The X Factor NK (season 9)
The ninth season of The X Factor NK will begin airing on January 15, 2019 on AAN network. Media personality Miles Stevenson will return to host his third season while all four judges from the previous two seasons will also return: Chris Brown, Pliza Grand, Antoinette James and Johnston Lavoy.
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Judges and host
It had been revealed in 2017 that Miles Stevenson would serve as host through the ninth season. On June 13, 2018 it had been revealed that his contract had been extended for an additional season through 2020. Also on June 13, 2018 the announcement came that three of the four judges from season eight would return for season nine: Pliza Grand, Johnston Lavoy and Antoinette James. This will be the fourth season for Grand and the third for Lavoy and James. Chris Brown was confirmed to return for season 9, his third season, in September 2018.
Selection process
Auditions
Mobile auditions in front of the show's producers were held in twenty-three cities across Neo Kingston in August 2018. Judges' auditions were then held in six cities, as outlined below.
| City | Auditions dates |
|---|---|
| Washington City, New Oxford | October 3-5, 2018 |
| Terrepale, East Majesty | October 7-8, 2018 |
| Kingston, Alison | October 11-13, 2018 |
| Portia, Vegas | October 15-17, 2018 |
| Balaine, Alendo Gus | October 20-21, 2018 |
| Norbrook, Azore | October 23-24, 2018 |
Bootcamp
Bootcamp took place from November 10-11, 2017. Contestants were asked to form groups of three or four and asked to perform a song as a group from a provided list. Following the performance the judges either eliminated contestants immediately or put them forward for consideration for further participation in the competition. After all the performances the judges deliberated to decide the acts who would be promoted to the six chair challenge. The judges found out which categories they would be mentoring: Brown was given the over 25s, Grand was given the groups, James was given the girls and Lavoy was given the boys.
Six chair challenge
The six chair challenge was held from November 17-18 with all judges selecting their six acts to carry through to the Judges' Houses round.
Judges' Houses
The Judges' Houses round was filmed in mid December 2017. Each judge carries the contestants in their category to a location and was assisted by a guest judge to assist in the selection of the final three from each category. Grand was assisted by Brandi Dixon and Brian Graef in Paradise Beach, Neo Montego; James was assisted by Niall Horan in Auckland, New Zealand; Lavoy was assisted by Amelio in Kiviel, Dragiar; Brown was assisted by Nicki Minaj in Cancun, Mexico.
| Judge | Category | Location | Assistant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Over 25s | Cancun | Nicki Minaj |
| Grand | Groups | Paradise Beach | Brandi Dixon, Brian Graef |
| James | Boys | Auckland | Niall Horan |
| Lavoy | Girls | Kiviel | Amelio |
Finalists
Key:
- – Eliminated
| Category (mentor) | Acts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (James) | Mattia Ferrari | Butch Holaday | Greg Meghoo | Anderson Prince |
| Girls (Lavoy) | Zarah-Dae King | Naomi Northcott | Abigail Rodham | Shreya Underwood |
| Over 25s (Groban) | Blusie | Dale Lewis | Dale Thomas | Jessie Vince Carmichael |
| Groups (Grand) | Coconut Radio | Funky Blends | Saturday Round Town | YesNoMaybe |
Live shows
Results summary
- Colour key
| – | Contestant was in the bottom three/two and had to perform again in the sing-off |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattia Ferrari | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||
| Funky Blends | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||
| Butch Holaday | Bottom 2 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||
| Naomi Northcott | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||
| Shreya Underwood | Bottom 2 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | ||||
| Jessie Vince Carmichael | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||||
| Dale Thomas | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (week 5) | |||
| Saturday Round Town | Bottom 2 | Safe | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | 8th | Eliminated (week 5) | |||
| Coconut Radio | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||
| Greg Meghoo | Safe | Safe | 10th | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||
| Abigail Rodham | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||
| Blusie | Bottom 2 | 12th | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||
| Zarah-Dae King | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| Dale Lewis | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| Anderson Prince | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| YesNoMaybe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||
| Sing-off | Bottom 2 from each category | Coconut Radio, Rodham |
Meghoo, Saturday Round Town |
Coconut Radio, Saturday Round Town |
Thomas, Underwood |
No sing-off or judges' votes: results were based on public votes alone | |||
| Judges voted to | Eliminate | Send through | |||||||
| Grand's vote | YesNoMaybe | Rodham | Meghoo | Coconut Radio | Thomas | ||||
| Groban's vote | Lewis | Rodham | Saturday Round Town | Coconut Radio | Underwood | ||||
| James' vote | Prince | Rodham | Saturday Round Town | Saturday Round Town | Thomas | ||||
| Lavoy's vote | King | Coconut Radio | Meghoo | Coconut Radio | Thomas | ||||
| Eliminated | King, Lewis, Prince, YesNoMaybe |
Blusie Public vote to save |
Greg Meghoo 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Coconut Radio 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Saturday Round Town Public vote to save |
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| Abigail Rodham 3 of 4 votes Majority |
Dale Thomas 3 of 4 votes Majority |
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Reception
Ratings
| Episode | Air date | Duration (minutes) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (night) |
Rank (weekly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | January 15 | 120 | 9.44 | 1 | 10 |
| Auditions 2 | January 16 | 60 | 8.71 | 3 | 13 |
| Auditions 3 | January 22 | 60 | 8.34 | 1 | 13 |
| Auditions 4 | January 23 | 60 | 9.10 | 1 | 9 |
| Auditions 5 | January 29 | 90 | 8.39 | 2 | 15 |
| Auditions 6 / Bootcamp | January 30 | 120 | 8.77 | 2 | 13 |
| Six-chair challenge 1 | February 5 | 120 | 8.82 | 2 | 12 |
| Six-chair challenge 2 | February 6 | 90 | 8.47 | 2 | 14 |
| Judges' houses 1 | February 12 | 120 | 9.38 | 1 | 9 |
| Judges' houses 2 | February 13 | 60 | 8.66 | 2 | 12 |
| Top 16 perform | February 19 | 120 | 10.07 | 1 | 6 |
| Top 16 results | February 20 | 60 | 9.38 | 1 | 9 |
| Top 12 perform | February 26 | 120 | 9.57 | 1 | 7 |
| Top 12 results | February 27 | 60 | 8.99 | 2 | 11 |
| Top 10 perform | March 5 | 120 | 9.30 | 1 | 8 |
| Top 10 results | March 6 | 60 | 9.01 | 2 | 10 |
| Top 9 perform | March 12 | 120 | 9.38 | 2 | 8 |
| Top 9 results | March 13 | 60 | 8.90 | 2 | 10 |
| Top 8 perform | March 19 | 120 | 9.17 | 2 | |
| Top 8 results | March 20 | 60 | 8.74 | 2 |
