03x08 - The Four-Chair Challenge Round #2

[bunniefuu]

It's the x factor, but not as
you've ever seen it before.

This is the four-chair
challenge.

- You are a goddess.
- Literally ridiculous for you.

feel like it's the hunger
games.

Category by category, one by
one, the acts will perform.

[all vocalizing]
some will be given a seat...

- take a seat.
- and some will be sent

- Straight home.
- I'm sorry.

- I'm gonna send you home.
- but getting a seat doesn't

Mean they'll keep it...
As their mentor may decide to

Switch them out.
Who are you going to switch out?

Only the four in the seats at
the end make it to the live

Shows.
Last night the first to perform

Were kelly's over s.
? we will

? we will rock you
hard work might fall down,

But hard work gets up, and hard
work gets a seat!

- After some tough decisions...
- I'm gonna send you home.

her final four were locked
in.

Kelly's final four!
Next up were demi's girls.

? we will
? we will rock you

You are in my final four.
four chairs are full, but

There are still
six singers to go.

[vocalizing]
when I look at you, I see a star.

who will be there at the end?

- What is your decision?
- Please!

this is the four-chair
challenge.

I really don't know what to
do right now.

[upbeat techno music]
[cheers and applause]

Hey, I'm mario lopez.
Welcome to the x factor and the

Second night of our brand-new
round, the four-chair challenge.

And last night, kelly went
through an agonizing process

When she chose the final four
over s: James kenney, Lillie

Mccloud, Jeff Gutt, and Rachel
Potter.

Congratulations, guys.
Demi saw the first four girls in

Her category, and she put 'em
all in seats.

Here they are.
Bree Randall, Khaya Cohen,

Jamie Pineda, and
Ashly Williams.

Now, there are six more girls to

Sing tonight.

Only the four sitting in the

Chairs at the end of the show

Make it to the finals.

Demi, how are you feeling so far?

There's so much talent in the
girls' category.

I'm having such
a hard time.

Simon, what do you think
About all this?

I'm loving this
discomfort...

[laughter]
'cause I know what's coming.

well put.
Next up, fighting for a spot

In demi's final four,
from holbrook, new york, please

welcome simone Torres.
[cheers and applause]

my name is simone torres.

I'm years old.

I'm from long island, new york,

And a student at berklee college

Of music.

I've always been pretty nerdy
and awkward, and I may not be as

Glamorous as some of the other
girls in the competition, but

I love to perform, and that's
where I really come into my own.

When I was nine, I started
singing with my dad at weddings,

Restaurants, and it's hard to
believe in yourself when you are

Singing at restaurants and only
one person is listening to you,

So you start to doubt yourself
and your ability, but this

Competition has really showed me
that I do have something.

? mustang sally
? yeah

? why don't you be
? the artist

bravo!
? and make me out of clay?

oh!
? why don't you be

don't cry.
? the writer and decide

I've been performing at
weddings, restaurants, and clubs

For ten years.

And now it's time for me to see

If I have what it takes to

Perform in front of america.

♪ won't you try to help me♪

[cheers and applause]

[a change is gonna come]

all right, guys, let's have

Some fun.

come on, simone!

? I was born by the river

? in
? in a little tent

[cheers and applause]
? and, oh, just like a river

? I've been running
? running ever since

Put your hands together!
Come on!

? it's been a long
? long time coming

? but a change is gonna come
? it's been a long

? long time coming
? but a change is gonna come

? ooh
? then I go to my brother

? and I say, brother
? help me please

? been a long
? long time coming

? it's been a
? been a long time coming

? but a change is gonna
? come

[cheers and applause]
simone torres, I really like

It.
I related to you because I

Started working when I was
little.

Just the fact that you go and
knock every door for the passion

Of music with your father, just,
I relate to you.

simone, I wish I could have
sat down with you a week ago,

And I wish I could have heard
that song, because I would have

Said, "you're not doing that."
the arrangement of the song was

A joke.
[audience booing]

It was so bad, and it was so
karaoke, and so sort of

Wedding-y.
you still sang it, mama.

Don't get it twisted.
You still sang the hell out of

The song.
I feel torn, because I agree,

The song choice wasn't great.
Yes, you have an incredible

Voice, but I don't know if I'm
seeing a star.

