The X Factor
Season 2
Hosted byLuke Jacobz
Natalie Garonzi
Judges
WinnerAltiyan Childs
Winning mentorRonan Keating
Runner-upSally Chatfield
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release30 August (2010-08-30) –
22 November 2010 (2010-11-22)
Season chronology

The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia.[1] The second season premiered on the Seven Network on 30 August 2010[2] and ended on 22 November 2010.[3] The winner was Altiyan Childs and his debut single "Somewhere in the World" was released after the final.[3] Childs was mentored throughout by Ronan Keating, who won as mentor for the first time. The season was presented by Luke Jacobz, while spin-off show The Xtra Factor was hosted by Natalie Garonzi on 7Two. The show was originally to be hosted by actor Matthew Newton, however, he was forced to withdraw as host during production after an altercation with his former girlfriend Rachael Taylor and re-admitting himself to rehab. Guy Sebastian, Natalie Imbruglia, Keating and Kyle Sandilands who is the additional fourth judge joined the judging panel as replacements for former judges, Mark Holden, Kate Ceberano and John Reid.

The competition was split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' houses and live shows. Auditions took place throughout May and June 2010. After the auditions was bootcamp, where successful acts were split into four categories: Boys,[4] Girls,[4] Over 25s and Groups. Each judge was given a category to mentor and had to decide on their twelve acts after day two, and their six acts after day two. Special guest judges, including Havana Brown, Rebecca Batties, Mark Plunkett and Rai Thistlethwayte were brought in to help the judges decide their acts. Following bootcamp, was the judges' houses stage, where each of the judges reduced their six acts to three, with help from more guest judges, including Kelly Rowland, Sir Richard Branson, Boyzone, Snoop Dogg and Usher. The live shows began on 19 September 2010.

The second season had sparked controversy, including Childs' disappearance from the show and claims of a clash between the Girls. The grand final decider was watched by 1.63 million people, making it the highest rated television episode of the series.

Background and development

On 16 May 2010, it was announced that the Seven Network would relaunch The X Factor with Guy Sebastian, Natalie Imbruglia, Ronan Keating and Kyle Sandilands (who is the additional fourth judge) confirmed as the four judges.[5] The X Factor first screened on Network Ten in 2005, but was canceled after the first season due to poor ratings.[5] Seven Network's head of programming, Tim Worner, said the "time was right" to relaunch the show, given Network Ten's decision to cancel Australian Idol.[5] He explained: "We felt that there's no big light event shows around and that this is the best of them ... We've seen what Australia's Got Talent has done in heavy traffic and feel it's the right opportunity for the show."[5]

On 30 May 2010, it was confirmed that actor Matthew Newton would be the host.[1] However, on 22 August, it was revealed that Newton had withdrawn as the host of the show after an altercation in Rome with his now ex-girlfriend Rachael Taylor.[6] Newton flew from Rome to Dublin, where he was to film segments for The X Factor with Keating.[6] However, he was escorted back to Australia by a producer of the show after they decided he was in no state to film.[6] He was then checked into Wentworthville's Northside West Clinic.[7] On 23 August, actor Luke Jacobz announced that he would take over as host and all original audition footage with Newton was removed with footage of Jacobz being shot instead.[8][9] On 28 August 2010, it was announced that radio presenter Natalie Garonzi would host the spin-off show The Xtra Factor on 7Two.[10]

Selection process

Auditions

Audition city Dates[11] Venue
Perth 30–31 May 2010 Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
Adelaide 2 June 2010 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Melbourne 5–7 June 2010 Caulfield Racecourse
Sydney 12–14 June 2010 Australia Technology Park
Brisbane 19–20 June 2010 Suncorp Piazza

Bootcamp

The bootcamp stage of the competition began on 25 June 2010 in the Big Top at Luna Park, Sydney. This stage of the competition was first broadcast on 5 and 6 September 2010. In this stage, each judge was first given a category to mentor and had to decide on their top twelve acts after day one and their top six acts after day two. Sandilands was given the Boys, Imbruglia was given the Girls, Keating had the Over 25s and Sebastian was given the Groups category.

