03x07 - The Four-Chair Challenge Round #1

[bunniefuu]

[piano music]

This is loco loco.

I quit.

I can't do this.

No one's safe until the end.

The pressure is so on right
Now.[/i]

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic music]

This is the four-chair
challenge.

[cheers and applause]
[queen's we will rock you]

Category by category,

One by one, the
acts will perform.

You have got to do the
performance of your lives.

♪ we will
♪ we will rock you

Their mentor must decide

Whether to give
them a seat...

Is he in, or is he out?

Take a seat!

Or send them
straight home.

you're going home.

But getting a seat doesn't
mean they'll keep it,

as their mentor may decide
to switch them out.

All your seats are filled.
Who are you switching out?

no one is safe until all ten
acts in their category have

Sung.
Only the four in the seats at

The end make it to the live
shows.

It's never been so dramatic...
no!

so emotional...
I was literally born to do

This.
and so intense.

We need a decision.
This is the four-chair

Challenge.
[dramatic music]

No!

No!
[audience booing]

[upbeat techno music]

[cheers and applause]

welcome to the x factor,
in the shrine auditorium here in

Los angeles.
Tonight our contestants are

Singing for a place in the live
shows in a brand-new challenge.

Just ten acts remain in each
category...

The boys!
[cheers and applause]

The over-s!
[cheers and applause]

The groups!
[cheers and applause]

And the girls!
[cheers and applause]

As you can see, there are
four seats for each category.

Only the four acts sitting in
those seats at the end of the

Show make it to the live finals.
This is the four-chair

Challenge.
Judges, welcome.

thank you.
thank you.

thank you.
Simon, how you feeling

About all this?
you know what?

I wouldn't want to be
in your place right now.

If you're in the chair at
the end of the show, you've made

It through to the live shows,
so you have got to do the

Performance of your lives,
because no one's safe until the

End.
no one is safe.

Let's get started.
We're going category by

Category and starting tonight
with kelly and the over-s.

[dramatic music]

so, kelly, how are you feeling

About your category and the
decisions you got to make

Tonight?
I think that everybody's

Gonna put forth such a wonderful
effort and be incredible

Tonight.
They're ready.

yes, they are ready,
but you have some tough

Decisions to make later on, so
good luck with that.

thanks a lot, mario.
You pointed that out so

Beautifully.
just keeping it real.

[laughs]
now, all of kelly's

Contestants are waiting to
perform, so let's get started.

First up, in the over-s
category, it's victoria carrige

[cheers and applause]

my name is victoria carriger.

I'm years old, and I'm the

Mother of eight beautiful

Children.

Do you want to help mommy with
something?

Right now I'm separated from my
husband.

I have two part-time jobs.
Stop.

There is no sense of support,
and it is nerve-racking sometimes

♪ because of you

♪ I never strayed

♪ too far from the sidewalk

through that song, I think
I'm beginning to understand

Your story now.
You had a point to prove there,

Right?
? if you're lost

♪ you can look
I never, ever, ever had an

Opportunity like this.
It's like being underwater for

So long, and then all of a
sudden, you have a breath of

Fresh air, and that's exactly
what it feels like.

my mom is the best singer in

The world.

they've never seen me

Actually pursue something and

Finish it, and I want to finish

This, all the way to the end.

[cheers and applause]

? when the rain
? is blowing in your face

?
? and the whole wide world

♪ is on your case
♪ I could offer you

♪ a warm embrace
♪ to make you feel my love

♪ I've known it
♪ from the moment

♪ that we met
♪ I know just where you belong

?
? I'd go hungry

♪ I'd go black and blue
♪

♪ I'd go crawling
♪ down the avenue

♪ there is nothing
♪ that I wouldn't do

♪ oh
♪ to make you feel

♪ my love
[cheers and applause]

victoria, I think you did so[/i]
great.

There was fire behind it.
I love the rasp.

I think that the energy was a
little low, but I really do love

The passion that was behind your
voice.

[cheers and applause]
victoria, the raspy voice is[/i]

What has captivated me since the
beginning.

I think you did great.
Congratulations.

[cheers and applause]
victoria, you had a very,[/i]

Very good first audition.
The song was great.

Now, if it was me, based on the
fact there are four people going

Through to the finals, on that
performance, I wouldn't put you

Through.
yeah.[/i]

I wouldn't.[/i]
[audience booing]

victoria, that's why I have[/i]
the over-s category.

[cheers and applause]
while I respect what my fellow

Judges did say, you silenced
this room, and then for a

Second, it got boring, and then
you picked it back up again.

I mean, the question is, do
I send you home, or do you take

A seat?
[cheers and applause]

all right, judges, thank you.[/i]
It is time to find out if

Victoria is in a seat or out of
the competition, and that

Decision lies with her mentor.
So, kelly, what is your

Decision?
[cheers and applause]

victoria...[/i]
[cheers and applause]

You're ready for this
competition.

I'm gonna say yes to you.
You can take a seat.

[cheers and applause]
congratulations, victoria.[/i]

Take a seat.
[cheers and applause]

Now, victoria has taken the

First seat, and if she's still

There at the end of the show,

Then she's in kelly's final

Four.

Up next, the singer we first met

In los angeles auditions.

It's kristine mirelle.

? oh, oh, starry eyed[/i]

♪ if, oh...

my name is kristine mirelle.[/i]

I live in los angeles,

California.

I'm years old.
I work in a grocery store,

Selling chips and salsa.
? have some chips

♪ and some salsa
♪ if you're hungry

♪ and you know it
♪ have some chips

You can't ever let pride get in
the way of following your dream.

Everybody starts at the bottom,
and sometimes you're at the

Bottom for a really long time.
? never wanted to put my love

♪ on the line
you look like a star, but I'm[/i]

Not mental about your voice.
Personally, I was hoping for

Something a little bit better.
I like you.[/i]

I want to give you a chance,
'cause I actually want to be in

The developing process with you.
? starry eyed...[/i]

if there was one performance[/i]
that I could do in my life, and

Do it the best that I possibly
can, can it please be this one?

? oh, oh, oh[/i]

[cheers and applause]

[slow version of britney spears'
oops! I did it again]

?
? mmm[/i]

♪ I think I did it again
♪ I made you believe

♪ we're more than just friends
♪ baby

♪ it might seem like a crush
♪ but it doesn't mean

♪ 'cause to lose all my senses

♪ it's just so typically me
♪ ooh, baby, baby

♪ oops, I did it again
♪ I played with your heart

♪ got lost in the game
♪ ooh, baby, baby

♪ oops, you think I'm in love
♪ that I'm sent from above

♪ I'm not that innocent
♪ ooh, baby

♪ oops, I did it again
♪ I played with your heart

♪ got lost in the game
♪ ooh, baby, baby

♪ oops, you think I'm in love
♪ that I'm sent from above

♪ I'm not that innocent
[cheers and applause]

kristine...[/i]
I love when you walk onstage.

