02x11 - Judge's House #3: Part 1

[bunniefuu]

Thousands auditioned...
[Cheers and applause]

[All vocalizing]

And now just acts remain.

Cece frey.

Emblem.

Tate Stevens.

Carly rose sonenclar.

Last night the acts were split
into four categories, and

the judges became mentors.

The category that they would
like you to mentor is... the teens!

[Gasps] Are you serious?

The groups.

Um... The young adults.

No way!

The over-s.

Yeah!

Oh, my God.

Each category was invited
to their judge's home.

[Screaming]

[Cheers and applause]

When I found out that I had the overs,
that was a little bit disappointing.

And the fight was on for
a place in the final .

♪ Ahhh ♪

The young adults performed
for their mentor, Demi.

♪ Oh, oh, oh! ♪

I don't think he could
win this competition.

This is really hard.

♪ Every little thing ♪

♪ she does is magic ♪

And the groups sang for Simon.

♪ Impossible ♪

♪ impossible ♪

My heart says yes to them,
and my head says yes to them.

But we can't have both.

Tonight... I'm
here to find a star.

Prove to me that
you're worth my time.

The over-s face
their mentor, L.A. Reid.

Talent isn't the question.

Viability in the marketplace
is the question.

And the teens face Britney Spears...
I'm just not convinced it's

strong enough.

With guest judges... She
cares about her moves too much.

Will. I.Am... She's like a
little dragon, scorching the town.

And... ♪ LA,
LA, LA, LA, LA ♪

♪ LA, LA, LA, LA ♪

Justin bieber.

I felt it, you know.

Emotionally, I felt it.

The battle for a place
in the live finals is on.

Flawless.

How do you compete
against that?

We need to get these
six down to four.

I don't want to see anybody go.

One, two, three... You sure
you're making the right decision?

I think I am.

[Electropop music]

♪ ♪

[Lily Allen's the
fear (I don't know)]

♪
♪

Here we are at my home
in Beverly hills, and I am

mentoring the category over-s.

This is what it is, the final
six in our category, and

everybody's got the same dream.

My contestants are
Jason Brock, Tara Simon,

vino Allen, David correy, Tate
Stevens, and Daryl black,

but only four can go
through to the live shows.

I really didn't
want this category.

I'm known for developing young
artists like Justin bieber, who.

I decided to bring to help
mentor this category, and his

manager, scooter braun.

Whatever you did in your
first audition, wonderful.

What you did in boot
camp, wonderful.

Now you're here at my house.

You know, at the end of the day,
it's going to be about winning.

And I want to win, so I'm not
happy, but I'm still planning on

winning.

You guys have this platform
to just do so much, and I feel

like, you know, you just have
to just give it your all.

I'm here to find a star.

You're already the underdogs, so
I need you to go out there and

really prove to me that
you're worth my time.

I want L.A. to
really believe in me.

I want him to be on my side.

There's really great
talent here, you know.

I want to be one of the ones
that he wants to keep and that

he thinks really has a chance.

I had people tell me when I was a
kid, like family, "Jason, you

can't do that.

You can't do that.

There's a lot of people who
sing better than you."

And that is something you
believe inside, because...

it's your family.

And I still remember it.

Just to be this far
is really an honor.

I mean, when I was a kid,
I was a total misfit.

Finding my voice really
helped me develop confidence.

I could think to myself, "well,
at least I have my singing."

♪ I'm in a New York ♪

♪ state of mind ♪

Your voice is a
song's best friend.

Thank you so much.

I love you.

Just experiencing this, I can't
imagine going back to my

tech-support job.

I have a lot to give to the
world, but I'm , and this

might be my last
chance to make it big.

I mean, this is a
huge opportunity.

Hey, there.

Good afternoon.

Good to see you.

You ready for today?

I'm ready for today.

I'm ready to impress y'all.

Take it.

All right.

[Fergie's big girls don't cry]

♪
♪

♪ the smell of your skin ♪

♪ lingers on me now ♪

♪ you're probably ♪

♪ on your flight back ♪

♪ to your hometown ♪

♪ I hope you know ♪

♪ I hope you know ♪

♪ that this had nothing ♪

♪ to do with you ♪

♪ it's personal ♪

♪ myself and I ♪

♪ we got some ♪

♪ straightening out to do ♪

♪ and I'm going to miss you ♪

♪ like a child ♪

♪ misses his blanket ♪

♪ but I got to get ♪

♪ a move on with my life ♪

♪ it's time to be ♪

♪ a big girl now ♪

♪ and big girls don't cry ♪

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

How did that feel?