During bootcamp, the judges were assisted by musical artists who helped them choose their twelve acts. Havana Brown assisted with the Boys, MTV Australia CEO Rebecca Batties assisted with the Girls, Keating's manager Mark Plunkett with the Over 25s and Rai Thistlethwayte for the Groups category.[12][13]

The 24 successful acts were:

  • Boys: Thomas TJ Alcaniz, Darcy Callus, Chris Doe, Andrew Lawson, Mitchell Smith, George Walter
  • Girls: Ashlee Bellchambers, Sally Chatfield, Samantha Clarke, India-Rose Madderom, Alice McDermott, Hayley Teal
  • Over 25s: Altiyan Childs, Amanda Grafanakis, Max Jahufer, James McNally, Tony Munnings, Olivia Robins
  • Groups: Jahmakn It Funky, Kharizma, Lazy J & Big Guy, Luke & Joel, Mahogany, The Real Sisters

Judges' Houses

The final round of the selection process, the judges' houses, saw the judges reduce their six acts to three. Each judge took their six acts to exclusive locations around the world to experience the life of a superstar, introduce them to international artists and set the stage to inspire them to give the performance of a lifetime. Sandilands' Boys travelled to New York City, where they were assisted by Kelly Rowland. Imbruglia's Girls travelled to Necker Island to meet Richard Branson, while Keating's Over 25s visited his home town of Dublin, where they met up with his Boyzone bandmates. Sebastian's Groups travelled to Los Angeles, where he was assisted by rapper Snoop Dogg. While there, Sebastian had chosen Mahogany as one of his three acts, but was still unsure on who the other two acts should be. Sebastian and the groups then travelled to New York, where he was assisted by Usher.

Summary of judges' houses
Judge Category Location Assistant Acts Eliminated
Sandilands Boys[4] New York City Kelly Rowland Thomas TJ Alcaniz, Darcy Callus, George Walter
Imbruglia Girls[4] Necker Island Richard Branson Ashlee Bellchambers, Samantha Clarke, Alice McDermott
Keating Over 25s Dublin Boyzone Max Jahufer, Tony Munnings, Olivia Robins
Sebastian Groups Los Angeles and New York City Usher
Snoop Dogg		 Jahmakn It Funky, Lazy J & Big Guy, The Real Sisters

Acts

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
Act Age(s) Hometown Category (mentor) Result
Altiyan Childs 35 Mount Isa, Queensland Over 25s (Keating) Winner
Sally Chatfield 20 Lakes Entrance, Victoria Girls (Imbruglia) Runner-Up
Andrew Lawson 17 Northern Ireland/Noosa Boys (Sandilands) 3rd Place
Mahogany 22–27 Sydney Groups (Sebastian) 4th Place
Luke & Joel 21 & 23 Newcastle, New South Wales 5th Place
Hayley Teal 19 Adelaide, South Australia Girls (Imbruglia) 6th Place
India-Rose Madderom 20 Sydney, New South Wales 7th Place
Mitchell Smith 16 Byron Bay, New South Wales Boys (Sandilands) 8th Place
Amanda Grafanakis 27 Hobart, Tasmania Over 25s (Keating) 9th Place
Kharizma 18 & 24 Ipswich, Queensland Groups (Sebastian) 10th Place
James McNally 31 Melbourne Over 25s (Keating) 11th Place
Chris Doe 17 Mornington Peninsula Boys (Sandilands) 12th Place

Live shows

Results summary

  Act in Team Kyle
  Act in Team Guy
  Act in Team Natalie Imbruglia
  Act in Team Ronan

  – Act in the bottom two and had to perform again in the final showdown
  – Act received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)


