Belgian TV show
X Factor Presenters Judges Winner: Udo Mechels (25+)Runner-up: The Cappaert Sisters (Group)3rd: Ivann (16-24)4th: Paco Garcia (16-24)5th: Patrick & Carina (Group)6th: Helena Fontyn (25+)7th: Alexander Chiafele (16-24)8th: Robin Danneels (25+)9th: Davy Lakomy (16-24)10th: Three Cats (Group)11th: Véronique Flamand (25+)12th: Rm'Ny (Group)Winner: Dirk De Smet (25+)Runner-up: Tom Eeckhout (16-24)3rd: Lester & Abdou (Group)4th: Mathieu & Guillaume Engels (Group)5th: Karim Lequenne (16-24)6th: Elien Roosen (25+)7th: Lady-Like (Group)8th: Jurgen De Jaegher (25+)9th: Stefanie Schaekers (16-24)10th: Rodwan Balkaïd (16-24)11th: Miss Behave (Group)12th: Andy De Koker (25+)
X Factor was the Flemish version of the British show The X Factor , created by Simon Cowell . The new X Factor series was a successor to Idool which features contestants & jury members from both seasons .
Judges' categories and their contestants
In each season, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each season, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she put through to the live shows.
Key:
– Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
Season
Jean Blaute
Kris Wauters
Liliane Saint-Pierre
One
Groups The Cappaert Sisters Patrick & Carina Three Cats Rm'Ny
Over 25s Udo Mechels Helena Fontyn Robin Daneels Véronique Flamand
16-24s Ivann Paco Garcia Alexander Chiafele Davy Lakomy
Season
Maurice Engelen
Kris Wauters
Do
Two
16-24s Tom Eeckhout Karim Lequenne Stefanie Schaekers Rodwan Balkaïd
Over 25s Dirk De Smet Elien Roosen Jurgen De Jaegher Andy De Koker
Groups Lester & Abdou Mathieu & Guillaume Engels Lady-Like Miss Behave
Series overview
"Under 25 boys" category
"Under 25 girls" category
"16-24s" category
"Over 25s" category
"Groups" category
Season 1 (2005)
The first Belgian edition of X Factor started screening in late 2005 on vtm . The judges were Kris Wauters , Jean Blaute and Liliane Saint-Pierre ; the show was hosted by Koen Wauters .
The winner of season one was Udo Mechels from Nossegem and the runner up was The Cappaert Sisters (Annelies & Sarah Cappaert) from Tongeren . Contestant Robin Danneels had to quit the show due to being hospitalized for his back pain. Therefore, Ivann could return to sing in the contest.
Name
Category
Date of birth
Originating from
Eliminated on/Position
Udo Mechels
25+
10 May 1976
Nossegem
Winner
Sarah and Annelies Cappaert (as The Cappaert Sisters)
Groups
24 July 1987 (Sarah) 10 September 1979 (Annelies)
Zedelgem
Finals
Ivann (Ivan Vermeer)
16-24
16 June 1981
Wilrijk
Semi-finals
Paco Garcia
16-24
23 March 1982
Heusden
9th live show
Patrick & Carina
Groups
Tongeren
8th live show
Helena Fontyn
25+
23 September 1974
Hemiksem
7th live show
Alexander Chiafele
16-24
8 April 1982
Turnhout
6th live show
Robin Daneels
25+
29 November 1978
Bruges
5th live show
Davy Lakomy
16-24
13 December 1987
