X Factor 2026, Scraffs, Manu and ALÌA eliminated at the fourth Live Show
Fourth Live Show with host Giorgia and judges Paola Iezzi, Jake La Furia, Irama and Francesco Gabbani; super guest Charlotte Cardin
Quick Look
In the fourth Live Show of The covers round saw all 10 competing artists perform, with Charlotte Cardin as super guest.
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Why It Matters
The fourth Live Show of X Factor 2026, a Sky Original show produced by Fremantle, was broadcast on Sky and streaming on NOW, with free-to-air repeats on TV8 and Cielo. There were 10 artists competing divided into 4 teams led by judges Paola Iezzi, Jake La Furia, Irama and Francesco Gabbani, with Giorgia conducting.
In the fourth Live Show of round of the Giostra where, one after the other and for about a minute each, they re-performed one of the songs performed during their journey, and then the cover round. At the end of the evening, all the votes led to a single ranking, in which the two least voted, Scraffs and Manu, had to immediately leave the stage, while Le Distanze and ALÌA went to the judges' ballot. The tilt then decided the third eliminated: ALÌA.
Here are the songs from the cover round:
· Paola Iezzi team:
- camilla: I who don't live (without you) by Pino Donaggio
- Mad-Dog: mash-up between Elenore from The Turtles and Scende la rain by Gianni Morandi
- Manu: Okay, that's okay by Vasco Rossi
· Team Jake The Fury:
- Alex Fontana: Maggie M'Gill from The Doors
- ALÌA: Mango's swallow in Angelina Mango's version
· Team Irama:
- The Distances: Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
- Patrizia: And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going in Jennifer Hudson's version
· Team Francesco Gabbani:
- Teo Bok: Can't Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake
- Giacomo Calò: All of Me by John Legend
- Scraffs: American Idiot by Green Day
Super guest was Charlotte Cardin, the new world pop star who, after having won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique and having been named Global Woman of the Year by Billboard, is now on the eve of a highly anticipated world tour in 2027 (which will also visit Italy on May 20th at the Fabrique in Milan).
Open Questions
- What were the votes cast by each judge in the runoff?
- Who will replace ALÌA, Scraffs and Manu in the next heats?
- Who will be the next musical guest on the program?
