| Jai Waetford | |
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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 25 January 1999 |
| Age | 25 |
| Hometown | Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Student |
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| Category | Boys |
| Mentor | Ronan Keating |
| Placement | 3/12 |
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Jai Waetford (born 25 January 1999) is an Australian singer. He auditioned for Season 5 of The X Factor Australia and made it all the way to the final as part of the Boys category mentored by Ronan Keating.
He finished in 3rd place behind runner-up Taylor Henderson and winner Dami Im.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition 1 | Free choice | "Different Worlds" \ "Don't Let Me Go" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | Free choice | "Titanium" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 2 | Free choice | "Last Request" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 3 | Free choice | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | Advanced |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "Always on My Mind" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Judges' choice | "Fix You" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Legends | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | Safe |
| Week 3 | Top 10 hits | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Safe |
| Week 4 | Latest and greatest | "It Will Rain" | Safe |
| Week 5 | Rock | "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" | Safe |
| Week 6 | Family heroes | "That Should Be Me" | Safe |
| Week 7 | Judges' challenge | "Somewhere Only We Know" | Safe |
| Week 8 | Aussie week | "Plans" | Safe |
| Week 9: Semi final | Power and passion | "I Won't Give Up" | Safe |
| "Dynamite" | |||
| Week 10: Final | Audition songs | "Don't Let Me Go" | Eliminated (3rd) |
| Last shot songs | "The Only Exception" | ||
| Winner's single | "Your Eyes" |
| Australia Season 5 Finalists | |||
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| Adira-Belle • Barry Southgate • Cat Vas • Dami Im • Ellie Lovegrove • Jai Waetford • Jiordan Tolli • Joelle Hadjia • JTR • Omar Dean • Taylor Henderson • Third Degree | |||