| Janelle's X Factor | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
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| Broadcast from | September 14, 2012 - November 2, 2012 |
| Judges | Janelle_Pierzina TylerK ThomasSwift Keyston Bradyman7 (Guest Judge) |
| Host(s) | Danielvk |
| Broadcaster | Tengaged |
| Winner: | |
Britney Spears
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| Origin | McComb, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Song | "Toxic" |
| Genre(s) | Dance-pop, electropop, pop |
| Runner-up | |
| Christina Aguilera | |
| Chronology | |
| Proceeded by — |
Followed by Demi Lovato |
The first season of the Tengaged version of The X Factor began airing on September 14, 2012.
Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, boot camp; judges' houses and then the live finals. The show was hosted by Danielvk, while the judging panel consisted of Janelle_Pierzina, ThomasSwift, Keyston and TylerK.
Season one's finale aired on November 2, 2012, resulting in Britney Spears as the winner, and Janelle_Pierzina as the winning mentor.
Selection process[]
Auditions[]
Auditions began in September 2012 in five cities: Detroit (14 September), Portland (15 September), Seattle (16 September), Austin (18 September), and Tampa (19 September).
Boot camp[]
Boot camp aired on September 20, 2012 with the results on September 25, 2012.
By the end of boot camp, 45 acts were cut to 32, 8 acts in each category. The judges later found out which category they would mentor and their acts joined them at their house.
Judges' houses[]
The judges' houses stage was broadcast in two episodes on 25 and 28 September 2012.
Sixteen of the 32 acts were eliminated with the 16 remaining moving to the live shows, four from each category. The eliminated acts were:
- Thomas' acts (Girls): Cher Lloyd, Lady Gaga*, Nicki Minaj, Nike
- Brady/Keyston's acts (Boys): Adam Lambert, Jason Chen, Jason Derulo, Frank Ocean
- Janelle's acts (Over 30s): Greenday, Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5*, One Direction*
- Tyler's acts (Groups): Beyonce, Pink*, Reba McEntire
Note: In the first season many contestants auditioned as the same artist causing two of the same acts at judges houses.
Finalists[]
The live shows commenced on September 28, 2012. The following artists made it to the live shows.
Key:
- - Winner
- - Runner-up
- - Third place
- - Ejected
| Category (mentor) |
Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls ThomasSwift |
Adele | Amy Winehouse | Lady Gaga | Taylor Swift |
| Boys Bradyman7/Keyston |
Andy Grammar | Bruno Mars | Colin McLoughlin | Eminem |
| Groups TylerK |
Evanescence | Marina & The Diamonds | Maroon 5 | One Direction |
| Over 30's Janelle_Pierzina |
Britney Spears | Carrie Underwood | Christina Aguilera | Kelly Clarkson |
Live shows[]
Results summary
- Color key
| – | Contestant was eliminated by their mentor (no public vote or final showdown) |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated |
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) |
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||||||
| Britney Spears | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Winner | |
| Christina Aguilera | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) | Returned | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner Up | ||||
| Lady Gaga | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd | Eliminated (week 9) | |
| Andy Grammer | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th | Eliminated (week 8) | ||
| Maroon 5 | Saved | Safe | Safe | 7th | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (week 7) | |||
| Kelly Clarkson | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 6th | Eliminated (week 7) | |||
| Adele | Saved | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 6th | Eliminated (week 6) | ||||