It felt great.

Yeah?

It felt great, yeah.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, guys... of course.

I felt so good about that, and
it just went out just the way.

I wanted it to.

That was a really
strong vocal performance.

Vocal performance,
of course.

He didn't hold back at all.

I think that he gave it
everything, and that showed.

That's not in question.

But it's not only about that.

You're looking for one.

Yeah.

Yes, we are.

One.

And is that the one?

You got to make that
decision in the end.

That's right.

Would you do it?

$ million?

That's a big contract.

Hold that thought.

How you feel?

I feel good.

My voice was, like, all there.

Mm-hmm.

It was there.

I think they liked it.

The pressure has just gone
up million percent knowing

that this is your last
audition to make it to live's.

I mean, everyone
here is talented.

There is no question.

Everyone's talented.

That's when it starts
messing with your mind.

"Damn, that what they want?"

What do you think makes you
different than the other

contestants?

I'm adopted, so I feel like
this opportunity will reconnect

me with my birth mother
if she hears my voice.

Beautiful.

That's beautiful.

In this competition,
forget pressure.

It's do or die.

What's going on, y'all?

What's going on?

How y'all feeling?

Good.

Great. How are you?

I've been waiting for this
moment my whole life, man.

Well, good luck to you.

[Jessie j's domino]

♪
♪

♪ you got me
losing my mind ♪

♪ my heart beats out of time ♪

♪ I'm seeing Hollywood stars ♪

♪ you strum me like a guitar ♪

♪ rock my world ♪

♪ under the sunlight ♪

♪ make this dream ♪

♪ the best I've ever known ♪

♪ dirty dancing ♪

♪ in the moonlight ♪

♪ take me down ♪

♪ like I'm a domino ♪

♪ oh ♪

♪ oh ♪

♪ oh ♪

♪ yeah, yeah ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ like I'm a domino ♪

Mm.

Thank you all so much, man.

Appreciate it.

Yes, sir.

Appreciate it.

Whew.

Like, there were some
notes that were just like...

I don't know... they were
giving me chill bumps.

I thought he was great.

What do you mean?

I thought he was great.

I think the voice was there.

I think he's got a
look to him, you know.

I think he could go far.

Talent isn't the question.

Viability in the marketplace
is the question.

I saw pure passion.

I think that's the
hardest thing

to find... someone who's
just pure passion.

I gave them all of me.

And at the end of the day, I can
go home and live with that.

Hopefully this isn't my... end
of my journey, and if they do

decide to pick me, I'm going to
go times harder than I've

gone so far.

What I'm looking for from
each audition today is the

contestant that will walk on to
that platform and leave it all

right there on that stage... really
show me that you really want it.

Ready for this?

I'm ready.

The stage is yours.

♪ Everybody's high ♪

♪ on consolation ♪

This is the last audition
before possibly going to live

shows... a lot of pressure.

My wife is proud of me.

My kids are proud of me.

You know, that's
what drives me.

♪ Now it's up to me ♪

♪ ooh ♪

♪ 'cause she's gone ♪

♪ she's gone ♪

♪ oh, I ♪

♪ I'd pay the devil ♪

♪ to replace her ♪

♪ she's gone ♪

♪ she's gone ♪

♪ what went wrong ♪

♪ went wrong, went wrong ♪

You felt that.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Yeah, thank you, Daryl.

Thank you.

I don't know what's going to happen,
but I put my heart and soul out there.

I really hope I did enough to
move on to the live shows.

I mean, you never really know.

You don't know what they're looking
for, so I hope I did enough.

He's got a special voice.

With a band behind
him, it could work.

But I didn't find the
voice tone to be unique.

I just didn't.

I just thought it was singing.

I mean, it was powerful.

You know, he brought it down.

He... you know, I feel
like he was strong.

It was funny because, you
know, when I got there in

Kansas City, saw a few cowboy
hats, you know, throughout the

crowd, but not very many.

The farther along we got in the
live audition with the judges,

I'm the only dude in a hat.

♪ But anything goes ♪

♪ when everything's gone ♪

You are a true country star.

