| Dami Im | |
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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 17 October 1988 |
| Age | 36 |
| Hometown | Daisy Hill, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Former music and singing teacher Singer |
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| Category | Over 24s |
| Mentor | Dannii Minogue |
| Placement | Winner (1/12) |
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Dami Im (born 17 October 1988) is a South Korean-born Australian singer. She auditioned for Season 5 of The X Factor Australia and made it all the way to the final as part of the Over 24s category mentored by Dannii Minogue.
Due to the eliminations of Cat Vas and Barry Southgate, Im was the only act left in her category. She was crowned the winner defeating Taylor Henderson from the Boys category mentored by Ronan Keating.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audition 1 | Free choice | "Hero" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | Free choice | "I'm with You" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 2 | Free choice | "Next to Me" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 3 | Free choice | "Jolene" | Eliminated but reinstated |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "If I Were a Boy" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Judges' choice | "One" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Legends | "Purple Rain" | Safe |
| Week 3 | Top 10 hits | "Don't Leave Me This Way" | Safe |
| Week 4 | Latest and greatest | "Roar" | Safe |
| Week 5 | Rock | "Best of You" | Safe |
| Week 6 | Family heroes | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Safe |
| Week 7 | Judges' challenge | "Clarity" | Safe |
| Week 8 | Aussie week | "You're the Voice" | Safe |
| Week 9: Semi final | Power and passion | "Saving All My Love for You" | Safe |
| "Wrecking Ball" | |||
| Week 10: Final | Audition songs | "Hero" | Winner |
| Last shot songs | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | ||
| Winner's single | "Alive" | ||
| Final results | Best moment of the live shows songs | "Purple Rain" |
Post The X Factor Australia[]
She is renowned for her cruel loss in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. Having been named as the follow up entry to Guy Sebastian for Australia, after his success made Australia a permanent competitor, she sang the ballad "The Sound of Silence", which clearly won the jury section, by 109 points over Ukraine, but was only 4th with the public, with 133 points fewer than Ukraine, who won as a result, leaving Australia second in the first song contest where the public and jury votes were both awarded separately.
| Australia Season 5 Finalists | |||
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| Adira-Belle • Barry Southgate • Cat Vas • Dami Im • Ellie Lovegrove • Jai Waetford • Jiordan Tolli • Joelle Hadjia • JTR • Omar Dean • Taylor Henderson • Third Degree | |||
| The X Factor Australia Winners | |||
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| Random • Altiyan Childs • Reece Mastin • Samantha Jade • Dami Im • Marlisa Punzalan • Cyrus Villanueva • Isaiah Firebrace | |||