The X Factor Australia (Season 3)

The X Factor Australia (Season 3)
Series	3
Broadcast from	29 August 2011 - 22 November 2011
Judges	Ronan Keating Natalie Bassingthwaighte Guy Sebastian Mel B
Presenters	Luke Jacobz
Network	Seven Network
Number of finalists	12
Winner	Reece Mastin
Runner-up	Andrew Wishart
Chronology
Previous	Season 2
Next	Season 4

Season 3 of The X Factor Australia ran from 29 August 2011 to 22 November 2011 on Seven Network.

It was won by 16-year-old pop rock singer Reece Mastin who was mentored by Guy Sebastian in the Boys category. It was Sebastian's first win as a mentor.

Finalists

Contestant		Category	Finish	Elimination
File:Cleohowmanmini.png	Cleo Howman 25, Gold Coast, Queensland	Over 25s	12th week one	Majority vote
File:Tylabertollimini.png	Tyla Bertolli 19, Melbourne, Victoria	Girls	11th week two	Majority vote
File:Jacquinewlandmini.png	Jacqui Newland 23, Geelong, Victoria	Girls	10th week three	Majority vote
File:Audiovixenmini.png	Audio Vixen 19-28, Sydney, New South Wales	Groups	9th week four	Deadlock
File:Youngmensocietymini.png	Young Men Society 22-26, various places	Groups	8th week five	Deadlock
File:Mitchellcallawaymini.png	Mitchell Callaway 25, Bowraville, New South Wales	Over 25s	7th week six	Deadlock
File:Christinapariemini.png	Christina Parie 15, Castle Hill, New South Wales	Girls	6th week seven	Majority vote
File:Declansykesmini.png	Declan Sykes 15, Fitzroy, Victoria	Boys	5th quarter-final	Majority vote
File:Threewishez.png	Three Wishez 18-23, Sydney, New South Wales	Groups	4th semi-final	Fewest public votes
File:Johnnyruffomini.png	Johnny Ruffo 23, Balcatta, Western Australia	Boys	3rd final	Fewest public votes
File:Andrewwishartmini.png	Andrew Wishart 40, Seaford, Victoria	Over 25s	Runner-up final	Fewest public votes
File:Reecemastinmini.png	Reece Mastin 16, Greenwith, South Australia	Boys	Winner final	Most public votes

Selection process

Auditions

See: List of The X Factor Australia auditionees (season 3)

Bootcamp

See: Bootcamp (Australia season 3)

Judges' Houses

See: Judges' Houses (Australia season 3)

Summary of judges' homes

Judge	Category	Location	Guest mentor(s)	Contestants eliminated
Sebastian	Boys	New York City	Beyoncé	Mali Talefenua, Rob Baron, Trent Bell
Mel B	Girls	Hollywood	Melanie C	Amy Walton, Chantelle Morrell, Sophie Metcalfe
Bassingthwaighte	Over 25s	Double Island, Queensland	Jason Derulo	Marina Davis, Paige Phoenix, Pamela Cook
Keating	Groups	Los Angeles	Good Charlotte, Leona Lewis	Femma Da Funk, Hype, Up Front

Results Summary

Weekly results per act
Week		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Quarter-Final	Semi-Final	Final
Eliminated		File:Cleohowmanmini.png	File:Tylabertollimini.png	File:Jacquinewlandmini.png	File:Audiovixenmini.png	File:Youngmensocietymini.png	File:Mitchellcallawaymini.png	File:Christinapariemini.png	File:Declansykesmini.png	File:Threewishezmini.png	File:Johnnyruffomini.png	File:Andrewwishartmini.png	File:Reecemastinmini.png
	Reece Mastin	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Final)
	Andrew Wishart	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-Up (Final)
	Johnny Ruffo	Safe	Safe	Safe	8th	Safe	6th	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd	Eliminated (Final)
	Three Wishez	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	4th	Eliminated (Semi-Final)
	Declan Sykes	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	7th	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Quarter-Final)
	Christina Parie	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Mitchell Callaway	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	7th	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Young Men Society	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	8th	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Audio Vixen	Safe	Safe	Safe	9th	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Jacqui Newland	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Tyla Bertolli	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Cleo Howman	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom Two		Howman, Newland	Bertolli, Newland	Newland, Young Men Society	Audio Vixen, Ruffo	Sykes, Young Men Society	Callaway, Ruffo	Mastin, Parie	Sykes, Three Wishez	No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Keating's vote to eliminate		Howman	Newland	Newland	Ruffo	Sykes	Ruffo	Parie	Sykes
Bassingthwaighte's vote to eliminate		Newland	Bertolli	Newland	Ruffo	Young Men Society	Ruffo	Parie	Sykes
Sebastian's vote to eliminate		Howman	Bertolli	Newland	Audio Vixen	Young Men Society	Callaway	Parie	Three Wishez
Mel B's vote to eliminate		Howman	Bertolli	Young Men Society	Audio Vixen	Sykes	Callaway	Mastin	Sykes
Eliminated		Cleo Howman 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Tyla Bertolli 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Jacqui Newland 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Audio Vixen 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Young Men Society 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Mitchell Callaway 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Christina Parie 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Declan Sykes 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Three Wishez Public Vote To Save	Johnny Ruffo Public Vote To Save	Andrew Wishart Public Vote To Win

Ratings

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