I'm a father, first and
foremost, and a husband, and

I put my career on hold
to raise my family.

This is so for them.

I want them to be proud, and I
want them to say, "that's my dad."

I don't want go back to asphalt
work and concrete work.

I don't want to do that.

I don't want to do that.

For me to be able to make it to the
live show for my family would be huge.

What's going on, fellas?

I have to bring it.

I have to be on and show that I
do have what it takes to win.

Good luck to you.

Thank you.

[Brian mcknight's back at one]

♪ It's undeniable ♪

♪ that we should be together ♪

♪ it's unbelievable ♪

♪ how I used to say ♪

♪ that I'd fall never ♪

♪ the basis is need-to-know ♪

♪ if you don't know ♪

♪ just how I feel ♪

♪ but let me show you now ♪

♪ that I'm for real ♪

♪ one ♪

♪ you're like a dream ♪

♪ come true ♪

♪ two ♪

♪ just want to be with you ♪

♪ three ♪

♪ girl, it's plain to see ♪

♪ that you're the only ♪

♪ one for me ♪

♪ and four ♪

♪ repeat steps ♪

♪ one through three ♪

♪ five ♪

♪ make you fall in love ♪

♪ with me ♪

♪ if ever I believe ♪

♪ my work is done ♪

♪ then I'll start back at one ♪

[Exhales sharply]

Good song choice.

Thank you, sir.

Felt good?

It felt good.

It felt good.

You think he's a keeper?

There's something about him
that you want to root for him.

I think he's charismatic, and
I think he has a great voice.

If you had to go in that
bank account and write a check

for $ million, would you
give it to that guy?

I'm not sure.

I hope they saw something that
they said, "hey, you know what?

We can mold something
out of that."

I hope I did enough to stay.

If I make it through, there
ain't no more asphalt work,

ain't no more concrete work
for this old boy right here.

To be surrounded by such
talent in this six has been,

like, the most validating thing
that's happened in my life.

I'm trying to make sure to
remember I'm blessed for, you

know, having this opportunity.

Yeah.

When I was a kid, my mom
married an abusive man, you know.

I was physically tortured and
mentally tortured, but the

biggest t*rture of all was having
her beaten, you know, nightly.

Music was always the thing that
kind of took away the pain.

It kept me sane.

If I had a kid, I'd be
skyping with him every night.

That'd be the only
sanity I have right now.

As a provider,
as a man, as a

father, I wanted to do something
different than what was being

done to me and my mom.

Winning the $ million would
allow me to offer my son, you

know, a future and a
life that I didn't have.

This is the most important
performance of my life.

If I don't win L.A. over,
this could be my last chance.

Hey, guys.

You ready?

I'm ready.

Good luck to you.

Do your thing.

[Pink's sober]

♪
♪

♪ I don't want to be ♪

♪ the guy ♪

♪ all night, yeah ♪

♪ or the guy who never ♪

♪ wants to be alone ♪

♪ ah, the sun is blinding ♪

♪ that's not the way ♪

♪ I want my story to end ♪

♪ I'm safe up high ♪

♪ nothing can touch me ♪

♪ so why do I feel ♪

♪ this party's over? ♪

♪ no pain inside ♪

♪ you're my perfection ♪

♪ so why do I feel ♪

♪ this good sober? ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ ah, the sun is blinding ♪

♪ this is not the way ♪

♪ I want my story to end ♪

Thank you, sir.

Appreciate your help.

Yeah.

Appreciate you
settling me down.

Thanks, man,
appreciate your help.

If you win the $ million,
I'm going to need some shoes.

[Laughs]

Appreciate y'all.

I can tell the
dude is petrified.

He's nervous, he's scuffing up
your shoes, but he stepped up.

Yeah, that was a
great performance.

Just... I felt it, you know.

Emotionally, I felt it.

Great voice, all
that soul, right?

But then I'm looking, and I'm
like, "okay, the package, the

package, the package."

The package.

It's not... I don't know.

I gave everything, every bit
of me on that performance just

now, so we shall see
if it's enough.

This is the most nervous
I've been, though, for real.

That's good to hear, because
I haven't seen you nervous yet.

I'm nervous because
I can taste it now.

Like, it's real.

I feel like I will
win the whole thing.

I'm going to say it.

I'm just going to say it.