[audience booing]
oh, come on.

That's wrong, that's wrong.
all right, demi.

All four seats are filled, and
if you want to see simone go to

The live rounds, someone is
having to go home, so what is

Your decision?
[suspenseful music]

?
[audience shouting]

Is simone in or out?
come on, demi.

[audience shouting]
simone...

?
take a seat.

[cheers and applause]
congratulations, simone.

Now, of course, uh, this

Means we have our very first

Switch of the night.

Demi, one of these four girls

Must now be switched out of her

Seat and out of the show.

Is it bree randall...
[audience shouting]

Khaya cohen...
[audience shouting]

Jamie pineda...
[audience shouting]

Or ashly williams?
[audience shouting]

Demi, who are you switching out?
[audience shouting]

I think my decision is going
to have to be...

Bree randall.
[audience ohs]

congratulations.
Take a seat.

[upbeat techno music]
?

One more time for bree randall,
everyone.

Now, remember, whoer is in

Those four seats, once all the

Girls have sung, will be moving

On to the live shows.

Find out who's in, who's out,

And who's switched right after

The break.

[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause]
[overlapping singing]

- You just sang your face off.
- I disagree.

It feels like everything you did
was chosen by your mother.

I know I can do this!
oh, my god, I really don't

Know what to do right now.
demi, you need to listen to

Me!
I'm sending you home.

welcome back to the x factor
and the four-chair challenge.

Tonight, it's demi and the

Girls.

All four seats are filled, and

Five girls still left to perform.

No one is safe until all ten
acts have sung.

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

Show will stay in the
competition.

Hoping for a place in demi's
final four, here is -year-old

Danielle Geimer
[cheers and applause]

? don't get me wrong

My name's Danielle Geimer.

I'm years old, I'm in th

Grade, and I'm from northridge,

California.

I'm pretty shy and soft-spoken.
My education is really important

To me.
I would love to become a

Neurosurgeon, but that's my
backup plan.

? of many a poor boy
I definitely change when I'm

Onstage.
I just feel like I can be

Myself.
wow!

- I'm really impressed.
- Danielle Geimer.

when they called my name, I
was just so shocked, I didn't

Even know what to say.
This is definitely the biggest

Performance of my life.
I'm just the girl who sits

Alone, reading a book.
People just walk by, tripping

Over my feet, and they're like,
what did I trip over?

And now, they're gonna be like,
oh, I tripped over a star.

[laughs]

? don't get me wrong

[cheers and applause]

[georgia on my mind]
?

? georgia
? georgia

? the whole day through
? just an old sweet song

? keeps georgia
? on my mind

? other arms

whoo!

? other arms
? reach out to me

? other eyes
? smile tenderly

? still in peaceful dreams
? I see

? the road leads back to you
? oh, georgia

[mouths]
? oh, georgia

? no peace
? no peace I find

? oh, no, I find
? just this old sweet song

? keeps
? georgia

? on my mind
? just an old, sweet song

? keeps georgia
? on my mind

[cheers and applause]

so...
[cheers and applause]

Danielle, you just sang your
face off, mama.

[laughter]
[cheers and applause]

Demi, you girl, come on, now.
[laughs]

she need a seat.
Somebody got to get up, honey.

[laughs]
[cheers and applause]

life is always about timing,
and you've come around at a time

Where you've got so many
over-confident pop stars, and

You fly in the face of that.
You're very humble, you're very

Shy...
[cheers and applause]

Uh, and I hope you never change.
I don't think you will.

[cheers and applause]
danielle, I am absolutely

Blown away.
I think you're so talented,

You're so beautiful, and you're
right.

When they trip on you, they're
already tripping on a star.

thank you.
[cheers and applause]

okay, demi, it's your call.
I need to know if danielle is in

Or out.
What's your decision?

[suspenseful music]
?

seat!
[audience shouting]

danielle...
[audience shouting]

You are in my final four.
[cheers and applause]

You're in, which means we have a

Switch, so one of these four

Girls must now be switched out

Of her seat and out of the show.

