Joku Cassandra Raffaele Manuela Zanier
Five	Morgan	Simona Ventura	Arisa	Elio
Five	Boys Vincenzo Di Bella Valerio De Rosa Davide Papasidero	Girls Francesca Michielin Nicole Tuzii Jessica Mazzoli	25+ Antonella Lo Coco Claudio Cera Rahma Hafsi	Groups I Moderni Cafè Margot Le 5
Six	25+ Chiara Galiazzo Ics Romina Falconi	Boys Davide Merlini Daniele Coletta Alessandro Mahmoud Nicola Aliotta	Groups Frères Chaos Le Donatella Akmé	Girls Cixi Nice Yendry Fiorentino
Seven	Morgan	Simona Ventura	Mika	Elio
Seven	Boys Michele Bravi Andrea D'Alessio Lorenzo Iuracà	Groups Ape Escape Street Clerks FreeBoys	Girls Violetta Zironi Gaia Galizia Valentina Tioli Roberta Pompa	25+ Aba Fabio Santini Alan Scaffardi
Eight	Morgan	Fedez	Mika	Victoria Cabello
Eight	Groups Komminuet Spritz for Five The Wise	Boys Lorenzo Fragola Madh Leiner Riflessi Riccardo Schiara	25+ Mario Gavino Garrucciu Emma Morton Diluvio	Girls Ilaria Rastrelli Vivian Grillo Camilla Andrea Magli
Nine	Skin	Fedez	Mika	Elio
Nine	Girls Enrica Tara Margherita Principi Eleonora Anania	Groups Urban Strangers Moseek Landlord	Boys Luca Valenti Leonardo Marius Dragusin Eva	25+ Giosada Davide Sciortino Massimiliano D'Alessandro
Ten	Alvaro Soler	Fedez	Arisa	Manuel Agnelli
Ten	Groups Soul System Daiana Lou Les Enfants	Girls Gaia Gozzi Roshelle Caterina Cropelli	Boys Loomy Fem Diego Conti	25+ Eva Pevarello Andrea Biagioni Silva Fortes
Eleven	Levante	Fedez	Mara Maionchi	Manuel Agnelli
Eleven	Girls Rita Bellanza Camille Cabaltera Virginia Perbellini	Boys Samuel Storm Gabriele Esposito Lorenzo Bonamano	25+ Lorenzo Licitra Enrico Nigiotti Andrea Radice	Groups Måneskin Ros Sem & Stenn
Twelve	Asia Argento/Lodo Guenzi	Fedez	Mara Maionchi	Manuel Agnelli
Twelve	Groups BowLand Seveso Casino Palace Red Bricks Foundation	25+ Naomi Rivieccio Renza Castelli Matteo Costanzo	Boys Anastasio Leo Gassman Emanuele Bertelli	Girls Luna Melis Martina Attili Sherol dos Santos
Thirteen	Samuel	Sfera Ebbasta	Mara Maionchi	Malika Ayane
Thirteen	Groups Booda Sierra Seawards	Girls Sofia Tornambene Giordana Petralia Mariam Rouass	25+ Eugenio Campagna Nicola Cavallaro Marco Saltari	Boys Davide Rossi Lorenzo Rinaldi Enrico Di Lauro
Fourteen	Mika	Hell Raton	Emma Marrone	Manuel Agnelli
Fourteen	25+ N.A.I.P. Vergo Eda Marì	Girls Casadilego Mydrama Cmqmartina	Boys Blind Blue Phelix Santi	Groups Little Pieces of Marmelade Melancholia Manitoba
Fifteen	Fellow Nika Paris Westfalia	Baltimora Versailles Karakaz	Gianmaria Le Endrigo Vale LP	Bengala Fire Erio Mutonia
Sixteen	Dargen D'Amico	Fedez	Ambra Angiolini	Rkomi
Sixteen	Beatrice Quinta Disco Club Paradiso Matteo Orsi	Linda Omini Dadà	Tropea Lucrezia Matteo Siffredi	Santi Francesi Joėlle Iako
Seventeen	Morgan	Fedez	Ambra Angiolini	Dargen D'Amico
Seventeen	~~Astromare~~ Sickteens Selmi Animaux Formidables	Sarafine Maria Tomba Asia	Angelica Astromare Matteo Alieno Gaetano De Caro	Stunt Pilots Il Solito Dandy Settembre
Eighteen	Achille Lauro	Jake La Furia	Paola Iezzi	Manuel Agnelli
Eighteen	I Patagarri Les Votives Lorenzo Salvetti	Francamente The Foolz El Ma	Lowrah Pablo Murphy Dimensione Brama	Mimì Caruso Punkcake Danielle

