The CP Factor (Season 3)
The third season of The CP Factor was confirmed on December 24, 2015. Sam Rudi confirmed his return as a judge the same day as well as Meaghan. Dancing Penguin confirmed his return to the judging panel almost a month before on November 25th. Cadence announced her departure from the series after Season 2 on the second live show of that season. After weeks of speculation, Andrew Gonzalez was confirmed as Cadence's replacement. The season aired on Penguin TV on June 11, 2016. Ashley Longfellow won the show against Sam Norris on October 23rd with 51.6% of the vote.
Contents
- 1 Finalists
- 2 Live Shows
Finalists[edit]
Key:
Light Green - Winner
Pink - Runner-up
Light Blue - Third Place
Yellow - Another Place
Silver - Eliminated in the Twist
| Category (mentor) | Acts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Gonzalez) | Ross Johnson | Sam Norris | Kendall Hutcherson | Nick Jost | Ken Redding |
| Girls (Meaghan) | Lucy Velvet | Mabel Turner | Ashley Longfellow | Patricia Davis | Kitty Kit |
| Over 25s (Rudi) | Meg Griffith | Frank Bushrod | Brandin Jacobs | Will Anderson | Oxipie Sniper |
| Groups (Dancing Penguin) | Axel Powers | Kings of Arctic | The Difference | Rough Road | Counting Crows |
Live Shows[edit]
The live shows began on August 13, 2016. Each week's song choice follow a particular theme. Each contestant performs on Saturday while eliminations and guest performances take place on Sunday. The results are announced on Sunday, with the bottom two contestants being announced and then judges choosing which of the two to eliminate after the contestants perform another song of their choice (the final showdown). If the judges' votes are tied, the vote goes to deadlock and the contestant with the fewest viewer votes is eliminated. The results show features a group performance by the remaining contestants and guest live performances. Each results show featured musical performances from at least one artist, while occasionally, artists performed on the main performances show.
Week 1 (13/14 August)[edit]
- Theme: Express Yourself
- Group Performance: "Set Fire to the Rain"
- Musical Guest: The Double Team ("Don't Stop the Party")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabel Turner | 1 | "I Want It That Way" | Safe |
| Axel Powers | 2 | "Perfect" | Safe |
| Sam Norris | 3 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Safe |
| Will Anderson | 4 | "Never Forget" | Safe |
| Rough Road | 5 | "One Day" | Eliminated |
| Lucy Velvet | 6 | "Lollipop" | Safe |
| Frank Bushrod | 7 | "Hero" | Safe |
| Nick Jost | 8 | "Life Is A Highway" (Tom Cochrane Version) | Eliminated |
| The Difference | 9 | "We Will Rock You" | Safe |
| Mel Griffith | 10 | "Thnks fr th Mmrs" | Safe |
| Ashley Longfellow | 11 | "American Boy" | Safe |
| Kings of Arctic | 12 | "Sing" | Safe |
| Patricia Davis | 13 | "Hey Jude" | Safe |
| Ross Johnson | 14 | "Cold Water" | Safe |
| Kendall Hutcherson | 15 | "Dark Necessities" | Safe |
| Brandin Jacobs | 16 | "Marry You" | Safe |
| Kitty Kit | 17 | "All About That Bass" | Eliminated |
| Oxipie Sniper | 18 | "Ghostbusters" | Eliminated |
| Counting Crows | 19 | "You Are Not Alone" | Safe |
| Ken Redding | 20 | "Grow Up" | Safe |
Judges' votes to eliminate
- Gonzalez: Rough Road, because he was mulling over The Difference or Rough Road but he thought The Difference had a better chance of succeeding in the music industry.
- Meaghan: Jost, thought that his star quality wasn't even showing in him.
- Rudi: Kit, based off of her "lousy" performances.
- Dancing Penguin: Oxipie Sniper, because he hated his perfomance in general.
On August 10th, Sam Rudi confirmed on Chitter that there would be a twist for the first live show that the contestants would have to be prepared for. The surprise was revealed at the start of the first live show it is up to not the popular vote but to the mentors to eliminate one act for each mentor (Which makes 4 acts eliminated each episode.). It was the possibility why there were 20 contestants instead of 16.