Your presence... I feel like I'm
in front of a star.

But it was very, very pitchy.
So, personally, I don't know if

You could compete with the other
talent.

[audience booing]
unfortunately, I feel the[/i]

Same way as demi.
I think you have a great talent,

But I don't know if you're
ready for this.

[audience booing]
you know what?[/i]

The vocal wasn't perfect.
The arrangement was-was

Kind of confusing, but this is
where I disagree with the girls.

[cheers and applause]
our job is to see potential,

Work with it, and make people
like you better.

So...
I would be keeping you in at

This point.
I...[/i]

[cheers and applause]
I'm not sure.

kelly, is kristine in a seat[/i]
or out of the competition?

Now I need your decision.
[cheers and applause]

come on, kristine![/i]
love you, kristine![/i]

whoo![/i]
[cheers and applause]

kristine...[/i]
[cheers and applause continue]

You're in my final four.
I'm gonna give you a chance.

[cheers and applause]
thank you, guys.[/i]

kristine, head on over.[/i]
Take a seat.

Waffling a little.
This is a struggle for you, huh,

Kelly?
I didn't think it was gonna[/i]

Be this hard, but this is really
hard.

well, it's gonna get even[/i]

Tougher, because we have more

Contestants to see, but so far,

Kristine takes the second seat.

But can she keep it?

If she's still there at the end

Of the show, she is in kelly's

Final four.

And after the break, it's the

Single father from detroit,

Jeff gutt.

We'll be right back.

the pressure is so on right[/i]
now.

you're not gonna like what[/i]
I'm gonna say.

oh, my god![/i]
hard work might fall down,[/i]

But hard work gets up!
And hard work gets a seat!

who are you sending home?[/i]
aah![/i]

welcome back to

The x factor, everyone.

In the four-chair challenge,

Kelly's ten acts in the over-s

Are fighting for a place in one

The two remaining seats, but no

One is safe until all ten acts

Have performed.

Whoever is sitting there at the

End of the night makes it to the
Live shows.

Now, a singer who was knocked
out of the competition before

The live shows last year, but
he's hoping to make it this time

It's Jeff Gutt

my name is jeffrey adam gutt.

I'm years old, and I'm a

Single dad and musician from

Detroit.

Got to buckle you up.

okay, and be safe.

that's right.

I've been singing and playing

Music pretty much all my life.

I'm sorry it didn't work out.

last year, when I got cut,

I lost a part of myself, and I'm

Getting that back now.

? run

damn!
[laughs]

I am so happy you came back.
just being in this

Competition again will
definitely show my son to keep

Pursuing your dream.
Don't give up on it.

daddy did good.
I'll say.

this is really a chance for
me to take it to the next level

And be able to take care of him.
You're going the wrong way.

And I feel like now is my time,

'cause I don't want to let this

Opportunity slip through my

Fingers again.

[cheers and applause]

[intro to amazing grace]
?

? amazing grace[/i]
? how sweet the sound

♪ that saved
♪ a wretch like me

♪ yeah

♪ I once
♪ was lost

♪ but now
♪ I am found

♪ I was blind
♪ but now

♪ I see
[cheers and applause]

♪ how precious
♪ did that grace

♪ appear
♪ the hour

♪ I first
♪ believed

[cheers and applause]
? the hour

♪ I first
♪ believed

[cheers and applause]

jeff...[/i]
I feel the power that

You have is beyond your voice.
I think the power that you have

Is about your will, and that's
why you captivate me.

thank you so much.[/i]
jeff...[/i]

I think you've come so
far since last season.

I just think you're so talented.
I really, really do.

[cheers and applause]
you know, jeff, this is[/i]

Why I would never do a talent
show where you have to have an

Upper age limit.
It's just insane,

'cause if you've got it, you've
got it.

It doesn't matter how old you
are.

This is, by far, the best
performance of the night so far.

thank you.[/i]
[cheers and applause]

dude, you are so talented.[/i]
[cheers and applause]

You bring up all the stakes in
the competition.

You really, really do, jeff.
Just ask me a question, mario.

Just ask me a question.
two seats left-[/i]

Kelly, you know the deal.
What is your decision?

yeah, yeah.[/i]
So there's a seat over there,

And it does have your name
written all over it.

[cheers and applause]
congratulations, man.[/i]

Great job.
Take a seat, jeff.

[cheers and applause]
I have one more chair![/i]

I know.[/i]
I have one more chair.[/i]

it didn't work out for jeff[/i]
last season.

This season, so far, so good.

Jeff is in.

Up next, hoping to join him,

It's the bartender from

Nashville, tennessee,

Rachel potter.

[landslide playing]

? I took my love

? and I took it down

I'm rachel potter.
I'm years old, and I am a

Bartender.
? I climbed a mountain

? and I turned around
I moved to nashville from

New york.
Now I am bartending, because

I have to be able to support
myself while I go after this

Dream.
? in the snow-covered hills

♪ can anybody find me
♪ somebody to love♪

where do I begin?
You just a beast.

the fact that I am , I know
a lot more than I did when I was

Younger, and I'm so grateful
that I get this opportunity now.

? can the child
? within my heart...

being in nashville, where all
of these amazing country stars

Have performed, you know, you
can be in the city and knock on

The doors, but it doesn't mean
they're gonna open.

I have to prove to kelly that
I deserve to be here.

I want to go to the stage.
I want to live my dream.

[cheers and applause]
[intro to irreplaceable]

?
? to the left, to the left[/i]

♪ everything you own
♪ in the box to the left

♪ in the closet
♪ that's my stuff

♪ yeah, if I bought it, baby
♪ please don't touch

♪ and keep talking that mess
♪ that's fine

♪ but could you walk and talk
♪ at the same time♪

♪ and it's my name
♪ that's on that jag

♪ so come move your bag
♪ let me call you a cab

♪ standing in the front yard
♪ telling me

♪ how I'm such a fool
♪ talking about how I'm never

♪ gonna find a man like you
♪ you got me twisted

♪ you must not know about me
♪ you must not know about me

♪ I can have another you
♪ in a minute

♪ matter fact, he'll be here
♪ in a minute, baby

♪ you must not know about me
♪ you must not know about me

♪ I can have another you
♪ by tomorrow

♪ so don't you ever
♪ for a second get to thinkin'

♪ yeah
♪ you must not know about me

♪ oh
♪ matter fact, he'll be here

♪ in a minute, baby
♪ yeah

?
? I can have another you

♪ by tomorrow
♪ don't get to thinkin'

♪ you're irreplaceable
[cheers and applause]

rachel, let me ask you[/i]
something.

yes.[/i]
how do you feel about that[/i]

Performance?
to be quite honest with you,[/i]

I've been sick.
I've been taking medicine all

Day, and-
but how do you feel about[/i]

How you did?
I don't feel like it was my[/i]

Best.
I think that you can do a lot[/i]

Better than that.
yeah.[/i]

but that was kind of rough.[/i]
[audience booing]

I thought it was a brave[/i]
choice to do that song in a

Country version.
I think it's a difficult

Decision.
you know, I did expect you to[/i]

Be ready today and to be ready
to blow everybody away,

Especially with that incredible
audition you had.

