02x01 - Auditions #1

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[Cheers and applause]

[Rock music]

♪ ♪

De finale The X Factor.

The X Factor.

X Factor.

♪ Bleed, bleed, bleeding ♪

♪ want want you ♪

♪ want you back ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ you don't know ♪

♪ you're beautiful ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ that's what makes ♪

♪ you beautiful ♪

[Screaming]

♪ You know you're only ♪

♪ in it ♪

♪ 'cause it's hot right now ♪

♪ hot right now ♪

♪ turn it up right now ♪

Excitement
currently growing.

And we mean thousands
have come to give it a sh*t.

♪ Eh, oh, eh, oh ♪

Let's go! We here!

Let's take over the world.

Let's go.

I'm so excited!

They're not gonna
forget my name.

You sang like a dog
trying to lay an egg.

I have absolutely no idea
who's gonna walk in.

Whether this is gonna be a
disaster or a spectacular

success, you just don't know.

That was incredible.

[Siren wails]

You took that thing to places
that even Beyonce wouldn't take

it.

A new year, new people.

I'm really excited about it.

[Cheers and applause]

You need to take a breath
mint if you're gonna get that

I am the youngest
person on the panel.

But what people
don't realize is

being in this industry for about
four to five years, you can

learn a lot.

♪ Give your heart a break ♪

I know what my generation
is listening to right now.

I think I know what it
takes to make a star.

When you sang, you
broke my heart.

[Cheers and applause]

[Oops I did it again
by Britney Spears]

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ yeah ♪

[Intense music]

♪
♪

[Cheers and applause]

Britney is one of the biggest
pop stars in the world.

And now she wants to
find the next Britney.

I'm really, really excited
about becoming a judge.

Yeah!

I have been doing this business
since I was eight years old.

I think I have a lot to offer
in knowing and understanding

talent [indistinct].

You are a little diva.

[Cheers and applause]

You're gonna discover
Britney, demi unfiltered.

I feel uncomfortable with
you even staring at me.

I have no idea
what's gonna happen.

[Laughter]

Oh, my God.

[Cheers and applause]

Just three minutes
to change your life.

♪ You know you're only ♪

♪ in it ♪

♪ 'cause it's hot right now ♪

♪ hot right now ♪

♪ turn it up right now ♪

♪ put your hands in the air ♪

The performance
of a lifetime.

I love you and I believe
in you, so, do it.

The song wasn't working.

[Cries]

I know I'm better
than what I did.

Oh, my God!

Don't let Simon see this.

[Indistinct]

[Indistinct shouting]

Oh, my God! [Sobs]

[Dramatic music]

[Siren wails]

That was not a great
song for you to sing.

♪
♪

[Bleep].

[Screams]

Aah!

[Driving pop music]

♪
♪

♪ I feel so close to you ♪

♪ right now ♪

♪ it's a force field ♪

Hey, good morning, guys.

The X Factor is
in Austin, Texas.

Can you believe it is
season two already?

Things are really, really busy
around the X Factor auditions.

Traffic is horrendous.

I mean, it's really backed up.

♪ I wear my heart ♪

♪ upon my sleeve ♪

Austin showed up in droves.

So fun.

So many people here.

I'm ready to show America
what a -year-old country girl

can do.

Both: We got this.

Yeah, are you ready?

Yes.

You've got thousands
of people out there.

Oh, my God!

Look at all these people!

[Cheers and applause]

Folks, just keep
walking in this way.

Ladies, get ready to open
your purses for bag checks.

Young ladies, stay in line.
Purses for bag checks.

I can't wait to meet him!

♪ Feel so close to you ♪

♪ right now ♪

Showtime. Here we go.

Austin, Texas.

♪ Ta-da ♪

I am so nervous right now, because
I'm about to embark on a

whole new journey.

So Simon is gonna love me.

Right?

Say yes.

Both: Yes.

♪ Simon ♪

I'm excited about this year.

With Austin, if we can start
with a star, then I'm gonna be

in a good mood.

Britney
Spears... legend already.

I had every
single Britney cd.

Waiting, like, my whole life
to, like, meet Britney Spears.

I like... All: Britney.

♪ I feel so close to you ♪

♪ right now ♪

It's really intimidating,
because I actually sit there

and have to be opinionated on
people achieving their dreams.

It's gonna be really,
you know, hard for me.

So I'm excited.

But, um, I'm gonna have to b*at
up Simon a couple of times,

I think.

[Cheers and applause]

♪ Feel so close to you ♪

♪ right now ♪

[Cheers and applause]

Great to see you.

How are you?

All: Simon! Simon! Simon!

Simon! Simon!

[Laughs]

What's up, baby?

We're here.

Here we go.

[Laughs]

[Cheers and applause]

Britney!

[Cheering continues]

How are you?

Oh, thank you.

You look cute.

I like those shoes.

Thanks. I like your dress.

Those are rocking.

Are we a little bit nervous?

[Imitates his accent]

A little nervous.

I'm actually really nervous.

Yeah, you look nervous.

And the worst thing that can
happen, demi, is you can't

remember a single thing, you
make a complete fool of

yourself, and your
career's over.

Great, cool.

That's the worst
that can happen.

Awesome, thanks.

Did that make
you feel better?

No pressure at all.

[Cheers and applause]

It's exciting.

So exciting.

Do you know where
you're sitting?

No.

I'm guessing we're in the middle,
though, 'cause were the girls.

Girls.

Yes?

There's gonna be an awful
lot of screaming for me, okay?

Okay.

Just so you kind of get
used to that, all right?

Gotcha.

It's kind of hysterical.

They're just gonna be so
impressed by your new outfit

that they've never seen before.

Think... you think so?

Yeah.

[Cheers and applause]

Welcome your judges!

L.A. Reid!

Demi Lovato!

Simon cowell!

Showtime.

[Cheering continues]

And Britney Spears!

You know the rules.

$ million to the winner.

Have fun.

[Cheering fades]

Are you mama's
pretty flower girl?

You ready?

No.

No? Come on.

We're gonna go see the judges!

So who are you most excited
to see, with everyone here?

♪ Britney Spears ♪

♪ 'cause she's a hot mom ♪

♪ and I'm a hot mom too ♪

[Laughter]

Say, whoo!

Whoo!

[Laughter]

My name is Paige Thomas.

I'm years old, and I'm
from San Antonio, Texas.

There we go. All right.

Thank you.

Get excited. Thanks, guys.

I love Britney Spears.

I can recall, when I was nine
years old, singing to my wall,

with her face on my wall.

And I remember I was trying to
learn to dance, with, like, some

weird, like, dance-box
thingy or whatever.

The fact that Britney's a mom and
she's still doing her thing

and she's still looks hotter than
ever... I want to be like that.

So... I'm in love with her.

She's awesome.

♪ You can adore me ♪

♪ on Sunday ♪

♪ as Sunday's ♪

♪ my only day off ♪

Okay.

My name is Kaci Newton.

And my friends and family are
so excited, so supportive.

My older sister is one of
my biggest supporters.

She's here with me today me
is they think, "oh, this is

a little blonde
girl from Texas."

But if you could mix Carrie
Underwood and Adele,

you've got Kaci Newton right there.
[Laughs]

Kaylee?

Both: Yes.

Paige.

Look at my pants.

Like, I'm freaking out, because...
did she get that on you?

Yes.

Her little girl?

Can y'all do something
about this?

No, we need to get this fixed.

Do you have a
hair drier, maybe?

If you put some water on
that, we could get it off.

Do y'all have any soda water?

Baby wipes?

[Cheers and applause]

Here we go, folks.

Here we go.

Here we go, guys.

Ready for the auditions.

Get ready.

There you go.

[Cheers and applause]

[Dramatic music]

♪
♪

Mm, I love you more.

I'm tired of this.

I wonder if she's planning on
taking her little girl onstage

with her.

I doubt it, though.

Did that come
off your pants?

No, I got to put
my sticker on it.

[Cheers and applause]

What if you went
and, like, did this?

[Sighs]

Okay.

