The Uraps Factor (Series 3)

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The Uraps Factor
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Series 2
Broadcast 10 March 2014 - present
Judges Candi
James Moss
Kleo
Paulo Araujo
Presenters Chase Elite
Crystal Barker
Broascaster ITV
Winner Kenzi Hale
Runner-up Angel Vice


The Uraps Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The third series began airing on ITV on 10 March 2014. Promotion for the third season began in February 2014. Candi, James Moss and Kleo returned as judges for their respective third, third and second series. Paulo Araujo joined the judging panel, replacing Brett Clarkson, who had been a judge since series 1 in 2012. Chase Elite and Crystal Barker returned to present their second series together. Ashley! covered for Kleo on the final night, who was unable to attend as she was ill.

Judges and presenters[edit | edit source]

On 28 February 2014, in an interview with Radio 1, Candi revealed that she would be returning as a judge for the third series of The Uraps Factor, as would James Moss and Kleo. However she revealed that Brett Clarkson wouldn't be returning, as everyone had been unable to get hold of him, which had led to why the series was screening nearly two months later than usual. She revealed that he would be replaced by a male judge, however stated that there would be no prior announcement as to who it was, and simply that it would be revealed on the first episode of the new series. On 10 March, for the Judges Houses stage, it was discovered that Paulo Araujo was the new judge.

Crystal Barker and Chase Elite also returned as the hosts.

Selection Process[edit | edit source]

Auditions[edit | edit source]

Auditions for The Uraps Factor were the same as last year, where they took part in front of show producers and ITV executives, with none of the four judges present. The application and audition process was carried out before the show was officially announced, with auditions taking place in late October and early November. Auditions were held across the country, in Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff and London. It beat last year's record for the number of people auditioning, creating a new record.

Bootcamp[edit | edit source]

The bootcamp round was not broadcast either, however the judges were present during this. Where as last year 28 contestants progressed beyond this stage, only 24 contestants progressed past this stage this year, just like the first series, where hopefuls were split by six contestants in each of the four categories.

Judges' Houses[edit | edit source]

The judges house stage was first broadcast on 10 March 2014. The judges discovered which category they were mentoring during the Judges' Houses round, where they had to eliminate three of their six acts. They were also joined by a guest judge to aid in making the decision of who to put through and who to send home. James Moss mentored the Groups and was helped by Eoin O'Neill and Beastette from Hungry. Kleo mentored the Overs and was assisted by Ashley! in New York. Candi judged the Boys with her younger brother Jamie Elite in Tokyo. Paulo Araujo was with the last remaining category, the Girls, in Brazil, along with his guest judge, Raphael Monaghan.

Summary of judges' houses
Judge Category Location Assistant Contestants eliminated
Araujo Girls Brazil Raphael Monaghan Fleur Logan, June Rayne, Natasha
Elite Boys Japan Jamie Elite Dominic Pike, Martin Test, Pharoah
Moss Groups Hungry Eoin O'Neill, Beastette Blessed Light, Modernary, XXXY
Pledger Overs New York Ashley! Corbin, Ja'net, Mercedes Ward

Finalists[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of The Uraps Factor finalists (Series 3)

The final 12 finalists were confirmed as follows;

Category
Winner Runner-Up Third Eliminated
Category (mentor) Acts
Girls (Araujo) June Rayne Kenzi Hale Sindy Marx
Boys (Elite) Dean Coal Javier Marquez Memphis
Groups (Moss) Carpe Noctem Dione The Viktor Sisters
Overs (Pledger) Angel Vice Emily Orchard Gwen Strickland

Live shows[edit | edit source]

The live shows began on 17 March. Each week, the contestants' performances took place on Monday and the results were announced on Sunday. Each live show also had a different theme. The results show often featured a group performance by the remaining contestants and guest live performances, usually from one past Uraps Factor contestant or a judge, along with an already established act.