Act Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
Sunday Vote Monday Vote
Altiyan Childs Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
Sally Chatfield Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-Up
Andrew Lawson Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd Eliminated
(Final)
Mahogany Safe Safe Bottom Two Safe Safe Bottom Two Safe 4th 4thEliminated
(Semi-Final)
Luke and Joel 11th Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two 5thEliminated
(Quarter-Final)
Hayley Teal Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom TwoEliminated
(Week 7)
India-Rose Madderom Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two 7th Bottom TwoEliminated
(Week 6)
Mitchell Smith Safe Safe Safe Safe 8thEliminated
(Week 5)
Amanda Grafanakis Safe 10th Safe Bottom TwoEliminated
(Week 4)
Kharizma Safe Safe Bottom TwoEliminated
(Week 3)
James McNally Safe 11thEliminated
(Week 2)
Chris Doe 12thEliminated
(Week 1)
Final Showdown Luke and Joel,
Doe		 Grafanakis, McNally Kharizma, Mahogany Madderom, Grafanakis Smith, Madderom Madderom, Mahogany Teal, Luke and Joel Luke and Joel, Mahogany No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated.
Keating's vote to eliminate (Over 25s) DoeGrafanakisKharizmaMadderomSmithMadderomTealMahogany
Imbruglia's vote to eliminate (Girls) Luke and JoelMcNallyKharizmaGrafanakisSmithMahoganyLuke and JoelLuke and Joel
Sebastian's vote to eliminate (Groups) DoeMcNally—1GrafanakisMadderomMadderomTealMahogany
Sandilands's vote to eliminate (Boys) Luke and JoelGrafanakisKharizmaGrafanakisMadderom2MadderomTealLuke and Joel
Eliminated Chris Doe
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		 James McNally
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		 Kharizma
3 of 3 votes
Majority		 Amanda Grafanakis
3 of 4 votes
Majority		 Mitchell Smith
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		 India-Rose Madderom
3 of 4 votes
Majority		 Hayley Teal
3 of 4 votes
Majority		 Luke and Joel
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		 Mahogany
Public Vote To Save		 Andrew Lawson
Public Vote To Save		 Sally Chatfield
Public Vote To Win

Notes

  • 1 Sebastian originally was asked to vote, but he deferred his vote to Keating as he "could not send his own act home".
  • 2 Sandilands was not present for this results. As one of his acts (Mitchell Smith) was in the bottom two, a vote for India-Rose Madderom was cast on Sandilands's behalf on the assumption that he would save his own act.

Live show details

Week 1 (19/20 September)

Acts' performances on the first live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 1 "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" Bottom Two
Hayley Teal Girls (Imbruglia) 2 "Bust Your Windows" Safe
Chris Doe Boys (Sandilands) 3 "Already Gone" Bottom Two
Amanda Grafanakis Over 25s (Keating) 4 "Closer" Safe
Kharizma Groups (Sebastian) 5 "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"
Mitchell Smith Boys (Sandilands) 6 "Umbrella"
James McNally Over 25s (Keating) 7 "With a Little Help from My Friends"
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 8 "Red"
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 9 "Whataya Want from Me"
Andrew Lawson Boys (Sandilands) 10 "Don't Stop the Music"
India-Rose Madderom Girls (Imbruglia) 11 "Battlefield"
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 12 "Hey, Soul Sister"
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 1 "Fix You" Safe
Chris Doe Boys (Sandilands) 2 "Stop and Stare" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Imbruglia: Luke & Joel – felt that Doe had performed better.
  • Keating: Chris Doe – felt that it was too much for Doe that week.
  • Sebastian: Chris Doe – backed his own act, Luke & Joel.
  • Sandilands: Luke & Joel – backed his own act, Chris Doe.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Doe was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 2 (26/27 September)

Acts' performances on the second live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Musical Hero Result
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 1 "Bring Me to Life" Evanescence Safe
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 2 "Kiss" Prince
Mitchell Smith Boys (Sandilands) 3 "Baby" Justin Bieber
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 4 "Lady Marmalade" Labelle
Hayley Teal Girls (Imbruglia) 5 "Respect" Aretha Franklin
Andrew Lawson Boys (Sandilands) 6 "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling
Amanda Grafanakis Over 25s (Keating) 7 "The Voice Within" Christina Aguilera Bottom Two
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 8 "Little Lion Man" Mumford & Sons Safe
India-Rose Madderom Girls (Imbruglia) 9 "One" U2
James McNally Over 25s (Keating) 10 "Maggie May" Rod Stewart Bottom Two
Kharizma Groups (Sebastian) 11 "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Beyoncé Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Amanda Grafanakis Over 25s (Keating) 1 "Wonderwall" Safe
James McNally Over 25s (Keating) 2 "Let's Stay Together" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Imbruglia: James McNally – gave no reason, but commented that neither act should be in the bottom two.
  • Sebastian: James McNally – based on the final showdown performance.
  • Sandilands: Amanda Grafanakis – had earlier commented that Grafanakis should be in the bottom two.
  • Keating: Amanda Grafanakis – could not send either of his own acts home and sent the result to deadlock.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. McNally was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 3 (3/4 October)