First season (2008)

In the first edition held in the period 10 March 2008 to 27 May 2008, Morgan's contestants (Vocal Groups) were labelled "pastel green contestants", Simona's contestants (25+ years) the "pink contestants" and Mara's (16–24 years) the "pastel blue contestants"

		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	FINAL Week 12
	Aram Quartet	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Week 12)
	Giusy Ferreri	Not in competitions							Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-up (Week 12)
	Emanuele Dabbono	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom Four	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom	Eliminated (Week 12)
	Tony Maiello	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom	Eliminated (Week 12)
	Ilaria Porceddu	Safe	Bottom Four	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 11)
	Cluster	Not in competitions								Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 10)
	Sei Ottavi	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Four	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 9)
	Annalisa Baldi	Bottom Six	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 8)
	Gino Scannapiego	Not in competitions					Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Silvia Aprile	Not in competitions			Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Antonio Marino	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 5)
	4 Sound	Bottom Six	Bottom Four	Safe	Bottom Four	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Dante Pontone	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Four	Eliminated (Week 4)
	FM	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Luna Di Nardo	Safe	Bottom Four	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Vittoria Hyde	Bottom Six	Bottom Four	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Maria Teresa d'Alise	Bottom Six	Eliminated (Week 1)
	Cherries	Bottom Six	Eliminated (Week 1)
	Adriano De Pasquale	Bottom Six	Eliminated (Week 1)

Final Showdown		Adriano, Annalisa 4 Sound, Cherries M. Teresa, Vittoria	4 Sound, Vittoria Ilaria, Luna	Emanuele, FM	Dante, Sei Ottavi 4 Sound, Emanuele	Annalisa, Antonio	Tony, Silvia	Gino, Sei Ottavi	Annalisa, Emanuele	Sei Ottavi, Emanuele	Cluster, Ilaria	Tony, Ilaria	No final shodown in last week
	Simona's vote	Adriano	Vittoria Ilaria	FM	Sei Ottavi 4 Sound	Antonio	Silvia	Sei Ottavi	Annalisa	Emanuele	Cluster	Ilaria
	Morgan's vote	Cherries	Vittoria Luna	Emanuele	Dante Emanuele	Antonio	Tony	Gino	Emanuele	Sei Ottavi	Ilaria	Tony
	Mara's vote	M. Teresa	4 Sound Luna	FM	Dante 4 Sound	Annalisa	Silvia	Gino	Annalisa	Sei Ottavi	Cluster	Ilaria
Eliminates		Adriano 1 of 1 Votes Cherries 1 of 1 Votes M. Teresa 1 of 1 Votes	Vittoria 2 of 3 Votes Luna 2 of 3 Votes	FM 2 of 3 Votes	Dante 2 of 3 Votes 4 Sound 2 of 3 Votes	Antonio 2 of 3 Votes	Silvia 2 of 3 Votes	Gino 2 of 3 Votes	Annalisa 2 of 3 Votes	Sei Ottavi 2 of 3 Votes	Cluster 2 of 3 Votes	Ilaria 2 of 3 Votes	Tony bottom	Emanuele bottom	Giusy 42% Runner-up
Eliminates			Vittoria 2 of 3 Votes Luna 2 of 3 Votes	FM 2 of 3 Votes	Dante 2 of 3 Votes 4 Sound 2 of 3 Votes	Antonio 2 of 3 Votes	Silvia 2 of 3 Votes	Gino 2 of 3 Votes	Annalisa 2 of 3 Votes	Sei Ottavi 2 of 3 Votes	Cluster 2 of 3 Votes	Ilaria 2 of 3 Votes	Tony bottom	Emanuele bottom	Aram Quartet 58% Winners