I mean, this girl has pipes-
serious, serious pipes.

Your highs are crazy.
And that's another thing.

I was actually really shocked
today that your highs weren't as

Clean as they usually are, you
know what I mean?

Can you still do that?
absolutely.[/i]

I absolutely can.
That's what I do best.

[cheers and applause]
so this is the moment of[/i]

Truth.
What is your decision?

[audience shouting]
rachel...

[shouting continues]
I don't know.

You make it really hard.
I mean, do I put you in that

Chair, or do I send you home?
you can't send her home.[/i]

You can't send her home.
please don't.[/i]

[audience booing and cheering]

rachel, you're in my final[/i]
four.

I'm not sending you home.
I'm gonna give you a chance.

[mouths words][/i]
rachel, congratulations.[/i]

Nice job.
Please take a seat.

Now, all four of your seats are

Filled with your first four

Contestants, and you still

Got six more to go.

So, if you fall in love with one

Of 'em, somebody has to go, and

A switch will happen.

When we get back, lorie moore

Performs.

Will she take one of those

Seats?

Find out when we return.

[cheers and applause]

welcome back to

The x factor.

In the four-chair challenge,

Tonight the over-s are

Fighting to make it into one of

Those four seats.

Only the fours acts sitting in

Those seats at the end of the

Show make it to the live finals.

Up next, please welcome retired

Football player lorie moore.

? hey, I heard[/i]

♪ you were a wild one

let's go! Let's go![/i]

Let's go! Let's go!

? ooh, ooh[/i]

whoo![/i]

My name is lorie moore.
I'm a -year-old retired

Football player from chicago.
I've been the mvp.

I've been the rookie of the
year, and I knew I had reached

The high point of my career when
we won the championship.

Now I got to step away and do
this music thing.

we know you can do this.[/i]
okay.[/i]

It's time now for me to become a
champion in music.

♪ I have nothing
♪ nothing

♪ nothing
wonderful audition.[/i]

now that I'm retired from[/i]
football, the eggs are all in

One basket-music.
Being here in l.A., it's a loner

Type of life.
I have a studio apartment,

I live alone, but you see that
people are out here pursuing

Dreams, and they're attaining
them.

miss lorie moore.[/i]
and so I'm ready to att*ck[/i]

My dreams.
The competition is thick.

It's gonna be a battle, but I'm

Scrappy, and I don't mind a

Fight.

[cheers and applause]

[intro to I'll make love to you]
?

? close your eyes[/i]
? make a wish

♪ and blow out
♪ the candlelight

♪ for tonight
♪ is just your night

♪ we're gonna celebrate
♪ all through the night

♪ pour the wine
♪ light the fire

♪ oh, your wish is my command
♪ I submit to your demand

♪ I will do anything
♪ boy, you need only ask

♪ and I'll make love to you
♪ like you want me to

♪ and I'll hold you tight
♪ baby, all through the night

♪ I'll make love to you
♪ when you want me to

♪ and I will not let go
♪ till you tell me, baby

♪ won't let go
♪ no

♪ I'll make love
♪ hold you

♪ hold you tight
♪ yeah

♪ I'll make love
♪ I will not let go

♪ till you tell me to
[cheers and applause]

lorie, I really, really felt[/i]
the passion behind that

Performance.
I really feel like you were

Fighting for that chair, but
I don't know if I'm looking at a

Superstar.
[audience booing]

I do agree with demi.[/i]
I don't know where in the

Music industry will fit you.
[audience booing]

you know what?[/i]
I don't think this rule applies

Anymore about where you fit.
I think you just make yourself

Fit.
I do.

If you're good, you're good.
My issue, actually, is that

I didn't like the version of the
song, but, lorie, you can really

Sing.
[cheers and applause]

go! Go! Give her a seat![/i]
I love your voice.[/i]

I absolutely love your voice.
I don't know if you're ready for

This industry, this competition.
I just have to remind you,[/i]

All four of your seats are
filled.

So, if you love lorie,
you have to send someone sitting

Over there home.
Lorie's fate is in your hands,

Kelly.
What is your decision?

[cheers and applause]
kelly, the biggest thing you[/i]

Will find out about me is that
I am absolutely no stranger to

Hard work, okay?
Hard work beats a cutesy image.

Hard work makes no excuses.
[cheers and applause]

Hard work shows up every day.
Hard work might fall down, but

Hard work gets up!
And hard work gets a seat!

[cheers and applause]

well, I'm all fired up right[/i]
now, kelly.

I don't know about you.
[cheers and applause continue]

lorie, I respect everything[/i]
you said to me, and while I hear

You loud and clear...
[audience booing]

I'm gonna have you take a seat
in one of those chairs over

There.
[cheers and applause]

congratulations, lorie.[/i]
You did it.

Now, this means, of course,

We now have a switch.

So, kelly, one of these four

Acts sitting over there must

Lose a seat...

mm-hmm.[/i]
and their place in the[/i]

Competition.
Is it victoria carriger...

[audience shouting]
kristine mirelle...

[audience shouting]
jeff gutt...

Or rachel potter?
[audience shouting]

Kelly, who are you sending home?
the act that I'm sending home[/i]

Tonight will be...
[audience shouting]

Kristine mirelle.
[audience booing]

so lorie is in, and kristine[/i]
is out of the competition.

Let's hear it one more time for
kristine, everyone.

[cheers and applause]
sorry, kristine.[/i]

thank you so much.[/i]
sorry it didn't work out.[/i]

well, our first switch has[/i]

Just been made.

Lorie is in, but there are still

Five more over-s waiting to

Sing.

This competition is about to get
real tough.

We'll be right back.

One of your four acts has to be
switched.

the act that I'm going to[/i]
send home...

[audience shouting]
is going to be...

welcome back to

The x factor.

In the four-chair challenge

Tonight, my girl kelly rowland

Here must choose the final four

Over-s moving on to the live

Shows, and as you've seen, it

Isn't easy, because all her

Seats are filled, and anyone

Kelly selects to fill a seat

Replaces one of the people

Already on the stage.

Hoping to take one of those
seats, -year-old california

Native allison davis.

I'm allison davis.[/i]

I'm years old,

Born and raised in the

San fernando valley, california,

And I'm currently a waitress.

? why are you my clarity?[/i]
I have to serve celebrities[/i]

All the time.
I wish I could do what they're

Doing.
I wish I was living my dream

Like them.
? everything's goin'

♪ wro-o-o-ong
I feel like the soul was a[/i]

Bit forced.
I wouldn't have any[/i]

Confidence working with you.
getting really negative[/i]

Feedback from my first audition
was tough.

