The X Factor (U.S. season 1)

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The X Factor
Season 1
Broadcast fromSeptember 21 (2011-09-21) –
December 22, 2011 (2011-12-22)
Judges Paula Abdul
Simon Cowell
L.A. Reid
Nicole Scherzinger
Cheryl Cole (Los Angeles & Chicago auditions)
Host(s) Steve Jones
Broadcaster Fox
Winner
Melanie Amaro
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Origin Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Song"Listen"
Genre(s) R&B, pop, dance
Mentor Simon Cowell
Runner-up
Josh Krajcik
Chronology

The first season of the American version of the music competition show The X Factor began airing on Fox on September 21, 2011.

Television is one of the major mass media of the United States. As of 2011, household ownership of television sets in the country is 96.7%, with approximately 114,200,000 American households owning at least one television set as of August 2013. The majority of households have more than one set. The peak ownership percentage of households with at least one television set occurred during the 1996–97 season, with 98.4% ownership.

Fox Broadcasting Company American television network

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Contents

Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; boot camp; judges' houses and then the live finals. Auditions for the show began in March 2011 and concluded in June 2011. [1] The show was hosted by Welsh TV presenter Steve Jones, while the original judging panel consisted of Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Paula Abdul and L.A. Reid. Cole later departed from the show after just two audition rounds and was replaced by Nicole Scherzinger, who originally co-hosted with Jones.

Cheryl (singer) English singer, songwriter and television personality

Cheryl Ann Tweedy is an English singer and television personality. Born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, she rose to fame in late 2002 upon winning a place in Girls Aloud, a girl group created through ITV's Popstars: The Rivals. While still in the group, she began a solo career in April 2009, and between then and 2014, she released four studio albums – 3 Words (2009), Messy Little Raindrops (2010), A Million Lights (2012) and Only Human (2014). Collectively, the albums included ten singles, five of which – "Fight for This Love, "Promise This", "Call My Name", "Crazy Stupid Love" and "I Don't Care" – reached the top position on the UK Singles Chart. Cheryl was the first British female solo artist to have five number-one singles in the UK, and she held the record for the British female solo artist with the most UK number-one singles until Jess Glynne overtook her in 2018.

Paula Abdul American-Canadian singer and songwriter

Paula Julie Abdul is an American dancer, choreographer, singer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographer for the Laker Girls, where she was discovered by The Jacksons. After choreographing music videos for Janet Jackson, Abdul became a choreographer at the height of the music video era and soon thereafter she was signed to Virgin Records. Her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988) became one of the most successful debut albums at that time, selling 7 million copies in the United States and setting a record for the most number-one singles from a debut album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract". Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart.

L.A. Reid American musician and executive

Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid is an American record executive, record producer, A&R representative, and panelist. He is founder and current co-chairman of Hitco Entertainment. He has served as the chairman and CEO of Epic Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group, the president and CEO of Arista Records. Reid was the founder and CEO of Hitco Music Publishing and the co-founder of LaFace Records with producing partner Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. He has won three Grammy Awards, picking up awards as a songwriter for songs such as Boyz II Men's "End Of The Road."

An early preview of The X Factor aired during the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 12, 2011. Another preview was shown following NFL on Fox on September 11. The show was simultaneously broadcast in Canada on CTV or CTV Two, depending on schedule.

2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 82nd in-season exhibition game between the All-Stars of the National League (NL) and the American League (AL); the leagues composing Major League Baseball. The event was held on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the National League Arizona Diamondbacks. The game ended in a 5–1 win for the National League, their second straight All-Star victory. It was the first MLB All-Star Game to be held in Arizona and the first in a National League Park to have a designated hitter.

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Simultaneous substitution

Simultaneous substitution is a practice mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) requiring broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) in Canada to distribute the signal of a local or regional over-the-air station in place of the signal of a foreign or non-local television station, when the two stations are broadcasting identical programming simultaneously.

Season one's finale aired on December 22, 2011, resulting in Melanie Amaro as the winner, and Simon Cowell as the winning mentor.

Melanie Amaro singer from the United States and British Virgin Islands

Melanie Ann Amaro is an American singer who won the first season of The X Factor USA in 2011, securing a $5 million recording contract with Syco Music and Epic Records. Amaro was also the youngest contestant to win the competition during the show's run (2011-2013).

Simon Cowell English reality television judge, television producer and music executive

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television music and talent show judge, A&R executive, businessman, talent manager, television producer, critic and entrepreneur. He has judged on the British TV talent competition series Pop Idol, The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, and the American TV talent competition shows American Idol, The X Factor and America's Got Talent. Cowell is the principal, founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco.

