''X Factor'' was the

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version of '' The X Factor'', with the only season of the series debuting on September 9, 2012 and ending on December 7, 2012. The winner of the series was Awa Santesson-Sey. TV4 announced in January 2013 that '' Idol'', another singing talent show seeking to discover the best singer through nationwide auditions, would return in 2013 and that ''X Factor'' will not continue.

Series summary

Contestant in "Boys" category
Contestant in "Girls" category
Contestant in "Over 25s" category
Contestant in "Groups" category

Judges' categories and their contestants

In the show's only season, each judge was allocated a category to mentor and chose three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows. Key: : – Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

The only season

The only season of ''X Factor'' premiered on September 9, 2012 and ended on December 7, 2012. Leona Lewis, Axwell and E.M.D. were guest judges of the series at one point. Also,

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appeared in a video message to the contestants in the Girls category. One Direction and Olly Murs also performed on the live results shows. 24 acts reached judge's houses. Orup was helped by Eric Gadd, Ison by Leona Lewis, Carlsson by Axwell and Marie by E.M.D. The twelve eliminated acts were: * Boys: Simon Issa, Adam Kanyama, Lukas Wallströmer * Girls: Sabina Ddumba, Juliette Holmqvist, Sara Nutti * Over 25s: Kristin Amparo, Sofia Emefors, Christine Zakrisson * Groups: Fusion, Natural Blondes, Sentiment Falls

Contestants

Key: : – Winner : – Runner-up : – Third place

Results summary

Live show details

Week 1 (5 October)

;Judges votes to eliminate * Orup: NJOY * Serneholt: Freja Modin * Carlsson: NJOY * Ison: NJOY

Week 2 (12 October)

*Musical guest: Loreen (" Crying Out Your Name") ;Judges votes to eliminate * Orup: Hey Mary * Serneholt: Freja Modin * Carlsson: Freja Modin * Ison: Freja Modin

Week 3 (19 October)

;Judges votes to eliminate * Ison: Frida Sandén * Carlsson: Frida Sandén * Serneholt: Frida Sandén * Orup: Frida Sandén

Week 4 (26 October)

;Judges votes to eliminate * Ison: Manda Nilsénius * Carlsson: Hey Mary * Serneholt: Manda Nilsénius * Orup: Hey Mary Although Manda Nilsénius was eliminated, after checking the votes, it was revealed that Hey Mary had received the fewest votes in that week. Therefore, it was decided that both acts would continue to Week 5; to make up for this, two acts would be eliminated in Week 5.

Week 5 (2 November)

*Musical guest: One Direction (" Live While We're Young" & " What Makes You Beautiful") ;Judges votes to eliminate * Orup: Oscar Zia * Serneholt: Alexander Holmgren * Carlsson: Oscar Zia * Ison: Alexander Holmgren

Week 6 (9 November)

*Musical guest: Danny Saucedo ("Delirious") ;Judges votes to eliminate * Orup: J.E.M * Serneholt: Manda Nilsénius * Carlsson: J.E.M * Ison: Manda Nilsénius

Week 7 (16 November)

*Musical guest: Olly Murs (" Heart Skips a Beat" & " Troublemaker") ;Judges votes to eliminate * Ison: Alexander Holmgren * Carlsson: Isak Danielson * Serneholt: Alexander Holmgren * Orup: Isak Danielson

Week 8 (23 November)

Judges' votes to eliminate * Ison: J.E.M * Carlsson: Malcolm Brandin * Serneholt: Malcolm Brandin * Orup: Malcolm Brandin

Week 9: Semi-Final (30 November)

Public votes alone decided who would advance to the final.

Week 10: Final (7 December)

''Xtra Factor''

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and Martin Björk.

Errors

In Week 4, David Hellenius incorrectly announced that Manda Nilsénius had received fewer public votes than Hey Mary from deadlock and had to leave the competition. But after checking the votes, it was revealed that Hey Mary had received the fewest votes in that week. Therefore, it was decided that both acts would continue to Week 5; to make up for this, two acts would be eliminated in Week 5.

References

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