''
The X Factor'' was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the
original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a
Sony Music Australia recording contract. The seventh season premiered on the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
on 13 September 2015 and concluded on 24 November 2015.
Luke Jacobz returned as the host of the show.
Dannii Minogue
Danielle Jane Minogue () is an Australian singer, television personality, and actress. She initially gained recognition for her appearances on the television show ''Young Talent Time'' (1982–1988) and for her role as Emma Jackson on th ...
was the only judge from the
previous season who returned, while
Redfoo
Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975), better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, record producer and DJ best known for being part of the musical duo LMFAO, and for their hit songs "Par ...
,
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop group Boyzone. His solo career start ...
and
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte (; born 1 September 1975) is an Australian recording artist, actress, and Celebrity, television personality. Born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, she began her career in musical theatre. She later pursued an ...
were replaced by former judge
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...
, as well as new judges
James Blunt
James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount; 22 February 1974) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. A former reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards regiment of the British Army, he served under NATO during the 1999 Kosovo War. After l ...
and
Chris Isaak. The winner was
Cyrus Villanueva and his winner's single "
Stone" was released after the final. He was mentored by Isaak, who won as mentor for the first time.
Open auditions in front of the show's producers took place in 13 cities between January and March 2015. The successful auditionees chosen by the producers were then invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live audience in June 2015. The next round was bootcamp, which for the first time on ''The X Factor Australia'' incorporated the five seat challenge, where each act performed in front of the judges and a live audience to earn a place on one of the five seats in their category. Following bootcamp was the super home visits round in London, where each judge reduced their five acts to three, with help from guest mentors
Simon Cowell,
Olly Murs and
Rita Ora. For the first time on ''The X Factor Australia'', instead of travelling to four different locations around the world, the super home visits for each category were all held together in the same location.
The live shows began on 27 September 2015. They returned to Monday and Tuesday nights as previously seen in seasons
3 and
4. This was a change of format from seasons
2,
5 and
6, in which the live shows were broadcast on Sunday and Monday nights.
Judges
On 25 April 2015,
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop group Boyzone. His solo career start ...
confirmed in an interview with ''The Sunday Telegraph'' that he would not be returning for season 7 as he wanted to focus on his music career. He said, "I've had five great years working on an amazing show with a brilliant team of people. But I'm working on a new solo album and different projects so I can't make it back this year sadly."
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte (; born 1 September 1975) is an Australian recording artist, actress, and Celebrity, television personality. Born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, she began her career in musical theatre. She later pursued an ...
announced her departure on her Twitter account on 29 April 2015. On 1 May 2015,
Redfoo
Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975), better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, record producer and DJ best known for being part of the musical duo LMFAO, and for their hit songs "Par ...
announced on his Facebook page that he would also not be returning as he wanted to focus on other projects including a new album.
Dannii Minogue
Danielle Jane Minogue () is an Australian singer, television personality, and actress. She initially gained recognition for her appearances on the television show ''Young Talent Time'' (1982–1988) and for her role as Emma Jackson on th ...
was the only judge from
season 6
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...
who returned.
On 3 May 2015, it was confirmed that
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...
would be returning to the judging panel, after a two-year absence, as Redfoo's replacement, while
James Blunt
James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount; 22 February 1974) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. A former reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards regiment of the British Army, he served under NATO during the 1999 Kosovo War. After l ...
and
Chris Isaak would be replacing Keating and Bassingthwaighte.
Isaak said, "It is going to be surreal to be on the show as a judge after having watched so many episodes as a fan. I know it's a show with a history of articulate, intelligent judges, and I know they wanted to change that up so they called me."
Blunt previously appeared on season 6 as a guest mentor for Minogue's Groups category during the
home visits round.
Selection process
Auditions
Open auditions in front of the show's producers took place in 13 cities and ran from 31 January 2015 to 10 March 2015. Online auditions were also held for those who could not attend the open auditions. The auditionees chosen by the producers were then invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live studio audience. These auditions were filmed at the
Qantas Credit Union Arena in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
on 4, 5, 6 and 7 June 2015 and
Hisense Arena in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
on 12, 13 and 14 June 2015.
Bootcamp and five seat challenge
The bootcamp round of the competition was held at the
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, located 13 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta Council. It is commonly known as Olympic Park but officially na ...