[Cheers and applause]

Uh-oh.

It is showtime.

Uh-huh.

Wow. Hello.

Hi.

What's your name?

My name is Paige Thomas.

Paige Thomas,
you look amazing.

Thank you very much.

I appreciate it.

So... [cheers and applause]

Paige, how old are
you, sweetheart?

I'm years old.

.

Yes.

Okay, so tell me
a bit about you.

Um, I'm from San Antonio.

I'm a mom.

[Cheers and applause]

So I have a lovely little
daughter waiting for me behind

stage, and... I can see her.

Yeah.

How old is she?

She's three.

She's three?

Why isn't she auditioning?

[Laughs]

Okay.

So, Paige, you're .

Have you ever tried to get a
recording contract before?

Um... I've been in and out of
trying, because, um, I've been

going to school for nursing.

Because I feel...
[Cheers and applause]

I'm sorry, I'm trying not
to get emotional right now.

But, yeah, I just have to
provide for her, you know.

And in this industry, it's up and
down, and I needed something

quick.

I get it.

So school is where I went.

So I'm back and forth,
but she inspires me to.

Well, it's nice you got her
in the wings for inspiration.

Right? Okay.

And what are you gonna sing?

[Panting]

I'm sorry.

Good luck, sweetheart.

I'm so happy to be here.

[Cheers and applause]

I wasn't supposed to cry.

I'm not emotional either.

Paige, you're supposed to cry
after we talk to you, at the

end.

I know. What the heck?

Oh, my gosh, you guys.

That part comes later.

Um, I'm singing
I'm going down.

Mary J. Blige.

Okay.

[Cheers and applause]

Both: Get it, girl!

[Laughs] Thank you.

[I'm going down plays]

♪ ♪

Hey!

♪ Time on my hands ♪

♪ since you been away, boy ♪

♪ I ain't got no plans ♪

♪ no, no, no, no, no ♪

♪ and the sound of the rain ♪

♪ against my windowpane ♪

♪ is slowly ♪

♪ is slowly driving me insane ♪

Come on, girl.

Come on, girl.

♪ I'm going down ♪

♪ I'm going down ♪

♪ you ain't around, baby ♪

♪ my whole world's
upside down ♪

♪ sleep don't come easy ♪

♪ L.A., please believe me ♪

♪ since you've been gone ♪

♪ everything is wrong ♪

♪ tell me why you had ♪

♪ to say good-bye ♪

♪ look what you've done to me ♪

♪ I can't help the teardrops ♪

♪ from falling
from these eyes ♪

♪ I'm going down ♪

♪ I'm going down ♪

♪ you ain't around, baby ♪

♪ my whole world's
upside down ♪

[Cheers and applause]

[Rihanna's California king bed]

♪
♪

Okay.

Um, I'm gonna go to Britney.

What do you think?

[Cheering]

You are so bright and
beautiful onstage and you exude

so much confidence.

You're... you're flawless.

You really are.

[Cheers and applause]

L.A.

Paige, I don't know why you
keep delaying the inevitable.

Girl, you're a star.

It's time for you
to get with it.

[Cheers and applause]

Quit playing.

You remind me of a girl I met
about five or six years ago,

in my office, and her
name was rihanna.

[Cheers and applause]

And... and there's something...
there was something really

special about her.

And I see that same
something special in you.

Thank you so much.

Yeah, thank you.

Demi. [Laughs]

I'm blown away.

Your stage presence is
absolutely amazing.

And you have that
sparkle in your eye.

And it's not the glitter that
you're wearing, which is amazing.

You noticed the glitter?

Yes, of course I noticed.

Um, but I think
you're gorgeous.

Thank you.

And I think that you're...
you're totally a superstar.

Thank you so much.

[Cheers and applause]

Uh, Paige... what I
love about you isn't just

the fact that you look and sound
like a pop star, it's that

you've got this beautiful kid,
you've got a responsibility,

and you're taking
that seriously.

And that, all wrapped up
together, is why, for me, this

is one of my favorite
ever auditions.

Because of you.

[Cheers and applause]

♪ We're , Miles apart ♪

And, you know, you are
commercial with a capital "c."

Thank you.

And I have very, very,
very good feelings about you.

I think you're special.

Thanks.

I really do.

[Cheers and applause]

So we're gonna vote.

L.A.

Paige, you are
why we do this.

It's a yes.

Thank you.

[Cheers and applause]

Demi?

Absolutely, yes.

[Cheers and applause]

Britney Spears.

Holy cow, yes.

[Laughs]

[Cheers and applause]

Uh, holy cat, yes.

[Cheers and applause]

Hello.

Thank you so... aah!

[Cries]

♪ I've been California ♪

♪ wishing on these stars ♪

♪ for your heart on me ♪

♪ my California king ♪

I cannot believe what
I heard from the judges.

I really can't.

I was so nervous beforehand,
and... I can't even put it into

words, but feel I could just
cry, 'cause I'm so happy.

[Sighs] It's a blessing to
have her there with me, and...

oh, my gosh.

It's awesome.

[Sighs]

It doesn't matter
that she [indistinct]

You're gonna get your own.

This is about you.

I got this.

No, you look great.

I'm not worried.

You look better
than she does, Kaci.

I got this.

You look fine.

I was a hot mess
before I even started.

I gotta pull it together.

Well, you did it.

[Nicki Minaj's starships]

♪ I'm on the floor, floor ♪

♪ I love to dance ♪

♪ so give me more, more ♪

Folks, keep
walking in this way.

Ladies, get ready to open
your purses for bag check.

♪ Like it's your ♪

♪ last chance ♪

♪ if you want more, more ♪

♪ then here I am ♪

♪ starships ♪

♪ were meant to fly ♪

♪ hands up and touch the sky ♪

♪ oh oh oh oh ♪

I'll stand out.

I think I stand out
in this group.

♪ Let's do this ♪

♪ one last time ♪

Shawn Armenta.

The judges are ready for you.

I'm Shawn Armenta
from Phoenix, Arizona.

I'm years old, I work for an
airline, and I'm a wrapper and

I load bags.

I have prepared six hours a
night, from : to : P.M.

Every day after work for seven
days a week for one year and six

months for this.

This is my passion.

I'm a singer and a dancer, and I
just want to get out there and

start singing and dancing.

Well, thank you.

It's been fun.

I was a little
nervous at first.

Thank you.

There you go.

♪ Like it's your ♪

♪ last chance ♪

♪ if you want more, more ♪

♪ then here I am ♪

♪ starships ♪

[Chuckling] No screams.

Hello.

Hello, Simon.

Hi. What's your name?

Uh, Shawn Armenta.

Okay, how old
are you, Shawn?

Uh, I turned .

Okay, and how much work have
you put into preparing for this?

Um, one year and six months
in a studio from : to :.

P.M., every night, dancing
with a choreographer.

Vocal training for seven
days a week... Wow.

So I can be
prepared for this.

Okay, and what song
are you gonna do?

My own song called candy
girl, about the girls

that you might meet in your local
bar or anywhere else that

are really good-looking, then
they're your sweet candy girls.

It's like, like, "whoo-hoo!"

You know?

[Chuckles]

Okay.

[Scattered catcalls]

Hope you like this one.

[Hip-hop music]

♪ ♪

♪ bring yourself over here ♪

♪ let me watch
some yummy buns ♪

♪ walking left and right ♪

♪ you're a bad girl ♪

♪ ain't I right ♪

♪ holdin' it down, wanna ♪

♪ get down like a canine ♪

♪ spittin' out the truth ♪

♪ I never met a girl like you ♪

♪ candy girl ♪

♪ my sweet cotton candy girl ♪

♪ cotton, cotton candy girl ♪

♪ my sweet cotton candy girl ♪

♪ candy girl, my ♪

♪ cotton candy girl ♪

♪ cotton, cotton candy girl ♪

♪ my sweet cotton candy girl ♪

[Music stops]

[Sparse cheers]

[Silence]

Thank you, Austin.

Shawn, I'm gonna be... because you
put out a lot of effort into this.

