01x15 - Live Performance Show #4

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After last week's dramatic decision --
this is another last-minute decision.

Lakoda rayne and stereo hogzz,
this is the final showdown.

The act I am sending
home is stereo hogzz.

Stereo hogzz.

Paula, who are you sending home?

I'm not going to do this.

Paula, I totally understand.

Paula is abstaining from voting.

If Paula doesn't vote,
stereo hogzz go home.

Paula?

The act you're sending home, Simon.

The act I'm sending home
is the stereo hogzz.

Tonight, it's rock night!

And the pressure is on.

Relax now.

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.

Nicole scherzinger and the over
s, Josh krajcik, Leroy bell,

and Stacy Francis.

And Paula Abdul and the last
of the groups, lakoda rayne.

I have one group left and I am confident
that lakoda rayne is here to stay.

It's time.

There's no better category to do rock
week and own it than my category.

To save -- it's rock week.

It's going to either be
a -- or a train wreck.

-- The music.

It's going to be some week, guys.

Live from Los Angeles -- it's
the x factor-rock night.

Please women come your
host, Steve Jones!

™?I love rock 'n' roll ♪

that
was very pleasant.

Welcome to the x factor.

It's rock week.

All the acts are performing rock
songs or songs in a rock style.

Tonight, from the thousands of
acts who auditioned, we are down

to the final .

But if they thought making it
this far was hard, life is about

to get a whole lot tougher.

It's also about to get
tougher for their mentors.

Please welcome the x factor judges.

That judges' desk is about
to become a battleground.

Nobody wants to lose an act.

Of course, Paula has already lost two.

So there's plenty of
pressure on her tonight.

So, acts will perform
for your votes.

Only nine will make it
through to next week's show.

If they're ready, here we go,
we start with the over s.

Nicole scherzinger.

Nicole, when you're ready
lapping up the applause there,

let's start with the over s.

It's over to Nicole scherzinger.

All right, America.

Singing a song originally sung
by Bob seger, representing

Seattle, Washington, it's Leroy bell.

Leroy bell.

I was just so happy
with Leroy last week.

Last week felt more comfortable.

He's opening up, letting go of his
nerves, and he's enjoying it more.

The cool thing about our
relationship is she talks in

terms I can understand,
which isn't too high-brow.

He's just a really chilled cool dude.

He just rlly loves music.

I love that.

I always wanted to be a rock
star ever since I was a kid.

When my son was born, I had
to put that dream on hold.

I've worked at shipyards.

Tell me about your tattoo.

Three or four years ago when
I decided to do it, it was a

statement of doing music full time.

I can't wear short sleeves
and have a regular job.

Going for it and not turning back.

All because of the tattoo.

You're all the way already.

This week I gave Leroy one
of my favorite songs.

It's a classic.

Everybody who's ever been in love has
felt every word that you're singing.

Do you know who the majority
of your fan base is?

Women.

It's cool to be a heartthrob.

I never thought of myself that way.

Tom Jones and people who throw
their underwear on stages?

I don't think so.

Leroy is boring.

Not everybody needs the shezam.

Again, b-o-r-I-n-g.

His voice alone is what carries it.

You know, I love what I do.

I just want to do it better
and better each time.

I've got to bring it better
than I did last time.

Leroy bell.

™?

♪
I know it's late ♪

♪
I know your plan don't include me ♪

♪
Still here we are ♪

♪
Both of us lonely ♪

♪
Longing for shelter ♪

♪
From all that we see ♪

♪
Why should we worry ♪

♪
No one will care, girl ♪

♪
Look at the stars now ♪

♪So far away ♪

♪
We've got tonight ♪

♪
Who needs tomorrow ♪

♪
We've got tonight, babe ♪

♪
Why don't you stay ♪

♪
I know it's late ♪

♪
I know you're weary ♪

♪
I know your plans, they don't include me ♪

♪Oh, here we are ♪

♪
Both of us lonely ♪

♪
Both of us lonely ♪

♪
We've got tonight ♪

♪
Who needs tomorrow ♪

♪
Who needs tomorrow ♪

♪
Let's make it last ♪

♪
Let's find a way ♪

♪
Oh, turn out the light ♪

♪Yeah ♪

♪
Turn out the light ♪

♪
Come take my hand ♪

♪
Come take my hand ♪

♪
We've got tonight, babe ♪

♪
Why don't you stay ♪



thank you.

Leroy bell.

Leroy, so we're no longer simply trying
to get through to the next round.

We're now looking for stardom.

We're looking for the ability to
sell records, sell tickets, own

the stage, and listen, you look
great, you sound great, but

you're still not working
it like a rock star.

You're not working it.

You're good, man, but I need more.

Okay.

$ million.

This is the big-time.

There is no mistaking,
darling, that you have a

beautiful voice and you deliver.

I think what L.A.'s saying and
what I hear most people talking

about is that it's live
television and there needs to be

more of a connection so that
the people who are watching

television feel exactly
what you're feeling.

And I saw that you got away from
the mic sandwich tonight and

you're beginning to
engage with the audience.

Keep it up.

Thank you.

Hi, Leroy.

Nice song.

Good voice.

In terms of -- in terms of
originality, in terms of what

you've done with the song,
hearing a new version, zero.

This is my problem, and I'm going
to direct this to you, Leroy.

$ million, appearing in a Pepsi super
bowl commercial will change your life.

Right now you're being mentored
like a session singer.

And basically, we have heard the same
kind of songs now four weeks in a row.

It's like you're in a cage.

Rough week.

You should have been a shark.

You acted like a dolphin.

I disagree.

And I say this to you not to
be mean, because I want you to

have a sh*t at winning.

Right now you can't
win this competition.

Agreed.