I'm gonna start off with a[/i]
no, sweetheart.

[audience shouting]
I'm gonna give you a yes.[/i]

it's two yes.[/i]
[cheers and applause]

I'm gonna give you a chance,[/i]
babe.

[cheers and applause]
thank you so much![/i]

I need kelly to see how hard I'm
willing to work.

I finally have the opportunity
to really live my dream, but

I hope I never have to go back
to waitressing again.

? why are you my clarity?[/i]
[intro to ke$ha's tik tok]

?
? wake up in the mornin'[/i]

♪ feelin' like p. Diddy
♪ grab my glasses

♪ I'm out the door
♪ I'm gonna hit the city

♪ before I leave
♪ brush my teeth

♪ with a bottle of jack
♪ 'cause when I leave

♪ for the night
♪ I ain't comin' back

♪ don't stop, make it hop

♪ dj, blow my speakers up

♪ tonight I'ma fight

♪ till we see the sunlight

♪ tik tok on the clock
♪ but the party don't stop

♪ no, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
♪ you build me up

♪ you break me down
♪ my heart, it pounds

♪ and you got me
♪ with my hands up

♪ put your hands up
♪ put your hands up

♪ now, the party don't start
♪ till I walk in

♪ push it
♪

♪ push it real good
♪

♪ ooh, baby, baby
♪ baby, baby

♪ ooh, baby, baby
♪ push it real good

[audience booing and cheering]

allison, I think that you[/i]
have the look.

My only problem is, is that
I feel like I can't take it

Seriously.
you're not gonna like[/i]

What I'm gonna say, because the
word that comes to mind is

"wannabe."
[audience booing]

The choice of song was so
obvious, and it was so lazy

And so predictable and
annoying.

okay, okay, okay.[/i]
I won't have y'all attacking

Allison.
Sorry. That's not gonna happen

Tonight.
But I do feel, as a performer,

We have to know who we are,
and when we present that to the

Rest of the world, it has to be
authentic.

well, kelly, you gave allison[/i]
a second chance before.

Are you gonna do it again?
Because it's the moment of

Truth.
All four of your seats are

Filled right now.
What is your decision?

[audience shouting]
allison...[/i]

kelly, before you say[/i]
anything, I'm sorry.

I want to say my piece as well.
But, kelly, I am here to work.

I'm here to learn.
You were the first person I ever

Saw in concert, was
destiny's child.

oh, no.[/i]
I'm here because I want to[/i]

Learn from you.
I know that I can do it.

no, I hear you on all of[/i]
that, mama, but I have to be

Honest with you.
I am-allison, I'm gonna send

You home.
I don't think you're ready for

This competition.
thank you, allison.[/i]

[mouths word][/i]
well, it's the end of the[/i]

Road for allison in
the x factor.

Kelly has decided, and

Allison davis is out, which

Means the contestants in the

Seats are all one act closer to

Making it to the final four.

But can the next singer secure

One of those four coveted spots?

We're gonna find out.

Up next, from colorado, it's new

Dad jeff brinkman.

[cheers and applause]

I'm a dad, and I have a

Dog-walking business.

Let's go.

? don't let me go[/i]

I just had a daughter.[/i]

Here's me.

You can kind of get a reference

How big she is.

oh, she's so little![/i]

? you're everything[/i]
? I hoped for

♪ you're
♪ you're everything I need

?
yes. Heck, yes.[/i]

? you are so beautiful[/i]
?

♪ to me
between playing gigs and my

Dog-walking business, the money
is just enough.

I just don't have the ability to
be the kind of dad that I want

To be and be the musician that
I want to be, so this is-this

Is it.
This is my big sh*t.

[cheers and applause]

[intro to david guetta's
without you]

?
? I can't win

♪ and I can't reign
♪ I will never win this game

♪ without you
♪ without you

♪ I am lost, and I am vain
♪ I will never be the same

♪ without you
♪ without you

?
? and I won't run

♪ I will never make it by

♪ without you

?
? and I can't rest

♪ and I can't fight
♪ all I need is you and I

♪ without you
♪ without you

♪ without you
whoo![/i]

? I am lost, and I am vain[/i]
? I will never be the same

♪ without you
♪ without you

[cheers and applause]

jeffrey...[/i]
thank you.[/i]

I don't think that you chose[/i]
the right song.

To be completely honest, I got a
little bored, and I was, like,

Arranging my stuff on the desk.
I understand.[/i]

how can you go from singing[/i]
joe cocker,

You are so beautiful, the first
time, to that monstrous version

Of that song?
I mean, that was literally

Ridiculous for you.
But I'm torn, because you have a

Great voice.
great voice, yeah.

you really do.
[cheers and applause]

you know, I do agree with
simon.

You have an incredible voice.
But what I want you to do,

Judges, is remember the first
time...

I know.
we heard him sing and how

Incredible he was.
I know you had a lot of faith

In him based on his first
performance.

Is that gonna be enough?
What is your decision?

[audience shouting]

can I say something real
quick?

yeah.
I'll give you my all.

I'll give you everything that
I got.

he's got a good voice.
oh, he has an incredible

Voice.
just, that was just so bad-

That song choice.
kelly, is jeff in or out?

What is your decision?
[audience shouting]

aah!
kelly, we need an answer.

I know.
I know.

you can't keep everybody.
I know.

[cheers and applause]
you know what, jeff?

[cheers and applause continue]
yes!

I'm gonna put you in a seat.
thank you.

[cheers and applause]
congratulations, jeff.

You had to sweat that one out.
Had me sweating too.

Now, this, of course, means

We must now have a switch.

So, kelly, one of these four

Acts must lose their seat and

Their place in the competition.

Is it victoria carriger...
[audience shouting]

Lorie moore...
[audience shouting]

Jeff gutt...
[audience shouting]

Or rachel potter?
[audience shouting]

Kelly, who are you switching
out?

[audience shouting]

oh!
kelly, keep thinking, 'cause

We're gonna find out right after
the break.

oh!
[laughs]

welcome back to

The x factor and the four-chair

Challenge.

When we left for break, kelly

Had decided to let jeff brinkman

Take a seat, but as you can

See, they're all full, so now

She has to choose who to switch

Out of the seats and out of the

Competition.

Kelly, is it
victoria carriger...

Lorie moore...
Jeff gutt...

Or rachel potter?
[audience shouting]

Kelly, what is your decision?
[audience shouting]

Who are you switching out?
the act that I'm going to

Switch out is...
[audience shouting]

Victoria carriger.
what?

[audience shouting]
so jeff brinkman is in, and

Victoria is out of the
competition.

Victoria...
[audience booing]

Come on down.
oh, no!

one more time for

Victoria carriger.

[cheers and applause]

I wouldn't have done that.

