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music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a
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300,000 recording contract with
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. Before the start of the auditions process it was confirmed that
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,
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and
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would be confirmed as judges and mentors; also
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returned as host, whilst Max Novaresi and Brenda Lodigiani return to host ''Xtra Factor''. The sixths season began airing on
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on 20 September and ended on 7 December 2012. Auditions for season 6 took place in
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and
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in June 2012; bootcamp took place in Milan for two days, on 28 and 29 June. Morgan mentored the Over-25s, Ventura the boys, Elio the girls and Arisa the groups; they selected their final three acts during judges' houses. The Live Shows started on 18 October at Teatro della Luna,
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. On Live Show 3 (1 November), the 12 finalists were joined by a 13th wildcard, voted for by the public after each judge picked one of their rejected to return.
Chiara Galiazzo Chiara Galiazzo (; born 12 August 1986) is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 2012, after winning the sixth season of the Italian talent show ''X Factor''. Her debut single, titled " Due respiri" and co-written by Eros Ramazzotti, was rele ...
, a member of the category Over-25s and mentored by Morgan, was announced the winner of the competition on 7 December 2012. Her winner's single, "
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", released immediately after the end of the show, was co-written by Italian singer-songwriter
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.


Judges, presenters and other personnel

Sky Italia entirely confirmed the cast of ''X Factor 5'' for the sixths season. On 12 April 2012,
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was confirmed to present the main show on Sky Uno HD. Rumors about a possible replacement as a judge of Arisa with singer
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were soon denied, and indeed it was confirmed on 25 May that all the judges of the fifth series (Arisa,
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,
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,
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) would return to their role. Also vocal coaches Alberto Tafuri, Paola Folli and Giuseppe Barbera, music-director
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and art-director and choreographer Luca Tomassini were confirmed, whilst vocal-coach Gaetano Cappa replaced Diego Calvetti in the role.


Selection process


Applications and auditions

A preliminary phase of auditions was held: *at Fiera del Levante,
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, on 5 and 6 May 2012; *at MiCo,
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, from 19 to 21 May; *at
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, from 26 to 28 May. The judges auditions were held: *at 105 Stadium,
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, on 9 and 10 June 2012; *at Palazzetto dello Sport,
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, on 16 and 17 June; *at Teatro Nazionale,
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, on 23 and 24 June. The first episode of audition was broadcast on 20 September 2009, and featured auditions from Rimini and Milan; Andria auditions, along with those from Rome, were shown on 27 September. Notable auditioners included
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2011 Stefania Bivone, Michele Grandinetti, a singer already famous in
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with his
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Miki del Re, and performer and actress Carmen Serra.


Bootcamp

96 acts reached Bootcamp, which took place at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan over two days, on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 June, and was broadcast on 4 October. *On the first day, judges reviewed the audition tapes and sent home 1/3 of the acts before they had another chance to sing, soon after their arrival in Milan; *the remaining 65 acts were then put into groups and took part in a sing-off: each group was assigned a song to prepare for the next morning. Members of the groups could choose which part of the song to sing, in agreement with the other components. After each performance, the judges decided which acts to keep and which to eliminate. The number of acts was reduced to 41; *the acts had only 4 hours to choose one song from a list of 100 and perform it in front of the judges. Later, the judges decided which 24 acts to put through to judges' houses. At the end of Bootcamp, judges met the acts of the category they had to mentor: Girls were to be mentored by Elio, Boys by Simona Ventura, Groups by Arisa and Over-25 by Morgan.


Judges' houses

"Home visits" was broadcast on 11 October. Ventura mentored the Boys in
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, assisted by vocal coach Paola Folli; Elio took the Girls at Villa Gaia,
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, assisted by Alberto Tafuri; Morgan had the over 25s in Teatro Regio,
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, with Gaetano Cappa, and Arisa had the Groups in
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with Giuseppe Barbera. One of the acts from the 25+ category, Mara Sottocornola, frightened by the mechanisms of the competition, decided to not take part in this phase, preferring to accept a proposal for an opera-stage in
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, and wasn't replaced. The eleven eliminated acts were: *Boys: Alessandro Mahmoud, Francesco Vecchio, Carmelo Veneziano Broccia *Girls: Gaya Misrachi, Marta Pedoni, Lucrezia Rossetti *25+: Didie Caria, Michele Grandinetti *Groups: Brutte Abitudini, Diamond Sisters, Up3Side


