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| Contestant Profile | |
| Hometown | Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Category | Groups |
| Mentor | Melanie Blatt |
| Placement | 6/13 |
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Gap5 are a five-member New Zealand female pop vocal group consisting of members Hannah-Jane Thorne, Alex Foster, Nica Israel, Taiva Ioane and Nicole Hedder. They participated in Series 1 of The X Factor New Zealand as part of the Groups category mentored by Melanie Blatt.
They were eliminated from the competition in Week 7, finishing in 6th place after losing the sing-off to Cassie Henderson.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition 1 | Free choice | "American Boy" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | Group performance | "Man in the Mirror" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 2 | Solo Performance | "Halo" | Advanced |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "My Love" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Number 1 singles | "Hollaback Girl" | Safe |
| Week 2 | New Zealand music | "Royals" / "You're the Voice" | Safe |
| Week 3 | Best of British | "Pure Shores" | Safe |
| Week 4 | Soul classics | "Mr. Big Stuff" | Bottom three |
| Save Me songs | "Turning Tables" | Saved | |
| Week 5 | Top 40 | "Blurred Lines" | Bottom two |
| Save Me songs | "No Diggity" / "Thrift Shop" | Saved | |
| Week 6 | Songs from Movies | "Paper Planes" | Safe |
| Week 7 | Made in America | "Bills, Bills, Bills" / "Independent Women" | Bottom two |
| Save Me songs | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Eliminated (6th) |
| New Zealand Series 1 Finalists | |||
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| Anna Wilson • Benny Tipene • Cassie Henderson • Eden Roberts • Fletcher Mills • Gap5 • Jackie Thomas • L.O.V.E • Maaka Fiso • Moorhouse • Taye Williams • Tom Batchelor • Whenua Patuwai | |||