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On last night’s performance episode of The X Factor, we were wow’ed by some performances and others, well — not so much. In case you’ve missed last night’s show, you can read our recap of what went down here.

Here’s a brief run-down on who did what:

Stacy Francis – Whitney Houston’s Queen of the Night – VIDEO
Marcus Canty – Rose Royce’s I’m Going Down – VIDEO
Drew Ryniewicz – Coldplay’s Fix You – VIDEO
LeRoy Bell – U2′s I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – VIDEO
Lakoda Rayne – Keith Urban’s I Wanna Love Somebody Like You – VIDEO
Astro – Eminem’s Lose Yourself – VIDEO
Melanie Amaro – Michael Jackson’s Man In The Mirror – VIDEO
The Stereo Hogzz – Christina Aguilera’s Ain’t No Other Man – VIDEO
Josh Krajcik – The Beatles’ With A Little Help From My Friends – VIDEO
Chris Rene – Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise – VIDEO
Rachel Crow – Etta James’ I’d Rather Go Blind – VIDEO

We will go as far as predicting that, given their performances last night, Rachel Crow and Astro are safe.

On tonight’s elimination episode, we will see Willow Smith and Jessie J take the stage to perform. Willow will be performing Fireball, while Jessie will be performing Domino.

The top 10 acts will be revealed! Are you excited? Who are you rooting for? TELL US!

The top eleven are performing their opening medley! They are totally rocking it! To start off, L.A. Reid apologized to Melanie for his comments from last night and said he was jealous.

Willow Smith is taking the stage to perform her song Fireball! We’re whipping our hair back and forth, as we speak. After that flawless performance, Jessie J is performing Domino. What a hip performance!

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Singing last on tonight’s episode of The X Factor is Rachel Crow, singing I’d Rather Go Blind by Etta James from the Cadillac Records Soundtrack. What a good song for Rachel! She’s a gem, isn’t she?

You can tell that Simon is really enjoying the performance, along with the audience.

L.A. Reid said that up until now he wasn’t sure that she was a true contender, but tonight she proved that she has her eye on the target. Nicole Scherzinger said she’s happy that Simon listened to her and took her advice. Rachel said that she picked the song this week. She said her performance was amazing.

Paula Abdul said that she is glad Rachel is teaching Simon humility.

Simon Cowell said he’s not afraid to admit when he does something wrong. He said he trusts her and adores her. He said she reminds him of a mini Beyonce and that she’s back in the game.

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Was this your favorite performance of the night? Does Rachel Crow have what it takes to take home the five million dollar prize? Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think!

X FACTOR ELIMINATION RECAP HERE

Singing in tenth place on tonight’s episode of The X Factor is Chris Rene, performing his own version of Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio from the soundtrack to Dangerous Minds.

Chris sounded like he was really struggling with this song. I’m not sure that this was the best song choice for him tonight.

Nicole Scherzinger said that he channeled the song and the lyrics were good. Paula Abdul called him honest and amazing and said that the lyrics were real.

Simon Cowell said welcome back to the real Chris. He said that he is a potential real star.

L.A. Reid said he’s proud of him and that he did a really great job.

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Was this your favorite performance of the night? Does Chris Rene 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

Singing in ninth place tonight on The X Factor is Josh Krajcik, performing With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Anderson from the soundtrack to Across The Universe. Anything this man sings is always fantastic.

L.A. Reid said this is one of his favorite songs and well done. Paula Abdul called his performance amazing. Simon Cowell said great song choice, but he was like Dracula and the Brides out there and that’s his mentor’s responsibility.

Nicole Scherzinger said he’s so worthy and ready for a five million dollar recording contract.

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Was this your favorite performance of the evening? Does Josh Krajcik 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

Performing eighth on tonight’s episode of The X Factor is The Stereo Hogzz performing Ain’t No Other Man by Christina Aguilera from the soundtrack to Get Smart.

I can’t say that I was a fan of the song choice, as it didn’t really showcase their true singing talent.

