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| Contestant Profile | |
| Birth Date | 8 March 1988 |
| Age | 36 |
| Hometown | Balcatta, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Singer, actor, television personality |
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| Category | Boys |
| Mentor | Guy Sebastian |
| Placement | 3/12 |
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John Patrick "Johnny" Ruffo (born 8 March 1988) is an Australian dance-pop singer. He auditioned for Season 3 of The X Factor Australia and made it all the way to the final as part of the Boys category mentored by Guy Sebastian.
He finished in 3rd place behind runner-up Andrew Wishart and winner Reece Mastin.
Performances
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition 1 | Free choice | "Do You Remember" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | Free choice | "With You" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 2 | Free choice | "The Edge of Glory" | Advanced |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "Burn" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Judges' choice | "Moves Like Jagger" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Party anthems | "Down" | Safe |
| Week 3 | Rock | "Here Without You" | Safe |
| Week 4 | The 90s | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" | Bottom two |
| Save Me songs | "Just the Way You Are" | Saved | |
| Week 5 | Number 1 singles | "What Goes Around... Comes Around" | Safe |
| Week 6 | Australian hits | "Lost Without You" | Bottom two |
| Save Me songs | "Billie Jean" | Saved | |
| Week 7 | Dance | "Without You" | Safe |
| Week 8 | Legends | "Sir Duke" | Safe |
| Week 9: Semi final | Pleasure and pain | "So Sick" | Safe |
| "Tonight Tonight" | |||
| Week 10: Final | Audition songs | "Do You Remember" | Eliminated (3rd) |
| Song of the series | "Sir Duke" | ||
| Winner's single | "You Don't Wanna Know" | ||
| Superstar duets | "Shoop" / "Push It" (with Salt-N-Pepa) |
| Australia Season 3 Finalists | |||
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| Andrew Wishart • Audio Vixen • Christina Parie • Cleo Howman • Declan Sykes • Jacqui Newland • Johnny Ruffo • Mitchell Callaway • Reece Mastin • Three Wishez • Tyla Bertolli • Young Men Society | |||