Judges and hosts

Season 1 judges
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Simon Cowell
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Paula Abdul
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Nicole Scherzinger
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L.A. Reid

At the time of announcing the U.S. version of The X Factor, Cowell was the only confirmed judge. [2] He later said that he was taking the choices of who to join him on the show very seriously, saying, "It's pointless hiring judges who don't know anything about the music business. I'll probably go and find someone who did what I did for a living. I was an A&R guy for 20 years." [3] Eventually, Grammy Award-winning record executive, songwriter, and record producer L.A. Reid, [4] [5] former X Factor UK judge Cheryl Cole, [6] [7] and Cowell's former American Idol colleague Paula Abdul [8] [9] Numerous people were speculated to host the series, including High School Musical star Corbin Bleu and X Factor UK host Dermot O'Leary. [10] [11] On May 8, 2011, Nicole Scherzinger and Welsh presenter Steve Jones were announced as co-hosts of the show. [12] [13]

Grammy Award Accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States

A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. The Grammys are the second of the Big Three major music awards held annually.

A songwriter is a professional that writes lyrics or composes musical compositions for songs. A songwriter can also be called a composer, although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre and film scoring, but is also associated with writing and composing the original musical composition or musical bed. A songwriter that writes the lyrics/words are referred to as lyricist. The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people. For example, a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with the task of creating original melodies. Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers – songwriters directly employed by music publishers. Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers, while others have outside publishers.

Record producer Individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

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Season one host Steve Jones

On May 26, 2011, it was reported that Cole had been dropped from the show and was set to be replaced by Scherzinger. Reports varied over whether she was fired because American audiences had trouble understanding her accent, because of a lack of chemistry between her and Abdul, because Cole is unknown to American audiences, or that she had stepped down herself due to homesickness. [14] [15] Cole's departure was officially confirmed on June 6 in a statement from Fox, which also confirmed Scherzinger as her replacement. Jones would then serve as the sole presenter. [16] On August 5, 2011, Cowell announced that the reason why Cole left was because he gave her the option to be a judge on the 2011 UK series as he felt that she would have been comfortable there. He said that if her departure had anything to do with her not getting along with Abdul then he would not be judging the show. [17] Cole later revealed in a 2012 interview that she had decided to quit the show of her accord and rejected Cowell's offer to return to the UK show after Tulisa already replaced her on the UK panel. [18] Cole later patched things up with Cowell in 2014 and she along with Cowell would both return as judges on the UK show for the 2014 UK series. [19] [20]

<i>The X Factor</i> (UK series 8) season of television series

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series commenced airing on ITV on 20 August 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011. The winner was Little Mix, a four-piece girl group known earlier in the series as Rhythmix, consisting of members Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. They became the first act in the groups category to win in the UK show's history with new judge Tulisa emerging as their winning mentor. Dermot O'Leary presented the main show on ITV, while Caroline Flack and series 6 runner-up Olly Murs co-presented the spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2, replacing Konnie Huq from the previous year. Louis Walsh returned to the judging panel and was joined by Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa. Barlow, Rowland and Tulisa joined the panel as replacements for former judges, Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole. Series 5 winner Alexandra Burke served as a guest judge for week 4 of the live shows due to Rowland having a throat infection.

Tulisa English singer-songwriter

Tula Paulinea Contostavlos, known professionally as Tulisa, is an English singer-songwriter, actress, dancer and television personality. Tulisa rose to fame as a part of the hip hop group N-Dubz with her cousin Dappy and friend Fazer, which became successful in the 2000s and early 2010s. As part of the group she has gained two platinum-certified albums, two gold-certified albums, five MOBO awards, four headlining tours, a Brit Award nomination, thirteen top 40 singles, six silver-certified singles and three Urban Music Awards.

<i>The X Factor</i> (UK series 11) season of television series

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eleventh series began airing on ITV on 30 August 2014 and finished on 14 December 2014. Dermot O'Leary presented his eighth series of the main show on ITV and Sarah-Jane Crawford presented spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2, replacing Caroline Flack and Matt Richardson. Louis Walsh was the only judge from series 10 to return and was joined by former judges Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Simon Cowell, and new judge Mel B. Sharon Osbourne, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger left after series 10. Former judge Tulisa returned as a guest judge for the final on 13 December due to Mel B being ill. The series also saw the lower age limit decreased from 16 to 14, as it was in series 4 and 5. This was Walsh's final series as a judge before returning in series 13. It was also the only series in which Mel B was a main judge. It was O'Leary's final series as presenter on the main show, as he announced on 27 March 2015 that he was leaving to pursue other projects, before returning in series 13. On 11 May, Crawford also confirmed via Twitter that she would leave her position as The Xtra Factor presenter.

