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It has all come down to this! It’s the season finale performance episode of The X Factor USA. There isn’t anymore waiting, America….tonight, we’ll get to see which contestant really brings it on the show. Are you excited? We are!

After last week’s not-so-shocking elimination of three-time bottom two champion, Marcus Canty, we’re left with Josh Krajcik, Melanie Amaro and Chris Rene. The final three competitors are all vying for the X Factor crown and its top prize: a recording contract worth five million dollars.

It’s really hard to say who’s going to walk away a champion tomorrow, but we’re down for some speculation. We’re really fans of all three of the finalists on the show, but Melanie stands out with her range. On that note, Josh does have the ability to really sing just about anything, as well.

We could have predicted that they would have made it this far. Chris, however, while talented, does not possess the same pizazz as Josh and Melanie. Having said that, he has taken some risks with his song choices and has come out on top.

So it’s anyone’s game at this point. Stay tuned right here to Earsucker.com, as we’ll be live-blogging the show with up-to-the-minute coverage at 8PM EST!

Update: We will be updating this post with all of the performance videos from tonight’s show. Stay tuned, it’s almost show time!

RECAP:

ROUND ONE

Josh Krajcik is up first, singing Alanis Morrissette’s hit song, Uninvited. OMG, she’s joining him on stage! I love this song! What a great duet!

Chris Rene is up next, doing Avril Lavigne’s song, Complicated. It’s not that great of a cover. Avril took the stage and joined him for the duet. It seems that she changed her key to suit his singing style. Were you feeling that duet?

Melanie Amaro is singing R. Kelly’s I Believe I Can Fly. She is genuinely talented! You go girl! She is joined on stage by R. Kelly for a fantastic duet.

ROUND TWO

Josh Krajcik is up first, singing the song that made him a household name in America…Etta James’ At Last. What a touching performance! Kudos to Josh!

Chris Rene is singing next, doing his own original song, Young Homie. Paula gushed about the song, saying that’s why she fell in love with him. Simon called that Chris’ five million dollar song. It was alright, not too shabby.

Melanie Amaro is last, singing Listen by Beyonce. She’s killing it. She really does have an amazing voice. Get that five million dollars, girl!

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