| Carrie Underwood | Saved | Safe | Safe | 6th | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (week 5) | |||||
| Marina & TD | Saved | Safe | Safe | 8th | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||||
| Eminem | Saved | Safe | Bottom 3 | 9th | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||||
| Evanescence | Saved | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||||
| Bruno Mars | Saved | Bottom 3 | 11th | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||||
| Taylor Swift | Saved | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||||
| Colin McLoughlin | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||
| Amy Winehouse | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||
| One Direction | Not saved | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||
| Final showdown | None | Bruno, Evanescence, Swift | Bruno, Evanescence, Eminem | Marina, Carrie, Maroon 5 | Carrie, Maroon 5 | None | Maroon 5, Spears | No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated | |||
| Janelle's vote | Spears, Clarkson, Underwood | Swift | Evanescence | Marina | Maroon 5 | Maroon 5 | |||||
| Tyler's vote | Maroon 5, Marina, Evanescence | Swift | N/A | Maroon 5 | Underwood | Spears | |||||
| Thomas' vote | Taylor, Adele, Gaga | Mars | Evanescence | Maroon 5 | Underwood | Maroon 5 | |||||
| Brady/Keyston's vote | Eminem, Andy, Mars | Swift | Evanescence | Marina | Underwood | Maroon 5 | |||||
| Eliminated | Christina Aguilera by Janelle | Taylor Swift 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Bruno Mars Public vote to save |
Eminem Public Vote to save |
Carrie Underwood 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Kelly Clarkson Public Vote to save |
Andy Grammer Public vote to save |
Lady Gaga Public vote to win | |||
| One Direction by Tyler | |||||||||||
| Colin McLaughlin by Brady | Evanescence 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Marina & TD 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Maroon 5 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Christina Aguilera Public vote to win | |||||||
| Amy Winehouse by Thomas | |||||||||||
Live show details[]
Week 1 (September 28)[]
- Theme: First Impressions
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britney Spears | 1 | "I'm a Sleave 4 U" | Safe |
| Adele | 2 | "Set Fire To The Rain" | Safe |
| Taylor Swift | 3 | "You Belong With Me" | Safe |
| Maroon 5 | 4 | "This Love" | Safe |
| Colin McLoughlin | 5 | "Save The World" | Eliminated |
| Carrie Underwood | 6 | "Just A Dream" | Safe |
| Kelly Clarkson | 7 | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | Safe |
| Bruno Mars | 8 | "Marry You" | Safe |
| Amy Winehouse | 9 | "Tears Dry On Their Own" | Eliminated |
| Eminem | 10 | "Lose Yourself" | Safe |
| Marina & TD's | 11 | "Teen Idle" | Safe |
| Andy Grammar | 12 | "Keep Your Head Up" | Safe |
| Lady Gaga | 13 | "Paparazzi" | Safe |
| Evanescence | 14 | "Lost In Paradise | Safe |
| Christina Aguilera | 15 | "It's A Man's World" | Eliminated |
| One Direction | 16 | "Live While We're Young" | Eliminated |
- There was no public vote the first week. Instead, each of the judges selected one of their own acts to eliminate.
Judges' decision to eliminate
- Janelle_Pierzina: Christina Aguilera
- TylerK: One Direction
- Bradyman7: Colin McLoughlin
- ThomasSwift: Amy Winehouse
Week 2 (October 2)[]
- Theme: Movie Week
| Act | Order | Song | Movie | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Grammar | 1 | "Miss Me" | N/A | Safe | ||
| Maroon 5 | 2 | "Misery" | N/A | Safe | ||
| Adele | 3 | "Ugly Betty" | Ugly Betty | Safe | ||
| Carrie Underwood | 4 | "Ever Ever After" | Enchanted | Safe | ||
| Taylor Swift | 5 | "White Horse" | Grey's Anatomy | Bottom 3 | ||
| Bruno Mars | 6 | "It Will Rain" | Twilight: Breaking Dawn (Part 1) | Bottom 3 | ||
| Eminem | 7 | "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" | Alpha Dog | Safe | ||