Acts' performances on the third live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Hayley Teal Girls (Imbruglia) 1 "River Deep – Mountain High" Safe
Andrew Lawson Boys (Sandilands) 2 "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name"
Kharizma Groups (Sebastian) 3 "I'll Stand by You" Bottom Two
India-Rose Madderom Girls (Imbruglia) 4 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Safe
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 5 "The Lady in Red"
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 6 "Smooth Criminal"
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 7 "You're the Voice"
Mitchell Smith Boys (Sandilands) 8 "To Be with You"
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 9 "Time After Time" Bottom Two
Amanda Grafanakis Over 25s (Keating) 10 "Vogue" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Kharizma Groups (Sebastian) 1 "The Climb" Eliminated
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 2 "Footprints in the Sand" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Imbruglia: Kharizma – based on the final showdown performance, though commented that neither should be in the bottom two.
  • Sandilands: Kharizma – felt Kharizma had stalled while Mahogany continued to grow.
  • Sebastian abstained from voting as both acts were in his category.
  • Keating: Kharizma – based on the final showdown performance and comments made at beginning of the show.
Notes
  • Sebastian was absent from the live performance show but was present on the live results show through live telecast, thus eligible to vote if required.

Week 4 (10/11 October)

Acts' performances on the fourth live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
India-Rose Madderom Girls (Madderom) 1 "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" Bottom Two
Andrew Lawson Boys (Sandilands) 2 "Heartache Tonight" Safe
Amanda Grafanakis Over 25s (Keating) 3 "I Gotta Feeling" Bottom Two
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 4 "Hey Ya!" Safe
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 5 "Don't Stop Me Now"
Mitchell Smith Boys (Sandilands) 6 "Forever"
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 7"...Baby One More Time"
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 8 "Livin' on a Prayer"
Hayley Teal Girls (Imbruglia) 9 "When Love Takes Over"
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
India-Rose Madderom Girls (Imbruglia) 1 "Can't Take My Eyes off You" Safe
Amanda Grafanakis Over 25s (Keating) 2 "Wind Beneath My Wings" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Imbruglia: Amanda Grafanakis – backed her own act, India-Rose Madderom.
  • Sandilands: Amanda Grafanakis – said that he would more likely "invest money" with Madderom.
  • Keating: India-Rose Madderom – backed his own act, Amanda Grafanakis.
  • Sebastian: Amanda Grafanakis – felt that Madderom was more consistent in the competition as a whole.

Week 5 (17/18 October)

Acts' performances on the fifth live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Rock artist Result
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 1 "Decode" Paramore Safe
Mitchell Smith Boys (Sandilands) 2 "Jessie's Girl" Rick Springfield Bottom Two
Hayley Teal Girls (Imbruglia) 3 "Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin Safe
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 4 "Best of You" Foo Fighters
Andrew Lawson Boys (Sandilands) 5 "Crocodile Rock" Elton John
India-Rose Madderom Girls (Imbruglia) 6 "Iris" Goo Goo Dolls Bottom Two
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 7 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" The Beatles Safe
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 8 "Beautiful Day" U2
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Mitchell Smith Boys (Sandilands) 1 "Teenage Dream" Eliminated
India-Rose Madderom Girls (Imbruglia) 2 "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Sandilands: India-Rose Madderom – despite his absence during the results show, an automatic vote was cast to save Mitchell Smith based on the usual assumption that he would have voted to save his own act.
  • Sebastian: India-Rose Madderom – stated that Madderom, despite being the better singer, had not grown throughout the competition.
  • Imbruglia: Mitchell Smith – backed her own act, India-Rose Madderom.
  • Keating: Mitchell Smith – could not decide and sent the result to deadlock.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Smith was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 6 (24/25 October)

Acts' performances on the sixth live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Movie Result
India-Rose Madderom Girls (Imbruglia) 1 "Fame" Fame Bottom Two
Andrew Lawson Boys (Sandilands) 2 "Love Is All Around" Four Weddings and a Funeral Safe
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 3 "All by Myself" Bridget Jones's Diary
Hayley Teal 4 "Queen of the Night" The Bodyguard
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 5 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Armageddon
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 6 "Eye of the Tiger" Rocky III
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 7 "I Say a Little Prayer" My Best Friend's Wedding Bottom Two
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
India-Rose Madderom Girls (Imbruglia) 1 "You Got the Love" Eliminated
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 2 "I Want You Back" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Keating: India-Rose Madderom – stated that earlier in the show that he believed this would be her last week on the show.
  • Imbruglia: Mahogany – backed her own act, India-Rose Madderom.
  • Sebastian: India-Rose Madderom – backed his own act, Mahogany.
  • Sandilands: India-Rose Madderom – been in the final showdown for the third time.

