The X Factor (U.S. season 3)

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The X Factor
Season 3
Broadcast fromSeptember 11 (2013-09-11) –
December 19, 2013 (2013-12-19)
Judges Simon Cowell
Demi Lovato
Kelly Rowland
Paulina Rubio
Host(s) Mario Lopez
Broadcaster Fox
Winner
Alex & Sierra
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Origin Florida
Song"Say Something"
Genre(s) Indie pop, indie folk, folk pop, pop
Mentor Simon Cowell
Runner-up
Jeff Gutt
Chronology

The third and final season of the American music competition television show The X Factor premiered on Fox on September 11, 2013 and ended on December 19, 2013. [1] This season was hosted by Mario Lopez. Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato returned to the judging panel, while Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio joined the panel as replacements for the departing judges.

<i>The X Factor</i> (U.S. TV series) Former American television series

The X Factor is an American reality television music competition show created by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia North America and SYCOtv, a partnership between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment, which aired on Fox. Based on the original UK show, and an addition to The X Factor franchise, the series found new singing talent, drawn from public auditions, and they competed against each other for votes. The winner is determined by the show's viewers via telephone, the Internet, and SMS text voting, and is awarded a recording contract with Cowell's record label Syco Music, worth $5 million in seasons one and two, and $1 million in season three. America voted for the following winners: Melanie Amaro, Tate Stevens, and Alex & Sierra, respectively.

Fox Broadcasting Company American television network

The Fox Broadcasting Company is an American commercial terrestrial television network that is a flagship property of the Fox Corporation. The network is headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City, with additional offices at the Fox Broadcasting Center and at the Fox Television Center in Los Angeles.

Mario Lopez American television host and actor

Mario Lopez Jr. is an American actor and entertainment journalist. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell and Saved by the Bell: The College Years. He has appeared in numerous projects since, including the third season of Dancing with the Stars and as host for the syndicated entertainment news magazine show Extra. He has also hosted America's Best Dance Crew for MTV. In 2012, he co-hosted the second season of American version of The X Factor with Khloé Kardashian, and was the sole host for the third and final season.

Contents

Producer auditions began on March 6, 2013, in Los Angeles, and ended on May 4, 2013, in Denver. The judges auditions, which are televised, began on May 21, 2013, in Charleston, and ended on July 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. New for this season is the removal of the boot camp and judges' houses rounds of the competition which have been replaced with a new middle section, more reminiscent of the live shows.

On December 19, 2013, Alex & Sierra won the show, as mentored by Cowell. On February 7, 2014, Cowell announced his departure from the American version to return to the UK show for the 2014 UK series which was followed by Fox announcing that it was not going to be renewing The X Factor in America for a fourth season. [2]

Alex & Sierra band

Alex & Sierra was an American duo consisting of Alex Kinsey and Sierra Deaton, who won the third and final season of The X Factor US. The duo were also dating. They were mentored by Simon Cowell and became the first and only group to win the American version of the show. Their debut album It's About Us was released on October 7, 2014, on Columbia Records. Their EP As Seen on TV was released on September 30, 2016.

<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.

Judges and hosts

Season 3 judges
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Simon Cowell
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Demi Lovato
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Kelly Rowland
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Paulina Rubio

On October 22, 2012, it was announced that The X Factor would be returning for a third season, [3] with Simon Cowell confirmed to be returning. [4] On December 14, 2012, L.A. Reid announced he would not return to the show for its third season, as he wished to refocus his work on his record company, Epic Records. [5] Britney Spears stated her intentions on returning to the show for its third season, [6] but it was confirmed on January 11, 2013, that she would not be returning, in order to focus on her music career. [7]

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.

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."

Epic Records American record label

Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, Inc., the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953, but later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of genres, including pop, R&B, rock, and hip hop. Epic Records has released music by artists including Glenn Miller, Tammy Wynette, George Michael, The Yardbirds, Donovan, Shakin Stevens, Europe, Cheap Trick, Meat Loaf, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ted Nugent, Shakira, Sly & the Family Stone, The Hollies, Celine Dion, ABBA, Culture Club, Boston, Dave Clark Five, Gloria Estefan, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, and Michael Jackson. Along with Arista, Columbia and RCA Records, Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainment's four flagship record labels.