Contestants and categories

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


Boys

*Nicola Aliotta (born 26 April 1992) is a student from
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. Before ''X Factor 6'', he previously appeared in the television music competition ''
Ti lascio una canzone ''Ti lascio una canzone'' (English: ''Leavin' you a song'') was an Italian music talent show for aspiring singers aged 7 to 15, all of whom were required to cover the most beloved songs in the history of Italian pop music. The songs covered in th ...
''. He sang "Come il sole all'improvviso" at the judges auditions in Andria obtaining 4 "yes's", " Without You" (for the group performance) at the Bootcamp and "Nessun dolore" at the Home Visits, where he and Alessandro Mahmoud had to perform again before Simona Ventura could make a final decision. He sang "Solo per te". *Daniele Coletta (born 10 February 1992) was born in Rome, and he's unemployed. Before ''X Factor 6'', he previously appeared in the television music competition ''
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'' (2008). He sang " 21 Guns" at the judges auditions in Rome obtaining 4 "yes's", "
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" (for the group performance) and "
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" at the Bootcamp and " I Can't Stand the Rain" at the Home Visits. *Davide Merlini (born 28 April 1992) was born in
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, and he works as boiler maintener technician. He sang "Avrai" at the judges auditions in Rimini obtaining 4 "yes's", " Vent'anni" at the Bootcamp and "Tracce di te" at the Home Visits. * Alessandro Mahmoud (born 12 September 1992) was born in Milan. He's of Egyptian descent. He sang "
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" at the judges auditions in Milan obtaining 4 "yes's", "
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" (for the group performance) at the Bootcamp and "
Walk On By "Walk On By" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for singer Dionne Warwick in 1963. Warwick's recording of the song peaked at number 6 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 1 on the Cash Box Rhythm and Blues Chart In June 19 ...
" at the Home Visits, where he and Nicola Aliotta had to perform again before Simona Ventura could make a final decision. Mahmoud sang "Marzo (Le cose non vanno mai come credi)" and lost to Nicola Aliotta; in the second live show, on 25 October, he won the wildcard and entered as a finalist after 1 November.


Girls

*Cixi (born 11 April 1996) is a fashion-design student from
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; her real name's Eleonora Bosio. She performed " History Repeating" at the judges auditions in Rimini obtaining 3 "yes's" from Elio, Morgan and Arisa and one "no" from Ventura. She sang "Turning Tables" for the group performance at the Bootcamp and "Tutto quello che un uomo" at the Home Visits. * Yendry Fiorentino (born 27 July 1993) is a fashion model. Born in
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, she lives in
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. She performed "
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" at the judges auditions in Milan obtaining 4 "yes's". She sang "
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" (group performance) and " Una poesia anche per te" at the Bootcamp and "Le tasche piene di sassi" at the Home Visits, where she and Gaya Misrachi had to perform again before Elio could make a final decision. She sang "
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". *Nice (born 12 November 1992) is a Foreign Languages student from Turin; her real name is Noemi Lucco Borlera. She sang "
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" at the judges auditions in Rimini obtaining 4 "yes's", "
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" (for the group performance) and "
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" at the Bootcamp and "Abitudine" at the Home Visits.


25+

*
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(born 1 January 1985) is a singer from Rome. In 2007 she competed in
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and in 2009 she worked as choirgirl during
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's World Tour. She sang "
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" at the judges auditions in Rimini obtaining 4 "yes's", "Cuore scoppiato" (for the group performance) at the Bootcamp and "
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" at the Home Visits. *
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(born 12 August 1986) is a finance trainée from
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. She sang "
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" at the auditions in front of the judges, in Milan, who acclaimed her for the performance. She sang "
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" (for the group performance) and "
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" at the Bootcamp and "
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" at the Home Visits. *Ics (born 19 May 1983) is a rapper from
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who previously published some of his works through independent circuits with the stage nome of Morgan Ics. He sang "La crisi" at the judges auditions in Rimini obtaining 3 "yes's" from Elio, Morgan and Arisa and one "no" from Ventura. He later performed "Price Tag" (for the group performance) and " Notorious" at the Bootcamp and " Nessun dorma" at the Home Visits.


Groups

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. They sang " 21 Guns" at the judges auditions in Milan obtaining 4 "yes's", and "
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" at the Home Visits. * Donatella is a group formed by twin-sisters Giulia and Silvia Provvedi (born 1 December 1993), from
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. They performed "Il mare d'inverno" at the judges auditions in Bari, with the stage name "Provs Destination", obtaining 4 "yes's"; later they sang " Folle città" (for the group performance) at the Bootcamp and " Snow on the Sahara" at the Home Visits. *Frères Chaos is a group formed by siblings Fabio (born 1 March 1988) and Manuela Rinaldi (born 10 March 1993), from
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. Manuela Rinaldi previously appeared on talent show ''Ti lascio una canzone'' (2008). They performed "Altrove" at the judges auditions in Rimini, obtaining 4 "yes's"; later they sang "Sally" (for the group performance) and "
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" at the Bootcamp and "
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" at the Home Visits.


