The X Factor Australia (Season 7)

The X Factor Australia (Season 7)
Series	7
Broadcast from	13 September 2015 - 24 November 2015
Judges	James Blunt Guy Sebastian Dannii Minogue Chris Isaak
Presenters	Luke Jacobz
Network	Seven Network
Number of finalists	12
Winner	Cyrus Villanueva
Runner-up	Louise Adams
Chronology
Previous	Season 6
Next	Season 8

Season 7 of The X Factor Australia ran from 13 September 2015 to 24 November 2015 on Seven Network.

It was won by 19-year-old pop singer Cyrus Villanueva who was mentored by Chris Isaak in the Boys category. It was Isaak's first and only win as a mentor.

Finalists

Act		Category	Finish	Elimination
File:Danhamillmini.png	Dan Hamill 30, Melbourne, Victoria	Over 25s	12th week one	Majority vote
File:Thefisherboysmini.png	The Fisher Boys 17-23, Perth, Western Australia	Groups	11th week two	Majority vote
File:Georgiadentonmini.png	Georgia Denton 15, Melbourne, Victoria	Girls	10th week three	Fewest public votes
File:Jimmydavismini.png	Jimmy Davis 21, Cooran, Queensland	Boys	9th week three	Majority vote
File:Instereomini.png	In Stereo 14-15, Sydney, New South Wales	Groups	8th week four	Majority vote
File:Michaelabaranovmini.png	Michaela Baranov 24, Pennant Hills, New South Wales	Girls	7th week five	Majority vote
File:Natalieconwaymini.png	Natalie Conway 33, Sydney, New South Wales	Over 25s	6th week six	Deadlock
File:Mahaliasimpsonmini.png	Mahalia Simpson 22, Brisbane, Queensland	Girls	5th quarter-final	Deadlock
File:Bigtmini.png	Big T 22, Perth, Western Australia	Boys	4th semi-final	Deadlock
File:Jessandmattmini.png	Jess & Matt both 24, New South Wales	Groups	3rd final	Fewest public votes
File:Louiseadamsmini.png	Louise Adams 31, Mount Gambier, South Australia	Over 25s	Runner-up final	Fewest public votes
File:Cyrusvillanuevamini.png	Cyrus Villanueva 19, Wollongong, New South Wales	Boys	Winner final	Most public votes

Selection process

Auditions

See: List of The X Factor Australia auditionees (season 7)

Five Chair Challenge

See: Five Chair Challenge (Australia season 7)

Summary of five chair challenge

Judge	Category	Chairs
		1	2	3	4	5
Isaak	Boys	Michael Duchesne	Jimmy Davis	Andrew Lambrou	Cyrus Villanueva	Big T
Blunt	Over 25s	Natalie Conway	Louise Adams	Roshani Priddis	Gazelle	Dan Hamill
Sebastian	Groups	Jess & Matt	The Fisher Boys	Paris Inc.	In Stereo	Lazy J & Big Guy
Minogue	Girls	Michaela Baranov	Maddi Milewski	Emilia Kelberg	Georgia Denton	Mahalia Simpson

Judges' Houses

See: Judges' Houses (Australia season 7)

Summary of judges' homes

Judge	Category	Location	Guest mentor(s)	Contestants eliminated
Isaak	Boys	London	Simon Cowell, Rita Ora	Andrew Lambrou, Michael Duchesne
Blunt	Over 25s			Gazele, Roshani Priddis
Minogue	Girls	London & Abu Dhabi	Simon Cowell, Olly Murs	Emilia Kelberg, Maddi Milewski
Sebastian	Groups			Lazy J & Big Guy, Paris Inc.

Results Summary

Weekly results per act
Week		1	2	3		4	5	6	Quarter-Final	Semi-Final	Final
Eliminated		File:Danhamillmini.png	File:Thefisherboysmini.png	File:Georgiadentonmini.png	File:Jimmydavismini.png	File:Instereomini.png	File:Michaelabaranovmini.png	File:Natalieconwaymini.png	File:Mahaliasimpsonmini.png	File:Bigtmini.png	File:Jessandmattmini.png	File:Louiseadamsmini.png	File:Cyrusvillanuevamini.png
	Cyrus Villanueva	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Final)
	Louise Adams	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd	Safe	Runner-Up (Final)
	Jess & Matt	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe		Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd	Eliminated (Final)
	Big T	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Safe	Safe	4th	4th	Eliminated (Semi-Final)
	Mahalia Simpson	Safe	Safe	Bottom Three		Safe	Bottom Two	5th	5th	Eliminated (Quarter-Final)
	Natalie Conway	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Safe	6th	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Michaela Baranov	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 5)
	In Stereo	Safe	Safe	Safe		Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Jimmy Davis	Safe	Safe	Bottom Three		Eliminated (Week 3)
	Georgia Denton	Bottom Two	Safe	10th
	The Fisher Boys	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Dan Hamill	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom Two		Denton, Hamill	Jess & Matt, The Fisher Boys	Davis, Simpson		In Stereo, Jess & Matt	Baranov, Simpson	Conway, Simpson	Big T, Simpson	Adams, Big T	No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Blunt's vote to eliminate		Denton	The Fisher Boys	Davis		In Stereo	Baranov	Simpson	Simpson	Big T
Sebastian's vote to eliminate		Hamill	N/A*	Davis		N/A*	Baranov	Simpson	Big T	Big T
Minogue's vote to eliminate		Hamill	The Fisher Boys	Davis		In Stereo	Simpson	Conway	Big T	Adams
Isaak's vote to eliminate		Hamill	The Fisher Boys	Simpson		In Stereo	Baranov	Conway	Simpson	Adams
Eliminated		Dan Hamill 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	The Fisher Boys 3 of 3 Votes Majority Vote	Georgia Denton Public Vote To Save	Jimmy Davis 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	In Stereo 3 of 3 Votes Majority Vote	Michaela Baranov 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Natalie Conway 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Mahalia Simpson 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Big T 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Jess & Matt Public Vote To Save	Louise Adams Public Vote To Win

• In Weeks 2 and 4, Sebastian did not need to vote as there was already a majority vote.

Ratings

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