"[cheers and applause] [overlapping vocals]" "I'vebeentoldI'm too old ," "Since I'm 30." "I don't want to die with this" "Music in me, simon." "Ijustgotout ofrehab," "Actually." "thisismy lastchance." "[overlapping vocals]" "♪Iwantto be in movies♪ areyouanygood?" "I'llletyoudeterminethat ." "♪youmakeme feelalive♪ [cheers and applause] [singing]" "♪breakmyheart♪ [singing]" "I live for this." "♪likea sexmachine♪ yes!" "thatwasoneofthebest" "Auditions I have ever heard" "In my life." "peoplelikeyouinspireme." "youhavethexfactor." "thankyou." "4,304yeses." "[cheers and applause] youarethetruth." "[cheers and applause]" "xfactoru.S.A.,baby!" "killus." "youarespecial." "[carmina burana plays]" "♪♪" "Ijustneeditthat big." "[singingextendednote]" "♪♪ itjustblewmeaway ." "[cheers and applause] youknowwhat?" "thatwasmature." "Both: ♪bring some love ♪" "♪in here today ♪ [record needle scratching] wasthatserious?" "yes." "Oh, yes." "♪♪ thisisinsane." "♪♪" "Iambeggingyou here." "♪♪" "I'mgoingto havetosayno." "[upbeat techno music]" "♪♪" "welcometothexfactor," "Where the search for america's" "Next singing sensation is in" "Full swing." "But will the judges find what" "They're looking for in the windy" "City?" "Yes, next stop:" "Chicago." "it'sfinallychicago'sturn." "simoncowell'snewshowthex" "Factor... hasfinallycometothewindy" "City, where the real talent is." "yes,tonightauditionscome" "From a city famous not only for" "Its jazz but artists such as" "Kanye west, jennifer hudson, and" "R. Kelly." "Thousands of hopefuls have" "Flocked to chicago from all over" "The midwest..." "I'mfromcincinnati,ohio." "I'mfromchicago." "I'mfromdetroit,baby!" "hopingtodaycouldbethe" "Start of a bright, new future." "[thunder]" "Unfortunately, the weather has" "Other ideas." "it'srainingandit'scold" "Out here, but I'm here to win" "$5 million, and I'm gonna win" "The x factor." "andalthoughtherainkeeps" "On pouring, the contestants" "Aren't going to let it get" "Between them and that recording" "Contract with sony and a" "Guaranteed $5 million." "thousandsofpeopleout here" "Today, all here trying out for" "The x factor." "chicago'sgotthexfactor!" "♪I'mwalkingon sunshine♪/i" "♪whoa-oh ♪/i it'snotgonnarainonour" "Parade!" "whoo!" "welovethexfactor!" "whoo!" "♪I'mwalkingon sunshine♪/i  thecompetitionis opento" "Anyone age 12 or over, soloist" "Or group." "♪allrightnow♪/i  [cheering] buttostandachanceof" "Getting near that prize, they" "Need to impress not only the 5,000-strong audience, but also" "Four people who can make their" "Dream a reality--the x factor" "Judges." "Heading up the judging panel," "Renowned as the most successful" "Talent scout on the planet and" "Responsible for 300 million" "Record sales, simon cowell." "yousinglikea" "Three-year-old with a cold." "[cheering] joiningsimon,choreographer" "And performer paula abdul." "thisisyourtime,baby ." "[cheering] next,themanwho has helped" "Shape the careers of some of" "The biggest stars in the world," "Including pink, rihanna, usher," "And justin bieber, record" "Executive l.A. Reid." "whenyoustartedsinging,I" "Wanted to slit my wrists." "[cheering] finally,returningto the" "Judging panel for one last city," "The uk's biggest pop star," "Cheryl cole." "oh,mygod." "We found ourselves a little" "Star." "[cheering] allthechicagohopefulswant" "To join the contestants who have" "Already made it to the next" "Stage of the competition," "Where they'll be pushed to the" "Limit and eventually split into" "Four categories, with each" "Category mentored by one judge:" "Boys under 30, girls under 30," "Over 30s, and the groups." "[thunder]" "So it's time for the chicago" "Auditions to begin." "Everyone's hoping that the" "Talent will shine through." "First up to face the judges here" "In chicago, brock and his" "Singing partner makenna." "mynameis brockwadeandI 'm 18 years old." "andmyname'smakenna" "Sullinger and I'm 22." "We are from... both:" "Springfield,missouri." "andwe'vebeensinging" "Together for about four years" "Now." "Our music is what brought us" "Together." "[singingsoftly]" "♪you'rethebestfriend♪/i westarteddoingamusical" "Together and from there on, we" "Just started singing together" "All the time." "we'vebeenbestfriends." "bestfriendsforalong time ." "yeah." "♪youknow♪/ i" "♪I'll never be lonely ♪/i" "Ididn'treallylikeherat" "First." "[laughs] sheseemedalittlestuckup" "And rude." "youaresuchaliar ." "Iamnotaliar ." "yes,youare." "it'sbeenareallyfunfour" "Years." "thechemistrywe haveupon" "Stage together is actually what" "Really made us close." "[singingsoftly]" "♪ooh,youmakemelive ♪/i let'sjustsayshe wearsthe" "Pants." "[laughs]andhe likesit." "whenI thinkof makenna,my" "Heart just kind of jumps out of" "My chest." "I love her, but she doesn't know" "It." "I think one day she'll know it." "She'll learn." "She'll learn." "makennaandbrockand family." "yes." "weneedyouguystocomewith" "Me real quick." "allright,thanks." "Thank you." "You too." "oh,hello." "hi." "hithere." "telluswhoyou are ,please." "mynameis makennasullinger." "andmyname'sbrock." "makennaandbrock,justa" "Couple of quick questions." "Are you related?" "both:" "No." "areyougoodfriends?" "justreallygoodfriends." "yes." "areyouherealone?" "Did you bring family?" "wejustbroughtour mamas." "They're backstage." "yeah,we'vegotour moms" "Backstage." "howlonghaveyou been" "Singing together?" "weactuallystartedsinging" "Together, um, four years ago." "yeah,wejustsangtogether" "As a hobby and then, a few years" "Later, we thought we should get" "Together and start performing" "Full-time together, and it has" "Been the best thing I've ever" "Done." "aw!" "Thankyou." "areyoudating?" "[audience laughter] brock,you'returningred ." "yeah." "areyouboyfriendand" "Girlfriend?" "no,we'vejustbeenfriends." "okay,sowhatare you gonna" "Sing for us today?" "we'regonnasingcolder" "Weather by the zac brown band." "thestageis yours." "thankyou." "[intro to colder weather begins]" "♪♪" "♪she'dtradecolorado♪" "♪if he'd take her with him ♪" "♪closes the door ♪" "♪before the winter ♪" "♪lets the cold in ♪" "♪andinthewaitress'eyes ♪" "♪he sees ♪" "♪the same old light a'shinin' ♪" "♪he thinks of colorado ♪" "♪and the girl ♪" "♪he left behind him ♪" "♪hesaid♪" "♪I wanna see you again ♪" "♪but I'm ♪" "♪stuckincolderweather♪" "♪maybe tomorrow ♪" "♪will be better ♪" "♪can I call you then?" "♪" "♪shesaid♪" "♪you're a ramblin' man ♪" "♪andyouain't♪" "♪ever gonna change ♪" "♪you got a gypsy soul ♪" "♪to blame ♪" "♪and you were born ♪" "♪for leavin' ♪" "♪bornforleavin'♪ [music stops] [cheers and applau]" "Thank you." "[cheers and applause] letmetellyou something." "You just made my day." "I really enjoyed that." "[cheers and applause]" "But that's just me." "Let's see what these guys have" "To say." "Cheryl, what do you think?" "theharmonieswerespot-on," "Your vocals so controlled." "[cheers and applause] paula?" "it'sa rarityto havetwo" "People just come onstage and" "Come together and nail it." "I think your vocal blend is" "Really lovely." "I'mnotnormallyafanof" "This kind of stuff, um, but I" "Have to say, your voice is" "Sensational." "[cheering] well,listen,we--we'regonna" "Vote, so--so cheryl, would you" "Start, please?" "I'mgonnasayyes ." "oh,mygosh." "paula?" "Isayyes,completely." "weloveyou." "andsimon?" "♪Iwillhelpyou through♪" "♪when you've done ♪" "♪all you can do ♪" "I'mgoingto sayyes ." "[cheers and applause]" "Ilovedyousomuch that you" "Got four yeses." "weloveyou." "Thank you." "♪Iwillholdyou tight♪" "♪and I won't let go ♪ [excited screaming]" "Ican'tbreathe." "[laughter]" "I'm so