Live shows


Results summary

The number of votes received by each act were released by
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after the final. ;Colour key


Live show details


Week 1 (18 October 2012)

*Celebrity performers:
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") ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Simona Ventura: Yendry Fiorentino – backed her own act, Nicola Aliotta. * Elio: Nicola Aliotta – backed his own act, Yendry Fiorentino. * Arisa: Nicola Aliotta – found him too much scholastic in his way of singing. * Morgan: Nicola Aliotta – felt he was not ready to be a popstar.


Week 2 (25 October 2012)

*Celebrity performers:
Club Dogo Club Dogo is an Italian rap group from Milan that consists of Gué Pequeno, Jake La Furia and the beatmaker Don Joe. The group grew out of the friendship between rappers Gué Pequeno (whose stage name was Lucky Luciano) and Dargen D'Amico in ...
("Tutto ciò che ho" featuring
Il Cile Lorenzo Cilembrini (born 9 November 1981), better known as Il Cile, is an Italian singer-songwriter. His debut single, "Cemento armato", was released in 2012 and later included in the album ''Siamo morti a vent'anni'', issued by Universal Music du ...
and "P.E.S." featuring Giuliano Palma) ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Arisa: Akmé – felt they were not ready to be popstars. * Morgan: Akmé – was in line with the decision of their mentor. * Ventura: Akmé – considered Frères Chaos particularly interesting. * Elio was not required to vote because there was already a majority, but confirmed he would have eliminated Akmé. ;Wildcard


Week 3 (1 November)

*Theme: Let's Band! *Celebrity performers:
Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters are an American pop rock band formed in 2000. The band's current line-up consists of Jake Shears (vocals), Babydaddy (various instruments), Del Marquis (guitar, bass) and Randy Real (drums). Former members include vocalist A ...
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Only the Horses "Only the Horses" is a song by American band Scissor Sisters. The track is the first single from their fourth studio album, '' Magic Hour''. It premiered on April 6, 2012, on BBC Radio 1, and was released to various iTunes Stores as a single on ...
") and
One Direction One Direction, often shortened to 1D, were an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group consisted of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik (until his departure in 2015), Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. The group sold o ...
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Live While We're Young "Live While We're Young" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released as the lead single from their second studio album, '' Take Me Home'' (2012). Written by Savan Kotecha and its producers, Rami Yacoub and Carl Falk, the numbe ...
") ;Judges' decisions to eliminate * Ventura: Romina Falconi – backed her own act, Alessandro Mamhoud. * Morgan: Alessandro Mahmoud – backed his own act, Romina Falconi. * Elio: Alessandro Mahmoud – thought that Falconi could have more chances in the music business. * Arisa: Alessandro Mahmoud – found Falconi more convincent in the final showdown.


Week 4 (8 November)

*Theme: Hell Factor (double elimination) *Celebrity performers:
Arisa Rosalba Pippa (born 20 August 1982), better known by her stage name Arisa, is an Italian singer, actress, and television personality. Early life Arisa was born in Genoa. A week after her birth, her family moved back to their original hometown, ...
("Meraviglioso amore mio") and
Emis Killa Emiliano Rudolf Giambelli (born 14 November 1989), known professionally as Emis Killa, is an Italian rapper. Early and personal life Emiliano Giambelli was born in Vimercate, Lombardy, to a Sicilian mother from Palermo who worked as a metalwo ...
(" Parole di ghiaccio") ;Judges' decisions to eliminate (Part 1) * Arisa: Yendry Fiorentino – backed her own act, Donatella. * Elio: Donatella – backed his own act, Yendry Fiorentino. * Morgan: Donatella – recognized Yendry's superiority voice. * Ventura: Yendry Fiorentino – could not decide so chose to take it to deadlock. With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Donatella were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. ;Judges' decisions to eliminate (Part 2) * Ventura: Romina Falconi – backed her own act, Daniele Coletta. * Morgan: Daniele Coletta – backed his own act, Romina Falconi. * Arisa: Daniele Coletta – found Romina's voice more emotional. * Elio: Romina Falconi – recognized Coletta's superiority in the performances. With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Falconi were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.


Week 5 (15 November)

*Theme: Hell Factor (double elimination) *Celebrity performer:
Malika Ayane Malika Ayane (; born 31 January 1984) is an Italian pop singer. Early life Malika Ayane was born in Milan, Italy, on 31 January 1984, to a Moroccan father, Ahmed, and an Italian mother. She grew up in the Zone 2 of Milan, the most multi-ethni ...
("Tre cose") and
Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, she became a cultural phenomenon during the mid 199 ...
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Guardian Guardian usually refers to: * Legal guardian, a person with the authority and duty to care for the interests of another * ''The Guardian'', a British daily newspaper (The) Guardian(s) may also refer to: Places * Guardian, West Virginia, Unit ...
") ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Ventura: Nice – backed her own act, Daniele Coletta. * Elio: Daniele Coletta – backed his own act, Nice. * Arisa: Daniele Coletta – found Nice's voice extraordinary. * Morgan: Nice – was not satisfied with Nice's performance of the night. With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Nice were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.


