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X Factor Italy’s Revamped Bootcamp Opens With Three X Passes Used

The new round requires unanimous approval to advance, shifting power from individual mentors to the full judging panel.

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Overview

  • Episode one of Bootcamp aired on Thursday, October 2 on Sky Uno and NOW with host Giorgia and judges Achille Lauro, Francesco Gabbani, Jake La Furia and Paola Iezzi.
  • Under the revised rules, contestants must secure four yes votes to progress, with each judge holding a single-use X Pass to advance one act regardless of consensus.
  • In the first Bootcamp installment, Achille Lauro, Paola Iezzi and Jake La Furia used their X Pass, while Francesco Gabbani did not.
  • Bootcamp continues next week before Last Call on October 16, when teams of three are set for the Live Shows and the season moves toward the December 4 final in Naples.
  • This week’s episode re-airs free-to-air on TV8 on Tuesday, October 7, part of the weekly Sky Thursday/TV8 Tuesday window, after auditions averaged roughly 600,000 viewers on Sky Uno and nearly 800,000 on TV8.