X Factor (Italian season 14)
# X Factor (Italian season 14)

X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a recording contract with Sony Music. fourteenth season was aired on Sky Uno and TV8 since September 2020. All of the judges from the previous year were replaced; the show seeing the returns of Mika and Manuel Agnelli, and new judges Emma Marrone and Hell Raton. Casadilegon won the competition and Hell Raton became the winning coach for the first time.

## Judges' houses

The "Home Visit" is the final phase before the Live Shows. In this phase, the contestants who passed the "Bootcamp" had to perform one last time in front of their specific judge, in four different locations. At the end of this audition, the top twelve contestants were chosen.

The eight eliminated acts were:

* Boys: Leo Meconi, Giuseppe Roccuzzo (Roccuzzo)
* Girls: Alessandra Ciccariello (Ale), Daria Huber
* 25+: Gabriel Covino (Kaima), Claudio Luisi (Disarmo)
* Groups: Wime, Yellow Monday

## Contestants and categories

Key:

    – Winner
    – Runner-up
    – Third place

| Category (mentor) | Acts | Acts | Acts |
| - | - | - | - |
| Boys (Marrone) | Blind (Franco Rujan) | Blue Phelix (Francesco Franco) | Santi (Filippo Santi) |
| Girls (Raton) | Casadilego (Elisa Coclite) | Cmqmartina (Martina Sironi) | Mydrama (Alessandra Martinelli) |
| 25+ (Mika) | Eda Marì (Edda Maria Sessa) | N.A.I.P. (Michelangelo Mercuri) | Vergo (Giuseppe Piscitello) |
| Groups (Agnelli) | Little Pieces of Marmelade | Manitoba | Melancholia |

## Live shows

### Results summary

The number of votes received by each act will be released by Sky Italia after the final.

**Colour key**

| – | Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown |
| - | - |
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) |
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| Contestant | Contestant | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| Contestant | Contestant | Part 1 | Part 2 | Single streams | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 1 | Part 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Single streams | Round 2 | Round 1 & 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| | Casadilego | 2nd | — | Safe | — | 1st | — | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | Safe | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | Winner 50,96% |
| | Little Pieces of Marmelade | 3rd | — | Safe | 3rd | — | 2nd | — | 5th | 5th | 6th | Safe | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | Runner-up 49,04% |
| | Blind | 1st | — | Safe | 2nd | — | 1st | — | 1st | 1st | 3rd | Safe | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | Eliminated (Final) |
| | N.A.I.P. | — | 3rd | Safe | 5th | — | — | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | Final Showdown | 2nd | 1st | 4th | Eliminated (Final) | Eliminated (Final) |
| | Mydrama | — | 2nd | Safe | 1st | — | — | 4th | 6th | 7th | 4th | Safe | 5th | 5th | Eliminated (Semi-final) | Eliminated (Semi-final) | Eliminated (Semi-final) |
| | Cmqmartina | 4th | — | Safe | 4th | — | 3rd | — | 7th | 6th | 5th | Safe | 6th | Eliminated (Quarter-final) | Eliminated (Quarter-final) | Eliminated (Quarter-final) | Eliminated (Quarter-final) |
| | Melancholia | — | 1st | Safe | — | 2nd | — | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 7th | — | Eliminated (Quarter-final) | Eliminated (Quarter-final) | Eliminated (Quarter-final) | Eliminated (Quarter-final) | Eliminated (Quarter-final) |
| | Vergo | — | 4th | Safe | — | 3rd | 4th | — | 8th | 8th | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) |
| | Blue Phelix | 5th | — | Safe | — | 4th | — | 5th | 9th | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) | Eliminated (Week 4) |
| | Santi | — | 5th | Final Showdown | — | 5th | 5th | — | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) | Eliminated (Week 3) |
| | Manitoba | — | 6th | Safe | 6th | — | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| | Eda Marì | 6th | — | — | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) | Eliminated (Week 2) |
| Final Showdown | Final Showdown | Eda Marì, Manitoba | Eda Marì, Manitoba | Eda Marì, Santi | Manitoba, Santi | Manitoba, Santi | Santi, Blue Phelix | Santi, Blue Phelix | Mydrama, Vergo | Mydrama, Vergo | Melancholia, N.A.I.P. | Melancholia, N.A.I.P. | Cmqmartina, Mydrama | Blind, Mydrama | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |
| | Emma's vote to eliminate | Eda Marì | Eda Marì | Eda Marì | Manitoba | Manitoba | Santi | Santi | Vergo | Vergo | N.A.I.P. | N.A.I.P. | Cmqmartina | Mydrama | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |
| | Hell Raton's vote to eliminate | Eda Marì | Eda Marì | Eda Marì | Manitoba | Manitoba | Santi | Santi | Vergo | Vergo | Melancholia | Melancholia | Cmqmartina | Blind | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |
| | Manuel's vote to eliminate | Eda Marì | Eda Marì | Santi | Santi | Santi | Blue Phelix | Blue Phelix | Mydrama | Mydrama | N.A.I.P. | N.A.I.P. | Cmqmartina | Mydrama | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |
| | Mikas vote to eliminate | Manitoba | Manitoba | Santi | Manitoba | Manitoba | Santi | Santi | Mydrama | Mydrama | Melancholia | Melancholia | Mydrama | Mydrama | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone | No final showdown or judges' vote: results will be based on public votes alone |
| Eliminated | Eliminated | Eda Marì 3 of 4 votes majority put through to the final showdown in week 2 | Eda Marì 3 of 4 votes majority put through to the final showdown in week 2 | Eda Marì Public vote to save | Manitoba 3 of 4 votes majority | Manitoba 3 of 4 votes majority | Santi 3 of 4 votes majority | Santi 3 of 4 votes majority | Blue Phelix Public vote to save | Blue Phelix Public vote to save | Melancholia Public vote to save | Melancholia Public vote to save | Cmqmartina 3 of 4 votes majority | Mydrama 3 of 4 votes majority | N.A.I.P. Public vote to win | Blind Public vote to win | Little Pieces of Marmelade Public vote to win |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade Public vote to win ||