L.A. Reid said last week was tough, but they did a song that he wasn’t familiar with. Nicole Scherzinger said “Bananas”. She said it was her favorite performance from them yet. Kudos to Paula on the choreography because that was slick.

Simon Cowell said Nicole was digging deep with her advice. He said their work ethic is amazing. He said they aren’t performing the record that they would make. He said they have to become less cabaret and more performing artists.

Paula Abdul disagreed and said it’s fitting for Movie Week. She gave kudos to the lead of the group, Trey.

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Was this your favorite performance of the night? Do the Stereo Hogzz have what it takes to win the five million dollar recording contract? Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think!

X FACTOR ELIMINATION RECAP HERE

Performing seventh on tonight’s episode of The X Factor is Melanie Amaro, performing Michael Jackson’s famous song, Man In The Mirror from the movie, This Is It. Wow, you go girl! I loved her performance!

It’s such a timely performance, considering that Conrad Murray was just convicted of manslaughter in the Michael Jackson case.

L.A. Reid said that the song was predictably strong song, but he didn’t see the range. Nicole Scherzinger said it was a brilliant song choice. She loves the song and that the whole world needs the song. Her voice is a vessel of the light and she made Michael proud tonight.

Paula Abdul called her a remarkable singer and well done!

Simon Cowell said she was “bloody fantastic” and told L.A. that Melanie performed a tribute. He called this her best performance in the competition so far. She has range and did amazing.

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Do you think Melanie Amaro has what it takes to win it all? Were you a fan of her song choice? Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think!

X FACTOR ELIMINATION RECAP HERE

Performing sixth on tonight’s episode of The X Factor is Brian Bradley AKA Astro, singing Lose Yourself by Eminem from the 8 Mile Soundtrack.

He rapped his own lyrics to start the song off and you can really tell how badly he wants to win it all. He sounds truly inspired. Good for him. Great performance.

Nicole Scherzinger said watching how he works, he was a champion tonight. Paula Abdul said that level of focus that he has creates superstars. Congratulations.

Simon Cowell said this is so irritating, that he’s like the cat that got the cream. He said he likes that every star has to have a work ethic and that Astro is incredibly creative. He said Astro has the X Factor.

L.A. Reid said that he couldn’t be more proud of him. He said Astro took Eminem’s lyrics and charted new territory by re-writing his lyrics.

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Was this your favorite performance of the night? Does Brian Bradley AKA Astro 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

Lakoda Rayne sang fifth on tonight’s performance episode of The X Factor. They sang I Wanna Love Somebody Like You by Keith Urban from the soundtrack to How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days.

It was meh. I’m no fan of country, so I can’t really judge their performance, but the crowd seemed to like it.

L.A. Reid said they’ve become his favorite girl group in the country.

Nicole Scherzinger said she would be popular if she took them home to Kentucky with her. She said they have good chemistry and she got to hear each of them individually shine tonight.

Simon Cowell said that after the horror show last week, that they are the group that he always hoped and prayed they’d become. Simon and Paula are picking on each other again, it’s cute.

Paula Abdul said she loves them and she sees them all over the Pepsi commercial.

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Was this your favorite performance of the night? Sound off in the comments and let us know what you think!

X FACTOR ELIMINATION RECAP HERE

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

Performing third on tonight’s episode of The X Factor is 14-year-old Drew Ryniewicz, singing, Fix You by Coldplay from the soundtrack to You, Me And Dupree. I wasn’t a fan of her performance, really. It was really hard to understand the words that she was singing.

L.A. Reid said that was really good, but he doesn’t know the difference between her performances and that he needs some diversity from her.

Nicole Scherzinger called her brilliant beyond her years and she loves that she takes her time. She called her a little slice of Heaven.

Paula Abdul said that she gives an honest performance every night. She’s not giving props to Simon for choosing Drew’s outfit.

Simon Cowell said to clear things up, Drew designed the dress she’s wearing. Simon called her original and said his job is to develop her into a recording artist.