Mm-hmm.

But you're like a mouse
trying to be an elephant.

[Laughter]

Why, 'cause a -year-old's
doing it, and, uh...

it's got nothing
to do with your age.

Well, maybe it has,
but... yeah, it does.

I know the industry.

It's just wrong.

[Laughter and boos]

No, you know what?

I worked way too friggin' hard
for this, and I'm a really...

I'm not a bad singer.

I know I'm not, because I've
been writing these songs for

too long and too many
people copying me.

A lot of people work really,
really hard for their dreams.

But it's not meant
for everybody.

That's why you use
auto-tune, and I don't.

Actually... [all groan]

Hold it, hold it,
hold it, hold it.

I want to know who
let you onstage.

Um... [britney Spears' toxic]

♪
♪

I feel uncomfortable with
you even staring at me.

You know what, I don't need
this either, 'cause I don't need

amateur hour.

Yeah, see you later.

Yeah, you see, L.A.?

I'm a better writer than you.

[Cheers and boos]

Is he serious?

Is he serious?

♪ It's dangerous ♪

I have trained way, way too
hard for this, just to throw me

off that easily.

I-I just find it offensive.

I'm surprised at you.

See, that's honesty.

♪ With a taste
of your lips ♪

♪ tattle, tattle ♪

♪ t-t-tattle, tattle ♪

Okay, Britney,
what do you think?

I think you need to
practice a little bit more.

[Laughter]

[Vocalizing out of key]

I thought it was
just kind of bad.

[Laughter]

♪ Put your hands up ♪

♪ in the air ♪

The singing came in, and it
wasn't very... it wasn't very nice.

♪ The lipstick
on your face ♪

You need a new teacher
to teach you how to sing.

♪ With a taste
of your lips ♪

♪ I'm on a ride ♪

I felt like I was listening
to Alvin and the chipmunks.

Britney is so mean.

I think you're like vanilla
ice meets lauryn hill meets.

West Side story.

[Laughter]

Oh, my God.

[Bleep].

That was not a great
song for you to sing.

The song was just
in the wrong key.

You were really off-key.

It's just not sung on-key.

I don't think you have
that "wow" factor.

I think you're confused
with your direction.

I'm gonna have to say no.

No. No. No.

No. N-no.

[Laughter]

And everybody thinks
I'm the mean one.

It's Britney, bitch.
Mean one.

We're live here in Austin at
The X Factor auditions, where

we're getting reports that judge
Britney Spears is not that innocent.

I wanna know who
let you onstage.

I have been doing this business
since I was probably eight

years old, and being totally
honest and telling someone

that, you know, they have to go
home, I feel, at the end of the

day, I'd want to be told, and I
wouldn't want to waste anyone's time.

Britney is so mean.

Hey, you guys,
nice and slow.

Single file, please.

Thank you for coming
to The X Factor.

What's going on?

I am nervous.

I'm Reed deming.

I'm years old.

I'm from San Antonio, Texas,
and I'm in seventh grade.

Has anyone told you you
look like Justin Bieber?

I've been told.

You walked up and I was
like, "you already made it.

I don't even know why
you're in line right now."

Anyway, hey, good luck.

Thank you.

♪ Let me talk to you ♪

♪ if I was your boyfriend ♪

Hey, Bieber!

Hey, Justin, come here.

Oh, my gosh.

Look at... hi.

Hi.

You look exactly
like Justin Bieber.

Oh, my goodness.

And you get
that a lot, right?

Yeah, a lot.

You even got the
hair thing going.

It's good though.

It's good. It's very cute.

I want this so badly, I will
crawl on broken glass for it.

You'll crawl
on broken glass?

I will, willingly.

I don't care how many
scratches I get.

When I was five years old, my
dad, we were in the car singing.

Frank Sinatra, the eagles,
some of those old classics.

It was so much fun.

Well, it does become a
marathon singing episode when

we're in the car.

It's who can sing the
loudest, no doubt, so...

No! Oh, my goodness.

[Indistinct chatter]

Huh?

Shoes?

I've never been in front of
a huge celebrity before like.

Britney.

I'm jittering right now.

♪ Oh, all 'cause you won't ♪

♪ listen ♪

I felt like you're... you're
really off-key.

You're not really cut
out for X Factor.

I say no.

[Crying]

This is intense.

[Sobbing] I'm so sorry.

No, baby.

Okay, calm down.

Calm down, calm down.

Calm down.

Oh, I'm just nervous.

I'm not going to let panic and
anxiety get the best of me.

I've got to bring my a-game, or
else it's just not going to work

out.

[Cheers and applause]

Okay, Reed. Ready?

Yeah.

Okay, stage is ready.

I've never wanted something
as much as I've wanted this.

[Cheers and applause]

Hi. Nice to meet you.

How's it going?

It's going amazing.

It's like all these emotions
just mixed together.

It's just amazing.

You are so cute!

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

You are so cute.

How old are you?

I'm .

You're ?

[Cheers and applause]

So what are you gonna
sing for us today?

I will be singing it
will rain by Bruno Mars.

Nice.

Well, good luck.

[It will rain by Bruno Mars]

♪ ♪

♪ if you ever leave me ♪

♪ baby ♪

♪ leave some morphine ♪

♪ at my door, ah ♪

♪ whoa ♪

♪ 'cause it would take ♪

♪ a whole lot of medication ♪

♪ yeah, to realize ♪

♪ what we used to have ♪

♪ we don't have it anymore ♪

Excuse me.

[Scattered cheers and applause]

We want to hear a
different song.

You're gonna have to work much
harder on your vocals to shake

out the nerves, all right?

This is important.

What have you got apart
from the backing track?

Have you got a piano track
or an a cappella track?

Uh, we basically just dumbed down
to... grenade, so that it's just

a piano.

Yeah, I'd like to hear it.

I'd like to hear you
with a little less.

[Grenade by Bruno Mars]

♪ ♪

♪ easy come, easy go ♪

♪ that's just how you live ♪

♪ oh, take, take, take it all ♪

♪ but you never give ♪

♪ should have known ♪

♪ you was trouble ♪

♪ from the first kiss ♪

♪ had your eyes wide open ♪

♪ why were they open? ♪

♪ gave you all I had ♪

♪ and you tossed it ♪

♪ in the trash ♪

♪ you tossed it in the trash ♪

♪ you did ♪

[Cheering]

♪ To give me all your love ♪

♪ is all I ever asked ♪

♪ 'cause what you don't ♪

♪ understand is I'd catch ♪

♪ a grenade for ya ♪

♪ I'd throw my hands ♪

♪ on a blade for ya ♪

♪ whoa oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ I will go through ♪

♪ all this pain ♪

♪ take a b*llet straight ♪

♪ through my brain ♪

♪ yes, I would die ♪

♪ for you, baby ♪

♪ but you won't do the same ♪

Thank you.

[Cheers and applause]

Simon.

Uh, well, you've got steel in
your eyes, young man, you know?

And I think that
you're a hard worker.

But I'm... I want better
vocals from you.

Well, um, I think you're so adorable,
and your stage presence just shines.

I have to be honest and tell
you that you remind me so much

of this other little kid.

Right? Um... Who?

[Audience shouting]

Yeah, I don't want to fall
into that Bieber stereotype.

I gotta be me.

[Laughing] Yeah, right?

You know.

[Laughter and cheers]

That's your challenge, but, you
know, you clearly have a lot

of talent, and your personality is
larger than this building we're in.

Thank you so much.

Yep.

Britney.

I think... you are completely
and utterly adorable.

Ohh.

[Cheers and applause]

My heart's gonna, like, burst out
of my chest if you're not careful.

Aw.

All right,
let's... let's vote.

I'm gonna be
honest with you.

I think we could be looking at
a future pop star with you.

[Cheers and applause]

That means a yes from me.

[Cheers and applause]

It's a long way to the top, but I'm
willing to take the ride with you... yes.

[Cheers and applause]

And I'm just gonna
have to say yes.

You're too cute.

[Cheers and applause]

Thank you.

Britney.

I say yes.

