The first Season of X Factor was started in 2010. The auditions were held in April 2010. The first show started on 20 August 2010. The Judges are Sarah Connor (16-24), George Glueck (Groups) and Till Brönner (25+).
There are four phases:
1. Auditions
2. Bootcamp
3. Judge's House
4. Live Shows
Judge's House
The 18 acts who reached the Judge's Houses
Brönner's acts (over 25): Anthony Thet, Denise Modjallal, Sven Merckel, Meral Al-Mer, Edita Abdieski and Alexander Knappe
Connor's acts (16-24): Pino Severino, Mati Gavriel, Hendrik Ehrenthal, Caprice Edwards, Marlon Bertzbach and Maximilian Brands
Gluek's acts (Groups): Drop-Dead-Dinky-Di, Big Soul, Urban Candy, LaFamille, Karma and Predestination
Nine of the 18 acts were eliminated with the 9 remaining moving to the live shows, three from each category. The eliminated acts were:
(Over 25-s): Alexander Knappe, Denise Modjallal, Sven Merckel
(16-24s): Caprice Edwards, Hendrik Ehrental, Maximilian Brands
Big Soul consist of Nadine (28), Alexandra (33), Martina (33), and Michelle (35). LaFamille consist of Joel (35), Erkan (32) & Guido (31). Urban Candy consists of Roman (26), Marc (24) & Candy (25).
Results table
Contestants' colour key:
– Till Brönner's contestants (over 25s)
– Sarah Connor's contestants (16–24s)
– George Glueck's contestants (groups)
– Bottom two
– Eliminated without a final showdown
– Contestant became the Runner-Up
– Highest Vote of a Week
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Edita Abdieski
4th 13.92%
5th 12.91%
3rd 15.33%
3rd 18.15%
3rd 19.43%
1st 27.42%
1st 41.53%
Winner 74.10%
Big Soul
1st 25.00%
1st 25.52%
1st 22.40%
2nd 19.50%
2nd 22.50%
4th 23.19%
2nd 30.18%
Runner-Up 25.90%
Mati Gavriel
5th 10.36%
4th 13.53%
5th 10.71%
4th 16.33%
5th 14.90%
2nd 25.05%
3rd 28.29%
Eliminated (Week 7)
Anthony Thet
6th 7.04%
2nd 14.62%
4th 11.55%
5th 16.31%
1st 27.02%
3rd 24.34%
Eliminated (Week 6)
Marlon Bertzbach
2nd 18.87%
3rd 13.89%
6th 10.52%
1st 20.25%
4th 16.15%
Eliminated (Week 5)
Pino Severino
3rd 15.24%
7th 7.04%
2nd 20.94%
6th 9.46%
Eliminated (Week 4)
Urban Candy
7th 6.08%
6th 9.21%
7th 8.55%
Eliminated (Week 3)
Meral Al-Mer
8th 1.80%
8th 2.28%
Eliminated (Week 2)
LaFamille
9th 1.69%
Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom two
Meral Al-Mer, LaFamille
Meral Al-Mer, Pino Severino
Marlon Bertzbach, Urban Candy
Anthony Thet, Pino Severino
Marlon Bertzbach, Mati Gavriel
Anthony Thet, Big Soul
No judges' vote or final showdown: public votes alone decide who is eliminated and who ultimately wins