Selection process

Auditions

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Auditions for producers began in Los Angeles, California, on March 27, 2011, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. They then took place in Miami, Florida, on April 7, 2011, at the BankUnited Center and continued in Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center on April 14, 2011. More auditions took place in Seattle, Washington's KeyArena on April 20, 2011, and Chicago, Illinois's Sears Centre on April 27, 2011, and finished in Dallas, Texas's American Airlines Center on May 26, 2011. [21] [22]

It was reported that The X Factor had broken the auditions record in Los Angeles, California on March 27. [23] It was reported that over 20,000 people auditioned in Newark, New Jersey, [24] and it was also reported that over 5,000 people auditioned in Seattle. [25]

The MyStudio HD audition booths opened in Honolulu, Hawaii; Phoenix, Arizona; Nashville, Tennessee; Anchorage, Alaska; Kansas City, Kansas; and Denver, Colorado. [26] Originally scheduled to end on April 30, 2011, the booths' opening ended up being extended until May 8, 2011. After it was announced that people auditioning through this method was in such high demand, auditions at the booths' ended up being extended until May 15, 2011.

On June 3, Cowell announced that applicants could upload a video of them singing onto YouTube and it was opened for one week only (June 9). [27] Selected applicants would appear in front of the judges.

The last set of auditions took place during May and June 2011. These auditions individually occur simultaneously before both the judges and a live studio audience; and with such audience in attendance able to applaud/cheer approval or disapproval and perhaps influencing the judges. [1]

Summary of judges' auditions
City [21] DateVenue [1] Date airedJudges
Los Angeles, California May 8–9, 2011 Galen Center September 21, 2011ReidColeAbdulCowell
Chicago, Illinois May 19–20, 2011 Sears Centre September 28, 2011
Newark, New Jersey June 8–9, 2011 Prudential Center September 29, 2011Scherzinger
Miami, Florida June 14–15, 2011 BankUnited Center September 22, 2011
Dallas, Texas June 21–22, 2011 American Airlines Center September 22, 2011
Seattle, Washington June 28–30, 2011 KeyArena September 21 & 28, 2011

Auditions footage first aired on September 21, though they were not aired in the same order that they occurred. [28]

Boot camp

Day one of boot camp started with dance training with choreographer Brian Friedman and then the acts were called to the stage in groups of 10 to sing in front of the judges. After all of them performed, the acts were brought in front of the judges as part of one of three groups. Two of these groups made it through and one was eliminated, leaving 100 acts still in the competition. The judges threw a party for the remaining acts that for many lasted late into the night.

Day two started with everyone getting woken up at 6:00am and heading to meet Reid. He informed them that they would be put into "ensembles" and groups, and would be working with stylists, choreographers, and vocal coaches. They were given five hours to learn the songs they were given. One third of the acts would be eliminated by the end of the second day. Several of the ensembles performances were aired. The first ensemble performed "Creep", the second ensemble performed "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", the third ensemble performed "Desperado", the fourth ensemble performed "Wishing on a Star", the fifth ensemble performed "Superman (It's Not Easy)", the sixth ensemble performed "Feeling Good", the seventh ensemble performed "I Have Nothing" and the eighth ensemble performed "Run".

Day two continued with more ensembles performing for the judges. The ninth ensemble performed "What's Going On". Next, they showed a couple of quick shots of some ensembles, presumably consisting of all people that would not make it through to the end. The tenth ensemble that was covered in detail performed "I Won't Let Go". The eleventh (and final) ensemble performed "Chasing Cars". Next, the judges deliberated, and decided on which a third of the acts would be eliminated. Once again, three groups were brought in. Group 1 was eliminated, meaning groups 2 and 3 made it through to the next round of boot camp.

Day three had all 64 acts perform for the judges. They were given a list of 35 songs at the end of the day two and were told to choose one that best represented them. At the end of this final boot camp round, 32 acts would go through to judges' houses. This final performance was done in front of a crowd of 3,000 people. After each of the performances, the judges gave no feedback.

The first boot camp episode aired on October 5, 2011 and covered the first two days of boot camp. [28] The second bootcamp episode aired on October 6 and covered the rest of day two and the remainder of bootcamp. By the end of bootcamp, 162 acts were cut to 32, 8 acts in each category. The judges later found out which category they would mentor and their acts joined them at their house.