Following the conclusion of season two, Demi Lovato questioned whether she would return for another season, or instead focus on her own career as a performer, stating, "I have no idea what's gonna happen next season, and I don't think anybody does." [8] On March 28, 2013, it was confirmed that Lovato would return. On April 22, it was confirmed by Fox that Mario Lopez would be returning to host season three, along with the news of Khloé Kardashian not returning as co-host. [9] Cowell confirmed via his Twitter account that the full judging panel will be announced on May 20, 2013, with auditions beginning the next day. [10] On that same day, Fox confirmed that Destiny's Child member and judge on the 2011 UK series, Kelly Rowland, and Mexican singer and former La Voz... México judge Paulina Rubio had been hired to replace Spears and Reid. [11]

Demi Lovato American singer, actress, and author

Demetria Devonne Lovato is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She began her career as a child star on the television series Barney & Friends, and received her breakthrough role starring as Mitchie Torres in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock (2008). The films soundtrack included Lovato's debut single, "This Is Me", which peaked in the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100; later that year, she signed with Hollywood Records. From late 2008 to early 2011, Lovato released two studio albums and continued acting on Disney Channel; she released Don't Forget (2008) and Here We Go Again (2009), and began starring as Sonny Munroe on Sonny with a Chance (2009-2011). She also starred in the films Princess Protection Program (2009) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010).

Khloé Kardashian American television personality

Khloé Alexandra Kardashian is an American media personality, socialite, model, businesswoman, and entrepreneur. Since 2007, she has starred with her family in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success has led to the creation of spin-offs, including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami (2009–2013) and Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons (2014–2015).

Destinys Child American musical group

Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final and best-known line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990, comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett among others. After years of limited success, the quartet were signed in 1997 to Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment as Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling second album, The Writing's on the Wall (1999), which contained the number-one singles "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name". Despite critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict and legal turmoil, as Roberson and Luckett attempted to split from the group's manager Mathew Knowles, citing favoritism of Knowles and Rowland.

Selection process

Auditions

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Charleston
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Cities where auditions were held.

In addition to having online auditions, it was announced at the conclusion of season 2 that auditions for season 3 would be held throughout the country in Charleston, South Carolina; Denver, Colorado; Long Island, New York; Los Angeles, California and New Orleans, Louisiana. On the "Registration and Audition Rules" document [12] on The X Factor's website about the auditions, it was announced where the auditions were going to be taking place.

Charleston, South Carolina City in the United States

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had an estimated population of 136,208 in 2018. The estimated population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, was 787,643 residents in 2018, the third-largest in the state and the 78th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States.

Denver State capital and consolidated city-county in Colorado

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is named after James W. Denver, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and it is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station.

Long Island island in New York, United States of America

Long Island is a densely populated island off the East Coast of the United States, beginning at New York Harbor approximately 0.35 miles (0.56 km) from Manhattan Island and extending eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. The island comprises four counties in the U.S. state of New York. Kings and Queens Counties and Nassau County share the western third of the island, while Suffolk County occupies the eastern two-thirds. More than half of New York City's residents now live on Long Island, in Brooklyn and Queens. However, many people in the New York metropolitan area colloquially use the term Long Island to refer exclusively to Nassau and Suffolk Counties, which are mainly suburban in character, conversely employing the term the City to mean Manhattan alone.

Summary of judges' auditions [13]
CityAuditions datesVenueJudges
Charleston, South Carolina May 21–22, 2013 North Charleston Coliseum RubioLovatoRowlandCowell
New Orleans, Louisiana June 11–12, 2013 Lakefront Arena
Long Island, New York June 19–21, 2013 Nassau Coliseum
Denver, Colorado June 30 – July 2, 2013 Denver Coliseum
Los Angeles, California July 10–11, 2013 Galen Center
July 12, 2013N/A

Deliberations

Instead of the traditional bootcamp stages, a deliberation stage (very similar to Britain's Got Talent ) was introduced to cut down the "yes" from the auditions to perform at Four-chair challenge. This took place on July 31, 2013.

<i>Britains Got Talent</i> British television talent show

Britain's Got Talent is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global Got Talent franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, it is produced by both Thames and Syco Entertainment, distributed by Fremantle, and broadcast on ITV every year in late Spring to early Summer. The show premiered on 9 June 2007, after its initially planned premiere in 2005 was scrapped and production suspended, following a dispute between the broadcaster and Paul O'Grady, the originally planned host for the programme.

