| Cyrus Villanueva | |
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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 20 June 1996 |
| Age | 28 |
| Hometown | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Singer |
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| Category | Boys |
| Mentor | Chris Isaak |
| Placement | Winner (1/12) |
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Cyrus Villanueva (born 20 June 1996) is an Australian pop singer. He auditioned for Season 7 of The X Factor Australia and made it all the way to the final as part of the Boys category mentored by Chris Isaak.
Due to the eliminations of Jimmy Davis and Big T, Villanueva was the only act left in his category. He was crowned the winner defeating Louise Adams from the Over 25s category mentored by James Blunt.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition 1 | Free choice | "Earned It" | Advanced |
| Five Chair Challenge | Free choice | "Dancing On My Own" | Advanced |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "Is This Love" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Launch party | "Boyfriend" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Decades challenge | "Wicked Game" | Safe |
| Week 3 | Top 10 hits | "Hold Back the River" | Safe |
| Week 4 | Rock | "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" | Safe |
| Week 5 | Trailblazers | "Rumour Has It" | Safe |
| Week 6 | Judge's challenge | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Safe |
| Week 7 | Free choice | "Love Me like You Do" | Safe |
| Week 8: Semi final | Killer tracks and curveballs | "Don't" | Safe |
| "In the Air Tonight" | |||
| Week 9: Final | Audition songs | "Earned It" | Winner |
| Winner's single | "Stone" | ||
| Grand final song | "Jealous" | ||
| Final results | Best moment | "Wicked Game" |
| Australia Season 7 Finalists | |||
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| Big T • Cyrus Villanueva • Dan Hamill • Georgia Denton • In Stereo • Jess & Matt • Jimmy Davis • Louise Adams • Mahalia Simpson • Michaela Baranov • Natalie Conway • The Fisher Boys | |||
| The X Factor Australia Winners | |||
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| Random • Altiyan Childs • Reece Mastin • Samantha Jade • Dami Im • Marlisa Punzalan • Cyrus Villanueva • Isaiah Firebrace | |||