You have four yeses.

[Cheers and applause]

Oh, my gosh, thank you.

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ yo oh oh ♪

♪ yo oh oh ♪

People will love him.

They love him.

So cute.

What just happened?

Four yeses... that's all I
could have ever asked for.

We're through.

Yes!

We've made it.

Now it's bedtime.

[Laughter]

[Cheering]

Whoo!

Hello.

I know him.

I never thought
I'd see you again.

Aw.

You are on the money.

I've wanted this
my whole life.

You know that.

Hi, y'all.

How are you?
Hi, y'all.

♪ Get out, get out ♪

♪ get out of my head ♪

♪ and fall into my arms ♪

♪ instead ♪

♪ I don't, I don't ♪

By the way, Niles says hi.

What, from one direction?

Yeah.

Keep away from him.

He's pure.

[Laughter]

Excuse me?

Okay?

I'm not looking
for anything.

Really?

Yes, I'm not gonna date
anybody for a whole year.

Okay, well... and I
made that clear to him.

Have you kissed him?

No.

Look at me.

Simon, no.

Look at me. Why you smiling?

'Cause that's a
weird question!

What?

It's what everyone's thinking.

Stop it.

What?

[Laughing] Stop.

Oh, my God.

♪ So get out, get out ♪

♪ get out of my head ♪

♪ and fall into my arms ♪

♪ instead, I don't, I don't ♪

No, don't... wait.

Don't, like, comb it completely out,
'cause I had a little bit of body to it.

Your hair is still,
like, really, really good.

You good?

Yes, I think so.

All right.

I want this so bad.

I mean, I've wanted
this my whole life.

You know that.

And I always said that I was
born to do this, and this is

what I was meant to do, so...
Whenever they hear me, they'll

be like, "oh, we
didn't expect that."

Exactly.

I'm not gonna disappoint.

I want to be a legend.

I mean, Michael
Jackson, Celine Dion.

I just want to be
remembered for that voice.

I definitely can get out
there and put on a show.

All right.

Good luck.

All the competition
here, it's competitive.

But I know I've got the talent.

I've been blessed with a voice.

I just can't wait to
show it to the world.

I want a triangle tattoo.

A star.

I'm a sucker for tattoos.

A star or a
heart or a flower.

Yeah.

We should do it after
the show one day.

All right. Okay, cool.

[Rihanna's only
girl in the world]

[Cheers and applause]

♪ Only girl in the world ♪

♪ girl in the world ♪

Hi.

Hi, y'all, how are you?

I'm good. How are you?

What's your name?

Thank you.

My name's Kaci Newton.

I'm years old,
from Borger, Texas.

You remind me of someone.

[Laughter]

Stop!

What are you
gonna sing for us?

I'm singing
firework, by Katy Perry.

Nice. Well, good luck.

Well, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

Have you sang before?

Yes.

Are you a singer?

Yes, I am a singer.

Really?

I've been singing since
I was four years old.

I sing in church, but I... I take modern
songs, and I try to make them my own.

Okay.

It's all yours.

Thank you.

[Firework by Katy Perry]

♪ Do you ever feel ♪

♪ like a plastic bag ♪

♪ drifting through the wind ♪

♪ longing to start again ♪

♪ do you ever feel ♪

♪ you're so paper thin ♪

♪ like a house of cards ♪

♪ one blow from caving in ♪

♪ do you ever feel ♪

♪ already buried deep ♪

♪ six feet under, screaming ♪

♪ no one seems
to hear a thing ♪

♪ and you know that there's ♪

♪ still a chance for you ♪

♪ still a spark for you ♪

♪ you just gotta ignite ♪

♪ the light ♪

♪ and let it shine ♪

♪ just own the night ♪

♪ like the fourth of July ♪

♪ baby you're a firework ♪

♪ come and let your colors ♪

♪ burst ♪

♪ make them go, oh, oh, oh ♪

Thank you.

[Scattered applause]

So... Simon.

This is gonna sound odd.

But it sounded like
you were dying.

[Laughter]

I don't wanna hear that!

I know, but that's what
it kind of reminded me of.

I'm sorry. I'm nervous.

You know, if you were kind
of like, you know, dying and

suffering and singing, I think
that's what it would sound like.

I-I was really nervous.

Could I try a different song?

No.

Okay.

Why don't we go
ahead and judge?

♪ Yeah, hey, hey, yeah ♪

♪ got me beggin'
you for mercy ♪

♪ why won't you release me ♪

♪ you got me beggin' ♪

♪ release me ♪

♪ yeah, yeah, oh oh ♪

You feel better?

Yes.

You feel like you
nailed it that time?

I feel like that was better.

Okay, let's see
if you're right.

Simon.

Now I feel like dying.

No. No.

L.A.

I'm gonna have to say no.

I'm also gonna
have to say no.

I'm sorry, but you are quite
annoying, so I'm gonna say no.

[Cheers and applause]

[Supertramp's goodbye stranger]

♪ It's been nice ♪

♪ hope your dreams will ♪

♪ all come true ♪

♪ good-bye Mary,
good-bye Jane ♪

♪ will we ever meet again? ♪

[Laughs]

♪ Meet again ♪

♪ I've been high ♪

♪ I've been low ♪

♪ won't you save me ♪

♪ San Francisco ♪

Welcome to San Francisco, where
everything's bigger and better in person.

♪ ♪

All right, so, seriously, what am
I gonna wear for my date with Simon?

Girl, something sleazy
and cute and ready to go.

♪ Rock and roll and disco ♪

Simon cowell?

I mean, oh, my gosh.

I'm about to show
Simon what's up, though.

♪ San Francisco ♪

[Dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[Crowd cheering]

Here I've come to find an artist
who's gonna sell all over the world.

♪ ♪

I can't conceive it.

I believe we can find a star.

♪ ♪

[Southern accent] I'm gonna
learn to talk like you.

[British accent] You learn to talk
like me, and I learn to talk like you.

San Francisco!

Welcome your judges!

[Cheers and applause]

We're here on a mission.

We're gonna find a star.

[Cheers and applause]

What's up?

[Shouting indistinctly]

Wheee!

What are you wearing?

This is my island warrior
princess grooving tropical armor.

I feel like it's
gonna knock you out.

[Echoing] Can't conceive it.

I believe we can find a star.

Yeah!

[Let's get it started
by the black eyed peas]

What's up, guys?

♪ Get it on, bang a gong ♪

Wow.

♪ Get it on ♪

♪ let's get it started ♪

Have you ever watched
yourself perform on tape?

No.

You turn into, like,
a raving lunatic.

[Giggles]

Gonna have to be a no.

No.

No.

No.

How old are you?

I'm both and .

Are you drunk?

Hell, no!

[Laughs hysterically]

♪ I've got to, uhh, uhh ♪

♪ run away, I've got to ♪

♪ uhh, uhh ♪

♪ lose control ♪

You sang like a dog
trying to lay an egg.

You're not driving
home, are you?

[Laughs]

I'm honey mahogany.

Honey mahogany.

[Vocalizing]

Do you want me to stop?

Yeah. It's a no.

I'm gonna have
to say no too.

I think one Beyonce
is probably enough.

It just got
terrible, didn't it?

I actually thought I
was doing fear factor.

For $, and... million.

$ million?

That's a no.

Absolutely no.

I really didn't get it.

Just when you think
it can't get worse.

I don't know if you noticed
who I have in my hand today.

It's my little baby Simon.

I keep him in my pocket.

[All vocalizing]

I don't really get it.

It's a no, sweetheart.

[All vocalizing]

L.A., what do you think?

Can we get worse than that?

No way! Not a chance.

Oh, my God.

♪ Ay ya ya ya ♪

♪ ya ya ya ya ya ♪

[Marvin Gaye's let's get it on]

♪
♪

♪ I been really tryin' ♪

Just look.

Look now, slowly, though.

♪ Tryin' to hold back ♪

♪ this feeling ♪

Wow, there's more beautiful
women than I thought.

[Bleep], like... I turn to
my right, there's one.

Turn to my left, there's one.

