Nicole Scherzinger was at the Grove today for an interview with Terri Seymour of Extra, one day after Nicole’s refusal to save Rachel Crow booted the 13 year old singer off of The X Factor. Nicole was there to explain why she refused to vote to save Rachel and was only too happy to report that Rachel has since been signed to Disney!! Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: RACHEL CROW WAS SIGNED TO DISNEY ON FRIDAY!!
Nicole Scherzinger was at the Grove today for an interview with Terri Seymour of Extra, one day after Nicole’s refusal to save Rachel Crow booted the 13 year old singer off of The X Factor. Nicole was only too happy to report that Rachel has since been signed to Disney!! [Update Note: We have since learned that the deal was with Columbia Records and Nickelodeon, click here for the story.] Continue reading
We had a shocking ouster of Rachel Crow on tonight’s episode of The X Factor USA (December 8, 2011) when Nicole Scherzinger was too indecisive on who to send home.
CLICK HERE FOR 12/21 FINALE TELEPHONE NUMBERS!
The X Factor USA aired its top 9, special Thanksgiving live show November 22, 2011. Paula Abdul still has one contestant left in the competition, Lakoda Rayne. Nicole Scherzinger has two, after losing Stacy Francis last week. L.A. Reid and Simon Cowell still have all three of their contestants.
The X Factor Top 11 Call Numbers:
Rachel Crow– I Believe by Yolanda Adams – 1 855 843 9301 or Text VOTE to 9301
Marcus Canty –A Song for Mama by Boyz to Men 1 855 843 9302 or Text VOTE to 9302
Melanie Amaro – The World’s Greatest by R. Kelly – 1 855 843 9303 or Text VOTE to 9303
Melanie gave thanks to God for all he has given her. She said everyone else has let her down at some point in life, including her parents with whom she did not always live. So, she learned to rely on God. After her performance, Melanie started speaking with a British Virgin Islands accent where she was born. The judges gave her a standing ovation and Nicole asked to give her a hug for showing her vulnerability.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH MELANIE’S PERFORMANCE HERE!
Chris Rene – Let It Be by The Beatles – 1 855 843 9304 or Text VOTE to 9304
Chris gave thanks to Tim Frye, the counselor at his rehab center who helped me become sober and become the man that he is.
WATCH CHRIS’ PERFORMANCE BELOW:
Lakoda Rayne – You Belong with Me– 1 855 843 9305 or Text VOTE to 9305
Paige dedicated her song to boyfriend Michael.
Hayley thanked her father for supporting her in her music dreams.
Dani dedicated the song to her grandmother.
WATCH LAKODA RAYNE’S PERFORMANCE BELOW:
LeRoy Bell – Angel – Sarah McLachlan – 1 855 843 9306 or Text VOTE to 9306
Astro – 1 855 843 9307 or Text VOTE to 9307
Astro’s family all came to support him after his temper tantrum of last week (watch here). Astro is very appreciative of his family and fans. Astro said he is 15 and from Brooklyn, so, what do you expect from him?
CLICK HERE TO WATCH ASTRO’S PERFORMANCE
Drew – Skyscraper by Demi Lovato – 1 855 843 9308 or Text VOTE to 9308
Drew dedicated her song to her best friend, Shelby who has been by her side since second grade. After her performance, LA and Simon got into a heated fight with LA saying this song is too old for Drew.
WATCH DREW’S PERFORMANCE BELOW:
Josh Krajcik – Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones – 1 855 843 9309 or Text VOTE to 9309
The X Factor found its very own Whitney Houston, Beyonce and Mariah Carey rolled into one incredibly talented singer in the Miami auditions which aired Thursday September 22, 2011, and her name is Melanie Amaro.
The 18-tear old college student had her very own Dreamgirls moment singing Beyoncé‘s Listen while absolutely flooring the judges.
LA Reid said she is truly amazing, has the gift, the soul, the swagger and the X factor.
Nicole Scherzinger was moved to tears and and said this is why she does this show and people like Melanie inspire her.
Paula Abdul said Melanie has a unique ability that Paula has never heard in any other audition, ever.
Simon Cowell said this is why he brought the show to America: to find some one like her.
Watch Melanie perform Beyonce’s Listen in the video clip below:
The first contestant to make it to the next round of The X Factor from the Miami auditions which aired Thursday September 22, 2011 was 21-year old Nick Voss. Nick, a modern-day Elvis impersonator, sang the king’s Trouble.
I am not sure if Nick is as amazing as the judges thought he was, but because he came after 100’s of mediocre to bad singers, Nick was a fresh of breath air to them. Continue reading
After months and months of hype, The X Factor premiered Wednesday night and reunited Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell after a couple of years of TV separation.
The show also included Cheryl Cole, briefly, before she was cut by the show for unknown reasons, L.A. Reid, and Cheryl’s replacement Nicole Scherzinger.