### Live show details

**Week 1 (29 October)**

Contestants' performances on the first live show :

| Part 1 ||||
| - | - | - | - |
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Blind | 1 | "Cuore nero" | Safe |
| Cmqmartina | 2 | "Serpente" | Safe |
| Eda Marì | 3 | "Male" | Bottom two |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade | 4 | "One Cup of Happiness" | Safe |
| Blue Phelix | 5 | "South Dakota" | Safe |
| Casadilego | 6 | "Vittoria" | Safe |
| Part 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Manitoba | 7 | "La domenica" | Bottom two |
| Vergo | 8 | "Bomba" | Safe |
| Santi | 9 | "Bonsai" | Safe |
| Mydrama | 10 | "Cornici bianche" | Safe |
| N.A.I.P. | 11 | "Attenti al loop" | Safe |
| Melancholia | 12 | "Léon" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Eda Marì | 13 | - | Final Showdown |
| Manitoba | 14 | - | Safe |

**Week 1 (29 October)**

**Judges' votes to send through to the final showdown next week**

* Agnelli: Eda Marì - backed his own act, Manitoba.
* Mika: Manitoba - backed his own act, Eda Marì.
* Marrone: Eda Marì - gave no reason.
* Raton: Eda Marì - gave no reason.

**Week 2 (5 November)**

Contestants' performances on the second live show :

| Final showdown details ||||
| - | - | - | - |
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Eda Marì | 1 | "Male" | Eliminated |
| Santi | 2 | "Bonsai" | Safe |
| Part 1 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade | 1 | "Sabotage" | Safe |
| Mydrama | 2 | "Bella così" | Safe |
| N.A.I.P. | 3 | "Bla Bla Bla" | Safe |
| Blind | 4 | "Piece of Your Heart"/"Non mi dire di no" | Safe |
| Cmqmartina | 5 | "Il mio canto libero" | Safe |
| Manitoba | 6 | "I Wanna Be Sedated" | Bottom two |
| Part 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Melancholia | 7 | "Bloodmoney" | Safe |
| Blue Phelix | 8 | "Sciccherie" | Safe |
| Vergo | 9 | "E ritorno da te" | Safe |
| Santi | 10 | "8 miliardi di persone" | Bottom two |
| Casadilego | 11 | "Xanny" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Manitoba | 12 | "La domenica" | Eliminated |
| Santi | 13 | "Bonsai" | Safe |