Judges' houses

Enrique Iglesias helped Scherzinger to pick her finalists in Malibu, California and Pharrell Williams acted as a guest judge helping Abdul to pick her finalists in Santa Barbara, California. Rihanna helped Reid choose his finalists in The Hamptons, New York. Mariah Carey was contracted to aid Cowell in France, but was unable to attend due to Hurricane Irene grounding her flight to Paris, so Cowell was instead assisted by three vocal coaches. [29]

In the United States, footage from judges' houses was originally scheduled to air on October 12, 13 and 18. However, due to weather delaying the start of the 2011 American League Championship Series, the footage from judges' houses 1 was moved to October 13, with footage from judges' houses 2 seen instead on October 16. The footage from judges' houses 3 aired on October 18 as scheduled and featured footage of the judges revealing their four finalists (or five in the case of Cowell) in each category to take through to the live shows. In Canada, the judges' houses 1 episode was broadcast as originally scheduled on October 12. [30] No episode was shown in Canada on October 13, with CTV and CTV Two opting to follow Fox's scheduling changes to take advantage of simultaneous substitution rules.

Summary of judges' houses
JudgeCategoryLocationAssistant(s)Contestants eliminated
AbdulGroups Santa Barbara, California Pharrell Williams 2Squar'd
4Shore
The Anser
Illusion Confusion [31]
CowellGirls France Three vocal coaches Melanie Amaro
Caitlin Koch
Jazzlyn Little
Tora Woloshin
ReidBoys The Hamptons, New York Rihanna Skyelor Anderson
Tim Cifers
Brennin Hunt
Nick Voss
ScherzingerOver 30s Malibu, California Enrique Iglesias Tiger Budbill
Christa Collins
Elaine Gibbs
James Kenney

Melanie Amaro was initially eliminated from the Girls' category, but was invited back to the competition after Cowell decided he had made a mistake in not including her, bringing the total number of finalists to 17. [32]

Finalists

The final 17 finalists were confirmed as follows;

Key:

     – Winner
     – Runner-up
     – Third place
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ContestantAge(s)HometownCategory (Mentor)Result
Melanie Amaro Playing card club A.svg 19 Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg Tortola, British Virgin Islands Girls (Cowell)Winner
Josh Krajcik 30 Wooster, Ohio Over 30s (Scherzinger)Runner-up
Chris Rene 29 Santa Cruz, California Boys (Reid)3rd place
Marcus Canty 20 Bowie, Maryland Boys (Reid)4th place
Rachel Crow 13 Mead, Colorado Girls (Cowell)5th place
Drew14 Chino Valley, Arizona Girls (Cowell)6th place
Astro 15 Brownsville, New York Boys (Reid)7th place
LeRoy Bell60 Tacoma, Washington Over 30s (Scherzinger)8th place
Lakoda Rayne17-23VariousGroups (Abdul)9th place
Stacy Francis 42 Los Angeles, California Over 30s (Scherzinger)10th place
The Stereo Hogzz24-25 Houston, Texas Groups (Abdul)11th place
InTENsity18-23VariousGroups (Abdul)12th place
Simone Battle 22 Los Angeles, California Girls (Cowell)13th place
Tiah Tolliver20 Chula Vista, California Girls (Cowell)14th place
Dexter Haygood49 Memphis, Tennessee Over 30s (Scherzinger)15th place
The Brewer Boys15 & 18 Temecula, California Groups (Abdul)16th place
Phillip Lomax23 Seattle Boys (Reid)17th place

Live shows

The first two-and-a-half hour live show aired on a special Tuesday time slot on October 25; which followed the same format as the latest series of the UK show with each of the judges narrowing their number of acts down to three, without a public vote. The public vote started with the following performance and results shows starting November 2, which aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays respectively (except for the live shows on November 22 and 23, that aired on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively during Thanksgiving). The two-part finale was held on December 21 and 22. [33] [34] Leona Lewis, the winner of series 3 of the UK X Factor, confirmed during an interview with The Sun that she had been invited to perform on one of the live shows. [35]

There was no guest performance during the first week. The second live result show featured a performance from Outasight. Jessie J and Willow Smith performed on the third live results show, while the fourth live results show featured a performance from Rihanna. Kelly Clarkson and Bruno Mars performed on the fifth live result show while Tinie Tempah performed on the sixth live result show. Mary J. Blige and Lenny Kravitz performed on the seventh live results show while Florence + The Machine and X Factor USA judge Nicole Scherzinger performed on the semi-final results show. The final featured performances from Justin Bieber, Leona Lewis, 50 Cent, Stevie Wonder, Pitbull and Ne-Yo.

