X Factor was the Icelandic version of the popular British television show The X Factor. It premiered in Reykjavík on November 17, 2006, with actress Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir hosting the show. The judges were the talent agent and businessman Einar Bárðarson, rock musician Elínborg Halldórsdóttir and pop singer Paul Oscar. Previously, both Einar and Páll Óskar had been judges in Idol stjörnuleit, the Icelandic version of Pop Idol.
In the finals of X Factor held in Vetrargarðinum, Smáralind, a large shopping center in Iceland, singer and hair dresser Jógvan Hansen from Faroe Islands was the winner.
Contestants
Key: – Winner – Runner-up – Third place Category (mentor)Acts 16-24s (Halldórsdóttir) Sigurbjörg Tinna Gunnarsdóttir Guðbjörg Hilmarsdóttir Gylfi Víðisson Jóhanna M. Wiklund Over 25s (Bárðarson) Jógvan Hansen Sigurður Ingimarsson Alan Jones Inga Sæland Groups (Oscar) Fjórflétta Gís Hara Já
Results summary Colour key –Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown) –Contestant received the most public votes
+Weekly results per contestant Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Jógvan Hansen Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner70% Hara Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up30% Guðbjörg Hilmarsdóttir Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Safe 3rd Eliminated(week 10) Gís Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Bottom two Safe Bottom two Safe 4th Eliminated(week 9) Inga Sæland Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated(week 8) Gylfi Víðisson Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated(week 7) Alan Jones Safe Bottom two Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated(week 6) Jóhanna M. Wiklund Bottom two Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two Eliminated(week 5) Sigurður Ingimarsson Safe Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated(week 4) Fjórflétta Safe Safe Bottom two Eliminated(week 3) Já Safe Bottom two Eliminated(week 2) Sigurbjörg Tinna Gunnarsdóttir Bottom two Eliminated(week 1) Final showdown Jóhanna M. Wiklund,Sigurbjörg Tinna Gunnarsdóttir Alan Jones,Já Fjórflétta,Jóhanna M. Wiklund Gís,Sigurður Ingimarsson Gís,Jóhanna M. Wiklund Alan Jones,Hara Gís,Gylfi Víðisson Guðbjörg Hilmarsdóttir,Inga Sæland No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone Bárðarson's vote to eliminate Já Fjórflétta Gís Jóhanna M. Wiklund Hara Gylfi Víðisson Guðbjörg Hilmarsdóttir Halldórsdóttir's vote to eliminate Já Fjórflétta Sigurður Ingimarsson Gís Alan Jones Gís Inga Sæland Oscar's vote to eliminate Alan Jones Jóhanna M. Wiklund Sigurður Ingimarsson Jóhanna M. Wiklund Alan Jones Gylfi Víðisson Inga Sæland Eliminated Sigurbjörg Tinna Gunnarsdóttir? of 3 votesMajority Já2 of 3 VotesMajority Fjórflétta2 of 3 votesMajority Sigurður Ingimarsson2 of 3 votesMajority Jóhanna M. Wiklund2 of 3 votesMajority Alan Jones2 of 3 votesMajority Gylfi Víðisson2 of 3 votesMajority Inga Sæland2 of 3 votesMajority GísPublic voteto save Guðbjörg HilmarsdóttirPublic voteto save HaraPublic voteto win
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