**Week 2 (5 November)**

**Judges' votes to eliminate (round 1)**

* Mika: Santi - backed his own act, Eda Marì.
* Marrone: Eda Marì - backed her own act, Santi.
* Agnelli: Santi - gave no reason.
* Raton: Eda Marì - gave no reason.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Eda Marì was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

**Week 2 (5 November)**

**Judges' votes to eliminate (round 2)**

* Agnelli: Santi - backed his own act, Manitoba.
* Marrone: Manitoba - backed her own act, Santi.
* Mika: Manitoba - gave no reason.
* Raton: Manitoba - gave no reason.

**Week 3 (12 November)**

Contestants' performances on the third live show :

| Part 1 ||||
| - | - | - | - |
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Cmqmartina | 1 | "Sparami" | Safe |
| Blind | 2 | "Cicatrici" | Safe |
| Vergo | 3 | "La cura" | Safe |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade | 4 | "L.P.O.M." | Safe |
| Santi | 5 | "Morrison" | Bottom two |
| Part 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Blue Phelix | 6 | "Mi ami" | Bottom two |
| Mydrama | 7 | "Vieni con me" | Safe |
| N.A.I.P. | 8 | "Oh oh oh" | Safe |
| Casadilego | 9 | "Lontanissimo" | Safe |
| Melancholia | 10 | "Grounds" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Santi | 11 | "Bonsai" | Eliminated |
| Blue Phelix | 12 | "South Dakota" | Safe |

**Week 3 (12 November)**

**Judges' votes to eliminate**

* Agnelli: Blue Phelix - gave no reason.
* Marrone: Santi - gave no reason.
* Mika: Santi - gave no reason.
* Raton: Santi - gave no reason.

**Week 4 (19 November)**

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show :

| Round 1 ||||
| - | - | - | - |
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Vergo | 1 | "Bomba" | Safe |
| Casadilego | 2 | "Vittoria" | Safe |
| Blind | 3 | "Cuore Nero" | Safe |
| Melancholia | 4 | "Léon" | Safe |
| Cmqmartina | 5 | "Sparami" | Safe |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade | 6 | "One Cup of Happiness" | Safe |
| Blue Phelix | 7 | "South Dakota" | Eliminated |
| N.A.I.P. | 8 | "Attenti al loop" | Safe |
| Mydrama | 9 | "Vieni con me" | Safe |
| Round 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Mydrama | 1 | "Notti" | Bottom two |
| N.A.I.P. | 2 | "Amandoti" | Safe |
| Melancholia | 3 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Safe |
| Blind | 4 | "Per me è importante"/"Bambino" | Safe |
| Cmqmartina | 5 | "Albero" | Safe |
| Vergo | 6 | "Oro"/"Pienso en tu mirà"/"Malamente" | Bottom two |
| Casadilego | 7 | "Rapide" | Safe |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade | 8 | "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Mydrama | - | - | Safe |
| Vergo | - | - | Eliminated |

**Week 4 (19 November)**

**Judges' votes to eliminate**

* Mika: Mydrama - backed his own act, Vergo.
* Raton: Vergo - backed his own act, Mydrama.
* Agnelli: Mydrama - gave no reason.
* Marrone: Vergo - gave no reason.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Vergo was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