. Filming began on 8 July 2015. The episodes with a live audience were filmed on 10 and 11 July 2015. Before bootcamp started, the judges cut half of the 100 successful acts from auditions and only 48 acts remained (12 in each category). At the beginning of the bootcamp round, each judge found out which category they would be mentoring. Isaak was given the Boys, Blunt was given the Over 25s, Sebastian was given the Groups and Minogue was given the Girls. For the first time on ''The X Factor Australia'', bootcamp incorporated the five seat challenge, where each act performed in front of the judges and a live audience to earn a place on one of the five seats in their category.
After each performance, the mentor for that category decided if that act deserved to take a seat as one of their top five to go through to the super home visits.
If all five seats were filled for each category and a remaining act performed better than those seated, the mentor for that category had the option of swapping an act out.
Contestants Panda and Chan were swapped for Cyrus Villanueva and Big T in the Boys category, Aaron Taylor and Mama Julz were swapped for Roshani Priddis and Dan Hamill in the Over 25s category,
and couple duo Luke & Tannah were swapped for Lazy J & Big Guy in the Groups category. In the Girls category, Carla Wehbe and Chloe Papandrea were swapped for Maddison Milewski and Shannon Hancock. However, Hancock was then swapped for Michaela Baranov.
The 20 successful acts were:
*Boys: Big T, Jimmy Davis, Michael Duchesne,
Andrew Lambrou
Andrew Lambrou ( ; el, Άντριου Λάμπρου; born 25 May 1998) is an Australian singer. He represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Early life
Andrew Lambrou was born in 1998 to a Greek Cypriot family. One of his g ...
,
Cyrus Villanueva
*Girls: Michaela Baranov, Georgia Denton, Emilia Kelberg, Maddison Milewski, Mahalia Simpson
*Over 25s:
Louise Adams, Natalie Conway, Gazele, Dan Hamill, Roshani Priddis
*Groups: The Fisher Boys,
In Stereo,
Jess & Matt
Jess & Matt are a pop music duo consisting of husband and wife Jess Dunbar and Matt Price. They started out as solo artists but became a duo in 2014.
Career 2015: ''The X Factor''
In 2015, Jess & Matt auditioned for season seven of ''The X Fact ...
, Lazy J & Big Guy, Paris Inc.
Super home visits
For the first time on ''The X Factor Australia'', instead of travelling to four different locations around the world, the super home visits for each category were all held together in the same location.
The first episode of the super home visits round was filmed in London on 25 July 2015. Each act performed one song to their mentor and guest mentors.
Minogue and Sebastian were assisted by
Simon Cowell and
Olly Murs, and Isaak and Blunt were assisted by Cowell and
Rita Ora.
After the performances, the judges along with their guest mentors narrowed down the acts to three each. The Girls and Groups categories travelled to
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
to find out which of their acts made it to the live shows, while the Boys and Over 25s categories remained in London.
Acts
Key:
: – Winner
: – Runner-Up
Live shows
Results summary
;Colour key
Act in Team Dannii
Act in Team Guy
Act in Team Chris
Act in Team James
: – Act in the bottom two and had to perform again in the final showdown
: – Act was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
: – Act received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
Sebastian was not required to vote as there was already a majority.
Live show details
Week 1 (27/29 September)
* Theme: Launch Party
* Group performance: "
Gold Dust
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Gold dust may also refer to:
Animal
*Gold Dust (elephant) (1873–1898), male Asian elephant that was kept in the National Zoo in the late 19th century
*Gold dust day gecko, a subspecies of geckos which live ...
"
* Celebrity performers:
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...
("
This Ain't Love
"This Ain't Love" is a song recorded by Australian singer and songwriter Jessica Mauboy, originally for a fourth studio album, but was left off the track listing of ''Hilda'' (2019). It was released on 11 September 2015 as the intended first sing ...
") and
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
("
What Do You Mean?")
; Judges' vote to eliminate
* Minogue: Dan Hamill – backed her own act, Georgia Denton.
* Blunt: Georgia Denton – backed his own act, Dan Hamill.
* Isaak: Dan Hamill – wanted to see what Denton was going to do next.
* Sebastian: Dan Hamill – thought Denton still had more to deliver.
; Notes
* This week's live performance show aired on Sunday night due to the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
's coverage of the
2015 Brownlow Medal
The 2015 Brownlow Medal was the 88th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season. Nat Fyfe of the Fremantle Football Club won the medal by polli ...
on Monday night.
Week 2 (5/6 October)
* Theme: Decades Challenge
* Group performance: "
Up"
* Celebrity performers:
**Monday:
One Direction
One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group are composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously Zayn Malik until his departure from the gr ...
("
Drag Me Down")
**Tuesday:
Ellie Goulding
Elena Jane Goulding ( ; born 30 December 1986) is an English singer and songwriter. Her career began when she met record producers Starsmith and Frankmusik, and she was later spotted by Jamie Lillywhite, who became her manager and Artists and ...
