The fourth Live of X Factor 2026 is preparing to change the balance of the competition.
This evening, Thursday 12 November, the ten competitors still competing will face a very high tension episode, destined to leave three eliminations on the field.
An evening that will test the ambitions of the artists and the strategies of the four judges Francesco Gabbani, Irama, Jake La Furia and Paola Iezzi, with Giorgia called to manage one of the most complex passages of this edition.
THE CAROUSEL
The episode will open with the Giostra, the most spectacular heat of the program. The ten contestants will take turns on the stage of the X Factor Arena for about a minute each, without interruptions, performing a song already presented during their journey. Each performance will be accompanied by dedicated sets and choreographies, in a sequence that aims to transform the competition into a single, tight visual and musical show.
THE ASSIGNMENTS
This will be followed by space for covers, with assignments that span different eras and languages.
Francesco Gabbani has entrusted to Giacomo Calò All of Me by John Legend, at Scraffs American Idiot by Green Day and others Teo Bok Can’t Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake.
Irama chose My Chemical Romance’s Welcome to the Black Parade for The Distances and And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going, in the version performed by Faouzia, for Patricia.
In Jake La Furia’s team, Alex Fontana will compete with Maggie M’Gill of the Doors, while ALIA he will play La rondine di Mango, in the version brought to Sanremo 2024 by Angelina.
Paola Iezzi assigned to camilla I who don’t live (without you) by Pino Donaggio, ai Mad-Dog a mash-up between Elenore of the Turtles and Scende la rain by Gianni Morandi, while Manu will face Vasco Rossi’s Okay, That’s Okay.
THE TRIPLE ELIMINATION
The most feared moment will come at the end of the performances. All the votes collected during the evening will flow into a single ranking: the two contestants with the least votes will be eliminated immediately, while the artists classified in third to last and fourth to last place will compete for their remaining in the program in the runoff.
As required by the regulations, if three out of four judges indicate the same competitor, the latter will leave the competition. In the event of a tie between the judges, the decision will go back to the audience through the 200 seconds of Tilt.
A formula that makes the fourth Live particularly insidious: it won’t be enough to convince your judge, because each performance can directly affect the general ranking.
GUEST
To interrupt the tension of the competition he will arrive on stage Charlotte Cardininternational protagonist of contemporary pop. The Canadian artist, now resident in France, will be a guest on the episode at a particularly significant moment in his career.
With over one billion global streams, Cardin captivated international audiences with his 2021 platinum-certified album Phoenix, winner of four JUNO Awards. The subsequent 99 Nights, released in 2023, consolidated its success, obtaining two further awards at the JUNO Awards, including Album of the Year.
Among his best-known songs are Feel Good, which became one of the biggest French radio hits of 2025, Tant pis pour elle and the most recent The Way We Touch. He also released Memories, a single that anticipates the new album Midnight, Mon Amour, expected on January 29th.
2027 will see her engaged in a world tour that will also stop in Italy: on May 20th she will be at the Fabrique in Milan.
HOW TO VOTE
You vote for free from the site xfactor.sky.it, from the official app, with the green button on the Sky Q decoder remote control or with the Sky Glass interactivity button.
WHERE TO SEE IT
The Live Shows are broadcast every Thursday at 9.15pm on Sky Uno and streaming on NOW, then remain available on demand and on Sky Go. The free-to-air episode is repeated the following Tuesday on TV8 and on Wednesdays on Cielo.
At 9pm, before each live broadcast, Mariasole Pollio hosts Ante Factor from backstage.
X Factor Daily is broadcast from Monday to Friday at 8.30pm on Sky Uno, which follows the rehearsals and the life of the contestants in the Loft and on Fridays it offers a summary of the previous day’s episode. On Wednesdays at 9.15pm there is Road to X Factor, the summary of the week before the next Live.
WEB & SOCIAL
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