X FACTOR US 2011: TOP 10 REVIEW

Some rocked the night, but some didn't. Who did their best for me? Keep reading...

1. Astro - "I'll be Missing You" by Puff Daddy - I think he was singing for his mom, and I really loved his performance. This kid is just proving it to everyone that even rappers his age can do it. He's worthy of staying and I want him to stay until the end. Every week is an improvement, and he just hit it this week!
2. Josh Krajcik - "The Pretender" by The Foo Fighters - one of the best performances of the night. I can't believe that it was him singing, I know he can do a good job everytime he takes on the stage but I never knew that he'll be extra great tonight. YOU ROCK JOSH!
3. Rachel Crow - "(I Can't Get No) Staisfaction" by The Rolling Stones - another energetic performance from the youngest contestant of the show. I really enjoyed it, and I never thought that she would deliver it beautifully, but she did, and I really loved it.
4. Chris Rene - "No Woman, No Cry" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - I finally enjoyed Chris Rene, that's what I've been looking for the whole time, a performance that would make you stand up and dance with the music. Really great job, I think he'll definitely be safe this week.
5. Lakoda Rayne - "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac - these girls rocked it tonight. I thi nk they'll be safe tomorrow, they have to be safe, because I can say, from the past weeks of X Factor, America is trippin' for voting some of those who aren't as awesome as this girl-group and the other two groups eliminated.
6. Melanie Amaro - "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M. - this is not Melanie's best performance, but it was still good. Everytime she sings, my world just stops and it makes me just wanna watch her. She has the biggest chances of winning the competition so far.
7. LeRoy Bell - "We've Got Tonight" by Bob Seger - the performance was cool, but I think he didn't shine like last week. I know he can do better than his performance, but I did enjoy it.
8. Drew - "With or Without You" by U2 - I need to see something different, and that wasn't rock for me. Let's just hope she stays longer in the competition because she has something in her that makes me want her to stay longer.
9. Stacy Francis - "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Celine Dion - I didn't enjoy the song, but the way she took it is gonna make her safe, but anyways, Stacy Francis is a good sionger, it's just the song choices.
10. Marcus Canty - "Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin - good song choice by LA Reid, but not an awesome performance. I know you will notice that he's been in the bottom of my list the past few week, but that doesn't make me a racist. I just wanna see him perform the way he auditioned, and the way he performed during the first Live show.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SHOW? WHO WILL BE ELIMINATED NEXT?

X FACTOR USA TOP 12: SO INTENSE RESULTS NIGHT

The results show started with the highlights of the show last night.

They performed a Group Number, which is "Without You" by Usher and David Guetta, and they definitely did a good job. It was followed by a performance from Outa Sight with its debut single "Tonight is the Night" and did an awesome job.

The results were next, Marcus Canty, Drew Ryniewicz, Leroy Bell, Astro, Lakoda Rayne, Rachel Crow, Chris Rene, Josh Krajcik, Melanie Amaro, Stacy Francis are all safe. Two groups landed in the bottom two and they will be having the showdown.

The showdown was filled with emotions as The Stereo Hogzz sung for their lives with "Emotions", while the stage was filled up with the energy of all 10 kids, InTENsity sung "My Life Would Suck Without You."

The judges voted, Simon voted for Stereo Hogzz to be eliminated, while Nicole, LA, and Paula voted off InTENsity, and that wasn't a great result.

Just like what I said last night, InTENsity will be on the bottom two, but I never expected them to be voted off so early.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE JUDGES' DECISION? WHO WILL IT BE NEXT WEEK?

X FACTOR US 2011: TOP 17 PERFORMANCES

The top 17 took on the stage LIVE. Here are their performances.