I love you. I love you.

okay, next up to sing for

A place in the final four, it's

The oldest contestant in the

Competition, a -year-old who

Looks, well, a little like

Someone we all know.

It's denny smith.

[cheers and applause]

? here comes santa claus

? right down santa claus lane

my name is denny smith.
Every day of my life, I walk

Down the street, and people go,
"hey, santa, how you doing?"

A friend of mine said, "don't
you get tired of people calling

You santa?"
I said, "I guess not.

It'd be easy to shave and cut my
hair."

? anybody seen my baby?
? lord, won't you bring her

? right back home to me?
santa claus, you've got three

Yeses.
[cheers and applause]

? get ready

? 'cause here I come

I'm almost .

I'm a pastor.

Amen.

And I currently reside in

Carson, california.

Ooh, and there's the big kiss.

[laughs]

my wife's name is angel.

She's the sweetest person in the
world.

I've been pursuing this singing
dream for more than years.

also known as santa claus,
it's denny smith.

[cheers and applause]
I heard someone say, "oh,

I've waited all my life for
this," and I looked at 'em, and

I said, "no, you haven't.
I've waited all my life for

[cheers and applause]

[wilson pickett's

In the midnight hour]

♪ I'm gonna wait
♪ till the midnight hour

♪ until my love
♪ comes hollerin' round

♪ I'm gonna take you, girl
♪ and hold you

♪ I'm gonna do all the things
♪ that I told you

♪ in the midnight hour
[cheers and applause]

♪ oh, yes, I am
♪

♪ gonna wait till the stars
♪ come out

♪ and see the twinkle
♪ in your eye

♪ I'm gonna wait
♪ till the midnight hour

♪ that's when my love
♪ begins to shine

♪ 'cause you're
♪ the only girl I know

♪ that really loves me so
♪ in the midnight hour

Come on, stand up on your feet.
Clap your hands.

Yes, we are.
?

♪ yeah
♪ I'm gonna wait

♪ till the midnight hour
♪ when there's

♪ nobody else around
♪ I'm gonna take you, girl

♪ and hold you
♪ I'm gonna do all the things

♪ that I told you
♪ in the midnight hour

[cheers and applause]

denny, I once again believe[/i]
in santa claus.

I love you!
[cheers and applause]

well, santa just rocked the[/i]
house, right?

[cheers and applause]
so, again, I think kelly's got a

Really difficult decision here.
Is kelly going to send

Santa claus home?
[audience shouting]

[audience chanting "santa"]
[cheers and applause]

kelly, are you gonna be[/i]
naughty or nice?

[laughter]
what is your decision?

[audience chanting "santa"]
they love him.[/i]

I want to be in this[/i]
competition.

You think the people earlier
worked hard, and I'm the hardest

Worker here.
I want it the most,

And I will work the hardest to
be there at the end!

[cheers and applause]
kelly, I need a decision.[/i]

I know you do![/i]
I'm trying to give you one!

[laughs]
[rhythmic clapping]

[cheers and applause]
santa...

[cheers and applause]
I'm gonna send you home.

what?[/i]
[audience booing]

no![/i]
No!

are you crazy?[/i]
let's give denny a round of[/i]

Applause.
[audience booing]

I'm so sorry, denny.
Please give it up for santa one

More time.
oh, I'm loving this.[/i]

[audience booing]

kelly, don't be expecting too[/i]
many presents under your tree

This year.
So jeff brinkman, lorie moore,

Jeff gutt, and rachel potter,
you're the final four for now.

But you've seen anything can

Happen, and there's still two

Acts to come.

I quit.[/i]

I can't do this.

I can't do this, man.

there are just better singers[/i]
in this competition.

you cannot send him home.[/i]
the act that I'm going to[/i]

Send home tonight is going to
be...

what?[/i]

welcome back to

The x factor and the four-chair

Challenge.

Four chairs are filled, and I'm

Here with the final two

Over-s, lillie mccloud and

James kenney, who are desperate

To take one of those four seats.

So, lillie, how you feeling
right now?

I feel great.
I'm ready to go out there and

Fight for my chair.
all right, lillie's ready.

James, how are you feeling?
I feel like it's

The hunger games.
That's how I feel right now.

[cheers and applause]
james is ready to go.[/i]

Up next, here he is,

James kenney.

[cheers and applause]

my name's james kenney.[/i]

I'm years old.

I'm an apartment manager, and

I'm from portland, oregon.

My job as apartment manager
basically is just taking care of

Whatever issues the tenants
have-anything from somebody's

Garbage disposal, their
toilet-which is always fun-

Or look, somebody's dog left a
little present in the hallway.

[dog growls]
winning that recording contract,

It would change everything.
It would change my entire life.

james kenney.[/i]
? ooh, ooh, ooh[/i]

♪ ooh, ooh, ooh
♪ ooh, ooh, ooh

my family is % supportive,[/i]
and regardless of the outcome,

Having that type of love and
support around me, I'm just

Grateful, every single day.
I started singing and writing

Songs at .
You know, this has been my

Dream, so I'm really hoping for
that opportunity.

I'm proud of you, babe, and[/i]

The girls are proud of you too.

[cheers and applause]

[intro to lean on me]
?

? sometimes in our lives[/i]
? we all have pain

♪ we all have sorrow
wow.[/i]

? but if we are wise[/i]
? we know that there's

♪ lean on me

♪ when you're not strong

♪ I'll be your friend

♪ and I'll help you carry on
♪ for it won't be long

♪ till I'm gonna need
♪ somebody to lean on

♪ oh, all you gotta do
♪ is just call me

♪ when you need a friend
♪ I'll come running

♪ call me
♪ when you need a friend

♪ lean on me
♪ when you're not strong

♪ and I'll be your friend
wow![/i]

? I'll help you carry on[/i]
? for it won't be long

♪ till I'm gonna need
♪ somebody

♪ somebody to lean on
♪ somebody to lean on

[cheers and applause]

james...[/i]
You k*lled it.

[cheers and applause]
thank you.[/i]

that was so solid,[/i]
everything.

We were into you, and I love it!
[cheers and applause]

james, I've heard this[/i]
song a million times.

Never heard it sang like that
before.

I don't think you could have
given it any more effort or

Commitment.
You've earned my total respect

After that performance.
thank you.[/i]

[cheers and applause]
whoo!

james, you have no idea what[/i]
a hell of a night I've had.

[laughter]
I do not want to be in your[/i]

Shoes.
[laughs][/i]

But you know what?
I think it's beautiful how we

Can either look over the edge
and see what's there for us, or

We can leap, and just then in
that performance, you took one

Huge leap of faith, and you made
us believe that you have

Something truly special.
I love your voice.

[sighs]
this is crazy.

All my seats are filled.
listen, I don't want to be[/i]

Cliche and say everything that
everybody else has, but this is

The deal.
I work hours a day.

I'm always on call.
I work seven days a week, okay?