Nicole?

Leroy, I believe in you, and
I think tonight was the best

that you've ever sounded
in this competition.

No!

Thank you.

Nicole, let me ask you a question.

Nicole, Nicole, do you think
he can win based on that?

Of course I'm going to hold
that possibility he can win.

As a possibility,
that's not good enough.

That's a possibility, yes.

You have to say yes, he can win.

He's not going to win based
on what you've done.

I want to say thank you, once
again, Leroy, for being the

oldest contestant in this
competition and being so

courageous at years old
to go after your dreams.

Thank you, Nicole.

He's not older than Mick Jagger.

Quickly, Leroy, what do you think
about those horrible comments?

They're not horrible.

I don't think it's unfair.

He's calling you boring.

He's saying you can't win.

It's not horrible.

Constructive.

Can Leroy speak for a second?

No.

They're not horrible.

I didn't take it as they
were saying I was horrible.

I think I know what
they're talking about.

But I think -- I think I've got
what it takes to win this.

And if that means doing a couple of extra
things to do it, that's what I'll do.

Good news is, it's up to America.

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Leroy bell, everyone.

Coming up -- the -year-old
from mead, Colorado.

Last week she reminded Simon of a mini
beyon what will she make of rock week?

Welcome back to the x factor.

It's rock week.

Up next, the first of the girls.

Here's their mentor, Simon cowell.

Okay.

One of the greatest rock bands in
the world, the rolling stones.

One of my favorite singers from
hometown in mead, Colorado.

This is live.

Rachel crow.

Rachel crow.

I do enjoy working with Rachel a lot.

I think we've connected because
any time I used to talk to her,

she just used to giggle.

Now she has an opinion.

She's taking it very seriously.

That's a massive, massive change.

Love you.

Why can't everyone be like you.

My relationship with my mentor
right now is really good.

Knowing that he really
understands and gets where I'm

coming from, I think it will give
me more confidence to do my best.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Since it's rock week, I've chosen
one of the great rock songs.

I mean, that's what
we're supposed to do.

I like that.

I like the little inflection
you put at the end as well.

You made it a little bit quirky.

Loosen up.

You've listened to the lyric.

You know?

Yes.

I thought the important thing was
to find a rock song that had

a blues influence, so this
song works perfectly for her.

But I want you to feel this song.

He told you to look right and left.

I want you to imagine it
was your first concert.

The guy who sang this song
originally is a great performer.

I said to her forget what
everyone's telling you.

Just perform the song and let loose.

I have faith in Rachel this
week, but I think probably

what's going to be the biggest
challenge for her is her age is

going to be holding her back from really
connecting and really going there.

She's going to nail it,
I've got a feeling.

Rachel crow!

™?I can't get no ♪

♪Satisfaction ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪Satisfaction ♪

♪'Cause I try ♪

♪And I try ♪

♪And I try ♪

♪And I try ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪
When I'm driving in my car ♪

♪
And a that man comes on the radio ♪

♪
And he's telling me more and more ♪

♪
About some useless information ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪No, no, no, no ♪

♪Hey, hey ♪

♪
That's what I say ♪

♪Hey, hey ♪

♪
That's what I say ♪

♪Come on ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪Satisfaction ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪Satisfaction ♪

♪'Cause I try ♪

♪And I try ♪

♪And I try ♪

♪And I try ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪I can't get no ♪

♪No, no, no ♪

whoo!

All right, Rachel.

So listen, last week you made your
official return back to the competition.

Now the question is,
can you sell records?

The question is, can you sell tickets?

I can.

No.

Let me answer.

And the answer is yes.

Thank you.

I'm really proud.

Great song.

It wasn't some karaoke rendition.

You really gave it.

You brought energy to the room.

I'm really proud of you.

Thank you so much.

So rock and roll originated
from rhythm and blues music, so

that was the absolute
perfect song choice.

For me, this is my favorite
performance of yours out of all

of the performances.

Thank you so much!

And the reason is, is that rock
music, rock and roll, it's

just supposed to be effortless
and fun and letting go, and you

made it look so easy up there,
Rachel thank you so much.

Thank you.

Rachel, you are one of my favorites.

There's no doubt about it.

Thank you.

I love -- thank you so much.

I love how you are starting
to connect not only with the

camera, because you have that
down, but you're connecting now

wi the audience and reaching
out to the audience.

And that's what I
really love about you.

Thank you.

My personal opinion is when I
see you up there, it doesn't

matter if you have a hundred dancers.

I only see you.

Thank you so much.

Um, you know, Rachel, you
said to me this week, and I

liked this, is "I want to
win this competition."

I did.

And I actually can see
you winning the show.

I can see you in the
super bowl commercial.

And you know why?

There's nothing wrong with
admitting that you want to win.

Too many people in this
competition right now think I've

got a bit of TV exposure.

I'm going to get a record deal.

That, to me, means you're a loser.

I like winners.

And now you've got over the
fact that everyone likes you.

Most importantly now, people are going
to start to respect you as a singer.

Thank you, Simon.

Thank you so much.

Wonderful, wonderful comments.

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Well done you.

Enjoy that.

Enjoy it.

Coming up next -- it's Chris rene.

Can the trash hauler from Santa
Cruz, California, adapt his hip

hop rap style to rock?

We'll be right back.

Welcome back to the x factor.

Next up, it's the first of the
boys mentored by Mr. L.A. reid.

All right.

Performing a song by rock and roll hall
of fame Bob Marley, this is Chris rene.

Chris rene.

Last week being on that stage
felt like the best thing ever.

What I love about Chris, it's been a
challenge finding out what gives him tick.

In Chris rene's case, it's
giving him moral support and

making him continue to
believe in himself.