It's unbelievable.

No, it is amazing.

♪ Whoo, let's get it on ♪

Wow.

♪ Aah, baby ♪

♪ let's get it on ♪

[Song stops]

[Bleep].

♪ Let's get it started ♪

I want to show Britney,
Simon, L.A., and demi, they can

just stop their search,
'cause I'm here.

I'm gonna go out there, and
I'm gonna slay that stage.

♪ Let's get it started ♪

♪ in here ♪

Man, this is the Bay area.

What's going on?

This is way too weird.

This isn't going well.

Who's up next?

Oh, no.

[Cheers and applause]

[Giggles]

Hey, guys.

Oh, my God.

Are you... are you
getting married?

Of course.

I'm getting married
to X Factor today.

What's your name?

My name is Quattro de an.

How old are you?

I'm years old.

And what do you
do as a day job?

I decorate cakes.

[Laughter]

Seriously?

You do what?

I decorate cakes.

I see that.

I don't like it.

Do you ever decorate cakes
like you're looking right now?

Oh, I go in there with my
makeup smacked on my face.

I don't care, I definitely do.

I have my hair curled up.

You gotta express yourself.

And this is what you
think we're looking for.

[Laughter]

Definitely, definitely.

Okay.

What are you gonna sing?

Born this way.

Lady gaga.

Good luck.

You're gonna need it.

[Laughter]

[Cheers and applause]

[Lady Gaga's born this way]

♪
♪

[Laughter]

[Cheering]

[Cheers and applause]

♪ My mama told me ♪

♪ when I was young ♪

♪ we're all born superstars ♪

♪ she rolled my hair ♪

♪ and put my lipstick on ♪

♪ in the glass of her boudoir ♪

♪ there's nothin' wrong ♪

♪ with lovin' who you are ♪

♪ she said, 'cause he ♪

♪ made you perfect, babe ♪

♪ so hold your head up, girl ♪

♪ and you you'll go far ♪

♪ listen to me when I say ♪

♪ I'm beautiful in my way ♪

♪ 'cause God makes
no mistakes ♪

♪ I'm on the right
track, baby ♪

♪ I was born this way ♪

♪ way! ♪

[Cheers and applause]

[Music stops]

[Cheers and applause]

Britney, what do you think?

You were off-key
a little bit.

[Laughter]

Okay.

But for the most part,
you're really entertaining.

Thank you.

[Cheers and applause]

Okay, demi?

Oh, my God, I love you.

[Laughs]

Oh, demi, thank you so much.

And I love your
lipstick color.

Thanks.

[Laughs]

Thank you so much.

Simon?

Okay, if you imagine Madonna,
Bobby brown, and Dracula had a

child... [Laughs]

It would be you.

[Laughs]

But in a weird way,
I quite liked you.

[Laughs]

[Cheers and applause]

Wow.

[Laughs]

Well, look.

Look, we're gonna vote.

L.A., yes or no?

L.A., please, please,
please, please, please.

Yeah, I'm gonna have
to say no, I'm sorry.

[Audience boos]

Britney?

Please, Britney.

Britney, please.

I'm gonna say yes.

Thank you!

Oh, my gosh!

Demi?

I'm gonna say yes.

Thank you!

[Cheers and applause]

Simon?

Sometimes I have to
embrace the madness.

Uh... today I am,
I'm gonna say yes.

Thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you!

[I'm every woman by Chaka khan]

♪ It's all in me ♪

I want to see you again.

♪ Anything you want done ♪

♪ baby ♪

♪ I'll do naturally ♪

My judges have gone mad.

♪ ♪

You've re... you guys
have gone mad.

I know.

It was really,
really interesting.

It's the future.

Embrace the madness, L.A.

Oh, my goodness.

I loved him.

It's kmel, how ya doing?

It's on fire.

Everybody's going crazy.

X Factor's in town.

Oh, my gosh.

Yeah, I wanna meet L.A.
Reid.

You wanna meet L.A. Reid?

Yes, oh, my God.

We'll see you for
auditions, San Francisco.

Thanks for coming out
for the X Factor.

Come on in and have fun.

[Avril Lavigne's sker boi]

♪
♪

♪ he was a boy ♪

♪ she was a girl ♪

I'm drew chadwick, I'm .

I'm Wes and I'm .

I'm keaton and I'm .

We're emblem , and we're
from huntington beach.

Yeah.

Oh, [Bleep]!

We're basically all brothers,
but they're actually biological

brothers.

We're biological, and
he's, like, the adopted...

redheaded stepchild.

Yeah.

We used to be arch enemies,
me and this guy right here, but

then we joined forces.

He comes over
for a Halloween

party, he starts playing
sweet home Alabama.

[Sings guitar intro]

And I'm like... Classic.

[Scoffs]

"That's pretty good, dude.

We should jam sometime."

Damn, I got burnt
out there, bro.

Me too, dog.

♪ I'm with the skater boy ♪

♪ I said see you later, boy ♪

♪ I'll be backstage ♪

♪ after the show ♪

[Humming]

What's up, man?

What up, dude?

How you doing?

I'm Vincent.

What's up, Vince?

Keaton, pleasure.

I'm Vincent Thomas, I'm

years old, and I'm from
Los Angeles, California.

♪ Backstreet's back ♪

♪ all right ♪

I've been singing...
professionally, I've been doing

it since I was like or

years old, and then when I was
, I joined a boy band over in.

Europe.

We were like the next
backstreet boys.

We got to actually perform
in London in front of ,

people for three
nights in a row.

I have The X Factor.

I want that
$-million contract.

♪ Backstreet's back ♪

♪ all right ♪

So, you guys, uh... you
guys are a boy band?

[Laughs] Not a boy band, no.

I've done... I've done a lot of
like... like, group stuff also.

I was in... I was in a boy band
and stuff like that, so I kind

of know, I get the vibe of how a
group thing would work, so...

Yeah, yeah, for sure, dude.

Yeah.

The group that I was in, we...
we got to tour all over Europe,

we were in Asia, we were like
the next backstreet boys over

there, so you kind of had the
vibe of all the fans, and as far

as experience goes, I just want
to pass this down to you guys

also, is just... just have fun
with the crowd... Oh, I know.

And they'll feed
it off from you.

For sure, dude.

It's like, boom, you
just gotta go in there.

When you guys tour, dude, you
just... you just gotta let it all

out there onstage.

Yeah, I know.

[Scoffs]

Heck, yeah, dude, that's
all I'm gonna do.

Vincent... he was telling us about
how he's gone on various tours

with a boy band.

We're really not trying to be
like a boy band, you know?

Yeah.

We play all our
own instruments.

The judges are
waiting for you.

We give all our
heart and soul in it.

We're not trying to
do anything that's...

manufactured or
anything like that.

Yeah, we want to
be real, always.

♪ Backstreet's back ♪

We are not a boy band.

[Cheers and applause]

Hello.

What's your name?

My name is Vincent Thomas.

So, what are you gonna sing
that's gonna make us think

you're worth million bucks?

The blues song sorry seems
to be the hardest word.

It's actually Elton John, but
I'd like to hear that, please.

Okay.

[Elton John's sorry seems
to be the hardest word]

♪
♪

♪ what I gotta do ♪

♪ to make you love me? ♪

[Audience cheers]

♪ What I gotta do ♪

♪ to make you care? ♪

♪ what I gotta do ♪

♪ to make you want me? ♪

♪ what I gotta do ♪

♪ to be heard? ♪

♪ it's sad, so sad ♪

♪ it's a sad, sad situation ♪

♪ and it's getting ♪

♪ more and more absurd ♪

♪ what I gotta do... ♪

[Music stops]

Thank you.

[Cheers and applause]

Vincent, you know there used to
be boy bands years ago, and

there's five of them.

There's always one
who didn't sing.

Mm-hmm.

That's you.

[Audience "ohs"]

So, I'm gonna say no.

Okay.

Thank you.

This guy probably does

auditions a year.

He's dull and boring.

It's all right, man, you
guys are gonna k*ll it.