After the Deliberation and Reveal Stages, but before the start of the four-chair challenge, the judges found out their categories and they are as follows: Rowland has the Overs, Rubio has the Boys, Lovato has the Girls and Cowell has the groups. They were revealed at Shrine Auditorium.

Four-chair challenge

For this season of The X Factor, Cowell confirmed that the boot camp and judges' houses sections of the competition, which traditionally followed the audition rounds, had been dropped and replaced with a brand new stage called "The Four-Chair challenge", which took place at the Shrine Auditorium and was filmed over 2 days in September 2013. Speaking on the change, he said "It [boot camp and Judges' houses] was the one element of the show I wasn't happy with, and it looked too similar to what everybody else is doing." He went on to describe the new "middle section" as "really dramatic, very tough on us and the contestants, and very high pressure", and compared the new round as similar to the live shows. [14]

This season, the categories did not follow the age-based format from season two but rather the format from season one: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups. Rowland mentored Over 25s, Lovato the Girls, Rubio the Boys, and for the second season in a row, Cowell mentored the Groups. [15] Groups Restless Road, Sweet Suspense, and Forever in Your Mind all consist of contestants who originally auditioned as soloists.

The four-chair challenge episodes were broadcast on two 2-hour Wednesdays and two 1-hour Thursdays shows on October 2, 3, 9 and 10.

Key:

     – Contestant was immediately eliminated after performance without switch
     – Contestant was switched out later in the competition and eventually eliminated
     – Contestant was not switched out and made the final four of their own category
Contestants performances on the four-chair challenge
EpisodeCategory (mentor)ActOrderSong [16] [17] [18] [19] Mentor's decisionSwitched with
Episode 7
(October 2)		Over 25s (Rowland)Victoria Carriger1"Make You Feel My Love"Put in chair 1—
Kristine Mirelle2"Oops!... I Did It Again"Put in chair 2—
Jeff Gutt3"Amazing Grace"Put in chair 3—
Rachel Potter4"Irreplaceable"Put in chair 4—
Lorie Moore5"I'll Make Love to You"Put in chair 2Kristine Mirelle
Allison Davis6"Tik Tok" / "Push It"Eliminated—
Jeff Brinkman7"Without You"Put in chair 1Victoria Carriger
Denny Smith8"In the Midnight Hour"Eliminated—
James Kenney9"Lean on Me"Put in chair 1Jeff Brinkman
Lillie McCloud10"A House Is Not a Home"Put in chair 2Lorie Moore
Girls (Lovato)Bree Randall11"Glad You Came"Put in chair 1—
Khaya Cohen12"Locked Out of Heaven"Put in chair 2—
Jamie Pineda13"Don't Speak"Put in chair 3—
Ashly Williams14"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Put in chair 4—
Episode 8
(October 3)		Simone Torres15"A Change Is Gonna Come"Put in chair 1Bree Randall
Danie Geimer16"Georgia on My Mind"Put in chair 1Simone Torres
Rylie Brown17"Angels"Eliminated—
Primrose Martin18"Blame It on the Boogie"Eliminated—
Rion Paige19"I Won't Let Go"Put in chair 4Ashly Williams
Ellona Santiago20"Clarity"Put in chair 3Jamie Pineda
Episode 9
(October 9)		Boys (Rubio)Al Calderon21"Call Me Maybe"Put in chair 1—
Isaiah Alston22"The Greatest Love of All"Eliminated—
Isaac Tauaefa23"Bubbly"Eliminated—
Carlos Guevara24"Ain't No Sunshine"Put in chair 2—
Stone Martin25"Torn"Put in chair 3—
Chase Goehring26"Airplanes"Put in chair 4—
Tim Olstad27"The Climb"Put in chair 3Stone Martin
Carlito Olivero28"Dreaming of You"Put in chair 4Chase Goehring
Timmy Thames29"The New Girl in Town"Put in chair 3Tim Olstad
Tim OlstadN/AN/A (reinstated by mentor) 1 Put in chair 1Al Calderon
Josh Levi30"I Can't Make You Love Me"Put in chair 3Timmy Thames
Groups (Cowell)Girls United31"Yeah 3x"Put in chair 1—
Wild Thingz32"Party Rock Anthem"Put in chair 2—
Glamour33"When I'm Gone"Put in chair 3—
Restless Road34"Somebody Like You"Put in chair 4—
Episode 10
(October 10)		Sweet Suspense35"Wishing on a Star"Put in chair 2Wild Thingz
Yellow House Canyon36"Hell on Heels"Eliminated—
Forever in Your Mind37"Lovebug"Put in chair 3Glamour
Good News38"Landslide"Eliminated—
Alex & Sierra39"You're the One That I Want"Put in chair 1Girls United
RoXxy Montana40"Man in the Mirror"Put in chair 3Forever in Your Mind