| Kelly Clarkson | 8 | "Breakaway" | The Princess Diaries 2 | Safe | ||
| Evanescence | 9 | "Made Of Stone" | Awakening | Bottom 3 | ||
| Britney Spears | 10 | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | Does This Need To Be Said? | Safe | ||
| Lady Gaga | 11 | "Edge Of Glory" | N/A | Safe | ||
| Marina & TD's | 12 | "Heartbreaker" | N/A | Safe | ||
| Final showdown details | ||||||
| Bruno Mars | 1 | "Today My Life Begins" | Safe | |||
| Evanescence | 2 | "My Immortal" | Safe | |||
| Taylor Swift | 3 | "Fearless" | Eliminated | |||
Judges' vote to eliminate
- Janelle_Pierzina: Taylor Swift
- TylerK: Taylor Swift
- ThomasSwift: Bruno Mars
- Keyston: Taylor Swift
Week 3 (October 7)[]
- Theme: Guilty Pleasures
| Act | Order | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adele | 1 | "Chasing Pavements" | Safe | |
| Andy Grammar | 2 | "Irreplacible" | Safe | |
| Maroon 5 | 3 | "This Love" | Safe | |
| Carrie Underwood | 4 | "Before He Cheats" | Safe | |
| Eminem | 5 | "Love The Way You Lie" | Bottom 3 | |
| Kelly Clarkson | 6 | "Behind Those Hazel Eyes" | Safe | |
| Britney Spears | 7 | "My Perogative" | Safe | |
| Lady Gaga | 8 | "Judas" | Safe | |
| Bruno Mars | 9 | "Liquor Store Blues" | Eliminated | |
| Marina & TD's | 10 | "Homewrecker" | Safe | |
| Evanescense | 11 | "Lithium" | Bottom 3 | |
| Final showdown details | ||||
| Eminem | 1 | "Beautiful" | Safe | |
| Evanescence | 2 | "Good Enough" | Eliminated | |
Judges' vote to eliminate
- Janelle: Evanescence
- Tyler was not required to vote
- ThomasSwift: Evanescence
- Keyston: Evanescense
Week 4 (October 10)[]
- Theme: Dance Hits
| Act | Order | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Clarkson | 1 | "Walk Away" | Safe | |
| Britney Spears | 2 | "Baby One More Time" | Safe | |
| Adele | 3 | "Rumer Has It" | Safe | |
| Carrie Underwood | 4 | "Undo It" | Bottom 3 | |
| Lady Gaga | 5 | "Just Dance" | Safe | |
| Maroon 5 | 6 | "Moves Like Jagger" | Bottom 3 | |
| Emimem | 7 | "We Made You" | Eliminated | |
| Andy Grammer | 8 | "We Found Love" | Safe | |
| Marina And The Diamonds | 9 | "OH NO" | Bottom 3 | |
| Final showdown details | ||||
| Maroon 5 | 1 | "She Will Be Loved" | Safe | |
| Carrie Underwood | 2 | "So Small" | Safe | |
| Marina And The Diamonds | 3 | "Lies" | Eliminated | |
Judges' vote to eliminate
- Janelle: Marina And The Diamonds
- Tyler: Maroon 5
- ThomasSwift: Maroon 5
- Keyston: Marina And The Diamonds
Week 5 (October 14)[]
- Theme: Love and Heartbreak
| Act | Order | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Clarkson | 1 | "Because Of You" | Safe | |
| Britney Spears | 2 | "Everytime" | Safe | |
| Lady Gaga | 3 | "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" | Safe | |
| Andy Grammer | 4 | "The Pocket" | Safe | |
| Adele | 5 | "Someone Like You" | Safe | |
| Carrie Underwood | 6 | "Don't Forget To Remember Me" | Bottom 2 | |
| Maroon 5 | 7 | "Wake Up Call" | Bottom 2 | |
| Final showdown details | ||||
| Carrie Underwood | 1 | "There's A Place For Us" | Eliminated | |
| Maroon 5 | 2 | "Lucky Strike" | Safe | |
Judges' vote to eliminate
- Janelle: Maroon 5
- Tyler: Carrie Underwood
- ThomasSwift: Carrie Underwood
- Keyston: Carrie Underwood
Week 6 (October 19)[]
- Theme: Inspirational Songs
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Clarkson | 1 | "Stronger" | Safe |
| Adele | 2 | "Natural Woman" | Eliminated |
| Maroon 5 | 3 | "Harder to Breathe" | Safe |
| Andy Grammer | 4 | "Keep Your Head Up" | Safe |
| Lady Gaga | 5 | "Hair" | Safe |
| Britney Spears | 6 | "Stronger" | Safe |
Note: Adele was removed from the show for breaking one of the rules of the competition. The four acts that did not face the public vote in week 1 and were eliminated by their mentors—Amy Winehouse, One Direction, Christina Aguilera, and Colin McLaughlin—faced the public vote. The act with the most votes replaced Adele. The winner of the vote was announced as Christina Aguilera.