Everyone's a star until one
really walks in the room.

It don't even have to be the
best singer... you just know.

You know.

I've always been
a star, you know.

People just have now
caught on to it.

Why does it have to
be less is more?

Why can't more be good?

If there's a buffet, I am taking
something of everything, even if

I don't like it.

So my voice is no different.

If I can do it, I'm going to try and do it, and...
I'm trying my best to show,

like, vocal maturity
and vocal restraint.

It's been really tough.

Oh!

This is way too crucial.

I feel like I can't,
like, [Grunts].

[Squealing]

I hope that America is going to
love me, and I want to be...

I want to be America's darling.

Let's do it, oh.

Give me a tour... I'm on it.

I'll choreograph my own stuff.

I will arrange
my own harmonies.

I'm going to make them a lot of money,
and I'm going to prove it to them today.

Hello.

Hello. How are you?

I'm fabulous.

You ready?

I'm ready.

Okay, the stage is yours.

Good luck.

Okay, thank you.

[Hoobastank's the
reason is you]

♪
♪

♪ I'm not a perfect person ♪

♪ there's many things ♪

♪ I wish I didn't do ♪

♪ but I continue learning ♪

♪ I never meant to do ♪

♪ those things to you ♪

♪ I'll be the one who catches ♪

♪ all your tears ♪

♪ that's why I need ♪

♪ you to hear ♪

♪ I found a reason for me ♪

♪ to change who I used to be ♪

♪ a reason to start over ♪

♪ new ♪

♪ and the reason is you ♪

[Holding note]

[Exhales sharply]

Thank you, Jesus.

All right.

That was super fun.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Okay, see you soon.

♪ I wouldn't want to be ♪

♪ anybody else ♪

[Giggles]

♪ Happy dance, happy dance ♪

♪ happy dance, happy dance ♪

I believe that I showed them
enough, and I believe that.

I deserve to go to live shows.

It was a near-perfect
performance.

She's got a big voice.

Yeah, she's got a big voice,
but, like, she should make sure

to have those more sweet
moments with her voice.

I came into this "judge's
home" segment thinking.

I knew which of the
contestants were my favorite.

I didn't know nothing.

[Sighs]

In the beginning, I wasn't
particularly thrilled with this

category, but after hearing the
contestants, I'm having a change

of heart.

And deliberating this category
is much tougher than I could

have ever imagined.

All right, guys, this
is the moment of truth.

We have to now decide who do we
keep and who do we send home.

The waiting is excruciating.

Yeah, but us three in this
room are not going home.

You feel stardom.

You feel passion.

You feel lovability.

Can you love them?

Can the world love them?

Now everything I've done,
it lays in L.A. Reid's hand.

And I want to prove to him I
am that person who's going to

make him a lot of money.

Let's talk about this
contestant right here.

That's one of the two
that are very tough for me.

You know, I feel
like the dark horse.

All I know is I definitely
don't want to go home.

I don't want to
see anybody go.

This is steep competition.

Holy cow, it's a shark t*nk.

Everyone here is talented.

Everyone's a thr*at.

And one of those
two is going home.

On three, put your
finger on it... ready?

All right, ready?

This is going to suck.

It would be shock and
awe if I didn't make it.

I have to hear "yes"

tomorrow.

I feel like I
deserve to be here.

One, two, three.

[Fingers thud on table]

That sucks.

That sucks real bad.

[Singers vocalizing]

♪ Party like a rock star ♪

[Vocalizing]

Flawless, to the point
where it's not fair.

[Britney Spears' circus]

♪ All eyes on me ♪

♪ in the center of the ring ♪

♪ just like a circus ♪

I've got six acts, but I can
only take four through with me

to live shows.

In this category, I've got
carly rose sonenclar,

Reed deming, diamond white,
James Tanner, arin ray,

and Beatrice Miller.

This is team Britney, folks.

I know.

Um, except that she is sending
two of us home tomorrow,

so it's not really team Britney.

[Laughs]

Yet.

It's team whoever
Britney likes.

It's pre-team Britney.

I got to step my game up.

Competition this year is crazy.

You can't really put that
guard down, because you never

know what they're going
to come out with.

I'm just anxious a lot.

It just gets more
and more important.

We are all obviously
competitive, because they are

all really good.

It's going to be a
fight to the death.