^1 Rubio initially switched out Tim Olstad for Timmy Thames, but after some consideration brought him back and instead switched out Al Calderon.

Finalists

The final 16 finalists were confirmed as follows;

Key:

     – Winner
     – Runner-up
     – Third place
ContestantAge(s)HometownCategory (Mentor)Result
Alex & Sierra 22 New Smyrna Beach, Florida/Orlando, Florida Groups (Cowell)Winner
Jeff Gutt 37 Marine City, Michigan Over 25s (Rowland)Runner-up
Carlito Olivero 24 Chicago, Illinois Boys (Rubio)3rd place
Restless Road18-19VariousGroups (Cowell)4th place
Rion Paige13 Jacksonville, Florida Girls (Lovato)5th place
Ellona Santiago 17 Jacksonville, Florida Girls (Lovato)6th place
Josh Levi 15 Houston, Texas Boys (Rubio)7th place
Lillie McCloud 55 Orlando, Florida Over 25s (Rowland)8th place
Tim Olstad25 Winona, Minnesota Boys (Rubio)9th place
Khaya Cohen16 New York City, New York Girls (Lovato)10th place
Rachel Potter 29 New Orleans, Louisiana Over 25s (Rowland)11th place
Sweet Suspense14-17VariousGroups (Cowell)12th place
Carlos Guevara16 Lexington, South Carolina Boys (Rubio)13rd place
RoXxy Montana20-22 Wayne, Michigan Groups (Cowell)14th place
James Kenney35 Portland, Oregon Over 25s (Rowland)15th place
Danie Geimer15 Northridge, California Girls (Lovato)16th place

Live shows

The first two-hour live show aired on a special Tuesday time slot on October 29; which followed the same format as the first season with each of the judges narrowing their number of acts down to three, without a public vote. The public vote then started with the following performance and results shows starting November 6, which aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays respectively. As with previous seasons, each live show had a different theme. The live final took place in on December 18 and 19. Cowell had also said on Twitter that there may be a wildcard this season. [20] The leaderboard that showed which act had received the most public votes did not return.[ citation needed ]

Musical guests

Each results show featured musical performances from at least two artists. There was no guest performer on the first result show. Selena Gomez was supposed to perform on the second result show, but was postponed to third result show night [21] which featured a performance from season 2 finalist Fifth Harmony. [22] One Direction performed on the third results show. [23] Michael Bublé performed on the fifth performance show, [24] then again on the fifth results show alongside judge Demi Lovato. [25] Emblem3 and Little Mix performed on the sixth results show, [26] while Enrique Iglesias performed during the seventh results show. [27] Paulina Rubio, [28] Mary J. Blige, Lea Michele, [29] Leona Lewis, Pitbull and One Direction performed on the finale. [30]

