X Factor (German season 1)
The first Season of X Factor was started in 2010. The auditions were held in April 2010. The first show started on 20 August 2010. The Judges are Sarah Connor, George Glueck and Till Brönner.
There are four phases:
1. Auditions
2. Bootcamp
3. Judge's House
4. Live Shows
Judge's House
The 18 acts who reached the Judge's Houses- Brönner's acts : Anthony Thet, Denise Modjallal, Sven Merckel, Meral Al-Mer, Edita Abdieski and Alexander Knappe
- Connor's acts : Pino Severino, Mati Gavriel, Hendrik Ehrenthal, Caprice Edwards, Marlon Bertzbach and Maximilian Brands
- Gluek's acts : Drop-Dead-Dinky-Di, Big Soul, Urban Candy, LaFamille, Karma and Predestination
- ': Alexander Knappe, Denise Modjallal, Sven Merckel
- ': Caprice Edwards, Hendrik Ehrental, Maximilian Brands
- : Predestination, Karma, Drop-Dead-Dinky-Di
Finalists
Ages are as of the date of the show.
Key:
Big Soul consist of Nadine, Alexandra, Martina, and Michelle.
LaFamille consist of Joel, Erkan & Guido.
Urban Candy consists of Roman, Marc & Candy.
Results table
Contestants' colour key:Live show details
Week 1 (21 September 2010)
- Theme: Playlist 2010
- Celebrity Performer: Enrique Iglesias
- Brönner: LaFamille, backed his own act Meral Al-Mer
- Connor: LaFamille, due to the lack of surprise and potential
- Glueck: Meral Al-Mer, backed his own act LaFamille
Week 2 (28 September 2010)
- Theme: Blockbuster Night
- Celebrity Performer: Hurts
- Brönner: Pino Severino, backed his own act Meral Al-Mer
- Connor: Meral Al-Mer, backed her own act Pino Severino
- Glueck: Meral Al-Mer, because of missing singing abilities
Week 3 (5 October 2010)
- Theme: King & Queens of Pop
- Celebrity Performer: Seal
- Brönner: Urban Candy, because they can't deliver their message and don't feel united as a group
- Connor: Urban Candy, backed her own act Marlon Bertzbach
- Glueck: Marlon Bertzbach, backed his own act Urban Candy
Week 4 (12 October 2010)
- Theme: Mystery Night
- Celebrity Performers: Usher and Culcha Candela
- Brönner: Pino Severino, backed his own act Anthony Thet
- Connor: Anthony Thet, backed her own act Pino Severino
- Glueck: Pino Severino, because of his second bottom two appearance
Week 5 (19 October 2010)
- Theme: Loud vs. Quiet
- Celebrity Performers: Till Brönner
- Brönner: Marlon Bertzbach
- Connor: Marlon Bertzbach
- Glueck: Marlon Bertzbach
Week 6 (26 October 2010)
- Theme: A night at the club
- Celebrity Performers: Sarah Connor
- Brönner: Big Soul, backed his own act Anthony Thet
- Connor: Anthony Thet
- Glueck: Anthony Thet, backed his own act Big Soul
Week 7 (2 November 2010)
- Theme: Michael Jackson & Friends
- Celebrity Performers: Gossip and Flo Rida
- Group Performance: "Over the Rainbow"
- The act with the fewest votes was eliminated from the competition.
| Act | Order | Friends Song | Order | Jackson Song | Result |
| Edita Abdieski | 1 | "You Are So Beautiful" | 4 | "Blame It on the Boogie" | Safe |
| Mati Gavriel | 2 | "Imagine" | 5 | "You Are Not Alone" | Eliminated |
| Big Soul | 3 | "As" | 6 | "I'll Be There" | Safe |
Week 8 (9 November 2010)
- Theme: Final
- Celebrity Performers: "Loca" and "Bitte Hör nicht auf zu träumen" and "Break my Chains"
- Group Performance : "Back for Good"
- The Celebrity Guests performed with one act.
| Act | Order | Song | Order | Celebrity Duet | Order | Winner's Song | Result |
| Big Soul | 1 | "That's What Friends Are For" | 3 | "Underneath Your Clothes" | 5 | "I've come to Life" | Runner-Up |
| Edita Abdieski | 2 | "Run" | 4 | "Wo willst du hin?" | 6 | "I've come to Life" | Winner |