Week 6: Quarter-final (22 November)

*Group performance: "
I Will Survive "I Will Survive" is a song recorded by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 by Polydor Records as the second single from her sixth album, ''Love Tracks (Gloria Gaynor album), Love Tracks'' (1978). It was written by Freddie Pe ...
" *Celebrity performer:
Conor Maynard Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is an English singer. Born and raised in Brighton, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Group in 2011. Maynard rose to fame in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV's ' ...
(" Turn Around") *Theme: Dance performance (Round 1); Mentor's Choice (Round 2) ;Judges' decisions to eliminate * Ventura: Frères Chaos – backed her own act, Davide Merlini. * Arisa: Davide Merlini – backed her own act, Fréres Chaos. * Morgan: Davide Merlini – found Fréres Chaos strongly communicative. * Elio: Frères Chaos – did not appreciate their style. With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Frères Chaos were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.


Week 7: Semi-final (29 November)

*Group performance: "
Your Song "Your Song" is a song written by musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single. "Your Song" was first released by American rock band Three Dog Night in March 1970 ...
" (with
Mika Mika is a given name, a nickname, and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footba ...
) *Celebrity performer: Mika ("
Grace Kelly Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982), also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. ...
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Underwater An underwater environment is a environment of, and immersed in, liquid water in a natural or artificial feature (called a Water, body of water), such as an ocean, sea, lake, pond, reservoir, river, canal, or aquifer. Some characteristics of the ...
") *Theme: Previously unreleased songs (Round 1); Mentor's Choice (Round 2) ;Judges' votes to eliminate * Ventura: Cixi – backed her own act, Daniele Coletta. * Elio: Daniele Coletta – backed his own act, Cixi. * Arisa: Daniele Coletta – loved Cixi's voice. * Morgan: Cixi – preferred Coletta. With both acts receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Danielle Coletta was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.


Week 8: Final (6/7 December)

6 December *Group performance: "
Who Knew "Who Knew" is a song by American singer Pink from her fourth studio album, '' I'm Not Dead'' (2006). Written by Pink, Max Martin and Lukasz " Dr. Luke" Gottwald, the song was originally released on May 8, 2006, by the LaFace label to radio as t ...
"/" Stand by Me"/"
The Edge of Glory "The Edge of Glory" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her second studio album, ''Born This Way (album), Born This Way'' (2011). The song was released on May 9, 2011, as the album's third single. Initially released as one of two promoti ...
"/"
I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career ...
" (all X Factor acts) *Theme: "My song" (own choice); tribute to
Lucio Dalla Lucio Dalla (; 4 March 1943 – 1 March 2012) was an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He also played clarinet and keyboards. Dalla was the composer of "Caruso (song), Caruso" (1986), a song dedicated to Italian opera tenor Enri ...
; previously unreleased songs *Celebrity performer:
Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and fas ...
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Can't Get You Out of My Head "Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album, ''Fever (Kylie Minogue album), Fever'' (2001). Parlophone, Parlophone Records released the song as the album's Single (music), ...
"), DJ Fish 7 December *Group performance: " Terra promessa"/"
We Will Rock You "We Will Rock You" is a song by the British rock band Queen from their 1977 album '' News of the World'', written by guitarist Brian May. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number 330 of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA it p ...
" *Theme: Celebrity duets (part 1), previously unreleased songs, "Best of" (3-songs medley) and "a cappella" performance (part 2) *Celebrity performer:
Eros Ramazzotti Eros Walter Luciano Ramazzotti (; born 28 October 1963) is an Italian Pop music, pop singer and songwriter. He is popular in Italy and most European countries, and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in bo ...
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Un angelo disteso al sole "Un angelo disteso al sole/ Un ángel como el sol tú eres" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Eros Ramazzotti, released on 12 October 2012 as the lead single from the album '' Noi''. A Spanish-language version of the single, titled "Un ángel ...
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Skye Edwards Skye Edwards (born Shirley Klaris Yonavieve Edwards; 27 May 1972), sometimes simply Skye, is a British singer. Her career began in the mid-1990s when she and the Godfrey brothers (Paul Godfrey, a DJ, and Ross Godfrey, a multi-instrumentalist) fo ...
("Featherlight") ;Best performance award During the final live show, Cixi was awarded for the most innovative and spectacular performance ("You've Got the Love", Live Show 1); the contenders were the top six acts, and the performances were arbitrarily chosen by the production members and the main sponsor
Enel Enel S.p.A. is an Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas. Enel was first established as a public body at the end of 1962, and then transformed into a limited company in 1992. In 1999, following the liberali ...
. They were voted through a free-poll, on the official website; On December 6, the less two voted contendants (Fréres Chaos and Davide Merlini) were excluded from the competition.


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