This competition is
really important to me.

Staying well is just as important.

I'm staying with you.

What I've been doing to stay
sober is going to meetings,

talking to my support group, my
family, my sponsor, reading my

book, and writing.

I just want Chris to be strong.

It's definitely not easy, and
nobody gets to see how hard it

is, but I'm working on it.

What really matters to me is
that this guy can walk out of

this thing and be a better
guy and not go back.

This week Chris rene is doing a song he
grew up on and an artist he grew up on.

It's something that's
really dear to him.

This song reminds me of my
childhood when me and my mom

would go out to lunch and she'd
pop the tape in and we'd listen

to it, dance in the car.

Hey, mom, I love you.

My mom comes to the show every week.

You were great.

Thank you.

Her being there means the
world to me, straight up.

My mom bought me my first
guitar when I was .

I've been doing music ever since.

Started play punk rock
when I was years old.

Gotta give me a rock star performance,
a rock star performance.

Not many people get this opportunity.

You take the opportunity,
you turn your life around.

Now he's got to be brilliant.

I think he's going to
nail it this week.

Watch what happens.

Chris rene!

™?We got people passin' on,
we got people getting stronger

woman let me hold you like I'm
supposed to I can sleep when I die

now we're gonna rise for a cause called
life when I look to the sea what do I

see a world full of people like you
like me everything's gonna be all right

are everything's gonna be all right
yes, everything's gonna be all right

no woman no cry uh, uh, yeah
no woman no cry first, second

yeah, I remember when we used to sit
uh, in the government yard in cali

oh, observing, oh.

The hypocrites the people we'd
meet good friends we have

good friends we lost along the
way yeah in this bright future

you can forget your past so dry your
tears, I say come on oh, ah, oh, ah

I know you know it sing it with me
now everything's gonna be all right

no woman no cry uh, uh no woman
no cry uh, uh no woman no cry

hey, Chris.

I love that song.

That was very original.

I thought that was very original.

I heard you.

And I rocked with it.

But I don't -- it's not what I'm -- it's
not my favorite performance by you.

I don't know.

It was like I loved it, but
was a little confused.

It was better than that.

I just have to go off my gut.

You were great.

I was confused by the music,
the track, the hybrid.

I like that you take a chance.

Thank you, Nicole.

Let's go to Paula.

I think you got by because Bob
Marley is inducted into the

rock and roll hall of fame and
rolling stone said it's one of

the best rock songs.

I know why you chose this for Chris.

Chris, what I love about you, it doesn't
matter if you are the best vocalist.

I buy into you.

You're original.

I love that.

Thank you.

I love that about you.

Thank you, Paula.

Chris, you know, I -- I
loved the performance.

And it would have been great if the
theme this week had been reggae music.

I don't care whether this guy
has been inducted into the rock

and roll hall of fame.

That is reggae music.

The theme, L.A., is rock music.

Where does it play?

On what radio stations does it play?

Rock stations.

I think we just flipped it.

Listen, Bob Marley was a rock star.

What's the purpose of having
a theme and not do it?

Let's have hip hop week
and see what drew does.

L.A., do you want to comment quickly?

I was really happy.

I was worried about you staying on key.

You did stay on key.

I completely -- and I loved that.

I completely understand what you did.

Bob Marley was a rock star.

Rolling stone magazine had him on the
cover a lot more than any urban cupcake.

I think you did a great job.

Let's give America the chance
to let us know what they think.

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Renegade.

After the break, from Los Angeles,
California, it's Stacy Francis.

Last week, the judges
questioned her song choice.

Has she made the right choice tonight?

We'll be back in a bit.

Welcome back to the x factor.

This last week you've been very busy
talking about the show on Twitter.

A lot of you have been rooting
for your favorite judge.

Last week L.A. reid was out in front.

Well done, sir.

Use the hashtags below and tell us who
deserves to be at the top this week.

Okay.

Next to sing tonight, the
second of the over s.

Nicole scherzinger.

Singing a song originally performed
by meatloaf is miss Stacy Francis.

™?Ain't no Mountain high enough ♪

oh, my God!

It's so important to me.

Just like Nicole to me
is more than a mentor.

She's a really good friend.

You know what I mean?

I think we have a really
deep, loving relationship.

She knows what I'm going through
and what I'm going through.

I have the same background you have.

I adore her as a person.

We work really well together.

She's very smart.

I would like to vote for Stacy Francis.

She's a fighter and I'm
very proud of her.

Last week I just had this
awful image of Nicole and her

playing Whitney Houston and Nicole
lending her one of her dresses.

I was really proud of her last week.

Stacy took a risk.

This week is rock week.

She's not a stereotypical rock
performer, but she's a very

soulful performer, and to me
those feed off one another.

When I think of rock, I think
of throwing it out there.

I think of big.

She's doing a meatloaf song.

She has to connect emotionally.

You have a place of pain to
draw from nobody else has.

It's hard to go to that place.

I had this dark relationship.

It's not a proud moment.

This week with the song
choice, I'm going there.

Last week I thought she was mediocre.

This week I hope she
does something smarter.

I hope she doesn't pander and
try to do a song I wrote again.

Stacy is a superstar diva.

Make it yours.

Tonight I'm going to sing from
a very real, authentic place.

I think it's very important.

Stacy Francis!

