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The fourth season of The X Factor Australia was broadcast on the Seven Network. It premiered on 20 August 2012 and ended on 20 November 2012. The show consisted of several stages: auditions, super bootcamp, home visits and live shows. During the home visits stage, twelve finalists were selected and split into four categories. Each category was mentored by one of the show's four judges. Mel B mentored the Under 25 Boys,Natalie Bassingthwaighte had the Under 25 Girls,Guy Sebastian was given the Over 25s and Ronan Keating mentored the Groups.Samantha Jade was declared the winner, with Sebastian emerging as the winning mentor for the second year in a row.

Josh Brookes was a 20-year-old contestant from Perth, Western Australia, who auditioned for The X Factor singing Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven". Brookes began singing at age of ten as a way of coping with his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. During high school, he attended Mindarie Senior College. Brookes originally auditioned for the third season of The X Factor in 2011, but was eliminated during the bootcamp round to Johnny Ruffo. He stated that his "failure" to make it past bootcamp inspired him to audition again. Brookes cites Usher and Drake as his musical influences.

On 20 September 2012, the Seven Network issued a statement saying that Brookes had been disqualified from The X Factor because he had "behaved in an inappropriate manner" on social media. A Twitcam video that was later uploaded to YouTube displayed Brookes and fellow contestant Adil Memon asking teenage girls for "sneaky banana pics", a phrase used by teenagers that means naked images. The Seven Network stated, "After a careful review of the incident, FremantleMedia Australia, producers of the program, together with Channel Seven, made a joint decision to remove him from the competition". During the second live performance show on 25 September 2012, his mentor Mel B announced that Carmelo Munzone, who was eliminated during the home visits round, was Brookes' replacement in the live shows.

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