Results summary[edit | edit source]

Colour Reason
Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdow
Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
Saturday Sunday
Kenzie Hale Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
(56%)
Angel Vice Safe Safe Safe Safe bottom three Safe Safe Runner-up
(week 7)
Emily Orchard Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd Third Place
Dione Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th Eliminated
(week 6)
The Viktor Sisters Safe Safe Safe Safe bottom three Eliminated
(week 5)
Carpe Noctem 11th 9th Safe bottom three 6th Eliminated
(week 5)
Gwen Strickland Safe Safe bottom two bottom three Eliminated
(week 4)
Dean Coal Safe Safe Safe 8th Eliminated
(week 4)
Memphis Safe Safe 9th Eliminated
(week 3)
Sindy Marx Safe N/A (Given bye) Removed
(week 3)
Javier Marquez Safe 11th Eliminated
(week 2)
June Rayne 12th Eliminated
(week 1)
Final Showdown Carpe Noctem,
June Rayne
Carpe Noctem,
Javier Marquez
Gwen Strickland,
Memphis
Carpe Noctem,
Gwen Strickland
Angel Vice,
Viktor Sisters
No final showdown or judges' vote: results were based on public votes alone
Araujo's vote Carpe Noctem Javier Marquez Memphis Gwen Strickland Viktor Sisters
Elite's vote June Rayne Carpe Noctem Gwen Strickland Refused Viktor Sisters
Pledger's vote Carpe Noctem Carpe Noctem Memphis Carpe Noctem Viktor Sisters
Moss's vote June Rayne Javier Marquez Memphis Gwen Strickland Angel Vice
Eliminated June Rayne
2 out of 4 votes
Deadlock
Javier Marquez
2 out of 4 votes
Deadlock
Memphis
3 out of 4 votes
Gwen Strickland
2 out of 3 votes
The Viktor Sisters
3 out of 4 votes

Live show details[edit | edit source]

Week 1 (17/18 March)[edit | edit source]

  • Theme: Red, White and Blue
  • Celebrity performers: Iris ("Paper Woman"/"Poison Ivy")
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Angel Vice 1 Shut The Club Down Safe
The Viktor Sisters 2 Something New Safe
Emily Orchard 3 Blue Monday Safe
Memphis 4 Boyfriend / Girlfriend Safe
Sindy Marx 5 Basket Case Safe
Dean Coal 6 Youth Safe
Kenzi Hale 7 Silence Safe
Javier Marquez 8 Red Hot Kinda Love Safe
Carpe Noctem 9 Red Blooded Man Bottom two
Gwen Strickland 10 Legendary Lovers Safe
Dione 11 Red Safe
June Rayne 12 VS Plastic Bottom two
Final showdown details
Carpe Noctem 1 "Red Blooded Man" Safe
June Rayne 2 "VS Plastic" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Moss: June Rayne – Saved his own act
  • Araujo: Carpe Noctem – Saved his own act
  • Pledger: Carpe Noctem – More excited to see what June had to offer
  • Elite: June Rayne - Felt they had more of a place in the market

Week 2 (24/25 March)[edit | edit source]

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Dione 1 All The Things She Said Safe
Kenzi Hale 2 I'm Outta Love Safe
Gwen Strickland 3 Before Your Love Safe
Angel Vice 4 Survive Safe
Carpe Noctem 5 Rewritten Bottom two
Dean Coal 6 Overload Safe
The Viktor Sisters 7 New In Town Safe
Memphis 8 Come Back To Me Safe
Emily Orchard 9 Video Games Safe
Javier Marquez 10 Maria Bottom two
Final showdown details
Carpe Noctem 1 "Rewritten" Safe
Javier Marquez 2 "Maria" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Moss: Javier Marquez – Saved his own act
  • Elite: Carpe Noctem - Saved her own act
  • Pledger: Carpe Noctem – Gave no reason
  • Araujo: Javier Marquez – Felt he improved the most

Due to illness, Sindy Marx did not perform and was automatically put through to the next week.

Week 3 (7/8 April)[edit | edit source]

  • Theme: Legends
  • Celebrity performers: Dahlia - Cerulean Tears, Paulo Araujo - Breath of Fire,
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Emily Orchard 1 Rhiannon Safe
Memhpis 2 Schizo Pop Bottom two
The Viktor Sisters 3 Delusions of Grandeur Safe
Carpe Noctem 4 Because The Night Safe
Dione 5 Migrate Safe
Gwen Strickland 6 Ain't No Sunshine Bottom two
Kenzi Hale 7 Love On Top Safe
Angel Vice 8 Break The Ice Safe
Dean Coal 9 Cry Me A River Safe
Final showdown details
Memphis 1 "Schizo Pop" Eliminated
Gwen Strickland 2 "Ain't No Sunshine" Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Pledger: Memphis – Saved her own act
  • Elite: Gwen Strickland - Saved her own act
  • Moss: Memphis – Felt Gwen had more promise
  • Araujo: Memphis – Gave no reason

Sindy Marx did not perform once again, and was therefore eliminated before the show began.