Results summary

Color key
     –Contestant was eliminated by their mentor (no public vote or final showdown)
     –Contestant was in the bottom two/three and had to sing again in the final showdown
     –Contestant was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
     –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
     –Contestant received the most public votes
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
Melanie AmaroSaved4th2nd2nd2nd1st1st1stWinner
Josh KrajcikSaved3rd6th3rd1st4th3rd3rdRunner-up
Chris ReneSaved7th7th4th5th3rd2nd2nd3rd
Marcus CantySaved5th9th8th7th6th4th4thEliminated (week 8)
Rachel CrowSaved2nd1st1st3rd2nd5thEliminated (week 7)
DrewSaved1st3rd5th4th5thEliminated (week 6)
AstroSaved10th4th10th6th7thEliminated (week 6)
LeRoy BellSaved8th5th6th8thEliminated (week 5)
Lakoda RayneSaved9th10th7th9thEliminated (week 5)
Stacy FrancisSaved6th8th9thEliminated (week 4)
The Stereo HogzzSaved12th11thEliminated (week 3)
InTENsitySaved11thEliminated (week 2)
Simone BattleNot SavedEliminated (week 1)
Tiah TolliverNot SavedEliminated (week 1)
Dexter HaygoodNot SavedEliminated (week 1)
The Brewer BoysNot SavedEliminated (week 1)
Phillip LomaxNot SavedEliminated (week 1)
Final showdownNone 1 InTENsity,
The Stereo Hogzz		Lakoda Rayne,
The Stereo Hogzz		Astro,
Francis		Bell,
Canty		Canty,
Drew		Canty,
Crow		No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Judges voted toSaveEliminate
Reid's voteAstro,
Canty,
Rene		InTENsityThe Stereo HogzzFrancisBellDrewCrow
Scherzinger's voteFrancis,
Krajcik,
Bell		InTENsityThe Stereo HogzzAstroCantyDrewCrow
Abdul's voteThe Stereo Hogzz,
Lakoda Rayne,
InTENsity		InTENsityLakoda RayneFrancisCantyDrewCanty
Cowell's voteDrew,
Crow,
Amaro		The Stereo HogzzThe Stereo HogzzFrancisBellCantyCanty
EliminatedPhillip Lomax
by Reid		InTENsity
3 of 4 votes
Majority		The Stereo Hogzz
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Stacy Francis
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Lakoda Rayne
Public vote
to save		Astro
Public vote
to save		Rachel Crow
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		Marcus Canty
Public vote
to save		Chris Rene
Public vote
to win
The Brewer Boys
by Abdul
Dexter Haygood
by Scherzinger
LeRoy Bell
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		Drew
3 of 4 votes
Majority		 Josh Krajcik
Public vote
to win
Simone Battle
by Cowell
Tiah Tolliver
by Cowell
Reference(s) [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [ citation needed ]

Live show details

Week 1 (October 25)

Contestants' performances on the first live show
ActOrderSong [45] Result [36]
Astro1"Jump"Safe
Chris Rene2"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"Safe
Phillip Lomax3"I'm a Believer"Eliminated
Marcus Canty4"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"Safe
The Stereo Hogzz5"Try a Little Tenderness"Safe
The Brewer Boys6"Rich Girl"/"Faith"Eliminated
InTENsity7"The Clapping Song"/"Footloose"Safe
Lakoda Rayne8"Come On Eileen"Safe
Dexter Haygood9"Womanizer"/"I Kissed a Girl"Eliminated
LeRoy Bell10"Nobody Knows"Safe
Stacy Francis11"One More Try"Safe
Josh Krajcik12"Forever Young"Safe
Simone Battle13"Just Be Good to Me"Eliminated
Rachel Crow14"Where Did Our Love Go"/"Baby"Safe
Drew15"Flashdance... What a Feeling"Safe
Tiah Tolliver16"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"Eliminated
Melanie Amaro17"I Have Nothing"Safe
  • There was no public vote in the first week. Instead, each of the judges selected one (or two for Cowell) of their own acts to eliminate.
Judges' decisions to eliminate [36]
  • Reid: Phillip Lomax – gave no reason
  • Abdul: The Brewer Boys – gave no reason
  • Scherzinger: Dexter Haygood – gave no reason
  • Cowell: Simone Battle and Tiah Tolliver – the decision came down to Simone Battle, Melanie Amaro and Tiah Tolliver; and Cowell believed that Amaro has the potential to win the competition

