01x11 - Live Performance Show #2

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they came with the same goal.

you've made it to the final

.

fantastic.

and last week, they sang

Live.

paula, you have done an

Incredible job with these

Groups.

You really have.

no props over here?

No props at all?

you really did save the best

For the last because, honey, you

Were unbelievable.

and the judges pick the final

.

astro, marcus.

stereo hogzz.

Lakoda rayne.

Intensity.

it's drew.

rachel crow.

it's melanie amaro.

tonight, america decides as

You vote for your favorite.

Fighting for your votes --

L.A. Reid and the boys --

Marcus canty, astro and chris

Rene.

Simon cowell and the girls --

Drew, rachel crow, and melanie

Amaro.

Paula abdul and the groups --

Lakoda rayne, intensity, and the

Stereo hogzz.

Nicole scherzinger and the over

s --

Josh krajcik, leroy bell, and

Stacy francis.

It's time to face the music!

Anymore.

Now it's about america.

Now I'm getting confident.

it's the x factor live from

Los angeles.

Please welcome your host, steve

Jones.

welcome to the x factor!

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Tonight, the competition moves

To a whole new level.

For the first time, the final

Are singing to win your votes.

At the end of the show, you'll

Vote for your favorites.

Then tomorrow night we will get

The results.

And one act will be heading

Home.

It's not just the acts who are

Nervous tonight.

Their mentors have got their

Reputations on the line, too.

Give it up for the x factor

Judg

Judges.

L.A. Reid!

Nicole scherzinger!

Paula abdul!

And simon cowell!

From now on, your votes are

Crucial in deciding which acts

Stay in the competition.

Waiting for the winner, a $

Million recording contract and

They will star in their very own

Iconic pepsi commercial.

So the goal for the acts

Tonight --

Win your votes.

Okay.

Here we go.

Just checking.

She's taking her seat and she

Is.

Singing first is one of the

Groups.

Their mentor is paula abdul.

coming up now, get ready.

Hold yourseats.

They're coming.

The stereo hogzz.

we are the stereo hogzz.

you guys are potential

Superstars.

stereo hogzz!

how are you doing?

great.

Feeling great, man.

we've been friends over half

Our lives.

We got john over here.

He's mr. Rico suave.

stereo hogzz are amazing

Guys.

They hit hard, they work hard,

They practice hard.

the song we're doing this

Week has a lot of energy.

We're going all out.

Every day the choreography has

Been changing.

it's stressful.

do that one more time.

Then when it's perfect, it can't

Be a fluke it was perfect.

We have to keep doing it again.

Here we go, guys.

this week I think stereo

Hogzz's got to show how good

They are vocally, and this is a

Make or break performance.

again.

first week america's voting.

We have to come hard or go home.

â™?with music by our side â™?

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â™?to break the color lines â™?

: : : ,

â™?let's work together â™?

: : : ,

â™?to improve our way of life â™?

: : : ,

â™?join voices in protest â™?

: : : ,

â™?to social injustice â™?

: : : ,

â™?a generation filled with

Courage â™?

: : : ,

â™?come forth with me â™?

: : : ,

three, two, one.

â™?we are part of the rhythm

Nation â™?

: : : ,

â™?this is the test â™?

: : : ,

â™?no struggle, no progress â™?

: : : ,

â™?lend a hand to help your

Brother do his best â™?

: : : ,

â™?things are getting worse â™?

: : : ,

â™?we have to do it better â™?

: : : ,

â™?it's time to give a damn â™?

: : : ,

â™?let's work together, come on

Now â™?

: : : ,

â™?people of the world today

Are we looking for a better way

Of life

We are part of the rhythm nation

People of the world unite

Strength in numbers, we can get

It right

We are part of the rhythm nation

â™?

: : : ,

â™?we are rhythm nation â™?

: : : ,

â™?nah, nah, nah, nah, nah â™?

: : : ,

â™?we are rhythm nation â™?

: : : ,

â™?dream it if you want a better

Nation â™?

: : : ,

â™?we are -- we are a part of the

Rhythm nation â™?

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wow!

all right, guys.

That was great.

Wow!

So -- so the whole idea here

Is -- the whole idea here is do

You have what it takes to be a

Star.

And you know what you've just

Shown us?

You absolutely have what it

Takes to be a star.

Hold it, hold it.

thank you.

but that's the good news.

The bad news is that it's not up

To me.

It's up to the public.

Good luck to you.

the stereo hogzz have landed,

Okay?

I was watching that, and I was

Like what show is this?

This is the x factor.

This is the x factor and you

Represented it so well.

Look, I come from a singing and

Dancing group.

I know how hard it is to do both

And to make it look so easy,

Much respect to you boys.

You should be so proud.

thank you so much.

Thank you.

We love y'all.

I was in such a good mood

Until this, because miss smug on

My right is so happy.

You know, I've got to say

Something, guys.

Not only do I think that you are

One of the best groups I've seen

On one of these competitions --

-- But, you know, I work for a

Record label.

I don't think there's a band in

The world right now who are as

Good as you.

thank you.

I mean, that, to me, was a

Master class of choreography,

Being slick, vocals, charisma.

I just wish I was mentoring you.

This is so annoying.

thank you.

guys, oh, my god, I am so

Proud.

paula, paula, paula, paula,

Paula!

