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[72] The single was made available for download via the iTunes Store on 18 September 2012, [73] after all tip twelve contestants performed the song on the first live results show that same day. [72] It is the first time on X Factor Australia that the top twelve contestants have released a charity single. [72]
Altiyan Childs, season two winner Reece Mastin, season three winner Johnny Ruffo, season three contestant Samantha Jade, season four winner Jason Owen, season four runner-up The Collective, season four contestants Dami Im, season five winner Taylor Henderson, season five runner-up Marlisa Punzalan, season six winner Dean Ray, season six runner-up
Joel gained popularity in 2012, at the age of 15, singing a cover of Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney's "The Girl Is Mine" for the X Factor Australia (under the name Joel Gonçalves). [2] After being featured as one of the youngest and most promising singers, he was eliminated during the "bootcamp" round.
20 November – Samantha Jade wins the fourth season of The X Factor, the first female artist to win the program. [20] 22 November – Seven News sports reporter Leith Mulligan is sacked after the bulletin suffers an embarrassing wipeout in the ratings, losing all 40 weeks against the rival Nine News Melbourne. [17]
The X Factor was created by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom and is based on the original British series.Cowell then began to grow and expand The X Factor competition franchise and in 2005, the Australian version of the show was launched on Network Ten, the same channel as the highly successful Australian Idol. [9]
The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract. [1] [2] The third season premiered on the Seven Network on 29 August 2011 [3] and ended on 22 November 2011. [1]
What About Tonight were an Australian boy band formed early in 2012 by Christian Anthony, Mitchel Cave, Tyrone Georgiadis, Luke Howell and Brock Jays. They reached the top 12 contestants on the fourth season of The X Factor Australia. After being the second contestant eliminated, the members returned to their respective home towns.
On 16 May 2010, it was announced that the Seven Network would relaunch The X Factor with Guy Sebastian, Natalie Imbruglia, Ronan Keating and Kyle Sandilands (who is the additional fourth judge) confirmed as the four judges. [5] The X Factor first screened on Network Ten in 2005, but was canceled after the first season due to poor ratings. [5]