The X Factor (Australia season 6)
| The X Factor | |
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| Season 6 | |
| Broadcast from | 13 July – 20 October 2014 |
| Judges |
Ronan Keating Natalie Bassingthwaighte Redfoo Dannii Minogue |
| Host(s) | Luke Jacobz (The X Factor) |
| Co-host(s) | Luke & Wyatt (The Fan Factor) |
| Broadcaster | Seven Network |
| Winner | |
| Marlisa Punzalan | |
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| Origin | Glendenning, New South Wales |
| Song | "Stand by You" |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Mentor | Ronan Keating |
| Runner-up | |
| Dean Ray | |
The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The sixth season premiered on the Seven Network on 13 July 2014 and ended on 20 October 2014.Luke Jacobz returned as host, while Ronan Keating, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Dannii Minogue and Redfoo returned as judges. Comedy duo Luke & Wyatt joined the sixth season as the hosts of the online spin-off show The Fan Factor. The winner was Marlisa Punzalan and her winner's single "Stand by You" was released after the final. Punzalan became the youngest winner of the show at 15 years old and was the first Under 25 Girl to do so. She was mentored by Keating, who won as mentor for the second time after previously mentoring season two winner Altiyan Childs in 2010.
Open auditions in front of the show's producers took place in 13 cities from November 2013 to January 2014. The successful auditionees chosen by the producers were then invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live studio audience in April 2014. Following auditions was super bootcamp, where all four judges worked together and collectively chose 24 acts, including six from each of the four categories: Under 25 Boys (male soloists aged 14 to 24), Under 25 Girls (female soloists aged 14 to 24), Over 25s (soloists aged 25 and over) and Groups. After super bootcamp was the home visits round, where each judge reduced their six acts to three, with assistance from guest mentors James Blunt, John Legend, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Mauboy and Nicole Scherzinger. The live shows began on 10 August 2014. This was the first season of The X Factor Australia to feature a wildcard in the live shows as the thirteenth finalist.
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