excited." "I'm--I'mblownaway." "Iknow,Iamtoo." "I'm absolutely like-- oh,mygod." "Iknow!" "later." "okay,dad'snotthere." "allfourjudgessaidyes." "IfeellikeI'm gonnafaint." "I-Iwasabouttopass outup" "There 'cause I was just so" "Excited and my emotions were" "Just welling up inside me." "well,itfeltamazing." "There's nobody else I'd rather" "Share it with." "nota personin thisworld." "welcomebackto thexfactor" "In chicago." "Now, outside, it's raining, but" "That hasn't dampened the spirits" "Of the contestants." "[cheering] [upbeat music]" "♪♪/i what'syourname?" "mynameis kimterek." "whatageareyou ,kim ?" "I'm35." "andkim" "I'vealso--I'vetakenten" "Years of voice lessons." "what?" "You're 35 and you haven't got a" "Deal." "Why do you think that is?" "Inevertriedpop music." "whatareyougonnasing" "Today?" "I'mgonnasingkatyperry's" "Firework." "great." "Goodluck." "[cheers and applause] [off-key]♪ justown♪/ i" "♪the night ♪/i" "♪like the fourth of July ♪/i" "♪'cause baby ♪/i" "♪you're a firework ♪/i" "♪come on ♪/i" "♪let your colors burst ♪/i" "♪make 'em go, oh-- ♪/i [music stops] wow." "I-Ididn'thearmyselfvery" "Well and-- youwerelucky." "stopit." "itwasliketwo people" "Singing at the same time." "mychestvoiceand myhead" "Voice, there's a break between" "Them and-- well,thechestwon ." "I'm gonna say no." "L.A.?" "no." "what'syourname?" "I'mtimquinn." "tim,um,howold are you ?" "I'm21yearsold ." "and,tim,haveyou" "Auditioned before?" "uh,no,thisisactuallymy" "First audition for anything." "okay,tim,whatare yoursong" "Choices?" "Let's help you here." "kissfromarose." "wouldn'tdothat." "youwouldn'tdo thatone ?" "I'm curious to see what you" "Think it's gonna sound like." "okay,well,singit." "allright,I'mgonnasing" "That song." "♪myeyesbecomelarge♪/i" "♪and the light that you shine ♪/i" "♪can be seen ♪/i" "♪baby ♪/i" "♪I compare you to a-- ♪/i [music stops] allright,simon,you could" "Tell what?" "itwasgonnasoundlike that ." "yeah." "[audience laughter] hello,what'syourname?" "mynameis robinreneeroyal." "andhowoldare you ?" "I'm45." "youlookgood." "thankyou." "reallygood." "thankyouverymuch." "Thank you very much." "loveit." "Good." "Good luck." "[electronica] [echoing] ♪you make me mad ♪/i [off-key]♪ youmakeme mad♪/i" "♪so mad in love with you ♪/i" "♪you make me mad ♪/i" "♪so mad in love with you ♪/i oh,my" "♪you'reallIthinkabout♪/i" "♪so mad in love with you ♪/i" "♪baby ♪/i [music stops] whatthebloodyhellwas" "That?" "[audience laughter]" "I'dhaveto sayno." "no." "bye!" "♪baby♪ /i notforme ." "Not right now." "♪you'reallthatIneed ♪/i no." "♪ah♪ /i" "Ic onlysaythat" "Everything was just three times" "As bad as it should be." "I mean, it really was that." "hello." "hello." "I'mhereto auditiontobea" "Judge on your platform." "[needle scratch on record] you'renotgonnasing?" "Icameto judge." "youcameto judge?" "simonmadean announcement" "Last year he was looking for an" "Unknown judge, and that's me." "[laughs]" "What's going on here?" "youareaboutsix monthstoo" "Late, charlesia." "I'mbrutallyhonestlikeyou," "Simon." "well,howarewegonnajudge" "You now?" "Icangiveyou arole play ." "right,okay." "What does britney spears need?" "there'stwotypesofsexy ." "There's trashy and classy." "You always want to meet among" "Classy." "It has longevity." "charlesia,darling,it 'sano" "For now, sweetheart." "thankyouso much." "thankyou." "thatwasweird." "ballsy." "Ballsy." "dosomething,right?" "see,yougotta--yougotta" "Stay on top of your game, l.A." "Isee." "everyone'safteryourjob ." "Isee." "oh,dear." "And although it's not going" "Great in chicago, the next act" "Is hoping he can impress." "there'sa lotof peopleout" "Here today." "mynameis skyleranderson." "I'm 16 years old and I'm in high" "School." "I come from southaven," "Mississippi." "It's a small town." "I have a lot of friends there," "And we go to bonfires and fish a" "Lot, so..." "What's different about me is" "That I want to become a country" "Singer because you don't find a" "Lot of young, black teenagers" "That sing country music." "I traveled here with my mom" "From memphis, tennessee, to" "Chicago, so it took me nine" "Hours." "There's more and more people" "Coming out there." "It's huge." "My mom works at a motorcycle" "Factory." "I see how hard she works." "That probably wouldn't be" "Something I'd want to do but," "Uh, I want to get my singing" "Career started and help my mom" "Out a lot." "You all want me to start playing" "That?" "What can we do with $5 million?" "If I win, I would buy my mom a" "House and buy me some land and" "Hopefully she'd quit her job." "That's it." "Get 'er done." "get' erdone." "♪IthinkImighthave ♪/i" "♪found me my own kind ♪/i" "♪of paradise ♪/i" "♪♪/i hi." "Yournameis?" "skyleranderson." "okay." "How old are you, skyler?" "I'm16." "anyauditionexperience?" "um,I 'veneverauditioned." "The first time." "seriously?" "yes,sir." "goodforyou." "And what brought you here?" "uh,mymom." "I came all the way from" "Southaven, mississippi." "really?" "yes." "[cheers and applause]" "Took us 9 hours and 30 minutes." "wow." "okay,andwhatare you gonna" "Sing, skyler?" "I'mgoingto singbilly" "Currington's must be doin'" "Something right." "okay,great." "[must be doin' something right]" "♪♪/i" "♪awomanis mystery♪/i" "♪a man just can't understand ♪/i [music stops]" "♪sometimes all it takes ♪/i" "♪to please her ♪/i good,keepgoing." "♪isthetouchofyour hand ♪/i" "♪and other times ♪/i" "♪you gotta take it slow ♪/i yeah!" "♪andholdher♪/i" "♪all night long ♪/i" "♪I must be doin' ♪/i" "♪something right ♪/i" "♪I just heard you sigh ♪/i" "♪you leaned into my kiss ♪/i" "♪and closed those ♪/i" "♪deep blue, need you ♪/i" "♪I must be doin' ♪/i" "♪something right ♪/i yeah!" "[cheers and applause] okay,l.A." "whathappened?" "Did the track cut off or--?" "Iguess." "I just kept singing." "I came too far to stop, man." "youknowwhat?" "That is what is admirable." "Ilovedthat." "that'sgreat." "youdidn'tflinch." "I panicked and you didn't." "right." "uh,youknowwhat?" "You sound really good." "I really enjoyed it, man." "You're really good." "thankyou." "[cheers and applause]" "Ireallyenjoyedthe" "Audition." "I think you look great." "thanks." "skyler,you're16 ?" "16yearsold." "I'mreallyimpressed." "You do need to work on your" "Vocals, though." "I'll be honest with you on that." "But I believe in you." "thefactthatitcutoffand," "Without a blink, you just" "Carried on." "Uh, I was really impressed by" "That." "I love the fact you're singing" "This kind of music." "I think you're different." "I think you love this kind of" "Music, right?" "Iloveit ." "yeah." "It makes a big difference." "[cheers and applause]" "L.A., yes or no?" "Isoloveyouruniqueness." "You have my support." "You have a yes." "thankyou,sir." "[cheers and applause] yousoldme whenyou picked" "Yourself back up." "It's a yes from me." "youhaveacommitmentthat is" "Unparalleled." "I say yes." "[cheers and applause] yougotfouryeses." "thankyou." "♪Iswear♪/ i" "♪by the moon ♪/i" "♪and the stars in the sky ♪/i" "♪I'll be there ♪/i yes!" "Fouryeses." "Yes." "Awesome." "Four yeses?" "It's just shocking." "I mean, it's like your dream is" "Finally coming true." "I mean, I don't show a lot of my" "Emotions, but trust me, my heart" "Is pounding." "♪ohohoh-oh-oh-oh-oh♪/i" "♪oh ♪/i" "♪whoa, oh oh oh ♪/i" "♪oh oh oh ♪/i [cheering]" "♪whoa oh oh oh ♪/i welcomebackto thexfactor," "Where the auditions continue in" "Chicago." "♪whoaohoh oh oh ♪/ i thecompetitionhasbeen" "Fierce." "butournextcontestant" "Thinks he has what it takes to" "Win." "myname'smark." "Some people call me