Week 2 (November 2/3)

Contestants' performances on the second live show
ActOrderSong [47] Result [37]
The Stereo Hogzz1"Rhythm Nation"Bottom two
Chris Rene2"Superstar"Safe
LeRoy Bell3"I'm Already There"Safe
Rachel Crow4"Walking on Sunshine"Safe
Lakoda Rayne5"Landslide"Safe
Josh Krajcik6"Jar of Hearts"Safe
Melanie Amaro7"Desperado"Safe
Astro8"Hip Hop Hooray"/"Get Ur Freak On"Safe
InTENsity9"Kids in America"/"Party Rock Anthem"Bottom two
Drew10"Just a Dream"Safe
Marcus Canty11"Nothin' on You"/"Every Little Step"Safe
Stacy Francis12"Up to the Mountain"Safe
Final showdown details [37]
The Stereo Hogzz1"Emotion"Safe
InTENsity2"My Life Would Suck Without You"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate [37]
  • Cowell: The Stereo Hogzz – based on the final showdown performance
  • Abdul: InTENsity – based her decision on her experience working with both groups
  • Scherzinger: InTENsity – believed that The Stereo Hogzz were more prepared
  • Reid: InTENsity – gave no reason

Week 3 (November 9/10)

Contestants' performances on the third live show
ActOrderSong [49] Movie [49] Result [38]
Stacy Francis1"Queen of the Night" The Bodyguard Safe
Marcus Canty2"I'm Going Down" Car Wash Safe
Drew3"Fix You" You, Me and Dupree Safe
LeRoy Bell4"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Runaway Bride Safe
Lakoda Rayne5"Somebody Like You" How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Bottom two
Astro6"Lose Yourself" 8 Mile Safe
Melanie Amaro7"Man in the Mirror" Michael Jackson's This Is It Safe
The Stereo Hogzz8"Ain't No Other Man" Get Smart Bottom two
Josh Krajcik9"With a Little Help from My Friends" Across the Universe Safe
Chris Rene10"Gangsta's Paradise" Dangerous Minds Safe
Rachel Crow11"I'd Rather Go Blind" Cadillac Records Safe
Final showdown details [38]
Lakoda Rayne1"No Air"Safe
The Stereo Hogzz2"You Are Not Alone"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate [38]
  • Reid: The Stereo Hogzz – said he didn't like their song choices through the competition
  • Scherzinger: The Stereo Hogzz – based on her belief of "feminine empowerment", even though she liked both groups
  • Abdul: Lakoda Rayne – originally wished to abstain from voting, but then realized that doing so would have eliminated The Stereo Hogzz as Reid and Scherzinger had already voted to save Lakoda Rayne
  • Cowell: The Stereo Hogzz – based on who he thought had a greater potential to win the competition

Week 4 (November 16/17)

Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
ActOrderSongResult [39]
LeRoy Bell1"We've Got Tonight"Safe
Rachel Crow2"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"Safe
Chris Rene3"No Woman, No Cry"/"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"Safe
Stacy Francis4"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"Bottom two
Melanie Amaro5"Everybody Hurts"Safe
Josh Krajcik6"The Pretender"Safe
Astro7"I'll Be Missing You"Bottom two
Lakoda Rayne8"Your Love"/"Go Your Own Way"Safe
Drew9"With or Without You"Safe
Marcus Canty10"Piece of My Heart"Safe
Final showdown details [39]
Stacy Francis1"Amazing Grace"Eliminated
Astro2"Never Can Say Goodbye"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate [39]
  • Reid: Stacy Francis – backed his own act, Astro, but said he was disappointed in the attitudes of both finalists.
  • Scherzinger: Astro – backed her own act, Stacy Francis
  • Abdul: Stacy Francis – gave no reason
  • Cowell: Stacy Francis – told Astro that he didn't like his attitude and that he was showing disrespect, but believed Astro had a better chance of winning the competition

Week 5 (November 22/23)

The Pepsi Choice Group performance was chosen by the audience and included circus outfits along with a rotating stage and laser special effects in a hip-hop dance style.

Two acts were eliminated during the results show. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced, and the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown and faced the judges' votes. [53] With the elimination of Lakoda Rayne, Paula Abdul has no acts left.

Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
ActOrderSongResult [40]
Rachel Crow1"I Believe"Safe
Marcus Canty2"A Song for Mama"Bottom three
Melanie Amaro3"The World's Greatest"Safe
Chris Rene4"Let It Be" / "Young Homie"Safe
Lakoda Rayne5"You Belong with Me"Eliminated
LeRoy Bell6"Angel"Bottom three
Astro7"Show Me What You Got"Safe
Drew8"Skyscraper"Safe
Josh Krajcik9"Wild Horses"Safe
Final showdown details [40]
Marcus Canty1"You Lost Me"Safe
LeRoy Bell2"Don't Let Me Down"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate [40]
  • Reid: LeRoy Bell – backed his own act, Marcus Canty, and said Canty had been the most consistent of the two
  • Scherzinger: Marcus Canty – backed her own act, LeRoy Bell
  • Abdul: Marcus Canty – based on the final showdown performance
  • Cowell: LeRoy Bell – believed Canty had done better overall in the competition, but thought Bell sang better in the final showdown, and he sent the result to deadlock.

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlocked and reverted to the earlier public vote. Bell was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. [40]

Week 6 (November 30/December 1)

Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine; his three children Prince, Paris, and Blanket; and his brothers Marlon, Tito, and Jackie were present in the audience during the performance show. [55]

As in the previous week, two acts were eliminated during the results show. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced, and the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown and faced the judges' votes. [56]

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
ActOrderSongResult [41]
Josh Krajcik1"Dirty Diana"Safe
Astro2"Black or White"Eliminated
Drew3"Billie Jean"Bottom three
Rachel Crow4"Can You Feel It"Safe
Marcus Canty5"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"Bottom three
Chris Rene6"I'll Be There"Safe
Melanie Amaro7"Earth Song"Safe
Final showdown details [41]
Drew1"Listen to Your Heart"Eliminated
Marcus Canty2"Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate [41]
  • Reid: Drew – backed his own act, Marcus Canty
  • Cowell: Marcus Canty – backed his own act, Drew, while also taking responsibility for her being in the final showdown
  • Scherzinger: Drew – felt that Canty gave a more emotional final showdown performance
  • Abdul: Drew – said that Canty's final showdown song moved her more

Week 7: Quarter-Final (December 7/8)

Nervo served as the house DJs for the first song of the night. Originally, the second song was going to be chosen by the public as part of the Pepsi Challenge, [57] [58] however, due to technical problems that happened with the Pepsi Challenge the night before the performance show, that feature was delayed to week eight and executive producers told that the contestants had only 24 hours to choose another song.[ citation needed ]

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
ActOrderFirst songOrderSecond songResult [42]
Melanie Amaro1"Someone Like You"6"When You Believe"Safe
Marcus Canty2"Ain't Nobody"7"A Song for You"Bottom two
Rachel Crow3"Nothin' on You"8"Music and Me"Bottom two
Josh Krajcik4"We Found Love"9"Something"Safe
Chris Rene5"Live Your Life"10"Where Do We Go from Here"Safe
Final showdown details [42]
Marcus Canty1"I'm Going Down"Safe
Rachel Crow2"I'd Rather Go Blind"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate [42]
  • Reid: Rachel Crow – backed his own act, Marcus Canty
  • Cowell: Marcus Canty – gave no reason, but effectively backed his own act, Rachel Crow
  • Abdul: Marcus Canty – said that Crow's final showdown performance blew her away
  • Scherzinger: Rachel Crow – couldn't make the decision on her own and sent the result to deadlock

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Crow was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. Scherzinger was booed by the audience after Crow's elimination. [42]

Week 8: Semi-Final (December 14/15)

Each contestant performed two songs.

Choices for Pepsi Challenge
ActSong choices [60] Result
Drew"Secrets"N/A (already eliminated)
"Wherever You Will Go"N/A (already eliminated)
"Breakeven"N/A (already eliminated)
Melanie Amaro"Hero"Chosen
"I Didn't Know My Own Strength"Not chosen
"The Voice Within"Not chosen
Rachel Crow"Forget You"N/A (already eliminated)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"N/A (already eliminated)
"Valerie"N/A (already eliminated)
Astro"Gold Digger"N/A (already eliminated)
"Mama Said Knock You Out" / "Stop Looking at My Mom"N/A (already eliminated)
"Dirt off Your Shoulder"N/A (already eliminated)
Chris Rene"My Love Is Your Love"Not chosen
"Angel"Not chosen
"Fly"Chosen
Marcus Canty"We Belong Together"Not chosen
"Saving All My Love for You"Not chosen
"I'll Make Love to You"Chosen
Josh Krajcik"Chasing Pavements"Not chosen
"Everytime You Go Away"Not chosen
"Come Together"Chosen
Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
ActOrderFirst song [61] OrderSecond song [61] Result [43]
Marcus Canty1"I'll Make Love to You"5"Careless Whisper"Eliminated
Chris Rene2"Fly"6"No One"Safe
Melanie Amaro3"Hero"7"Feeling Good"Safe
Josh Krajcik4"Come Together"8"Hallelujah"Safe

The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Canty, was automatically eliminated. [43]

Week 9: Final (December 21/22)

The final lasted for 1.5 hours on Wednesday, December 21 and 2 hours on Thursday, December 22.