Week 2 (20/21 August)[edit]
- Theme: Empowering music
- Group Performance: "We Come a Long Way"
- Musical Guest: Arnold Artic ("Stronger")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Griffith | 1 | "Shackles (Praise You)" | Safe |
| Kendall Hutcherson | 2 | "Breaking Up and Down"/"Work It" | Safe |
| Ashley Longfellow | 3 | "Angels" | Safe |
| Frank Bushrod | 4 | "I Will Wait" | Eliminated |
| Counting Crows | 5 | "Taking Our Turns" | Safe |
| The Difference | 6 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Safe |
| Sam Norris | 7 | "Say You Won't Let Go" | Safe |
| Patricia Davis | 8 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Eliminated |
| Axel Powers | 9 | "I'll Stand by You" | Eliminated |
| Kings of Arctic | 10 | "No Matter What" | Safe |
| Ken Redding | 11 | "Try a Little Tenderness" | Safe |
| Lucy Velvet | 12 | "Hopeful" | Safe |
| Ross Johnson | 13 | "Just Believe In Yourself" | Eliminated |
| Mabel Turner | 14 | "My Boo" | Safe |
| Brandin Jacobs | 15 | "Take a Chance on Me" | Safe |
| Will Anderson | 16 | "Dance with Me Tonight" | Safe |
On August 15th, the day after the surprise twist eliminations, Kermit O'Riley announced on Good Morning Club Penguin that the second live show would be another quadruple elimination except this time, the act who had received the fewest public votes from each category would be leaving the competition.
Week 3 (27/28 August)[edit]
- Theme: Pop
- Group Performance: "I'm Your Man"
- Musical Guest: Nathan East ("Made It")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Anderson | 1 | "Money on My Mind" | Safe |
| The Difference | 2 | "Say You'll Be There" | Safe |
| Sam Norris | 3 | "Like I Can" | Safe |
| Ken Redding | 4 | "Ghost" | Safe |
| Kings of Arctic | 5 | "Girl on Fire"/"Bleeding Love" | Bottom two |
| Ashley Longfellow | 6 | "Love Shack" | Safe |
| Meg Griffith | 7 | "Men in Black" | Safe |
| Lucy Velvet | 8 | "Valarie" | Bottom two |
| Counting Crows | 9 | "In the Air Tonight" | Safe |
| Brandin Jacobs | 10 | "Boom Boom Boom"/"Barbie Girl" | Safe |
| Mabel Turner | 11 | "Uptown Funk" | Safe |
| Kendall Hutcherson | 12 | "Troublemaker" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Kings of Arctic | 1 | "Rock DJ" | Safe |
| Lucy Velvet | 2 | "A Moment Like This" | Eliminated |
Judges' votes to eliminate:
- Gonzalez: Kings of Arctic; thought that the song they performed was not right for the sing-off.
- Meaghan: Kings of Arctic; backed her own act; Lucy Velvet and agreed with Gonzalez.
- Dancing Penguin: Velvet, backed his own act; Kings of Arctic.
- Rudi: Velvet, said that both performances in the sing-off were mediocre but said that he'd like to see Kings of Arctic again.
With both acts receiving two votes each, the vote was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Velvet was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 4 (3/4 September)[edit]
- Theme: Rock
- Group Performance: "Sing"
- Musical Guest: Chris Star ("Story of My Life")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Jacobs | 1 | "Come Together" | Bottom two |
| Will Anderson | 2 | "I Kissed a Girl" | Bottom two |
| Kings of Arctic | 3 | "Walk This Way" | Safe |
| Ken Redding | 4 | "Don't Stop Believin'" | Safe |
| Kendall Hutcherson | 5 | "Somewhere Only We Know" | Safe |
| Ashley Longfellow | 6 | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Safe |
| Counting Crows | 7 | "Creep" | Safe |
| Meg Griffith | 8 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | Safe |
| Sam Norris | 9 | "Everybody Hurts" | Safe |
| The Difference | 10 | "You Are So Beautiful" | Safe |
| Mabel Turner | 11 | "Summer of '69' | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Brandin Jacobs | 1 | "Unforgettable" | Safe |
| Will Anderson | 2 | "Greatest Day" | Eliminated |
Judges' votes to eliminate:
- Dancing Penguin: Anderson, said that he always preferred Jacobs.
- Gonzalez: Anderson, thought that his star quality wasn't showing in him.
- Meaghan: Anderson, said that his sing-off performance wasn't as good as Jacobs and didn't see his potential to improve.
- Rudi was not required to vote as there was already a majority but refused to say who he would have eliminated as he was the mentor for both acts.
