X Factor (Italy series 7)
| Broadcast from | 26 September – 12 December 2013 |
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| Judges |
Elio Mika Morgan Simona Ventura |
| Host(s) | Alessandro Cattelan (Sky Uno) |
| Co-host(s) | Matteo Bordone (Sky Uno) |
| Broadcaster |
Sky Uno Cielo |
| Finals venue | X Factor Arena, Milan (Weeks 1-7) Mediolanum Forum, Assago (Week 8) |
| Michele Bravi | |
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| Origin | Città di Castello, Umbria |
| Song | "La vita e la felicità" |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Mentor | Morgan |
| Ape Escape | |
X Factor is an Italian television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner receives a € 300,000 recording contract with Sony Music. Before the start of the auditions process it was announced that Elio, Morgan and Simona Ventura would be confirmed as judges and mentors, whilst Mika has been chosen for replacing Arisa in the role; also Alessandro Cattelan returned as host. The sevenths series will be aired on Sky Uno starting from 26 September 2013.
Auditions for the series took place in Naples, Genoa and Milan on June 2013; bootcamp took place in Milan for two days, on 26 and 27 June. Unconfirmed rumors revealed that Elio will mentor the Over-25s, Morgan the boys, Mika the girls and Ventura the groups; they selected their final three acts during judges' houses.
Michele Bravi, a member of the category Boys and mentored by Morgan, was announced the winner of the competition on 12 December 2013. Hir winner's single, "La vita e la felicità", released immediately after the end of the show, was co-written by Italian singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro.
During the sixth Live Show of the sixths series, Arisa complained about voting mechanism, and tossed allegations against Simona Ventura, accusing her of being «phony» in judging her acts. On February 2013, Sky Movies and Entertainment vice-president Andrea Scrosati announced in an interview to Corriere della Sera that Arisa would not be confirmed as a mentor. At first, even Morgan and Elio seemed intended to leave the show; newspapers and websites cited Malika Ayane, Lorella Cuccarini and Gigi D'Alessio as possible replacements. On 23 April it was announced that Mika would be the first non-Italian mentor in the competition history; finally, on 12 and 19 May the presences of Morgan and Elio were confirmed.
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