I'm so proud of you as a

Choreographer.

don't get carried away.

you make my life so

Interesting.

I go to bed and wake up thinking

Of concepts.

I bet you do.

I do.

I'm so excited.

As a mentor, you're fantastic

Students.

And as a total fan, which I am,

I'm crazy for you.

thank you very much, paula.

bring it back, guys.

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After the show.

All right.

After the break --

The pressure's on for l.A. Reid

As chris rene takes to the stage

When we come back.

: : : welcome back to the x factor.

Up next, the first of the boys.

Here's l.A. Reid.

america, this is chris rene.

I'm six months clean and

Sober.

chris rene, you're through.

last week my performance

Wasn't where I wanted it to be

At all.

The beginning was super cool.

Then it was all wobbly.

I feel like I have a lot to

Prove.

the plan this week was to get

Chris back to the swagger he had

When we met him.

do what you want to do

Wherever you want to do it as

Long as it's believable.

what's challenging me is

Learning other people's song.

I write lyrics about my life.

When I'm giving other people's

Lyrics, sometimes I can't relate

To it.

on this song, you have to

Feel like you wrote it.

I'm going to put as much into

It as I can.

chris rene's challenge is

He's just better on his own

Songs.

just needs to connect

Lyrically with the song.

I feel the song, I feel the

Lyrics, I feel the words.

I've been working this week on

Making the song my own.

â™?long ago, oh, so far away â™?

: : : ,

â™?I fell in love with you â™?

: : : ,

â™?after the second show â™?

: : : ,

â™?your guitar sounds so sweet

And clear â™?

: : : ,

â™?you're not really here â™?

: : : ,

â™?it's just the radio â™?

: : : ,

â™?don't you remember you told me

You loved me baby â™?

: : : ,

â™?you said you'd be coming

Again, oh, baby â™?

: : : ,

â™?baby, baby, baby, oh, baby â™?

: : : ,

â™?I love you â™?

: : : ,

â™?so much love I didn't know

What to expect

I knew it would be great

You're giving me the best time

Give me what you want

Give me one chance

I can take you up to heaven

What I gotta say

My dear

â™?don't you remember you told me

You loved me, baby â™?

: : : ,

â™?you said you'd be coming back

This way again, baby â™?

: : : ,

â™?baby, baby, baby, oh, baby â™?

: : : ,

â™?I love you â™?

: : : ,

â™?I really do â™?

: : : ,

Yeah.

chris, chris, I have so much,

So much mad love for you, my

Friend.

You sound -- you sound

Absolutely amazing.

You've grown so much already in

This competition vocally.

You sound beautiful.

Congratulations.

You were -- that was beautiful,

And you sounded amazing.

thank you.

I am so proud of you, chris.

I'm so proud of you.

You know what?

You are on it.

You're transparent with your

Thoughts.

This, you found your groove in.

This was your song and you owned

It.

I'm so proud of you.

Yeah, baby.

thank you, paula.

chris, you know what?

I mean, last week you knew you

Weren't on your game last week.

The song started.

After about seconds, I

Thought this is going to be a

Disaster.

Suddenly the drums kick in, your

Confidence kicks in, and what it

Is about you is that once you --

And I also love the fact that

You are honest.

I don't understand your staging

Where when the track started you

Literally put him in hell.

That, to me, made no sense.

You know what I mean?

Not your fault.

But I thought it was a big

Improvement on what you did last

Week.

I like you and I love your

Honesty.

Good for you.

thank you.

well, chris, you know our

Challenge is always material.

Guess what?

I think we found it.

And that hell you're talking

About, that's called fire, baby,

Because he's hot.

paula.

simon, it may have looked

Like hell, but this man sounded

Heavenly, I think, yes?

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Okay.

Let's go over to the s.

Who's first, nicole?

it's never too late to go

After your dreams.

This is leroy bell.

who says at years old,

Your dream can't come true.

You're going through.

I have two daughters in their

s, six grandchildren and a son

Who's years old.

My granddaughter sent me an

Email saying you did really well

On x factor.

I'm so proud of you.

I'm going to keep practicing

Because I want to be just like

You.

This is the first time I've been

Away from my son this long.

hey, dad.

How are you?

I'm doing good.

We are very close.

Not being around him is like

Having a part of you missing.

this week I chose a song that

Would bring out more of leroy's

Emotion.

the song is about a father

Away from his family and he's

Singing to his kids.

I think it's hard for him to

Show the kind of emotion or

Enthusiasm some of the younger

Contestants have got.

you're telling a story.

I need him to dig deeper and I

Know america wants that, too.

I feel like I have to get out

There and give a really strong

Performance and hope that it

Connects with america.

â™?he called him on the road from

A lonely cold hotel room just to

Hear him say I love you one more

Time â™?

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â™?but when he heard the sound of

The kids laughing in the

Background â™?

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â™?he had to wipe away a tear

From his eye â™?

: : : ,

â™?a little voice came on the

Phone â™?

: : : ,

â™?said "daddy, when you coming

Home" â™?

: : : ,

â™?he said the first thing that

Came to his mind â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm already there â™?

: : : ,

â™?take a look around â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm the sunshine in your

Hair â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm the shadow on the ground â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm the whisper in the wind â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm your imaginary friend â™?

: : : ,

â™?and I know I'm in your

Prayers â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm already -- â™?