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Was Drew’s performance your favorite of the night? Does she 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

Performing second on tonight’s episode of The X Factor is Marcus Canty, singing I’m Going Down by Mary J. Blige from the soundtrack to Car Wash. It was an alright performance, I didn’t care for the song choice.

Nicole Scherzinger said, “Magic”. She called him a vision and a beautiful dream happening. She said that he enjoyed every single word and every moment up there. She said he’s a superstar. Paula Abdul said everything about him from head to toe resonates star. She said she’s so proud of him.

Simon Cowell that his performance was a thousand times better than last week. He said thank God he ditched the jacket, because he looked like a cabaret singer.

L.A. Reid said that Marcus has better taste than some other people that sit at the end of the desk. He called Marcus a massive star.

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Stacy Francis kicked off tonight’s performance episode of The X Factor with a rendition of Whitney Houston’s song, Queen Of The Night from The Bodyguard Soundtrack.

She carried the song for the most part, but this might have been too big of a song for her. L.A. Reid said he co-wrote the song, but he didn’t like it. He said it was good. Paula Abdul said she’s a diva and every time she sing, she’s singing for her life. She agreed with L.A. saying that she never liked the song.

Simon Cowell said she looked cute, but he would have her wearing that somewhere else. He said she has to convince America that she is a five million dollar recording contract. Nicole Scherzinger said she looks gorgeous and that she shined from within tonight. She said she is so proud of her.

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Was this your favorite performance of the night? Does Stacy Francis have what it takes to win the five million dollar recording contract? Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think!

X FACTOR ELIMINATION RECAP HERE

Tonight is an all new performance episode of Simon Cowell’s hit show, The X Factor! We’re down to the top eleven acts and it’s getting competitive! If you’ve missed last week’s performance episode of the show, you can read our recap here.

On last week’s elimination episode, we saw the exit of InTENsity, after they sang for their supper against The Stereo Hogzz. Afterward, we ran a poll asking fans if the right act went home and 64% of you agreed with the decision to send the group home.

Now, we’ve learned that since Simon has pretty much taken all of the credit for fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger’s work with Stacy Francis, she has banned him from her rehearsals. We can’t say that we blame her — he is the competition, isn’t he?

It’s movie night on the show, so the contestants are going to perform iconic songs from movie soundtracks! (continue reading…)

Nicole Scherzinger is not playing around!

Reportedly, the Pussycat Dolls singer has banned fellow judge Simon Cowell from her group’s rehearsals on the first season of The X Factor USA!

Now, as you know, we’ve been watching the show and recapping it this entire season. We’ve gotta tell you, it’s been getting pretty hairy between the judges. They are always clowning around and nitpicking with each other’s mentoring of the remaining eleven acts.

Nicole is still mentoring the Over 30′s group, which consists of Stacy Francis, Josh Krajcik and LeRoy Bell. On last week’s performance episode, Simon offered her some advice on which song to have Stacy sing. And, of course, Stacy wow’ed everyone in attendance.

Reportedly, Simon had been attending Nicole’s group’s rehearsal sessions and had been criticizing her mentoring of her three remaining contestants. Then, after Stacy performed Up To The Mountain and she killed it, Simon took credit.

A source said, “Last week, Simon made a big deal out of choosing Stacy’s song, and he said he didn’t think she’s connected with them all. She wasn’t happy with him at all – so now Nicole isn’t taking any chances. She’s made it clear these are her artists, she is mentoring them and Simon should back off!”

Can you blame her?

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Earlier tonight, we covered the elimination results from tonight’s episode of The X Factor. Twelve acts walked out on stage and only eleven were invited back for next week’s performances.

The show’s host, Steve Jones, told us, in no particular order, who was getting pushed through. Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and L.A. Reid all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard all of their remaining contestants names called.

The bottom two came down to The Stereo Hogzz and InTENsity. The two acts sang for their supper as they tried to sway the judges over to their side for the final vote. Afterward, the judges had to vote on who they were going to send home.