j." "Mark." "I'm 31 years old and I am a" "Graduate student at a school in" "Europe, studying philosophy." "I've always had both sides of my" "Brain working simultaneously," "With the left side analytical" "And the right side creative." "I'm getting my doctorate in" "Philosophy, but I just want to" "Be a musician and destroy the" "Top 40." "I sing because I have things to" "Say." "I don't want to be just another" "Cookie-cutter artist that was" "Formed at a factory." "You know, that's not me at all." "I see my life as more of an" "Algorithm that is more in tune" "With, like, an algorithm for" "Pi, where it's irrational in" "In a certain respect." "goodluck." "Ihaveaspecialformulafor" "Success." "J plus mark plus x plus factor," "Uh, equals $5 million." "What's up, chicago?" "[cheers and applause] hi." "hi." "hey,judges." "hi." "what'syourname?" "markinman." "J. Mark inman." "howoldareyou ,mark?" "31." "goodforyou." "What brings you to this" "Audition?" "money." "[audience laughter] thatisthemosthonest" "Answer I've heard today." "I love that." "thankyou." "That's an honest response." "whatareyoubringingtothis" "Audition?" "I'mbringingwhatIgot." "andwhatis that?" "alot,andthatkind of" "Rhymes, so that's poetry for" "You." "letmeaskyou aquestion." "Where would you see yourself in" "Ten years' time?" "uh,prettymuchat, uh, the" "Helms of a renaissance." "what?" "[audience laughter]" "I can't wait to hear-- haveyoubeenout withher?" "oh,comeon ." "haveyoueverdatedpaula?" "oh,stop." "no." "No, but, uh, maybe someday?" "mark." "sure." "whatareyougonnasing ?" "uh,radiohead'screep." "ofcourse." "fitting." "uh,bytheway ,thisismy" "Own backing track, so-- whateveryouwant." "oh,yeah." "I'mready." "[audience laughter]" "[intro to creep begins]" "♪♪ [cheering]" "♪when you were here before ♪" "♪couldn't ♪" "♪look you in the eyes ♪" "♪you're just like an angel ♪" "♪your skin makes me cry ♪" "♪you float like a feather ♪" "♪in this beautiful world ♪" "♪I wish I was special ♪" "♪you're so very special ♪" "♪but I'm a creep ♪ [cheering]" "♪I'm a weirdo ♪" "♪what the hell am I ♪" "♪doing here?" "♪ [cheering]" "♪I don't belong here ♪ [cheers and applause]" "youdon'tbelonghere." "You are otherworldly." "[audience laughter]" "You are definitely in a" "Different jurisdiction, for" "Sure." "I think I've visited there once" "Or twice in my life." "I can appreciate it totally." "The places we could go together." "[laughter] [cheers and applause] that'sgreat." "You're not gonna understand" "This, but maybe you will because" "You're from that place, right?" "[audience laughter]" "Um, it sounded so bad but felt" "So good." "[cheers and applause]" "Iwantto visitthisplace." "I need to know where it is." "I'm going with paula next time." "[laughter] uh,doyouknow,I-Ihaveto" "Congratulate paula because this" "Is your love." "This is what you've spawned." "[laughter]" "Mark inman." "Um, you know, I think we should" "Just vote on this." "paula,yesor no ?" "[cheering] yes." "yes." "yes." "[cheering] thankyou." "♪whenI crackthatwhip♪" "♪everybody gonna trip ♪" "♪just like a circus ♪" "♪don't stand there ♪" "♪watching me ♪" "♪follow me ♪" "♪show me what you can do ♪" "♪everybody let go ♪" "♪we can make a dance floor ♪" "♪just like a circus ♪" "♪everybody let go ♪" "♪we can make a dance floor ♪" "♪just like a circus ♪ amI allowedto saythings?" "paula'sworld." "whoo!" "whoo." "whoo!" "andastheauditionscontinue" "Across america, it seems paula's" "Influence is everywhere." "Welcome to planet paula." "what'sup?" "Thanks a lot!" "X factor u.S.A., baby!" "I have a lot of cautionary tales" "That I want to talk about, and" "It involves aliens, mythical" "Creatures, unicorns, half-men," "Half-horse, psycho fairies." "mia,veryquickly,has anyone" "On this panel inspired you?" "absolutely." "I love paula abdul." "I've been--I grew up-- [cheering] thankyou." "straightup,baby,tellme." "andallthat,yeah,yeah ," "Yeah, mm-hmm, yeah, uh, yeah." "Wha-wha-wha-wha-wha, huh?" "I want to--I--where are we?" "I don't know what show I'm on" "Anymore." "[cheering] [laughs]" "Wow." "hi." "[high-pitchedvoice]hello." "[audience gasps]" "My name's dewayne, and I'm an" "Art rock singer." "you'rebeautiful." "You're a good designer." "You got good style." "uh-huh." "whoo!" "whoo!" "whoo-hoo-hoo!" "Whoa!" "Simon, do you like puppies?" "What are you looking at?" "Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh." "paula,thegrown-ups--the" "Grown-ups are talking." "andthekidsaren't" "Listening." "[laughs]" "Icallmyselfacrystalchild" "And a crystal child is someone" "That is supposed to bring in a" "New human consciousness to the" "Human species." "that'ssweet." "well,you'vegotsome" "Sympathy on this panel, I'm" "Telling you." "yes,definitely." "It's cool, honey." "thankyou." "thisistheeffectyouare" "Having on the world." "If people said to me five years" "Ago, the inspiration for this" "Show is paula and we'd all be" "Agreeing with her, I'd say we've" "Gone mad, and that is how we" "Now feel." "[upbeat music]" "♪♪" "We've all gone to la-la land." "welcomebackto thexfactor," "Where the search for music's" "Next big thing is well underway" "Here in chicago." "♪ain'tnosunshine♪/i" "♪when she's gone ♪/i" "♪'cause she's always gone ♪/i" "♪too long ♪/i" "♪anytime she goes away ♪/i [cheers and applause]" "Iwantto seeyou again." "andI 'mgonnagiveyou ayes." "I'mgonnasayyes thistime ." "soI 'mgonnasayyes ." "[cheers and applause]" "♪daylightcomin'♪/ i" "♪and I wanna go home ♪/i upnext,hopingfor ayes" "From the judges, 30-year-old" "Josh krajcik." "nextcontestant." "hi,I 'mjoshkrajcik." "I'm here to audition." "I'm josh krajcik." "I'm 30 years old." "I live in columbus, ohio, and," "Uh, I brought mom." "[laughs]" "I'mgonnalooklikeafool." "[laughs]" "Technical difficulties already." "My name is lisa pimm, and I'm" "Josh krajcik's very proud" "Mother, and I did drive him here" "The whole way." "He didn't drive one bit." "allright." "goodluck." "thanks,guys." "thankyou." "He's so gifted and talented and" "Cute and cool." "Iworkin aburrito" "Restaurant and, you know, when" "I'm done working, I smell like" "Onions and burritos." "It's sick." "I'vebeenwantinghim tosing" "In front of simon for ten years, 'cause if simon cowell heard" "Him, he would just go, "where" "Have you been?"" "you'retalkingamillion" "Miles a minute." "he'sa songwriter." "His songs are phenomenal." "I swear, if I wasn't his mother," "I would still be saying this." "mymom,she'smoreexcited" "Than I am, I think." "[gasps]" "I've been telling him since he" "Was a little kid, you have to" "Share your gift." "Share your gift." "goodluck." "hello." "how'sitgoing?" "what'syourname?" "myname'sjoshkrajcik." "I'm 30 years old." "I'm from columbus, ohio." "isthatfarfromhere ?" "I don't know my way around." "uh,we'relookingatabouta" "Seven-hour drive." "didyoudrive?" "meandmy mother." "I love you, mom." "oh,mygod,I'm sweating." "doyou--doyouhaveaday" "Job?" "Ido." "I sling burritos." "[audience laughter] slingburritos." "slingthem?" "Iloveit ." "Burritos are good." "whatareyousingingforus" "Today, josh?" "uh,atlast,ettajames." "ready?" "Okay." "Good luck, josh." "[intro to at last begins]" "♪♪" "♪atlast♪" "♪you know my love ♪" "♪has come along ♪" "♪♪" "♪yes, my lonely days are over ♪" "♪♪" "♪and life is like a song ♪ [cheers and applause]" "♪oh, yeah ♪" "♪yeah ♪" "♪at last ♪" "♪♪" "♪the skies above are blue ♪ [cheering]" "♪my heart was wrapped up ♪" "♪in clover ♪" "♪the night that I ♪" "♪looked at you ♪" "♪oh, yeah ♪ [cheers and applause]" "♪and now here we are ♪" "♪in heaven ♪ [cheering]" "♪and