: : : ,

â™?we may be a thousand miles

Apart â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm already there â™?

: : : ,

â™?take a look around â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm the sunshine in your

Hair â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm the shadow on the ground â™?

: : : ,

â™?and I'm the whisper in the

Wind â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm your imaginary friend â™?

: : : ,

â™?and I know â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm in your prayers â™?

: : : ,

â™?I'm already there â™?

: : : ,

leroy, really good, man.

Really good.

You know, I just can't tell you

That I loved the song choice.

But I love your voice.

I wish you the absolutely best,

Man.

You're a really special guy.

thank you so much.

I just didn't get the song

Personally.

leroy, I get chances to watch

You in rehearsals while I'm

Hanging out.

I've never seen anyone work so

Hard.

You wrap your life experiences

Around every song and that's

What connects with america.

I love you.

I wish you the best of luck.

thank you.

paula, he's only done two

Songs.

yeah, but I watched him

Rehearse because I'm at

Rehearsals a lot.

leroy, this is what I think.

I think you are a really good

Singer.

I think you've got a confidence

Issue.

I totally agree with l.A.

I don't think nicole has quite

Understood you, has given you

The right song.

I thought it looked very dated

Having the piano player up there

With you.

And once you connect with a

Song, you've got a fantastic

Voice.

you know what, simon?

Sometimes less is more.

thank you.

so beautiful, leroy.

I asked you to sing a song to

Your son to focus on that.

I'm sure you've made your son,

Your family and all the dads

Across america proud tonight.

thank you.

why does simon think you have

A confidence issue?

Is that true?

I don't think I had one

Tonight.

no.

He seems brimming full of

Confidence, simon.

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Thank you, sir.

Coming up, the first of the

Girls takes the stage singing

For your votes.

It's rachel crow when we come

Back.

welcome back to the x factor.

Before we plow on, simon, I

Believe we have some news today.

um, yeah.

We announced today, and this is

The time for me to say a couple

Of thank yous.

The x factor is coming back next

Year.

And I want to say thank you,

Begrudgingly, to these three, to

The contestants, to the sponsors

Who helped us make the show.

Most importantly, I want to say

To the fans of the show, it's

Your show.

Because of your support, we got

The pick-up, and thank you very

Much indeed.

thank you very much, simon.

And if I may, tonight, the final

are singing for your votes.

And you guys at home have been

Tweeting like crazy about the

Show, as you can see.

If you want to see what's

Trending or you want to tell

America what you think, and why

Shouldn't you, use the hashtag

#xfactor.

Get involved.

Now with the first of the girls

And their mentor, simon cowell.

here we go.

First up is rachel crow.

I think we're going to be

Hearing a lot about you.

thank you.

you are in my top four.

rachel crow.

I feel so good.

I feel like I made my family

Proud, and I can't believe I

Made it.

It's so crazy.

I was so excited.

I was just so proud of her and

So happy.

this process with rachel has

Been a roller-coaster, really,

But definitely worth it.

hi, baby.

hi.

How are you, today?

happy with the song?

I love it.

rachel appears young, and

There's a certain kind of music

I think she does really well,

And we're kind of sticking to

That this week.

You know that day when you d

Did --

yeah.

I like that tone in your

Voice.

I want to try and get a little

Bit of that in this song as

Well.

okay.

I'm going to go out there on the

Stage and I'm hoping that

America likes it.

â™?

: : : ,

â™?oh, yeah â™?

: : : ,

â™?I used to think that maybe you

Love me, but now I'm not sure â™?

: : : ,

â™?and I just can't wait for the

Day you walk out my door â™?

: : : ,

â™?every time I go for the

Telephone, I gotta hold myself

Down â™?

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â™?'cause I just can't help

Myself finding you around â™?

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â™?you're my sunshine â™?

: : : ,

â™?whoa, whoa â™?

: : : ,

â™?you're my sunshine â™?

: : : ,

â™?whoa, whoa â™?

: : : ,

â™?you're my sunshine â™?

: : : ,

â™?yeah, yeah â™?

: : : ,

â™?I don't want to spend all my

Lifetime waiting for you â™?

: : : ,

â™?that's right â™?

: : : ,

â™?I said, baby, I don't want

To â™?

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â™?yeah, you're my sunshine â™?

: : : ,

â™?whoa, whoa â™?

: : : ,

â™?you're my sunshine â™?

: : : ,

â™?whoa, whoa â™?

: : : ,

â™?you're my sunshine â™?

: : : ,

â™?whoa â™?

: : : ,

â™?but you gotta go â™?

: : : ,

â™?yeah â™?

: : : ,

â™?gotta go now â™?

: : : ,

â™?I said you gotta go â™?

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wow, rachel.

Rachel, you must be one of the

Most charismatic people I've

Ever met.

You're so lovable.

It's tough to criticize you as a

Performer because you're so

Lovable, right?

You really have something

Special.

You really do.

thank you.

whatever you want to do, you

Can do it.

rachel, you are america's

Sunshine, my love.

You really are.

What I love about you is even

Though you're only years old,

You have a classic recording

Voice.

It kind of reminds me of michael

Jackson from jackson five a

Little bit.

However, I don't -- I don't know

About the lyric change.

I don't know what your mentor

Was thinking when he changed the

Lyrics.