("
On My Mind") and
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...
("
Angels")
; Judges' vote to eliminate
* Minogue: The Fisher Boys – felt that Jess and Matt has develop more.
* Blunt: The Fisher Boys – felt that The Fisher Boys went too far that week.
* Isaak: The Fisher Boys – thought Jess & Matt had the X Factor.
* Sebastian was not required to vote as there was already a majority and did not say how he would have voted as both acts were in his category.
; Notes
* A video of One Direction's performance of "Drag Me Down" from their
On the Road Again Tour
The On The Road Again Tour was the fourth headlining concert tour and second all-stadium tour by English-Irish boy band One Direction, in support of their fourth studio album, ''Four'' (2014). The tour began on 7 February 2015 in Sydney, Austra ...
was shown on Monday night.
* On 17 October 2015, the performances of three contestants entered the
ARIA Singles Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
. Cyrus Villanueva's performance of "Wicked Game" debuted at number 6, Mahalia Simpson's performance of "Hello" debuted at number 88, and Louise Adams' performance of "People Help the People" debuted at number 91.
Week 3 (12/13 October)
* Theme: Top 10 Hits
* Group performance: "
Rather Be"
* Celebrity performers:
Jess Glynne ("
Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"), Chris Isaak ("
Please Don't Call"), and
Little Mix
Little Mix are a British girl group, composed of group members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, and Perrie Edwards. Jesy Nelson was originally part of the group before she left in 2020. After becoming the first group to win the British ver ...
("
Love Me Like You
"Love Me Like You" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released through Syco Music and Columbia Records, as the second single from the group's third studio album, ''Get Weird'' (2015). It was produced by Steve Mac, who co-w ...
")
; Judges' vote to eliminate
* Isaak: Mahalia Simpson – backed his own act, Jimmy Davis.
* Minogue: Jimmy Davis – backed her own act, Mahalia Simpson.
* Blunt: Jimmy Davis – felt that Simpson was fantastic despite being a threat to the contestants in his category.
* Sebastian: Jimmy Davis – felt that Simpson had more magical performances in the live shows.
;Notes
* For the first time in the show's history, this week's live decider featured a double elimination.
* For the second time in the show's history, this week's live decider featured a bottom three. However, one act was immediately eliminated while the other two faced off in the final showdown before the judges' votes as usual.
* On 24 October 2015, the performances of two contestants entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Jess & Matt's performance of "Do You Remember" debuted at number 53 and Cyrus Villanueva's performance of "Hold Back the River" debuted at number 100.
Week 4 (19/20 October)
* Theme: Rock
* Group performance: "
Mickey" / "
Shake It Off
"Shake It Off" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her fifth studio album, ''1989''. Swift wrote the lyrics and composed the melody with producers Max Martin and Shellback. An uptempo dance-pop song featuring a saxop ...
"
* Celebrity performers:
Conrad Sewell
Conrad Ignatius Mario Maximilian Sewell (born 31 March 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Sewell is best known for his vocals on Kygo's single " Firestone" and his number-one single " Start Again".
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, h ...
("
Who You Lovin") and
Adam Lambert
Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert is known for his dynamic vocal performances that fuse his theatrical tra ...
("
Another Lonely Night")
; Judges' vote to eliminate
* Blunt: In Stereo – complimented In Stereo's final showdown performance but felt it was "too little too late".
* Isaak: In Stereo – gave no reason, although stated that the final showdown performances were close.
* Minogue: In Stereo – felt In Stereo were worse that week.
* Sebastian was not required to vote as there was already a majority and did not say how he would have voted as both acts were in his category.
Week 5 (26/27 October)
* Theme: Trailblazers
* Group performance: "
Whip It!" with
LunchMoney Lewis
Gamal Kosh Lewis (born January 11, 1988), better known as LunchMoney Lewis, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his 2015 single " Bills", which topped the charts in Australia and peaked within t ...
* Celebrity performers: LunchMoney Lewis ("
Bills"),
Peking Duk ("
Say My Name
"Say My Name" is a song by American group Destiny's Child from their second studio album, ''The Writing's on the Wall'' (1999). It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins I ...
") and
Nathaniel
, nickname =
{{Plainlist,
* Nat
* Nate
, footnotes =
Nathaniel is an English variant of the biblical Greek name Nathanael.
People with the name Nathaniel
* Nathaniel Archibald (1952–2018), American basketball player
* Nate A ...
("Always Be Yours")
; Judges' vote to eliminate
* Sebastian: Michaela Baranov – stated he was fond of Simpson.