Second season (2008–2009)

The second season was held between 25 November 2008 and 19 April 2009. The three judges were the same as the first series line-up. Simona Ventura mentored the "16-24s", Morgan the "25 and Overs" and Mara Maionchi the Groups. The winner was Matteo Becucci from the 25 and over category.

		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	FINAL Week 14
		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Round 1	Round 2
	Matteo Becucci	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Final Week)
	The Bastard Sons of Dioniso	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-up (Final Week)
	Jury Magliolo	Not in competitions					Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Bottom	Eliminated (Final Week)
	Daniele Magro	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 13)
	Noemi	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 12)
	Laura Binda	Not in competitions										Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 11)
	Enrico Nordio	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 10)
	Farias	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 9)
	Chiarastella Calconi	Not in competitions							Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 8)
	Andrea Gioacchini	Not in competitions			Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Ambra Marie Facchetti	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Sisters of Soul	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Serena Abrami	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Giacomo Salvietti	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Elisa Rossi	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Sinacria Sinphony	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom Two		Sisters of Soul, Sinacria Sinphony	Elisa, Farias	Ambra Marie, Giacomo	Sisters of Soul, Serena	Sisters of Soul, Farias	Daniele, Ambra Marie	Andrea, Noemi	Daniele, Chiarastella	Enrico, Farias	Enrico, Noemi	Laura, Jury	Noemi, Jury	Daniele, Jury	-
	Simona's vote	Sinacria Sinphony	Elisa	-	Sisters of Soul	Sisters of Soul	Ambra Marie	Andrea	Chiarastella	Farias	Enrico	Laura	Noemi	Daniele	-
	Morgan's vote	Sinacria Sinphony	Farias	Giacomo	Serena	Farias	Daniele	Andrea	Daniele	Farias	-	Jury	Jury	Jury
	Mara's vote	-	Elisa	Giacomo	Serena	Sisters of Soul	Ambra Marie	Noemi	Chiarastella	Enrico	Enrico	Laura	Noemi	Daniele
Eliminates		Sinacria Sinphony 2 of 2 Votes	Elisa 2 of 3 Votes	Giacomo 2 of 2 Votes	Serena 2 of 3 Votes	Sisters of Soul 2 of 3 Votes	Ambra Marie 2 of 3 Votes	Andrea 2 of 3 Votes	Chiarastella 2 of 3 Votes	Farias 2 of 3 Votes	Enrico 2 of 2 Votes	Laura 2 of 3 Votes	Noemi 2 of 3 Votes	Daniele 2 of 3 Votes	Jury bottom	The Bastard Sons of Dioniso Runner-up
Eliminates		Sinacria Sinphony 2 of 2 Votes	Elisa 2 of 3 Votes	Giacomo 2 of 2 Votes	Serena 2 of 3 Votes	Sisters of Soul 2 of 3 Votes	Ambra Marie 2 of 3 Votes	Andrea 2 of 3 Votes	Chiarastella 2 of 3 Votes	Farias 2 of 3 Votes	Enrico 2 of 2 Votes	Laura 2 of 3 Votes	Noemi 2 of 3 Votes	Daniele 2 of 3 Votes	Jury bottom	Matteo Winner

Third season (2009)

In the third edition from 16 June 2009 until 2 December 2009, the judge Simona Ventura was replaced by Claudia Mori. Morgan's contestants (16–24 years) were dubbed the "blue contestants", Claudia Mori's contestants (25+ years) the "orange" and Mara Maionchi's category of the Vocal Groups, the "red contestants".