I'm not fighting
to save myself.

I'm fighting to win.

If we were all, like,
archrivals, we'd be totally...

I mean, not like, totally like,
we'd want to sabotage each

other, but just, like, we
didn't like each other.

So here today to help me
make my decision is will. I.Am.

He has such a fresh sound, and he
knows what kids are listening

to.

It's going to be really tough.

I'm glad I don't
have to choose.

I'm glad you're
here to help me.

Oh, my gosh, I think
I just heard my name.

It's really important for me to
win, because right now my living

situation in L.A.
is not good for me.

I live in a tiny apartment.

It's not like a home at all.

Yeah, me and my mom do share a
bed, and it's not the best thing.

Oh, my God.

Diamond, the judges
are ready for you.

Oh, my gosh.

Okay, guys, wish me luck.

I can't believe I'm here.

It's crazy, and I'm
really proud of myself.

This is what is
going to help me

to pursue my dreams, so I'm just
hoping everything works out.

Hi, sweetie.

Hi.

We're ready whenever
you are, sweetie.

[Avril lavigne's I'm with you]

♪
♪

♪ it's a dang cold night ♪

♪ trying to figure out ♪

♪ things like ♪

♪ won't you take me ♪

♪ by the hand ♪

♪ take me somewhere new ♪

♪ I don't know who you are ♪

♪ but I'm ♪

♪ I'm with you ♪

♪ I'm with you ♪

♪ oh, why is everything ♪

♪ so confusing? ♪

♪ maybe I'm just ♪

♪ out of my mind ♪

♪ yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah ♪

♪ yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ I'm with you ♪

So what do you think?

I think, um, she
sings amazing.

But I think she cares
about her moves too much.

This is such a big
opportunity for me.

Like, a lot of people say, like,
this means the world, but for

me, it means way
more than the world.

Flawless... to the point
where it's not fair.

I feel like I did
the best I could do.

I wouldn't go back
and change anything.

I think she needs to work on
her stage performance and a

little more confidence.

Do you see her being
one of the four you pick?

I don't know.

I have to see the
rest of them to see.

Yeah.

She just k*lled it.

How do you compete
against that?

The competition is fierce.

They're all so amazingly
talented, and it's intimidating.

It's nerve-racking.

In my very first audition, I was
nervous, and it got the best of

me.

I'm just nervous.

♪ And I'd catch a grenade ♪

♪ for you ♪

I had to, you know,
just prove myself.

Today's performance is
so important to me.

You know, I have to get past this
round, show them that I can

make it on to the live shows
and that I have what it takes.

I've got to take it up a notch,
because it would be a shame to

not show the judges
absolutely everything.

I think my entire life has been
in preparation for this moment.

Hello.

Hello.

What's up, Reed?

Ah, it's amazing.

Holy cow.

Whoo!

[Chuckles]

So we're ready
whenever you are.

All right.

[Plain white t's
hey, there, delilah]

♪ Oh, it's what you do to me ♪

♪ whoa, it's what
you do to me ♪

♪ , Miles
seems pretty far ♪

♪ but they've got planes ♪

♪ and trains and cars ♪

♪ and I'd walk to you ♪

♪ if I had no other way ♪

♪ whoa, delilah ♪

♪ I can promise you ♪

♪ that by the time ♪

♪ we get through ♪

♪ the world will never, ever ♪

♪ be the same ♪

♪ and you're to blame ♪

♪ oh, it's what you do to me ♪

♪ what you do to me ♪

Thank you.

I think he was nervous, and I
think that he could deliver a

little bit better
than what he did.

I'm happy with
my performance.

I rushed it a little bit, but I
think that was just a little

bit of nerve just trying to cut
its way in, but I tried to shun

it as best as I could.

If you pick him as one of
your four, if you, like, remind

him to sing the way he speaks
normally... 'cause he's like a

little emperor.

He's like little emperor kid.

He needs to put that
in his performance.

He does, yeah.

I gave it everything I had.

It's not up to me anymore.

It's up to the judges.

I think that it's a really
hard competition, because I've

got six acts, but I can only take
four through with me to live shows.

This is going to be the most important
performance of their lives.

We're ready whenever
you are, sweetie.

♪ I'm on ♪

♪ a moneymaking mission ♪

♪ but I party
like a rock star ♪

♪ riding down ♪

♪ looking good in my hot car ♪

This is the last performance
before live shows, so it's

important that I nail this.

