It is the
French Saints
who win
the sixteenth edition of X Factor
.
Second place for Beatrice Quinta, third Linda, in last position Tropea.
In the sea of confetti that invaded the Mediolanum Forum in Assago, a few minutes before one o'clock, Alessandro De Santis and Mario Francese lifted the coveted trophy.
From the beginning of the evening, the wait for the outcome of the X Factor 2022 final was almost uncontainable, when Meduza appeared to the more than seven thousand spectators of the Forum: dark glasses and sparkling sequined overalls, it is the Italian house group that opens the scene on the final appointment of the talent show with the latest single Bad Memories.
And it is already clear that the promise of the landlady Francesca Michielin is kept: "It will be a party".
Among fireworks and open flames,
the four judges Fedez, Dargen D'Amico, Ambra Angiolini and Rkomi enter the Lose control-Paradise-Tell it to my heart medley,
in the general acclaim.
There is a surprise: no one eliminated at the end of the various heats, but all the finalists are on stage until the end of the evening.
The die is cast, it starts with the duets between the competitors and Francesca Michielin, who disappears and reappears next to the 'legendary four'.
The first, that of
Beatrice Quinta
, is almost a match between the two, blow by blow, the verses of 'Acida' bounce against each other;
the first verses of a very romantic 'California' by the
French Saints follow,
sung a cappella due to a technical problem on the piano, while the audience disappears behind thousands of lit torches;
the version of 'Somebody to love' by
Tropea
is rock , explosive and very rhythmic;
from the drum hits it finally slows down for the bittersweet 'Take me to church' by
Linda
.
Roar from the crowd for the sold out special guests in the stadiums of Rome and Milan:
the Nuclear Tactical Penguins
, fresh from the release of the new album 'Fake news', give the seven thousand the iconic 'Giovani Wanna Be' and 'Ricordi'.
It is the nineteen-year-old Linda, "the tiger of this edition" as her judge Fedez describes her, who kicks off the second round: her 'Best of' opens with 'Coraline', which earned him the thanks of Damiano dei Maneskin, Waves by Dean Lewis, "the most beautiful performance", she says, is 'Still Don't Know My Name' by Labirint.
A performance that conquers the emotion of Fedez.
Tropea promise "the most total delirium" and so it is: from 'Luna' by Verdena, to 'Together with you I'm fine' by Lucio Battisti, up to 'Asilo Republic' by Vasco, the frontman Pietro ends up bare-chested among the arms of the public: "I've lost my false eyelashes", comments Ambra.
Attack on the unmistakable notes of the Ukulele the 'Best of' by the French Saints which consists of 'Un Ragazzo Di Strada' by Corvi, 'I want you' by Ornella Vanoni, and 'Creep' by RadioHead, and the first bra flies for the " most sensual duo of X Factor".
The 'Queen' Beatrice Quinta closes the circle: she appears in shocking pink feathers to sing Cher's 'Believe', to end up in aggressive leather boots on Subsonica's 'All My Mistakes', and concludes in lemon-yellow fur on the notes of 'Pink Flowers, Peach Blossoms' by Battisti.
During the long evening, the performances of the four judges alternate with the preview performance of the new single by Fedez 'Crisi di Stato', out at midnight.
All in one go scroll through the unpublished works of the four finalists, one step away from the verdict: 'Flowers on the balconies' by Linda, 'Se$o' by Beatrice Quinta, 'It's not so bad' by the French Saints, 'Cringe Inferno' by Tropea.
"Simply grateful" the winners said to themselves, "to this program and to all the people who listened to us. We were able to talk about us without being changed".
And they greeted the fan: "See you live".
The debut stage of the duo's first tour will be in Turin on January 18th.
