Samantha Jade wins The X Factor 2012
25 year old Samantha Jade has beaten Jason Owen and The Collective to win The X Factor.
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25 year old Samantha Jade from Western Australia has won The X Factor 2012.
The consummate young singer mentored by Guy Sebastian defeated 18 year old ‘bush hero’ Jason Owen and rabid boyband The Collective.
She becomes the first female to win the talent series in Australia and secures a recording contract and a new car.
Jade had entered the Seven contest as her “last shot” at a music career following thwarted attempts, including former prospects in the US. But her ride to the top wasn’t without challenges, frequently voted in the bottom two by viewers.
“I’m so overwhelmed! I am so delighted to be here and never thought I would win. I’ve had the most amazing experience on The X Factor and loved every minute of it,” she said.
By contrast, runner up Jason Owen mentored by Mel B. was never voted in the bottom two as viewers responded to his transformation from a boy from the bush to a confident young performer. As runner up he also wins a new car.
Popular boyband The Collective, who had turned in dynamic performances mentored by Ronan Keating, were a shock elimination and had to settle for third place.
The Grand Final included performances by Boyz II Men, Owl City, former contestants and a satellite performance by One Direction.
Seven’s series has been a ratings hit, blemished only by the disqualification of a former contestant. It has already announce details of its next Audition Tour.
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Jason’s single also being released tomorrow, just got the e-mail.
David, just got an email from Sony Music Australia telling me that The Collectives song, Surrender is being released at 12pm, on the 23rd November.
No word yet on Jason having his single released. But it dosen’t look hopeful for his fans.
Rigged. Look at all the publicity she was getting-especially on Today Tonight.
Whilst I agree the network helps focus onto certain favourites, what about all the publicity The Collective had?
@Carta,of course I knew it was delayed,complaint was regarding in two instances we had 5-7 minutes of ads with only 3 minutes of programming in between,became so bad that a few times after channel surfing during ads we only got back to it in time for another break.