Week 7 (October 22)[]
- Themes: Billboards Hot Hits; Tengaged Challenge songs
| Act | Order | First Song | Order | Second Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Aguilera | 1 |
"Your Body" |
7 | "Beautiful" | Safe | |
| Andy Grammer | 2 | "Fine By Me" | 8 | "Keep Your Head Up" | Safe | |
| Britney Spears | 3 | "3" | 9 | "Hold It Against Me" | Bottom 3 | |
| Kelly Clarkson | 4 | "Perfect" | 10 | "Behind These Hazel Eyes" | Eliminated | |
| Maroon 5 | 5 | "One More Night" | 11 | "Payphone" | Bottom 3 | |
| Lady Gaga | 6 | "Speechless" | 12 | "Telephone" | Safe | |
| Final showdown details | ||||||
| Maroon 5 | 1 | "The Man Who Never Lied" | Eliminated | |||
| Britney Spears | 2 | "Piece Of Me" | Safe | |||
Judges' vote to eliminate
- Janelle_Pierzina: Maroon 5
- TylerK: Britney Spears
- ThomasSwift: Maroon 5
- Keyston: Maroon 5
Week 8 (October 26)[]
- Themes: songs to get you to the final" (no theme); Tengaged Challenge songs
| Act | Order | First Song | Order | Second Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britney Spears | 1 | "Till The World Ends" | 5 | TBA | Safe |
| Andy Grammer | 2 | "Miss Me" | 6 | "Fine By Me" | Eliminated |
| Lady Gaga | 3 | "Bad Romance" | 7 | "Poker Face" | Safe |
| Christina Aguilera | 4 | Ain't No Other Man | 8 | "Candy Man" | Safe |
Note: The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Andy Grammer, was automatically eliminated.
Week 9 (October 29)[]
- Themes: Halloween; Favorite song; celebrity duets
| Act | Order | First Song | Order | Second Song | Order | Third Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britney Spears | 1 | "Circus" | 4 | "Toxic" | 7 | "Me Against The Music" | Winner |
| Christina Aguilera | 2 | "Lady Marmalade" | 5 | "Your Body" | 8 | "Beautiful" | Runner-Up |
| Lady Gaga | 3 | "Marry The Night: | 6 | "Born This Way" | 9 | "Telephone" | Third Place |
Reception[]
Tengaged ratings
| Ep. # | Episode | Airdate | Viewers (posts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions 1 | September 14, 2012 | 37 |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | September 15, 2012 | 37 |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | September 16, 2012 | 45 |
| 4 | Auditions 4 | September 18, 2012 | 28 |
| 5 | Auditions 5 | September 19, 2012 | 34 |
| 6 | Boot camp | September 20, 2012 | 120 |
| 7 | Live show 1 | September 28, 2012 | 58 |
| 8 | Live show 2/results 2 | October 2, 2012 | 82 |
| 9 | Live show 3/results 3 | October 7, 2012 | 94 |
| 10 | Live show 4/results 4 | October 10, 2012 | 116 |
| 11 | Live show 5/results 5 | October 14, 2012 | 57 |
| 12 | Live show 6/results 6 | October 19, 2012 | 48 |
| 13 | Live show 7/results 7 | October 22, 2012 | 116 |
| 14 | Live show 8/results 8 | October 26, 2012 | 46 |
| 15 | Live show 9 | October 29, 2012 | 14 |
| 16 | results 9 | November 2, 2012 | 224 |