December 21
Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
ActOrderFirst song (duet)OrderSecond song
Josh Krajcik1"Uninvited" (with Alanis Morissette)4"At Last"
Chris Rene2"Complicated" (with Avril Lavigne)5"Young Homie"
Melanie Amaro3"I Believe I Can Fly" (with R. Kelly)6"Listen"
December 22
Contestants' performances on the final live show
ActOrderSongResult
Melanie Amaro1"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Winner
Chris Rene2"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Third place
Josh Krajcik3"Please Come Home for Christmas"Runner-up

Contestants Who Appeared on Other Shows or Seasons

Famous Relations

Deaths

Reception

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Ep. #EpisodeAirdateRatingShare Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		Rank
(timeslot)		Rank
(night)
1Auditions 1September 217.2 [64] 124.4/1212.49#1#2
2Auditions 2September 227.0 [65] 114.3/1112.51 [66] #1#2
3Auditions 3September 286.9 [67] 114.1/1111.86#1#2
4Auditions 4September 296.9 [68] 113.9/1112.17#1#2
5Bootcamp 1October 56.8 [69] 114.1/1111.93 [70] #1#2
6Bootcamp 2October 67.0 [71] 114.0/1111.67 [72] #1#1
7Judges' houses 1October 13 [Note 1] 6.4103.7/1011.24 [73] #1#1
8Judges' houses 2October 16 [Note 1] 103.4/108.84 [74] #1#2
9Judges' houses 3October 18103.9/1010.39 [75] #1#1
10Live show 1/Finalists revealedOctober 257.0124.4/1212.09 [76] #1#1
11Live show 2November 26.8114.0/1111.76 [77] #1#1
12Live results 2November 36.4113.7/1111.64 [78] #2#2
13Live show 3November 9103.8/1010.25 [79] #2#2
14Live results 3November 1093.3/910.13 [80] #2#4
15Live show 4November 16103.9/1011.31 [81] #1#2
16Live results 4November 1793.1/99.71 [82] #2#3
17Live show 5November 225.8 [83] 93.2/99.43 [84] #2#3
18Live results 5November 2382.5/88.51 [85] #2#3
19Live show 6November 30103.7/1011.05 [86] #1#1
20Live results 6December 16.0 [87] 93.1/910.34 [88] #1#1
21Live show 7December 793.4/910.70 [89] #1#3
22Live results 7December 882.9/89.84 [90] #2#3
23Live show 8December 1493.4/910.69 [91] #1#3
24Live results 8December 1592.9/99.87 [92] #1#2
25Live finalDecember 216.9 [93] 103.3/1011.23 [94] #1#1
26Live final resultsDecember 227.5 [95] 113.8/1112.59 [96] #1#1

Notes

  1. 1 2 Due to a weather delay of the start of the fourth game of 2011 American League Championship Series on October 12, 2011 (also broadcast on Fox), the judges' houses 1 episode, which was originally scheduled for October 12, was moved back a day to October 13. The judges' houses 2 episode was originally scheduled for October 13 and so was also moved to October 16. The time-delay version shown in the UK was also delayed to avoid the results being shown outside of the U.S. first.

Controversy

In the quarter-final result show, Scherzinger who had the deciding vote, was clearly upset with the bottom two acts (Rachel Crow and Marcus Canty) because she admired both acts and was undecided about how she would vote. Her vote either meant that if she would eliminate Canty, Canty would be eliminated or if she voted against Crow, the result would go to deadlock and the public vote would determine the result. While Scherzinger was deliberating, she wanted the public vote to decide the outcome that week and sent the result to deadlock. Following this, Crow was eliminated which led to Crow breaking down on stage and Scherzinger was booed off the stage and her future on the show was put in jeopardy. [97] She subsequently received death threats from some viewers. [98] Scherzinger was let go at the end of the season and later relocated to London to be a judge on the 2012 UK series.

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