Is it Simone Torres...
[audience shouting]

Khaya Cohen...
[audience shouting]

Jamie Pineda...
[audience shouting]

Or Ashly Williams?
[audience shouting]

Demi, who are you going to
switch?

[audience shouting]
the act that I'm going to

Switch is...
[audience shouting]

I'm so sorry, but...
[audience shouting]

Simone Torres.
[audience ohs]

so Simone is out, and
Danielle is in.

Thank you so much,
Siomone Torres.

Well, we still have four more

Girls to go.

Find out who's taking a seat and

Who's losing one right after the

Break.

welcome back to the x factor
and the four-chair challenge.

Tonight, demi's girls are

Singing for a place in one of

Those four seats, but no one is

Safe until all ten girls have

Sung.

And who will be there at the end
of the show?

Every decision lies with demi.
Now, let's find out if this

Missouri girl can sing her way
into a seat.

Please welcome Rylie Brown.
[cheers and applause]

I'm Rylie Brown.

I'm years old.

I'm from lee's summit, missouri,

And I'm in th grade.

[train horn blows]
lee's summit is a pretty small

Town.
It's right smack-dab in the

Middle of country and the city,
so best of both worlds.

When I grow up, I'd like to be a
singer and songwriter.

I am the one and only rylie
brown.

I'm the one and only, guys.
When I was growing up, I was in

Beauty pageants, and I have all
my trophies d crowns lined up.

The talent part is what I was
really intrigued about.

That's why I wanted to be in the
pageants.

I wanted to get onstage somehow
and sing.

♪ if our love is tragedy
♪ why are you my remedy♪

you have a wonderful tone to
your voice.

yes, you do.
yes.

oh, thank you!
? made in the usa

she's so special, and it's so

Exciting for me to see her

Dreams come true.

Growing up in pageants really
helped me a lot, but I'm ready

To branch out.
I'm ready to, you know, see the

World.
I feel like this is the perfect

Opportunity for my dreams to
come true.

? made in the usa
[cheers and applause]

[angels]
?

? I sit and wait
? does an angel

♪ contemplate my fate♪
♪

? so when I'm lying in my bed

? thoughts runng
? through my head

? and I feel
? that love is dead

? I'm loving angels instead
? and through it all

? he offers me protection
? a lot of love and affection

? when I come to call
? he won't forsake me

?
? I'm loving angels instead

?
? I'm loving

♪ angels instead
♪

? I'm loving angels
? instead

[cheers and applause]

rylie, I felt like that was
not the right song choice.

[audience booing]
um, I'm just not sure if you're

Ready for this competition,
because you have a lot of

Competition sitting up here
already.

[audience booing]
it feels like everything

You did tonight was chosen
by your mother--what you're

Wearing, what you sang.
You didn't sound like a

-year-old girl.
I don't know what you were

Trying to do.
It was a little bit of country,

It was a ballad, but I didn't
buy it.

[audience booing]
rylie, I think you look

Beautiful.
thank you so much, demi.

[cheers and applause]
you have a lot of potential

In your voice.
My problem is, it was very

Pageant-y, and I'm a pageant
girl, so I totally love it, but

I don't know if, vocally, you're
ready for this competition.

[audience booing]
so, demi, is rylie in a seat

Or going home?
What's your decision?

[suspenseful music]
?

[audience shouting]

rylie...
[audience shouting]

I'm sending you home.
[audience booing]

one more time for rylie,
everyone.

Demi's decided, and rylie brown

Is now out of the competition.

Find out who's sticking around

And who's saying good-bye right

After the break.

[overlapping singing]
okay, stop, stop, stop.

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

I'm not gonna let you down.
I promise I will not let you

Down.
[dramatic music]

Please!
you know what? I give up.

welcome back to the x factor
and the four-chair challenge.

Win one of those four seats and

A place in the live shows, but

Since demi can switch anyone out

Of their seat and out of the

Show, no one is safe until all

Ten girls have sung.

So let's see if this next girl
has what it takes to stay in the

Competition.
From las vegas, primrose martin.

[cheers and applause]

My name's primrose martin.
I'm years old, I'm from

Las vegas, and I'm a full-time
student.

