The X Factor Australia (Season 1)

The X Factor Australia (Season 1)
Series	1
Broadcast from	6 February 2005 - 15 May 2005
Judges	Mark Holden Kate Ceberano John Reid
Presenters	Daniel MacPherson Chloe Maxwell
Network	Network Ten
Number of finalists	9
Winner	Random
Runner-up	Russell Gooley
Chronology
Next	Season 2

Season 1 of The X Factor Australia ran from 6 February 2005 to 15 May 2005 on Network Ten.

It was won by RnB boy band Random who were mentored by Mark Holden in the Groups category. They disbanded a couple of years later after releasing an album and two singles.

Due to poor ratings the network cancelled the show until 2010.

Production

For this season only those who passed the auditions were put through masterclasses and judges' houses before reaching the live shows. This season was hosted by Daniel MacPherson, best known for starring in Australian soap opera Neighbours.

This was the first and only series to feature three judges on the judging panel.

Finalists 

Contestant		Category	Finish	Elimination
File:Thebrothershipmini.png	The Brothership 29-33, South Australia	Groups	9th week one	Majority vote
File:Janieshrapnelmini.png	Janie Shrapnel 47, Samford, Queensland	Over 25s	8th week two	Majority vote
File:Gemmapurdymini.png	Gemma Purdy 16, Nunawading, Victoria	16-24s	7th week three	Majority vote
File:Jacobbutlermini.png	Jacob Butler 22, Mount Gambier, South Australia	16-24s	6th week four	Majority vote
File:Roslynnmahemini.png	Roslynn Mahe 30, Granville, New South Wales	Over 25s	5th week five	Majority vote
File:Kaya.png	Kaya 22-29, New South Wales	Groups	4th quarter-final	Fewest public votes
File:Vincehardermini.png	Vince Harder 22, Bondi, New South Wales	16-24s	3rd semi-final	Fewest public votes
File:Russellgooleymini.png	Russell Gooley 27, Narrogin, Western Australia	Over 25s	Runner-up final	Fewest public votes
File:Randommini.png	Random 16-25, Queensland	Groups	Winners final	Most public votes

Selection process

Auditions

See: List of The X Factor Australia auditionees (season 1)

Auditions were held in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney.

Masterclass

See: Bootcamp (Australia season 1)

After the initial auditions, each judge was randomly allocated a category:

• John Reid: Over 25s
• Kate Ceberano: 16-24s
• Mark Holden: Groups

Judges' Houses

See: Judges' Houses (Australia season 1)

Summary of judges' homes

Judge	Category	Location	Guest mentor(s)	Contestants eliminated
Reid	Over 25s		Melissa Hoyer, Andrew Mournehis, Susie Ahern	Cavan Te, Reegan Jolley
Ceberano	16-24s		Phil Ceberano, Glenda Walsh, Daniel Hugh Manning	Jack Byrnes, Victoria McGee
Holden	Groups		Pierre Baroni	2XL, Beyond Society's Kontrol

Results Summary

Weekly results per act
Week		1	2	3	4	5	Quarter-Final	Semi-Final	Final
Eliminated		File:Thebrothershipmini.png	File:Janieshrapnelmini.png	File:Gemmapurdymini.png	File:Jacobbutlermini.png	File:Roslynnmahemini.png	File:Kayamini.png	File:Vincehardermini.png	File:Russellgooleymini.png	File:Randommini.png
	Random	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Final)
	Russell Gooley	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-Up (Final)
	Vince Harder	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	3rd	Eliminated (Semi-Final)
	Kaya	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	4th	Eliminated (Quarter-Final)
	Roslynn Mahe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (week 5)
	Jacob Butler	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Eliminated (week 4)
	Gemma Purdy	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (week 3)
	Janie Shrapnel	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Eliminated (week 2)
	The Brothership	Bottom Two	Eliminated (week 1)
Bottom Two		Shrapnel, The Brothership	Mahe, Shrapnel	Butler, Purdy	Butler, Harder	Kaya, Mahe	No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Holden's vote to eliminate		Shrapnel	N/A*	Purdy	Harder	Mahe
Ceberano's vote to eliminate		The Brothership	Shrapnel	Purdy	Butler	Mahe
Reid's vote to eliminate		The Brothership	Shrapnel	Butler	Butler	Kaya
Eliminated		The Brothership 2 of 3 Votes Majority Vote	Janie Shrapnel 2 of 2 Votes Majority Vote	Gemma Purdy 2 of 3 Votes Majority Vote	Jacob Butler 2 of 3 Votes Majority Vote	Roslynn Mahe 2 of 3 Votes Majority Vote	Kaya Public Vote To Save	Vince Harder Public Vote To Save	Russell Gooley Public Vote To Win

• In Week 2, Holden did not need to vote as there was already a majority vote.

Ratings

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