Simon voted to send home The Stereo Hogzz. Calling it a hard decision to make, their mentor Paula Abdul voted to send InTENsity home. Nicole also voted to send InTENsity home and then it was up to L.A. to either send the show into deadlock or vote to send InTENsity home. That’s what he did as the young kids stood up on the stage crying their eyes out.

Do you think the right act was eliminated tonight? TAKE OUR POLL!

Also, leave a comment if you thought one of the other acts deserved to be eliminated!

It’s coming down to the wire on the first season of Simon Cowell’s show, The X Factor. Only twelve contestants remain after five of them were eliminated on last week’s show.

Last night, they put on their best performances and it was up to America as to who would stay in the competition and who would be forced out. If you’ve missed last night’s show, then you can check out our recap here.

Here’s a brief run-down of who did what:

The Stereo Hogzz – Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson
Chris Renee – Superstar by The Carpenters
LeRoy Bell – I’m Already There by Westlife
Rachel Crow – Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves
Lakoda Rayne – Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
Josh Krajcik – Jar Of Hearts by Christina Perri
Melanie Amaro – Desperado by The Eagles
Brian Bradley AKA Astro – Hip Hop Hooray by Naughty By Nature
InTENsity – The Kids In America by Kim Wilde
Drew Ryniewicz – Just A Dream by Nelly
Marcus Canty – Every Little Step by Bobby Brown
Stacy Francis – Up To The Mountain by Patty Griffin

Stay tuned, we’ll be going LIVE with our recap when the show airs — and we’ll tell you right here, first-hand, who will be eliminated on tonight’s episode of The X Factor! Check back for updates!
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Chris Rene took on a performance of Superstar by The Carpenters on last night’s performance episode of The X Factor.

At the beginning of the song, it sounded as if he was about to start doing some Fugees, but then he vamped it up! He’s definitely got some talent and the crowd ate it up after he got the song going.

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

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!

Rachel Crow took on Katrina & The Waves on last night’s performance episode of The X Factor!

She performed a happy, energetic version of their hit song, Walking On Sunshine, much to the delight of the judges and audience. We bet that she does feel like she’s walking on sunshine, after having made it this far in the competition. We just love everything about this pint-sized singer, but perhaps this wasn’t exactly a good song choice for her?

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Was this your favorite performance of the evening? Does Rachel have what it takes to win the whole thing? Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think!

Marcus Canty took on some Bobby Brown on last night’s performance episode of The X Factor. He performed a song written by his mentor, L.A. Reid, Bobby’s hit song, Every Little Step.

Marcus definitely has some charisma and he brought that to the stage when performing. He was a tad pitchy at times, but all in all, it was a decent performance.

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What did you think of Marcus’ performance? Do you think he’s got what it takes to win the five million dollar prize? Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think!

Country foursome Lakoda Rayne performed Fleetwood Mac’s classic song, Landslide, on tonight’s performance episode of The X Factor.

Their mentor, Paula Abdul, chose to have them represent each season, in their appearances. They did an alright job, for the song choice. We love us some Fleetwood Mac, but there is no other voice that could possibly compare to that of the great Stevie Nicks.

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What do you think? Should they have had to a different song to impress the nation? Was their performance good enough for them to avoid elimination on tomorrow night’s show? What do you think? Sound off in the comments below!

Drew Ryniewicz AKA Drew, performed Nelly’s song, Just A Dream, on the performance episode of The X Factor and the judges and audience members ate it up.

This reminded us a lot of her slow, emotion-filled performance from last week and we were curious to see if she would speed it up some.

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Was this your favorite performance of the night? Are you a Drew fan? Was she good enough to avoid elimination on Thursday night’s show? Sound off in the comments below!

Melanie Amaro showed off her vocal talent on Wednesday night’s performance episode of The X Factor. She performed The Eagles’ hit song, Desperado.

We’re glad that her mentor, Simon Cowell, didn’t give her another Whitney Houston song. At least with a song like this, she’s able to show off her talents.

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