Results summary

Color key
     –Contestant did not face the public vote
     –Contestant was eliminated by their mentor (no public vote or final showdown)
     –Contestant was in the bottom 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 3 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Wednesday 3 Thursday
Alex & SierraSavedN/A1st 5 1st 5 2nd 5 1st 5 1st 5 1st 5 Winner
Jeff GuttSavedN/A6th5th4th4th2nd2ndRunner-up
Carlito OliveroSavedN/A7th8th8th5th4th3rd3rd
Restless RoadSavedN/A8th3rd7th3rd3rd4thEliminated (week 7)
Rion PaigeSavedN/A3rd6th1st 5 6th5thEliminated (week 6)
Ellona SantiagoSavedN/A2nd2nd6th2nd6thEliminated (week 6)
Josh LeviNot saved 2 N/A5th4th3rd7thEliminated (week 5)
Lillie McCloudSavedN/A9th7th5th8thEliminated (week 5)
Tim OlstadSavedN/A12th9th9thEliminated (week 4)
Khaya CohenSavedN/A11th11th10thEliminated (week 4)
Rachel PotterSavedN/A4th10thEliminated (week 3)
Sweet SuspenseSavedN/A10th12thEliminated (week 3)
Carlos GuevaraSavedN/A13thEliminated (week 3)
RoXxy MontanaNot savedEliminated (week 1)
James KenneyNot savedEliminated (week 1)
Danie GeimerNot savedEliminated (week 1)
Final showdownNone 1 None 3 No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes aloneCohen,
Potter		Olivero,
Olstad		Levi,
Paige		Olivero,
Paige		No final showdown or judges' votes; results were based on public votes alone
Judges voted toSaveEliminate
Rowland's votePotter,
Gutt,
McCloud		CohenOlstadPaigePaige
Lovato's voteSantiago,
Paige,
Cohen		PotterOlstadLeviOlivero
Rubio's voteOlivero,
Guevara,
Olstad		PotterOlstadPaigePaige
Cowell's voteRestless Road,
Alex & Sierra,
Sweet Suspense		PotterN/A 4 LeviPaige
EliminatedDanie Geimer
by Lovato		Carlos Guevara
Public vote
to save		Sweet Suspense
Public vote
to save		Khaya Cohen
Public vote
to save		Lillie McCloud
Public vote
to save		Ellona Santiago
Public vote
to save		Restless Road
Public vote
to save		Carlito Olivero
Public vote
to win
Josh Levi
by Rubio
James Kenney
by Rowland		Rachel Potter
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Tim Olstad
3 of 3 votes
Majority		Josh Levi
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock		Rion Paige
3 of 4 votes
Majority		Jeff Gutt
Public vote
to win
RoXxy Montana
by Cowell
Reference(s) [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39]

Live show details

Week 1 (October 29)

Contestants performances on the first live show
ActCategory (Mentor)OrderSong [43] Result [31]
Ellona SantiagoGirls (Lovato)1"Till the World Ends"Safe
Danie Geimer2"Wrecking Ball"Eliminated
Rion Paige3"Skyscraper"Safe
Khaya Cohen4"Mercy"Safe
Josh LeviBoys (Rubio)5"Only Girl (in the World)"Eliminated
Carlos Guevara6"Don't You Worry Child"Safe
Carlito Olivero7"Maria Maria"Safe
Tim Olstad8"Always"Safe
Lillie McCloudOver 25s (Rowland)9"When a Man Loves a Woman"Safe
Jeff Gutt10"Try"Safe
Rachel Potter11"I Hope You Dance"Safe
James Kenney12"Red"Eliminated
RoXxy MontanaGroups (Cowell)13"Royals"Eliminated
Sweet Suspense14"I Love It"Safe
Alex & Sierra15"Blurred Lines"Safe
Restless Road16"Roar"Safe

There was no public vote in the first week. Instead, each of the judges selected one of their own acts to eliminate.

Judges' decisions to eliminate [31]
  • Lovato: Danie Geimer – gave no reason
  • Rubio: Josh Levi – she could not decide who to send home so walked off stage and did a gun hand gesture to Levi, as if she was eliminating him
  • Rowland: James Kenney – based on the performances
  • Cowell: RoXxy Montana – gave no reason

Week 2 (November 6/7)

November 6

One of the four acts that did not face the public vote in week 1, and was eliminated by their mentor, was reinstated to the show as the judges felt that the act "deserves a second shot". The reinstated act was announced as Josh Levi. [41]

Contestants performances on the second live show (Wednesday)
ActCategory (Mentor)OrderSong [41]
Josh LeviBoys (Rubio)1"Who's Lovin' You"
Rachel PotterOver 25s (Rowland)2"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)"
Carlos GuevaraBoys (Rubio)3"What's Going On"
Restless RoadGroups (Cowell)4"Easy"
Ellona SantiagoGirls (Lovato)5"Baby Love"
Jeff GuttOver 25s (Rowland)6"Say You, Say Me"
Alex & SierraGroups (Cowell)7"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Khaya CohenGirls (Lovato)8"My Girl"
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)9"Stop! In the Name of Love"
Lillie McCloudOver 25s (Rowland)10"All In Love Is Fair"
Sweet SuspenseGroups (Cowell)11"You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Rion PaigeGirls (Lovato)12"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Tim OlstadBoys (Rubio)13"I'll Be There"
November 7
  • Theme: "Save Me" songs [32]