Even though Anderson was already eliminated, O'Riley revealed that if the vote had went to deadlock, Anderson would still have been eliminated as he had received fewer public votes than Jacobs.
Week 5 (17/18 September)[edit]
- Theme: Love and heartache
- Group Performance: "Rule the World"
- Musical Guest: 5 Daylight ("Here I Come")
- Two acts were eliminated from the series fifth results show. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced as the bottom three and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown and faced the judges' votes.
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Redding | 1 | "Just the Way You Are" | Eliminated |
| The Difference | 2 | "Best Thing I Never Had" | Bottom three |
| Brandin Jacobs | 3 | "Hung Up" | Safe |
| Ashley Longfellow | 4 | "Who You Are" | Safe |
| Sam Norris | 5 | "You Got the Love" | Bottom three |
| Meg Griffith | 6 | "Empire State of Mind" | Safe |
| Kendall Hutcherson | 7 | "She's Always a Woman" | Safe |
| Kings of Arctic | 8 | "End of the Road" | Safe |
| Mabel Turner | 9 | "Proud Mary" | Safe |
| Counting Crows | 10 | "Shout Out to My Ex" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| The Difference | 1 | "I Swear" | Eliminated |
| Sam Norris | 2 | "It's Your Birthday" | Safe |
Judges' votes to eliminate:
- Dancing Penguin: Norris, backed his own act; The Difference although called Norris's sing-off performance "amazing".
- Rudi: The Difference, felt that both performances in the sing-off were "awful" but felt that Norris had more potential to improve.
- Gonzalez: The Difference, backed his own act; Sam Norris.
- Meaghan: The Difference, felt that both sing-off performances were "amazing" but felt that Norris had a better connection with the audience.
Even though The Difference were already eliminated, O'Riley revealed that if the vote had went to deadlock, Norris would have been eliminated as he had received fewer public votes than The Difference.
Week 6 (24/25 September)[edit]
- Theme: Best of Club Penguin
- Group Performance: "Good Time"
- Musical Guest: Penguin Band ("When We First Came Here")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Griffith | 1 | "Gonna Be Epic" | Safe |
| Kings of Arctic | 2 | "The Party Starts Now" | Bottom two |
| Sam Norris | 3 | "Party In My Iggy" | Safe |
| Brandin Jacobs | 4 | "Puffle Party (Gotta Have a Wingman)" | Bottom two |
| Counting Crows | 5 | "You Got This" | Safe |
| Ashley Longfellow | 6 | "Best Day Ever" | Safe |
| Mabel Turner | 7 | "Cool In The Cold" | Safe |
| Kendall Hutcherson | 8 | "Ghosts Just Wanna Dance" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Kings of Arctic | 1 | "Love Me So" | Eliminated |
| Brandin Jacobs | 2 | "Second Hand Heart" | Safe |
Judges' votes to eliminate:
- Dancing Penguin: Jacobs, backed his own act; Kings of Arctic although called Jacobs's performance "beautiful".
- Rudi: Kings of Arctic, backed his own act; Brandin Jacobs
- Meaghan: Kings of Arctic, said that Jacobs's performance was too good to let him go.
- Gonzalez: Kings of Arctic, agreed with Meaghan.
Even though Kings of Arctic were already eliminated, O'Riley said that if the vote had went to deadlock, Kings of Arctic would still have been eliminated as they had received fewer public votes than Jacobs.
Week 7 (1/2 October)[edit]
- Theme: Take That"
- Group Performance: "You Gotta Believe This"
- Musical Guest: Cadence ("Try And Stop This")
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Hutcherson | 1 | "Relight My Fire" | Bottom two |
| Counting Crows | 2 | "Patience" | Bottom two |
| Mabel Turner | 3 | "Could It Be Magic" | Safe |
| Meg Griffith | 4 | "Rule the World" | Safe |
| Brandin Jacobs | 5 | "These Days" | Safe |
| Ashley Longfellow | 6 | "A Million Love Songs" | Safe |
| Sam Norris | 7 | "Never Forget" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||
| Kendall Hutcherson | 1 | "When You Believe" | Eliminated |
| Counting Crows | 2 | "Alive" | Safe |
Judges' votes to eliminate:
- Dancing Penguin: Hutcherson, backed his own act; Counting Crows.
- Gonzalez: Counting Crows, backed his own act; Kendall Hutcherson.
- Meaghan: Hutcherson, said that Counting Crows had more potential.
- Rudi: Hutcherson, felt that Counting Crows had a better chance of succeeding in the music industry.