™?There were nights when
the wind was so cold ♪

♪ That my body froze
in bed and I'd just lose my life crying

forever ♪

♪
There were days when the sun was so cruel ♪

♪
That the tears turned to dust ♪

♪ And I just knew
my eyes were drying up forever ♪

♪
I been crying in the instant that you left ♪

♪
And I can't remember when or where or how ♪

♪ And I banished every
memory you and I had ever made ♪

♪
But when you touch me like this ♪

♪
And you hold me like that ♪

♪ I just have to admit
that it's all coming back to me ♪

♪
When I touch you like this ♪

♪
And you hold me like that ♪

♪
It's so hard to believe, but

it's all coming back to me now ♪

♪
All coming back to me ♪

♪
Coming back to me now ♪

♪
There were moments of gold and

there were flashes of light ♪

♪
There were things I'd never do

again, but then think
always seemed right ♪

♪
There were nights of endless pleasure ♪

♪
It was more than any laws allow ♪

♪
Baby, baby, baby, baby ♪

♪
If you forgive me all this ♪

♪
Forgive me all that ♪

♪ We forgive and
forget and it's all coming back to me ♪

♪ The flesh and the
fantasies all coming back to me ♪

♪
I can barely remember ♪

♪
It's all coming back to me now ♪



all right, Stacy.

I know you think I'm
about to be mean to you.

I'm not going to be mean.

You really sang that song really well.

I'm really happy for you.

I'm going to leave it at that.

Stacy, um, I'm going
to be really honest.

This was my least favorite
song you've ever performed.

Nicole, did you -- did
you pick that song?

This is a song that Stacy wanted
to sing this week because

she challenged herself and she
sang something different last

week and -- the song was
very close to her heart.

Your pitch was under.

I just didn't feel it.

You look lovely, though.

Stacy, let me start with the good news.

Your hair looks better this week.

Now the not so good news.

I thought the song was
a horrible choice.

As soon as I saw the studded
microphone, I knew what was coming.

It was -- I wanted a rock.

That was a pebble.

It was soft.

It's the sort of thing I would
expect someone to sing at the

Hilton hotel with people turning
their backs eating peanuts.

You are going backwards right now.

You've got to sort yourself out.

This is not a cabaret competition.

This is to find a recording artist.

Thank you, Simon.

We've got to move on, Simon.

We have to move on.

And the wind machine nearly
knocked you over at the end.

There's a genre of music
called glam rock, and, honey,

you are glam rock diva tonight.

I hear what they're saying.

I understand.

I don't know if it was the
best song for rock week.

But through all this adversity,
you continue to rise.

Your stars continue to rise.

And you know what?

You are so soulful.

You said you wanted to be r and
authentic in this performance.

And that's rock enough.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

I wanted to get back to my fans.

They said they wanted me to do
something that's important to

me, and that was important to me
to help them and give them what

they wanted, so hopefully I did that.

Thank you, Stacy.

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After the break, Melanie
amaro takes the stage.

Welcome back to the x factor
- rock week.

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Okay, let's go back to the girls.

Here's Simon cowell.

Okay.

It's rock week.

Sung by -- the original
artist is rlm, a rock band.

Melanie amaro doing a rock version.

Here she comes.

Last week Melanie was amazing.

That was your best.

My mentor, Simon, is very good.

He believes in me so much.

I like working with her because
she's got a beautiful voice.

I have a connection with Melanie.

I've been inside her home.

I know how much they
want her to succeed.

I was born in Florida.

At or , I was taken to the virgin
islands to live with my grandparents.

I came over here to Florida for
high school, try to start a new

life with my mom and dad.

I want to be able to
win this competition.

That way I'll be able to support
them and help them with

everything they need
help with back at home.

Since it's rock week, I've chosen one
of my favorite songs of all time.

It is a rock song.

They are a rock band, but
it's not an up-tempo song.

Again, here we go from the top.

Rock is not something that I
grew up listening to, so this is

really like you just took me out
of this place I was okay and,

here, work with that.

Play to the judges, play to the camera.

I've stripped away everything.

No dances.

No tricks.

Her and a piano.

It's just about her voice.

She's very soulful.

She's an unbelievable singer.

I don't know if I've
necessarily seen her let go.

Melanie edgy?

Forget about it.

Seriously.

How do you say Melanie and
edgy in the same sentence?

Everyone knows she's a great singer.

Now she's got to become an artist,
and this song could do it for her.

Melanie amaro!

™?

♪
When the day is long ♪

♪
And the night, the night is yours alone ♪

♪
When you feel you've had enough ♪

♪Of this life ♪

♪Well, hang on ♪

♪
Don't let yourself go ♪

♪Hmm, hmm ♪

♪
'Cause everybody cries ♪

♪
And everybody hurts ♪

♪Sometimes ♪

♪Hmm, hmm ♪

♪
Don't throw your hand, no ♪

♪
If you feel like you're alone ♪

♪
No, no, no, you're not alone ♪

♪Everybody hurts ♪

♪ Everybody,
everybody, everybody hurts, yeah ♪

♪ Everybody,
everybody sheds a tear, they cry ♪

♪
So you gotta hold on ♪

♪Hold on ♪

♪
Oh, everybody, everybody hurts ♪



okay, okay, I get it.

You're right, you're right, Simon.

I was confused.

That was rock, right?

That was rock.

Yeah.

Melanie, I love you.

You know you're my girl, right?

That was so not rock.

Well, okay.

You sounded beautiful, of course.

Thank you.

What I'm confused about right
now is that this is one of my

favorite songs and every time I
hear it I cry, and I don't know

why I didn't cry in this
performance right now.

I -- I'm always connected with you.

I would have loved if it were a
little bit more raw, and I would

have loved to have connected even that
much more, but you sounded beautiful.

Thank you.

Melanie, you took us to church.

Thank you.

Rock and roll church, right?

A rock and roll church.

Yes, indeed.

Melanie, here's the deal.

You have an unparalleled voice.

It's gorgeous.

Thank you.

I want to see you let
go and let loose now.

That's all I ask in your
upcoming performances.

Let go.

Thank you, thank you.

Okay.