Owing to graphics error in which incorrect voting numbers were displayed on screen during the performance recap, there was no elimination this week, instead all the acts performed their "Save Me" songs on Thursday night and a public re-vote was conducted after the show. The results were announced the following week, at the start of the live show on Wednesday night. [32]

Selena Gomez was going to perform her single "Slow Down" but due to graphics issues, she performed on the second night in week 3.[ citation needed ]

Contestants performances on the second live show (Thursday)
ActCategory (Mentor)OrderSong [46] Result
Josh LeviBoys (Rubio)1"Stay"Safe
Rachel PotterOver 25s (Rowland)2"Anyway"Safe
Carlos GuevaraBoys (Rubio)3"Cannonball"Eliminated
Restless RoadGroups (Cowell)4"Don't You Wanna Stay"Safe
Ellona SantiagoGirls (Lovato)5"Titanium"Safe
Jeff GuttOver 25s (Rowland)6"In the Air Tonight"Safe
Alex & SierraGroups (Cowell)7"Give Me Love"Safe
Khaya CohenGirls (Lovato)8"Distant Dreamer"Safe
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)9"If You're Not the One"Safe
Lillie McCloudOver 25s (Rowland)10"Who Wants to Live Forever"Safe
Sweet SuspenseGroups (Cowell)11"That Should Be Me"Safe
Rion PaigeGirls (Lovato)12"Born This Way"Safe
Tim OlstadBoys (Rubio)13"I Believe I Can Fly"Safe

Week 3 (November 13/14)

Carlos Guevara, the act that received the fewest votes from the public re-vote in week 2, was eliminated at the start of the November 13 episode. [33] He would have performed "Mad World". [33] Starting from week three, two acts will be eliminated from each results show until week five. The three acts with the fewest public votes will be announced and then the act with the fewest votes will be automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts will then perform in the final showdown and face the judges' votes.[ citation needed ]

Contestants performances on the third live show
ActCategory (Mentor)OrderSong [33] YearResult [34]
Lillie McCloudOver 25s (Rowland)1"Ain't Nobody"1983Safe
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)2"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"1987Safe
Rion PaigeGirls (Lovato)3"We Belong"1984Safe
Sweet SuspenseGroups (Cowell)4"Mickey"1981Eliminated
Tim OlstadBoys (Rubio)5"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"1984Safe
Khaya CohenGirls (Lovato)6"Borderline"1984Bottom three
Restless RoadGroups (Cowell)7"Footloose"1984Safe
Rachel PotterOver 25s (Rowland)8"Alone"1987Bottom three
Ellona SantiagoGirls (Lovato)9"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"1987Safe
Josh LeviBoys (Rubio)10"Straight Up"1988Safe
Jeff GuttOver 25s (Rowland)11"(I Just) Died in Your Arms"1986Safe
Alex & SierraGroups (Cowell)12"Addicted to Love"1986Safe
Final showdown details [34]
Khaya CohenGirls (Lovato)1"Don't Give Up on Me"Safe
Rachel PotterOver 25s (Rowland)2"From This Moment On"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate [34]
  • Rowland: Khaya Cohen – based on the final showdown performances, effectively backing her act, Rachel Potter.
  • Rubio: Rachel Potter – gave no reason.
  • Lovato: Rachel Potter – gave no reason, though effectively backed her own act, Khaya Cohen.
  • Cowell: Rachel Potter – felt that Cohen has more potential in the X Factor singing competition.

