Jiordan Tolli

In 2013, Tolli auditioned for the fifth season of The X Factor Australia with Birdy's version of "People Help the People".[10] She commented that her time on Neighbours helped calm her nerves.[11] Tolli advanced to the super bootcamp stage of the competition. On the first day of super bootcamp, Tolli sang a rendition of "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster The People and advanced to the second stage of super bootcamp, where she sang "Last Request" by Paulo Nutini.[10] On the final day of super bootcamp, Tolli performed "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush to the judges and a live audience of one thousand.[12] She then advanced to the home visits stage and was put into the Girls category, which was mentored by Redfoo.[13] At the home visits, Tolli sang "Bizarre Love Triangle" by Frente! for Redfoo and his assistant will.i.am and advanced to the live shows.[10][14] During the first week of the live shows, Tolli sang "Smile" by Lily Allen and she advanced to the second week, where she sang Michael Jackson's "Thriller".[15][16] On 10 September, Tolli's performance of "Thriller" debuted at number sixty-three on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Tolli's first single to debut on a national chart.[17][18]

In week five of the live shows, Tolli fell into the bottom two alongside Joelle Hadjia but was saved after judges Ronan Keating, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Dannii Minogue all opted to eliminate Hadjia.[19] Following the eliminations of Hadjia and Ellie Lovegrove, Tolli became the only remaining contestant in the Girls category. In week seven of the live shows, Tolli fell into the bottom two alongside Omar Dean but was saved via deadlock.[20] Tolli's performance of Lorde's "Royals" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number eighty-one.[21] In week eight of the live shows, Tolli fell into the bottom two alongside Third Degree.[22] The judges vote went to deadlock, and Tolli was eliminated after it was revealed she received the fewest votes.[22] She placed fifth overall in the competition.[22] Tolli appeared on Sunrise on 21 October 2013, as a guest reporter doing a segment on the backstage drama of The X Factor.[23] In November 2013, she embarked on The X Factor Live Tour across Australia with Third Degree, Taylor Henderson, Dami Im and Jai Waetford.[24]

  denotes having entered the ARIA Singles Chart.
  denotes having been in the bottom two.
  denotes having been eliminated.

On 4 April 2014, Tolli performed at the Revesby Workers Club in Revesby, New South Wales, as part of the Best of Tour with fellow X Factor contestants Kelebek and Omar Dean and The Voice Australia contestant Michael Stangel.[25][26] On 4 September 2014, Tolli uploaded two new original songs "Further" and "Hesitate" onto Triple J Unearthed.[1] The response from her fans was extremely positive, with both songs receiving a high rating and "Further" charting at number seventy-six.[27][1] Tolli announced that she is working on her debut EP, with producer Andrew Lowden.[1] It was released on 19 October 2015 and called In Transit.[28]