X Factor (Danish TV series) season 2
X Factor is a Danish television music competition to find new singing talent. The second season premiered on 2 January 2009 and ended on 27 March on DR1. Lise Rønne returned as host, while Thomas Blachman, Lina Rafn and Remee returned as judges.
Judges and hosts
In March 2008, Thomas Blachman announced that he would not be returning as a judge for season 2. On 18 September 2008, Ekstra Bladet revealed that Lina Rafn would be returning as a judge for season 2. The following day, it was officially confirmed that Blachman, Rafn and Remee would all be returning as judges for season 2. Lise Rønne returned as host.Selection process
Auditions
Auditions took place in Copenhagen and Århus in 2008.Superbootcamp
Remee was given the Groups category, Rafn was given the Over 25s and Blachman was given the 15-24s.Bootcamp
For the first time in the show's history, the judges had an assistant to help them decide which acts to send through to the live shows. Remee was assisted by Martin Dodd, but Rafn and Blachman were not assisted.The 6 eliminated acts were:
- 15-24s: Patricia, Patrick
- Over 25s: Janus, Lotus
- Groups: Anders & Elisabeth, Soul Connect
Contestants
Key:| Act | Age | Hometown | Category | Result |
| Linda Andrews | 36 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Over 25s | Winner |
| Alien Beat Club | 16-24 | Various | Groups | Runner-up |
| Mohamed Ali | 16 | Nørresundby | 15-24s | 3rd place |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 17 | Unknown | 15-24s | 4th place |
| Lucas Claver | 16 | Hundested | 15-24s | 5th place |
| Asian Sensation | 16-18 | Aarhus | Groups | 6th place |
| Seest Christensen | 35 | Unknown | Over 25s | 7th place |
| Claus Lillelund | 31 | Aalborg | Over 25s | 8th place |
| Tårnhøj | 25-31 | Various | Groups | 9th place |
Live shows
The live shows began on 13 February 2009 and ended on 27 March 2009 at DR Byen.Colour key:
Contestants' colour key:
Note 1: In the semifinal the two acts who received the most votes from the Danish public will automatically progress to the final. The two acts with the fewest votes will sing again in the final showdown and then the public decides who will go through to the final.
Live show details
'''Colour key:'''Week 1 (13 February)
- Theme: Hits
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Asian Sensation | 1 | "Stayin' Alive" | Safe |
| Seest Christensen | 2 | "Wonderful World" | Safe |
| Mohamed Ali | 3 | "1 Thing" | Safe |
| Claus Lillelund | 4 | "Ordinary People" | Bottom two |
| Tårnhøj | 5 | "Uninvited" | Eliminated |
| Lucas Claver | 6 | "Tainted Love" | Safe |
| Linda Andrews | 7 | "Because of You" | Safe |
| Alien Beat Club | 8 | "Warwick Avenue" | Safe |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 9 | "Nothing Else Matters" | Safe |
;Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Claus Lillelund
- Rafn: Tårnhøj
- Blachman: Tårnhøj
Week 2 (20 February)
- Theme: Made in Denmark
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Lucas Claver | 1 | "Hvorfor er lykken så lunefuld" | Bottom two |
| Alien Beat Club | 2 | "Dig og mig"/"Calabria" | Safe |
| Linda Andrews | 3 | "Vårvise" | Safe |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 4 | "Rocket Brothers" | Safe |
| Asian Sensation | 5 | "Elsker hende mere" | Safe |
| Claus Lillelund | 6 | "Kys det nu" | Eliminated |
| Mohamed Ali | 7 | "Det er sent nu" | Safe |
| Seest Christensen | 8 | "Transparent and glasslike" | Safe |
;Judges' votes to eliminate
- Blachman: Claus Lillelund
- Rafn: Lucas Claver
- Remee: Claus Lillelund
Week 3 (27 February)
- Theme: Motown
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Linda Andrews | 1 | "You Can't Hurry Love" | Safe |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 2 | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" | Safe |
| Asian Sensation | 3 | "Dancing in the Street" | Bottom two |
| Seest Christensen | 4 | "Lately" | Eliminated |
| Lucas Claver | 5 | "Baby Love" | Safe |
| Alien Beat Club | 6 | "I'll Be There" | Safe |
| Mohamed Ali | 7 | "I Want You Back" | Safe |
;Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Seest Christensen
- Rafn: Asian Sensation
- Blachman: Seest Christensen
Week 4 (6 March)
- Theme: Songs by ABBA
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Alien Beat Club | 1 | "Voulez-Vous" | Safe |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 2 | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | Bottom two |
| Mohamed Ali | 3 | "SOS" | Safe |
| Asian Sensation | 4 | "One Night in Bangkok" | Eliminated |
| Linda Andrews | 5 | "Money, Money, Money" | Safe |
| Lucas Claver | 6 | "Does Your Mother Know" | Safe |
;Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Sidsel Vestertjele
- Blachman: Asian Sensation
- Rafn: Asian Sensation
Week 5 (13 March)
- Theme: DR Bigband
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Mohamed Ali | 1 | "Crazy in Love" | Bottom two |
| Lucas Claver | 2 | "The Love Cats" | Eliminated |
| Linda Andrews | 3 | "Mercy" | Safe |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 4 | "How?" | Safe |
| Alien Beat Club | 5 | "Toxic" | Safe |
;Judges' votes to eliminate
- Remee: Lucas Claver
- Rafn: Mohamed Ali
- Blachman: Lucas Claver
Week 6: Semi-final (20 March)
- Theme: Songs by Sanne Salomonsen; Dedication
- Musical Guest: Sanne Salomonsen
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| Sidsel Vestertjele | 1 | "Kærligheden Kalder" | 6 | "Tom's Diner" | Eliminated |
| Alien Beat Club | 2 | "Taxa" | 5 | "I'm Yours" | Safe |
| Linda Andrews | 3 | "Hvis Du Forstod" | 8 | "Unwritten" | Safe |
| Mohamed Ali | 4 | "Efter Festen" | 7 | "Dirty Diana" | Bottom two |
In this semi-final the two acts with the fewest votes will sing again in the final showdown and then the public decides who will go through to the final.