♪ You know I party ♪

♪ like a rock star ♪

Me being the only rapper in the competition
is actually, I think, pretty tough.

♪ Party like a rock star ♪

♪ party like a rock ♪

♪ party like a rock star ♪

♪ party like a rock ♪

♪ t-t-totally, dude ♪

♪ ugh ♪

I really hope
that I did enough.

I'm just anxious.

What did you think about him?

I thought he was
very entertaining.

I'm just not convinced it's...
Strong enough.

There's so many kids
that auditioned this year.

There are over , total.

Just think about, like, ,
people auditioning for a

show, and you were in,
like, top right now.

It feels really good to be back here
at judges' houses for a second time.

Last year I was here with intensity,
but I was in the group category.

[Pop music]

♪ ♪

Yeah, I made it to the live
shows, top , but really now

it's different, because I'm by
myself, and I don't have nine

other people to rely on, but to get
this second chance is amazing.

It means the world to me.

The advantage that
you have, right?

You've been here before.

Yeah.

So you want to take that and
learn from it and just spill it

all out onstage.

Like, that's what I do.

I spill.

It means so much to me to win
this competition, you know.

Like, it's my second time here.

I have to... like, I
have to do my best.

Just stay confident, be true to
yourself, and, you know, bring the goods.

I got to prove myself as a
solo artist to Britney, but it's

super competition this year,
so I got to step my game up.

Like, I can't mess up.

Okay, whenever you're
ready, you can start.

[Nicki minaj's starships]

♪ Hmm ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ starships are meant to fly ♪

♪ hands up, and touch the sky ♪

♪ can't stop ♪

♪ 'cause we're so high ♪

♪ let's do this one more time ♪

♪ starships are meant to fly ♪

♪ hands up and touch the sky ♪

♪ can't stop ♪

♪ 'cause we're so high ♪

♪ can't stop, no ♪

♪ whoa, whoa ♪

♪ whoa, whoa ♪

♪ whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ starships are meant to fly ♪

♪ hands up and touch the sky ♪

♪ can't stop ♪

♪ 'cause we're so high ♪

♪ let's do this one more time ♪

Thank you.

What do you think?

He has something.

You have to work with him a
little bit, but he definitely

has a potential x-factor in him.

He needs to work on his
vocals a little bit, but I love

watching him.

My fate is in the judges'

hands right now.

I'm just hoping that
they like what I did.

If I make it, I make it.

I really want to make it, and I
would do anything to make it.

Even though I'm only years
old, I have been working for

this moment in my life for
as long as I can remember.

My life really does
revolve around music.

You could ask anyone.

All I do is listen to
music or sing a song.

It's like an instinct for me.

If I think about how much
pressure I have to go to live

shows, it's going to make me
upset, because I need to do

really, really well.

I just wish I didn't feel
so crappy in my stomach.

Beatrice, the judges
are ready for you.

It's just the most important
thing in the world to me, and.

I'm so close.

No, I can't.

I'm crying.

Hold on a second.

Sorry, hold.

Okay.

Go get 'em.

It's all or nothing.

If I'm not going to be here
after tomorrow or whenever,

I'm going to feel heartbroken,
like I failed myself.

It's scary to be so close, but
so far away from my dream.

This is my one chance.

What's up, Beatrice?

So we're ready
whenever you are.

[David guetta's titanium]

♪
♪

♪ I'm criticized ♪

♪ but all your b*ll*ts ♪

♪ ricochet ♪

♪ you knock me down ♪

♪ but I get up ♪

♪ I'm bulletproof ♪

♪ nothing to lose ♪

♪ fire away, fire away ♪

♪ ricochet ♪

♪ you take your aim ♪

♪ fire away ♪

♪ fire away ♪

♪ you sh**t me down ♪

♪ but I won't fall ♪

♪ I'm titanium ♪

♪ you sh**t me down ♪

♪ but I won't fall ♪

♪ I'm titanium ♪

♪
♪

♪ stone hard ♪

♪ machine g*n ♪

♪ I fired at the ones who run ♪

♪ stone hard ♪

♪ as bulletproof glass ♪

♪ you sh**t me down ♪

♪ but I won't fall ♪

♪ I'm titanium ♪

That was the
right song for her.

