Ten artists take the stage for the fourth Live Show of X Factor 2026 on Thursday, November 12, at the Repower Theatre in Milan, as The Sports Gazette reported.
Sky Original produces the talent show, which airs on Sky and streams on NOW, with Giorgia hosting and Paola Iezzi, Jake La Furia, Irama, and Francesco Gabbani sitting on the judging panel, according to tg24.sky.it.
Three acts will leave the competition in a single night, narrowing the field down to seven finalists who will continue toward the final on December 3, Vanity Fair Italia reported.
Bookmakers and audiences have closely tracked the shifting odds following the third live. Alex Fontana and Patrizia Napolano share the top position among betting favorites on platforms such as Admiralbet, Vincitu, and William Hill, The Sports Gazette noted.
Artists Perform Snippets and Covers During the Evening
The evening opens with the Giostra manche, where each of the ten artists performs a one-minute snippet of a song from their previous journey on the show, tg24.sky.it reported. Following that segment, the acts move directly into the cover manche.
Paola Iezzi’s team features Camilla performing Pino Donaggio’s “Io che non vivo (senza te)”, the Mad-Dog duo tackling a mash-up of The Turtles’ “Elenore” and Gianni Morandi’s “Scende la pioggia”, and Manu singing Vasco Rossi’s “Va bene, va bene così”, Il Fatto Quotidiano detailed.
Jake La Furia fields Alex Fontana on The Doors track “Maggie M’Gill” and ALÌA on Mango’s “La rondine” in the arrangement performed by Angelina Mango, Il Fatto Quotidiano reported. Irama’s team presents Le Distanze covering My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade” and Patrizia performing Jennifer Hudson’s version of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano.
Francesco Gabbani rounds out the groups with Teo Bok singing Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”, Giacomo Calò performing John Legend’s “All of Me”, and the Scraffs tackling Green Day’s “American Idiot”, Il Fatto Quotidiano said.
Elimination Rules and Voting
All viewer votes from the evening merge into a single classification table. The two artists with the lowest totals leave the stage immediately, tg24.sky.it reported.
The contestants finishing in third and fourth from the bottom face a judges’ ballot. If the panel reaches a majority, the singer receiving at least three votes is eliminated, tg24.sky.it explained.
If the four judges split evenly, a 200-second flash televote determines the fate of the remaining acts in the Tilt, tg24.sky.it stated. This triple elimination follows the departure of Lenanie from Irama’s team during the third live, where approximately 3 million total votes were recorded from an audience reach of 2.5 million viewers, according to The Sports Gazette.
Charlotte Cardin Appears as Guest Amid Companion Broadcasts
Pop star Charlotte Cardin appears as the super guest of the evening. Cardin won Female Artist of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique and earned a Global Woman of the Year nomination from Billboard ahead of her 2027 world tour, which stops at Milan’s Fabrique on May 20, tg24.sky.it reported.
Backstage coverage airs via Ante Factor hosted by Mariasole Pollio at 21:00 before each live show. X Factor Daily runs Monday through Friday at 20:30, and Road to X Factor broadcasts every Wednesday at 21:15, tg24.sky.it stated.
Where the Fourth Live Show Takes Place
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Where does the fourth Live Show take place?
The fourth Live Show broadcasts directly from the Repower Theatre in Milan on Thursday, November 12, at 21:15, The Sports Gazette reported.
- Three contestants will leave the competition in a single night, reducing the remaining cast to seven artists, tg24.sky.it and Vanity Fair Italia reported.
- The final takes place on December 3, Vanity Fair Italia reported.