BOYS

1. Brian "Astro" Bradley - "Jump" by Kriss Kross
2. Chris Rene - "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" by Rose Royce
3. Phillip Lomax - "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees - Eliminated
4. Marcus Canty - "Do you really want to hurt me?" by Culture Cub

GROUPS

1. Stereo Hogzz - "Try a Little Tenderness" by Chris Brown
2. Brewer Boys - "Rich Girl" by Hall and Oates/"Faith" by George Michael - Eliminated
3. InTENsity - "The Clapping Song" by Shirley Ellis/"Footloose" by Kenny Loggins
4. Lakoda Rayne - "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners

OVER 30's

1. Dexter Haygood - "Womanizer" by Britney Spears/"I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry - Eliminated
2. Leroy Bell - "Nobody Knows" by Pink
3. Stacy Francis - "One More Try" by George Michael
4. Josh Krajcik - "Forever Young" by Bob Dylan

GIRLS

1. Simone Battle - "Just Be Good To Me" by The SOS Band - Eliminated
2. Rachel Crow - "Where did our Love go?" by The Supremes/"Baby" by Justin Bieber
3. Drew Ryniewicz - "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara
4. Tiah Tolliver - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics - Eliminated
5. Melanie Amaro - "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston

THE TOP 12

• Brian "Astro" Bradley
• Chris Rene
• Marcus Canty
• Stereo Hogzz
• InTENsity
• Lakoda Rayne
• Leroy Bell
• Stacy Francis
• Josh Krajcik
• Drew Ryniewicz
• Rachel Crow
• Melanie Amaro

Do you agree with what the judges thought? Comment!

WHAT SHOULD THE X FACTOR USA TOP 17 SING?

The top 17 will be taking on stage live in just a few hours, and I still don't know the theme, so before anything, I would like to suggest what they should sing though they already had their rehearsals... I'll be giving the name of the contestant and the song they should sing, no other stuff.

GIRLS

1. Melanie Amaro - "When You Believe" by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
2. Drew Ryniewicz - "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri
3. Rachel Crow - "Firework" by Katy Perry
4. Tiah Tolliver - "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall
5. Simone Battle - "You and I" by Lady Gaga

BOYS

1. Phillip Lomax - "Haven't Met You Yet" by Michael Buble
2. Chris Rene - "Umbrella" by Rihanna
3. Marcus Canty - "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel
4. Brian Bradley - his own rendition of "Super Bass" :)

OVER 30's

1. Stacey Francis - "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
2. Leroy Bell - "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green
3. Josh Krajcik - "Your Song" by Elton John
4. Dexter Haygood - something Motown

GROUPS

1. InTENsity - "3" by Britney Spears and "4 minutes" by Madonna
2. The Stero Hogzz - "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
3. The Brewer Boys - "God Bless the Broken Road" by The Rascal Flatts
4. Lakoda Rayne - "River Deep, Mountain High" by Ike and Tina Turner

AGREE or DISAGREE? COMMENT! :)

RANKING THE X FACTOR US TO 17

From the thousands, they became hundred, then 32, and now only 17 remain, after facing the audition, the boot camp, and the judges on their homes, the top 17 will be performing live next week. So before anything happens, I ranked the contestants from each category, starting from my favorite, to my least favorite. All things written here are my opinion, and I hope I don't get any haters.

GIRLS (Mentored by Simon Cowell)

1. Melanie Amaro - since the day she auditioned, she has always been one of my favorites. She deserves to be in the top 17 and I know she will be in the top 12. The last performances by her were best, and the following will be the best-est, and better than best-est.
2. Rachel Crow - who would forget about this little girl's personality? She's the youngest contestant of the show, and I'm sure she will make it to the top 12. However, I wanna see her perform more jolly, and not the way she performed the Backstreet Boys song.
3. Drew Ryniewicz - her rendition of "Baby" is better than Justin Bieber's original, and that's why this girl is really likable. She picks a song, thinks, and then turns it around, and I wanna see more of her in the following weeks.
4. Tiah Tolliver - she's also awesome, however, I didn't expect her to be in the top 17, however, she's also likable, but she has to lessen her confidence because it kinda annoys me, and I think it annoys other people too.
5. Simone Battle - the most unexpected person to be in the top 17, but let's see if she'll justify her place in the top 17 in the following weeks.