you are mine ♪" "♪at last ♪ [cheering]" "♪whoa-oh-oh ♪" "♪whoa-oh-oh ♪" "♪ooh ♪ [cheers and applause]" "♪ooh ♪" "♪ooh ♪ [cheers and applause]" "Thanks." "youknow" "You know-- [cheers and applause] thankyou,guys." "Thank you." "hekilledit ." "[cheers and applause]" "I'vegotto say,josh,you" "Know, I always thought, after a" "Few auditions over the years, I" "Wouldn't be surprised again, and" "Then you started singing and it" "Was--it just blew me away." "[cheers and applause]" "What I love about you, joshua," "Is that you're honest." "You know, you didn't come out" "Here with any gimmicks." "[cheering]" "Good for you." "Iknowwhyyou 'redressed" "Like that." "I get your whole--listen." "You're not fooling me for a" "Second." "[laughs]" "Igetit ." "This is your before, because" "You--'cause the after is gonna" "Be--you're not fooling me." "You're too good." "You are way too good." "everybody--theroom's" "Electric right now." "You just killed it." "[cheers and applause] youfeelgood." "You're just--you know, there are" "Just certain voices that, the" "Second you open up your mouth to" "Sing, it gets in--gets into our" "Skin, and that energy, and it's" "Just--it's incredible." "thankyou." "whata treat." "What a treat." "thanks,paula." "l.A.,yesor no ?" "♪howyougonna♪" "♪live your life ♪" "♪like the dream you have ♪" "♪is real?" "♪ listen,man,youneedtogive" "The slinging burritos job to" "Somebody else." "[cheers and applause]" "An absolute yes." "hekilledit ." "whoa,kid!" "it'sa yesfromme." "thankyou,mom,for driving" "Him as well." "Thank you, mom." "[cheering] thanks,mom." "Isayyes,completely." "josh,3,335yeses." "thankyouso much." "oh,mygod,joshua!" "thankyou!" "♪howyougonna♪" "♪live your life ♪" "♪like the dream you have ♪" "♪is real?" "♪" "♪and if you lost your way ♪" "♪I will keep you safe ♪" "♪we'll open up ♪" "♪all the world inside ♪" "♪see it come alive tonight ♪ oh,my." "Wow." "[laughs]" "It was a blast." "Oh, my god." "I've never had so much fun." "Simon told me he, in all the" "Years, he didn't think that he" "Would ever be surprised and" "Blown--but he's blown away." "He said he was blown away!" "[cheering]" "Hey, and what better validation" "Than simon cowell to say such a" "Thing?" "hello!" "makingitto thenextround" "Is really a small thing." "I have to focus and continue to" "Show what it is that I can do." "Winning this competition--that" "Will change my life." "Where's--where's the bar?" "Is there a bar somewhere around?" "Ijustcan'tbelievewhat" "Just happened, you know?" "[laughs]" "♪Iwillkeepyou safe♪" "welcomebackto thexfactor" "And to the pacific northwest," "An area famous across the globe" "For its peace, quiet, and" "Tranquility." "Until now... [horn honks] yep,thexfactorjuggernaut" "Has come back to seattle for a" "Brand new round of auditions." "[cheering]" "And the crowds have turned out" "In force." "They're all here to face four" "People--simon cowell, paula" "Abdul, l.A. Reid, and rejoining" "The seattle auditions, nicole" "Scherzinger." "It's the x factor judges." "And as the judges get ready for" "The day ahead... soherewe areinseattle." "Look at that." "everyone'sfeelingpositive." "I'mexcited." "I know we're gonna find some" "Amazing talent." "We're nothing without the" "Talent, so... [bracelet clasp clicks] ow!" "Ai-yi-yi." "isitin therestill?" "it'sfrickin'dangerous." "ow!" "showbusinessis tough." "♪'causeI can't♪" "♪get enough ♪ there's$ 5millionat stake" "Here." "I'm gonna find a star." "sothejudgesarrive," "The contestants prepare" "For their moment in the" "Spotlight, and it's time for the" "Seattle auditions to begin." "And seattle's first act is" "Convinced they have what it" "Takes to be the next big thing." "bye." "goodluck,ladies." "oh,thankyouverymuch ." "♪wearefamily♪ well,hellothere." "What's your name?" "sheree." "sheree." "Nice to meet you both." "we'remotheranddaughter" "And, uh, we're really very" "Close." "whowasyourinspiration?" "darwinismy inspiration." "She, uh, you know, got me back" "Into singing." "When I was much younger, I used" "To sing in coffee houses." "We spend a lot of time together." "oh,thankyou." "thisauditionis themost" "Important thing we've ever done." "Is my hair okay still?" "Your hair looks good." "We want to be stars." "She wants to appear in china." "She even studied some mandarin." "yes." "[speaking chinese] let'sdoit ." "yes." "theverybestofluck ." "thankyouso much." "thegoodgirlstaketothe" "Stage." "arewegood?" "wedowanttoexceedlady" "Gaga and, uh, become legendary" "Figures." "[chatter and applause] saysomething." "hello." "hello." "What's your name?" "darwin." "and?" "shereereading." "thegoodgirlsisthenameof" "Our group." "okay." "Irememberyouguys." "Oh, yes, I do." "You wrote a screenplay about" "Simon." "right." "Ihonestlydon'tremember." "Okay, you're mother and" "Daughter, yeah?" "that'sright." "andyouformedagroup." "yes,wehave." "why?" "Iusedto be aprofessional" "Singer when I was younger." "I sang in coffee houses and read" "Poetry." "I'm kind of an old hippie." "hangon." "So you're the mother." "she'sthemother,yes ." "[audience laughter] oh,mygod." "simon." "okay,well,it 'sdifficult" "With the glasses." "oh,okay." "so,howoldare you ," "Sweetheart?" "70." "noway." "what?" "what?" "huh?" "yes." "youlookamazing." "youlookfantastic." "amazing." "And how old are you?" "31." "wow." "okay,andwherewouldyousee" "Yourself in five or six years?" "globalsuperstars." "that'sright." "And household names." "okay,andwhatare you gonna" "Sing today, girls?" "what'sgoingon by marvin" "Gaye." "goodluck,goodluck." "ready?" "Sing." "okay." "♪mother,mother♪" "♪there's too many of you ♪" "♪crying ♪" "♪brother, brother, brother ♪" "♪there's far too many of you ♪" "♪dying ♪" "♪you know we've got to ♪" "♪find a way ♪" "♪to bring some lovin' here ♪" "♪today ♪" "♪picket lines ♪" "♪and picket signs ♪ [cheering] simon?" "wasthatit ?" "Okay." "simon?" "wasthatserious?" "yes." "oh,yeah,definitely." "I'mnotbeingrude,butit's" "The worst group I've ever heard" "In my life." "[cheering]" "Idon'tknowaboutthat ." "butthere--therewas,like," "Noth--there was no movement," "Nothing." "Iwasgonnasay the exact" "Same thing." "I like my music with life, and" "That felt kind of lifeless." "really?" "Well-- let'sgostraighttoa vote ." "l.A.?" "I'mgonnahavetopass ," "Though." "I'm gonna have to say no." "oh,okay." "nicole?" "I'msorry,I'mgonnahave to" "Pass today as well." "oh." "paula?" "I'mgonnahavetosayno." "Thank you." "takecare." "thankyou." "thankyouforcoming." "appreciateit,everybody." "noproblem." "thankyou." "thankyouso much." "thankyou." "Ithinksimon,you know," "Would--would have said yes." "We thought that our song was" "Good." "The people in the audience" "Seemed to be getting into the" "Song, you know?" "that'sright." "theyreallylikedtohear us" "Sing." "We could tell." "welcomebackto thexfactor," "Where the auditions are in full" "Swing with simon, paula, nicole," "And, yes, the man who signed" "Rihanna, usher, and justin" "Bieber--l.A. Reid." "♪soI putmy handsup♪ /i" "♪they're playin' my song ♪/i andthenextcontestanthas" "More to say about justin bieber" "Than l.A. Reid himself." "14-year-old drew ryniewicz." "Ilovejustinbieber." "I love him." "meet14-year-olddrew" "Ryniewicz." "hi,welcometo thexfactor." "hi,I 'mdrew." "I'm 14 years old, from chino" "Valley, arizona, and I'm in" "Ninth grade." "Justin bieber is so cute because" "Of his hair." "His favorite color is purple and" "Red." "♪likebaby,baby,baby♪/i he'sjustcute." "I love justin bieber." "♪baby,baby,baby,oh♪ /i  mydadis acustomcarpenter" "And my mom