? this is a lesson to learn
my first audition was in denver,

And that was so much fun.
I mean, I literally felt like I

Was flying onstage.
there's a lot to work with

Here.
You're very talented.

thank you so much.
four yeses.

whoo!
congratulations.

[cheers and applause]
? living with

? a married man
my dad is skip martin from

Kool & the g*ng.
? celebrate good times

when primrose was about four

Years old, I brought her on the

Stage, and I give her the mic,

She will sing in a heartbeat.

That's when I knew that there
was gonna be something special

About her.
? it's a celebration

[dramatic music]
I want to prove that I

Deserve to be here.
I want to earn my place in the

Stars.
It's time for me to step out of

My dad's shadow and show the
world what I have to offer.

[blame it on the boogie]
?

come on, girl!

? my baby's always dancin'

? it wouldn't be a bad thing
? but I don't get no lovin'

? and that's no lie
? we spent the night at frisco

? at every kind of disco
? from that night

? I kissed our love good-bye
? don't blame it

? on the sunshine
? don't blame it

? on the moonlight
? don't blame it

? on a good time
? blame it on the boogie

? ooh, yeah
? that nasty boogie bugs me

? but somehow
? it has drugged me

? spellbound rhythm gets me
? on my feet

? I've changed my life
? completely

? seen the lightning leave me
? and my baby just can't

? take his eyes off me
come on!

Put your hands together!
? I just can't

? I just can't control my feet
sing!

? I just can't
? I just can't

♪ I just can't control my feet
♪

? don't blame it
? on the sunshine

? whoo, ooh
? moonlight

? blame it on the boogie
? don't blame it

? on the sunshine
? nor the moonlight

What do you blame it on?
? blame it on the boogie

[mixture of cheers and boos]
[applause]

primrose, I have to be honest
with you.

While you look lovely and I
enjoyed your first audition,

I felt like this was completely
different from it.

I didn't want to see that.
I wanted to see you actually

Come out here and give your
absolute, very best.

[sighs]
I was surprised you didn't

Deliver as much as you did the
first time, primrose.

I don't know.
I don't know what demi should

Do.
I do.

[audience murmuring]
can I say something?

do you know what?
It's pointless, primrose,

Because that was actually beyond
awful.

I mean, it was seriously,
seriously dreadful.

Everything about it.
You sang out of tune.

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

[audience booing]
? listen

? listen to me
? if you

primrose.
okay, primrose, did you--

okay, stop, stop, stop.

please, I want this so bad.

primrose.

But, why--why would you--
? if you walk away

? the blues will walk in
? and take me

do you know what?
I give up.

here's the thing, primrose.
I give up.

aside from the performance,
which wasn't great, I feel like

You danced more than you sang,
and there's something about you

That comes off as too confident.
It--it kind of just rubs me the

Wrong way.
[applause]

okay, demi, it's your call.
We need a decision.

Is primrose in or out?
I will show you, I will show

You.
I promise I will not let you

Down.
I know I can do this.

Music is not just in me.
It is in every part of my

Essence.
This is who I am.

Please, please!
I want this so bad.

I want this as bad as I want
air!

Please!
okay, okay.

demi, what's your decision?
[audience shouting]

I just--can you give me
just--

primrose, primrose.
give me a chance.

[audience booing]
[mouths]

I'm sorry, but I'm sending
you home.

[cheers and applause]
I'm so sorry, primrose.

Your time on the x factor is
over, sweetie.

we still love you!
one more time, though, let's

Hear it for primrose martin,
everyone.

So primrose is now out of the

Competition, which means we are

Down to our final two girls of

The night.

Who will be moving on to the

Live shows?

We're gonna find out right after

The break.

welcome back to the x factor
and the four-chair challenge.

Tonight, demi's girls are

Singing for a place in those

Four coveted seats.

Only the four girls sitting

There at the end of the show

Will move on to the live shows.

Just two acts left to sing, and
demi must decide who gets a seat

And who goes home.
Please welcome from florida,

-year-old Rion Paige.
[cheers and applause]

My name is Rion Paige.

I'm years old, and I'm from
jacksonville, florida.

- I'm going into eighth grade.
- so, Rion, so tell me

Something interesting about you.
my hands, like, they're

Curved differently because of my
joints, so I have to learn how

To do things differently.
seriously?

seriously.
? I got

? the eye of the tiger
? the fighter

? dancin' through the fire
I have to deal with

Struggles on a day-to-day basis,
and everybody does.