I do it for my wife.
[voice breaking] I do it for my

Babies.
Sorry.

Whoo!
[normal voice] and here's the

Deal.
At the end of the day, I will

Take that drive and that
motivation and that passion that

I have, and I will give it to
you every day, period.

kelly, what is your decision?[/i]
james...[/i]

[audience shouting]

kelly, you cannot send him[/i]
home.

[shouting continues]
I know the drive is there,[/i]

And, james, that's why I'm gonna
say yes.

[cheers and applause]

congratulations,[/i]
james kenney.

Now, one of your four acts has

To be switched.

[audience shouting]

Is it...
Jeff brinkman...

[audience shouting]
lorie moore...

[audience shouting]
jeff gutt...

[audience shouting]
or rachel potter?

[audience shouting]
oh, my god![/i]

it looks like number four.[/i]
kelly, who are you going to[/i]

Switch?
the act that I'm going to[/i]

Send home is going to be...

Jeffrey brinkman.
[audience booing]

jeff brinkman is out.[/i]
wow![/i]

jeff...[/i]
[audience booing]

Come on down.

Let's hear it one more time for

Jeff brinkman.

[cheers and applause]

Congratulations to james kenney,

Who has just taken a seat.

There's one last act who is

Desperate to take their place,

And after the break, it's

Lillie mccloud.

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic music]
we're moving on to demi and

The girls.
? you make me feel...[/i]

that was actually beyond[/i]
awful.

[overlapping singing]
when I look at you, I see a[/i]

Star.

welcome back to

The x factor and the four-chair
Challenge.

Kelly has just one more act to

Hear before she locks down the

Lineup for her final four

Over-s.

If kelly decides this last act

Deserves a seat, then one of

These four acts will be going

Home.

last up, from orlando,

Florida, it's the -year-old

Grandmother, lillie mccloud.

[cheers and applause]

my name is lillie mccloud,

And I'm .

I have three children, and I'm a

Proud grandmother of seven

Babies.

[overlapping chatter]

At my audition, it was very
difficult to actually sing that

Song and really not bust out
into tears.

? she felt such pain...
I was thinking, "this is my

Chance."
when I was a little girl-

I've always had this dream.
I just thought I was gonna go

For it and just be this big
superstar, and I've done some

Things, but I've just never been
lucky.

It's never happened, and
I don't know why, but, you know,

It came a time where I had to
put that to the side and

Really focus on my family.
The years just flew by.

can you dance?
Dance with nana.

and now that they're big
and they're doing great, I'm

Gonna chase this dream, that
same dream that little girl had.

I'm gonna chase this dream with
everything I have.

? he's worthy of
? I've been forgiven

where you been?
Where you been hiding?

Miss lillie mccloud.
today is the day.

Today is my day.

[intro to a house is not a home]

♪ a chair is still a chair
♪ even when there's no one

♪ sitting there
[cheers and applause]

♪ but a chair is not a house
♪ and a house is not a home

♪ when there's no one there
♪ to hold me tight

♪ and no one there
♪ you can kiss good night

baby, I love you.[/i]

? now and then[/i]

♪ I call your name
♪ and suddenly

♪ your face appears
♪ but it's just

♪ a crazy game
♪ when it ends

♪ it ends in tears
♪ darling, have a heart

oh, my god, this woman.[/i]
? don't let one mistake[/i]

I know.[/i]
? keep us apart[/i]

♪ oh, I'm not meant
♪ to live alone

♪ turn that house
♪ into a home

♪ oh
♪ please be there

♪ still in love
♪ with me

[cheers and applause]

that's how you do it![/i]
[cheers and applause continue]

[mouths word][/i]

lillie, I'm gonna start off[/i]
by saying, without even singing,

You standing on this stage, you
look like a superstar.

wow.[/i]
I'm honored to be on a panel[/i]

In front of you.
thank you.[/i]

Thank you for that.
lillie, thank you so much for[/i]

Giving us so much.
I mean, you left me speechless.

You are a goddess.
thank you.[/i]

uh, lillie, I just love you,[/i]
and-and-

I really do.
thank you, simon.[/i]

if this one-and I never know[/i]
how it's gonna go with kelly-

Puts you through to the next
round...

[laughter]
then I think this

Competition could become really,
really exciting, because, you

Know, competitions need big
voices, competitions need stars,

And you have the "x" factor,
sweetheart.

[cheers and applause]
thank you.[/i]

lillie, you've got to know[/i]
that, with every single fiber of

Your being, how special you are.
[cheers and applause]

just to hear someone[/i]
of your caliber to say those

Words to me-I've waited my life
for the words.

Thank you, thank you.
if lillie is in, then one of[/i]

These four acts will be going
home.

What is your decision?
[audience shouting]

lillie...[/i]
You are in my final four.

[cheers and applause]
congratulations, lillie.[/i]

You made it into kelly's final
four.

But this, of course, means one

Of these four acts must be

Switched out.

Kelly, who are you sending home?

[audience shouting]
is it james kenney...

[audience shouting]
lorie moore...

[audience shouting]
jeff gutt...

[audience shouting]
or rachel potter?

[audience shouting]
I trust my gut, and the act[/i]

That I'm going to send home
tonight...

[audience shouting]

The act that I'm going to switch
is going to have to be Lorie moore

[audience booing]

wow.[/i]
Lorie moore came so close.

[audience booing]
at the very, very last moment,

Lillie mccloud is taking a seat.
Come on down, lorie.

rachel was freaking out.[/i]
She's so happy.

[booing continues]
thank you so much, lorie.[/i]

Thank you so much.
Everyone, lorie moore, one more

Time.
[cheers and applause]

Okay, kelly has her final four

Moving on to the live shows,

And they are james kenney,

Jeff gutt, rachel potter, and

Lillie mccloud.

Everyone, kelly's final four.

[cheers and applause]

Kelly, this was a very difficult

Night for you.

How are you feeling right now?

I made the hardest decisions[/i]

Tonight, but you know what?

I trust my instincts.
I trust all these four

Contestants here, and I truly
believe that they are going to

Wow america, and I'm very proud
to be their mentor.

thank you very much, kelly,[/i]
'cause now the pressure is

About to pile on for
miss demi lovato, as her

Four-chair challenge begins with
the girls right after this.

I can't wait![/i]

I do feel like something is[/i]
missing.

I disagree.[/i]
I think this girl's one of the

Better singers.
I really don't know what to[/i]

Do right now.
I was literally born to do[/i]

This.
I'm sorry, but I'm sending[/i]

You home.
you know what?[/i]

I give up.

welcome back to
the x factor, the four-chair

Challenge.
Before the break, kelly locked

Down her final four, but now
we're moving on to demi and the

Girls.
Ten acts, four seats-

You know how it works, so let's
get started.