		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	FINAL Week 13
		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Round 1	Round 2
	Marco Mengoni	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Final Week)
	Giuliano Rassu	Not in competitions							Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-up (Final Week)
	Yavanna	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Four	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Bottom	Eliminated (Final Week)
	Silver	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 12)
	Paola Canestrelli	Not in competitions									Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 11)
	Chiara Ranieri	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 10)
	Sofia	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 9)
	Damiano Fiorella	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Four	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 8)
	Cristiana Soriano	Not in competitions					Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Francesca Ciampa	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Bottom Four	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Luana Biz	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Four	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Mario Spada	Not in competitions			Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Ornella Felicetti	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 4)
	A&K	Bottom Two	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Horrible Porno Stuntmen	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Francesco Gramegna	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom Two		A&K, Francesco	Yavanna, Horrible Porno Stuntmen	A&K, Francesca	Ornella, Sofia	Sofia, Mario	Damiano, L. Biz Francesca, Yavanna	Cristiana, Damiano	Yavanna, Damiano	Chiara, Sofia	Chiara, Silver	Paola, Yavanna	Silver, Yavanna
	Morgan's vote	---	Horrible Porno Stuntmen	-	Sofia	Sofia	L. Biz Francesca	Damiano	Damiano	Sofia	Chiara	Paola	Yavanna	-
	Claudia's vote	Francesco	Yavanna	A&K	Ornella	Mario	L. Biz Yavanna	Cristiana	Yavanna	Chiara	Silver	Yavanna	Silver
	Mara's vote	Francesco	Horrible Porno Stuntmen	A&K	Ornella	Mario	Damiano Francesca	Cristiana	Damiano	Sofia	Chiara	Paola	Silver
Eliminates		Francesco 2 of 2 Votes	Horrible Porno Stuntmen 2 of 3 Votes	A&K 2 of 2 Votes	Ornella 2 of 3 Votes	Mario 2 of 3 Votes	Luana Biz 2 of 3 Votes	Cristiana 2 of 3 Votes	Damiano 2 of 3 Votes	Sofia 2 of 3 Votes	Chiara 2 of 3 Votes	Paola 2 of 3 Votes	Silver 2 of 3 Votes	Yavanna bottom	Giuliano Runner-up
Eliminates		Francesco 2 of 2 Votes	Horrible Porno Stuntmen 2 of 3 Votes	A&K 2 of 2 Votes	Ornella 2 of 3 Votes	Mario 2 of 3 Votes	Francesca 2 of 3 Votes	Cristiana 2 of 3 Votes	Damiano 2 of 3 Votes	Sofia 2 of 3 Votes	Chiara 2 of 3 Votes	Paola 2 of 3 Votes	Silver 2 of 3 Votes	Yavanna bottom	Marco Winner

The A&K, Mara's group, were formed by Andrea and Chiara (Kiara). However, Chiara was later disqualified from the show because of a regulation prohibiting the sons/daughters of RAI employees from entering the show, in this case, Chiara's Mother. She was replaced by Daniele Vit.

Fourth season (2010)

From that year there are four categories with the respective judges:

Mara Maionchi (16-24 Boys)
Anna Tatangelo (16-24 Girls)
Elio (25 +)
Enrico Ruggeri (Vocal Groups)

		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10		Week 11	FINAL Week 12
		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Saturday	Tuesday	Week 11	Round 1	Round 2
	Nathalie Giannitrapani	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Final Week)
	Davide Mogavero	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-up (Final Week)
	Nevruz Joku	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom	Eliminated (Final Week)
	Kymera	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 12)
	Stefano Filipponi	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 11)
	Ruggero Pasquarelli	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 10)
	Marika Lermani	Not in Competition								Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 9)
	Dami	Not in Competition					Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 8)
	Cassandra Raffaele	Not in Competition			Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Dorina Leka	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Manuela Zanier	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Effetto Doppler	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Borghi Bros	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Sofia Buconi	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Alessandra Falconieri	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 1)