does his paperwork" "For him." "The things that he builds are" "Really cool, but singing is my" "Passion." "♪andI wanna♪/ i" "♪play it cool ♪/i" "♪but I'm losin' you ♪/i" "♪I'll buy you anything ♪/i" "♪I'll buy you any ring ♪/i" "♪and I'm in pieces ♪/i" "Ihope." "I really hope." "I really, really, really badly" "Hope." "drewisjustsogifted." "She truly is a beautiful person." "♪I'mgoingdown♪/i" "♪down, down ♪/i drew'ssocourageouscompared" "To her mom and I." "We're proud of her." "cold?" "yeah,and--andnervous." "I am hoping that this is gonna" "Impress l.A. Reid." "L.A. Reid is a big part of" "Justin bieber--the biggest part," "I would say, in his career." "I could honestly, like, throw up" "Or pass out or something because" "I'm, like, extremely nervous." "I feel like it's either the end" "Of the world or the beginning of" "A whole new great world." "Hi." "hello." "I'mdrewryniewicz." "hi,drew,howare you ?" "I'mgood." "I'm excited." "yeah?" "Where are you from?" "I'mfromchinovalley," "Arizona." "It's a small town." "really?" "How old are you?" "uh,I 'm14." "you're14." "yeah." "wow." "And who came with you?" "mymomandmydadandmy" "Brother." "theysupportyoursinging?" "yeah." "yeah?" "So what do you want to sing for" "Us today?" "babybyjustinbieber." "yeah?" "[cheering]" "That'll be fun." "doyouknowthatl.A. Signed" "Justin bieber?" "yeah,yes." "youknewthat?" "areyouokayaboutsinging" "That song to l.A.?" "yeah,I 'mexcited." "I changed it and made it my own," "So-- okay,goodforyou ." "And you don't mind if I'm a" "Little harsh and a little" "Critical because I'm so close to" "That song, right?" "You'll understand, right?" "oh,yeah,totally." "thestageis yours." "Good luck to you." "thankyou." "[intro to baby begins]" "♪♪" "♪you know you love me ♪" "♪I know you care ♪" "♪just shout whenever ♪" "♪and I'll be there ♪" "♪you want my love ♪" "♪you want my heart ♪" "♪and we will never ever ever ♪" "♪be apart ♪" "♪are we an item?" "♪" "♪boy, quit playing ♪" "♪we're just friends ♪" "♪what are you saying?" "♪" "♪said there's another ♪" "♪and look right in my eyes ♪" "♪my first love broke my heart ♪" "♪for the first time ♪" "♪and I was like ♪" "♪baby, baby, baby, oh ♪" "♪and baby, baby, baby, no ♪" "♪and baby, baby, baby ♪" "♪I thought ♪" "♪you'd always be mine ♪" "♪and baby, baby, baby, oh ♪" "♪and baby, baby, baby ♪" "♪and baby, baby, baby, oh ♪" "♪I thought ♪" "♪you'd always be mine ♪" "♪I thought ♪" "♪you'd always be mine ♪ [cheers and applause]" "Thank you." "[cheers and applause] wow." "[cheers and applause] hi,drew." "[laughs] um,it'shardfor mebecause" "I am a real justin bieber fan" "And I like the--I like the" "Original version." "♪ifI hadwings♪" "♪I would soar ♪ uh,whichis whyit'sso" "Interesting that, um, I prefer" "Your version to his." "[cheers and applause] oh,mygosh!" "Oh, my gosh!" "sodoI." "paula?" "drew,thatwas--thatwas" "Wonderful, original, daring, and" "Bold." "I like you." "I like you a lot." "Ry unique." "♪andI wouldwalk♪" "♪a weary desert ♪" "♪if I could be with you ♪ howoldareyou ,drew?" "14." "14." "This is exactly what I wanted a 14-year-old to do on this" "Competition--exactly what you" "Did." "[cheers and applause]" "Most importantly, people your" "Age would buy your version of" "That song." "I like you a lot." "thankyouso much." "youknowwhat?" "That was so original." "I love how you took it and you" "Really made it yours, and it was" "Soulful and it was believable" "And you are special." "thankyou." "[cheers and applause] wow." "IfeellikeI'm ina dream." "I feel like I'm in a dream." "let'sgostraighttoa vote ." "Simon?" "♪andI wouldwriteit♪" "♪in an anthem ♪" "♪if I could be with you ♪ easiestyesso fartoday." "[cheers and applause] paula?" "anabsoluteyes." "[cheers and applause] nicki?" "yes,yes,yes,honey." "drew,yougotfouryeses." "oh,mygosh." "congratulations." "[cheers and applause]" "♪Iwouldcross♪" "♪a stormy ocean ♪" "♪if I could be with you ♪" "♪and I would run ♪" "♪and I would crawl ♪ [excitedscreaming]" "♪ifI couldbe withyou ♪ [excitedscreaming]" "Oh, my gosh." "oh,youdidit!" "[overlapping chatter] theylovedit !" "oh,I loveyou." "I love you." "Oh!" "Let me see." "Oh, my gosh." "You did it." "You did it!" "Ididn'tthinkIdidgoodat" "All." "I didn't get the belty part." "becauseyouwerenervous." "Iknowyoudidn'tdothe" "Belty part." "yeah,I couldn'tdo it ." "Simon was smiling at me, and" "They were going like this." "Isawthat." "♪andI wouldsing♪" "♪and I would pray-ay ♪" "♪and I would write it ♪" "Ididn'teventhinkabouthow" "L.A. Reid could have" "Hammered me." "♪ifI couldbe withyou ♪ oh,mygosh." "[cheers and applause]" "♪Iwouldtellthe world♪" "♪about you ♪ [excitedscreaming] drewsy." "Good job, drew." "[laughs]" "♪ifI couldfly♪" "♪I would go ♪" "♪and tell the world ♪" "♪about you ♪" "welcomebackto thexfactor" "And the seattle auditions, where" "Thousands of hopefuls want their" "Moment in the spotlight." "I'vegotthexfactor!" "wherethousandsof hopefuls" "Continue to face the judges." "[cheering] allright." "♪allright,allright♪/i" "♪uhh, uhh ♪/i" "♪oh, yeah ♪/i" "♪yeah, yeah ♪/i look,thisis thehomeof" "Great, great talent." "You can't come out and be" "Ordinary." "You can't do that, right?" "This city deserves better." "It's a no." "I'msorry,I'mgonnahave to" "Pass." "girls,I don'tloveyou ." "[cheers and applause] nextupis 21-year-oldpeet" "Montzingo." "hi." "what'syourname?" "I'mpeet,p-double-e-t." "p-double-e-t." "yeah." "allright,okay." "That's, uh, that's different." "I'mpeetmontzingo." "I'm 21 years old." "My biggest dream is to be a teen" "Heartthrob." "♪cometogether,everyone♪/i  allright,whereare you" "From, peet?" "um,fromseattle,but my" "Heart's from l.A., actually." "andwhodo youhavewith you" "Today?" "uh,thisis my mom,mydad," "And my sister." "I'm 6'1" and my mom's 4-foot," "And she birthed me." "Don't ask how it happened." "My dad is actually the second" "Tallest dwarf in the world." "inourfamily,peeterwasthe" "Only tall person." "For a long time, he was teased" "About his parents, and when he" "Was very young, he would say, "I" "Want to be a dwarf too."" "And I felt so bad for him, 'cause he felt like the oddball" "Of the family and he was so" "Perfect and wonderful." "ifI passthefourjudges," "Then that could seriously, like," "Be the start of my whole career." "This audition is extremely" "Important to me because I want" "To be so big to prove to myself" "That I can do anything and I'm" "Just wanting to fit in somewhere" "And--anywhere, really, you know?" "I'msohappythattoday," "People can see--I'm gonna cry" "People can see how wonderful he" "Is, because he really, truly is" "A gift." "mom,dad,youready?" "ready." "ready." "allright,offyou gotothe" "Stage." "allright,thankyou ." "deepbreaths." "Enjoy it." "bye." "bye,darling." "goodluck,peet." "♪waveyourhandsup♪ /i" "♪in the air ♪/i" "♪that's the way we do it ♪/i [cheers and applause] hi." "hello." "howareyoutoday?" "oh,I 'msoexcitedtobe" "Here." "what'syourname,sweetheart?" "uh,I 'mpeetmontzingo." "howoldareyou ,peet?" "uh,actuallyI'm21years" "Old, but I kind of don't like to" "Tell people because I've always" "Wanted to be a teen heartthrob" "And-- [laughter]" "I know, I know, 21 is reaching" "That age, I know, but, I mean," "I feel like there's still a" "Chance." "Ilovethat." "thatisgreat." "[laughter] he'scharmingthem." "He's charming them." "tellmealittlebitabout" "Yourself." "um,well,actually,Igrew up" "In a family of all dwarves." "I'm the only average-sized guy." "really?" "yeah,and,uh-- whoa." "it'sbeenreallyweird" "Growing up with that because at" "School, my peers a lot