Having a difference makes me
more determined to conquer

Something.
? blown away

I'm just so impressed right
now.

I think everybody in this room
can learn something from you

Today.
Yes.

you got four yeses.
? hear me roar

? [vocalizing]
there are so many challenges

That that child puts up with
every day.

It's hard, but it's her own

Journey.

If you keep on just being true
to yourself, the sky's the

Limit.
what you look like doesn't

Define who you are.
There's a fire burning inside me

That you can't take away.
It's just who I am.

? hear me roar

[I won't let go]
?

? it's like a storm
? that cuts a path

? it breaks your will
? it feels like that

? you think you're lost
? but you're not lost

? you're not alone

? 'cause I will stand by you

? I will help you through
? when you've done

? all you can do
? and you can't cope

? I will dry your eyes
? I will fight your fight

? I will hold you tight
? and I won't let go

? stand by you
? I will help you through

? when you've done
? all you can do

? and you can't cope
? I will dry your eyes

? I will fight your fight
? I will hold you tight

? and I won't
? let go

[cheers and applause]

Rion, I love your voice.
I love how happy and excited you

Are when you sing.
I just love watching you.

[cheers and applause]
well, Rion, when you've got

- It, you've got it, right?
- thank you.

[laughs]
I really, really like your

Voice, um, and I think we're
scratching the surface here,

Okay?
thank you.

[cheers and applause]
you're only , and you have

This--such a mature voice coming
out of you, and you know, when I

Look at you, I don't see
anything different.

thank you.
[cheers and applause]

demi, you know the deal.
Is Rion Paige in, or is she out?

Because, if she's in, one of
these four girls must be out.

[audience shouting]
so, demi, what is your decision?

[audience shouting]
give her a chair!

[audience shouting]
rion, you are an incredibly

Special girl.
[audience shouting]

I can't let you go.
You're in my final four.

oh, thank you!
Thank you!

congratulations, Rion, you're
in.

that's crazy!
now...

hey!
oh, hello.

Now, you're so close to the end,

So close to the end, and one of

These girls must be switched out

Of her seat and lose her

Place...

oh, my god.

in the competition.

So, demi, who will be switched

Out?

[audience shouting]
is it...

Danielle Geimer...
[audience shouting]

Khaya Cohen...
[audience shouting]

Jamie Pineda...
[audience shouting]

Or Ashly Williams?
[audience shouting]

no!
Demi, who are you switching

Out?
[audience shouting]

the act that I'm going to
switch is...

[audience shouting]
Ashly, I'm sending you home.

[audience booing]

thank you so much, Ashly.
[cheers and applause]

I'm so sorry.
[cheers and applause]

so Rion Paige has a seat,

But with one performer left,

There is still a chance that any

One of these girls can be

Switched out and sent home.

It's all up to Ellona Santiago
when we return.

Welcome to The x factor
and the four-chair challenge.

We are down to the last

Performer of the night.

This next act is all that stands

Between these four girls and the

Live shows.

If she takes a seat, someone
must be switched out of the

Competition.
If not, then these girls become

Demi's final four.
Without further ado, from

San lorenzo, california,
-year-old ellona santiago.

[cheers and applause]

my name is ellona santiago.

I'm years old.

I'm a student, and I'm from

San lorenzo, california.

? you can take everything
? I have

I was actually born in the
philippines, and I came here

With my whole family when I was
months old.

? like I'm made of glass
when we first moved to the

United states, we lived in a
garage.

? like I'm made of paper
we lived there for six years,

Until my parents were able to
save up money.

? I will be rising

You are exactly what this
competition is looking for.

It's a yes.
thank you so much!

? like a skyscraper
? like a skyscraper

my parents have sacrificed a
lot for me to be able to reach

My american dream.
? like a skyscraper

you know, I'm just so
thankful I have them.

I mean, they've been my
supporters all the way.

Being in this competition,
hopefully, I'll be able to pay

Them back and be able to give
their american dream.

[cheers and applause]

[clarity]
?

? high dive into closing waves
? where the past

?