I'm walking on sunshine and it's

Starting to feel good, but you

Did your thing, miss sunshine.

thank you so much.

Thank you.

you know what, rachel, I get

The fact that when you see

Rachel, you think of sunshine.

You evoke that.

thank you so much.

it's an obvious choice.

Do you know how good you are?

I don't know.

you do.

You have to know how good you

Are.

When you sang at boot camp, if I

Were a boy, that's where your

Range really shows, and I would

Love nothing more than for you

To give her a song that does

That next week if she makes it

Through.

thank you.

rachel, here's the good news.

I mean, just referring to the

Lyric change, nicole, it's

Called being inventive, darling.

it's called -- it's called --

I'm sorry, it's a hit.

I like the lyric.

nicole, grown-ups are

Talking.

And regarding -- regarding your

Point, paula, about singing that

Kind of song, this girl's going

To be around for a long, long

Time.

You did great.

Well done.

thank you, simon.

I'm glad I made you proud.

little miss sunshine.

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Thank you, sweetie.

thank you.

okay.

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After the break, lakoda rayne

Get their sh*t at impressing you

At home.

We'll be right back.

welcome back to the x factor.

Tonight, the finalists have

One goal --

To get your votes.

Up next, one of the groups.

Let's go to paula abdul.

Simon, please behave.

coming up next --

Please welcome the lovely lakoda

Rayne.

you are in the groups

Category.

lakoda rayne.

we were really nervous

Leading up to last ek's show.

we were so thankful that

Paula picked us.

you are going to go into the

Top .

So you girls are going to be

Representing the seasons.

Lakoda rayne, each one of them

Is taking the feeling of a

Season.

let's play dress-up, ladies.

I represent summer because

Every chance I get, I'm in the

Sun.

the theme idea is ridiculous.

I am fall.

apparently I'm spring.

seasons are corny.

Cornball, cheap, cheap, cheap,

Cheap, cheap.

I'm an autumn.

Fall, as you call it.

the first week america will

Be voting, we need to prove that

We are girls who belong

Together, that we do have the

Vocal talent.

â™?

: : : , â™?I took my love and I took it

Down â™?

: : : ,

â™?I climbed a mountain and I

Turned around â™?

: : : ,

â™?and I saw my reflection in the

Snow-covered hills â™?

: : : ,

â™?well, the landslide brought me

Down â™?

: : : ,

â™?oh, mirror in the sky, what is

Love â™?

: : : ,

â™?can the child within my heart

Rise above â™?

: : : ,

â™?can I sail through the

Changing ocean tides â™?

: : : ,

â™?can I handle the seasons of my

Life â™?

: : : ,

â™?oh, oh â™?

: : : ,

â™?oh, oh â™?

: : : ,

â™?well, I've been afraid of

Changing â™?

: : : ,

â™?'cause I've built my life

Around you â™?

: : : ,

â™?but time makes you bolder â™?

: : : ,

â™?children get older â™?

: : : ,

â™?and I'm getting older, too â™?

: : : ,

â™?well, maybe â™?

: : : ,

â™?maybe â™?

: : : ,

â™?maybe â™?

: : : ,

â™?the landslide will bring you

Down â™?

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girls, I think I speak for

Everyone when I tell you that

You look incredible tonight.

The one thing I've been looking

For from you guys is when the

Blend was going to take place.

Tonight I felt the blend.

Tonight I felt the harmony.

I get frustrated because I still

Want you to not be a tweener.

There's something pop.

There's something country.

I don't know.

Maybe it's me.

I want you to be one way or the

Other.

wow!

The four voices, you sound like

One voice tonight.

It was so beautiful.

What I love about you girls is

It was effortless.

It wasn't forced.

And you just put me in a trance

Tonight.

And if I were a season, I'd want

To look just like you.

girls, vocally, song-wise,

Massive, massive improvement on

Last week.

You actually sound like singers.

Here's the not so good news.

I absolutely hate what you're

Wearing.

I -- I think the idea of turning

You into four seasons is

Literally insane.

You're not autumn.

You're not spring.

they're beautiful, simon.

you are four young girls.

She's dressed you like you're

Going to a prom.

I don't -- I don't get it.

You don't look comfortable.

coming from -- it's coming

From a guy who's from london,

England, where there's one

Season.

no, there's four seasons in

London.

miserable.

You look beautiful and I'm proud

Of all of you.

Now let's go get frozen yogurts.

thank you, paula.

Simon, you mentioned the

Outfits.

Beautiful.

they look gorgeous.

It's just old-fashioned.

And you're young girls.

beautiful.

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Thank you, girls.

Fantastic.

Coming up--

Josh krajcik and melanie amaro

Sing for your votes.

We'll be right back.

Welcome back to the x factor.

Next trying to impress you, one

Of the over s.

Nicole scherzinger.

america, he's even more than

A burrito maker.

This is josh krajcik.

my name's josh krajcik.

you need to give the slinging

Burrito job to somebody else.

you are going through.

josh krajcik.

last week simon's comments

Made me the most happy.

you are the real deal.

I've been with my girlfriend

Megan nearly eight years.

I've had her support as a

Musician for all that time, and

It's not always easy.

I love you.

It's been rough when I was the

Only one working to support both

Of us.

It tested the relationship.