Week 7 (31 October/ 1 November)

Acts' performances on the seventh live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 1 "Summer of '69" Safe
Hayley Teal Girls (Imbruglia) 2 "California Gurls" Bottom Two
Andrew Lawson Boys (Sandilands) 3 "Sunday Morning" Safe
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 4 "Survivor"
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 5 "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Bottom Two
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 6 "Since U Been Gone" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Hayley Teal Girls (Imbruglia) 1 "Valerie" Eliminated
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 2 "Where the Streets Have No Name" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Keating: Hayley Teal – said that Teal was lacking "energy and star quality" in this week's performances.
  • Imbruglia: Luke & Joel – backed her own act, Hayley Teal.
  • Sebastian: Hayley Teal – backed his own act, Luke & Joel.
  • Sandilands: Hayley Teal – commented that it was about "who is going to be an icon of Australian music".

Week 8: Quarter-Final (7/8 November)

Acts' performances in the quarter-final
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 1 "White Noise" Bottom Two
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 2 "Everything I'm Not" Safe
Andrew Lawson Boys (Sandilands) 3 "Black and Gold"
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 4 "The Horses" Bottom Two
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 5 "Never Tear Us Apart" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Luke & Joel Groups (Sebastian) 1 "Human" Eliminated
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 2 "Stand Up for Love" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Keating: Mahogany – commented that Luke & Joel have what it takes to sell records.
  • Imbruglia: Luke & Joel – felt that Mahogany performed better that week.
  • Sandilands: Luke & Joel – Mahogany can go more further.
  • Sebastian: Mahogany – could not send either of his own acts home and sent the result to deadlock.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Luke & Joel were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Week 9: Semi-Final (14/15 November)

Acts' performances in the semi-final
Act Category (mentor) Order First song Order Second song Result
Andrew Lawson Boys (Sandilands) 1 "Uptown Girl" 5 "Somethin' Stupid" Safe
Mahogany Groups (Sebastian) 2 "Heaven" 6 "The Way You Make Me Feel" Eliminated
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 3 "Just Like a Pill" 7 "Beautiful" Safe
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 4 "The Living Years" 8 "Blaze of Glory"
Notes
  • For the first time this season, each act performed two songs.
  • Also for the first time, there was no final showdown and the act that received the fewest public votes was immediately eliminated.

Week 10: Final (21/22 November)

21 November
  • Theme: No theme (songs from the auditions and live shows that the mentor believes will show their true talent); celebrity duets
  • Celebrity duet performers:
  • Group performance: "Dynamite" and "With A Little Help From My Friends" – performed by all 12 finalists
Acts' performances on the Sunday Final
Act Category (mentor) Order Audition song Order Celebrity duet Order Mentor's favourite Order Winner's single Result
Andrew Lawson Boys (Sandilands) 1 "Fly Me to the Moon" 4 "You're Beautiful" 7 "Heartache Tonight" 10 "Somewhere in the World" Eliminated
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 2 "Hurt" 5 "Canned Heat" 8 "Don't Stop Me Now" 11 "Somewhere in the World" Safe
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 3 "Sex on Fire" 6 "Don't Change" 9 "Livin' on a Prayer" 12
22 November
Acts' performances on the Monday Final
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Sally Chatfield Girls (Imbruglia) 1 "Decode" Runner-Up
Altiyan Childs Over 25s (Keating) 2 "Beautiful Day" Winner

