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It’s Rock Night on The X Factor with the top ten finalists! In case you’ve missed last week’s show, we saw the exit of another of Paula Abdul’s groups, The Stereo Hogzz. Read our recap of the performance and elimination episodes at these links. We’re updating with the performance videos at this link…check ‘em out!

We’re down to these top ten competitors for the five million dollar recording contract:

Rachel Crow, Lakoda Rayne, Josh Krajcik, LeRoy Bell, Melanie Amaro, Stacy Francis, Astro, Marcus Canty, Chris Renee and Drew Ryniewicz.

For their precap, some of the contestants spoke about tonight’s theme, Rock! Astro said that he’s stepping out of his element and that he’s excited to show people that he can do more than just Hip Hop.

Melanie said she’s going to go in and have her rock face on. Yes! I’m hoping she rocks some Heart! Now that would be amazing.

LeRoy said that he’s hoping to push the envelope with the rock theme. Marcus said he’s on the fence with the rock theme, but if Tina Turner can do it — he can do it!

Rachel said that it’s almost like last week’s song, but it’s more upbeat with a retro vibe. She hopes we’ll enjoy her performance. Josh said that it has to be the right song and could prove to be a game-changer for him.

Chris said that this is a genre that he’s not used to, but he’s going to put his stamp on it and make it his. Drew said that to be rock n’ roll, you have to have that attitude in the way you express yourself.

Stacy said that she first heard the theme and thought she was going to get sent home, but also said that it’s exciting. Lakoda Rayne hopes to kick butt with a rock song and prove to America that they can only take their talent further.

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Performing fourth on tonight’s episode of The X Factor is LeRoy Bell singing I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2 from The Runaway Bride Soundtrack.

L.A. Reid said he’s happy that LeRoy finally got it right, so congratulations.

Paula Abdul said she’s been waiting for this performance and told Nicole, well done.

Simon Cowell said that he’s used to working with older people and doesn’t believe there should be a cap on ages. He said LeRoy came out dignified and in control and this was his best performance on the show.

Nicole Scherzinger said aside from his age, he’s just great. She felt like she was at LeRoy’s rock concert and he took them to church at the same time.

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Was this your favorite performance of the night? Does LeRoy Bell have what it takes to win it all? Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think!

X FACTOR ELIMINATION RECAP HERE

The competition is getting stiff on the first season of The X Factor USA! On last week’s episode of the show, we saw the elimination of Paula Abdul’s group, inTENsity. With a five million dollar recording contract on the line, what will the contestants do to take it to the next level?

Brian Bradley AKA Astro, commented that he wanted to “just have fun” and that’s what people love him for. Chris Rene said that if he could perform his own song, he feels that he could guarantee that he would not be in the bottom two. (continue reading…)

On last night’s performance episode of The X Factor, the competition’s oldest singer, LeRoy Bell, sang I’m Already There by Westlife.

There is nothing that this man can’t sing! He’s got that soulful voice that reminds us of some Michael Bolton. Seriously, he should get together with Josh and do a duet. Now that would be something.

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What did you think of LeRoy’s performance last night? Was it enough to keep him in the competition? Do you think he lacked confidence? We loved it! Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think!

LeRoy Bell performed Nobody Knows on last night’s episode of The X Factor — and man, does this guy have a voice!

He’s got soul, that’s for sure. I’m not sure that this is the song that I would’ve had him sing…but still, he did a fantastic job. Check out his performance, below:

What did you think? Are you a LeRoy fan? Does he have what it takes to win it all? Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think!

Leroy Bell stunned the judges with his audition of Lean On Me on The X Factor. On tonight’s Judge’s Houses episode of the competition, Leroy performed To Make You Feel My Love by Bob Dylan for Nicole Scherzinger and Enrique Iglesias.

What a great performance, and we still can’t believe that Leroy has just turned sixty. Check out the video of his performance, below:

He’s so old school, he’s got that Marvin Gaye-like quality about his soulful performances. What do you think? Are you a fan of Leroy’s? Do you think he’s got what it takes to make it through to the next stage of the competition? Sound off in the comments below!