? fight fear

? for selfish pain

? it was worth it every time
? hold still

? right before we crash
? 'cause we both

? know how this ends
[cheering]

? a clock ticks
? till it breaks your glass

? and I drown in you again
? 'cause you are

? the piece of me
? I wish I didn't need

? chasing relentlessly
? still fight

? and I don't know why
? if our love

♪ is tragedy
♪ why are you my remedy♪

♪ if our love's insanity
♪ why are you my clarity♪

[cheers and applause]
? oh

♪ why are you
♪ my clarity♪

? why are you my clarity?
[cheers and applause]

little mama, you are a beast.
I mean that in the nicest way

Possible.
You don't look like a beast, you

Sound like a beast.
[laughter]

[cheering]
yeah, good luck, demi.

[laughter]
[cheering]

ellona, that was amazing.
I don't know what they're gonna

Do.
It's crazy.

[cheers and applause]
uh, ellona, it's probably one

Of the best vocals we've heard
from this category.

[cheers and applause]
thank you, simon.

I can't imagine you actually
not being in this competition.

[cheers and applause]
thank you.

I agree with my judges.
I believe that you have such an

Incredible voice.
You really are special, but I do

Feel like something is
missing...

[audience booing]
and I feel like that star

Quality isn't there yet.
what?

[audience booing]
it's when I look--when I look

At this panel right here, in the
four seats, I don't--I can't see

Myself letting go of any of
them.

[audience booing]
I disagree.

I think this girl's one of the
better singers.

[cheers and applause]
well, demi, this is a huge

Decision.
This is gonna determine your

Final four for your category.
Did ellona santiago do enough?

Is she in, or is she out?
[audience shouting]

[audience chanting, "keep her!"]
oh, my god, I don't know what

To do.
I really don't know what to do

Right now.
I not only sing, I perform.

we love ellona!
and I'm not gonna letou

Down.
I'm not gonna let you down.

I'll give my %.
[audience shouting]

ellona...
[audience chanting, "keep her!"]

Oh, my god.
I know, baby, I know.

what do I do?
what's your gut tell you?

ellona's waiting.
These four girls are waiting.

America is waiting.
Is ellona in, or is she out?

What is your decision?
[audience shouting]

look at the crowd.
I know.

[audience chanting, "keep her!"]
ellona...

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

ellona, congratulations!
You are in!

Oh! That was stressful.
thank you so much, demi.

I won't let you down.
I'll make us win, I promise.

now...
I promise.

this, of course, means that

One of these four girls sitting

Over there must be switched out

Of her seat, so who is losing

Their place in the competition

With just moments to go?

Is it danielle geimer...
[audience shouting]

Khaya cohen...
[audience shouting]

Jamie Pineda...
[audience shouting]

Or Rion Paige?
[audience shouting]

Demi, who are you going to
switch out?

[audience shouting]

I'm really sorry.
Jamie, I'm sending you home.

[audience booing]

[cheers and applause]

So at the very, very last

Moment, ellona has a seat in

Demi's final four, but jamie

Pineda is going home.

Thank you, jamie.
Let's hear it one more time for

Jamie.
[cheers and applause]

Well, demi has her final four.
The four girls she is taking

Into the live shows are:
Danielle geimer...

Khaya cohen...
Ellona santiago...

And rion paige.
[cheers and applause]

Congratulations, ladies, to
making it to the final four.

Now, they are gonna join kelly's
four over s: James kenney,

Lillie mccloud, jeff gutt, and
rachel potter, for a sh*t at

Becoming the winner of
x factor .

Now, next week, it is all about
paulina and the boys and simon

And the groups.
Find out who's taking a seat,

Who's taking a walk, and who's
getting switched out of the show

Next week on the x factor,
the four-chair challenge.

I'm mario lopez.
Good night, everyone.

[cheers and applause]
next week, the four-chair

Challenge continues.
I can see y'all did not come

Here to play no games.
I am a human being and I also

Make mistakes.
I want you back.

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

Together.
this is the normal part of my

Part.
? there you are...

and this is the insane part.
grr!

we twerk, twerk.
I'm struggling here to make

A decision.
is he in or out?

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

- You're going home.
- No!