Below are the best and worst audition performance videos of the night, but before we go there, is it me or did you guys also find Cheryl Cole too cute to be axed by the show?
Chris Rene, a 28-year old trash collecter and a recovering cocaine addict with a son who is trying to turn his life around performed his own original song Young Homie:
L.A. Reid said of Rene, “I’ve worked with some of the greatest hip-hop artists, like Jay-Z and Kanye West, and all of my boys would be proud of me today to tell you that you are the truth!”
Simon said, “Maybe you need the show, maybe we need you.” Paula told him, “you are a bright light,” while Nicole played off of his original song lyrics telling him, “Honey, I’m trippin’ on you.”
Siameze Floyd, the Prince impersonator copy-cat who said he wants an energy drink named after him when he reaches the level of mega-stardom that he is convinced is his destiny. Here he is, wearing a mesh see-through shirt, lift boots, and exploding with energy:
Nicole Nikki Collins, event planner from Maryland who would not take no from the judges while butchering Mariah Carey’s Emotions:
Stacey Francis, single 42-year old mom of two who changed her own life forever by singing Aretha Franklin’s Natural Woman:
Marcus Canty the 20-year old who got a two-year window from his mom to pursue a career in entertainment or go back to school reminded LA Reid of Bobby Brown and Simon of Usher:
Simone Battle, the “fierce” USC student who wants to be a pop icon who people ask to sign their babies. Simon and L.A. could not see eye to eye on Simone’s talents as she sang La Roux’ Bulletproof:
Boy band The Answer who sang Adele’s Rollin in the Deep and Happy Birthday to Nicole:
14-year old John Lindahl who sang Forget You by Cee Lo Green:
Oh and last but not least, the supposed classically-trained Geo Godly who made Paula Abdul sick by taking off his pants and singing I’m A Stud:
“That was offensive, disgusting, distasteful, upsetting—get him out of the building, please,” L.A. demanded.
Are you ready for The X-Factor? You can watch a preview clip of Simon Cowell‘s new singing competition show below.
Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and L.A. Reid are all featured on the panel in this video which premiered Tuesday on Fox during the MLB All-Star game.
The video takes a shot at the new, kinder American Idol as the it starts with Cowell having a nightmare that the X Factor judges are also offering the contestants positive feedback only. Once he “wakes up,” we see edgier judges in front of a live studio cracking the whip on the contestants, each other and the audience!
Cowell has said about the US version of the show: “This is everything you would dream of doing if you were making a TV show. There is nothing more I could want. In fact, today I was thinking, is there anything else I need? Then, literally, a helicopter was transported past me in a truck, and I think I said we’ve got it all. This is why you make TV shows. This is everything I’ve always dreamt of doing.”
Abdul added, “Simon says that I inspired him for the whole idea. I don’t know what that means. I don’t know if it is a compliment or an insult. It’s probably an insult, but it was funny. Having Simon high-five me and watching Simon giving a standing ovation to a young girl singing ‘Tomorrow’ from ‘Annie’…we had to hold it in. We were laughing very hard.”
X Factor’s two night season premiere airs on Fox Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8/7c and Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8/7c on FOX.
Here is the preview below.
Cheryl Cole is having a really really bad week. Not only was she replaced as a judge for the American version of The X Factor, she may have also lost her job at the U.K. version as well.
Former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland will fill the vacated seat on the British judges’ panel along with hip hop star Tulisa Contostavlos from the group N-Dubz, Gary Barlow of Take That and longtime judge Louis Walsh. Meanwhile, former Pussycat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger, will take Cole’s spot on the American show.
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American Idol Elimination Results show is airing live right now. To see who was voted off and eliminated, check back here!
LIVE BLOGGING – IN EST:
8:03 Ryan Seacrest announced 95 million votes were cast for the top three contestants Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina and Haley Reinhart.
8:09 Commercial break
8:12 Ryan talking about Idol Tour
8:13 Showing video clip of Haley’s hometown visit
8:19 Commercial break
8:24 Musical performance By Italian Trio – All our Idols are safe so far…
8:27 Commercial break
8:31 Showing video clip of Scotty’s hometown visit
8:35 Ryan talking to Scotty’s parents in the audience
8:36 Performance by Nicole Scherzinger & 5o Cent
8:40 Commercial break
8:44 Ryan Seacrest announces auditions for next year
8:45 Showing video clip of Lauren’s hometown visit – Lauren is overly emotional as she visits the areas devastated by tornadoes.
8:49 TIME FOR RESULTS…FINALLY…
8:49 ARGH! COMMERCIAL BREAK
8:52 SCOTTY IS SAFE!!!
8:53 LAUREN IS SAFE. HALEY IS ELIMINATED!! Continue reading
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