would" "Make fun of me, uh, for having a" "Dwarf family, so I feel like" "This is my moment to be, like, a" "Star, to be the next teen" "Heartthrob, and I'm not gonna be" "Held back anymore." "[cheers and applause] you'reverycharming." "What are you gonna sing for us" "Today?" "I'mgonnabe singing" "Billionaire by bruno mars, but" "I'm replacing it to "famous,"" "'cause I'd rather be famous than" "A billionaire." "okay." "[intro to billionaire begins]" "♪Iwannabe famous♪" "♪so frickin' bad ♪" "♪buy all of the things ♪" "♪I never had ♪" "♪mmm ♪" "♪I wanna be on the cover ♪" "♪ofseventee ♪" "♪smiling next to efron ♪" "♪and the queen ♪" "♪oh, every time ♪" "♪I close my eyes ♪" "♪I see my name ♪" "♪in shining lights ♪" "♪yeah ♪" "♪a different city ♪" "♪everyight ♪" "♪oh, I, I swear ♪" "♪the world better prepare ♪" "♪for when I am famous ♪ [music stops] [cheers and applause] bravo." "Ihopeyoulikedit." "nicole,whatdo youthink" "About peet?" "Ilikedyourown renditionof" "That." "You have-- thankyou." "Ilovethatyou 'vegot big" "Dreams." "Ihadto makeithonest." "yeah,it'syou." "thanks." "simon." "uh,I 'mkindof withnicole." "I mean, the singing was" "Terrible, peeter, to be honest" "Wi you." "It was." "Uh, I didn't like the change of" "Lyrics." "It didn't work." "Um, but it--it was sort of" "Horribly honest." "[audience laughter] l.A.?" "I'mnotsurethatthesinging" "Was--it measures up, but as an" "Overall artist, whatever, you" "Want to be famous, I think you" "Might be famous one day." "oh,thankyou." "yeah." "Ihopeso ." "peet,youhaveawonderful" "Charm about you." "You really do." "And you're funny." "Your timing is really great." "oh,thanks." "solet'sgo to avote." "Simon." "uh,youfascinateme." "that'sa goodthing?" "agoodthing." "Yeah, I like people who--well," "Actually I like it when you're" "Ambitious and talented." "At the moment, you're one." "[audience laughter]" "So we've got to find the other" "Part." "nicole." "I'mgonnahavetosaynoto" "The singing competition, but" "I-I can really see you on tv and" "In films, and that's huge." "okay." "Thank you." "l.A." "I'mgonnahavetosayno,and" "Like the rest of my panelists," "I still believe you're a star," "And I think you'll be famous." "wow." "absolutely,peet." "You're charming." "Thank you so much." "okay,thanks,youguys." "bye,peet'sfamily." "bye,seattle!" "[cheering]" "♪keepholdingon ♪ theylovedyou." "They loved you." "mom." "I'msoproudofou." "theylovedyou." "soproudof you." "I really am." "Good job." "itwasprettybad ,Iknow ." "It was really bad." "Yeah, someone was--I was just," "Like, trying--because I knew" "They were gonna say no, you" "Know, anyway." "Well, l.A. Reid was on the" "Fence." "thatguyon the" "Iknowhe was." "I love to sing, but I'm not the" "Best singer." "I just love to perform." "So really, whatever performing" "Entails is where I'm gonna be" "At." "itwashisday today,andhe" "Shined for us." "mysonsparkles." "I'm not the least bit surprised" "That they said he was so" "Fantastic and would have a" "Career in this somehow." "♪makeitthrough♪" "welcomebackto thexfactor," "Where the judges are returning" "From a break." "excuseme,excuseme." "Uh, excuse me." "it'sthewomen'soverhere ." "thatsays"men's."" "Ithoughtyousaidthat--god!" "sowhilstpaulaand simon" "Work out their differences... excuseme." "getoutof here." "nextupareagroupwhoare" "Very much best of friends... hi,welcometo thexfactor." "allthewayfromvirginia" "Beach, it's 4shore." "mynameis darius." "I'm 21 years old." "mynameis brandon." "I'm 20 years old." "mynameis allan." "I'm 23 years old." "mynameis jesse." "I'm 21 years old." "And together we are... 4shore." "we'refourguysfromvirginia" "Beach." "weallsangtogetherduring" "High school." "sonowwe 'relikebrothers." "afewof us attendschool." "Iworkfull-time." "ourultimategoal,Ithink," "Is to be the biggest boy band" "Ever." "definitelyleaveourmarkon" "The world." "he'slike,he gottaget ," "Like, 18 grammys." "ifthere'samissingniche... [clicks tongue]" "We could fill it." "we'retakingarisktoday." "We're coming here and we're" "Gonna sing a song that l.A. Reid" "Wrote and sang." "♪youmakemy heartbeat♪/i" "♪faster ♪/i" "♪oh, yeah ♪/i seattle!" "[cheers and applause] howareyou,guys?" "great,we'regreat." "whoareyou?" "weare4shore." "4shore." "Where are you from?" "virginiabeach." "howlonghavey'allbeen" "Singing together?" "threeyears." "threeyears." "okay." "Do you feel like winners?" "ofcour--"4shore."" ""4shore."" "it'sinthename." "Come on." "okay." "And you think you can sell" "Records?" ""4shore."" "It's the answer for everything." "whateverthequestionis," ""4shore."" "right,right,that'sright." "[audience laughter] okay,good." "What are you gonna sing?" "endoftheroadby" "Boyz ii men." "bearinginmindl.A.Reid" "Wrote this song" "Iknow." "whoo!" "goodluck,guys." "[cheering] [intro to end of the road]" "♪♪/i" "♪webelongtogether♪/i" "♪and you that I'm right ♪/i" "♪how could you love me ♪/i" "♪and leave me ♪/i" "♪and never say good-bye?" "♪/i" "♪canyoulovemeagain♪/i" "♪like you loved me before?" "♪/i" "♪well, this time I want you ♪/i" "♪to love me much more ♪/i" "♪thistimeinstead♪/i" "♪just come to my bed ♪/i" "♪baby just don't let me down ♪/i" "♪althoughwe'vecome♪/i" "♪to the end of the road ♪/i" "♪still I can't let go ♪/i" "Ineedyouall onyour feet" "Right now to sing it with us." "♪it'sunnatural♪/ i" "♪you belong to me ♪/i" "♪I belong to you ♪/i" "♪so,huhhuh♪/i" "♪don'tlet♪/ i" "♪so♪ /i" "♪don'tlet♪/ i" "♪don't let go ♪/i allan,thisis it ." "This is e vocal you're here" "For." "I want you to sing it to seattle" "Right now." "Here we go." "Take it home." "Whoo!" "♪don'tletme go ♪/ i" "♪althoughwe'vecome♪/i" "♪to the end of the road ♪/i" "♪still I can't let you go ♪/i everybodyintheback," "Put your hands together." "♪it'sunnatural♪/ i" "♪you belong to me ♪/i" "♪I belong to you ♪/i" "♪come ♪/i [cheers and applause]" "wow." "Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow." "Okay, I've got to go to l.A." "listen,man,babyface'll" "Be proud." "I'm proud." "Boyz ii men'll be proud." "It was just incredible." "thankyouso much." "[cheers and applause] okay,nicole?" "you'rebeautifultogether," "The harmonies." "And thank you for warming our" "Hearts and making it a concert" "For us out here." "thankyou." "[cheers and applause] paula." "yourharmoniesareso" "Impeccable, spot on." "You're a blessing." "Gosh." "thankyou." "[ches and applause] simon." "simon." "I'vealwayswantedtofind an" "Artist who would be a success" "All over the world and for" "Americans to be proud of, and I" "Think that they would feel very" "Proud of you representing this" "Country all over the world." "I do." "[cheers and applause]" "L.A., yes or no?" "yes,yes,yes,yes ." "[cheers and applause] nicole?" ""4shore,"yes." "[cheers and applause] paula?" "yes." "Getoutofhere ." "You know I'm kidding." "So, just so good." "Yes." "[cheers and applause] you'vegotafullhouse." "Four yeses." "Well done." "♪that'swhyyourlove♪/i" "♪yourlove♪/ i" "♪keeps lifting me ♪/i" "♪keepsonliftingme♪ /i" "♪keepsliftingme ♪/ i" "♪higher♪ /i" "♪higher and higher ♪/i thatwasreallygood." "Wow!" "Wow!" "so,4shorearethroughto" "Boot camp." "whoo!" "♪bootcamp,bootcamp♪/i" "♪boot camp, boot camp ♪/i andastheauditiononseam" "Ahead, there are many more" "Hoping to follow them." "offyougo ." "Good luck." "hello." "What's your name?" "elainegibbs." "whatdoyoudowhen you're" "Not singing?" "I'ma grandmother." "no." "yes." "howoldareyou ?" "53." "[cheers and applause] thestageis yours." "Good luck to you." "thankyou." "♪winter, spring ♪/i" "♪summer or fall ♪/i" "♪all you gotta do