Week 4 (November 20/21)

Contestants performances on the fourth live show
ActCategory (Mentor)OrderSong [49] British musicianResult [35]
Jeff GuttOver 25s (Rowland)1"Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen Safe
Tim OlstadBoys (Rubio)2"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Elton John Bottom three
Khaya CohenGirls (Lovato)3"Let It Be" The Beatles Eliminated
Josh LeviBoys (Rubio)4"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Eurythmics Safe
Alex & SierraGroups (Cowell)5"Best Song Ever" One Direction Safe
Rion PaigeGirls (Lovato)6"Your Song" Elton John Safe
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)7"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones Bottom three
Lillie McCloudOver 25s (Rowland)8"This Woman's Work" Kate Bush Safe
Ellona SantiagoGirls (Lovato)9"Burn" Ellie Goulding Safe
Restless RoadGroups (Cowell)10"Fix You" Coldplay Safe
Final showdown details [35]
Tim OlstadBoys (Rubio)1"You Raise Me Up"Eliminated
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)2"Beneath Your Beautiful"Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate [50]
  • Rowland: Tim Olstad – based on the final showdown performances
  • Lovato: Tim Olstad – gave no reason
  • Rubio: Tim Olstad – gave no reason
  • Cowell was not required to vote since there was already a majority

Week 5 (November 27/28)

Contestants performances on the fifth live show
ActCategory (Mentor)OrderSong [53] Result [36]
Rion PaigeGirls (Lovato)1"Swingin'"Bottom three
Restless RoadGroups (Cowell)2"Life Is a Highway"Safe
Jeff GuttOver 25s (Rowland)3"Feeling Good"Safe
Josh LeviBoys (Rubio)4"Treasure"Bottom three
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)5"La Copa de Vida"/"María"Safe
Alex & SierraGroups (Cowell)6"I Knew You Were Trouble"Safe
Lillie McCloudOver 25s (Rowland)7"Summertime"Eliminated
Ellona SantiagoGirls (Lovato)8"Mamma Knows Best"Safe
Final showdown details [36]
Rion PaigeGirls (Lovato)1"Perfect"Safe
Josh LeviBoys (Rubio)2"When I Was Your Man"Eliminated
Judges' votes to eliminate [54]
  • Lovato: Josh Levi – gave no reason, though effectively backed her own act, Rion Paige
  • Rubio: Rion Paige – backed her own act, Josh Levi
  • Rowland: Rion Paige – gave no reason
  • Cowell: Josh Levi – wanted to let the public decide and therefore 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. Levi was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. [54]

Week 6: Quarter-Final (December 4/5)

For the first time this season, each act performed two songs.

Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
ActCategory (Mentor)OrderFirst song [57] DivaOrderSecond song [57] Result [37]
Restless RoadGroups (Cowell)1"Red" Taylor Swift 7"Wake Me Up"Safe
Rion PaigeGirls (Lovato)2"See You Again" Carrie Underwood 8"Glass"Bottom three
Jeff GuttOver 25s (Rowland)3"Without You" Mariah Carey 9"Daniel"Safe
Ellona SantiagoGirls (Lovato)4"Applause" Lady Gaga 10"If I Were a Boy"Eliminated
Alex & SierraGroups (Cowell)5"Say My Name" Destiny's Child 11"Say Something"Safe
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)6"Let's Get Loud" Jennifer Lopez 12"Stand by Me"Bottom three
Final showdown details [37]
Rion PaigeGirls (Lovato)1"The House That Built Me"Eliminated
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)2"You Make Me Wanna..."Safe
Judges' votes to eliminate [58]
  • Lovato: Carlito Olivero – backed her own act, Rion Paige
  • Rubio: Rion Paige – backed her own act, Carlito Olivero
  • Rowland: Rion Paige – based on the final showdown performances though stated both acts did not give their best
  • Cowell: Rion Paige – wanted to give Olivero the opportunity to stay in the competition as he felt it was "probably his last chance"

Week 7: Semi-Final (December 11/12)

On December 4, the song choices for the public were revealed. [59]

Choices for viewers' choice week
ActSong choices [59] Result [61]
Alex & Sierra"Hold On, We're Going Home"Not chosen
"Little Talks"Chosen
"Troublemaker"Not chosen
Carlito Olivero"Boyfriend"Chosen
"Hasta Ayer"Not chosen
"Promise"Not chosen
Ellona Santiago"Love Me Again"N/A (already eliminated)
"Who You Are"N/A (already eliminated)
"You Got the Love"N/A (already eliminated)
Jeff Gutt"Creep"Not chosen
"Hallelujah"Chosen
"Wonderwall"Not chosen
Restless Road"Hey Brother"Not chosen
"It Goes Like This"Not chosen
"That's My Kind of Night"Chosen
Rion Paige"Girl on Fire"N/A (already eliminated)
"So Small"N/A (already eliminated)
"Umbrella"N/A (already eliminated)
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
ActCategory (Mentor)OrderFirst song [62] OrderSecond song [62] Result [38]
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)1"Boyfriend"5"I Need to Know"Safe
Restless RoadGroups (Cowell)2"That's My Kind of Night"6"Wanted"Eliminated
Alex & SierraGroups (Cowell)3"Little Talks"7"Gravity"Safe
Jeff GuttOver 25s (Rowland)4"Hallelujah"8"Demons"Safe