That was fresh.

I think so too.

I feel like... and she needs to
control her voice a little bit

more.

She's loud.

Yeah.

But she needs to
control the loudness.

I do feel like I did
the best that I could do.

I don't know if it's what
they're looking for.

I don't know if it's going to
get me to live shows, but I'm

satisfied with what I did.

We need to get these
six down to four.

She'll cr*ck under pressure.

It's just tough.

It's going to be hard to...
Tell him no.

You sure you're making
the right decision?

I think I am.

I am only , but I have been
working for this moment ever

since I could sing, which was
when I was about two years old.

My first audition
was so exciting.

♪ And I'm feeling good ♪

[Cheers and applause]

I'm from Westchester, New York.

My mom is graphic designer, and
my dad is a copywriter, but

I want to be a superstar.

I think that I bring something
different, and in this

performance, that has to really
show, but I'm kind of nervous,

because if I'm not what they're
looking for, I might not get

through to live shows, and that's really,
really, really hard to think about.

Hello.

Hi.

Hi.

Nice to see you.

Good to see you.

Are you a competitive girl?

I'm competitive, because I'm
kind of, like, soft-spoken, but

then when I sing, I just kind of, like,
forget about that, and then I just...

that's the way you let it out.

You could take the
competitiveness and put it into

your heart when you perform, and, you
know, it can come alive even more.

Yeah, definitely.

To have a performer, especially Britney
Spears, as my mentor is just crazy.

But that's definitely
intimidating.

I'm not going to lie.

Oh, my God.

I've prepared a lot for this
song, but I don't think there's

anything that could really
prepare you for this.

I want it really, really badly.

I have to focus on this moment to give
the best performance of your life.

It really needs to be.

Hello.

We're ready whenever you are.

Thank you.

♪ This is more than ♪

♪ a typical kind of thing ♪

♪ felt the jolts in my bones ♪

♪ when you were touching me ♪

♪ oh, oh ♪

♪ didn't want to take it slow ♪

♪ in a daze, going crazy ♪

♪ I can barely think ♪

♪ you're replaying ♪

♪ through my brain ♪

♪ I find it hard to sleep ♪

♪ I'm waiting ♪

♪ for my phone to blow ♪

♪ see, I've been waiting ♪

♪ all day ♪

♪ for you to call me, baby ♪

♪ so let's get up ♪

♪ let's get on it ♪

♪ don't you leave me ♪

♪ brokenhearted tonight ♪

She's so good.

♪ And honest, baby ♪

♪ I'll do ♪

♪ anything you want to ♪

♪ so can we finish ♪

♪ what we started? ♪

♪ don't you leave me ♪

♪ brokenhearted tonight ♪

♪ 'cause I can't seem ♪

♪ to let you ♪

♪ go ♪

Thank you so much.

Whoa.

She just k*lled it.

She's possessed.

She's definitely possessed.

She's like a
little caterpillar.

Yeah.

And then you think she's going
to turn into a butterfly...

dragon, burning up and
scorching the town.

She's a very
talented young girl.

Yeah.

I'm just kind of scared that
she may not be able to cope with

the pressure of everything.

So that's it... all six
contestants have performed.

It's been a really nerve-racking
day for all of us.

Now I have to decide which four
I'm taking with me to live shows.

Okay, we need to get
these six down to four.

First we should off
by the two main keepers.

No matter what we do, two
people are going to go home.

My fate is in the judges'

hands right now.

It's just crazy.

I think you and I
are brain-melting.

Yeah, definitely.

Getting sent home would be like, I
was almost there, and I didn't make it.

I really like her, but I'm
just kind of scared that she may

not be able to cope with the
pressure of everything.

I'm really superstitious, so
I don't like to jinx anything,

but I would be shocked if I
didn't make it to live shows.

She's great, but I think maybe
she'll cr*ck under pressure.

I think that I've done everything in
my power, and hopefully it was enough.

He's great.

And his personality is so strong
that it's going to be hard to...

Tell him no.

It's not just about,
like, your singing.

It's about, like,
what they see in you.

I don't know.

It's just tough.

He's a yes.

And... it's between these two.

You sure you're making
the right decision?

I think I am.

Next week, the judges reveal
who they've chosen to make it to

the live finals.

Do you have the confidence
to stand up against all these other artists?