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.
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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
Live shows
Results summary
The number of votes received by each act will be released by Sky Italia after the final.
Colour key
Live show details
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.
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.
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.
Judges' votes to eliminate
Agnelli: Blue Phelix - gave no reason.
Marrone: Santi - gave no reason.