The X Factor New Zealand (Series 1)

The X Factor New Zealand (Series 1)
Series	1
Broadcast from	April 21, 2013 - July 22, 2013
Judges	Daniel Bedingfield Melanie Blatt Ruby Frost Stan Walker
Presenters	Dominic Bowden
Network	TV3
Number of finalists	13
Winner	Jackie Thomas
Runner-up	Whenua Patuwai
Chronology
Next	Series 2

Series 1 of The X Factor New Zealand ran from 21 April 2013 to 22 July 2013 on TV3.

It was won by 22-year-old pop singer Jackie Thomas who was mentored by Daniel Bedingfield in the Girls category.

Finalists

Contestant		Category	Finish	Elimination
File:Edenrobertsmini.png	Eden Roberts 18, Auckland	Girls	13th week one	Majority vote
File:Tayewilliamsmini.png	Taye Williams 34, Auckland	Over 25s	12th week two	Deadlock
File:Lovemini.png	L.O.V.E 21-27, Hamilton	Groups	11th week three	Majority vote
File:Fletchermillsmini.png	Fletcher Mills 17, Wellington	Boys	10th week four	Fewest public votes
File:Maakafisomini.png	Maaka Fiso 27, Upper Hutt	Over 25s	9th week four	Majority vote
File:Annawilsonmini.png	Anna Wilson 25, Auckland	Over 25s	8th week five	Majority vote
File:Tombatchelormini.png	Tom Batchelor 21, Leeston, Canterbury	Boys	7th week six	Majority vote
File:Gap5mini.png	Gap5 18-22, Auckland	Groups	6th week seven	Majority vote
File:Cassiehendersonmini.png	Cassie Henderson 14, Christchurch	Girls	5th quarter-final	Deadlock
File:Moorhousemini.png	Moorhouse 17-20, Christchurch	Groups	4th semi-final	Fewest public votes
File:Bennytipenemini.png	Benny Tipene 23, Palmerston North	Boys	3rd final	Fewest public votes
File:Whenuapatuwaimini.png	Whenua Patuwai 17, Christchurch	Boys	Runner-up final	Fewest public votes
File:Jackiethomasmini.png	Jackie Thomas 22, Greymouth	Girls	Winner final	Most public votes

Selection process

Auditions

See: List of The X Factor New Zealand auditionees (series 1)

Bootcamp

See: Bootcamp (New Zealand series 1)

Judges' Retreats

See: Judges' Houses (New Zealand series 1)

Summary of judges' homes

Judge	Category	Location	Guest mentor(s)	Contestants eliminated	Wildcard
Frost	Boys	Sydney, Australia	Guy Sebastian	Liam Kennedy-Clark, Taiaroa Neho	Fletcher Mills
Bedingfield	Girls	Rarotonga	Natasha Bedingfield	Finlay Robertson, Madeline Bradley, Oriana Faaumu	Aotea Beazley
Walker	Over 25s	Queenstown	Hollie Smith	Bryan Townley, Jessie Matthews	Grace Ikenasio
Blatt	Groups	Mahurangi	Rachel Stevens	Anabac, Voltech	The Young Project (TYP)

Results Summary

Weekly results per act
Week		1	2	3	4		5	6	7	Quarter-Final	Semi-Final	Final
Eliminated		File:Edenrobertsmini.png	File:Tayewilliamsmini.png	File:Lovemini.png	File:Fletchermillsmini.png	File:Maakafisomini.png	File:Annawilsonmini.png	File:Tombatchelormini.png	File:Gap5mini.png	File:Cassiehendersonmini.png	File:Moorhousemini.png	File:Bennytipenemini.png	File:Whenuapatuwaimini.png	File:Jackiethomasmini.png
	Jackie Thomas	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Final)
	Whenua Patuwai	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Safe	Safe	4th	Safe	Runner-Up (Final)
	Benny Tipene	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Bottom Two	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd (Final)
	Moorhouse	Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	Safe		Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	4th	Eliminated (Semi-Final)
	Cassie Henderson	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Safe	Bottom Two	5th	Eliminated (Quarter-Final)
	Gap5	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Three		Bottom Two	Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Tom Batchelor	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Anna Wilson	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe		Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Maaka Fiso	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom Three		Eliminated (Week 4)
	Fletcher Mills	Safe	Safe	Safe	10th
	L.O.V.E	Bottom Two	11th	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Taye Williams	Safe	12th	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Eden Roberts	Bottom Two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom Two		L.O.V.E, Roberts	L.O.V.E, Williams	L.O.V.E, Moorhouse	Fiso, Gap5		Gap5, Wilson	Batchelor, Tipene	Gap5, Henderson	Henderson, Patuwai	No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Bedingfield's vote to eliminate		L.O.V.E	Williams	L.O.V.E	Fiso		Wilson	Batchelor	Gap5	Patuwai
Blatt's vote to eliminate		Roberts	Williams	N/A (abstained)	Fiso		Wilson	Tipene	Henderson	Patuwai
Frost's vote to eliminate		Roberts	L.O.V.E	N/A*	Fiso		Wilson	N/A (abstained)	Gap5	Henderson
Walker's vote to eliminate		Roberts	L.O.V.E	L.O.V.E	Gap5		Gap5	Batchelor	Gap5	Henderson
Eliminated		Eden Roberts 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Taye Williams 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	L.O.V.E 2 of 2 Votes Majority Vote	Fletcher Mills Public Vote To Save	Maaka Fiso 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Anna Wilson 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Tom Batchelor 2 of 3 Votes Majority Vote	Gap5 3 of 4 Votes Majority Vote	Cassie Henderson 2 of 4 Votes Deadlock	Moorhouse Public Vote To Save	Benny Tipene Public Vote To Win	Fletcher Mills Public Vote To Win

• In Week 3, Frost did not need to vote as there was already a majority vote.

Ratings

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Trivia

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