The semi-final did not feature a final showdown and instead the act with the fewest public votes, Restless Road, was automatically eliminated. [38] The top three acts each then performed a victory song of their choice after they were announced safe, with Olivero performing "Suavemente", Alex & Sierra performing "Let Her Go", and Gutt performing "Open Arms". [38]

Week 8: Final (December 18/19)

The final consisted of two two-hour episodes on December 18 and 19.

December 18
Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
ActCategory (Mentor)OrderFirst song [63] OrderSecond song (duet) [63] [64] OrderThird song [63]
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)1"Impossible"4"Stand by Me" (with Prince Royce)7"Maria Maria"
Alex & SierraGroups (Cowell)2"Give Me Love"5"Bleeding Love" (with Leona Lewis)8"Say Something"
Jeff GuttOver 25s (Rowland)3"Dream On"6"Iris" (with John Rzeznik)9"Creep"
December 19
Contestants' performances on the final live show
ActCategory (Mentor)OrderSong [65] Result [39]
Carlito OliveroBoys (Rubio)1"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"Third place
Jeff GuttOver 25s (Rowland)2"O Holy Night"Runner-up
Alex & SierraGroups (Cowell)3"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Winner

Contestants who Appeared on Other Seasons or Shows

Famous Relations

Reception

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Ep. #EpisodeAirdateViewers
(millions)		 Rating/share
(18–49)		Rank
(timeslot)		Rank
(night)		Source
1Auditions 1September 116.452.2/723 [66]
2Auditions 2September 126.872.2/722 [67]
3Auditions 3September 186.622.2/724 [68]
4Auditions 4September 196.432.0/724 [69]
5Auditions 5September 257.732.5/727 [70]
6Auditions 6September 266.472.1/628 [71]
7Four-Chair challenge 1October 27.802.4/737 [72]
8Four-Chair challenge 2October 37.132.0/628 [73]
9Four-Chair challenge 3October 97.252.2/636 [74]
10Four-Chair challenge 4October 106.492.0/623 [75]
11Finalists chosen (Top 12)October 29 note 1 4.901.5/435 [76]
12Meet the Top 12October 313.250.8/358 [77]
13Top 13 performNovember 64.541.5/42 (Tie)4 (Tie) [78]
14Top 13 Acts Get Another ChanceNovember 73.671.2/449 [79]
15Top 12 performNovember 135.781.7/524 [80]
16Live results 1November 145.181.3/42 (Tie)3 (Tie) [81]
17Top 10 performNovember 205.511.7/534 (Tie) [82]
18Live results 2November 215.881.6/522 [83]
19Top 8 performNovember 274.851.2/42 [84]
20Live results 3November 283.751.0/33 [85]
21Top 6 performDecember 45.411.4/44 [86]
22Live results 4December 54.931.4/43 [87]
23Top 4 performDecember 114.971.4/4
24Live results 5December 124.901.2/4
25Top 3 performDecember 185.041.3/4 [88]
26Winner announcedDecember 196.221.7/5
Notes

^1 Due to the 2013 MLB World Series running past October 28, the first live show of the season aired on October 29 to make room for Wednesday's potential deciding game. [89]

Controversy

Voting numbers graphic error

Due to graphic errors made in the top 13 round of the live shows regarding voting, all voting results posted in that episode were invalidated, and the contestants sang once more in the show of November 7, with the results revealed on November 13. [90]

Demi Lovato's tribute video

On December 19, 2013, during the finale a segment featuring judge Lovato had aired. The segment showed Lovato drinking a green-colored beverage called "Annoying Juice" throughout the duration of the season, poking fun at Lovato's "annoying" relationship with show creator Cowell.

The next day, Lovato expressed her frustration with The X Factor producers for mocking her drinking addiction that she openly struggled with. [91]

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