DESERVING BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT: Kaitlyn Koch

BOYS (Mentored by LA Reid)

1. Phillip Lomax - I like hearing his voice, and I like how he's sure of what he's doing. His genre may be too not in the season, but who knows? He might just change everything, and make us like jazz/blues in his own way. He will be in the top 12, and I'm sure that nobody will stop the music for him.
2. Marcus Canty - I never knew that he was a contestant until the Judges' homes part of the show, and he really hit me. The awesomeness of his voice would take him somewhere in this competition and surely, that's somewhere between the top 3 and top 7.
3. Chris Rene - yes, he was on rehab, and surely, girls will be on rehab when they go crazy for him as he sings his way into their hearts. Go Chris Rene! I've got nothing more to say about him.
4. Brian Bradley - awesome rapping kid, but that's kind of usual, so he was the only unexpected person to be in the top 17 among the boys. Let's (If nobody agrees then "I") just hope that he'll himself worthy of staying.

DESERVING BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT: Brennin Hunt

OVER 30's (Mentored by Nicole Scherzinger)

1. Stacy Francis - I know everybody knew that she'll be on the top of my list, well who wouldn't put her on the top of the list when she's the best performer to exist yet? Stacy Francis struggled in her life, and now it's her time. She surely has a spot in the finale for me, and I'm sure she's now smiling in the Purple Rain.
2. Leroy Bell - the young-looking 50-year0old guy doesn't only have the looks, but as well as the voice. This sort-of young man will do everything just to get to the place he wants.
3. Josh Krajcik - he has wow factors, but I'm not really sure if he'll win the competition, his genre is not common, but some people would love it.
4. Dexter Haygood - I don't want haters, but I was really disappointed when Nicole picked him instead of picking one of the other four. That's all I can say, because I'm really disappointed.

DESERVING BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT: Tiger Budbill, James Kenney

GROUPS (Mentored by Paula Abdul)

1. InTENsity - are you sure this group was made up of eliminated contestants from other categories? Well, they are, but they're AWESOME!!! I like the way they chose their first group song, and I know their names will all be known soon in the music industry.
2. The Stereo Hogzz - they have their own way of delivering their songs that would really get audience, that may be the reason why Paula chose them to be in the top 17!
3. Brewer Boys - didn't expect that they will make it, but I like them, because their performances are cool, and there is just something in them that others don't have.
4. Lakoda Rayne - I like them, and that's all I'm gonna say because I don't wanna say anything more negative.

DESERVING BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT: The Anser

OVERALL RANKING (Based on their performances from auditions up to the Judges' homes):

1. Stacy Francis
2. Melanie Amaro
3. Phillip Lomax
4. Rachel Crow
5. inTENsity
6. Marcus Canty
7. Drew Ryniewicz
8. Leroy Bell
9. Chris Rene
10. Stereo Hogzz
11. Brewer Boys
12. Josh Krajcik
13. - 17. Tiah Tolliver, Siomne Battle, Brian Bradley, Dexter Haygood, and Lakoda Rayne

WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? WHO DO YOU WANNA WIN? WHI DO YOU THINK WILL THEY ELIMINATE?

The X Factor (US) Season 1

Good news to all X Factor fans because I'll be recapping it every week, starting next week, up to the live shows. So far, the judges have chosen the top 32, 8 in each category. For Simon, girls; for Paula, groups; for Nicole, Over 30's; and for LA, boys.

This will be a big battle between the top 32, and the judges themselves, so tune in next week to know who will make it to the top 16.

The Top 32:

Girls - mentored by Simon Cowell

1. Melanie Amaro
2. Jazzlyn Little
3. Simone Battle
4. Drew Ryniewicz
5. Rachel Crow
6. Tiah Tolliver
7. Caitlyn Coch
8. Tora Woloshin

Boys - mentored by LA

1. Skyelar Anderson
2. Brennin Hunt
3. Brian Bradley
4. Phillip Lomax
5. Marcus Canty
6. Chris Rene
7. Tim Cifers
8. Nick Voss

Over 30's - mentored by Nicole

1. Leroy Bell
2. Elaine Gibbs
3. Tiger Budbill
4. Dexter Haygood
5. Christa Collins
6. James Kenney
7. Stacy Francis
8. Josh Krojcik

Groups - mentored by Paula

1. 2Squar'd
2. 4Shore
3. Illusion Confusion
4. InTENsity
5. Lakoda Rayne
6. The Anser
7. The Brewer Boys
8. The Stereo Hogzz

Photo Credits: FOX

Which of the 8 in each category will make it to the top 16? Please Leave a Comment.