Melanie, you know, that reminded
me of Adele, um, Alicia keys.

Um, Adele and Alicia are rock now?

What?

Alicia and Adele are rock now?

That was a rock song.

I tell you what, call rem and tell
them they're not a rock band.

Melanie, I'm very, very proud of you.

Trust me, the audience, as you
can hear, are really going to

support you on that.

You did great.

Thank you.

Well, Melanie, they're brutal
this evening, aren't they?

Yes, they are.

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Coming up from Columbus,
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Don't miss it.

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Let's go back to the over s.

Nicole scherzinger.

Singing a song from one of the
most important rock bands

today, from the foo fighters,
America, you ain't ready for

this, this is Mr. Josh krajcik.

Josh krajik!

J is supercool.

He feels like, I don't know,
like one of the pros.

She has great ideas.

Just think of this.

You know wt I mean?

Go big.

Absolutely.

She really gets me, and
so she's in my corner.

I relate to you to just being
a real natural roc star.

Let's make it real.

This is who you are.

The dream of being a rock star
started around when I was .

I dreamed of it every night.

Following the dream of being
a musician has been hard.

You may not make any money
as a musician for months.

I had a factory job running
a machine all day.

I took the job at a
restaurant because I had to.

It felt defeating.

I played rock and roll in all
kinds of venues, rooms that have

three people in them.

A nightmare gig.

You feel what the hell am I doing.

I've turned .

I've been trying this for years.

I knew what I was capable of.

I knew if I had thathance that
people would believe in me.

This is rock week.

This is Josh's cup of tea,
right down his alley.

If Nicole is choosin song, it's loaf.

If Josh is choosing the song,
it's going to be something good.

I'moing to ve to fight ck.

The expectations for me are pretty
high so the pressure is on.

I'm going to ge it everything I've got.

Josh krajcik!

™?

♪
Keep you in the dark ♪

♪
You know they all pretend ♪

♪
Keep you in the dark ♪

♪
And so it all began ♪

♪
Send in the skeletons ♪

♪
Sing as their bones go marching in again ♪

♪
The need you buried deep ♪

♪
The secrets that you keep are ever ready ♪

♪Are you ready ♪

♪
What if I say I'm not like the others ♪

♪ What if I say I'm
not just another one of your plays ♪

♪
You're the pretender ♪

♪
What if I say that I never surrender ♪

♪
What if I say I'm not like the others ♪

♪ What if I say I'm
not just another one of your plays ♪

♪
You're the pretender ♪

♪
What if I say I will never surrender ♪

♪
In time or so I'm told ♪

♪
I'm just another soul for sale ♪

♪Oh, well ♪

♪
Keep you in the dark ♪

♪
You know they all pretend ♪

♪
What if I say I'm not like the others ♪

♪ What if I say I'm
not just another one of your plays ♪

♪
You're the pretender ♪

♪
What if I say that I never surrender ♪

♪
What if I say I'm not like the others ♪

♪ What if I say I'm
not just another one of your plays ♪

♪
You're the pretender ♪

♪
What if I say I will never surrender ♪

♪Who are you ♪



all right, Josh.

You have the authenticity.

You have the stage presence.

You picked the right song.

And you're the only person that's
really rocked this house tonight.

I love that.

Thank you.

Josh, everything about tonight
h worked unbelievably for you.

Not only is this my favorite
performance you've done, but by

far the best performance
of the evening.

Amazing, amazing.

You're so good.

Thank you.

Josh, never, ever listen to a
single person again on this

show, because that was -- I used
it last week, I've got to say it

again -- bloody fantastic.

Thank you, Simon.

Way to go, Nicole.

Thank you, Nicole.

Oh, babe, you took me back like
I was in a rock band way back.

Got to tour with foo fighters.

Back to Josh.

I was in a band called --
you're the ultimate rock star.

Look, that's how it's done, America.

You rock.

You rock.

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Well done you.

After the break, it's the high school
rapper from Brooklyn, New York.

It's astro.

Welcome back to rock
week on the x factor.

Next, it's one of the boys.

L.A. reid.

Yessir.

This is the most popular contestant
on x factor, our man astro.

Man, man, I could not
be more proud of you.

Thank you, sir.

Last week being on stage was amazing.

I was nervous.

It was an eminem song.

I didn't want to mess it up.

I got a good response from the crowd.

My mom is working ba in New York.

Haven't seen her in my mouth.

-- I haven't seen her in a month.

My step pop is also a great role model.

T's me.

She just makes her food perfect.

When she makes it, it's perfect.

I love you, mom.

I love you, too.

Rock and roll represents freedom and
irreverence and all the things you do.

Astro is going to take a very
familiar song that becames big

as a hip hopit as it was rock hit.

I fell in love with hip hop
when I was years old.

Music is just an escape
for me, freedom.

It allows me to express feelings I
can't express when talking to people.

My song is about hip hop.

It's a love song.

I love this song.

I wouldn't necessarily be
astro and rock together.

It would be cool to see astro
challenge himself and do

something a little rockier.

He doesn't have bad
weeks and good weeks.

He's been pretty good
the whole way through.

He has to come through one week.

Maybe this is the week.

Astro.