As
4th live show
Three Cats
Groups
3rd live show
Véronique Flamand
25+
25 December 1972
Herentals
2nd live show
Rm'Ny
Groups
1st live show
Key:
– Winner
– Runner-up
– Third place
– Withdrew
Category (mentor)
Acts
Over 25s (Kris Wauters )
Robin Daneels
Véronique Flamand
Helena Fontyn
Udo Mechels
Groups (Jean Blaute)
Patrick & Carina
Rm'Ny
The Cappaert Sisters
Three Cats
Under 25s (Liliane Saint-Pierre )
Alexander Chiafele
Paco Garcia
Ivann
Davy Lakomy
Results table
Contestants' colour key:
– Kris Wauter's contestants (over 25s)
– Liliane Saint-Pierre's contestants (16–24s)
– Jean Blaute's contestants (groups)
– Bottom two
– Safe
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Udo Mechels
3rd
5th
6th
1st
3rd
1st
2nd
1st
1st
1st
Winner (Week 11)
The Cappaert Sisters
1st
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Bottom two
Safe
2nd
Runner-up (Week 11)
Ivann
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Bottom two
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
3rd
Eliminated (Week 10)
Paco Garcia
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
4th
Eliminated (Week 9)
Patrick & Carina
Safe
Safe
Bottom two
Safe
Bottom two
Bottom two
Bottom two
Bottom two
Eliminated (Week 8)
Helena Fontyn
Bottom two
Safe
Safe
Bottom two
Safe
Safe
Bottom two
Eliminated (Week 7)
Alexander Chiafele
Safe
Bottom two
Safe
Safe
Safe
Bottom two
Eliminated (Week 6)
Robin Daneels
4th
1st
1st
3rd
1st
Withdrew (Week 5)
Davy Lakomy
Safe
Safe
Safe
Bottom two
Eliminated (Week 4)
Three Cats
Safe
Safe
Bottom two
Eliminated (Week 3)
Véronique Flamand
Safe
Bottom two
Eliminated (Week 2)
Rm'Ny
Bottom two
Eliminated (Week 1)
Withdrew
None
Robin Daneels
None
Bottom two
Helena Fontyn, Rm'Ny
Alexander Chiafele, Véronique Flamand
Patrick & Carina, Three Cats
Davy Lakomy, Helena Fontyn
Ivann, Patrick & Carina
Alexander Chiafele, Patrick & Carina
Helena Fontyn, Patrick & Carina
Patrick & Carina, The Cappaert Sisters
-
-
-
Blaute's vote to eliminate
Helena Fontyn
Véronique Flamand
-
Davy Lakomy
Ivann
Alexander Chiafele
Helena Fontyn
-
-
-
-
Saint-Pierre's vote to eliminate
Rm'Ny
Véronique Flamand
Three Cats
-
Patrick & Carina
Patrick & Carina
Helena Fontyn
Patrick & Carina
Wauters' vote to eliminate
Rm'Ny
Alexander Chiafele
Three Cats
Davy Lakomy
Ivann
Alexander Chiafele
Patrick & Carina
Patrick & Carina
Eliminated
Rm'Ny 2 of 3votes
Véronique Flamand 2 of 3 votes
Three Cats 2 of 2votes
Davy Lakomy 2 of 2votes
Ivann 2 of 3votes
Alexander Chiafele 2 of 3votes
Helena Fontyn 2 of 3votes
Patrick & Carina 2 of 2votes
Paco Garcia Bottom
Ivann Bottom
The Cappaert Sisters Runner-up
Udo Mechels Winner
Season 2 (2008)
The second and final season aired in 2008. Dirk De Smet in the "Over 25" category and mentored by Kris Wauters won the title. Tom Dice who competed under his real name Tom Eeckhout was runner-up. The show was hosted by Hadise .