Hey, thanks, homey.

Stand by, guys.

Take care.

And go, guys.

Right to the "t."

[Cheers and applause]

Okay, what's the
name of the group?

We are called emblem .

And individual
names, please?

My name is Wes.

My name is drew.

And my name is keaton.

Age?

I am years old.

I'm .

And I'm .

All right.

[Girls scream]

All right, so, uh, what
are you gonna sing?

We're gonna sing
an original song.

It's called sunset boulevard.

It's actually written
by this guy right here.

You sure you want to
do an original song?

I'm absolutely
sure I want to do it.

What's the song about?

Uh, the song is about, uh,
California in general, but Los.

Angeles.

Is it a hit?

I would like to think so.

If it's up... you guys...
it better be, 'cause if

you're gonna go out on a limb and
do a song we don't know, it

better be good.

[Scattered shouts
from audience]

Good luck to you.

Thank you.

[Scattered shouts]

[Emblem 's sunset boulevard]

Yeah!

♪ Mm ♪

♪ yeah, yeah ♪

♪ let's take a trip ♪

♪ to sunset boulevard ♪

♪ in the city of sky ♪

Come on, come on!

♪ Blinding lights ♪

♪ and starry eyes ♪

Let's get up, get up!

♪ I said now ♪

♪ welcome to the city of ♪

♪ angels ♪

♪ whoa ♪

♪ city of ♪

♪ angels ♪

♪ whoa-ho-oh-ho ♪

[Clears throat]

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah!

♪ You see a bright future ♪

♪ reflects off of my aviators ♪

♪ here's a peace sign ♪

♪ going out to all my haters ♪

♪ high five, Wesley ♪

♪ no hurt hand when we ♪

♪ we get samples ♪

♪ at yogurtland and we ♪

♪ tell smooth-talking ♪

It's awesome.

♪ k*ll brews ♪

♪ play call of duty: Zombies ♪

Yeah.

♪ She's starting ♪

♪ to get the best of me ♪

♪ while she makes her mind up ♪

♪ whether she wants ♪

♪ me or Wesley ♪

♪ uh, animal fries ♪

♪ and the quad stack ♪

♪ gotta get a side of spread ♪

♪ you know
that I want that ♪

[Cheers and applause]

♪ Let's take a trip ♪

♪ to sunset boulevard ♪

♪ in the city of stars ♪

♪ the city of ♪

♪ blinding lights ♪

♪ and starry eyes ♪

♪ I said now ♪

♪ welcome to the city of ♪

♪ angels ♪

♪ whoa-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ city of ♪

♪ angels ♪

♪ whoa-oh-oh-oh ♪

Yeah!

[Cheers and applause]

Yeah.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

[Cheers and applause]

[Phantom planet's California]

♪
♪

Thank you so much.

♪
♪

You know what?

I don't like you.

I love you.

Oh, yeah!

I love you, man!

Thank you so much.

I love you.

♪ Right back where ♪

♪ we started from ♪

Britney, what do you think?

Well, I find it interesting.

I think you guys were very
funky, and your voices are

smooth, and I loved it.

I thought you guys were great.

It was amazing.

Thank you so much.

I think you
guys are so cute.

We think you're cute.

You're pretty b*mb.

Oh, thanks.

No.

No.

What?

What?

No, no.

Barrier.

Carry on.

Yeah, you guys were so much
fun to watch, and I love your

voice.

And I'm so impressed.

I loved you guys.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

It's amazing.

You know what, guys?

I loved everything about this
audition, from the minute you

walked on, from the song, to
the performance, you know...

[Cheers and applause]

Thank you so much.

Thank you, thank you, Simon.

You know what's interesting?

Is that the guy who came before
you and you, it feels like

there's a -year...
that's right.

Yes, that's right.

And he was actually older.

And has been on tours and stuff, so...
[Laughter]

I like you.

You're also slating the
opposition already.

I love that.

That was harsh,
Simon, real harsh.

Let me tell you guys, I predict
big things for you going

forward, I really do.

Wow.

[Cheers and applause]

I like these guys.

Wow.

Okay, so, we're
gonna vote, okay?

Yeah.

All right.

You know what, this is a
very, very, very easy yes.

All right, thank
you, God bless.

Thank you so much.

I can't wait to hear
you guys on the radio.

Yes.

Wow.

Me too, me too.

I'm on that with you.

Britney?

I thought you guys
were amazing, yes.

[Cheers and applause]

All right, guys,
you have four yeses.

♪ California ♪

[Cheers and applause]

♪ California ♪

♪ here we come ♪

♪
♪

♪ California ♪

I love them.

They were very good.

♪ California ♪

We're going to boot camp!

♪ Here we come ♪

Dude, that was sick!
♪ here we come ♪

♪ whoa ♪

Whoo!

Hello.

Oh, my God.

You know him?

I did a duet with Britney.

Yeah.

What's happened in
the last ten years?

♪ What a feeling ♪

♪ to let it all go ♪

♪ what a feeling ♪

♪ I'm losing control ♪

What's it gonna be like...
I know, that's true.

Exactly.

♪ What a feeling ♪

♪ to let it all go ♪

♪ what a feeling ♪

♪ I'm losing control ♪

♪ what a feeling ♪

I like being a new judge.

Yeah.

It's, like,
exciting, you know?

Mm-hmm.

But just having to say no...
Yeah.

I wasn't ready for so long,
but I hated hearing "no."

Me too.

It was so heartbreaking
to hear "no" so many times.

That's what... that's one hard
part about the job, I think.

Yeah.

We found good people today.

This is what I expected
San Francisco to be.

Hi, welcome to X Factor.

What's your name?

I'm don Phillip.

I'm don Phillip.

I'm .

I live in the Bronx, New York.

It's always been a battle
to do music, for me.

Couple years ago, I did a
duet with Britney Spears...

like, years ago.

The duet was the most amazing
thing for my family and my

life... the most amazing thing.

But I wasn't ready to
really make it in music.

I gave it my best.

I really did.

But that wasn't enough.

I didn't... I didn't see any
possible way out of it other

than to stop.

So, since then, I've been,
like, really working hard.

I've been doing more
writing, producing...

Trying to really find my sound.

I've had a lot of "maybes," and
I've had a ton of "almosts"...

Wow.

Chasing this one thing.

And I think this is
my final chance.

There's no more after this.

This has to be it for me.

I mean, I've tried
every other way.

It's so weird that now here I
am about to step in front of.

Britney Spears.

I haven't seen
Britney in so long.

I think that... I don't know
what the heck I'm gonna say.

It's scary.

I hope she likes me.

I hope she likes me.

I want her to know I appreciate
her and everything she did for

me.

But I'm tired of hearing "don
Phillip, the guy who did

the duet with Britney Spears."

I want to be don Phillip,
and I think it's time.

[Cheers and applause]

Oh, my God.

Hello.

Hello. What's your name?

My name is don Phillip.

Oh, my God.

[Laughter]

You know him?

I know him.

From where?

I used to record with
him a long, long time ago.

Seriously?

Really?

Like, years ago.

What?

I did a duet with Britney.

Yeah.

So, okay, don, what's
happened in the last years?

Yeah.

[Sighs]

Aw.

You okay?

Breathe.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

I never thought
I'd see you again.

Aw.

Don't cry.

And what happened?

At the time, I just... I
wasn't... I didn't feel like

I was worthy.

I didn't feel like I was okay.

Why did you decide
to enter the show, don?

This time, I want my sh*t.

All right.

[Cheers and applause]

Okay.

I'm ready to take it.

Okay.

What are you gonna sing?

I'm gonna sing halo.

Great.