This is dedicated to her the one and only
girl that's known all over the world

e's years old but I still try and
speak to her we talk all the time and my

heart beats through her she messed with
the wrong dudes and now she messed up

started doing dr*gs and
showing the kids that stuff

she rocking jewelry and getting
ballistic with pistols, whips,

the materialistic things she
changes slly but still I'd ther be

with her than chill with my homies
put on my headphones and zone out

listen to my favorite rapper
and she the one I think about

she left the hood and went to the bright
lights and now her voice just don't

sound right I see that she's having a
few issues the truth is I miss you

every step I take every little step I
take every move I make ery single day

every time I pray I'll be missing you
remember rapping Duke the hard the hard

I never thought that one
girl could bring me this far

every time I look at her doing
her thing I remember how we met

through the sugar hill g*ng she the
one and only that I could depend on

it may sound a li'l weird coming from a
kid cuz she was here before I was born

but we fell in love as soon as I found
out what love is I wanna get her back

to the old her and stop letting the
dancers control her I wanna take it back

to the old days when we connected
by letting the records play

but now it's the opposite of that bunch
of dudes in her ear just talking crap

but good news for anybody missing her
like I do ya boy's bringing hip hop back

every step I take every move I make
every single day every me I pray

I'll be missinyou thinng of the
y if youove hip hop the way I

do, lete see you raise your hands.

Yeah, yeah.

What a life to take what a bond
to bre I'll be missing you

what I want you to know
hip hop I miss you

thank you.

So I think that was a
very smart song choice.

Thank you.

Classic rock song, hip hop.

The question is, I don't know
if -- there's a question?

The question -- on astro
there's a question?

There's a question on astro
if you're ready at this age

for a $ million recording contract.

Thankou.

And I definitely believe you are.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Nicole.

Oh, astro, astro, astro.

Can you just suck for once?

I don't think you can.

Thank you.

You are phenomenal.

You are amazing.

You are ready right now in the
studio selling millions of albums.

Thank you.

Astro, this is two weeks in a row now.

You took on eminem last week.

You just took on puff daddy.

What's amazing is you've got
more maturity and intelligence

than some of the older
contestants in this show.

Thank you.

Because you know who you want to be.

You don't compromise,
and I'm with Nicole.

I think you've got a sh*t
at winning this, young man.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

I couldn't agree, more.

Again, you knocked it out of the
park, and I do believe you have

everying it takes to
win this compition.

But more importantly, you have
everything it takes to be a

major international star.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you, thank you.

Thank y for all those
universally positive comments.

Are you happy?

Yeah, it's a good night.

Stereo hogzz in the building.

A lot of girls in the bg.

Also, I want to y it's a special
day for me and my sister.

Happy Birthday to my
little sister, Reagan.

A showman to the last.

What a nice man.

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Up next, the last remaining
group, lakoda rayne survived a

final showdown last week, but
the pressure is on for them

again and Paula Abdul
when we come back.

Welcome back to the x factor-rock week.

Quick heads up.

Next week is on Thanksgiving.

We'll be on air one day earlier.

We start on Tuesday
night at central.

Please don't forget.

Last week Paula Abdul lost
the second of her groups.

Now she only has one left.

And they're up next.

Paula?

Yes.

Originally sung by fleetwood Mac,
here are my girls, lakoda rayne.

Lakoda rayne and the stereo
hogzz will sing for survival.

The act I'm sending home
is the stereo hogzz.

So close to having your
dreams come true, something

you've prayed for your entire life.

To know it can all just disappear.

I love you.

I'm so proud of you.

It's devastating, because when you
go home, it's not like this anymore.

It will never -- it will
never be like this.

Back home in Texas, I'm home-schooled,
so I -- I don't know.

I'm kind of alone a lot of the
time, but once I was put in this

group, I not only have three best
friends, but I have three sisters now.

I run a day-care center.

I miss my kids, but I
-- I love it here.

Nothing better than going to
sleep and you're in your dream

and then you wake up and
you're still in your dream.

Was born and raised in
capetown, South Africa.

My family moved all the way
to California to give me this

opportunity to be able to sing
and there's been so many doors

shut, and I've never been
this close in my life.

When I was little, I would stand
there for hours in the mirror

singing, but I want to be able
to live my own dream and not

pretend to be somebody else.

They're humble girls.

They have amazing talent.

They've dreamt this their whole life.

If the girls go, Paula's out.

That's the end of Paula.

So no pressure.

I have one group left, and I am confident
that lakoda rayne is here to stay.

Five, six, seven, eight.

It's been two weeks in a row
that a group has gone home.

Just smile your face off.

Our dream's on the line.

You guys feel good?

We're going to make Paula proud.

Lakoda rayne!

Joesy's on vacation far away ♪

♪
Come around and talk it over ♪

♪
So many things I wanna say ♪

♪
You know I like my boys a little bit older ♪

♪
I just wanna use your love tonight ♪

♪
I don't wanna lose your love tonight ♪

♪
All my friends are nowhere to be found ♪

♪
No one's around when I'm in trouble ♪

♪
You know I'd do anything for you ♪

♪
Stay the night but keep it undercover ♪

♪
I just wanna use your love tonight ♪

♪
Tonight, tonight, tonight ♪

♪
Tonight, tonight ♪

♪
I don't wanna lose your love tonight ♪

♪Yeah ♪

♪
You can go your own way ♪

♪
You can call it another lonely day ♪

♪
Another lonely day ♪

♪
You can go your own way ♪

♪
You can go your own way ♪

♪
You can call it another lonely day ♪

♪
Come on, everybody ♪

♪Go your own way ♪

♪
You can go your own way ♪

♪Come on, y'all ♪

♪Go your own way ♪

♪Yeah ♪

♪
Go on your own way ♪

♪Whoa, whoa ♪

♪
You can go your own way ♪

♪
You can go your own way ♪

♪
You can call it another lonely day ♪

♪
Another lonely day ♪

♪
You can go your own way ♪

♪
You can go your own way ♪

♪
You can go your own way ♪



you know what I'm happy about
is this is the first time I've

ever seen you have fun.

First time.

All right.

Now, does it measure up -- does it
measure up to your competitors?

Do you have what it
takes to be superstars?

I think we do.