Bottom two		Nathalie, Alessandra	Dorina, Sofia	Effetto Doppler, Borghi Bros	Effetto Doppler, Manuela	Cassandra, Manuela	Dorina, Kymera	Cassandra, Ruggero	Dami, Davide	Marika, Nathalie	Ruggero, Nevruz	Kymera, Stefano	Kymera, Nevruz
	Elio's vote	Alessandra	Sofia	Effetto Doppler	Effetto Doppler	Manuela	Kymera	Ruggero	Dami	Marika	Ruggero	Stefano	Kymera
	Mara's vote	Alessandra	(Sofia)	Borghi Bros	Effetto Doppler	Cassandra	Dorina	Cassandra	Davide	Marika	Nevruz	Kymera	Kymera
	Anna's vote	Nathalie	Sofia	Borghi Bros	Effetto Doppler	Manuela	Kymera	Cassandra	Dami	Nathalie	Nevruz	Kymera	Kymera
	Enrico's vote	Nathalie	Sofia	Borghi Bros	Manuela	Manuela	Dorina	Cassandra	Dami	Marika	Ruggero	Stefano	Nevruz
Eliminates		Alessandra public vote	Sofia 3 of 3 votes	Borghi Bros 3 of 4 votes	Effetto Doppler 3 of 4 votes	Manuela 3 of 4 votes	Dorina public vote	Cassandra 3 of 4 votes	Dami 3 of 4 votes	Marika 3 of 4 votes	Ruggero public vote	Stefano public vote	Kymera 3 of 4 votes	Nevruz bottom	Davide Runner-up
Eliminates		Alessandra public vote	Sofia 3 of 3 votes	Borghi Bros 3 of 4 votes	Effetto Doppler 3 of 4 votes	Manuela 3 of 4 votes	Dorina public vote	Cassandra 3 of 4 votes	Dami 3 of 4 votes	Marika 3 of 4 votes	Ruggero public vote	Stefano public vote	Kymera 3 of 4 votes	Nevruz bottom	Nathalie Winner

Fifth season (2011–2012)

The fifth season of X Factor was televised from 20 October 2011 to 5 January 2012. For the first time, it was broadcast by Sky Uno HD, rather than Rai 2. The auditions were held from 5 July to 12 September 2011.

Sixth season (2012)

The sixth season of X Factor started on 20 September 2012. It is broadcast live by Sky Uno HD, and a short version recorded broadcast on free digital TV Cielo.

Seventh season (2013)

The seventh season of X Factor started on 26 September 2013. It is broadcast live by Sky Uno HD.

Eight season (2014)

The eight season of X Factor started on 18 September 2014. It is broadcast live by Sky Uno HD.

Ninth season (2015)

The ninth season of X Factor started on 10 September 2015. It is broadcast live by Sky Uno HD.

Tenth season (2016)

The tenth season of X Factor started on 22 September 2016. It was broadcast live by Sky Uno HD, and a recorded version was broadcast on free digital channel TV8.

Eleventh season (2017)

The eleventh season of X Factor started on 14 September 2017. It is broadcast live by Sky Uno HD, and a recorded version is broadcast on free digital channel TV8. The season finale, aired on 14 December 2017, marked the victory of Lorenzo Licitra against Måneskin and became the most viewed Italian X Factor live show ever.

Twelfth season (2018)

The twelfth season of X Factor started on 6 September 2018. It was broadcast live by Sky Uno HD, and a recorded version was broadcast on free digital channel TV8. The final episode of the season, aired on both Sky Uno HD and TV8, was won by Anastasio. This marked Mara Maionchi's second victory in a row.

This season also featured Asia Argento as a judge before she was fired after being accused of sexual misconduct by actor Jimmy Bennett.^[6]

Thirteenth season (2019)

The thirteenth season of X Factor started on 12 September 2019. It was broadcast live by Sky Uno HD, and a recorded version was broadcast on free digital channel TV8.

Fourteenth season (2020)

The fourteenth season of X Factor started on 17 September 2020. It was broadcast live by Sky Uno HD and a recorded version was broadcast on free digital channel TV8. The final episode of the season, aired on both Sky Uno HD and TV8, was won by Casadilego. This marked Hell Raton's first victory.

