The X Factor USA

The X Factor is an American television music competition to find new singing talent. The show is produced by creator Simon Cowell's company SYCOtv. It premiered on September 21, 2011 on Fox.
As part of the British X Factor franchise, the program's format has numerous differences from its rivals, including American Idol, among others. The competition is open to both solo artists and groups and has no upper age limit. Each judge is assigned one of four categories: either girls between 12 and 30, boys between 12 and 30, individuals over 30, or groups (some of which may be formed from rejected soloists after the audition process). Through the live shows, the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling and staging, while judging contestants from the other categories; they also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning judge. The winner stands to receive a $5 million recording contract and will also star in their own Pepsi commercial, which will air at Super Bowl XLVI on NBC.
Although American Idol went on to become a huge success and rated number 1 for (as of present) seven consecutive seasons, in its home country of the UK, the original Pop Idol did not fare so well.

There are five stages to The X Factor:
Stage 1: Producers' auditions (these auditions decide who will sing in front of the judges)
Stage 2: Judges' auditions
Stage 3: Bootcamp
Stage 4: Judges' houses
Stage 5: Live shows (finals)

12 Finalists:

My Favorites singers:


Stacy Francis

She is 42 years old. She is from Brooklyn and currently lives in Los Angeles.

Musical influences: Gospel music, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross.

Audition song: Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
Bootcamp song: Summertime -  Janis Joplin 

Judges Houses song: Purple Rain - Prince
Live Shows songs: Teacher - George Michael; Nothing but sunshine - Slug, It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion; Queen of the Night - Whitney Houston,etc. 
My fav perfomance: Purple Rain here
DONT KNOW HOW SHE GOT ELIMINATED


Astro

Brian Bradley is 15 years old. He is from Brownsville, Brooklyn, where he currently lives. He started composing music, doing hip-hop music, since he was a baby. Musical influence: Jay-Z
Audition song: Stop Looking At My Mom
Bootcamp song: sole property The X Factor, U.S.

Judges Houses song: Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
Live Shows songs: Rump Shaker - Wreckx-n-Effect ; Jump - Kriss Kross; Lose Yourself; Never Can Say Goodbye, etc.
My fav perfomance: Stop looking at my mom here


Rachel Row
She is 13 years old. She’s from Longmont, Colorado and currently lives in Burbank, California. She loves Eminem, Rihanna and Beyonce. 
Audition song: Mercy - Duffy
Bootcamp song: If I were a boy - Beyonce

Judges Houses song: I Want It That Way- Backstreet Boys
Live Shows songs: Baby - Justin Bieber with Where Did Our Love Go; Walking on sunshine (changed version); I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James; Satisfaction, etc. 
My fav perfomance: audition, cause i love the way she talks, and sings of course. here

Drew

Drew Ryniewicz is 14 years old. She’s from Chino Valley, Arizona, where she currently lives. She started at 7. Musical influences: Whitney Houston and Kelly Clarkson. 
Audition song:  Baby - Justin Bieber (her version)
Bootcamp song: sole property The X Factor, U.S.

Judges Houses song: It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
Live Shows songs: What a feeling - Irene Cara; Just a Dream - Nelly; With or without you - U2, Fiz you - Coldplay
My fav perfomance: i love the bootcamp song, but it´s not the whole video so, my fav is "It must have been love" here

Melanie Amaro

Melanie Amaro is 19 years old. She’s from Tortola, British Virgin Islands and currently lives in Coral Springs, Florida. Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Diana Ross, and Keyshia Cole are her influences.
Audition song: Listen - Beyonce
Bootcamp song: group song Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Judges Houses song: Will You Be Ther - Michael Jackson
Live Shows songs: I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston; Man In the Mirror - Michael Jackson; Everybody Hurts - rem, etc.
My fav perfomance: Listen was incredible, too similar to Beyonce. here