is call ♪/i" "♪and I ♪/i" "♪yes, I will, yes, I will ♪/i" "♪yes, I will, I ♪/i" "♪uh, you got a friend ♪/i" "♪ain't it good to know ♪/i" "♪you got a friend?" "♪/i" "♪slam,slam♪/ i" "♪oh, hot damn ♪/i" "♪what part of party ♪/i" "♪don't you understand?" "♪/i" "♪wish you'd just freak out ♪/i" "♪can't stop comin' in hot ♪/i thisiswhyIlove this show ." "I'm gonna say yes." "yes." "absolutelyy-e-s." "well,elaine,youhavefour" "Yeses." "I hope you feel great." "♪soraiseyourglass♪/i" "♪if you are wrong ♪/i" "♪in all the right ways ♪/i" "♪all my underdogs ♪/i" "♪we will never be, never be ♪/i" "♪anything but loud ♪/i" "♪and nitty gritty ♪/i" "♪dirty little freaks ♪/i oh!" "♪comeonandcomeon♪/ i" "♪raise your glass ♪/i hi." "aren'tyouadorable?" "What's your name?" "thankyou." "My name is francesca." "howoldareyou ,dear?" "I'm17yearsold ." "17." "yeah." "goodluckto you." "thankyou." "[cheers and applause]" "♪andwhenahero♪/i" "♪comes along ♪/i" "♪with the strength ♪/i" "♪to carry on ♪/i" "♪and you cast your fears ♪/i" "♪aside ♪/i" "♪and you know ♪/i" "♪you can survive ♪/i thankyou." "[cheers and applause]" "Nicole." "I'mgonnasayyes ." "thankyouso much." "I'mgonnasayyes ." "francesca,I 'mgonnasayyes ." "andI sayyes." "You have four yeses, my dear." "[cheers and applause]" "♪soraiseyourglass♪/i" "♪if you are wrong ♪/i congratulations." "thankyouso much." "♪inalltherightways ♪/i" "♪all my underdogs ♪/i" "♪we will never be, never be ♪/i" "♪anything but loud ♪/i" "♪and nitty gritty ♪/i" "♪dirty little freaks ♪/i" "I'mgonnasayyes ." "♪soraiseyourglass♪/i" "♪if you are wrong ♪/i" "♪in all the right ways ♪/i what'sup,seattle?" "what'syourname,please?" "tigerbudbill." "goforit ." "♪comeon,talktome♪/ i" "♪so you can see ♪/i" "♪ohhhhhhhhh ♪/i" "♪oh, oh, oh ♪/i" "♪what's goin' on ♪/i [cheers and applause] well,I likeyourname" "Already--tiger." "thanks,nicole." "Ilikepeoplewho havea" "Tiger in 'em, so I'm gonna say" "Yes." "thankyouverymuch." "yes." "thankyou,paula." "we'veseensomeamazing" "Talent." "I'm not sure that you qualify as" "One of them." "wow." "it'sa noforme." "♪whysoserious?" "♪/i  [audience booing] ooh." "IpromiseI'llmakeyou" "Proud." "tiger..." "It's your lucky day." "You got three yeses." "♪soraiseyourglass♪/i" "♪if you are wrong ♪/i" "♪in all the right ways ♪/i" "♪all my underdogs ♪/i" "♪won't you come on ♪/i" "♪and come on ♪/i" "♪and raise your glass for me ♪/i" "♪just come on and come on ♪/i" "♪and raise your glass ♪/i" "♪for me ♪/i [crying] sothereareplentyofnew" "Recruits through to boot camp," "And hoping to join them is 21-year-old phillip lomax." "♪Igotyou♪/i  mynameis philliplomax." "I'm 21 years old, and I'm a" "Waiter here in seattle," "Washington." "I'mgonnaputamiconright" "Now." "cool." "I'm a bit of a hipster." "You know, hats are definitely" "Coming back into style." "thestageis in that" "Direction." "Off you go, phillip." "musichasalwaysbeenthere" "With me." "You know, it got me through" "Tough times." "I just love performing." "I'm absolutely going to seize" "This moment." "♪youneversayhey ♪/i" "♪or remember my name ♪/i" "♪it's probably 'cause ♪/i" "♪you think you're cooler ♪/i" "♪than me ♪/i hello." "What's your name?" "mynameis philliplomax." "philliplomax,whereare you" "From?" "I'mfromseattle,washington." "[cheers and applause] youneedmoreconfidence,I" "Think." "[laughs] [cheering] goodluck." "herewego ,guys." "[intro to fly me to the moon]" "♪flymeto themoon♪/i" "♪and let me play ♪/i" "♪amongst the stars ♪/i" "♪let me see ♪/i" "♪what spring is like ♪/i" "♪on a-jupiter or mars ♪/i" "♪in other words ♪/i" "♪hold my hand ♪/i [cheering]" "♪in other words ♪/i" "♪please be true ♪/i" "♪oh, oh ♪/i" "♪in other words ♪/i" "♪I love you ♪/i" "♪oh ♪/i" "Yeah!" "[music continues]" "♪♪/i [cheering]" "♪♪/i" "Come on, seattle." "I love you so much." "♪in other words ♪/i" "♪please be true ♪/i" "♪oh, oh ♪/i" "♪in other words ♪/i" "♪baby, kiss me ♪/i [cheers and applause] simon?" "phillip,uh,look,you know" "What?" "I think part of the thing about" "Being a star is self-belief," "Right?" "You have that." "You have a great charisma." "There is an issue with your" "Voice when you push it." "But, um, you're interesting." "I like you." "thankyouverymuch." "[cheers and applause] l.A.?" "ifI askmyself,ishea" "Star?" "The answer is yes." "Does he have the x factor?" "The answer is yes." "paula?" "you'vegotthat--thatmagical" "Thing that happens onstage." "I like you very much." "thankyouso much,paula." "yeah,phillip,you're" "Definitely charming." "Let's go to a vote." "L.A.?" "theansweris yes." "thankyouso much." "paula?" "thatsmileis moneyinthe" "Pocket." "Yes." "thankyou." "simon?" "uh,phillip,allIwouldsay" "Is, you're only going to win if" "You practice." "Right now, your voice is so way" "Off winning." "But..." "I'm still gonna say yes." "thankyou." "phillip,congratulations." "You have four yeses." "thankyou!" "♪ain'tsatisfactioningme ♪/ i" "Iloveyou,seattle!" "♪alittlemorebite♪/i" "♪and a little less bark ♪/i" "♪a little less fight ♪/i" "♪and a little more spark ♪/i absolutelynot." "nota word." "notatall." "no." "Complete whoosh." "yep." "♪lalala la la ♪ seattle'sgotthexfactor!" "♪lalala la la ♪" "♪youmakeme feelthe ♪" "♪lalala la la ♪ welcomebackto thexfactor" "And the seattle auditions." "I'vegotthexfactor!" "lateronin thecompetition," "The contestants will be broken" "Up into four" "Categories--groups, over 30," "Boys, and girls... ♪youmakeme feelgood♪/i acategorypaulaand nicole" "Are having trouble saying yes" "To." "no." "I'mgonnahavetosayno." "I'mgonnahavetopass ." "I'mgonnahavetopass ." "Thank you very much." "wehavean expression" ""dead on arrival."" "♪herecomethegirls♪/i l.A.,deadon arrival." "L.A., l.A., doa." "doa." "doa." "[both laugh]" "She could have sang like mariah" "Carey on top of whitney houston." "Dead on arrival." "how'severyonedoingtonight?" "How are you guys?" "doa." "areyousisters?" "sisters." "♪I'ma littletemptress♪/i" "♪oh ♪/i" "♪itain'tno lie♪/i" "♪baby, bye, bye, bye ♪/i" "Ididn'tgetit, ite ." "really?" "Iwantkillers,and Ijust" "Don't need a little, just a" "Little bit of that." "You know, like, I just need it," "Like, bam!" "♪bwah bwah bwah bwah bwah ♪/i" "Like, pssht!" "wha-wha-wha?" "like,yeah,youbettergo." "cananyonegetaplateof" "Milk for nicole?" "rreow!" "Rreow, rreow, rreow!" "sylvester?" "no." "tom?" "brooke,I wantto sayyes ," "But I'm gonna have to say no." "Iwouldhavesaidyes." "[hisses] weliketo pretendthatit's" "About, like, the cats, like," "Don't, dead on arrival." "Not true." "♪spend♪ /i" "♪a little time with me ♪/i" "♪♪/i [bell dings] youknowwhat,ivana?" "You remind me of nicole." "I think this is exactly what I" "Would have seen with nicole if" "She'd have been 20, auditioning" "For this show for the first" "Time." "thankyou." "that'sfunny,'causeyou can" "Look it up online." "I was in a show called popstars," "And I actually sang whitney" "Houston, I will always love you." "♪and I ♪/i" "♪will always ♪/i" "♪love you ♪/i" "♪I ♪/i whitneyhouston:♪andI♪/ i" "♪will always love you ♪/i" "Iloveyou." "thankgodforyou ,paula." "yeah,yougotmeattheend," "Yeah." "thankgodforyou ,nicole." "oh,paula." "thankgodforyou ,nicole." "thankgodforyou ,paula." "thankgodI'vegot l.A.Reid" "Working alongside me." "I could have killed those two." "hopingtobridgethe divide" "Between the judges is our next" "Contestant, tiah tolliver." "mynameis tiahtolliver." "I am 19 years old, and I'm a" "Deli clerk." "Well, my dream is to be known" "Worldwide." "I was born to sing." "♪oh, oh, oh ♪/i youaregettingonmynerves" "Today." "What is the matter with you two?" "That's