The X Factor (Australia season 1)

The X Factor
Season 1
Broadcast from	6 February – 15 May 2005
Judges	Mark Holden Kate Ceberano John Reid
Presenter(s)	Daniel MacPherson Chloe Maxwell
Broadcaster	Network Ten
Winner
Random
Song	"Put Your Hands Up"
Genre(s)	R&B
Mentor	Mark Holden
Runner-up
Russell Gooley

The X Factor is an Australian television music competition to find new singing talent. The first season premiered on 6 February 2005 and ended on 15 May 2005. The show was cancelled after the series ended due to poor ratings, but was revived in 2010 after Seven Network acquired the rights through meetings with show creator Simon Cowell.

Selection process

Masterclass

• 16-24s – Jack Byrnes, Gemma Purdy, Jacob Butler, Victoria McGee, Vincent Harder
• Over 25s – Roslyn Howell, Cavan Te, Russell Gooley, Reegan Jolley, Janie Shrapnel
• Groups – 2XL, Beyond Society's Kontrol, Kaya, The Brothership, Random

Judges Houses

The 6 eliminated acts were:

• 16-24s – Jack Byrnes, Victoria McGee
• Over 25s – Cavan Te, Reegan Jolley
• Groups – 2XL, Beyond Society's Kontrol

Finalists and categories

Main article: List of The X Factor finalists (Australia season 1)

Key:

     – Winner

     – Runner-up

     – Third Place

Category (Mentor)	Acts
16-24s (Ceberano)	Vincent Harder	Jacob Butler	Gemma Purdy
Over 25s (Reid)	Russell Goolie	Roslynn Mahe	Janie Shrapnel
Groups (Holden)	Random	The Brothership	Kaya

Results table

Contestants' colour key:

– Contestant with the most votes

– Contestant in the bottom two and had to perform in the final showdown

– Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)

Contestant	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8
Random	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Week 8)
Russell Goolie	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-up (Week 8)
Vincent Harder	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	3rd	Eliminated (Week 7)
Kaya	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	4th	Eliminated (Week 6)
Roslynn Mahe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 5)
Jacob Butler	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 4)
Gemma Purdy	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 3)
Janie Shrapnel	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 2)
The Brothership	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Final showdown	The Brothership,	Janie Shrapnel,	Gemma Purdy,	Jacob Butler,	Roslynn Mahe,	No bottom two/judges' vote; public votes alone decide who is eliminated.
	Janie Shrapnel	Roslynn Mahe	Jacob Butler	Vincent Harder	Kaya
Holden's vote to eliminate	Janie Shrapnel	N/A1	Gemma Purdy	Vincent Harder	Roslynn Mahe
Ceberano's vote to eliminate	The Brothership	Janie Shrapnel	Gemma Purdy	Jacob Butler	Roslynn Mahe
Reid's vote to eliminate	The Brothership	Janie Shrapnel	Jacob Butler	Jacob Butler	Kaya
Eliminated	The Brothership 2 of 3 votes Majority	Janie Shrapnel 2 of 2 votes Majority	Gemma Purdy 2 of 3 votes Majority	Jacob Butler 2 of 3 votes Majority	Roslynn Mahe 2 of 3 votes Majority	Kaya	Vincent Harder	Russell Gooley Runner Up
								Random Winner

Notes

N/A¹ Holden did not need to cast a vote as Reid and Ceberano already voted to send home Janie