We definitely do.

Listen, it was better.

To me it was better.

Was it amazing?

Was it great?

I'm just not sure.

I don't know.

Girls, I think you found your lane.

Country rock.

I've been missing some of the
edge, some of the rawness, and,

you know, the fun from it.

So tonight you did your thing.

I want to see you let go even more.

I know you have it.

Vocally in your performance,
you're holding back a little bit.

So let go even more.

We're up to the challenge.

Girls, I've always thought
you've got potential.

I thought tonight overall was a complete
mess, if you want my honest opinion.

You know, I really hope America
sticks with you, because I think

it was a great performance
waiting to happen, but I have to

tell you at the point you
jumped off those boxes and the

ridiculous dances, did that
stupid choreography which was

unnecessary, it made it gimmicky.

Simon, you're being mean.

You're being mean.

It wasn't that bad.

Watch your back, watch your back.

Boys, really, no disrespect,
but these girls have earned

their place right here on this stage.

I am most proud of them because
they came together as a group.

They stood their ground and they chose
this song and they did a great job.

And there's a void in the
marketplace where once the Dixie

chicks owned it, and I really feel
-- and you had them sing that song?

I really feel these girls
can own that space, too.

I've missed the Dixie chicks.

I hope America loves
them as much as I do.

Thanks, Paula.

Let's hear from the girls.

Girls, what do you make
of those comments?

We chose our own song tonight.

We came out here feeling
really confident about it.

We gave a good performance.

It is rock week.

It is rock week.

You girls are having a tough
ride on the x factor.

How's morale in general.

You girls okay?

We're keeping our energy up.

We love being here.

Confidence is key.

Keep it up.

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Coming up, the school girl
from chino valley, Arizona.

Last week L.A. reid said all her
performances were the same.

Can we change his mind?

Next up it's drew when we come back.

Welcome back to rock
week on the x factor.

Okay.

Let's take a look at which judge
is ahead on Twitter, shall we?

It would seem Simon
cowell is back on top.

Simon, it also seems that the meaner
you are, the more popular you are.

Well, I actually did join
Twitter tonight officially.

I'm just slightly surprised
why it's only %.

I think you should be happy with
that considering last week.

Thank you all indeed.

The night is still young.

Ay.

Here's the final singer.

Back to Simon cowell.

Simon?

God, I hope we don't mention that
again, I'm the most popular judge.

%.

Quite a lot.

Okay.

My last contestant, years
old, singing a U song.

Is it a rock song, though?

It's drew.

Sounded the same to me.

I need to see you do
something different.

You were mean to me tonight.

I wasn't mean to you.

L.A. is a competitive person
and he's trying to get inside

drew's head, but she's
got me as a mentor.

You did great.

That was a little bit shocking
to me just because I've

never, ever had that experience before.

Back in my hometown, it
was all good feedback.

And then I came to x factor and
it was good feedback all the way

until last week.

It's a -day work week.

I have choreography.

I have wardrobe.

I have hair.

I have makeup.

I have vocals.

And on top of all that,
I have to go to school.

We did your paper.

We are held accountable not
only to do well in the

competition, but to do well at school.

Nobody gets a free pass just because
they're in the competition.

They go to school for
three hours a day.

It's a lot of work, but I'm willing to
do all of that to win this competition.

We take a little bit off the top.

Yeah.

This is amazing this week.

I'm more confident than ever.

Drew, the one that does the same
thing over and over and over.

You know what I heard
she's doing this week?

Same thing over and over.

Loved that.

I think you're going to see a very,
very different drew this week.

Now if I get criticism again, I'm going
to be a little more prepared for it.

Drew!

™?

♪
S stone set in your eyes ♪

♪
See the Thorn twist in your side ♪

♪
And I wait for you ♪

♪
Sleight of hand and twist of fate ♪

♪
On a bed of nails he makes me wait ♪

♪
And I wait without you ♪

♪
With or without you ♪

♪
With or without you ♪

♪
And I'm waiting for you ♪

♪
With or without you ♪

♪Oh, oh.

™?

♪
I can't live with or without you ♪

♪
And you give yourself away ♪

♪
And you give yourself away ♪

♪And you give ♪

♪And you give ♪

♪
And you give yourself away ♪

♪
With or without you ♪

♪
With or without you ♪

♪Oh, oh ♪

♪I can't live ♪

♪
With or without you ♪

♪
With or without you ♪



all right, drew.

You already know it.

I'm going to tell you again, you
have maybe the most original

voice of every contestant we have.

Thank you.

You're really special.

I'm still in that place that
I was last week, right?

Wait a minute.

I loved you last week.

So I don't know why they're
booing me, because I really

loved you then and I love you now.

I'm still phing for more because
the competition is stiff.

But you have what it takes
to go the distance.

Yeah, I'm trying to keep my base
on the genre that I want to be.

Listen, just do you, honey.

You can do it.

Thank you.

So, drew, you know how
much I adore you.

Yeah.

I love that song.

But I was waiting as well and
waiting for the tempo to pick up

and waiting for more.

I understand if we were doing
like acoustic or so rock.

It's got electric guitars.

It's got more energy.

I've seen you do th I knew
you could make this beauful.

This is the slowest rock song.

I don't -- I just -- I'm a
little frustrated, actually.

I'm a little frustrated.

Sorry.

Here's the good thing, drew.

Yo'ren a good place becse
you have a big fan base.

And when you have a big fan base,
take advantage of these genres.

The reason why we're having
genres is so you can lead to

diversity and diversity leads
to long, long success.

So take advantage of it and maybe an
up-tempo would be good to hear from you.

You have a beautiful voice.

Okay.