[Cheers and applause]

[Beyonce's halo]

♪
♪

♪ oh, yes ♪

[Scattered cheers]

♪ Remember those
walls I built ♪

♪ they must come
tumbling down ♪

♪ I never even put up a fight ♪

♪ never even made a sound ♪

♪ I found a way to let you in ♪

♪ never really had a doubt ♪

♪ standing in the light ♪

♪ of your halo ♪

♪ I've got my angel now ♪

♪ it's like I've
been awakened ♪

♪ all the truth ♪

♪ I've been taking ♪

♪ it's the risks ♪

♪ I've been taking ♪

♪ I ain't never gonna ♪

♪ shut you out ♪

♪ everything I need and more ♪

♪ it's written ♪

♪ all over your face ♪

♪ baby, you will leave a halo ♪

♪ you know you're ♪

♪ my saving grace ♪

[Music stops]

[Scattered cheering and booing]

Okay.

Okay, okay.

Um, thank you, don.

Right.

Don, you know what?

I just have to give
you the honest truth.

The problem you have, don... you
don't have a good singing voice.

Wow.

[Applause]

Honestly.

Britney.

[Scattered cheering]

I feel like through the years,
maybe you've gone through

a lot of hardships and battles.

Yes, yes.

But your voice... really
isn't up to the bar of

the standards of the x
factor and what we want.

[Cheers and applause]

Wow.

Okay.

I have another song.

[Audience boos]

Let's vote.

Don, I'm gonna have to say no.

Keep your head up, okay?

Can I... Simon?

No.

Demi?

No.

And Britney?

I'm gonna have to say no.

It's four nos, but
nice to meet you.

Thank you for coming on.

Bye-bye.

[Cheers and applause]

[Solemn piano music]

♪
♪

My God!

[Sobbing]

Oh, my God.

That was hard.

Bloody hell.

Yeah.

I just know that...

I didn't mean to do that.

Sometimes it's kind of hard,
because I know what they've been

through, and... well,
you'd have been lying

if you'd have said,
"you've got it."

He couldn't sing.

Yeah.

♪ Turn up the music ♪

♪ just turn it up louder ♪

♪ turn up the music ♪

♪ I need it in my life ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ turn up the music ♪

♪ just turn it up louder ♪

Yo, can you believe this?

I know. This is crazy.

Providence.

Everybody from New York,
Connecticut, Boston... New York?

I just hope me and you make it.

Imagine.

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ turn up the music ♪

♪ whoa ♪

Listen up, guys, I'm
gonna call some numbers.

.

Watch when I get
up on that stage.

I'm gonna be all
shakin' with the mic.

Just get up there
and just be yourself.

Just gonna knock 'em dead.

I want to meet
Britney the most.

Britney or demi, I don't know.

It's really hard to choose
which one I like better.

All right, guys, we're gonna go
backstage, so just come and follow me.

Cross your fingers for me.

[Giggles]

[Indistinct chatter]

My name's Jennel Garcia.

I'm years old.

I'm from Rochester, Massachusetts, and
I just graduated from high school.

[Chuckles]

Life starts now.

Life starts right now, today.

I live in a really small town
in a small house in a dead-end

street, and life's always
been really quiet.

This is it.

[Laughs]

This is it.

My family's really close.

My dad builds race cars.

He races race cars, and my
mom works in health care.

She loves to help people.

Her life is basically all
about me and my siblings.

But like, I don't know, I feel
like once I go out there and

people are, like, yelling, like,
you can feel it rumbling, like

in your stomach.

You're gonna feel
the adrenaline.

Like, I've been to a concert, but this
time it's me who's gonna be onstage.

My family... they're,
like, my motivation.

I'm doing this for them.

I just want to make
them proud today.

I know you can do this.

The tears were coming.

Okay.

Right up those stairs.

Yay.

Love you.

I'm nervous.

I'm excited.

Britney Spears?

I'm gonna have to say no.

I'm also sorry.

I'm gonna have to say no.

Okay, keep your head up.

It's a no.

I just want to pretend that
I'm in my room, singing to

myself in the mirror, except
there's people cheering me on.

And there's really, really
important people in front of me.

♪ The dog days are over ♪

♪ can you hear the horses? ♪

♪ 'cause here they come ♪

Hi.

Hi.

How are you?

I'm good. How are you?

Great. Thank you.

What's your name?

My name is Jennel Garcia.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too.

How old are you?

I am years old.

So who are
your inspirations?

I'm into, like, a lot
of old rock... pat benatar.

[Cheers and applause]

Well, you know what, Jennel?

Everything comes around
full-circle eventually, right?

Yeah.

Okay.

Well, good luck.

[Scattered cheers]

[Grace Potter's Paris]

♪
♪

♪ ooh, yeah ♪

[Grunts]

♪
♪

♪ you got me down
on the floor ♪

♪ so what'd you bring me ♪

♪ down here for? ♪

♪ you got me ♪

♪ down on the floor ♪

♪ so what'd you bring me ♪

♪ down here for? ♪

♪ if I was a man ♪

♪ I'd make my move ♪

♪ if I was a blade ♪

♪ I'd shave you smooth ♪

♪ if I was a judge ♪

♪ I'd break the law ♪

♪ and if I was from Paris ♪

♪ if I was from Paris ♪

♪ I would say ♪

♪ ooh LA, LA ♪

♪ LA LA LA LA LA ♪

♪ ooh, LA, LA ♪

♪ LA LA LA LA ♪

♪ you got me up on your swing ♪

♪ so when you gonna ♪

♪ shake that thing? ♪

♪ you got me up on your swing ♪

♪ so when you gonna ♪

♪ shake that thing? ♪

♪ if I was a man ♪

♪ I'd make my move ♪

Wow.

♪ If I was a blade ♪

♪ I'd shave you smooth ♪

♪ ow ♪

♪ if I was a judge ♪

♪ I'd break the law ♪

♪ and if I was from Paris ♪

♪ if I was from Paris ♪

♪ I would say ♪

♪ ooh, LA, LA ♪

♪ LA LA LA LA LA ♪

Whoo!

[Cheers and applause]

♪ Ooh, LA, LA ♪

♪ LA LA LA LA ♪

Whoo.

[Music stops]

[Cheers and applause]

Wow.

Wow.

Whoo!

Wow!

Wow.

L.A.?

Whoo, feisty
little fireball.

I'm feeling you.

I am so feeling you.

Thank you.

[Cheers and applause]

Yeah!

Britney.

I was not expecting that.

That was absolutely incredible.

That was amazing.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You know what I find is
really, really interesting?

Is that you have, like, such a
cute face, and you're really

likeable, and then all of a sudden,
you're like, "I'm on fire."

Like, I literally wrote down
in my notes, like, "hot."

[Chuckles]

Okay?

You're awesome.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Simon.

Jennel, let me tell you,
sweetheart, you are on the

money, because right now what is
missing in the pop charts is

a young pat benatar,
someone like that.

I love the idea of making a
pop record, a rock record.

You're different.

You're exciting.

I really, really like you.

I try.

I try.

I like you a lot.

Thank you.

[Cheers and applause]

Demi?

Yes.

Thank you.

Yes.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

L.A.?

It is a yes.

[Cheers and applause]

Definitely yes.

Simon.

A big, fat yes.

♪ You be the artist ♪

♪ and make me out of Clay ♪

♪ why don't you be... ♪

Well done.

Congratulations.

Thank you guys.

Wow.

You just never know.

[Screams]

You did it!

♪ You be the artist ♪

♪ and make me out of Clay ♪

You did it!

[Sobbing]

Oh, my God.

That was so cool.

That was so cool.

[Laughs]

Like, I didn't expect them
to like me that much.

Wow.

That's what this
business is all about.

You got it!

[Screaming] Oh, my God!

Your voice is so beautiful.

You broke my heart.

Never, ever done
that in my life.

I lost it.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Andy Grammer's
keep your head up]

♪
♪

♪ but you gotta ♪

♪ keep your head up ♪

♪ oh ♪

♪ you can let your hair down ♪

♪ hey, hey ♪

♪ gotta keep your head up ♪

♪ oh, oh ♪

[Scattered cheers and boos]

♪ You can let your hair down ♪

♪ hey, hey ♪

[Music stops]

Do you like animals?

Yeah, I love
animals, actually.

Which ones do you like?

Puppies.

If I were you, today I'd
actually go out and buy a puppy...

And make this a happy day for
yourself, because the singing

was awful.