Let's meet the ten girls all
hoping for one of demi's four

Crucial seats.
[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause]
so, demi, you got some big

Decisions ahead.
shut up, shut up, shut up.

you saw how tough it was for
kelly.

How are you feeling right now?
I'm so anxious and, like,

Nervous.
I was anxious and nervous for

Kelly.
So now it's, like, my turn,

And I'm-I don't know.
I hope I make the right

Decisions.
you will.

okay, well, we're gonna get
right into it right now.

First up in the girls category,
california native bree randall.

my name's bree randall.
I'm years old, from corona,

California, and I am a full-time
student and an intern for a

My first audition was in denver,

And it was the craziest

Experience of my life.

I also have my book that I bring
with me everywhere.

what is it?
my book is my entire career

Planned out.
I have my clothing line.

I have my perfume line.
so you pretty much plan

Everything.
yeah, I'm a planner.

? give me your, give me your
? give me your attention, baby

I like your confidence.
It's a yes.

[the wanted's glad you came]

? all that counts[/i]

♪ is here and now

I've been singing and dancing my

Whole life, and my parents have

Been so supportive of it.

your little dream book is[/i]

Starting to happen, huh?

yeah.[/i]

I'm proud of you, bree.[/i]

thank you.[/i]

This upcoming performance is so

Important to me, and it would be

A huge new chapter to my vision

Book.

I have to get a spot in the live

Shows.

? I'm glad you came[/i]

[cheers and applause]

[intro to glad you came]
?

? you cast a spell on me[/i]
? you hit me

♪ like the sky fell on me
♪ I decided

♪ you look well on me
♪ let's go somewhere

♪ no one else can see
♪ oh

♪ the stars come out

♪ and all that counts

♪ is here and now

♪ my universe
♪ will never be the same

♪ I'm glad you came
♪ I'm glad you came

♪ the sun goes down
♪ the stars come out

♪ and all that counts
♪ is here and now

♪ my universe
♪ will never be the same

♪ I'm glad you came
♪ I'm glad you came

♪ whoa
♪ whoa

♪ whoa
♪ I'm glad you came

♪ I'm glad you came
[cheers and applause]

Thank you.
[cheers and applause]

bree...[/i]
You know, I felt like between

Your audition and now, there
was no growth.

It just stayed the same, and
I was really looking forward to

You actually coming out of your
shell a bit more, 'cause I felt

Like the performance just kind
of dragged, to be honest with

You.
[audience booing]

bree, I agree with kelly.[/i]
I think that it's important for

You to define and to be real and
to be yourself, to-

well, let me just add a[/i]
little bit here, bree.

You brought the right outfit,
the right personality,

But you didn't bring your voice,
and it just was a bit

Forgettable, if I'm being honest
with you.

[audience booing]
I love that you're ambitious,[/i]

And I love your drive, but my
thing is, there can only be one

Winner in this competition, and
with that being said, I watched

Four people over there that made
it, and if you competed against

Them, I don't think that you
would be ready.

[audience booing]
so, demi...[/i]

Is bree in a seat or out of the
competition?

What is your decision?
[audience shouting]

to be honest, emotions[/i]
got the best of me.

This is where I need to be.
Every moment in my life,

Everything that I breathe and
I eat and do is for this.

This is...
I believe her.[/i]

everything to me, and I know[/i]
that I was literally born

To do this.
[cheers and applause]

you could work with her.[/i]
[cheers and applause]

you have a lot of work to do[/i]
on your vocals.

[audience booing]
but...

I believe I can work with
you, and your drive just really

Touched my heart, so...
You are in my final four.

[cheers and applause]
congratulations, bree.[/i]

Nice job.
oh, my god, I feel so-[/i]

take a seat.[/i]
thank you.[/i]

all right.[/i]
Well, bree is in, but can she

Remember, if she's still there

Once all ten of the girls have

Sung, she's in demi's final

Four.

Find out who's sitting and who's

Walking right after the break.

welcome back to

The x factor, the four-chair
Challenge.

Right now it's demi's turn to

Choose her final four for the

Live shows.

Up next, from new york city,

-year-old khaya cohen.

? shine bright

? like a diamond

my name is khaya.

I'm years old, and I'm a

Student living in new york city.

I couldn't imagine living
anywhere else.

I've grown up with the hustle
and bustle, taking the trains to

School and to see my friends.
It's made me really independent.

? like diamonds in the sky
I'm a small white girl, and

I like to sing big, soulful
songs that just don't match my

Look or necessarily my
personality, but it's what

I love to sing.
? I put a spell on you

? yeah
I honestly can't believe that

That's coming out of a
-year-old.

I have nothing bad to say.
thank you so much.

? we're beautiful
? like diamonds in the sky

I'm really close with my
family.

We have dinner together every
night.

They help me and support me in
everything I do.

I love new york.
It's all I know.

But right now there's no place
I'd rather be than singing on

The live shows, and I need to
show demi that I love performing

? shine bright

? like a diamond

[intro to locked out of heaven]
?

? never had much faith[/i]
? in love or miracles

♪ never wanna put my heart

♪ on the line
♪ but your love

♪ takes me to paradise
♪ yeah, your love

♪ takes me to paradise
♪ and it shows

[cheers and applause]
? oh, oh, oh, yeah[/i]

♪ 'cause you make me
♪ feel like

♪ I've been locked
♪ out of heaven

♪ for too long
♪ for too long

♪ yeah, you make me
♪ feel like

♪ I've been locked
♪ out of heaven

♪ for too long
♪ for too long

♪ you make me
♪ feel like

♪ I've been locked
♪ out of heaven

♪ for too long
♪ for too long

[cheers and applause]
thank you.

wow![/i]
[cheers and applause]

Miss khaya.
Khaya, khaya, khaya, khaya,

Khaya.
You have incredible instincts.

I think that a part of having
the "x" factor is always having

Great instincts, and it's so
natural.

Your presence onstage is so
natural.

Demi, you better put her
through.

[cheers and applause]
I thought you were good the[/i]

First time I saw you, but you've
got even better.

thank you so much.[/i]
and I know a lot of great[/i]

Producers who'd want to work
with you right now.

I think you've got massive
potential.

thank you so much.[/i]
massive.[/i]

I can't help but smile, like,[/i]
really big when I see you

Perform, because I see you
having fun, and I see you with

So much drive and passion behind
your eyes.

I'm blown away.
I think not only do the other

Girls need to watch out for you,
but the entire competition.

wow.[/i]
Thank you.

demi, only you can make the[/i]
call about khaya, so...

What is your decision?
[audience shouting]

girl, this is not a difficult[/i]
question.

[laughter]
khaya...[/i]

Take a seat.
thank you so much.[/i]

congratulations, khaya.[/i]
Take a seat.

[cheers and applause]
so two for two so far for

Miss lovato.
Khaya cohen joins bree randall.

Can demi's next act do the same?

From fall river mills,

-year-old jamie pineda.