Drew, what I would say is
take no notice of the three

witches on my right-hand side,
particularly cruella I the

middle who thought doing a meatloaf
song up-tempo is original.

This is all about being unique,
appealing to your fan base and

doing something no one's heard before.

That's why I believe you'll be in
this competition 'til the end.

I love you, Simon.

Thank you for all my fans and
thank you for supporting me.

Thank you, drew.

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Well done, drew.

Okay.

Last week, L.A. and Paula told
Maryland's Marcus canty he was a star.

Nicole said he was a superstar.

Just Simon cowell to convince.

Marcus after the break.

Welcome back to rock
week on the x factor.

In just a few minutes we'll
open the voting lines.

Then you can vote for your favorites.

Before that, here's the final
singer from the boys, L.A. reid.

Yes, sir.

This week doing a song written
and performed by the rock star

Janis joplin, here's the rock
version of Marcus canty.

Marcus.

Marcus is a joy to work with.

He's what we call a
pk, a preacher's kid.

The church is a huge part of my life.

I started singing with my mom at the
church choir about years old.

I used to jam every Sunday.

Dance and do it up.

Hello, Marcus.

One of the things I used to do at church
each sunda is look out for the kids.

You all gonna make me cry.

I'm kind of like the role model.

My aunt is the pastor of the church.

I'm so proud of you.

I'm just so glad you're
living out your dream.

The pastor, my aunt, is
such an inspiration to me.

I'm going to make y'all
proud this week, okay?

The theme this week is
rock and roll, baby.

I want sexy, dirty, I
want him to be bad.

I want him to get himself
in a lot of trouble.

The choreography with Brian, he wanted
me to embrace the inner rocker.

It was difficult.

I'm conservative.

This is my mom and my aunt.

It's important for me to
maintain my moral values.

Where's the bad boy Marcus?

I will make sure you don't do anything
beneath you or that cheapens you.

I have a really tough week.

He and rock music don't go together.

It's about being an artist.

I want to make sure Marcus
is there at the same time.

I want to show you I can be
a good boy and a rocker.

Marcus canty!

™?Come on, come on,
come on, come on ♪

♪
Didn't I make you feel ♪

♪
Like you were the only woman ♪

♪Yeah ♪

♪ A didn't I give you
nearly everything that a man possibly

can, baby ♪

♪You know I did ♪

♪ Each time I tell mf
that I think I couldn't get enough ♪

♪ Well, I'm gonna
show you, baby, that a real m can be

tough ♪

♪ I want you to
come on, come on, come on, come on ♪

♪And take it ♪

♪ Take a another
little piece of my heart now, baby ♪

♪Whoa, whoa♪

♪
Come on, y'all know it ♪

♪
Take another little bit of my

heart, now, darling,
yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Hve another
little piece of my heart now, baby ♪

♪
Younow you got it ♪

♪
If it makes you feel good ♪

♪ When youre out
on the street looking good, baby ♪

♪
And you know itin't right, y'all ♪

♪
You know it ain't right, y'all ♪

♪ Never, never,
never hear me crying a night, baby ♪

♪ Eh time I tell
myself that I think I couldn't stand the

pain ♪

♪
You hold me in your arms ♪

♪
And sing it once again ♪

♪
Come on, come on, come on, come on ♪

♪And take it ♪

♪ Take another
little piece of my heart now, baby ♪

♪Whoa, whoa ♪

♪Break it ♪

♪ Break another
little bitf my heart now, darling ♪

♪
Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪Now, come on ♪

♪Hey, hey, yeah ♪ :

♪Have another little
piece of my heart now ♪

♪
You know you got it ♪

♪
If it makes you feel good ♪



Marcus --

Marcus, you took on the
queen of roots rock.

You took on the queen of roots
rock, Janis joplin, and you lit

that stage on fire, like literally.

That was crazy.

You know what?

It was raw.

It was you.

You put everything into it.

That's all I could ever want
from this week with rock music.

And don't you worry about a thing,
because I know you rocked

your church out toight.

I know you rockedhem out proud.

Thk you, Nicole.

Without qution, Marcus, you are the
entertainer of this competition.

We don't even have a choice.

I'm exhausted from watching your
performances, but they take me

in all the way, all the y, all the way.

Thank you.

By the way, you're very
considerate, too, because you

mopped up the floor for the
crew, andhatas awesome.

Marcus, you said you were
goi to be a gd boy, and I

saw you looking up girls'

skirt I mean, your mentor, the
vil, just put you in hell.

I mean,eriously.

Man -- yes, you need to.

Apart from that, I don't
think the song suited you.

Oh, come on!

I don't.

I me is not you pretending
to be somebody.

Not you at your best.

Too much tetaon.

Disagree.

Marcus, don't listen to any of that.

You rocked!

Almost a clean sweep.

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Well done, Marcus.

So the final have
done all they can do.

Now it's over to you.

Only nine acts can go rough.

Here's all the info you need to vote.

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Who needs tomorrow ♪

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Everything's gonna be all right ♪

♪Baby, baby, baby ♪ :

♪Forgive me like this ♪

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♪What if I say I'll never

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Not or .

Please do not get that wrong.

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vote, so get on it people.

Simon, rock night, you
guys were on fire.

How was it for you?

I had a great night.

Great night?

Absolutely.

Paula, Nicole?

Keep on rocking.

It's a free world.

A good night all around.

Tomorrow night, the results.

Nine acts will go through
and one will go home.

And with a worldwide exclusive
performance here in the studio,

rihanna is joining us.

That's going to be fun.

That's all tomorrow,
Thursday, , : central.

Up next tonight, stay tuned
for your local news.

I'm Steve Jones.

From the x factor, from our
contestants, from our dancers,

from the judges, from the audience,
a very good night to you.

All the best.