Key:
– Winner
– Runner-up
– Third place
Category (mentor)
Acts
Over 25s (Kris Wauters)
Jurgen De Jaegher
Andy De Koker
Dirk De Smet
Elien Rossen
Groups (Do )
Lady-Like
Lester & Abdou
Mathieu & Guillaume Engels
Miss Behave
Under 25s (Maurice Engelen )
Rodwan Balkaïd
Tom Eeckhout
Karim Lequenne
Stefanie Schaekers
Results table
Contestants' colour key:
– Kris Wauter's contestants (over 25s)
– Maurice Engelen's contestants (16–24s)
– Do's contestants (groups)
– Bottom two
– Safe
– Eliminated (no bottom two)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Dirk De Smet
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
2nd
4th
3rd
2nd
1st
1st
Winner (Week 11)
Tom Eeckhout
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
Runner-up (Week 11)
Lester & Abdou
12th
8th
6th
9th
5th
3rd
4th
5th
3rd
3rd
Eliminated (Week 10)
Mathieu & Guillaume Engels
3rd
3rd
2nd
2nd
3rd
5th
6th
3rd
4th
Eliminated (Week 9)
Karim Lequenne
4th
5th
10th
5th
4th
2nd
2nd
4th
Eliminated (Week 8)
Elien Roosen
6th
7th
4th
6th
7th
6th
5th
Eliminated (Week 7)
Lady-Like
5th
4th
5th
4th
6th
7th
Eliminated (Week 6)
Jurgen De Jaegher
7th
6th
7th
7th
8th
Eliminated (Week 5)
Stefanie Schaekers
9th
10th
8th
8th
Eliminated (Week 4)
Rodwan Balkaïd
8th
9th
9th
Eliminated (Week 3)
Miss Behave
10th
11th
Eliminated (Week 2)
Andy De Koker
11th
Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom two
Andy De Kocker, Lester & Abdou
Miss Behave, Stefanie Schaekers
Karim Lequenne, Rodwan Balkaïd
Lester & Abdou, Stephanie Schaekers
Elien Roosen, Jurgen De Jaegher
Elien Roosen, Lady-Like
Elien Roosen, Mathieu & Guillaume Engels
Karim Lequenne, Lester & Abdou
-
-
-
Do's vote to eliminate
Andy De Koker
Stefanie Schaekers
Karim Lequenne
Stefanie Schaekers
Elien Roosen
Elien Roosen
Elien Roosen
Karim Lequenne
-
-
-
Engelen's vote to eliminate
Andy De Koker
Miss Behave
Rodwan Balkaïd
Lester & Abou
Jurgen De Jaegher
Lady-Like
Elien Roosen
Lester & Abou
Wauters' vote to eliminate
Lester & Abdou
Miss Behave
Rodwan Balkaïd
Stefanie Schaekers
Jurgen De Jaegher
Lady-Like
Mathieu & Guillaume Engels
Karim Lequenne
Eliminated
Andy De Koker 2 of 3votes
Miss Behave 2 of 3 votes
Rodwan Balkaïd 2 of 3votes
Stefanie Schaekers 2 of 3votes
Jurgen De Jaegher 2 of 3votes
Lady-Like 2 of 3votes
Elien Roosen 2 of 3votes
Karim Lequenne 2 of 3votes
Mathieu & Guillaume Engels Bottom
Lester & Abdou Bottom
Tom Eeckhout Runner-up
Dirk De Smet Winner
Live show details
Week 1 (8 October 2008)
Judges' votes to eliminate
Wauters: Lester & Abdou
Do: Andy De Koker
Engelen: Andy De Koker
Week 2 (15 October 2008)
Judges' votes to eliminate
Do: Stefanie Schaekers
Engelen: Miss Behave
Wauters: Miss Behave
Week 3 (22 October 2008)
Judges' votes to eliminate
Wauters: Rodwan Balkaïd
Do: Karim Lequenne
Engelen: Rodwan Balkaïd
Week 4 (29 October 2008)
Judges' votes to eliminate
Do: Stefanie Schaekers
Engelen: Lester & Abdou
Wauters: Stefanie Schaekers
Week 5 (5 November 2008)
Judges' votes to eliminate
Do: Elien Roosen
Engelen: Jurgen De Jaegher
Wauters: Jurgen De Jaegher
Week 6 (12 November 2008)
Judges' votes to eliminate
Wauters: Lady-Like
Do: Elien Roosen
Engelen: Lady-Like
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