I'm jamie pineda,[/i]

I'm years old, and I'm from

Fall river mills, california.

I have eight brothers and

Sisters.

We have a big mexican culture in

Our family, always cooking

Mexican food.

I love having a big family.
here we go![/i]

I love the chaos.[/i]
[cheering]

I've been singing ever since
I was three years old.

It's what I've always dreamt of
doing.

how's everyone doing today?[/i]
now I sing at retirement[/i]

Homes for a living.
? god is love

You know, I give it my best, but

I feel like this is the biggest

Chance I'll ever get.

Thank you, mom.

Oh.

Yeah.

My fate is in demi's hands.
All I know is I'm gonna work so

Hard to make my family proud.
[cheers and applause]

♪ ooh, yeah
♪

♪ you and me
♪ used to be together

♪ every day together
♪ always

♪ it looks as though
♪ you're letting go

♪ and if it's real
♪ then I don't want to know

♪ don't speak
♪ I know just what

♪ you're saying
♪ so please stop explaining

♪ don't tell me
♪ 'cause it hurts

♪ no, no, no, no
♪ don't speak

♪ I know what you're thinking
[singing in spanish]

♪ don't tell me

♪ 'cause it hurts

♪ I know what you're thinking
♪ ooh, don't speak

♪ and don't speak
♪ and don't speak

♪ yeah
[singing in spanish]

?

[cheers and applause]

I love your voice, jamie.[/i]
thank you.[/i]

I do feel sometimes you look[/i]
like you're a little bit

Uncomfortable onstage.
mm-hmm.[/i]

but I love when you start[/i]
flipping it into spanish, girl.

thank you.[/i]
oh![/i]

thank you.[/i]
jamie, when you sing in[/i]

English, there's nothing
particularly special about your

Voice, but I think-
[audience booing]

But when you switch it up-
I'm coming around to the good

Part.
Then when you switch it up,

Then I see a market for you,
because you look amazing.

You got a great energy about
you.

thank you. Thank you.[/i]
I just am so impressed when[/i]

You cross over into spanish, and
you have the look.

You look like a star.
thank you.[/i]

[cheers and applause]
jamie pineda,[/i] gracias.

Flexing that bilingual muscle
right there.

Demi, the time is here.
What is your decision?

[cheers and applause]

say yes![/i]
demi, this is easy.[/i]

?
jamie...[/i]

yes.[/i]
I can't let you go.[/i]

You're in my final four.
[cheers and applause]

congratulations.[/i]
thank you.[/i]

take a seat.[/i]
[cheers and applause]

So demi is following in kelly's

Footsteps-three for three so

Far-and jamie pineda sung

Herself into a seat, but can she

Stay there?

Let's find out right after the

Break.

welcome back to

The x factor and the four-chair
Challenge.

Right now demi is deciding

Which of the ten girls in her

Category deserves a seat and a

sh*t at making it into her final

Four.

Singing for a chance to take one

Of those four seats, from L.A.,

California, it's -year-old

Ashly williams.

[cheers and applause]

my name is ashly williams.

I'm years old, and I'm from

Compton, california.

Did you find everything okay?
yeah.

I am a sales associate at a
clothing store, but music is my

Dream.
? I will always love you

I'm, like, speechless.
It's gonna be a yes.

[cheers and applause]
your mother knew that you

Your mother came in and said,

"you're daughter's singing all

Around the house again."

And she knew right then

That you was a winner.

well, she knew that you would

Grow up to be something special.

when I was , my mother was

m*rder*d.

I do believe justice was served,
because the person who did do it

Has life in prison, but...
[voice breaking] if I just had

One more chance...
To tell her that I love her...

? let me

? see beneath your beautiful

? would you let me...

I just want to make her
proud-that's all.

she's looking down on you
right now.

mm-hmm.
[cheers and applause]

[aerosmith's
I don't want to miss a thing]

? I could stay awake[/i]
? just to hear you breathing

♪ I could stay lost

♪ in this moment forever

♪ 'cause every moment
♪ spent with you

♪ is a moment I treasure
♪ I don't want to close

♪ my eyes
♪ I don't want to fall asleep

♪ 'cause I'd miss you, baby
♪ and I don't want to miss

♪ a thing
♪ and even when I dream of you

♪ the sweetest dream
♪ would never do

♪ I'd still miss you, baby
♪ and I don't want to miss

♪ a thing
♪ I just want to hold

♪ you close
♪ and feel your heart

♪ so close to mine
♪ and just stay here

♪ in this moment
♪ for all the rest of time

♪ don't want to close my eyes
♪ don't want to fall asleep

♪ 'cause I'd miss you, baby
♪ and I don't want to miss

♪ a thing
♪ and I don't want to miss

♪ a thing
[cheers and applause]

ashly, you are...[/i]
So talented.

thank you.[/i]
you're just remarkable,[/i]

Everything that you've overcome
as a woman.

You have so much strength and so
much incredible power behind

Your voice.
I love listening to you.

thank you.[/i]
[cheers and applause]

I'm just speechless.[/i]
The first time that I saw you

Perform, I told you this.
You have so much grit, and

I think music is for you.
thank you.[/i]

Oh, wow.
[cheers and applause]

ashly...[/i]
I loved your first audition.

thank you, simon.[/i]
you wouldn't be human if you[/i]

Weren't touched by your story,
and you have a lot of bravery,

But...
I didn't like the song.

There were some real tuning
issues throughout.

I can't lie to you, ashly.
[audience booing]

There are just better singers in
this competition, and I don't

Think-
[audience booing]

I don't think that was a great
performance, I'm afraid.

I'm sorry.
thank you.[/i]

[audience booing]
okay, demi, three of your[/i]

Seats are already filled.
What is your decision?

[cheers and applause]

[audience shouting]

ashly...[/i]

You're in my final four.
[cheers and applause]

congratulations, ashly.[/i]
Take a seat.

thank you so much.[/i]
[cheers and applause]

well, demi has got all four[/i]
seats filled at the moment, and[/i]

That is it, 'cause we are all[/i]
out of time on tonight's[/i]

So bree randall, khaya cohen,[/i]

Jamie pineda, and ashly williams[/i]

Are in a seat, but will they be[/i]

There after all ten girls have[/i]

Performed?[/i]

So, please, join us tomorrow[/i]

When the rest of the girls[/i]

Compete for a chance to be in[/i]

Demi's final four.[/i]

We will see you then, when[/i]
the x factor[/i] four-chair

Challenge continues.
I'm mario lopez.

Tomorrow night the four-chair

Challenge continues...

you just sang yo' face off.
I disagree.

That was the longest minute and
a half of my life.

I'm not gonna let you down.
I know I can do this.

I'm sending you home.
and next week...

simon-I hate to say it-is a
genius for putting you guys

Together.
I'm struggling to make a

Decision.
is he in or out?

the boy that I'm gonna send
home is...

no!