But then I have to just think

About the big picture.

she's always, I think,

Believed that I could be

Something great.

he has amang talent, and

That makes everything that I've

Had to sacrifice totally worth

It, you know.

this week I chose a really

Fragile song and I've given it

To josh.

you put this song and josh

Together, it kind of doesn't go.

it's sung by a female artist,

And the challenge is to make the

Song my own.

Doesn't matter who the song's

By, because it's going to be by

Me.

It's kind of a risk, but I hope

It pays off.

â™?I know I can't take one more

Step towards you â™?

: : : ,

â™?'cause all that's waiting is

Regret â™?

: : : ,

â™?and don't you know I'm not

Your ghost anymore â™?

: : : ,

â™?I lost the love I loved the

Most â™?

: : : ,

â™?learned to live half alive â™?

: : : ,

â™?now you want me one more

Time â™?

: : : ,

â™?and who do you think you are â™?

: : : ,

â™?runnin' 'round leaving scars â™?

: : : ,

â™?collecting your jar of

Hearts â™?

: : : ,

â™?and tearing love apart â™?

: : : ,

â™?I wish I had missed the first

Time that we kissed â™?

: : : ,

â™?'cause you broke all your

Promises â™?

: : : ,

â™?who do you think you are â™?

: : : ,

â™?runnin' 'round leaving scars â™?

: : : ,

â™?collecting your jar of

Hearts â™?

: : : ,

â™?and tearing our love apart â™?

: : : ,

â™?you're gonna catch a cold â™?

: : : ,

â™?from the ice inside your

Soul â™?

: : : ,

â™?don't come back for me â™?

: : : ,

â™?don't come back at all â™?

: : : ,

â™?who do you think you are â™?

: : : ,

â™?who do you think you are â™?

: : : ,

josh, that was really, really

Good.

Remember my very first comment

When I met you, that must be

Your before.

I liked you before, but I really

Dig your after.

thank you.

josh, you can sing anything,

And I'm a believer, because you

Just nail everything.

thank you, paula.

you are so welcome.

josh, I'm going to make this

Really quick.

I take back everything I said.

That was incredible, that song.

One of my favorite songs over

The last two years.

It was absolutely stunning.

You took a risk, and it paid

Off.

Well done.

thank you, simon.

well done, nicole.

I feel like a proud mom.

But we're like the same age, so

That doesn't work.

Josh, I love the lyrics of that

Song, and you just brought them

To life, and what I love about

You is when you sing, I feel

Your voice in my veins.

You just -- you make music move

Through all of us.

Thank you so much.

thank you, nicole.

wow.

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Thank you, josh.

Thank you very, very much.

Okay.

Let's go back to the girls.

Simon, who's up next?

okay.

No silly outfits, no silly

Seasons.

It's melanie.

You have made it.

I made a massive mistake.

We want you back on the live

Show.

After tonight, she could win

This competition.

It's melanie amaro.

no one knows the feeling I

Had when I was sent home.

Nobody knows what it's like to

Be given a second chance and

Come back and come back so

Strong.

I needed that "no" to make me

Stronger.

again, why I'm good at this

Job, I know when I've made a

Mistake, and I'm quite happy to

Admit publicly I made one of the

Biggest mistakes of my life, but

I rectified it.

Very important that you now get

Out of your comfort zone

Occasionally.

the song this week is

Definitely taking me out of my

Comfort zone, like a song you

Wouldn't really expect me to

Sing.

what I don't want to happen

With you is that you become a

One-trick pony.

It's so easy to keep doing

Mariah, whitney, celine.

I don't want to go back to

That feeling ever again.

â™?desperado â™?

: : : ,

â™?why don't you come to your

Senses â™?

: : : ,

â™?you've been out ridin' fences

So long now â™?

: : : ,

â™?and freedom â™?

: : : ,

â™?oh, freedom â™?

: : : ,

â™?oh, that's just some people

Talkin' â™?

: : : ,

â™?your prison is walkin' through

This world all alone â™?

: : : ,

â™?don't you draw the queen of

Diamonds, boy â™?

: : : ,

â™?she'll b*at you if she's

Able â™?

: : : ,

â™?you know the queen of hearts

Is always your best bet â™?

: : : ,

â™?you're losing all your highs

And lows â™?

: : : ,

â™?ain't it funny how the feeling

Goes away â™?

: : : ,

â™?desperado â™?

: : : ,

â™?why don't you come to your

Senses â™?

: : : ,

â™?you better let somebody love

You â™?

: : : ,

â™?let somebody love you â™?

: : : ,

â™?you better let somebody love

You â™?

: : : ,

â™?before it's too late â™?

: : : ,

melanie, melanie, the one

Thing simon ever did right was

Bringing you back.

Nice song choice, but him

Bringing you back was more

Powerful.

thank you, thank you.

melanie, melanie, there is no

Limit to what you and your voice

Can do.

thank you, thank you.

melanie, you look beautiful.

And I have to say hearing your

Voice, it's like fine china.

Just bring it out for the most

Special occasions, and this is a

Special occasion.

thank you.

amazing, amazing.

thank you.

melanie, first of all, I just

Want to thank the writers,

Because they never cleared that

Song before, and it was touch

And go.

So sincerely, thank you.

I've got to say I didn't realize

How good you were.

That was -- I mean, you are

Seriously, seriously good.

