X Factor (Italian TV series) season 6

Sky Italia entirely confirmed the cast of X Factor 5 for the sixths season. On 12 April 2012, Alessandro Cattelan was confirmed to present the main show on Sky Uno HD. Rumors about a possible replacement as a judge of Arisa with singer Gianna Nannini were soon denied, and indeed it was confirmed on 25 May that all the judges of the fifth series (Arisa, Simona Ventura, Elio, Morgan) would return to their role. Also vocal coaches Alberto Tafuri, Paola Folli and Giuseppe Barbera, music-director Lucio Fabbri 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, Bari, on 5 and 6 May 2012; • at MiCo, Milan, from 19 to 21 May; • at Foro Italico, Rome, from 26 to 28 May. The judges auditions were held: • at 105 Stadium, Rimini, on 9 and 10 June 2012; • at Palazzetto dello Sport, Andria, on 16 and 17 June; • at Teatro Nazionale, Milan, 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 Miss Italia 2011 Stefania Bivone, Michele Grandinetti, a singer already famous in Thailand with his stage name 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; 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 Brussels, 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 Rome. Before X Factor 6, he previously appeared in the television music competition Ti lascio una canzone. 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 He sang "21 Guns" at the judges auditions in Rome obtaining 4 "yes's", at the judges auditions in Rimini obtaining 4 "yes's", "Vent'anni" at the Bootcamp and entered as a finalist after 1 November. Girls • Cixi (born 11 April 1996) is a fashion-design student from Chieri, Piedmont; her real name's Eleonora Bosio. She performed "History Repeating" at the judges auditions in Rimini • Nice (born 12 November 1992) is a Foreign Languages student from Turin; her real name is Noemi Lucco Borlera. She sang "Dog Days Are Over" at the judges auditions in Rimini obtaining 4 "yes's", They sang "21 Guns" at the judges auditions in Milan obtaining 4 "yes's", They performed "Il mare d'inverno" at the judges auditions in Bari, with the stage name "Provs Destination", 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 "Love the Way You Lie" at the Bootcamp and "Seven Nation Army" at the Home Visits. ==Live shows==

Results summary The number of votes received by each act were released by Sky Italia after the final. ;Colour key Live show details Week 1 (18 October 2012) • Celebrity performers: Francesca Michielin ("Distratto" and "Sola") and Robbie Williams ("Rock DJ"/"Let Me Entertain You" and "Candy") ;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 ("Tutto ciò che ho" featuring Il Cile and "P.E.S." featuring Giuliano Palma) ;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 convincing in the final showdown. Week 4 (8 November) • Theme: Hell Factor (double elimination) • Celebrity performers: Arisa ("Meraviglioso amore mio") and Emis Killa ("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 superior 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) ;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" • Celebrity performer: Conor Maynard ("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" (with Mika) • Celebrity performer: Mika ("Grace Kelly" and "Underwater") • 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"/"Stand by Me"/"The Edge of Glory"/"I Will Always Love You" (all X Factor acts) • Theme: "My song" (own choice); tribute to Lucio Dalla; previously unreleased songs • Celebrity performer: Kylie Minogue ("Can't Get You Out of My Head"), DJ Fish • Theme: Celebrity duets (part 1), previously unreleased songs, "Best of" (3-songs medley) and "a cappella" performance (part 2) the contenders were the top six acts, and the performances were arbitrarily chosen by the production members and the main sponsor Enel. 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. ==References==