Even though Hutcherson was already eliminated, O'Riley revealed that if the vote had went to deadlock, Hutcherson would still have been eliminated as he had received fewer public votes than Counting Crows.
Week 8 (8/9 October)[edit]
- Theme: Disco
- Group Performance: "Disco Tonight"
- Musical Guest: Backstreet Penguins ("Everybody (Backstreet's Back)")
- Two acts were eliminated from the series eighth results show. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced as the bottom three and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown and faced the judges' votes.
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Jacobs | 1 | "Stayin' Alive" | 7 | "Boogie Wonderland"/"September" | Bottom three |
| Mabel Turner | 2 | "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record" | 8 | "I Gotta Feeling" | Eliminated |
| Counting Crows | 3 | "I Want You Back" | 9 | "Don't Stop the Music" | Safe |
| Meg Griffith | 4 | "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" | 10 | "Shake It Out" | Bottom three |
| Ashley Longfellow | 5 | "Price Tag" | 11 | "Play That Funky Music" | Safe |
| Sam Norris | 6 | "Best of My Love" | 12 | "Wishing on a Star" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||||
| Brandin Jacobs | 1 | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | Eliminated | ||
| Meg Griffith | 2 | "We Are Young" | Safe | ||
Judges' votes to eliminate:
- Rudi: Jacobs, based off of his experience from working with both acts.
- Gonzalez: Jacobs, said that he felt like Griffith should have sang something else for the sing-off but felt that her performance was more entertaining than Jacobs's.
- Dancing Penguin: Griffith, decided to send home Griffith for the chance of a possible deadlock.
- Meaghan: Griffith, felt that Jacobs deserved it more.
With both acts receiving two votes each, the vote was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Jacobs was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.
Week 9 (15/16 October)[edit]
- Theme: Halloween
- Group Performance: "Thriller"
- Musical Guest: Jack and Steve ("Back to Back"/"Spook")
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counting Crows | 1 | "Need You Tonight" | 5 | "E.T." | Bottom two |
| Sam Norris | 2 | "Let Me Entertain You" | 6 | "Sweet Dreams" | Bottom two |
| Meg Griffith | 3 | "Toxic" | 7 | "Bring Me to Life" | Safe |
| Ashley Longfellow | 4 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | 8 | "Monster Mash" | Safe |
| Sing-off details | |||||
| Counting Crows | 1 | "Love Story" | Eliminated | ||
| Sam Norris | 2 | "Somebody to Love" | Safe | ||
Judges' votes to eliminate:
- Dancing Penguin: Norris, backed his own act; Counting Crows and said that they had more passion in the sing-off and deserved their place in the final more.
- Gonzalez: Counting Crows, backed his own act; Sam Norris.
- Rudi: Counting Crows, felt that they would get a successful career even if they didn't make the final while acts like Norris need it.
- Meaghan: Counting Crows, said that Norris was a better singer than everyone in the group.
Even though Counting Crows were already eliminated, O'Riley revealed that even if the vote had went to deadlock, Counting Crows would still have been eliminated as they had received fewer public votes than Norris.
Week 10: Final (22/23 October)[edit]
22 October[edit]
- Theme: No theme; celebrity duets
- Group Performance: "Perfect"
- Musical Guests: Cadence ("Timing"), The Double Team ("Admire You")
| Act | Order | First song | Order | Second song (duet) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Longfellow | 1 | "Viva la Vida" | 4 | "Man in the Mirror" (with Meaghan) | Safe |
| Sam Norris | 2 | "Crazy in Love" | 5 | "Ghost" (with The Double Team) | Safe |
| Meg Griffith | 3 | "U Can't Touch This"/"Super Freak" | 6 | "Uptown Funk" (with Dancing Penguin) | Third Place |
Meg Griffith received the fewest votes from the public and was automatically eliminated finishing in 3rd place.
23 October[edit]
- Theme: Favourite performance (song of the series); Winners single
- Group Performance: "When We First Came Here"/"Second Hand Heart" (all finalists)
- Musical Guests: Jay Jack ("Nothing to Lose"), Penguin Band ("Joy"), Meaghan ("Summer Don't Last Forever"/Miracles/Avalanche")
| Act | Order | Favourite performance | Order | Winners single | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Longfellow | 1 | "Best Day Ever" | 3 | "Daylight" | Winner |
| Sam Norris | 2 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | 4 | "Daylight" | Runner-up |