not fair to the girls." "peopleareconstantly" "Complimenting me on my lips." "I've been getting a lot of good" "Comments about my lipstick." "[laughs] rreow!" "obnoxious." "well,youcouldbeannoying" "After a while, girls." "the$ 5millionwouldmeanI" "Have money." "[laughs]" "And my bank has something in it." "[laughs] howlonghasthisbeen a" "Dream of yours?" "um,sinceIwas four." "I brought one supporter, and" "His name is kanika, and he's my" "Fiance." "goodluck." "youarebothcrazy,thetwo" "Of you." "shutthehellup." "[cheering]" "Hello, dear." "You look cute." "thankyou." "what'syourname?" "doa." "putthemicrophoneuptoyour" "Mouth." "oh,sorry." "My name is tiah tolliver." "youarealittlefirecracker." "[laughs] howoldareyou ,tiah?" "I'm19yearsold ." "wheredoyouwork?" "Iworkas ,um ,as adeli" "Clerk." "whatmakesyousounique" "That we will listen to you and" "Watch you onstage and say, "you" "Know what?" "She has the x factor"?" "becauseI amfullofenergy," "I love to be in front of people," "And I want to go platinum," "Double platinum, and diamond." "veryhardsell." "anddiamond." "anddiamond." "[laughs] youlooklikeakiller." "I like that." "Iknow." "She's got the whole look" "Together." "yeah,you'vegotthatlook ." "Steel." "I like steel." "whatsongsdidyou bringfor" "Us today?" "well,I brang,um ,impossible" "By shontelle." "lovethat." "Can I hear that?" "yeah." "please." "♪Irememberyearsago ♪/i" "♪someone told me ♪/i" "♪I should take ♪/i" "♪caution ♪/i" "♪when it comes to love ♪/i" "♪I did ♪/i" "♪and now, all is done ♪/i" "♪there was nothing to say ♪/i" "♪and you have gone ♪/i" "♪and so effortlessly ♪/i" "♪on your own ♪/i" "♪you can go ahead ♪/i" "♪tell them ♪/i" "♪tell them all I know now ♪/i" "♪shout it from the rooftops ♪/i" "♪write it on the skyline ♪/i" "♪all we had is gone now ♪/i" "♪tell them I was happy ♪/i" "♪and my heart is broken ♪/i" "♪all my scars are open ♪/i" "♪tell them ♪/i" "♪what I hoped would be ♪/i" "♪impossible ♪/i" "Oh, sorry." "[cheers and applause] tiah,thankyouverymuch ." "Um, l.A." "tiah,youhaveawonderful" "Spirit about you." "Um, I do like you." "You don't have anything with a" "Track, do you?" "no." "okay." "You're doing it a cappella, and" "For me, that's not how I listen" "To music." "I don't buy music that way, so" "As a consumer, you kind of leave" "Me a little lost." "But I enjoyed you, though." "l.A.,I 'vegotarealfeeling" "About this girl." "youloveher?" "yeah." "I'm telling you, this girl has" "Got something in her." "I promise you." "This girl potentially is great." "[cheers and applause] nicole." "it'shardforme, tiah," "Because judging on your vocals," "You change keys a lot." "That's why we're looking for you" "To have a track or something to" "Sing with so that you can stay" "On-key." "That's the reason-- nicole,youdo notneeda" "Track to hear what this girl is" "Capable of." "but,simon,at leastwhen" "You're singing a cappella, you" "Can choose whatever key you want" "To sing in." "exactly." "butyouhavetostay inthat" "Key." "oh,comeoffit." "If you can't see this, you're" "Deaf." "simon,I don'tknowwhat" "You're telling me, because it" "Ain't makin' no sense." "We tryin' to help her out," "Because right now, the audition" "She just gave me did not" "Convince me." "youknow,thisgirlwas" "Dead on arrival the minute she" "Came on." "thatisnottrue." "yeah,it'strue." "whenyousingacappella,you" "Can make up your own key and" "Stick with it." "She needs to work with a track." "shehasn'tgotatrack." "okay,well,then,are we" "Gonna go straight to a vote?" "[cheers and applause]" "I'm gonna have to pass." "oh,forgod'ssake." "[audience booing]" "This is crazy." "This is all rubbish, 'cause I'm" "Saying yes, 100%." "[cheers and applause] ofcourse,afterall that." "Come on, of course, yes." "Of course." "l.A.,yesor no ?" "I'vesignedalot ofartists." "Simon has too." "We both understand what stardom" "Is, what it really takes, and" "I'm gonna put her through, too." "[cheers and applause] thankyou." "youneedonemore." "She goes through with three" "Yeses." "comeon,paula." "it'sdownto paula." "tiah,I 'vegotto go withmy" "Gut." "I'm going with my gut." "I'm gonna have to say..." "No." "[audience booing] sorry,tiah." "thisisinsane." "Seriously insane." "You two are not giving this girl" "A chance." "isthereanythingyou can do" "To turn their no into a yes?" "You better think about this." "You need another yes, and you're" "Still on the stage." "Got it?" "yes." "[audience cheering] [exhales]" "welcomebackto thexfactor" "And seattle where 19-year-old" "Deli clerk tiah tolliver" "Auditioned for the judges... ♪allmyscarsare open♪/i" "♪tell them what I hoped ♪/i" "♪would be impossible ♪/i" "Oh, sorry." "leavingthemsplitrightdown" "The middle." "I'msayingyes100 %." "I'mgonnaputher through" "Too." "I'mgonnahavetopass ." "oh,forgod'ssake." "I'mgoingwithmygut." "I'm gonna have to say no." "[audience booing] thisisinsane." "isthereanythingyou can do" "To turn their no into a yes?" "You better think about this." "You need another yes, and you're" "Still on the stage." "[audience shouting]" "Got it?" "[audience cheering]" "[exhales]" "♪it don't mean a thing ♪/i" "♪if it ain't got that swing ♪/i" "♪do wop, do wop, do wop ♪/i" "♪do wop, do wop, do wop ♪/i" "♪do wop, do-wah ♪/i" "♪it don't mean a thing ♪/i" "♪all you gotta do is sing ♪/i" "♪do wop, do wop, do wop ♪/i" "♪do wop, do wop, do wop ♪/i" "♪do wop, do-wah ♪/i" "♪it makes no difference ♪/i" "♪if it's sweet or hot ♪/i" "♪just give that rhythm ♪/i" "♪everything you've got ♪/i" "♪oh, it don't mean a thing ♪/i" "♪all you gotta do is ♪/i" "♪sing it, yeah ♪/i" "♪do wop, do wop, do wop ♪/i" "♪do-wah ♪/i" "♪do wop, do wop, do wop ♪/i [cheers and applause] okay." "Paula, nicole," "I am begging you here." "Okay, let me ask the audience." "Yes or no?" "[cheers and applause] [chanting]sayyes,say yes ," "Say yes, say yes, say yes, say" "Yes, say yes... that'swhywe havean" "Audience." "Paula." "hmm." "This is hard for me." "[audience booing]" "Nicole." "tiah..." "Simon said something when you" "First came out here, and he said" "That he saw steel in your eyes." "And when you performed, I see" "The steel in your eyes." "But I need you to work on your" "Vocals." "I'm gonna give you a chance and" "Say yes." "♪wecouldhavehad it♪ /i" "♪all ♪/i whoo!" "We got there." "♪youhavemy heart♪/i" "♪and soul ♪/i thankyou." "Welldone." "Practice, practice." "♪♪/i" "I never felt so strongly." "whoo!" "I am so excited." "♪youhave♪/ i" "♪my heart and soul ♪/i [both laughing] aah!" "This just means my life freaking" "Dream come freaking true, okay?" "And I thought I was gonna get a" "No." "I mean, I had two no's." "Two no's!" "I wanna take singing lessons so" "Bad, because I know..." "That I" "Need more work." "youdidn'tseeit." "weallseethatshe'sastar" "And looks like that." "butyousaidno!" "oh,youknowwhat?" "[audience whooping] thatwasmature." "itservesyouright,dude ." "I just wish it was juice." "I wish there was juice in there." "tomorrow,it'sthelastof" "The auditions." "[overlapping vocals]" "As the judges hit newark and the" "Best of america." "[dramatic music]" "♪♪/i thatwasabsolutely" "Fantastic." "[cheering] thistime... [cheers and applause] whoo!" "[screams] [singing] [audience boos] it's,like,theykeepbooing" "Me, how am I supposed to do" "Anything?" "[dramatic music]" "♪♪/i itwasgoodfor me." "How was it for you?" "Ican'thearmyselftoowell." "you'relucky." "♪that'sa goodanswer♪/i  whatisyourproblem,man?" "Are you serious?" "stopdoingit ." "It's not right." "[overlapping vocals] you,I believe,couldbea" "World star." "[cheers and applause]"