Right now you are the one to

b*at, trust me.

thank you.

well done, well done.

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Thank you, sweetie.

Really, really good.

After the break, the youngest

Rapper in the competition.

It's astro.

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Simon, this xtra factor app,

It's a big deal, yes?

yeah.

I mean, if you want to vote, for

Instance, for my girls, you just

Go on to this, touch the screen,

And the vote goes through.

And I also have to say rizon,

Some of the best new comrcials

I've ever seen in my life.

that's because you're in

Every single one of them.

okay.

Back to the fight for your

Votes.

Up next, it's one of the boys.

L.A. Reid.

representing brooklyn, this

Is astro.

I'm the luckiest guy in the

World that you walked into my

Life today.

experience of being able to

Do the live shows is like

Unexplainable.

It's crazy I actually got to do

A show.

It's something my friends would

Love to do.

one of the keys to being a

Successful emcee is you have to

Be bright.

I've got to write an album in

A day.

I've got to do what I've got to

Do.

astro, what I love about him,

He will only do his own lyrics.

I'm somewhat nervous now that

People are voting.

It's up to america, not the

Judges.

I have to worry about competing

With singers.

we've never had someone who

Does rap, does hip hop, on one

Of these shows before.

that's what america will buy

Into, not that these hip hop,

But that he's great.

â™?hey, ho, hey, ho â™?

: : : ,

â™?hip hop hooray â™?

: : : ,

â™?hey, ho, hey, ho â™?

: : : ,

â™?wait a minute, wait a minute â™?

: : : ,

â™?x factor, enough of this â™?

: : : ,

â™?let's have some fun â™?

: : : ,

â™?get the b*at on â™?

: : : ,

â™?get the b*at on â™?

: : : ,

â™?gethe b*at on â™?

: : : ,

â™?get the b*at on â™?

: : : ,

â™?hey, ho, hey, ho â™?

: : : ,

â™?hey, ho, hey, ho â™?

: : : ,

â™?yo â™?

: : : ,

astro!

I love y'all.

you know how to get the party

Started right.

You know how to get the party

Started right.

I want to go to the club with

You right now.

thank you, thank you.

have you spit on the mic.

Did you write that verse in the

Beginning?

yes.

Everything.

that's unbelievable.

So talented.

astro, you March to the b*at

Of your own drummer.

You're bold, daring, unique.

I know jay-z's got his eyes on

You.

For real, for real.

astro, I can remember a few

Weeks ago l.A. Reid saying that

People your age can't -- can't

Rap or sell records.

Well, I think it's time, l.A.,

To take back that, because I

Think you are a real little

Star.

Your ego is getting bigger,

Which I know l.A. Is channeling

His ego through you.

That's what you need.

You need that confidence, that

Swagger.

I think you are a total little

Star.

thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

astro, I'm proud, man.

You keep bringing it.

Each week you get better and

Better and better, and you know

What?

I know brooklyn and america

Loves you.

thank you, thank you.

Thank you.

I love y'all, too.

well done.

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Thank you, sir.

thank you, thank you.

after the break, the final

Group, intensity, taking the

Stage when we're back.

welcome back to the x factor.

Up next, the final group.

Paula abdul, over to you.

next up is intensity.

you didn't come as a group,

But now you are in the groups

Category.

we're intensity.

that was a music miracle.

thank you.

you in the red jacket have

Got an amazing voice.

last week simon said that I

Was an amazing singer.

I started singing before I could

Even read.

My mom told me when I was in her

Stomach, she'd always sing to

Me.

I'd look at you and say I've

Got the new young "glee."

with the success of "glee," I

Hope people connected to it.

we don't want to be labeled

As disney kids.

they don't want to be

Considered kids, but they are

Beautiful, wonderful kids.

tonight is huge for us.

It's our opportunity to show

America we're more than just a

Kids' group.

I don't think paula's quite

Got this group.

If it goes wrong, it goes

Spectacularly wrong.

â™?looking out a dirty old

Window â™?

: : : ,

â™?down ble the cars in the city

Go rushing by â™?

: : : ,

â™?I sit here alone and I wonder

Why â™?

: : : ,

â™?Friday night and everyone's

Moving â™?

: : : ,

â™?I can feel the heat but it's

Soothing â™?

: : : ,

â™?heading down â™?

: : : ,

â™?I search for the b*at in this

Dirty town â™?

: : : ,

â™?don't -- downtown the young

One's are going â™?

: : : ,

â™?downtown the young one's are

Growing â™?

: : : ,

â™?we're the kids in america â™?

: : : ,

â™?we're the kids in america â™?

: : : ,

â™?everybody live for the

Music-go-round â™?

: : : ,

â™?yeah, party rock â™?

: : : ,

â™?come on, come on, come on â™?

: : : ,

â™?party rock is in the house

Tonight â™?

: : : ,

â™?everybody just have a good

Time â™?

: : : ,

â™?and we gonna make you lose

Your mind â™?

: : : ,

â™?we just want to shake that â™?

: : : ,

â™?we're the kids in america â™?

: : : ,

â™?we're the kids in america â™?

: : : ,

â™?everybody live for the

Music-go-round â™?

: : : ,

â™?la, la, la, la, la â™?

: : : ,

â™?la, la, la, la, la â™?

: : : ,

â™?everybody live for the

Music-go-round â™?

