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Judges and hosts

Sofie Linde Lauridsen returned as the main host of the show for the 4th time. Thomas Blachman returned as a judge for the 11th time while Remee and Sanne Salomonsen decided to quit.

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replaced them as judges.

Selection process

Auditions took place in

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5 Chair Challenge

The 5 Chair Challenge returns for season 12. Ankerstjerne will mentor the 15-22s, Blachman has the Over 23s and Oh Land has the Groups/Bands. The 15 successful acts were: *15-22s: Albina, Benjamin, Live, Patrick, Rasmus *Over 23s: Andrea, Emil, Frank, Gina, Kristian *Groups: Celina, Danjal & Mathias, Dr. Rolf & Kanylerne, Echo, Maria & Bea, Wild Mountains

Bootcamp

The 6 eliminated acts were: *15-22s: Albina, Rasmus *Over 23s: Emil, Frank *Groups: Celina, Danjal & Mathias, Wild Mountains

Contestants

Key: : – Winner : – Runner-up : – 3rd Place : – Withdrew

Live shows

;Colour key Contestants' colour key: :

Live show details

Week 1 (March 1)

*Theme: My Song ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Ankerstjerne: Dr. Rolf & Kanylerne * Oh Land: Patrick Smith * Blachman: Dr. Rolf & Kanylerne

Week 2 (March 8)

*Theme: Songs from the contestant's birthyears ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Ankerstjerne: Andrea Brøndsted * Blachman: Patrick Smith * Oh Land: Andrea Brøndsted

Week 3 (March 15)

*Theme: Songs from 2018/2019 * Musical Guest: Hugo Helmig ("Young Like This") ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Oh Land: Gina Michaells * Blachman: Echo * Ankerstjerne: Gina Michaells

Week 4 (March 22)

*Theme: Songs from movies ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Ankerstjerne: Echo * Oh Land: Patrick Smith * Blachman: Patrick Smith

Week 5 (March 29)

*Theme: Nordic songs * Musical Guests: Alexander Oscar & SVEA ("Complicated") *Group Performance: " Off to See the World" Maria & Bea withdrew from the competition because of personal reasons, one of them being that Bea's father died, so this week there will be no elimination. However, there will still be a voting but all the publics votes will go through to next week.

Week 6: Semi-final (5 April)

* Theme: One Hit Wonders & Duet with a Special Guest * Musical Guests: Emil Kruse & Benjamin Hav ("Air Tonight") The semi-final did not feature a sing-off and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Echo, were automatically eliminated. This week's publics votes were combined from last weeks votes. After Echo were eliminated they performed "

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Week 7: Final (12 April)

* Theme: Judge's Choice, Producer's Choice and Winner's single * Musical guests: Alphabeat ("Shadows")

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References

{{X Factor (Denmark) Season 12 The X Factor seasons 2019 Danish television seasons