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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 19 May 1989 |
| Age | 36 |
| Hometown | Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Occupation | Plasterer |
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| Category | Over 27s |
| Mentor | Nicole Scherzinger |
| Placement | 6/16 |
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Matt Linnen is an English plasterer from Southend-on-Sea, Essex who participated in Series 14 of The X Factor as part of the Over 27s category mentored by Nicole Scherzinger.
He made it to the semi finals, where he was eliminated alongside The CutKelvins after receiving the fewest public votes, finishing in 6th place.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition | Free choice | "Trouble" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | Group performance | Advanced | |
| Bootcamp 2 | Solo performance | "If I Were a Boy" | Advanced |
| Six Chair Challenge | Free Choice | "Stop Me" | Advanced |
| Judges' Houses | Free Choice | "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Express Yourself | "Scars to Your Beautiful" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Viva Latino | "Livin' la Vida Loca" | Safe |
| Week 3 | George Michael | "Careless Whisper" | Safe |
| Week 4 | Crazy In Love | "Fallin'" | Safe |
| Week 5: Semi-final | Cool Britannia | "Gimme Shelter" | Eliminated (6th) |
| Series 14 Finalists | |||
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| Alisah Bonaobra • Grace Davies • Holly Tandy • Jack and Joel • Kevin Davy White • Leon Mallett • Lloyd Macey • Matt Linnen • Rai-Elle Williams • Rak-Su • Sam Black • Sean & Conor Price • Spencer Sutherland • Talia Dean • The CutKelvins • Tracy Leanne Jefford | |||