**Week 5 (26 November)**

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show :

| Round 1 ||||
| - | - | - | - |
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade | 1 | "I Am the Walrus" | Safe |
| Cmqmartina | 2 | "La prima cosa bella" | Safe |
| Blind | 3 | "In the End/"Tremo" | Safe |
| N.A.I.P. | 4 | "Storia d'amore" | Bottom two |
| Mydrama | 5 | "Piccola anima" | Safer |
| Melancholia | 6 | "Hunter" | Bottom two |
| Casadilego | 7 | "Dance Monkey" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| N.A.I.P. | - | - | Safe |
| Melancholia | - | - | Eliminated |
| Round 2 ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Cmqmartina | 1 | "Lasciami andare!" | Bottom two |
| Mydrama | 2 | "Crudelia" | Bottom two |
| Blind | 3 | "Affari tuoi" | Safe |
| Casadilego | 4 | Yesterday" | Safe |
| Little Pieces of Marmalade | 5 | "Digital Cramps" | Safe |
| N.A.I.P. | 6 | "Partecipo" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
| Mydrama | - | - | Safe |
| Cmqmartina | - | - | Eliminated |

**Week 5 (26 November)**

**Judges' votes to eliminate (round 1)**

* Agnelli: N.A.I.P. - backed his own act, Melancholia.
* Mika: Melancholia - backed his own act, N.A.I.P.
* Marrone: N.A.I.P. - gave no reason.
* Raton: Melancholia - gave no reason.

With the acts in the sing-off receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and a new public vote commenced for 200 seconds. Melancholia was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

**Week 5 (26 November)**

**Judges' votes to eliminate (Round 2)**

* Mika: Mydrama - gave no reason.
* Raton: Cmqmartina - gave no reason.
* Agnelli: Cmqmartina - gave no reason.
* Marrone: Cmqmartina - gave no reason.

**Week 6: Semi-final (3 December)**

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show :

| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blind | 1 | "Baby" | 7 | "Good Times"/"Como habla" | Bottom two |
| Casadilego | 2 | "Catrame" | 10 | "Lego House" | Safe |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade | 3 | "Muori delay" | 8 | "Gimme All Your Love" | Safe |
| Mydrama | 4 | "Chic" | 6 | "Spigoli" | Bottom two |
| N.A.I.P. | 5 | "La canzone mononota" | 9 | "Milano circonvallazione esterna" | Safe |
| Final showdown details ||||||
| Act | Order | Song | Song | Song | Result |
| Mydrama | 1 | "Cornici bianche" | "Cornici bianche" | "Cornici bianche" | Eliminated |
| Blind | 2 | "Cuore nero" | "Cuore nero" | "Cuore nero" | Saved |

**Week 6: Semi-final (3 December)**

**Judges' votes to eliminate**

* Marrone: Mydrama - backed her own act, Blind.
* Raton: Blind - backed his own act, Mydrama.
* Agnelli: Mydrama - gave no reason.
* Mika: Mydrama - gave no reason.

**Week 7: Final (10 December)**

Contestants' performances on the final live show :

| Round 1 |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Act | Order | Song | Song | Result |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade | 1 | "Veleno" with Manuel Agnelli | "Veleno" with Manuel Agnelli | Safe |
| Blind | 2 | "La Fine" with Emma Marrone | "La Fine" with Emma Marrone | Safe |
| N.A.I.P. | 3 | "Lollipop" with Mika | "Lollipop" with Mika | 4th Place |
| Casadilego | 4 | "Stan" with Hell Raton | "Stan" with Hell Raton | Safe |
| Round 2 |||||
| Act | Order | Song | Song | Result |
| Casadilego | 5 | "Kitchen Sink"/"Xanny"/"A Case of You" | "Kitchen Sink"/"Xanny"/"A Case of You" | Safe |
| Blind | 6 | "Bambino"/"Cicatrici"/"Affari tuoi" | "Bambino"/"Cicatrici"/"Affari tuoi" | 3rd Place |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade | 7 | "I Am the Walrus"/"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"/"Give Me All Your Love" | "I Am the Walrus"/"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"/"Give Me All Your Love" | Safe |
| Round 3 |||||
| Act | Order | Song | Song | Result |
| Casadilego | 8 | "Vittoria" | "Vittoria" | Winner |
| Little Pieces of Marmelade | 9 | "One Cup of Happiness" | "One Cup of Happiness" | Runner-up |
