X Factor 2026 eliminated three contestants during the fourth Live Show as the competition narrowed down the remaining acts under the guidance of judges Paola Iezzi, Jake La Furia, Irama, and Francesco Gabbani.
Hosted by Giorgia, the Sky Original production from Fremantle airs every Thursday on Sky and streams on NOW, with catch-up options on Sky Go and free-to-air broadcasts the following week on TV8 and Cielo.
Ten competing artists across four teams first faced the Giostra heat, performing one-minute snippets of songs from their journey, followed by a cover track round.
Combined audience votes established a single overall leaderboard at the conclusion of the evening, resulting in immediate eliminations for the two lowest-ranking acts, the Scraffs and Manu.
Team Paola Iezzi featured camilla singing “Io che non vivo (senza te)” by Pino Donaggio, Mad-Dog performing a mash-up of “Eleonore” by The Turtles and “Scende la pioggia” by Gianni Morandi, and Manu tackling “Va bene, va bene così” by Vasco Rossi.
Team Jake La Furia fielded Alex Fontana with “Maggie M’Gill” by The Doors and ALÌA performing “La rondine” by Mango in the version by Angelina Mango.
Team Irama presented Le Distanze covering “Welcome to the Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance alongside Patrizia performing “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” in the version by Jennifer Hudson.
Team Francesco Gabbani brought Teo Bok performing “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” by Justin Timberlake, Giacomo Calò singing “All of Me” by John Legend, and the Scraffs taking on “American Idiot” by Green Day.
Following the exit of the Scraffs and Manu from the bottom of the unified standings, Le Distanze and ALÌA faced off in the judge-decided sing-off.
The resulting deadlock went to a public flash vote, which determined ALÌA as the third eliminated act of the night.
Charlotte Cardin appeared as the special super guest during the episode. The pop artist holds a Victoires de la Musique award for Female Artist of the Year and a Global Woman of the Year designation from Billboard ahead of her 2027 world tour, which stops in Italy at the Fabrique in Milan on May 20.
Backstage coverage continues with Ante Factor hosted by Mariasole Pollio at 21:00 before every Live Show, while X Factor Daily airs Monday through Friday at 20:30 and Road to X Factor broadcasts every Wednesday at 21:15.