[Laughter]

Let's just vote.

L.A., yes or no?

It's gonna be
a no for today.

No.

I'm sorry, no.

It's four nos,
congratulations.

♪
♪

Whew.

[Cheers and applause]

Hey, rock star.

Hi.

Hey, what's your name?

Jillian Jensen.

Jillian.

Jillian, you brought
your fan club?

Yeah, I brought a
lot of people with me.

From where?

Where are you from?

I'm from Rochester,
Massachusetts.

Whoa.

[Audience cheers]

How old are you?

I'm years old.

You're .

Whoa.

Me too.

I think you're a month
before me... I'm September.

Yeah, I'm August th.

How'd you know that?

Because I'm kind of a fan.

Aw, thanks.

What's that mean,
"kind of a fan"?

This was totally by
coincidence, I swear, but

I happened to get a tattoo, and
it happens to say, "stay strong."

Oh, my gosh,
that's so funny.

Well, we have... we have it
for, I'm sure, similar reasons.

I've always been a
fan of your music.

I mean, the... I-I also was
bullied a lot through...

You were bullied?

I'm sorry.

Yeah, it's okay.

Um... [Demi Lovato's skyscraper]

♪
♪

When I was in middle school, I...
I was severely bullied, as well

as high school.

♪ Skies are crying ♪

For a long time, I didn't
know how to deal with it.

I would cry myself to
sleep every night.

I've always been so passionate
about music, you know?

I was never afraid
to be myself.

They always used to just try to
bring me down because I am the

way I am.

♪ Do you have to ♪

♪ make me feel like... ♪

They would tell me,
"you're not good.

You're never gonna
make it anywhere."

They would prank call me and
play my songs to me and, like,

say... like, making fun of them.

And it was just... ♪
♪

[Sniffles]

It wasn't fair.

♪ You can take ♪

♪ everything I have ♪

I really, really, really just
want to get through, you know?

To just be able to say I can do
this, and I am good enough, and.

I'm gonna do well
in the competition.

Thank you... for everything.

I do love you.

I know we fight
sometimes, but thank you.

I wouldn't be here without you.

Do it 'cause I love
you, and I believe in you.

So do it today.

I can't wait to see you do it.

♪ Like a skyscraper ♪

Hey, Jillian, the
judges are ready for you.

Head on up the stairs.

All: [Cheering]

♪ Like a skyscraper ♪

♪ like a skyscraper ♪

♪
♪

Jillian, I don't know where
the bullies are, but you're

standing on The X Factor stage, so...
Yeah.

[Cheers and applause]

Thank you so much.

Look, we're both up here.

Huh?

The bullies that bullied us...
they're at home watching us on TV.

Thank you so much.

[Laughs]

And I just... I just wanted to say thank
you for all you've done in support of

anti-bullying.

I really do appreciate
it so much.

That's so special.

Thank you.

So, Jillian, stay
strong and do your thing.

[Jessie J's who you are]

♪
♪

♪ I stare at my reflection ♪

♪ in the mirror ♪

♪ why am I doing this ♪

♪ to myself? ♪

♪ mm ♪

♪ losing my mind ♪

♪ on a tiny error ♪

♪ I nearly left the real me ♪

♪ on the shelf ♪

♪ no ♪

♪ don't lose who you are ♪

♪ in the blur of the stars ♪

♪ seeing is deceiving ♪

♪ dreaming is believing ♪

♪ it's okay not to be okay ♪

♪ sometimes it's hard ♪

♪ to find who you are ♪

♪ tears don't mean ♪

♪ you're losing ♪

♪ everybody's bruising ♪

♪ be true to who you are ♪

♪ who you are, who you are ♪

♪ who you are ♪

♪ who you are ♪

♪ no, no, no, no, no ♪

♪ don't lose who you are ♪

♪ in the blur of the stars ♪

♪ seeing is deceiving ♪

♪ dreaming is believing ♪

♪ it's okay not to be okay ♪

♪ sometimes it's hard ♪

♪ to find who you are ♪

♪ tears don't mean ♪

♪ you're losing ♪

♪ everybody's bruising ♪

♪ be true to who you are ♪

[Cheers and applause]

Whoo!

[Sentimental music]

♪
♪

[Cheers and applause]

[Sobbing]

It's okay.

It's okay.

Thank you.

I know exactly what you've
gone through, but I've made it

through it, and I
know you can too.

You are so strong.

That was amazing,
absolutely amazing.

Thank you.

Oh, my God.

Give me another hug.

[Cheers and applause]

Wow, Jillian.

Wow.

Honey, I have never, ever heard
anybody take their experiences,

take their pain, take their
emotion, and pour it into the

song the way that you did.

Ever!

[Cheers and applause]

That's what this
business is all about.

You got it.

And to all the people that bullied
you, all of those idiots...

[Cheers and applause]

Britney?

I really don't think you
should be crying right now.

You are so amazing.

I'm so happy.

Aw.

I'm so happy I
got through it.

That's why I'm so happy.

Your voice is so raspy and,
like, sexy and incredibly

beautiful.

It is so beautiful.

Thank you so much.

You're very gifted.

Wow.

Simon.

I thought that
was... that was incredible.

[Cheers and applause]

Like you said, L.A., it was like
it was sung with so much pain.

And for you to have gone through
whatever you've gone through,

and as Britney said, this is not
a time now for you to be crying.

It's for you to... it's what your
tattoo says, "stay strong,"

because you're incredible.

[Cheers and applause]

Demi?

I cannot believe how
amazing that just was.

[Mouthing words]

[Cheers and applause]

I... felt it when
you started talking

about being bullied, and I knew
that you had been through a lot,

but when you sang,
you broke my heart.

And the fact that you have the
ability to stand onstage and

sing while you're
crying is so brave.

[Cheers and applause]

I bet you can vote.

Simon?

Easiest "yes"
I've said today.

[Cheers and applause]

[Screams]

Demi?

I can't wait for the
bullies at home to see this.

I'm gonna say yes.

[Cheers and applause]

Britney.

I'm gonna say yes, yes, yes.

Well, Jillian, I hope that
those tears of pain turn to

tears of joy.

You have four yeses.

♪ I promise you ♪

♪ that I'm always there ♪

Whoo!

Whoo!

♪ When your
heart is filled ♪

♪ with sorrow and despair ♪

♪ I'll carry you ♪

♪ when you need a friend ♪

♪ you'll find my footprints ♪

♪ in the sand ♪

♪ oh ♪

[All cheering]

After all that's happened in
my life, this just means the

world.

This is, like... I
can't... I can't believe it.

This is like... this
is happening.

I really felt for her.

Me too.

Yeah, I did.

Me too.

I felt for her and more.

Same story, same
tattoos... oh, my God.

I feel like I can just push
away those... those... those

terrible things and just, like,
really just go on and do what

I want to do and really be happy
and not think about it anymore.

This is, like... Yeah.

Yes, yes.

The only time in
my life I lost it.

Never, ever done
that in my life.

♪ When you need a friend ♪

You sounded amazing anyway.

Shh.

Girls.

Shh.

♪ You'll find
my footprints ♪

For the first time ever,
you seemed speechless.

The only time ever.

I... really, honestly,
did you tear up?

Because I saw the eye... your
eyes a little wet right there.

That's what I thought.

Oh, you have a heart.

Unbelievable.

You do.

We're here on a mission.

We are here to find a
star worth $ million.

A star is born.

You have a... holy cow!

You took a $ million opportunity,
and you threw it in the trash.

[Man crying]

[Siren wailing]

Aah!

♪ Let's go ♪

Let's go... we're here.

Konnichiwa!

Konnichiwa!

You need to take a breath
mint if you're gonna get that

close to my face.

Oh, my God.

[Cheers and applause]

It looks beautiful on you.

[Siren wailing]

♪ Hey! It's now or never ♪

I love you!

That's all you got
for me, Britney?

Baaa.

Please, I can do it.

The last thing in the world
you should ever, ever, ever

consider is anything
involving singing.

[Siren wailing]

Don't let Simon see this.