The X Factor Australia (Season 5)

The X Factor Australia (Season 5)
Series	5
Broadcast from	29 July 2013 - 28 October 2013
Judges	Ronan Keating Natalie Bassingthwaighte Redfoo Dannii Minogue
Presenters	Luke Jacobz
Network	Seven Network
Number of finalists	12
Winner	Dami Im
Runner-up	Taylor Henderson
Chronology
Previous	Season 4
Next	Season 6

Season 5 of The X Factor Australia ran from 29 July 2013 to 28 October 2013 on Seven Network.

It was won by 24-year-old pop singer Dami Im who was mentored by Dannii Minogue in the Over 24s category. It was Minogue's first and only win as a mentor.

Finalists

Act		Category	Finish	Elimination
File:Adirabellemini.png	Adira-Belle 17-19, New South Wales	Groups	12th week one	Majority vote
File:Catvasmini.png	Cat Vas 27, Sydney, New South Wales	Over 24s	11th week two	Majority vote
File:Barrysouthgatemini.png	Barry Southgate 30, Kellyville, New South Wales	Over 24s	10th week three	Majority vote
File:Ellielovegrovemini.png	Ellie Lovegrove 19, Adelaide, South Australia	Girls	9th week four	Deadlock
File:Joellehadjiamini.png	Joelle Hadjia 22, Sydney, New South Wales	Girls	8th week five	Majority vote
File:Jtrmini.png	JTR 19-23, Cornubia, Queensland	Groups	7th week six	Majority vote
File:Omardeanmini.png	Omar Dean 20, Melbourne, Victoria	Boys	6th week seven	Deadlock
File:Jiordantollimini.png	Jiordan Tolli 19, Melbourne, Victoria	Girls	5th quarter-final	Deadlock
File:Thirddegreemini.png	Third Degree 18-19, various places	Groups	4th semi-final	Deadlock
File:Jaiwaetfordmini.png	Jai Waetford 14, Campbelltown, New South Wales	Boys	3rd final	Fewest public votes
File:Taylorhendersonmini.png	Taylor Henderson 20, Ceres, Victoria	Boys	Runner-up final	Fewest public votes
File:Damiimmini.png	Dami Im 24, Daisy Hill, Queensland	Over 24s	Winner final	Most public votes

Selection process

Auditions

See: List of The X Factor Australia auditionees (season 5)

Bootcamp

See: Bootcamp (Australia season 5)

Judges' Houses

See: Judges' Houses (Australia season 5)

Summary of judges' homes

Judge	Category	Location	Guest mentor(s)	Contestants eliminated
Keating	Boys	Los Angeles	Kelly Osbourne	Georgie Bannard, Mitchell Thompson, Ofisa "Tee" Toleafoa
Redfoo	Girls	London	Jon Bon Jovi, will.i.am	Georgina Mastin, Riv Ngwenya, Vendulka Wichta
Minogue	Over 24s	New York City	Kylie Minogue	Gemma Thorpe, Michael Ross, Tyler Hudson
Bassingthwaighte	Groups	Makepeace Island	Guy Sebastian	Boy Band, Girl Group, Straight Up

Results Summary

Weekly results per act
Week		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Quarter-Final	Semi-Final	Final
Eliminated		File:Adirabellemini.png	File:Catvasmini.png	File:Barrysouthgatemini.png	File:Ellielovegrovemini.png	File:Joellehadjiamini.png	File:Jtrmini.png	File:Omardeanmini.png	File:Jiordantollimini.png	File:Thirddegreemini.png	File:Jaiwaetfordmini.png	File:Taylorhendersonmini.png	File:Damiimmini.png
	Dami Im	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Final)
	Taylor Henderson	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd	Safe	Runner-Up (Final)
	Jai Waetford	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd	Eliminated (Final)
	Third Degree	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	4th	4th	Eliminated (Semi-Final)
	Jiordan Tolli	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	5th	5th	Eliminated (Quarter-Final)
	Omar Dean	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	6th	Eliminated (Week 7)
	JTR	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	8th	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Joelle Hadjia	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Ellie Lovegrove	Safe	Safe	Safe	9th	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Barry Southgate	Bottom Two	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Cat Vas	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Adira-Belle	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom Two		Adira-Belle, Southgate	Hadjia, Vas	JTR, Southgate	JTR, Lovegrove	Hadjia, Tolli	JTR, Third Degree	Dean, Tolli	Third Degree, Tolli	Henderson, Third Degree	No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Keating's vote to eliminate		Adira-Belle	Vas	Southgate	JTR	Hadjia	JTR	Tolli	Third Degree	Third Degree
Bassingthwaighte's vote to eliminate		Southgate	Vas	Southgate	Lovegrove	Hadjia	N/A*	Dean	Tolli	Henderson
Redfoo's vote to eliminate		Adira-Belle	Vas	Southgate	JTR	N/A*	JTR	Dean	Third Degree	Third Degree
Minogue's vote to eliminate		Adira-Belle	Hadjia	JTR	Lovegrove	Hadjia	JTR	Tolli	Tolli	Henderson
Eliminated		Adira-Belle 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Cat Vas 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Barry Southgate 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Ellie Lovegrove 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Joelle Hadjia 3 of 3 Votes Majority Vote	JTR 3 of 3 Votes Majority Vote	Omar Dean 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Jiordan Tolli 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Third Degree 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Jai Waetford Public Vote To Save	Taylor Henderson Public Vote To Win

• In Week 5, Redfoo did not need to vote as there was already a majority vote.
• In Week 6, Bassingthwaighte did not need to vote as there was already a majority vote.

Ratings

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Trivia

• This series has many similarities with X Factor UK Series 10, which also premiered in 2013:
  • Both series were won by an act from the Overs category.
  • The runner up and the 3rd place slots were filled by acts from the Boys category.
  • The final act from the Groups category placed fourth.
  • The Girls category was the first category completely eliminated (also, the final act from the Girls placed fifth).
  • The mentor of the Boys Category broke a record by going a specific amount of weeks (5 for Louis, 6 for Ronan) without having any acts in the bottom two.