* Isaak: Michaela Baranov – thought Simpson was suited to the show.
* Minogue: Mahalia Simpson – decided to vote for Simpson in an attempt to give Blunt an opportunity to send the result to deadlock.
* Blunt: Michaela Baranov – felt Simpson had improved more.
; Notes
* On 7 November 2015, the performances of two acts entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Jess & Matt's performance of "Dancing in the Dark" debuted at number 107 and Cyrus Villanueva's performance of "Rumour Has It" debuted at number 109.
Week 6 (2/3 November)
* Theme: Judge's Challenge
* Group performance: "
Fight Song
A fight song is a rousing short song associated with a sports team. The term is most common in the United States and Canada. In Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand these songs are called the team anthem, team song, or games song. First associated ...
"
* Celebrity performers:
Rachel Platten
Rachel Ashley Platten (born May 20, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and author. After releasing two albums independently in 2003 and 2011, she signed with Columbia Records in 2015 and released her mainstream debut single, "Fight Song", w ...
("
Stand by You"),
Hozier
Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes. He had his interna ...
("
From Eden
"From Eden" is a song recorded by Irish singer-songwriter Hozier for his 2014 eponymous debut studio album. It was released on 9 March 2014 as the second single from the record and peaked at number two on the Irish Singles Chart and number fif ...
") and
Aston Merrygold
Aston Iain Merrygold (born 13 February 1988) is an English singer, dancer, television personality and actor. He is known for being a member of the British boy band JLS, who were the runners-up to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series of ''The X ...
("Show Me")
; Judges' vote to eliminate
* Minogue: Natalie Conway – backed her own act, Mahalia Simpson.
* Blunt: Mahalia Simpson – backed his own act, Natalie Conway.
* Isaak: Natalie Conway – felt there was something "unique" about Simpson.
* Sebastian: Mahalia Simpson – could not decide and sent the result to deadlock.
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was reverted to the earlier public vote for the first time this season. Conway received the fewest votes and was eliminated.
; Notes
* On 14 November 2015, the performances of three acts entered the ARIA Singles Chart. Jess & Matt's performance of "Stay" debuted at number 68, Cyrus Villanueva's performance of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" debuted at number 80, and Louise Adams' performance of "You Don't Own Me" debuted at number 94.
Week 7: Quarter-Final (9/10 November)
* Mentor:
Samantha Jade
* Group performance: "
Time After Time"
* Celebrity performers:
**Monday:
Marlisa Punzalan
Marlisa Ann Punzalan (born 1 October 1999), also known simply as Marlisa, is an Australian singer. She won the sixth season of '' The X Factor Australia'' in 2014, aged 15, the youngest contestant to have won the show. Punzalan su ...
("Forever Young")
**Tuesday:
Vance Joy ("
Fire and the Flood
"Fire and the Flood" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, and released on 24 July 2015 as the first single from deluxe edition (and fourth overall) of his debut studio album ''Dream Your Life Away'' (2014). It was also featured ...
") and Samantha Jade ("
Shake That
"Shake That" (also known as "Shake That Ass") is the second and final single taken from American rapper Eminem's first compilation album, '' Curtain Call: The Hits'' (2005), following " When I'm Gone". Featuring Nate Dogg, it is one of three n ...
")
; Judges' vote to eliminate
* Isaak: Mahalia Simpson – backed his own act, Big T.
* Minogue: Big T – backed her own act, Mahalia Simpson.
* Sebastian: Big T – felt that Simpson was "ready as an artist".
* Blunt: Mahalia Simpson – felt that ''The X Factor'' "squashed" her artistry.
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote for the second week in a row. Simpson was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
; Notes
* For the first time this season, there was no theme and each mentor picked any song they wanted for their remaining acts.
* On 21 November 2015, Jess & Matt's performance of "You're the One That I Want" debuted at number 30 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
Week 8: Semi-Final (16/17 November)
* Theme: Killer Tracks and Curveballs
* Group performance: "
Que Sera" with
Justice Crew
Justice Crew is an Australian dance and music group consisting of John and Len Pearce, Lukas Bellesini, Paul Merciadez, Samson Smith, and Solo Tohi. Although the group is Australian, members Samson and Solo are from New Zealand. The group origin ...
* Celebrity performers:
**Monday: One Direction ("
Perfect
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* Perfection, completeness, excellence
* Perfect (grammar), a grammatical category in some languages
Perfect may also refer to:
Film
* Perfect (1985 film), ''Perfect'' (1985 film), a romantic drama
* Perfect (2018 f ...