Week 4 (7/8 June)[edit | edit source]

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Result
Gwen Strickland 1 Steal My Sunshine Bottom three
Carpe Noctem 2 Otherside Bottom three
Angel Vice 3 Black Cat Safe
Dean Coal 4 Everybody Eliminated
Dione 5 Show Me Love Safe
Kenzi Hale 6 Don't Call Me Baby Safe
Emily Orchard 7 Torn Safe
The Viktor Sisters 8 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Safe
Final showdown details
Carpe Noctem 1 "Otherside" Safe
Gwen Strickland 2 "Steal My Sunshine" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Pledger: Carpe Noctem – Saved her own act
  • Moss: Gwen Strickland – Saved his own act
  • Araujo: Gwen Strickland – Gave no reason (stated the only act in the bottom three he liked was Dean)

Candi refused to vote this week and stormed off the stage after losing her final act

Week 5 (14/15 June)[edit | edit source]

Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act Order First song Order Second song Result
Kenzi Hale 1 "Rather Be" 11 "In Your Bed" Safe
Dione 2 "Leave Your Lover" 10 "Break Free" Safe
The Viktor Sisters 3 "Unwritten" 8 "Heartless" Bottom three
Emily Orchard 4 "Fake Plastic Trees" 7 "Doll Parts" Safe
Angel Vice 5 "Bad Boys" 9 "Angel of Mine" Bottom three
Carpe Noctem 6 "Do I Wanna Know?" 12 "Happy" Eliminated
Final showdown details
Angel Vice 1 "Angel of Mine" Safe
The Viktor Sisters 2 "Unwritten" Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate
  • Pledger: The Viktor Sisters – Saved her own act
  • Moss: Angel Vice – Saved his own act
  • Araujo: The Viktor Sisters – Prefers Angel
  • Elite: The Viktor Sisters - followed her heart

Controversy[edit | edit source]

As with the previous series, the show has managed to attract mass media attention. The show was put on air two months later than planned, due to the producers being unable to get in touch with former judge Brett Clarkson, eventually leading to him being replaced.

The first big controversy of the series took place in-between the Judges Houses stage and the first live show. Judge Paulo Araujo chose contestant Deveraux as one of his final three girls, however it was discovered only a few days later that she actually had many hidden criminal charges in the past, such as prostitution and theft. This was a breach of The Uraps Factor finalists terms and conditions and she was instantly removed from the show. Paulo's 4th choice out of the girls, June Rayne, was brought in as a replacement, although she ended up being the first contestant eliminated.

On the show's live final, judge Kleo was noticeably absent due to an illness, and was covered by Ashley. This marked the second time in two years somebody had to cover for Kleo (Ruby and the Gems did this in Week 7 during series 2). No other judge has needed somebody to cover for them throughout the entire show, prompting criticism from viewers, especially as Kleo had two acts still left in the competition. Further outrage was expressed when Kleo performed a song during the show, prompting fans to question how she was too ill to judge on the panel but not too ill to perform.

Success after the show[edit | edit source]

The third season has been criticised for not having as much star potential as prior seasons. In season one, six acts went on to chart (including very successful acts like Jetfire and Audiodrama) and season two has seen five acts chart (including huge stars Malaya Gold, Justyce and Eoin O'Neill) where as only one act from the entire third season has charted, season three winner Kenzi Hale (although she has gone on to great success).

The Uraps Factor
Series 1 · 2 · 3
Presenters Current: Chase Elite · Crystal Barker
Former: Paolo Rossi · Sara Walters
Judges Current: Candi · James Moss · Kleo · Paulo Araujo
Former: Brett Clarkson · Stacy Hart
Winners Pandora · Malaya Gold · Kenzi Hale
Runner-ups Aimee Stevens · Chelsea Flowers · Angel Vice
Other alumni Sasha Snow · Jetfire · Kicks · Calvin Hawthorne · Kimono · Audiodrama · Rod Cox · Indigo Indigo · Justyce · Alyssa Monroe · Eoin O'Neill · Terry · Javier Marquez
Winner singles On A Mission · Power To Heal
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