: : : ,

intensity, three words for

You.

That was fun, fun, fun.

all right.

I'll add to that.

That was funtastic.

Funomenal.

Good job, good job.

John, it's good to hear you

Sing.

Great voice.

I'm going to have to say

S-o-r-r-y to paula because,

Actually, that was terrific.

And you know what I liked?

I liked the fact that actually

There's a bit of a rebellion

Going on here where you kind of

Insisted that you're going to

Change the style of music to

Suit all of you, and the

Blend -- I shouldn't like you,

But I actually do really like

You.

thank you.

put him in his place.

Thank you guys for working so

Hard.

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Coming up --

The pressure's back on for simon

Cowell as the final girl takes

To the stage.

It's drew when we come back.

welcome back to the x factor.

Next to perform for your votes,

The final singer for the girls.

Here's simon cowell.

okay.

We're back to the talent.

One word.

Drew.

I'm drew.

best contestant of the whole

Day.

My first girl through, drew.

this is like a dream to me

That I made it past the very

First night.

we are looking at a future

Star.

I impressed simon, but I have

To impress america.

It's so great having my mom

Backstage with me.

She's never missed a

Performance.

She's very emotional.

My mom and my dad always taught

Me to never hide what I feel and

I think that that's displayed

Through my music.

it's undescribable how a

Parent feels when their child is

Up on stage.

you're going to see a

Different side of drew this

Week.

It's cooler and it's younger.

I've added new elements to my

Song, but it's still me and who

I am as an artist.

she's suggesting a differen

Drum track where she wants the

Song to end.

This to me is crucial.

I like working with artists.

even though I want it to be

Different than what I've done

Before, I really hope america

Believes in me because they're

The ones who are voting.

â™?

: : : ,

â™?

: : : ,

thank you, guys.

drew, you are really

Something.

You know what you have?

You have the spirit of a

Superstar.

You really do.

You have everything right.

Your voice tone is amazing.

That little smile you have is

Amazing.

You've got it all right.

You're unlucky because you have

The wrong mentor.

Otherwise, you're amazing.

You know you should be with me.

drew, I love -- this is one

Of my favorite nelly songs, and

I love it even more that I've

Heard you sing it.

Hands down to you, simon, for

Picking an amazing song.

Very unique.

What I love about you is you're

So relevant.

You cannot only sing your folky

Singer/songwriter stuff, but you

Can be on a track with jason

Derulo or nelly or jay-z.

You did a beautiful job.

I totally lived for the last

Note that you sing, because when

You hit that last note, it's

Like, ah, there's drew.

I loved it.

I really do.

You're way beyond your years.

Then when you smile, oh, my

Go.

Fantastic.

you know, drew, I'm seeing a

Star emerge in front of me right

Now.

I really like you.

And you know what?

Picking up on what you said,

L.A., I'm not her mentor.

She is my mentor now.

Because it's so important that

This comes from you.

I shouldn't be telling you what

To do.

I'm learning from you.

And you are doing an incredible

Job.

Good for you.

thank you, thank you, thank

You.

what do you think of those

Comments?

I am in disbelief right now.

This is not even real.

are you happy with your

Mentor, simon cowell, because

L.A. Will take you in a

Heartbeat?

I'm happy with simon.

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I'll tell you when.

Thank you, drew.

thank you.

with two more acts to perform

After the break, marcus canty

Gets his sh*t at winning your

Votes.

We'll be right back.

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The final acts are singing

For your votes for the first

Time tonight.

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Next o stage it's the final

Boy, l.A. Reid.

this is my main man, marcus

Canty.

you are fantastic.

you are one of my final four.

marcus.

it feels good, man.

Top , here I come.

marcus canty is a star in my

Mind.

You got that bobby brown.

I got a kid who can sing like

Bobby, so this week I'm giving

Him a bobby song.

I'm singing a song l.A. Reid

Wrote for bobby.

That's crazy.

If I'm going to sing like bobby,

I've got to move like bobby,

Too.

Here we go.

watch the breathing.

singing and dancing was hard,

Trying to breathe, push those

Notes out.

it looks good, but it's got

To sound good.

you've got to blend the

Vocals and the dance together,

And it's extremely difficult.

you're dancing a lot and

You're getting winded.

I want to make sure that you

Don't get lost in entertaining

And forget to sing your heart

Out.

I think l.A.'s desperate to

Turn marcus into bobby brown.

Why do we need another bobby

Brown?

Isn't one enough?

â™?â™?

: : : ,

â™?I can't sleep at night

I toss and turn

Listening for the telephone

But when I get your kale I'm all

Choked up

Can't believe you called my home

As a matter of fact, it blows my

Mind

You would even talk to me

Because a girl like you is a

Dream come true

A real-life fantasy

No matter what your friends try

To tell you

We were made to fall in love

And we will be together

Any kind of weather

It's like that

Every little step I take

Come on

You will be there

Every little step I make

We'll be together

Yeah

You will be there

I can't sleep at night

I toss and turn

Listening for the telephone

But when I get your call I'm all

Choked up

No matter what your friends try

To tell you

We were made to full in love

And we will be together

Any kind of weather

Yeah, yeah

Every little step I make

We'll be together

We'll be together, baby

Oh, oh, baby

Every little step I make

We'll be together

Every little step I take

Yeah

marcus, I didn't feel like I

Was watching the competition.