Fifteenth season (2021)

The fifteenth season of X Factor started on 16 September 2021 and concluded on 9 December with Baltimora being the winner, marking the second and final victory for Hell Raton.

Sixteenth season (2022)

The sixteenth season of X Factor started on 15 September 2022 and concluded on 8 December with Santi Francesi winning, marking the only victory for Rkomi.

Seventeenth season (2023)

The seventeenth season of X Factor started on 14 September 2023, and concluded on 7 December with Sarafine winning, marking the second win for Fedez.

Following the fourth live show, Morgan would be fired as judge following inappropriate behavior towards production and fellow judges. This would mark the second time in the show's history of a judge being fired mid-season.

Eighteenth season (2024)

The eighteenth season of X Factor started on 12 September 2024, and concluded on 5 December with Mimì Caruso winning, marking the first win for Manuel Agnelli.

This season, mentor Achille Lauro became the first judge in the history of the show to bring three acts to the final.

References

^ Luca Dondoni (30 August 2011). "Simona Ventura Non rinnego la Rai ma Sky è il futuro". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "X Factor 5 lascia la Rai per Sky Uno". TGcom (in Italian). Mediaset. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "X Factor, il ritorno del capitano Alessandro Cattelan" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ Chiara Maffioletti (21 November 2023). "Morgan fuori da X Factor: Comportamenti inappropriati. Il cantante: «Non hanno il peso della cultura". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ Renato Franco (5 October 2018). "X Factor: arriva Lodo Guenzi al posto di Asia Argento". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "Asia Argento Fired From "X Factor Italy" Following Sexual Misconduct Allegation". Vanity Fair. 27 August 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] Luca Dondoni (30 August 2011). "Simona Ventura Non rinnego la Rai ma Sky è il futuro". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2024.

[2] "X Factor 5 lascia la Rai per Sky Uno". TGcom (in Italian). Mediaset. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

[3] "X Factor, il ritorno del capitano Alessandro Cattelan" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

[4] Chiara Maffioletti (21 November 2023). "Morgan fuori da X Factor: Comportamenti inappropriati. Il cantante: «Non hanno il peso della cultura". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2024.

[5] Renato Franco (5 October 2018). "X Factor: arriva Lodo Guenzi al posto di Asia Argento". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2024.

[6] "Asia Argento Fired From "X Factor Italy" Following Sexual Misconduct Allegation". Vanity Fair. 27 August 2018.

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Hosts	Francesco Facchinetti Alessandro Cattelan Ludovico Tersigni Francesca Michielin Giorgia
Judges	Morgan Simona Ventura Mara Maionchi Claudia Mori Enrico Ruggeri Anna Tatangelo Elio Arisa Mika Fedez Victoria Cabello Skin Álvaro Soler Manuel Agnelli Levante Asia Argento Lodo Guenzi Samuel Malika Ayane Sfera Ebbasta Emma Marrone Hell Raton Ambra Angiolini Dargen D'Amico Rkomi Paola Iezzi Jake La Furia Achille Lauro
Winners	Aram Quartet Matteo Becucci Marco Mengoni Nathalie Francesca Michielin Chiara Galiazzo Michele Bravi Lorenzo Fragola Giò Sada Soul System Lorenzo Licitra Anastasio Sofia Tornambene Casadilego Baltimora Santi Francesi
Winner's singles	"Chi (Who)" "Impossibile" "Dove si vola" "In punta di piedi" "Distratto" "Due respiri" "La vita e la felicità" "The Reason Why" "Il rimpianto di te" "She's Like a Star" "In the Name of Love" "La fine del mondo" "A domani per sempre" "Vittoria" "Altro" "Non è così male"
Other notable contestants	Giusy Ferreri Noemi Ruggero Pasquarelli Romina Falconi Mahmood Donatella Yendry Violetta Zironi Madh Roshelle Gaia Måneskin Enrico Nigiotti Leo Gassmann Blind Gianmaria