")
**Tuesday: Justice Crew ("
Good Time"),
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...
("
Black & Blue") and
Rob Thomas ("Hold on Forever")
; Judges' vote to send through to the Grand Final
* Isaak: Big T – backed his own act, Big T.
* Blunt: Louise Adams – backed his own act, Louise Adams.
* Sebastian: Louise Adams – felt that Adams was ready to "step off the stage and play a festival".
* Minogue: Big T – could not decide and sent the result to deadlock.
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote for the third week in a row. Adams advanced to the final as the act with the most public votes.
;Notes
* A video of One Direction's performance of "Perfect" on ''
The X Factor UK
''The X Factor'' is a British reality television music competition, created by Simon Cowell. Premiering on 4 September 2004, it was produced by Fremantle's Thames and Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment for ITV, as well as simulcas ...
'' was shown on Monday night.
Week 9: Final (23/24 November)
;23 November
*Themes: Audition song; winner's song; grand final song
* Group performance: "
What I Did for Love" (Top 3)
Jess & Matt received the fewest public votes and were automatically eliminated.
;24 November
*Theme: Best Song
*Group performances:
**"
Lean On
"Lean On" is a song recorded by American electronic dance music group Major Lazer and French DJ and record producer DJ Snake featuring vocals from Danish singer MØ. It was released on March 2, 2015, as the lead single from Major Lazer's third ...
" (Top 12)
**"
You're Beautiful
"You're Beautiful" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Blunt. It was written by Blunt, Sacha Skarbek and Amanda Ghost for Blunt's debut album, ''Back to Bedlam'' (2004). It was released as the third single of the album in 2005.
In t ...
" (Top 12 with James Blunt)
**"
One
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" (Top 2)
* Celebrity performers:
Jason Derulo
Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter. ("Get Ugly"),
Rudimental
Rudimental are a British drum and bass band, signed to Asylum Records, Atlantic Records and Black Butter Records. The band consists of Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden and Leon "Locksmith" Rolle.
They were nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2013, and ...
("
Lay It All on Me") and
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
&
Dannii Minogue
Danielle Jane Minogue () is an Australian singer, television personality, and actress. She initially gained recognition for her appearances on the television show ''Young Talent Time'' (1982–1988) and for her role as Emma Jackson on th ...
("
100 Degrees
"100 Degrees" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, with her sister Dannii Minogue. The track was the second single from Kylie's album ''Kylie Christmas'' (2015). It was released on 7 December 2015 by Parlophone and War ...
")
Reception
Controversy and criticism
During the third live show on 12 October, controversy occurred between Minogue and Blunt after Minogue's contestant, Georgia Denton performed "
I'll Be There" by
Jackson 5. Blunt, Sebastian and Isaak felt the tune was not suited to her. Denton was eliminated on the live decider the following night in a special double elimination after receiving the fewest votes from the public. During the rock-themed fourth live show on 19 October, another controversy occurred when Blunt and Isaak got into a heated argument over Isaak's song choice for his contestant Cyrus Villanueva, who performed "
It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" is a song written, produced, and performed by American musician Lenny Kravitz for his second studio album, '' Mama Said'' (1991). Released as the album's second single in June 1991, the song is a mid-tempo ballad mu ...
" by
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk.
Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Roc ...
. Blunt felt that it was "a soul-funk song, not a rock song". Isaak did not appreciate Blunt's feedback towards him and said, "To hear James tell me what rock and roll is... I don't know what they pass as rock and roll at the disco in Ibiza, but that was rock and roll!" Isaak told Blunt to "shut up" several times.
More controversy occurred in the Judges' Challenge-themed week six live show when Big T performed "
Locked Out of Heaven" by
Bruno Mars as chosen by Minogue, but failed to impress the judges with his rendition of the song. Big T failed to find the correct key at the beginning of the song and was left deflated once the performance had ended. After the performance, Blunt criticized Big T by telling him that he was in danger of sounding like a "cruise ship" act. Big T's mentor Isaak then lost control and foul-mouthed at Blunt. The fight between Isaak and Blunt continued off-camera with Sebastian trying to calm them down.
Ratings
; Colour key
:
: – Highest rating during the season
: – Lowest rating during the season
See also
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Television in Australia
Television in Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with radio stations 3DB and 3UZ, and 2UE in Sydney, using the ''Radiovision'' system by Gilbert Miles and Donald McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Bris ...
References
External links
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The X Factor' at
Yahoo!7
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{{DEFAULTSORT:X Factor (Australia season 7)
Season 7
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...
2015 Australian television seasons
Australia 07