X Factor (Finnish TV series)
X Factor is the Finnish version of X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. The first season concluded in May 2010. On 13 June 2017, it was revealed that the show would be revived for a second season which began airing in 2018.
Judges' categories and their contestants
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.Key:
| Season | Linda Brava | Renne Korppila | Gugi Kokljuschkin | style="width:13%;" rowspan="2" |
| One | Groups Enchant Soul Sisters Fearless | Over 25s Leena Tirronen Yrjänä Salmela Christian Palin | 16-24s Elias Hämäläinen Samuli Taskinen Merja Niekka | - |
| Season | Michael Monroe | Saara Aalto | Suvi Teräsniska | Mikael Gabriel |
| Two | Groups 6G SANA | Girls Tika Liljegren Fanny Falk | Over 25s Hanna-Maaria Tuomela Henri-Aleksi Pietiläinen | Boys Raid Amiri Viktorio Angelov |
Series summary
Contestant in "16–24s" categoryContestant in "Boys" category
Contestant in "Girls" category
Contestant in "Over 25s" category
Contestant in "Groups" category
| Season | Start | Finish | Winner | Runner-up | Winning mentor | Host |
| 1 | 24 January 2010 | 23 May 2010 | Elias Hämäläinen 16-24s | Samuli Taskinen 16-24s | Gugi Kokljuschkine | Heikki Paasonen Jukka Rossi |
| 2 | 4 February 2018 | 6 May 2018 | Tika Liljegren Girls | Hanna-Maaria Tuomela Over 25s | Saara Aalto | Ile Uusivuori Viivi Pumpanen |
Season 1 (2010)
The show's inaugural Finnish season was in 2010. It was broadcast on MTV3 television station and hosted by Heikki Paasonen with Jukka Rossi hosting the affiliated Xtra Factor. The three judges were Linda Brava, Gugi Kokljuschkin and Renne Korppila. And the finalists for each category were chosen by the judges on 28 March.Auditions were held 24 January to 28 February 2010, and the camps on 7, 14 and 21 March. The nine finalists, three in each category were chosen end of March 2010.
| Episode Air Date | Audition City | Date |
| January 24, 2010 | Kuopio | November 7, 2009 |
| January 31, 2010 | Helsinki | November 14, 2009 |
| February 7, 2010 | Tampere | November 28, 2009 |
| February 14, 2010 | Rovaniemi | December 5, 2009 |
| February 21, 2010 | Helsinki | December 12, 2009 |
| February 28, 2010 | Tampere | December 17, 2009 |
;Guest performers
Guest performers included Anna Abreu, Anna Puu, Maija Vilkkumaa, Adam Lambert, Amy Macdonald and Paloma Faith.
Contestants
Key:Live shows
Results table
'''Contestants' colour key:'''Season 2 (2018)
On 13 June 2017, it was announced that Michael Monroe, Saara Aalto, Suvi Teräsniska and Mikael Gabriel would judge the 2nd season. The hosts are Ile Uusivuori and Viivi Pumpanen.Contestants
Key:Live shows
'''Contestants' colour key:'''Live show details
Week 1 (15 April 2018)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Tika Liljegren | 1 | "Symphony" | Safe |
| 6G | 2 | "Yö kuuluu meille" | Safe |
| Raid Amiri | 3 | "Antaudun" | Safe |
| Henri-Aleksi Pietiläinen | 4 | "Olet puolisoni nyt" | Safe |
| Fanny Falk | 5 | "What About Us" | Bottom three |
| SANA | 6 | "Parasta just nyt" | Eliminated |
| Viktorio Angelov | 7 | "Havana" | Eliminated |
| Hanna-Maaria Tuomela | 8 | "Älä jätä roikkuu" | Safe |
;Judges' votes to eliminate
- Gabriel: Fanny Falk
- Teräsniska: Viktorio Angelov
- Aalto: Viktorio Angelov
- Monroe: Viktorio Angelov
Week 2 (22 April 2018)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Raid Amiri | 1 | "Drag Me Down" | Bottom three |
| Hanna-Maaria Tuomela | 2 | "Meri Keinuttaa" | Safe |
| Fanny Falk | 3 | "2080-luvulla" | Eliminated |
| 6G | 4 | "Tarzan ja Jane" | Eliminated |
| Henri-Aleksi Pietiläinen | 5 | "Sign of the Times" | Safe |
| Tika Liljegren | 6 | "Bang Bang" | Safe |
;Judges' votes to eliminate
- Monroe: Raid Amiri
- Gabriel: 6G
- Teräsniska: 6G
- Aalto: 6G
Week 3: Semi-final (29 April 2018)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Henri-Aleksi Pietiläinen | 1 | "Human" | Eliminated |
| Raid Amiri | 2 | "When We Were Young" | Safe |
| Hanna-Maaria Tuomela | 3 | "Ainoo oikee" | Safe |
| Tika Liljegren | 4 | "All by Myself" | Safe |