Reception

Controversies

On 18 October 2010, following the live results show, contestant Altiyan Childs disappeared from The X Factor house for almost 24 hours, causing a serious concern for his mentor Keating, who took to Twitter to try to locate where Childs was.[14] Childs later returned at 5 pm the next day.[14] A program producer said that he had "taken some time out to be by himself and slept in a cave on Sydney's northern beaches overnight".[14] On 21 October, Childs spoke with guest host Keating and Jackie O on radio station 2Day FM to set the record straight about his disappearance.[15] He explained: "It kind of hit me randomly at about 2 am that I had to reconnect with part of my sadness, it’s my secret power it’s what drives me through the song and ignites that part of me, it’s got to do with sadness, I needed to go back to somewhere where I felt an intimate romantic thing with an ancient memory and it worked.[15] Childs stayed in a cave on Sydney's Northern Beaches.[15] As he awoke, Childs realised he was supposed to be practising with his mentor Keating.[15] The cave was a special place for Childs and his former fiancee. Their five-year engagement ended in 2002, but the hurt remains and Childs has been celibate since.[15] He explained: "I was broken, a piece of me was broken and I didn't think it was repairable. I'm not used to comfort and compliments because I have never been accepted before. I needed to know what to do with the contentedness and beauty of it all, and I needed that place to do it."[15]

On 25 October 2010 it was revealed that a name-calling cat fight between the Under 25 Girls had occurred during a performance at the Snaparazzi at Riva in St Kilda on 22 October.[16] Contestant India-Rose Madderom was reportedly yelling abuse at contestant Sally Chatfield after the two missed their cues while performing David Guetta's "When Love Takes Over".[16] Chatfield then fired back at Madderom before dissolving in tears.[16] The girls mentor Imbruglia stepped in and reportedly told Madderom "you can't act like this in public" and "you have to be professional."[16]

Ratings

The premiere episode on 30 August 2010 achieved an audience of 1,186,000 and placed fifth overall for the night,[17] being beaten by A Current Affair's interview with Patty and Bert Newton, the parents of former X Factor host Matthew Newton, about his exit from the show due to his alleged attack on his former girlfriend Rachel Taylor.[18] However, the premiere episode topped its timeslot.[19] The second episode rated higher than the first, peaking at number four with an audience share of 1,482,000.[17] The ratings boost was credited to Seven's top rating show Packed to the Rafters, which topped the night's overall ratings.[20] The first live performance show on 19 September 2010 archived an audience of 1,095,000 and placed eighth overall for the night.[21] The live grand final decider show on 22 November 2010 reached an audience of 1,833,000 and topped the night's overall ratings.[22]

Colour key:
– Highest rating during the season
– Lowest rating during the season
Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions)		 Nightly
rank		 Source
1Auditions 1 30 August 2010Monday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.186#5[17]
2Auditions 2 31 August 2010Tuesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.482#4[23]
3Auditions 3 1 September 2010Wednesday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.332#6[17]
4Auditions 4 2 September 2010Thursday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.336#1[17]
5Bootcamp 1 5 September 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.287#4[24]
6Bootcamp 2 6 September 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.307#3[24]
7Judges Houses 1 12 September 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.074#11[25]
8Judges Houses 2 13 September 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.234#5[25]
9Live show 1 19 September 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.095#8[21]
10Live decider 1 20 September 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm0.978#11[21]
11Live show 2 26 September 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.054#6[26]
12Live decider 2 27 September 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.126#5[26]
13Live show 3 3 October 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm1.115#7[27]
14Live decider 3 4 October 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm0.984#8[27]
15Live show 4 10 October 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.224#4[28]
16Live decider 4 11 October 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.182#4[29]
17Live show 5 17 October 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.081#6[30]
18Live decider 5 18 October 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.056#11[30]
19Live show 6 24 October 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.079#7[31]
20Live decider 6 25 October 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.027#13[31]
21Live show 7 31 October 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.089#6[32]
22Live decider 7 1 November 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.033#11[32]
23Live show 8 7 November 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.248#5[33]
24Live decider 8 8 November 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm0.938#15[33]
25Live show 9 14 November 2010Sunday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm1.206#3[34]
26Live decider 9 15 November 2010Monday 7:30 pm–8:30 pm1.119#9[34]
28Live Grand Final show 21 November 2010Sunday 7.30 pm–9:30 pm1.374#2[22]
29Live Grand Final decider 22 November 2010 Monday 7.30 pm–9:30 pm1.363#3[35]
Winner announced 1.632#1

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