I felt like I was watching a

Concert.

A concert.

I felt like I was one of the

Girls in concert just screaming.

I felt like I was watching you

In concert.

That was amazing.

I just want to give props to

L.A. Reid for writing such an

Amazing song.

shout out to l.A. Reid.

thank you, nicole.

I must admit, it brings me

Back.

It brings me back.

Marcus, you are a total

Performer.

A total package.

You know, any time you can get

People up dancing --

I'm sorry.

you're going to say something

About bobby brown, aren't you?

some would say it's a little

Bit narcissistic having an

Artist sing your own song.

I was heading for a compliment

Here, l.A.

I've got to tell you, marcus,

You have come alive.

This is you relaxed.

This is what we loved about you

At your first audition.

It was a brilliant song choice.

It is a great song.

And props to you, l.A.

Well done.

thank you, simon.

you know what, marcus?

You keep getting better and

Better.

You know what?

I'm enjoying working with you.

I'm loving seeing you just come

Alive, man.

You know, just keep doing what

You're doing, you know.

America loves you.

I'm sure of it.

thank you, l.A.

my man.

wow.

That's what they call a clean

Sweep.

Well done.

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After the break, it's the last

Singer, stacy francis.

Then you vote for your

Favorites.

Tomorrow night we'll get the

Results.

And one act will be going home.

We'll be right back.

welcome back to the x factor.

In a couple of minutes, we'll

Open up the voting lines and you

Will decide which acts will stay

In the competition.

We'll get those results tomorrow

Night.

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Here's the last performance.

It's the final singer of the

Over s.

Nicole scherzinger.

america, this is my soul

Sister, stacy francis.

I want to die with this music

In me, simon.

one of the best auditions I

Have ever heard in my life.

I am taking you through.

she got it so wrong last

Week.

I didn't like the song because

You're not that kind of singer.

You are a church singer.

I kind of was offended by the

Statement "church singer."

I'm more than that.

I don't stereotype her as one

Type of singer.

what she doesn't understand

Is that church singers sell

Records.

this week he wants gospel,

We're giving it.

It's a spiritual song.

It's very uplifting.

if she gets it right, I'm

Taking full credit.

If she gets it wrong, I will

Take full responsibility.

This is exactly the kind of song

She should be singing.

a little more loose, a little

More raw with it.

I believe in safety and I

Chose her last week, but now

It's in america's hands.

I just need to perform my

Best and hope that it's good

Enough for america to put me

Through, because there's no way

I'm ready to go home yet.

â™?I went up to the mountain â™?

: : : ,

â™?because you asked me to â™?

: : : ,

â™?over the clouds â™?

: : : ,

â™?to where the sky was blue â™?

: : : ,

â™?I could see all around me â™?

: : : ,

â™?everywhere â™?

: : : ,

â™?I could see all around me â™?

: : : ,

â™?everywhere â™?

: : : ,

â™?some days I look down â™?

: : : ,

â™?afraid, afraid I will fall â™?

: : : ,

â™?although the sun shines â™?

: : : ,

â™?I see nothing, nothing at

All â™?

: : : ,

â™?then I hear your sweet voice â™?

: : : ,

â™?whoa, whoa â™?

: : : ,

â™?ooh â™?

: : : ,

â™?come and then go â™?

: : : ,

â™?ooh, ooh â™?

: : : ,

â™?telling me softly â™?

: : : ,

â™?you love me so â™?

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stacy, stacy --

you are so poised.

I'm so proud of you.

You're getting better and

Better.

You're holding it together,

Which you know I'm really proud

Of.

But, listen, you stirred our

Souls, man, when you sing.

thank you.

you really do.

thank you.

and, nicole, fabulous job.

thank you, l.A.

fabulous job.

I totally agree.

Nicole, this was the shining

Moment.

You were the shining moment

Tonight.

thank you.

I've got to tell you, stacy,

The way you interpret songs is

Magical.

thank you.

and the bottom of your voice

Is just -- my god, it fills up

The entire, entire space.

thank you, thank you.

it's a beautiful job, and you

Should be very, very proud

Tonight.

thank you.

m'm, m'm, m'm.

stacy, I don't want to take

Any credit for this, but I'm

Going to.

I think you want to give me a

Kiss, don't you?

Come here.

hey.

you know, that's why I love

Judging these shows, when I can

Help the mentors.

oh, my god, simon.

this is what you should have

Been doing right from the start.

It was real.

It was fantastic.

One of the best performances of

The night.

thank you.

congratulations.

thank you.

we took your advice, simon.

Good job.

But I'm not going to make it

About you.

I'm going to make it about

Stacy.

yeah.

ooh, ooh.

I know how much you've been

Through, and you were just -- I

Asked you one thing.

I said to be honest in your

Performance tonight.

I'm not going to cry.

and you were just honest.

You were the epitome of grace

And poise and beauty.

And I'm so proud of you.

This is a perfect song for you.

thank you.

and you're fulfilling your

Purpose.

You should be very happy.

thank you.

thank you, nicole.

Well done.

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Give it up for the wonderful

Stacy francis.

Thank you, sweetie.

Off you go.

Well done.

Okay, okay.

It's decision time.

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Tomorrow ght.

It all depends on your votes.

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The finalists.

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